War Thunder News

[p][/p][p]Tank football champions, it’s your turn! This traditional spring event returns with new rewards. So show off your skills in the sporting competition and earn decorations for your profile and vehicle![/p][p]To help you remember how to jump and dash, warm up and prepare for matches properly, training events are available for you from March 10th (11:00 GMT) until March 12th (10:45 GMT). In these training events, achievement progression is switched off.

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[p]From March 12th (11:00 GMT) until March 30th (05:00 GMT), daily football matches are available at the following times: from 11:00-14:00 GMT, 16:00-22:00 GMT and 00:00-05:00 GMT.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Join other players in a 3v3 event (for solo players), or gather a team together and show off your skills and tactics in a 4v4 event (for squads).[/p][p][/p][h2]Football themed rewards![/h2][p]For each goal, assist or save, you’ll receive achievement progression points. The event rewards are given for a certain number of points earned during matches in the “Tank Football” events.

[/p][p][/p][p]For 20 points: “Match Day” decal[/p][p][/p][p] For 50 points: “Match Start: Team Dragons” loading screen[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p] For 100 points: “Tank of the Match” tank decoration

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For 500 points: Coupon for one of the golden decorations: Glove, Ball or Boot

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[p]Please note: Rewards must be claimed manually. To do this, click on your name in-game, go to the “Tank Football” area and click the “Get Reward” button.[/p]

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The top 50 players on the leaderboard of every event will be granted with in-game titles:
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• [p]Top goalscorer — “Best striker 2026”[/p]
• [p]Top assist score — “Best winger 2026”[/p]
• [p]Top save score — “Best goalkeeper 2026”
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[h3]Event details[/h3]

• [p]You can see the exact conditions for each task and track your progress by clicking on your nickname and going to the Achievements → Tank Football menu.[/p]
• [p]The coupons for the “Dragons Flag” and “Tiger Flag” decal, “M551 Football Camo” coupons and “Golden Football Decoration” coupons can be sold on the Gaijin Market.[/p]
• [p]PlayStation and Xbox players can exchange each coupon for 100 Warbonds.[/p]
• [p]Reward titles will be given to the top 50 players in each category and will be awarded within 24 hours of the event’s conclusion.
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[h3]Match rules[/h3]

• [p]Each match consists of two halves of 5 minutes each. As with mini-football, only pure playing time is taken into account.[/p]
• [p]If the result is a draw, players receive an additional 2 halves of 1.5 minutes each. If at the end of two halves and extra time it’s still a draw on the scoreboard, victory is not awarded to any team.[/p]
• [p]To win early in a 3 vs 3 match, you must get a 3 goal advantage.[/p]
• [p]To win early in a 4 vs 4 match, you must get a 5 goal advantage.
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[p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Meet the AS90, a self-propelled howitzer with a 155 mm gun coming to Great Britain’s ground force tree to bolster lineups and bring some fun![/p][p][/p][p] [/p][h3]Vehicle History[/h3][p]In the 1970s, Great Britain, Germany and Italy were looking to replace their aging self-propelled howitzers. They created a project together called the SP70. The project was going poorly and British engineers decided to work on their own howitzer in parallel. Once the SP70 had failed due to not meeting requirements, the AS90 project received requirements and funding from the MoD. These vehicles were built by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering and first entered service with the British Army in 1992, with 179 purchased, replacing the the FV433 Abbot and M109.[/p][p][/p][p]The AS90 was first used by the British Army in Bosnia and Kosovo in 1993 as part of NATO peacekeeping missions in the Yugoslav Wars. AS90s were also used in 2003 during the Iraq War.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Introducing the AS90![/h3][p]Today we’re talking about the heavily requested AS90 self-propelled howitzer, coming to the game in the next major update. Featuring a large 155 mm artillery gun, quick rate of fire and excellent ammunition choices, the AS90 is set to be a fun addition to British lineups. Let’s dive deeper into what this machine is all about![/p][p][/p][p]Did you know? “AS90” stands for “Artillery System for the 1990s”.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Like many other self-propelled howitzers in War Thunder, the AS90 features a beefy 155 mm L31 cannon that reloads fast: it can fire 3 rounds in 10 seconds, after which the reload speed reduces to 6 rounds per minute (10 seconds per shot). As with all vehicles with the 155 mm gun, the AS90 can fire a standard HE round which will be your main choice against enemy tanks. It can also fire HE-VT for use against aircraft though if you want to give that a try![/p][p][/p][p]The AS90 can reach a top speed of 55 km/h on paved surfaces. While not the best top speed, it still allows this vehicle to get into favourable positions in relatively good time.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]As with all self-propelled howitzers, the AS90 has a large turret that is exposed to incoming fire. Thanks to a crew of 6, survivability is not too bad, but any well-placed shot into the turret will knock out most of the crew or hit some ammo, detonating the vehicle.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]That’s the AS90 done! This self-propelled howitzer brings Great Britain some cool domestic 155 mm fun, perfect to fit into several ground lineups. Until it’s added, make sure to check out other dev blogs that are due to come your way soon![/p][p]Please note that the vehicle’s characteristics may be changed before being added to the game.[/p]

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• [p]Rank IX for aviation tech trees has been added. The previously announced reshuffles to the aviation and ground vehicle research trees have come into effect.[/p]
• [p]The research and purchase costs of aircraft at ranks VI-IX have been reduced.[/p]

[p][/p][hr][/hr][p]Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]Hey everyone! Today, along with the addition of the new rank IX for aircraft and the related changes we discussed earlier, the research and purchase costs for rank VI+ aircraft for all nations have been reduced.[/p][p][/p][p]The difference in research and purchase costs for ranks VI-VIII previously and VI-IX after the changes can be found below.[/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][p]We keep fighting cheaters using your reports and the BattlEye anti-cheat system, and as usual, today we’re sharing a bit of info on bans that we’ve distributed over the past month. If you’d like to help keep War Thunder free from cheating, you can find out how to file a report and how our anti-cheat system works on our Wiki.[/p][p][/p][h3]Banned accounts[/h3][p]Since our last fair play, we’ve banned 6919 accounts that were found to have violated the rules. Specifically 3.2.3 of the EULA namely in the automation of gameplay (using bots) and cheat software. For complete transparency, we’re publishing the full list of these banned players. This list will be available for two weeks after the publication of this article.[/p][p][/p][p]Additionally, 318 accounts have been banned for a week or longer for intentional teamkilling, ramming and griefing.[/p][p][/p][h2]Recommendations[/h2][p]We recommend that you set a strong password for your account and enable two-step authentication in your profile security settings. We have the following 2FA options available: email, SMS, TOTP (Gaijin Pass/Google Authenticator).[/p][p][/p][p]We’d also suggest that you turn on 2FA for the email that is linked to your Gaijin account for additional security, as this will protect your account from fraudsters. And remember, don’t use prohibited client modifications and never share your account information with anyone.[/p][p][/p][p]The War Thunder Team[/p]