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The Snake Box



The New Lunar Year is coming! The wise snake has created a magic box containing ancient artifacts. What commanders fought for in the past, you can obtain with a handful of silver — may luck smile upon you!

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The “Snake Box” can be purchased from the in-game Item Shop for Silver Lions from January 29th (11:00 GMT) until February 28th (11:00 GMT).
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This box is available to players who have at least one researchable vehicle at rank II or higher on their account.

[h2]What’s in the box?[/h2]
The Snake Box contains vehicles and camouflages, decals and decorations, player icons and loading screens from past game events such as Chronicles of World War II and Pages of History, World War and May events, as well as War Thunder birthdays. Plus useful consumables including boosters, universal backups, wagers and orders. Some items from past events have been included for the first time as coupons, meaning you’ll be able to sell them on the Market!

The Snake Box costs 60,000 Silver Lions. On February 28th at 11:00 GMT, all Snake Boxes will disappear from your inventory, so be sure to open them before then!




“British Propaganda Poster” decal

“Boar Jaws” decal

“Tiger head” decal



“Travel gramophone” decoration

“Creighton Abrams” profile icon

“Three-barreled experimental assault rifle” sign decoration


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All items are immediately credited to your account, but there’s a chance of receiving some of them in coupon form, unless otherwise stated.

Full list of items in the Dragon Box (open spoiler)
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[h3]Vehicles (will be immediately activated on the account or in the form of coupons):[/h3]
  • Eremin's Yak-3(e)
  • KV-7 (U-13) (immediately activated on the account only)
  • BM-31-12 (immediately activated on the account only)
  • TOG II (immediately activated on the account only)
  • LVT(A)(4) (immediately activated on the account only)
  • Swordfish Mk II (immediately activated on the account only)
  • TKA-412 (immediately activated on the account only)
  • He 51 B-2/H
  • TB-3M-17-32 (immediately activated on the account only)
  • LaGG-3-23 (immediately activated on the account only)
  • DB-7 (Great Britain)
  • XF5F
  • I-29
  • M8 LAC
  • Ya-5M (immediately activated on the account only)
  • D.371 H.S.9 (immediately activated on the account only)
  • A13 Mk II 1939
  • 38 cm Sturmmörser (immediately activated on the account only)
  • IS-2 No.321 (immediately activated on the account only)
  • BA-11
  • USS Phelps
  • IL-2 M-82
  • M60 AMBT
  • AMX-50 Surblindé
  • Spitfire F Mk IXc
  • Hawk H-75A-2 (Germany)
  • T18E2
  • Lorraine 155 Mle.50 (immediately activated on the account only)
  • Tandem MAI (immediately activated on the account only)
  • Whirlwind P.9
  • PV-2D
  • Yak-3T (immediately activated on the account only)
  • MK-II "Matilda" (USSR)
  • Excelsior
  • KV-2 (1940)
  • Comet I "Iron Duke IV"
  • Bong's P-38J-15
  • MBR-2-M-34
  • Spitfire Mk IXc (USSR) (immediately activated on the account only)
  • SU-76M (5th Gv.Kav.Corps)

[h3]Camouflages (only in the form of coupons):[/h3]
  • BA-11: Bicolor summer camouflage
  • USS Phelps: Deforming camouflage Measure 32
  • IL-2 M-82: Bicolor camouflage
  • M60 AMBT: Tricolor summer camouflage
  • T18E2: European camouflage
  • Whirlwind P.9: Standard unpainted camouflage
  • PV-2D: "Olathe" camouflage
  • MK-II "Matilda" (USSR): Summer camouflage

[h3]Decorations (will be immediately activated on the account or in the form of coupons):[/h3]
  • Travel Gramophone (first time as a coupon)
  • Three-barreled experimental assault rifle (first time as a coupon)
  • Patchett Machine Carbine
  • M1918A2
  • Colt–Browning M1895
  • “Death valley” sign
  • Anniversary cake (immediately activated on the account only)
  • Golden X (immediately activated on the account only)
  • PIAT
  • M1919A6
  • Semi-automatic sniper rifle (Germany)
  • Assault rifle (Israel)
  • Reising M50
  • Owen Machine Carbine
  • PPD 34/38
  • Mauser M98K
  • Type 99 sniper rifle
  • Beretta Model 38
  • PPSh-41
  • Lanchester Mk.1
  • М3 “Grease gun”
  • PPSh-42
  • StG 44
  • Type 100

[h3]Decals (will be immediately activated on the account or in the form of coupons):[/h3]
  • To the pilot of the Stalingrad Front (immediately activated on the account only)
  • Eremin’s aerial victories (immediately activated on the account only)
  • Zmey Gorynych (immediately activated on the account only)
  • The front needs it - we’ll do it! (immediately activated on the account only)
  • "T-54-412" board number
  • "For excellent artillery training" decal
  • "Glory to the Stalin Guard!" text
  • "T.O.G. №2" text
  • Emblem of the Royal Tank Corps
  • British Propaganda Poster
  • 10 Year Better Together decal (immediately activated on the account only)
  • 10 years ahead! pin-up (immediately activated on the account only)
  • The Snail is 9 years old! decal (immediately activated on the account only)
  • 8 years of Victories! (immediately activated on the account only)
  • 7 years of War Thunder! (immediately activated on the account only)
  • 6 years of War Thunder! (immediately activated on the account only)
  • 5 years of War Thunder! (immediately activated on the account only)
  • Brave text
  • Strong text
  • 321 tank number
  • The Kerch–Eltigen Operation
  • The Philippines Campaign (1941-1942)
  • USS Phelps emblem (immediately activated on the account only)
  • Battle of the Chinese Farm
  • Battle for the Fulda Gap
  • Emblem of the 600th Armored Brigade (immediately activated on the account only)
  • Operation Nordwind
  • Second Battle of El Alamein
  • Battle for Caen
  • Battle of Vitebsk
  • Bear head
  • Boar head
  • Crocodile head
  • Snake head
  • Tiger head
  • Wolf head
  • Monster Jaws
  • Tiger Jaws
  • Shark Jaws
  • Boar Jaws
  • Crocodile Jaws

[h3]Profile icons (will be immediately activated on an account):[/h3]
  • John Lavarack
  • Mikhail Yegorov
  • Richard Winters
  • Charles Upham
  • Aleksandra Samusenko
  • Marcario Garcia
  • Avigdor Ben-Gal
  • Marcel Albert
  • Gregory Boyington
  • Dmitry Osatyuk
  • Norman Schwarzkopf
  • Reginald Mitchell
  • Gerard Roope
  • Meliton Kantaria
  • Nikolai Gastello
  • Desmond Doss
  • David Currie
  • Roza Shanina
  • John Basilone
  • John Campbell
  • Ekaterina Mikhailova
  • William Arthur Shomo
  • Eugene Esmonde
  • Jan Zumbach
  • Aleksandr Kosmodemyansky
  • Semyon Sorokin
  • Percy Hobart
  • James Maurice Gavin
  • Raymond Dronne
  • Lev Mikhailovich Roshchin
  • Richard Bong
  • Marmaduke Pattle
  • Creighton Abrams
  • Vasily Matsievich

[h3]Loading screens (will be immediately activated on the account):[/h3]
  • 9th Anniversary of War Thunder
  • 38 cm Sturmmörser

[h3]Trophies (only in the form of coupons):[/h3]
  • World War trophy (decoration)
  • World War trophy (vehicle)

[h3]Silver Lions[/h3]
  • 10,000 - 1,000,000

[h3]Expendable item[/h3]
  • Battle trophy (RP booster)
  • Battle trophy (SL booster)
  • Universal back-up
  • Universal back-up x2
  • Universal back-up x3
  • Random wager
  • Random order

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Fair Play: January 2025



Our main goal is to ensure War Thunder is a fair place and that all players get their frags and victories through their own efforts and not with the help of third-party software. To find and ban players who use prohibited programs, we use anti-cheat systems and check player complaints. You can use the battle replay function on our website to report players who you suspect have violated the game’s Terms of Service and the License Agreement. Instructions on how to do this can be found here.

[h2]Banned accounts[/h2]
Since our last fair play, we’ve blocked 4802 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.

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[h2]Recommendations[/h2]
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), and Telegram bot, which we suggest trying if SMS 2FA messages are not reaching you.

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.

The War Thunder Team

Update 2.43.0.80



[h2]Locations[/h2]
  • Attica — the hills in squares C2-3 and E2-3 have been made more level. The ability to take overly advantageous positions in squares B5, C3 and F4 have been removed to improve the balance of each side.

[h2]Interface[/h2]
  • A bug that caused the previously selected player icon to display in the menu and squad list instead of the currently selected one has been fixed.

[h2]Other[/h2]
  • Game modes with active anti-cheat now utilize the BattlEye system.
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.


Moments of Valor: Australia

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On January 26th, 1788, the British flag was raised for the first time on the coast of Australia, marking the establishment of the first colony on the continent. Each of the colonies celebrated its own foundation day throughout the 19th century, but at the beginning of the 20th century, Australia was united. In 1935, January 26th was chosen as the date of the main national holiday.

In honor of this holiday, we’re continuing our “Moments of Valor” video series, this time dedicated to the armed forces of Australia. We’re also offering some premium vehicles in a special pack with a discount in the Gaijin store, plus some Australian camouflages that can be purchased for Golden Eagles if you have the vehicles, created by players on the War Thunder Live portal!

[h2]Moments of Valor: Australia Pack[/h2]
To get to the Gaijin Store through Steam, go to the in-game hangar > Shop > Online Store!
Price: 49,99 25

This pack contains:
  • Boomerang Mk.I (Great Britain, rank II)
  • Boomerang Mk.II (Great Britain, rank II) and The Grim Reaper camouflage of No.4 Squadron, RAAF by Aotea*.
  • Wirraway (Great Britain, rank I) and the camouflage of No.1 Advanced Flying Training School, RAAF by Aotea*.
  • Plagis’ Spitfire LF Mk.IXc (Great Britain, rank IV) and the camouflage of Captain Clive Caldwell (the highest scoring ace in the RAAF in WWII) by Aotea*.
  • Catalina Mk. IIIa (Great Britain, rank I) and a camouflage of serial number A24-64, The Dabster of No. 43 Squadron, RAAF by Aotea*.
  • Grant Mk I (USA, rank II) and the camouflage of the 1st Armoured Division of the Australian Armed Forces by Metronoonm*.
  • A.C.IV. (Great Britain, rank III)
  • “Per Ardua Ad Astra” title
  • Unique portrait “Corporal Skippy”


Additionally until February 3rd, you can separately purchase the F-4EJ Phantom II ADTW pack with a 50% discount and receive the camouflage of No.1 Squadron, RAAF by Aotea* as a gift! And for Golden Eagles, you can get a camouflage for the Leopard A1A1 as the 1st Armoured Regiment, 1st Brigade, Australian Army* by Badass_Jellykin!



* these camouflages can also be obtained if you already own the respective vehicles and play 3 battles in each of them from today until February 3rd (11:00 GMT). The camouflages can also be purchased separately for Golden Eagles during and after the event.

The “Per Ardua Ad Astra” title and portrait “Corporal Skippy” will also be automatically granted to all players who own all vehicles from the Moments of Valor: Australia Pack or who purchases it until February 3rd (11:00 GMT).

[h2]Discounts on Australian vehicles![/h2]
Each vehicle in the Moments of Valor: Australia pack can be purchased separately at a 50% discount! This means that Plagis’ Spitfire LF Mk.IXc and the Boomerang Mk.II are temporarily available to purchase with Golden Eagles during the event. Please note: the Boomerang Mk. II can only be purchased if you already own the Boomerang Mk.I.

When: From today until February 3rd (11:00 GMT).
Where: Great Britain > Army / Aviation > Premium vehicles.


About these aircraft
  • The Boomerang Mk.II is an Australian-made aircraft that was widely used in the Pacific theater of World War II. The Mk.II is highly maneuverable, armed with 20 mm cannons and 7.7 mm machine guns. And unlike the first model, it’s capable of carrying two 250 lb bombs for ground attack.
  • The Spitfire LF Mk.IXc was flown by RAF ace John Plagis in 1944. This fighter is armed with two 20 mm Hispano cannons and four 7.7 mm Browning machine guns. This aircraft is available in the camouflage of Captain Clive Caldwell, the highest scoring ace of the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II.



[h2]Get the “Australia Day 2025” decal![/h2]
You can get yourself this themed decal by meeting the criteria shown below.

“Australia Day 2025” decal

When: From today until February 3rd (11:00 GMT).
Task: Play 3 battles using British vehicles at rank III or above to receive the “Australia Day 2025” decal!

Additional details:
  • Your activity must not be below 70%.
  • You can complete the task in random battles, except for Enduring Confrontation missions, [Assault] mode and Helicopter PVE battles.
  • Track your progress in the hangar by clicking Nickname → Achievements → Holidays → Australia Day.
  • You can find the decal in the “Holidays” tab in the customization menu.

War Thunder gets BattlEye anti-cheat enabled for Linux

War Thunder from Gaijin Entertainment announced back in December 2024 that they would be changing the anti-cheat, which continues to be rolled out in stages.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/war-thunder-gets-battleye-anti-cheat-enabled-for-linux/