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On October 1st, 1949 the establishment of the People's Republic of China was formally proclaimed on Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Ever since then, this day is commemorated as one of the most important national holidays: it is the start of the Golden Week, during which people travel a lot and visit remote relatives.



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When: From September 29th (11:00 GMT) until October 6th (11:00 GMT).

Where: China > Army > Premium vehicles.

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[h3]About the tank[/h3]

• The Type 69-IIa is one of the most exported Chinese tanks with decent armor. Its powerful Type 44 AP shells are perfect for flanking attacks, and laser rangefinder is a great asset for long distance sniping.
  

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When: From the 29th of September at 11:00 GMT until the 6th of October at 11:00 GMT.

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[h2]Discounted customizable bundles![/h2]

The discount mechanism will allow you to create your own bundle of several packs with a discount, by adding them to your Cart. Each single pack from the list would have a 25% discount when added to the Cart, but the discount increases to 50% if you add two or more packs from the list to the Cart at once.

In addition to discounts you will receive a unique decal, a profile icon and a title if you purchase two or more packs from the list using the Cart!

Also, during the promotion, we are temporarily returning previously unavailable packs with premium Chinese vehicles!

Note! The discount will only be applied if you add these packs to the Shopping Cart and purchase them all together as part of one transaction.

You can access these discounts from the hangar: Shop > Online Store.

[h2]Packs included in the promotion:[/h2]

• Т-62 Pack (temporarily available during the promotion);
  
• Tomahawk Pack (temporarily available during the promotion);
  
• Shenyang F-5 Pack (temporarily available during the promotion);
  
• M4A4 Sherman Pack (temporarily available during the promotion);
  
• Type 69-IIG Pack (temporarily available during the promotion);
  
• Type 69-IIa Pack (temporarily available during the promotion);
  
• A-5C Pack;
  
• Type 96A Prototype Pack;
  
• Z-19E Pack (will be retired after the promotion ends);
  
• J-7D Pack.
  

[h2]Unique bonuses[/h2]
You will receive a unique decal, a profile icon and a title if you purchase two or more packs from the list using the Cart!

• Unique "Deception Master" title.
  

You can also get these unique bonuses if you log in to the game from September 29th to October 6th and win 3 matches while also having previously purchased two or more vehicles from the list above. Bonuses will be given to players who have met these conditions after October 9th.

Note! The offer is available to PC users only.




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When: From September 29th (11:00 GMT) until October 2nd (11:00 GMT).

Task: Play 3 battles using Chinese vehicles to receive the “Vase with Flowers” decal.

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“Vase with Flowers” decal

Additional details:

• You must use a minimum of rank III.
  
• 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 → National Day of the PRC.
  
• You can find the decal in the “Holidays” tab in the Customisation menu.
  

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Welcome to the 5th edition of the War Thunder Steam Community Spotlight!

Following on from the previous War Thunder Community Spotlights, the War Thunder Steam Community Management team has continued looking at the community hub for War Thunder, and have yet again spotted some outstanding screenshots and artwork that our players have been creating!

So once again, we’ve picked our favorites and thought that we'd share them with the rest of the Steam community to see. In addition to this, below are also links to previous spotlight editions, in case you want to see more of this awesome kind of content!

• First edition
• Second edition
• Third edition
• Fourth edition

[h2]Let's begin![/h2]

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The brand new Barak II arrived to the game in Sons of Atilla very recently, and here we have a lovely metal model of it, in front of our Barak II dev blog on Steam! We love this!

Barak II by "†_ØpècT_†"



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The Maus is certainly a unique vehicle, and here we have the turret in factory-new red steel, and with the hull painted. Looks awesome, nice work!

Maus by "OPACHKI_SCAV"



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A really nice diorama of the T-34-85 tank during the Winter Offensive. Nice work here!

T-34-85 by "OPACHKI_SCAV"



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The cool looking Harrier GR.1 and GR.3 in close formation! We love the look of this aircraft, nice screenshot!

Harrier GR.1 and GR.3 by "Xx_Gandhi-Pacifist_2fast4u_xX"



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A hand drawn War Thunder logo on a carrier bag! Looks awesome, nice work!

WT Bag by "estfefawFSEF"



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The Sturmtiger is certainly a special vehicle, and here we have a scale model, including the shell being fired as well as its smoke effect out in the wild! Fantastic work!

Sturmtiger by "Pan Więcek"



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A really nice hand-drawn piece of the Leopard I in service with the Royal Netherlands Army! Great work here.

Leopard I by "dubstep remix"



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The new Hungarian ground branch arrived in the latest major update, but we’ve had the Toldi IIA for a while now. This Hungarian tank looks great, nice work!

Toldi IIA by "James Bond HUN"



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The D.373 aerobatic team with the colors of the French flag (inverted, but still the same). Viva La France!

D.373 by "border patrol"



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The F-16AJ in Japan’s aircraft research tree is a sure beast, and here we have a 1:72 model of this exact aircraft in the game, with the same camo! Nice work!

F-16AJ by "jerielrocket2"



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Tiger tanks pose a scary threat especially with its 88mm gun in War Thunder! Here we have a close-up of a very well weathered, chip effects and painted Tiger tank model. Fantastic work!

Tiger H1 by "Kheas"



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A close-up of a Yak-38M and F9F-8 Cougar in a dogfight! Nice, we wonder what the end result was?

Yak-38M and F9F-8 by "Tbone"



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A constructed T-55A from Lego bricks, without ANY instructions used: simply from scratch! We love this, as it looks like a T-55, and without instructions, it is certainly impressive. Well done!

T-55A by "Kasspirr"



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A huge 1:48 scale Stuka Ju 87 G-1, brush painted! Looks fantastic, well done!

Ju 87 G-1 by "Free^kill-74"



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Is it a boat? Is it a plane? Is it a …? No, it’s a HUSSAR on water! Yes, this is a naval battles 3D decoration called the “Horseman statue” if you’re wondering. A great use of it, too. Nice work!

Horseman statue on a boat by "Captain Izolenta"



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[h3]That's all for now![/h3]

The wonderful work created by our community that we have shared has been posted to the War Thunder Community Hub — make sure you check it out and even share your own creations that we may feature here in the Community Spotlight! We look forward to seeing you next time!

[h2]Click here to view the Community Hub[/h2]

[h2]Naval[/h2]

• A bug that caused the “WARNING! Unrepairable breach!” message to show for ships after the destruction of a compartment without a breach has been fixed.
  
• A bug that caused Coastal fleet boats to not be repairable if a compartment had a breach has been fixed.
  

[h2]Aircraft[/h2]

• MiG-29SMT — the RWR has been replaced with the L-150 system.
  
• T 2 — a bug that caused additional camouflages to be missing in the customization menu has been fixed.
  

[h2]Missions[/h2]

• The spawn locations on the mission [Domination] Test Site-2271 have been fixed.
  
• In missions on the Sinai map, the helipad has been moved to the mountains to help improve its protection.
  
• On the [Conquest #1] Normandy mission, spawn points that were partially inside of a building have been fixed.
  

The current provided changelog reflects the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates, additions and fixes may not be listed in the provided notes. War Thunder is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.

With the release of every major War Thunder update, we bring you a selection of great user-created camouflages from Live.WT in one trophy! It’s now time to welcome the “Sons of Atilla” trophy!

This trophy contains 40 camouflages presented as coupons. You’ll find 19 historical, 20 semi-historical and 1 fictional camouflage for all nations and ranks except rank I. Eight of these camouflages are also available for newly released Sons of Atilla vehicles. You’ll also have the chance to get a coupon for a rare vehicle, as well as the “Sons of Attila” decal in the colors of the Hungarian flag when you open the trophy, too!

[h2]Contents of the “Sons of Attila” trophy:[/h2]

• Coupons for rare vehicles.
  
• 20 camouflage coupons for ground vehicles.
  
• 18 camouflage coupons for aircraft.
  
• 1 camouflage coupons for naval vessels.
  
• 1 camouflage coupon for helicopters.
  
• Coupon for the “Sons of Attila” decal.
  

More screenshots of all camos:

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To unlock the trophy, you’ll need the new “Sons of Atilla” 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 it?[/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!