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Welcome to the second guide contest on Steam! Following on from the success of the first contest, we’re doing another one. What do you need to do? Create a guide on Steam for newer and older players alike, and if you’re picked as a winner by our judges, you will earn prizes. Let's start!

[h2]From 30th January until 27th February: Create a War Thunder Steam Guide of your choice![/h2]

[h2]How to enter[/h2]

• There are no specific topics this time! Choose a WT guide topic related to gameplay, or in-game features that you think will help new and veteran players.
  

Create your guide here using the “Create your own” button. You have time from now until Monday 27th February. Ensure that you add the tag #WTGuide2 in the “describe your guide” section so that we can identify your entry. Winners will be announced sometime after the end date and are chosen by our judges.

In particular within these guides, they should contain in-depth information that can help new and veteran players alike. The title of the guide can be of your choosing (titles that draw attention, for example “Wagers: Best practices for successful completion!” are good. Guides that contain screenshots, videos, different headers, and clear explanations will further enhance it and will ensure it stands out amongst the crowd!

[h2]The prizes[/h2]

Creating a Guide can be a time consuming task, so we are rewarding handsomely! We will choose up to 5 winners which will be based on how comprehensive, useful and in depth the guide is.

[h3]The max reward that you have the possibility of winning is 3,000 GE and lowest 1,000 GE. It is up to the judges to decide based on the merit of the guide you have created.
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Besides this, our judges will give out the “Steam Snail” decal, which was available in the first guide contest we did back last summer. If you win, and have created an outstanding guide, our judges will hand out this decal alongside the GE prize.




“Steam Snail” decal

Terms

• You must add the tag #WTGuide2 to the “Describe your guide” section when creating your guide, so that we can find it.
  
• The Guide must be created by 1 author - if your submission wins and there are multiple authors, only 1 author will receive the GE and decal.
  
• Your Guide must be related to WT in-game features.
  
• Up to 5 winners will be chosen; the GE reward amount, amount of winners up to 5 and the Steam Snail Decal being given depends on the decision of the judges.
  
• Your guide must be compliant with the War Thunder and Steam rules, otherwise they will not be considered.
  
• You must be the author of the guide.
  
• Your guide must be new. You cannot use those which have previously been published or used in other competitions.
  
• Winners are chosen by our judges and are final.
  
• Rewards will be delivered to the author's account within 14 working days.
  

Good luck!

[h3]For the whole month, you will have 8 tasks available to you one by one. Completion of each task will award you with a trophy containing a reward, while completing all tasks will award you with a unique in-game player icon.[/h3]

A detailed description of the current task as well as your overall progress can be found by clicking on your nickname → Achievements → Pages of History

[h2]Reward for completing all 8 tasks[/h2]

[h3]Norman Schwarzkopf[/h3]
American general who commanded American and European forces during the Gulf war. Under his leadership the coalition reached all its goals with minimal casualties: Kuwait was liberated, and the Iraqi army was decimated. Upon returning home he led a victory parade in Washington DC — the biggest since World War II.

You can immediately purchase the profile icon for Golden Eagles until March 3rd, 11:30 GMT without completing tasks. Click Nickname → Achievements → Pages of History (February).

[h2]Trophy reward for each task[/h2]
Completion of each individual task will bring you a trophy with one of the following rewards:

• 20-50% RP booster for 3-10 battles;
  
• 20-50% SL booster for 3-10 battles;
  
• 3-5 universal backup vehicles;
  
• 1 day of premium account;
  
• A random camouflage for ground vehicles (out of the selection of camouflages currently obtainable in game for completing tasks, or purchasing with Golden Eagles).
  

[h2]Other terms[/h2]

• Tasks are available from 11:00 GMT until 11:30 GMT on the final day of each task.
  
• Tasks can be completed in random battles, except for “Assault” mode.
  

[h2]February 1st — February 4th[/h2]
[h3]Kingisepp–Gdov offensive[/h3]
During the entirety of February, 1944, the Leningrad Front of the Soviet Army had been leading a massive offensive on the positions of German forces. As a result the towns of Kingisepp and Gdov were liberated, but Army Group North was far from being routed.

[h2]February 4th — February 7th[/h2]
[h3]Operation Sonnenblume[/h3]
After a series of crushing defeats of the Italian Army on the North African Front Mussolini had to accept Hitler's help. In early February of 1941 the Wehrmacht sent two tank divisions into Libya, led by Erwin Rommel — and already in early April they led a successful counteroffensive, pushing the British forces from Cyrenaica.

[h2]February 8th — February 11th[/h2]
[h3]Lam Son 719[/h3]
During the Vietnam War the Viet Cong used the Ho Chi Minh Trail through Laos to transport troops into South Vietnam and supply them. On February 8th, 1971 the South Vietnamese army began an operation to destroy the Trail. American ground forces weren't allowed to enter Laos, so the US provided artillery and air support. Due to successes of Viet Cong's intelligence and failures of South Vietnamese Army leadership, the operation was a failure, and their forces started withdrawing from Laos a month later.

[h2]February 11 — February 14[/h2]
[h3]Operation Cerberus[/h3]
In February of 1942 the German fleet undertook an operation to relocate three of its big vessels from West France to North Germany. The shortest route was through the Dover Strait, so the Germans took numerous measures to ensure the safety of their passage. The Royal Air Force undertook almost 700 sorties but failed to sink even a single German ship.

[h2]February 15 — February 18[/h2]
[h3]Battle of Demyansk[/h3]
In late February of 1943 the Red Army tried to encircle and destroy the German forces in the Demyansk Pocket, a well fortified salient in the Novgorod region. The operation was a failure: the Wehrmacht had successfully evacuated its forces from Demyansk with losses five times less than that of the Soviet Army.

[h2]February 19 — February 22[/h2]
[h3]Battle of Kasserine Pass[/h3]
On February 19-22, 1943 the Allies and Axis powers fought in the Atlas mountains in West Tunisia. It was the first battle of American troops on the North African Front, and field marshal Rommel used the enemy's lack of experience to perform a successful attack. The Allies took serious casualties, and that led to a reshuffle in their command: general George Patton became the commander of the US forces, and he eventually ended the Tunisia campaign with Allied victory.

[h2]February 22 — February 25[/h2]
[h3]Operation Grenade[/h3]
In late February of 1945 the Allies were ready to invade Germany from the west. For the US 9th Army it meant crossing the Roer river from the Netherlands, but the Germans opened the sluices, flooding the river, and guarded the other bank. It was on February 23rd when the 9th Army finally managed to cross the river, marking the beginning of several successful operations.

[h2]February 25— February 28[/h2]
[h3]Battle of Norfolk[/h3]
On February 27th, 1991 the biggest tank battle of the Gulf War was fought, with at least 12 divisions participating. American and British forces have crushed the Iraqi Army, having destroyed over 850 tanks. The war was over the very next day.

Some of the best things come in threes! Your screenshots of three comrades were lovely! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

[h2]Let’s begin the 52nd edition of our competition![/h2]

Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen52. You have time until 03.02.2023 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.

[h2]Important addition: Screenshot theme - Smoke![/h2]

[h3]Terms:[/h3]

Your Screenshot must include smoke!
You must add the #WTscreen52 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 51st edition - The Three Musketeers![/h2]

[h3]Winners selected via community votes:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2921165872
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2922261165
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2921865677

[h3]Winners selected by our judges:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2921345257
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2922320786
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2921354041

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

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• Pr.183 BM-21 — arming distance setting option has been temporarily disabled for the M-21OF rockets.
  

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.