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On January 9th, 1956, the post-war German Air Force was founded. The first combat aircraft of the newly formed Luftwaffe was the F-84F Thunderstreak in 1957. The backbone of the German Air Force today consists of 138 multirole Eurofighter Typhoon jets.

[h2]Get the “German Air Force Day 2025” decal![/h2]
You can get yourself this themed decal by meeting the criteria written below.

When: From today until January 13th (11:00 GMT).
Task: Play 3 battles using German aircraft at rank III or above to receive the “German Air Force Day 2025” decal!

“German Air Force 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 → German Air Force Day.
  
• You can find the decal in the “Holidays” tab in the Customization menu.
  

We loved seeing the screenshots that you submitted last week. This week, take a screenshot of a vehicle that can operate on the water! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

[h2]Let’s begin the 153rd edition of our competition![/h2]

Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen153. You have time until the 10th 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 a naval vehicle, hydroplane or amphibious ground vehicle.
You must add the #WTscreen153 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 152nd edition – Fireworks![/h2]

[h3]Winners selected via community votes:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3395211993
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3394627481
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3394055376

[h3]Winners selected by our judges:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3399782654
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3396056385
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3398788067

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

As the year comes to a close, we’d like to take a look at the results of both our work and your battles in 2024. We continued to release regular updates for War Thunder — both large, with new vehicles and locations, and small, with corrections and bug fixes. And we don’t plan to slow down in 2025!

But your activity is no less important. Millions of players participated in battles, won spectacular victories, earned achievements and set new records. Let’s see what we achieved together in 2024!

Your submissions were fantastic, thank you! This week brings 2025, happy new year! This week, capture an explosion. The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

[h2]Let’s begin the 152nd edition of our competition![/h2]

Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen152. You have time until the 3rd 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 capture an explosion.
You must add the #WTscreen152 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 151st edition – Storm Warning![/h2]

[h3]Winners selected via community votes:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3390677324
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3390104090
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3388447009

[h3]Winners selected by our judges:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3388858951
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3388954647
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3388493715

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

To commemorate the release of the Storm Warning major update, we’re presenting a trophy that includes 40 camouflages from 38 authors from WT.Live! You’ll find 19 camouflages for ground vehicles, 18 for aircraft, 1 for naval and 2 for helicopters for most ranks and nations. This trophy contains mostly historical camouflages, and there are lots of camouflages for top rank vehicles. Out of all nations, France is especially well represented this time. In addition to camouflages, you can get a unique decal and rare vehicles — and all this is in the form of coupons!

[h2]Contents of the Storm Warning trophy:[/h2]

• Coupons for rare vehicles.
  
• 19 camouflage coupons for ground vehicles.
  
• 18 camouflage coupons for aircraft.
  
• 1 camouflage coupon for naval vessels.
  
• 2 camouflage coupons for helicopters.
  
• Coupon for the “Storm Warning” decal.
  

Some camos in this trophy:
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To unlock the trophy, you’ll need the new “Storm Warning” key that can be purchased on the Market for GJN. Read more about the Market and Gaijin Coins on the Wiki.

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[h2]How to get the trophy[/h2]
Camouflage trophies can be earned with a certain probability after any battle on vehicles rank II or higher, with activity of no less than 50% (except for [Assault] PvE mode). PlayStation and Xbox players can purchase the trophy in the Item Shop and open it with Golden Eagles. Read more on our Wiki.

PC players must purchase a key from the Market to open the trophy, with part of the cost going to the camouflage creators. You can activate a key from the trophy on your account or sell it on the Market for Gaijin Coins — just like the trophy itself.

You can become a creator of user camouflages — check out an updated guide on our wiki! It will bring you both glory and real money as a part of the War Thunder partnership program!