War Thunder News

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The Warbond shop for the “Guided Fury” Battle Pass season will be open from October 23rd until January 22nd.

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Check out the Warbond shop selection that you can earn by completing Battle Pass challenges! As usual, there’s decals, decorations, player icons, camouflages, a stylish pinup that continues the new series, and six premium vehicles for you.

Be sure to take a look at the Chinese F-47N-25-RE fighter that’s suitable for both ground attack and high-altitude air engagements. It was added to the game in the Seek & Destroy major update and is now available for Warbonds for the first time.

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The War Bond Shop is available from Rank III and is part of the Battle Pass. You can purchase items with a special currency called War Bonds, which can be obtained by unlocking Battle Pass levels.

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• More about Warbonds

[h2]Ki-43-II (USA) [/h2]

A captured Ki-43-II in U.S. Air Force service with U.S. markings. Agile and with a good turn rate, this aircraft gains speed and altitude quickly, making it suitable for both fly-by attacks and maneuvering combat.

[h2]HMS Jervis (Britain) [/h2]

HMS Jervis can be considered a “glass cannon” in Britain’s Bluewater fleet. Featuring six fast-firing 4.7 inch (120 mm) guns in three turrets, HMS Jervis can inflict quick damage on enemies and can maneuver out of harm’s way thanks to its excellent top speed of 69 km/h.

[h2]T-126 (USSR)[/h2]

The T-126 is classed as a light tank but is still well-armored for close-range combat. This tank is capable of ricocheting several shots and can fire its powerful shells to take out a range of enemies at its rank.

[h2]F-47N-25-RE (China) - first time in the store[/h2]

Featuring eight powerful 12.7 mm Browning machine guns, the F-47N-25-RE is excellent at high altitude air battles thanks to its engine performance. For ground attacks, this aircraft can take up to three 1000 lb bombs and ten HVAR rockets!

[h2]VS-8 (Germany)[/h2]

The VS-8 brings with it a whopping 16 EMC moored contact mines each capable of sinking a destroyer, with its excellent top speed allowing it to maneuver into good positions to achieve this! Additionally, the VS-8 is ready to stand up against enemy boats thanks to its four 15 MG 151 machine guns.

[h2]Sherman I (Composito) (Italy)[/h2]

A unique Sherman I in the Italian tree due to its hybrid configuration, featuring good sloped front armor, a decent top speed and a vertical stabilizer that allows for aimed fire while on the move. An M61 shell is this tank’s primary choice of ammunition.


[h2]“Voodoo” pinup decal[/h2]

We’ve lined up some decals for you this time round and have included a trophy with decals from the 2019 Warbond shop, as well as a new “Voodoo” pinup, continuing the series of themed decals. In the “Camouflage” trophy, you will find decorations that will help reduce the visibility of your tank. There’s also player icons that this time include US tankers, and trophies with random camouflages, as before, are available when new levels of the shop are unlocked.

A large number of useful items are also available in the shop: boosters, universal backups, wagers and orders, premium vehicle rentals, and at high shop levels are talismans!

Take a look at the full list of items available in this season’s Warbond shop as well as the conditions for receiving them in game by opening the Battle Pass window, or Shop → Warbond Shop from the hangar.

Today we’re launching the celebrations of the 12th anniversary of War Thunder! In honor of this anniversary, discounts on vehicles, modifications, talismans, backups and Premium Account time are available in the game. This means you’ll be able to purchase new vehicles, upgrade your existing vehicles and get consumables at a good discount.

This is just the beginning! Coming soon are special decals, Gaijin store discounts, a new event to get a vehicle and other surprises which we’ll be announcing soon.

[h3]Come and celebrate War Thunder’s birthday with us![/h3]

[h2]In-game Discounts![/h2]
When: From October 23rd (11:00 GMT) until October 29th (11:00 GMT).

• 50% discount on vehicles for all nations for Silver Lions and Golden Eagles.
  
• 50% discount on all modifications, talismans and backups.
  
• 50% discount on a Premium Account in-game for 90 and 365 days and in the Gaijin.net store for 180 days.
  

Discounts do not apply to vehicles released in the Seek & Destroy and Dance of Dragons major updates, as well as squadron vehicles and modifications, talismans, and backups for these vehicles.

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War Thunder’s birthday celebration doesn’t end here! There will be even more activities, great rewards and discounts waiting for you. Stay tuned to the news when we’ll announce the start of another stage of the celebration.

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[h2]Aircraft[/h2]

• The preset trim position set in test flight is now applied only once when the aircraft is respawned and only if full-real controls are enabled. When switching the control type from “Mouse aim” to “Full-real controls”, the preset trim position is not applied.
  
• A bug in Air Realistic Battles that made it impossible to respawn again after leaving a repaired and refueled aircraft on the airfield has been fixed. (Report).
  

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• A bug that caused lag spikes when trying to apply the “Davy Crockett” decoration has been fixed. (Report).
  

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.

The UH-1 Iroquois multi-purpose helicopter, developed by Bell Helicopter, made its first flight on October 22nd 1956 and entered serial production in 1960. This helicopter is still in active use today, with more than 16,000 UH-1’s having been produced.

[h2]The UH-1C XM-30 is temporarily available for Golden Eagles![/h2]
This helicopter is available for 8,910 Golden Eagles.

When: From today until October 25th (07:00 GMT).
Where: USA > Helicopters > Premium vehicles.

About this helicopter

• One standout feature of the UH-1C XM-30 is its ability to equip an experimental weapon kit with two 30 mm XM140 cannons. This helicopter can also take 7.62 mm M134 Minigun machine guns, Mighty Mouse rockets and BGM-71C Improved TOW ATGMs, plus a 40 mm M75 grenade launcher for good measure, making it a jack of all trades!
  

Today we’ll be taking a look at the Object 140, which is a premium medium tank with a long-barreled 100 mm gun and a 14.5 mm anti-aircraft gun on the turret roof.

[h2]Object 140: A Premium Medium Tank for the USSR at Rank VI[/h2]
At a glance:

• Long-barreled rifled 100 mm cannon!
  
• Cast-domed turret.
  
• 14.5 mm anti-aircraft machine gun.
  
• Slow reverse speed.
  

Vehicle History
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In 1953, Uralvagonzavod began experimental design work on a program to create a new medium tank. The prototype, designated Object 140, was ready in 1957, but its factory tests revealed a number of problems with the engine, transmission and chassis. A second prototype was soon built, but in 1958 all work on the Object 140 protected was stopped, as the tank turned out to be less advanced than the Object 430 experimental tank developed by a team of Kharkov engineers. One tank has survived to this day. This is the second prototype built with a welded sight and rangefinder, mixed with rollers from both prototypes. It was on display for a long time at the Kubinka Museum near Moscow, and in 2006 the prototype returned to its historical homeland, to the musem of the Nizhny Tagil Uralvagonzavod.
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Pre-order - Object 140 Pack
Can be purchased through the store in-game. Shop > Online Store
59.99

• Object 140 (Rank 6, USSR)
  
• 2000 Golden Eagles
  
• Premium account for 15 days
  
• Pre-order bonus: unique "Top Secret" title
  
• Pre-order bonus: unique "Blacksmith of Victory" decal
  

[h2]Meet the Object 140![/h2]

One of the interesting vehicles of the transition period from medium to main battle tank, the Object 140 is coming in the next major update as a new premium tank available for pre-order from today. It’s kind of a hybrid of characteristics between the T-54 and T-10M series tanks, so let’s take a look!



Despite the fact that the Object 140 was developed as a new medium tank in the USSR, its external appearance can easily be traced back to the T-44, T-54 and T-55 series of tanks. What may catch your eye is the tank’s new long gun with a developed muzzle brake. This 100 mm gun has a two-plane stabilizer and is 35 cm longer than the gun found on the T-54, which means it has slightly more muzzle velocity, having a positive effect on its kinetic penetrating abilities. In terms of ammunition, the Object 140 can fire high-explosive, APCBC, HEAT, and APDS rounds.

The Object 140 has one important advantage that’s useful for taking out aircraft, and that’s thanks to its 14.5 mm large-caliber KPVT anti-aircraft machine gun on the roof of the turret. This gun is ideal to fight off helicopters and aircraft in Ground Battles and is also quite effective against lightly armored ground targets!



As for mobility and armor, the Object 140 is moderately fast, has good maneuverability (except its reverse speed, typical to Soviet tanks), good angled armor plates and a cast rounded turret that will ricochet more than a dozen armor-piercing shells. Having said this, the Object 140 has no protection against heat-based shells or guided missiles, meaning it’s very vulnerable to these types of weapons. Nevertheless, this tank can be called truly universal in any combat situation as it can start a battle at long distance as a sniper, and then help storm capture points, covering teammates in the first line of attack.

That’s it for now! The Object 140 will be one of the best Soviet medium tanks in the game and will be an excellent addition to vehicle lineups for helping to research ranks I to VII. You’ll be able to pre-order from today and use this new tank in the next major update once released. See you around!

Please note that this vehicle’s characteristics may be changed before it is added to the game.