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[p][/p][p][/p][p]Battle Pass Season 22 is dedicated to the brave Musketeers, celebrated by Alexandre Dumas. Get decals with the Musketeers’ names and decorations featuring their weapons, a Musketeer emblem, and a gold frame worthy of royalty! Plus, don’t forget about the vehicles, where the main reward is the French ELC 901 tank, which is fast, maneuverable, and truly elusive! And for aircraft is the Swedish J30 Mosquito! As always, Warbonds, boosters, Silver Lions, Premium account time, wagers, and much more await you.[/p][p]USS Wilkinson has made its debut in the War Bonds shop. You can also earn a trophy that contains Zodiac series decals and the brand new “Velva” decal by purchasing War Bonds.[/p][p][/p]

[p]Beginning on: January 21st (12:00 GMT)[/p][p]Ending on: April 22nd (12:00 GMT)[/p]

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What is the Battle Pass?
The Battle Pass is an event that lasts for 90 days where players can earn rewards for completing challenges and earning progress points. Rewards range from Silver Lions and boosters to season-exclusive decals, decorations, vehicles and more. Completing the Battle Pass is simple: you earn progress points that unlock levels, earning valuable things along the way![/p][p][/p][p]Leveling up the Battle Pass & Challenges Leveling up is simple! Gather progress points to unlock more levels. One level is 10 progress points. Points can be obtained through logging into the game, completing Daily Tasks and completing specific Challenges. New Battle Pass Challenges unlock once a week and another three can be obtained through reaching specific levels.[/p]

• [p]Login to the game! Get 1 to 5 progress points for doing this.[/p]
• [p]Complete Daily Tasks! Get 2 to 5 progress points for each of these.[/p]
• [p]Complete Battle Pass Challenges! Get 30 points for each of these.[/p]

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Click here for all of the Challenges

[/p][h2]Rewards in Season 22[/h2][p]Purchasing the Battle Pass for 2,000 Golden Eagles will allow you to access every level. Purchasing the improved version for 2,500 Golden Eagles comes with an extra 150 progress points (15 levels from the get go).[/p][p] [/p][p]Not got enough time to complete the Battle Pass? You can purchase progress points for Golden Eagles 28 days after the season begins. [/p][p][/p]

[p]The Battle Pass can be accessed on the right side of the screen while in the hangar.[/p]

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Click here for all of the Rewards
[/p][p]Check out all of the rewards in the season below.
[/p][h2]Decals, Decorations, a Ship flag and a Profile Icon frame[/h2][p] [/p][p] [/p][p] 
[/p][h2]New vehicles this season[/h2][p]
[/p][h2]Mosquito J30 (Sweden)[/h2][p][/p][p][/p][h3]A Premium Fighter for Sweden at Rank III[/h3][p]
Sweden purchased Mosquitoes just before the war. The night fighter variants were equipped with four-bladed propellers and domestically produced radio equipment. In the game, the Swedish Mosquito J30 boasts a high top speed and a powerful armament loadout of four 20 mm cannons, conveniently grouped in the forward fuselage.[/p][p] [/p][h2]ELC 901 (France)[/h2][p][/p][p][/p][h3]A Premium Light Tank for France at Rank IV[/h3][p]
An experimental project by French engineers to create a light tank weighing approximately 6 tons. In the game, the ELC 901 is a very small and agile tank with a 90 mm gun and powerful HEAT shells, capable of sneaking around the flanks, hiding itself within virtually any terrain.[/p][p] [/p][h2]Battle Trophy with Past Vehicles[/h2][p]Missed out on previous Battle Pass vehicles? The Battle Trophy has you covered, featuring four vehicles from past Battle Passes or events. Opening this trophy will give you one vehicle from the list. If you have them all, you’ll instead receive Silver Lions and the special “Golden Battles Wager”, allowing you to earn up to 1,000 Golden Eagles. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]
[/p][h2]Get Silver Lions, Consumables, Premium Account Time and More in the Battle Pass![/h2][p]The Battle Pass doesn’t just feature decals, decorations and vehicles, it also contains a lot of other useful items. This includes a large amount of Silver Lions, Warbonds to spend in the Warbond shop, Orders, Wagers and Backups for use in battles, a Test Drive for one of the new vehicles before you get it, 10 days of Premium Account time, unique camouflages for the two new vehicles and a title and loading screen to remember your accomplishments.[/p][p] [/p][h2]Get the next Battle Pass for free with Upgrade Coupons![/h2][p]Two “Upgrade Coupons” are at levels 105 and 125 in the Battle Pass and are both needed to get the next Battle Pass for free. They also make the two new vehicles tradable on the Gaijin Market if you prefer.

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[p]To purchase a Battle Pass using the “Upgrade Coupon”, you need to wait until the current season ends and the new season begins. You’ll then be able to exchange two Upgrade Coupons in the Battle Pass purchase window. Upgrade Coupons must be available in your inventory to do this.[/p]

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[/p][h2]The Warbond Shop in Season 22![/h2][p]Check out some of the main Warbond shop items in Season 22! You can view the full list of items available as well as the conditions for receiving them in-game.[/p][p][/p]

[p]The Warbond shop can be accessed by clicking on Shop > Warbond Shop from the hangar or from the Battle Pass window by clicking “Shop”[/p]

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What is the Warbond Shop?
The Warbond shop is connected with and runs in tandem with the Battle Pass. Items in the Warbond shop can be purchased with a currency called Warbonds that are earned in the Battle Pass. There are a total of 6 shop levels and each one can be unlocked by reaching specific levels in the Battle Pass. In addition to purchasing with Warbonds, each item from shop level 3 requires a certain number of medals to purchase. Medals can be obtained through completing Special Tasks.

[/p][h2]Vehicles[/h2][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]More about the new rewards: [/h3][p][/p][p]USS Wilkinson (USA) — first time in the shop![/p][p]The American destroyer USS Wilkinson is a fast ship with a pair of rapid-fire 127 mm main guns, universal 76 mm guns, small torpedoes, and rocket launchers for the closest encounters![/p][p][/p][h2]Decals[/h2][p]Season 22 brings back the Zodiac series decals in a special trophy, and also introduces a new Velva decal to continue the themed series![/p][p] [/p][p][/p][p]“Völva” pinup decal[/p][p][/p][h2]Trophies[/h2][p]Like decorating your ground vehicles? For fans of decorations, we’re pleased to offer the Helmets trophy this time, and the profile icon trophy features a portrait of a Soviet tanker![/p][p][/p][h2]Consumables[/h2][p]Alongside trophies, vehicles and decals are a bunch of useful consumable items, including boosters, universal backups, wagers & orders, premium vehicle rentals and talismans — all perfect for helping you through the game.

Get out there and get yourself some goodies![/p]

Your screenshots from last week looked amazing! This time, we’re highlighting teamwork and strength in numbers. Whether vehicles are advancing together, covering each other, or moving as a unified force, capture a moment that shows multiple units operating together. The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

[h2]Let’s begin the 207th edition of our competition![/h2]

Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen207. You have time until the 23rd of January to submit your screenshot.

After that date, 6 winners will be selected (3 of which will be the highest rated by the community and 3 selected by our judges), each of which receive a reward of 300GE.



[h3]Terms:[/h3]

Your screenshot must include at least two player vehicles of the same team.
You must add the #WTscreen207 tag (title cannot have any other text in it).
Artists may only win by popular vote once per four screenshot competitions.
• Screenshots need to be compliant with the War Thunder rules.
  
• You need to be the author of the screenshot.
  
• Screenshot needs to be new. You cannot use those which have previously been published or used in other competitions.
  
• We will only accept raw screenshots from the game. You cannot use any editing software nor any other visual enhancements (like Nvidia Ansel filters).
  
• You can use filters and settings built into War Thunder.
  
• You can use the replay functionality built into War Thunder.
  
• Rewards will be delivered to the author's account within 14 working days.
  

[h2]And now, time for the winners of the competition’s 206th edition – Overkill![/h2]

[h3]Winners selected via community votes:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3643773337
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3643445462
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3644336217

[h3]Winners selected by our judges:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3644722315
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3644523287
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3644885212

Each winner will get 300GE! Congratulations and see you next week!

[p][/p][p]Paintball is a sport for true adrenaline junkies! Put on your helmets, grab your paintball gun, don’t forget your gear and head to the arena. Stay alert, stay behind cover, and don’t forgive your opponents for their mistakes, whether in a competitive match or in our new tank event dedicated to the T-72B3 “Arena”![/p][p][/p]

[p]From January 22nd (11:00 GMT) until February 9th (11:00 GMT), earn mission points in Ground Battles, unlock stages and receive rewards![/p]

[p][/p][h2]T-72B3 “Arena” — An Event Vehicle MBT for the USSR at Rank VII[/h2][p][/p][p][/p][p]One of the areas of further modernization for the T-72B3 tank was equipping it with modern active protection systems. A variant of the tank equipped with an Arena family active protection system was demonstrated at the RAE-2013 exhibition in Nizhny Tagil. This system complements the T-72B3’s already good level of protection. The Arena is capable of engaging incoming guided missiles on approach, destroying them with a fragmentation field several meters from the T-72B3’s armor. This modification is equipped with a ChTZ V-84-1 diesel engine and Kontakt-5 ERA.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Among the rewards in the event is also this chest. When opened, there is a chance to receive one of the following items:[/p]

• [p]50,000 - 100,000 Silver Lions[/p]
• [p]Silver Lion and Research boosters[/p]
• [p]Random Wagers and Orders[/p]
• [p]Universal Backups (1 - 3) [/p]
• [p]A random obtainable camouflage for a vehicle you own[/p]
• [p]1 day of Premium Account[/p]

[p][/p][h2]How to get all rewards[/h2][p]Each stage can be achieved for 45,000 mission points, every new stage achieved will give you a new reward.[/p][p] [/p]

[p]Please note: After finishing a stage, you need to collect the reward manually. To do this, click on your name in-game, go to “Paintball Arena” and click the “Get Reward” button.[/p]

[p][/p][p]You’re able to earn mission points in Ground Battles at Rank III or above in Arcade, Realistic and Simulator Battles. The number of mission points to complete a stage depends on the game mode and the maximum Rank of the vehicle that you use in battle. There’s a multiplier for earning mission points, which is shown in the task description in-game. [/p][p] [/p][p]You can also earn mission points by using event vehicles that are Rank I and II. Event vehicles that can be used have the name of the event that they were obtainable in on their stat card.[/p][p] [/p]

[p]Stages change every two days at 11:00 GMT on January 24th, 26th, 28th, 30th and February 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Rewards are given when you complete a specific number of stages[/h2]

• [p]For 1 Stage: trophy with a random reward[/p]
• [p]For 2 Stages: one of the decal rewards[/p]
• [p]For 3 Stages: trophy with a random reward[/p]
• [p]For 4 Stages: one of the decal rewards[/p]
• [p]For 5 Stages: “Paintball Helmet” decoration[/p]
• [p]For 6 Stages: trophy with a random reward[/p]
• [p]For 7 Stages: “Paintball Marker” decoration[/p]
• [p]For 8 Stages: non-tradable coupon for the T-72B3 “Arena”[/p]
• [p]For 9 Stages: a unique camouflage and 4 random modifications for the T-72B3 “Arena”[/p]

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[p]Please note: You can only receive the modifications if the T-72B3 “Arena” is activated on your account.[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Discounts for purchasing stages using Golden Eagles[/h2][p]Unfinished stages can be purchased for Golden Eagles, but if you’re very close to completing a stage, its price will be significantly reduced.[/p][p][/p][p]Let’s say you have earned 85% of the required mission points to complete a stage, then the price of purchasing this stage will be halved. If you’re near the finish line for a stage and are at 95% progress, then the price will be reduced by five times. For example, if you’ve scored 39,000 mission points, then the price to unlock this stage will be 499 Golden Eagles. If you’ve scored 43,000 mission points, then you’ll only need 199 Golden Eagles. Remember to keep this in mind if you cannot complete a stage on time![/p][p][/p][h2]Coupon Upgrade[/h2][p]When you complete 8 stages, you’ll receive a non-tradable coupon for the T-72B3 “Arena”, using it will immediately activate the vehicle onto your account. If you don’t want the vehicle and would like to sell the coupon on the Market, you’ll need the “Upgrade for coupon” item.[/p][p] [/p]

[p]The “Upgrade for coupon” item can be earned in parallel with the stages throughout the event from January 22nd (11:00 GMT) until February 9th (11:00 GMT) for 750,000 mission points.[/p]

[p][/p][p]After receiving the “Upgrade for coupon” item, you can convert a non-tradable coupon for the vehicle into a tradable one and sell it on the Market. The tradable coupon can be sold after 6 days from the moment it’s created.[/p][p] [/p][p]The “Upgrade for coupon” item is valid until 11:00 GMT on February 13th. Until this time, you can use it or exchange it for War Bonds. Afterwards, it’ll disappear from your inventory.[/p][p] [/p]

[p]To make a tradable coupon, select the “Coupon T-72B3 “Arena” (USSR)” in your inventory and click the “Modify” button.[/p]

[p][/p][p]You can track the progress of completing stages and the “Upgrade for coupon” item by clicking on your Nickname > Achievements > Paintball Arena. If you don’t manage to complete a stage on time or would like to purchase a stage, you can do so with Golden Eagles until February 13th from the Achievements window, which will give you the corresponding rewards.[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]On January 17th, 1991, the international coalition launched Operation Desert Storm, a response to Iraq’s occupation of Kuwait. The operation began with a large-scale bombing campaign targeting Iraqi air defenses and infrastructure, until February 24th, when ground forces were deployed. In just four days, they achieved a ceasefire and the withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Kuwait. This operation saw M1 Abrams main battle tanks undergo their baptism of fire, demonstrating their superiority on the battlefield.[/p][p][/p][h2]The XM1 (GM) returns and is available at a temporary 30% discount for 6,111 Golden Eagles![/h2][p][/p]

• [p]The XM1 (GM) will remain available for purchase after this promotion ends at the regular price.[/p]

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[p]When: From January 16th (11:00 GMT) until January 19th (11:00 GMT).[/p][p]Where: USA > Army > Premium vehicles.[/p]

[p][/p][carousel][/carousel][p][/p][h3]About this tank[/h3]

• [p]The XM1 is an experimental prototype whose developments formed the basis for the M1 Abrams main battle tank. It boasts impressive speed and maneuverability, allowing it to take advantageous positions on the battlefield and capture objectives quickly. Its 105 mm gun features a dual-plane stabilizer, along with a thermal imager and laser rangefinder aid in target acquisition.
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[p][/p][h3]Aircraft[/h3]

• [p]MiG-27K, MiG-27M — the restriction on the combined use of munitions with Laser and TV seekers has been removed.[/p]
• [p]F-106A — the drag chute rip off speed has been increased from 220 km/h to 320 km/h.[/p]

[p] [/p][h3]Ground Vehicles[/h3]

• [p]BMPT, BMPT-72 — the part of the 30 mm cannon belt located outside of the vehicle is now separated from the part of the belt located inside the vehicle. The fire or explosion of the internal part of the belt now leads to the destruction of the vehicle. The fire or explosion of the external part of the belt can seriously damage the external modules.
  The erroneously missing ATGM launcher stabilizer has been added.
  A bug that caused the autoloader sound to play when reloading ATGMs has been fixed. (Report).[/p]
• [p]BMPT — a bug that caused the destruction of the Power System module to not disable the FCS has been fixed. (Report).[/p]

[p] [/p][h3]Locations and Missions[/h3]

• [p]Franz Josef Land — a bug that sometimes caused the ship to spawn in another ship on the Southern spawn point of the Eastern team has been fixed. (Report).[/p]
• [p]\[Battle] European Province — a bug that caused the playable area in the mission to not include the whole playable area indicated on the minimap has been fixed. (Report).[/p]

[p] [/p][h3]Interface[/h3]

• [p]A bug that caused temporarily available for purchase vehicles to not display in the tech tree until the player switched the vehicle preset has been fixed.[/p]

[p] [/p][h3]Customization and Achievements[/h3]

• [p]FSAF SAMP/T (Mamba) (TEL) — a bug that caused the Modern desert camouflage to not apply to the TEL vehicle has been fixed. (Report).[/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]