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During CBT the possibility to research and purchase the Chinese vehicles will be limited. Players that achieve a status of tester or purchase the packs specific to this CBT will be able to research and purchase new vehicles.

From 11:00 GMT on the 11th of September until 11:00 GMT on the 20th of October.
Get 12 “Tester stars” of one of the forces types to get unlimited access to the Chinese research tree in aviation or ground vehicles. You can obtain 1 star per day for each force type (ground and air).
“Tester star” for tankers

• Win 5 times with a game activity of 60% or higher whilst controlling ground vehicles of rank III-VII.
  

“Tester star” for pilots

• Win 5 times with a game activity of 60% or higher whilst flying aircraft of rank III-VI.
  

For example, by getting 12 “Tester stars” for pilots in the “Chinese aviation CBT” you will get access to the research and purchase of all Chinese aircraft.

• Daily tasks for “Tester stars” will be updated at 11:00 GMT on each day.
  
• For 10 tester stars of each type of forces you will get special decals.
  
• All players that achieve tester status will receive a forum award - it will be displayed under your messages on forum.
  
• You can follow your progress by clicking on your Nickname → Achievements → “Chinese research tree CBT” → “CBT of the Chinese air forces" or “CBT of the Chinese ground forces".
  
• The end of the time for receiving the tester stars is not related to the completion of the Chinese vehicles CBT.
  
• We do not plan to reset any research progress in Chinese vehicles after CBT ends.
  

1940. The Luftwaffe has been pounding merchant fleets and the industrial infrastructure of Great Britain for three months. The Royal Air Force is exhausted, but still manages to push the enemy back enough to dissuade them from preparing a coastal landing.

On September 15th, 1940, the German air force began a massive attack on London. More than 1500 aircraft took part in that attack. British pilots managed to repel this enormous strike, making ground landing operations impossible for Germany. Since that day, this huge operation has been known as “The Battle of Britain”

• Events available in Arcade, Realistic and Simulator battles.
  
• Events feature 30% research and Silver Lions bonus

The War Thunder Team

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Night Vision and Thermal Sight devices, Chinese air and ground forces, a map rotation filter, new sound engine, three new locations, new ground vehicles, helicopters, naval vessels and aircraft - including the Phantom II and MiG-21, plus numerous fixes and updates for existing machines and game mechanics. This, and much more awaits you in update 1.91 "Night Vision"!

Chech out the full list of changes here!

38 new machines including ground vehicles, fighters and bombers from World War II till more modern times!



Including the F-89B and F-89D...

... and the SIDAM 25 Mistral



Such as the Eurocopter Tiger...

... and the Lynx AH Mk.1


https://youtu.be/vu9V5thgans

• Cargo port
  
• Palau islands
  
• Japanese port

11 new vessels, map rotation filter, MFD displays, new tone mapping system, and hundreds of bug fixes and updates!

Chech out the full list of changes here!

We’re pleased to share with you our new tone mapping system which is being implemented in update 1.91 “Night Vision” making the game appear softer and slightly less saturated.

Dear friends,

War Thunder update 1.91 “Night Vision” is almost upon us, and today, we’d like to talk a little about some of the visual features that will be waiting for you when the update lands.

At the moment, we’re working on HDR monitor support (monitors capable of showing a high dynamic range of the visuals), and as part of this preparation, we are going to introduce a new tone mapping system in update 1.91. The updated tone mapping will make the game appear a little softer and more “cinematic”, as all colour conversions are to be completed in the HDR range. The game will support changes to the temperatures of colour (warm, cool, etc), depending on the time of day and weather. In addition, the new tone mapping system works slightly faster than the previous one.

Check out a few screenshots taken with the new tone mapping system. The beauty you see will be on your own monitor very soon, so stay tuned!

Check out and compare the changes here!

The Scorpion was designed to fight Soviet bombers back before the Cold War was even a thing. It carries a massive number of rockets for its time and was the world’s first aircraft to carry air-to-air nuclear rockets. Get ready for two different versions of the F-89 Scorpion jet!

In War Thunder 1.91 Night Vision we offer two versions of the Scorpion – the F-89B and F-89D – which will become rank V premium aircraft in the US Airforce line. Like the Australian Boomerangs, they are acquired in order. Each modification is interesting in its own way, but they’re especially good together. The F-89B is a typical early post-war jet interceptor. Its not-worst-at-its-rank speed and rate of climb allow it to catch up to any piston-engine aircraft and fight early jets on an even footing. The F-89B is splendidly equipped for hunting other aircraft – its six 20mm M24A1s with a high rate of fire and 1,200 rounds are conveniently located in the front section of the fighter and allow the pilot to fire long, accurate volleys with barely any jams. Traditionally there are several kinds of ammo to choose from, including armour-piercing rounds, which allow you to deal with AA guns and armoured cars.





As for the F-89D, it’s exclusively an assault aircraft designed to deliver concentrated strikes against ground targets. The two unguided rocket launchers installed on the front part of the fuel tanks at the ends of the wings hold 104 Mighty Mouse rockets, each of which contains the equivalent of over a kilogram of TNT. In addition, another 16 HVARs, which fare quite well even against the sturdiest tanks, can be attached to the pylons. This modification has no guns, but why would you need guns when you have SO many rockets?

Check out the full Dev Blog article here!