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Become the last player alive amongst dozens of opponents in a shrinking battle area! Grab the loot on the map to defeat all enemies — blow them up with powerful artillery or repair all modules and restore the crew in your tank in the battle. Destroy your opponents to get more awards, сoupon for the “Gladiator helmet” (gold) decoration and premium Sweden packs from Gaijin.Net Store!
[h3]From 14:00 GMT on the 29th of April until 14:00 GMT on the 2rd of May Participate in the tournament in AB and RB in the game.[/h3]
[h2]How to participate[/h2]
To participate in the tournament you will need to purchase a ticket in the menu “Events and Tournaments → Tank Tournaments”. The following tickets are available for a various number of battles: Silver, Gold and Platinum.
Choose the tournament, click on the “Participate” button then click on the ticket.
[h2]Awards[/h2]
[h3]Awards for the best players at the end of the tournament in each game mode:[/h3]
1st place: CV 90105 TML Pack

2nd place: Strv 103-0 Pack

3rd place: SAV 20.12.48 Pack

Place 1 - 50:

• 1000 Golden Eagles
  
• сoupon for the “Gladiator helmet” (gold)
  
• In-game “Survivor” title.
  

Place 51 - 100:

• 500 Golden Eagles
  
• сoupon for the “Gladiator helmet” (gold) decoration.
  

We will publish the list of winners and give out any rewards at the latest by the 4th of May.
[h3]Awards that you will be able to receive receive throughout the tournament:[/h3]

• Each victory — An additional Silver ticket for 5 battles (but not more than 2 tickets in the player’s inventory at one time) and a trophy which contains one of the following items:
  
  1. Premium account for 3 days
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  3. 50% RP premium booster for 5 battles
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  5. 50% SL premium booster for 5 battles
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  7. Set of wagers
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  9. Set of orders
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  11. Back-up x3 vehicle for the vehicle that participated in the battle
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• 2 victories in one tournament —“Gladiator helmet” decoration.
  
• 5 victories in one tournament — "Gladiator helmet” (silver) decoration.
  

Check out the full article here!

• A bug where the default values of helicopter parameters for the sensitivity in missile control were selected incorrectly has been fixed.

The current provided changelog reflects the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates, additions and fixes may not be listed in the provided notes. War Thunder is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.

• HESH rounds have been added to the Strv 101, 103-0, 103A, and 103C.
  
• TOW ATGM launcher vertical aiming angles have been corrected (increased) for the following:
  • M113A1: from -5° to +10° → from -20° to +25°
    
  • Pvrbv 551: from -5° to +10° → from -13° to +25°
    
  • UDES 33: from -5° to +10° → from -20° to +25°
• Now, when destroying a vehicle with hull destruction mechanics by hitting the fuel tank without the destruction of any other modules you will see the message “Hull destroyed” instead of “Vehicle burned down”.

The current provided changelog reflects the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates, additions and fixes may not be listed in the provided notes. War Thunder is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.

• The rangefinder now works with binoculars.
  
• A lack of the “Tracks” and “Brake system” modifications will now properly affect a tank’s mobility (in a negative way compared with if it had those modifications)..
  
• Tank maneuverability in turns and pivots in RB and SB modes has been increased. Loss of power in turns has been decreased. These effects are different for every tank, but in general, turns and pivots now take significantly less time.
  
• Ikv 91 - horizontal and vertical shell dispersion rates have been reduced.
  
• ZPRK 2S6 (modification 2S6M1), Сhallenger 2, FV 510 Warrior, Stormer HVM: thermal vision controls have been changed to be more up-to-date.
  
• SdKfz 234/1, /2, /3, /4 - a bug with AP shells, where their fuses would not be cocked on particular hull parts of the required thickness, has been fixed.
  
• T-55A, Type 74 - The position of the IR projector now correctly coincides with the respective tank model.
  
• T-62, T-62M1, T-62 (China) - the vertical aiming speed has been specified (increased) from 4.5 to 6 degrees per second. Source: Т-62 - Руководство по материальной части и эксплуатации. 1968 г. // Стабилизатор "Метеор" 115-мм танковой пушки У-5ТС и 100-мм танковой пушки У-8ТС (Д-54). Техническое описание. 1962
  
• T-62M-1 - sight magnification has been improved from 7x to 8x, as ATGM launch requires 1K13 sight with 8x magnification. For the T-55AM a bug with the use of minimum multiplicity for conventional sights and the maximum for the 1K13 sight has been fixed. Source: Танк Т-62М - Дополнение к техническому описанию и инструкции по эксплуатации танка Т-62. 1987.
  
• BMP-2 - sight magnification has been improved from 5.6 to 6. Gun depression angle has been specified (decreased) from -5 (actually only available with manual guidance) to -4 degrees. Source: Боевая машина пехоты БМП-2. Техническое описание и инструкция по эксплуатации. Часть 1, 1987
  
• AMX-10RC — buoyancy has been improved, the rear doesn’t drown when the tank halts while afloat.
  
• T-44 - tank weight has been specified (decreased) from 31.8 to 31 tons. Source: Руководство по эксплуатации танка Т-44. 1946
  
• T-72A - engine rpm has been decreased from 2100 to 2000 . Source: Т-72А - Техническое описание и инструкция по эксплуатации. Книга первая. 1986
  
• T-10M - 14.5mm machine gun ammo has been increased from 450 to 750 rounds. Source: Т-10М - Руководство по материальной части и эксплуатации. 1960
  
• The work of the ballistic computer for helicopters has been fixed.
  

The current provided changelog reflects the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates, additions and fixes may not be listed in the provided notes. War Thunder is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.

• A crash which would occur during tank battles which was caused by the destruction of objects on 32 bit systems has been fixed.

The current provided changelog reflects the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates, additions and fixes may not be listed in the provided notes. War Thunder is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.