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The screenshots you shared with us showcasing vehicles from the axis countries were great! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

[h2]Let’s begin the 79th edition of our competition![/h2]

Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen79. You have time until 11.08.2023 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.
You must add the #WTscreen79 tag (title cannot have any other text in it).
• 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 78th edition - Axis Might![/h2]

[h3]Winners selected via community votes:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3012297171
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3013159916
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3011964187

[h3]Winners selected by our judges:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3012857388
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3011619155
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3011720466

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

A French wheeled armored car armed with a German 50 mm tank gun and improvised gun breech protection. A very interesting light tank of the initial ranks!

[h2]Pz.Sp.Wg.P204(f) KwK, light tank, Germany, rank I. Premium.[/h2]

Features:

• 5 cm KwK gun
  
• High mobility
  
• Light armor
  

The AMD.35 armored car, captured by the German forces and converted to use the 5 cm KwK cannon, will become Germany's new Premium light tank.

Armored cars of the AMD.35 series are already familiar to players from the French armored vehicle tech tree, where the car is presented as a “reserve” with a 25 mm gun, as well as a premium light tank with an SA35 gun. Part of the captured AMD.35s were re-equipped with the 5 cm KwK cannon, which is surely known to all fans of armored vehicles from the early “panzers” of the third series.



Interestingly, in order to place the gun on the turret ring of the AMD.35 chassis, Germans had to make an open-top and open-back turret from sheets of bulletproof armor. A shield was welded from the same material that protected the breech of the gun from the front. As a result, the vehicle received relatively good protection in the frontal projection of the turret, which could decently protect against small-caliber projectiles, widely used in the initial ranks of War Thunder.



Like most armored cars, the Pz.Sp.Wg.P204(f) KwK relies on speed far more than armor. Over 70 km/h on a paved road - this is the speed of a new armored car bursting into the War Thunder tank ‘kindergarten’. Excellent!

Get Pz.Sp.Wg.P204(f) KwK as a prize in the big War Thunder event!


This vehicle is obtainable through the “Summer Extreme” event. Click here to learn more.

Hot summer is the perfect time for extreme sports! Ride the wind using a wingsuit or a paraglider, conquer the waves on a board or a jet ski, explore the off-road wilderness on a bike or perform tricks on a skateboard — whichever you prefer, you’ll be able to show off your hobby in War Thunder thanks to new sets of thematic decals and decorations that you’ll be able to receive in the Summer Extreme event!

And, of course, you’ll be able to earn a premium Rank I tank, high rank vehicles of all types, trophies with rewards, camouflages for event vehicles and a player icon. Show off in the Summer Extreme — and then chill with a bucket of your favorite ice cream. You’ve earned it!

[h2]From 11:00 GMT on the 8th of August, 2023 until 11:00 GMT on the 28th of August, 2023 [/h2]

[h2]Vehicles[/h2]

[h3]Pz.Sp.Wg.P204(f) KwK[/h3]
Germany, rank I, premium - details


[h3]HMS Renown[/h3]
Britain, rank V, event vehicle - details


[h3]CT-CV 105HP[/h3]
Sweden, rank VI, event vehicle - details


[h3]Su-25BM[/h3]
USSR, rank VII, event vehicle - details


[h2]Other prizes[/h2]

“Summer Extreme” decals













[h2]Vehicle camouflages[/h2]

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Event vehicles in rank IV-VIII and decals will be granted in the form of coupons, while rank I premium vehicles, decorations and camouflages will be immediately activated on the player’s account.

All event rewards will be issued for a specific number of “Marks of distinction” earned in the specified vehicle type in the appropriate game mode.



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[h2]Complete the collection![/h2]

• Activate all 5 coupons for decals on your account to receive the 6th decal “Skateboarding”.
  

“Skateboarding” decal

More about collections on the WT Wiki!

[h2]What’s inside the trophies[/h2]

• 50,000 — 100,000 Silver Lions
  
• Silver and EXP boosters
  
• Random wagers and orders
  
• Universal backups (1-3 pcs.)
  
• Random camouflage for a purchased vehicle of any type
  
• 1 day of Premium account
  

[h2]Tasks[/h2]

To get one Mark of distinction for a tanker/pilot/sailor, earn 40,000 mission points in random battles in rank III or higher (from rank I for event vehicles) in the corresponding vehicle type with the corresponding game mode. Points multiplier that varies based on vehicle rank and difficulty level is stated in the task description. The tasks are all the same and are renewed every two days at 11:00 GMT.

[h3]Missed Marks of distinction can be purchased for Golden Eagles until August 31st without completing the tasks. You can do that in the menu: Nickname → Achievements → Summer Extreme → Tasks for tankers/pilots/sailors.[/h3]


[h2]Ice Cream Bucket[/h2]

A unique opportunity to receive items from the past summer events! From August 8th until September 4th you can find an “Ice Cream Bucket” crate and its “Dessert Spoon” key in the item shop. “Ice Cream Bucket” contains unique decals, decorations, vehicles and camouflages from all past summer events. Some items from past events appear as coupons for the first time, and you can trade them on the Marketplace! You can also find Silver Lions, boosters, universal backups, wagers and orders.

“Ice Cream Bucket” costs 10,000 Silver Lions, and “Dessert Spoon” costs 50,000 Silver Lions. You can also earn “Dessert Spoon” for 3 and 10 Marks of distinction in the “Summer Extreme” event. On 12:00 GMT, September 4th, all “Ice Cream Buckets” and “Dessert Spoons” will disappear from your inventories, so be sure to use them until that time!











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“Ice Cream Bucket” crate can contain the following rewards (open spoiler)

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Vehicles (both immediately activated on the account and available as coupons):

• Zrinyi I (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• F4D-1
  
• Leopard 2AV
  
• IJN Haruna
  
• Buccaneer S.1
  
• VL Myrsky II (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• BMD-4
  
• Ka-Chi (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• RN Aviere (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• Bussard
  
• F11F-1
  
• Ar 196 A-3 (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• C2A1
  
• Ikv 73 (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• Maxim Gorky
  
• Freccia P-493 (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• BT-7A (F-32)
  
• HMS Spey
  
• Bf 110 C-6
  
• AUBL/74 HVG
  
• IJN Yuudachi
  
• P-59A
  
• FJ-4B VMF-232
  
• Martlet Mk IV (Britain)
  
• Sd.Kfz.234/3
  
• IS-7
• 
  
• Т-34E
  
• P-43A-1
  
• Ki-94-II
  
• Sd.Kfz.234/4
  
• Phòng không T-34 (USSR) (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• F7F-3
  
• Fw 189 A-1
  
• KV-220
  
• Grant I
  

* — chances of receiving IS-7 are far lower than the other vehicles and are around 0,001%

Camouflages (coupons only):

• F4D-1: "Blue Nemesis" camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• Leopard 2AV: Bundeswehr сamouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• IJN Haruna: Deforming camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• Buccaneer S.1: "736 NAS" camouflage
  
• BMD-4: Deforming tricolor desert camouflage
  
• Bussard: Deforming camouflage
  
• F11F-1: "Blue Angels" camouflage
  
• C2A1: Royal Canadian Regiment camouflage
  
• Maxim Gorky: Deforming camouflage
  
• BT-7A (F-32): Bicolor summer camouflage
  
• HMS Spey: Deforming camouflage
  
• Bf 110 C-6: Bicolor camouflage
  
• AUBL/74 HVG: Tricolor summer camouflage
  
• IJN Yuudachi: Deforming bicolor camouflage
  
• P-59A: Standard olive-green camouflage
  
• FJ-4B VMF-232: VU-7 camouflage
  
• Martlet Mk IV (Britain): Nonstandard bicolor camouflage
  
• Sd.Kfz.234/3: Tricolor summer camouflage (spots)
  
• IS-7: Tricolor summer camouflage
  
• T-34E: Bicolor summer camouflage
  
• P-43A-1: Unpainted camouflage
  
• Ki-94-II: Spotted camouflage
  
• Sd.Kfz.234/4: Tricolor camouflage
  
• F7F-3: Testing Ground 113
  
• Fw 189 A-1: Testing Ground 113
  
• KV-220: Testing Ground 113
  
• Grant I: Testing Ground 113
  

Decorations (both immediately activated on the account and available as coupons):

• Sailing catamaran (first time as a coupon)
  
• Hornet’s nest (first time as a coupon)
  
• BSA Bicycle
  
• Container "Waffenhalter"
  
• M4 Sherman
  
• Willys MB
  
• Assault rifle shortened (USSR)
  
• M1A1 Carbine
  
• Light machine gun (USA)
  
• Light machine gun (USSR)
  
• Light machine gun (Germany)
  
• Light machine gun (China)
  
• Assault body armor (Russia)
  
• Force recon vest (USA)
  
• Ammunition of the Soviet Army, 1941
  
• Wehrmacht ammunition (Germany)
  
• SVT-40
  
• M1 Carbine
  
• Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk1
  
• Gewehr 41 (Walther)
  
• Arisaka Type 44
  
• PPS
  
• MP-40
  
• STEN
  
• M1928A1 "Thompson"
  

Decals (both immediately activated on the account and available as coupons):

• Diving Mode On decal
  
• Explore More decal
  
• Falling Coconuts decal
  
• Good Catch decal
  
• Trees Don't Move decal
  
• Emblem of the Air Force Airborne Corps, PLA
  
• Emblem of the 11th Parachute Brigade, France
  
• Emblem of the Rapid Forces Division, Germany
  
• Emblem of the "Folgore" Parachute Brigade, Italy
  
• Emblem of the 1st Airborne Brigade, Japan
  
• Emblem of the 323rd Parachute Ranger Squadron, Sweden
  
• Emblem of the Royal Marines
  
• Emblem of the Russian Marine Corps
  
• Basilisk
  
• Cerberus
  
• Chimera
  
• Echidna
  
• Harpy
  
• Hippocampus
  
• Lernaean Hydra
  
• Minotaur
  
• Sphinx
  
• Wyvern
  
• Flames
  
• Fiery explosion
  
• Frosty flames
  
• Fiery ball
  
• Flaming exhaust
  
• Fiery pattern
  
• Flaming sparks
  
• Colored flame
  
• Emblem of the air forces, Germany
  
• Emblem of the air forces, Japan
  
• Emblem of the air forces, Britain
  
• Emblem of the air forces, USA
  
• Emblem of the air forces, USSR
  
• Emblem of the armored forces, France
  
• Emblem of the armored forces, Germany
  
• Emblem of the armored forces, Italy
  
• Emblem of the armored forces, Japan
  
• Emblem of the Royal tank regiments
  
• The emblem of the armored forces, U.S.
  
• Emblem of the armored forces, Russia
  
• The Symbol of Japan
  
• The Symbol of USA
  
• The Symbol of USSR
  
• The Symbol of Britain
  
• The Symbol of Germany
  
• The Symbol of Italy
  
• Pin-up Japan
  
• Pin-up Britain
  
• Pin-up USA
  
• Pin-up USSR
  
• Pin-up Germany
  

Profile icons (will be immediately activated on the account and in the form of the coupons):

• Girl scout (first time as a coupon)
  

Silver Lions

• 10,000 — 1,000,000
  

Expendable items

• Battle trophy (Research points booster)
  
• Battle trophy (Silver lions booster)
  
• Universal backup
  
• Universal backup x2
  
• Universal backup x3
  
• Random wager
  
• Random order
  

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[h2]Detailed terms[/h2]

• The exact terms of each task can be found in the “Nickname → Achievements → Summer Extreme” window.
  
• To get a Mark of distinction, you need to complete a task in the corresponding vehicle type in the corresponding game mode. For example, a Mark of distinction for a pilot can be received only by playing Air battles (AB/RB/SB).
  
• You can complete the tasks in multiplayer battles in all game modes except for “Assault”.
  
• You can complete the tasks not only in vehicles of Rank III and above, but also in lower rank event vehicles. You could receive those in large events such as winter and summer marathons, WWII chronicles, BP seasons and craft marathons. In the vehicle cards of such vehicles you can find the names of events in which said vehicles first became available in the game.
  
• You have received the Mark of distinction if the achievement’s color is golden.
  
• Missed Marks of distinction can be purchased for Golden Eagles in the Achievements window until August 31st, 2023. Make sure you pick the right achievement category: for tankers, pilots and sailors.
  
• Prizes received in the form of tradable coupons will be available for trading on the market from September 1st, 2023. The time from which the coupon can be traded can be viewed in the game in the coupon description. The option of trading each coupon separately depends on the time of its receipt and doesn’t depend on the vehicle type.
  
• For 8 Marks of distinction you receive an untradable coupon for a vehicle. Upon activating it, you will instantly receive a corresponding vehicle. If you do not wish to use the vehicle and want to sell the coupon on the Marketplace instead, you need the “Upgrade for coupon” item.
  
• For 10 Marks of distinction you receive an untradable “Upgrade for coupon” item. You can use it to make the vehicle coupon you received tradable and then sell it on the Marketplace. The date on which a traded coupon becomes available for sale can be seen in its description in the game.
  
• The “Upgrade for coupon” item has an expiration date. You can either use it or exchange it for Warbonds before it expires.
  
• PlayStation and Xbox players will be able to exchange decal coupons for similar ones. The exchange is available in the “Workshop → Exchange items “Summer Extreme” window.
  

See you on the battlefield!

On August 4th, 1954 the Lightning jet fighter, developed by English Electric, took to the skies for the first time. Outfitted with two vertically stacked Rolls-Royce Avon engines, it could reach a top speed of over Mach 2 and perform a sustained supersonic flight without using an afterburner. Due to its amazing speed and rate of climb pilots have described flying it as "being saddled to a skyrocket".

[h2]Lightning F.53 jet fighter for Golden Eagles[/h2]


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To celebrate the anniversary of its first flight, from August 4th (10:00 GMT) until August 7th (10:00 GMT)

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Lightning F.53 jet fighter from the British research tree will be available for purchase for Golden Eagles.This export version of the aircraft was used by air forces of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait; its main distinction from the standard F.6 version is its ability to carry ground attack weapons, such as bombs and rockets. In air battles Lightning uses various missiles and incredibly powerful 30 mm cannons.

In this digest we would like to tell you about our continuing work on improvements and fixes in the game. You can find information about all updates that have been released in War Thunder in the website special section.

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Please feel free to leave your feedback on these changes in the dedicated "It’s fixed! №79" thread

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[h2]Eyes to the Sky[/h2]

Today a change arrives in air events in Ground AB that we already told you about a short while ago — fighter pilots will no longer see ground vehicle markers.

This change will reduce the frequency of so-called kamikaze attacks that annoyed many of you — when fighters who were meant to escort bombers chose to instead attack light vehicles and SPAAGs with open turrets. This will also motivate interceptor and escort fighters to stick to their jobs in the sky and not try to imitate strike aircraft.

We’ve detailed this idea in the discussion linked above — thank you for your participation and feedback!


[h2]Automatic Bail Out[/h2]

If a helicopter or an aircraft receives critical damage, a countdown starts that leads to the pilot ejecting from the vehicle and the player returning to the vehicle selection screen. But something went wrong: as the timer reached zero, nothing happened.

Pilots of aircraft could still bail out manually using the corresponding button. Yet this error allowed for unsportsmanlike behaviour for helicopter pilots in Tank RB: they could land on an enemy helicopter landing pad and keep shooting at spawning enemies.

Well, enough of that. The pilots now bail out properly by the end of the timer, and the players are returned to the vehicle selection screen.


[h2]Laser Guidance[/h2]

Beam-riding missiles are a delicate matter. How many missiles can you launch into the beam before they start missing the target?

The players used to find this out empirically, but we decided to make it easier for them: now after launching a beam-riding missile a timer will pop up indicating how long you can keep launching more missiles without causing the first one to lose its guidance. This feature was added for ground, aircraft, and helicopters!

For aircraft missiles with a laser seeker or a semi-automatic guidance system (SACLOS) we are making the indication of a missile launch window during third person play more helpful. Now it’s linked to the aircraft axis and is visually displayed for the player: make sure the target is inside the launch window — and fire!


[h2]Vapour Cones[/h2]

As an aircraft goes over the speed of sound, a vapour cone surrounds it due to the Prandtl–Glauert effect. If it maintains the necessary speed, the condensation cloud follows it continuously — but in the game this obstructed the player’s view, which was detrimental, especially during manoeuvres. So we decided to change the algorithm of the effect. Now the cone will appear in the same speed range (0.98 — 1.02 Mach), but it will last for a limited time and will reappear after a certain pause. This way, if an aircraft maintains speeds close to the specified range, it will no longer “blink” with vapour.


[h2]Search and Destroy[/h2]
We recently detailed the problem with bots in War Thunder and how we deal with it. Your reports remain a key element in finding the accounts that break the rules — and, to make it easier for you, we’ve added a special category to the report window. Now you can choose the “Using bots” category for your report to tell us about suspicious accounts.

You can also do that on our website in the replay section. Use it well — and help us make your gameplay more enjoyable!



You’ll find the full list of improvements in a separate patch note — there are lots of interesting things! Helicopter pilots no longer receive erroneous messages about the possibility of repairing allied ground vehicles, the “watch the battle” button returned to the “messages” tab in the battle results, and cross-platform play for Xbox users now operates correctly.

[h3][ Update 2.27.1.57 ] | [ Update 2.27.1.62 ][/h3]

Once again, many thanks for all your bug reports that you submitted using our special service.





[h2]Ground Vehicles[/h2]

• Stormer HVM — a bug has been fixed where the missile was able to penetrate any obstacle at dart separation distance (app. 320 metres).
  
• M4A4 (SA50) - a bug has been fixed that prevented damage to some modules of the ammo rack.
  
• Dardo - thickness of the material of the coaxial machine gun has been reduced from 10 to 5 mm.
  
• H.39 - animation in the Mle1938 shell data card has been fixed (report).
  
• Char FCM 2C - the commander’s camera has been shifted to the commander’s cupola.
  
• Freccia - fording depth has been increased.
  
• QN506 - track thickness has been increased from 15 to 20 mm.
  
• 9M133 ATGM - explosive’s type has been changed from A-IX-2 to OKFOL (report).
  

[h2]Aircraft[/h2]

• Mirage 20005-F, Mirage 2000D-R1, Mirage 2000C-S5 - a bug has been fixed that disabled the drag chute. The drag chute was available only with “Chaff/Flares” modification disabled.
  
• SAAB AJ37 - a bug has been fixed where the drop tank was always visible in x-ray mode (report).
  
• G.91 R/3 - a missing launcher for the AS-20 NORD missile has been restored (report).
  
• Lancaster B.Mk.I, Lancaster B.Mk.III - icons in the secondary weapons menu have been fixed.
  
• Tzefa B - AN/APR-39 radar warning system has been added.
  
• Bf 109G-10 - a bug has been fixed where the 20mm MG 151 gun pods were always visible in xray mode (report).
  
• A bug has been fixed that prevented helicopter pilots from automatic bailout after the timer expires while crash landing on the enemy helipad in Realistic ground battles.
  
• A bug has been fixed which prevented automatic bailout after the timer expired in a critically damaged aircraft.
  

[h2]Naval[/h2]

• GIS 811 — The flag in the ship card has been changed from Italian Navy to postwar Italian Navy.
  
• MC 485 — A bug where bridge armour wasn’t displayed has been fixed.
  

[h2]Interface[/h2]

• In aircraft events in Ground Arcade Battles, fighter pilots are no longer able to see markers of enemy ground vehicles. CAS pilots are still able to see enemy markers.
  
• A bug where the cockpit of the aircraft could not be displayed when viewing a replay has been fixed.
  
• A bug where clicking on the icon of a minimised promo block in the hangar did not lead to its opening has been fixed.
  
• Erroneous appearance of the message about the possibility of repairing an ally when repairing allied ground vehicles was required for the helicopter pilot has been fixed.
  
• A new category to allow you to complain about a player using bots has been added to the player complaints window.
  

[h2]Missions[/h2]

• Imbalance in the location of the air respawn points in the “[Conquest #2] Mozdok” mission has been fixed.
  
• The defence zones of ground respawn points in the mission “[Battle] Abandoned City” have been corrected.
  

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.