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The Westland Scout is a light British utility helicopter, developed during the 1960s for general purpose use by the British Army. Appearing in pilots’ hangars in update 1.91, the Scout, along with the navalized Wasp, will become one of the first vehicles available to players in the upcoming British helicopter tree, also set to arrive with the next update!

Development on the Westland Scout began in the late 1950s, however not at the Westland company, but at Saunders-Roe. Saunders-Roe developed their Saro P.531 light utility helicopter, which itself was based on the design of a previous piston-powered helicopter. The Saro P.531 already had several prototypes built and tested by the time the company was acquisitioned by Westland, who in turn, decided to continue development of the P.531.

As a result, in the early 1960s, the Westland Scout was created. The Scout conducted its maiden flight in August 1960 and was well-received with both the British Army and Royal Navy during testing. Following the favorable reception, the helicopter was subsequently ordered into production for the Army as the Scout AH Mk.1.





The Scout AH Mk.1 and Wasp HAS Mk.1 are both arriving to War Thunder as part of the new British helicopter tree with the upcoming update 1.91 and will be available to all pilots upon release of the update. In the meantime however, be sure to follow the news for more information regarding the next major update coming to the game very soon. Until then, clear skies pilots!

Check out the full Dev Blog article here!

The Westland Lynx is a British multi-purpose utility helicopter, developed during the late 1960s as a replacement for the then in service Westland Scout and Wasp. Coming as part of the British helicopter tree, the Lynx AH Mk.1 will soon make its appearance in pilots’ hangars with the release of the upcoming update 1.91!

In War Thunder, the Lynx AH Mk.1 will be among the top helicopters awaiting pilots in the new British helicopter tree, coming soon to the game as part of update 1.91. Combining excellent mobility with numerous lethal ordnance options, the Lynx AH Mk.1 will provide seasoned British pilots in the game with an all singing, all dancing utility helicopter, perfectly suited for top rank battles!





The Lynx AH Mk.1 will become available to all War Thunder pilots as part of the upcoming British helicopter tree, coming to the game with the release of update 1.91. In the meantime, be sure to keep a close watch on the news for all the latest developments regarding the next major update coming to the game very soon. Until then, clear skies and good hunting pilots!

For more information, read the full Dev Blog article on the Official War Thunder website!

Today we want to talk to you about upcoming changes to the German Ground Forces tree with update 1.91. We have previously mentioned our plans to hide vehicles that were never fully materialized in real life as a complete vehicle, prototype or test vehicle. 3 such vehicles are the Panther II, Flakpanzer 341 and Tiger II (10.5 cm Kw.K), all of which have historical elements, but were never fully built. The Maus heavy tank also causes serious issues due to the impossibility of balancing it properly in the current gameplay situation. Since they were first introduced during the early years of War Thunder, the German tree has evolved massively and in order to optimize research progress and improve the trees overall balance, we plan to hide these vehicles from standard research.

All these vehicles will stay on the main tree for all players that have purchased them already. You will also be able to complete research if you started the research before 1.91.

• These vehicles will no longer be available for research after 1.91 and will become collectable machines to everyone that currently owns them. These tanks will not be removed from anyone who already owns them.
  
• The gap after Flakpanzer 341 Coelian’s removal will be filled with the brand-new Ostwind II SPAAG.
  
• The M48A2 G A2 will get the DM23 shell (same as the Leopard A1A1) and will move to Rank VI with a BR of 8.3.
  
• The new M48A2 C tank with a 7.7 BR will be added to Rank V.

All these changes will take effect in update 1.91. You have more than two weeks to start researching any vehicle planned for removal from the Panzerwaffe lineup.



Besides the above mentioned addition of the Ostwind II to replace the Flakpanzer 341 Coelian, there will also be a few changes to the current vehicle layouts. The German M48A2 C will be placed at BR 7.7, similar to the US M48A1. M48A2 G A2 shifts from the Leopard branch to replace 10.5 cm Tiger II and its rank changes from V to VI by the addition of a more powerful DM23 shell (the same featured on the Leopard A1A1). Its BR changes to 8.3, and makes the later German Patton close to the French AMX-30B2: both lacking a stabilizer, but bringing a very serious shell to their battle rating.

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Win 3 battles with an activity of 60% or higher in Soviet aircraft of rank III and higher and get one of the memorable decals.

”Flag of the Russian Air Force”


“Emblem of the Red Army Air Force”


“Flag of Air forces of the USSR”


You can follow your progress by clicking on your nickname and choosing Achievements → Russian Air Force Day. After you complete the tasks you will be able to find the decals in Decals → USSR.

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After the swift advances made by German armed forces during Operation Barbarossa and the opening stages of the War in the East, the Battle of Stalingrad marked a major turning point for the Soviet and Allied forces as a whole as the German advance was not only halted, but repelled all together. From August of 1942 onwards, some of the deadliest and most ferocious fighting of the war took place as the Red Army clashed with the wehrmacht’s Panzers and raids by the Luftwaffe in almost continuous bombardment. Soviet forces held the line and managed to exhaust and overwhelm the German forces forcing an eventual surrender of what forces remained after high command had forbidden a retreat.





[Enduring Confrontation] Stalingrad - aircraft battles.

• Soviet and German aviation will participate in the event.

Abandoned factory - combined battles

• Soviet and German ground vehicles will participate.
  
• There are 3 respawns available. To fly out in aircraft and some ground vehicles you need to earn Respawn Scores. The number of respawns on some ground vehicles is limited for the team.
  
• The difficulty level is “World War”. A special marker will appear above the enemy vehicle that has been found by your crew. The usual aircraft marker and “lead” marker for self-propelled anti aircraft guns will be displayed. The external bombing marker (as in AB mode) is available for aircraft.
  
• This event has 30% SL and RP bonus.

The event series in the RB game mode offers participants battles with historical setups. In some of these battles participants have the opportunity to get additional bonuses. Events can offer battle formats that are different from random battle modes in War Thunder.