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Meet the aircraft prize of the upcoming season! A Premium winter version of the Bf 109 F-4 coated with a livery of the most effective Hungarian ace Dezső Szentgyörgyi!

[h2]Bf 109 F-4, fighter, Italy, rank III. Premium.[/h2]
Features:

• Good climb rate
  
• Low energy loss in maneuvers
  
• Incendiary bomb
  

The premium winter Bf 109 F-4 will be the main aircraft prize in the new season of the War Thunder Battle Pass, the fighter will appear at rank III in the Italian aviation tech tree. The legendary Friedrich needs no introduction - the piston fighter is famous for its excellent flight characteristics and is the favorite choice of a number of War Thunder pilots. Good climb rate, high speed at altitude, low energy loss in a turn and good armament make this aircraft truly versatile for solving the entire range of fighter missions at its rank.



The winter version of the Bf 109 F-4 with the livery of the most successful Hungarian pilot, Dezsö Szentgyörgy, does not have landing gear covers - the Messerschmitt pilots often removed them when taking off from winter airfields in order to avoid snow clogging on the landing gear. The forward armament remained unchanged - the 20mm MG 151 motor-cannon and a pair of rifle-caliber machine guns. In addition to machine-gun pods and HE bombs, the Flam C250 incendiary bomb appeared in the arsenal of suspended weapons to destroy convoys of light vehicles.



Patrolling the upper floors of the sky, boom-and-zoom, vigorous vertical dogfights - this is what the F-4 was designed for! A beautiful aircraft patiently forgives many mistakes of the pilot, battle after battle becomes more and more dangerous in his hands. The premium Hungarian Bf 109 F-4 will be a great addition to the early ranks of Italian aviation and one of the best opportunities to start researching the Italian lineup. Try it! In the meantime, we will continue to introduce you to the other prizes of the upcoming Battle Pass season and the full list of rules - coming soon!

We continue to monitor the Battle Ratings of vehicles and their competitive capabilities. Below you will find a list of the changes we want to make in January 2023.

To view the planned list, click here to view the Google Doc

If you think we should make some additional changes or do not agree with listed changes, please support your suggestions with arguments in the created thread here.

The Cold war Soviet torpedo boat gets into a gun frenzy with a BM-21 "Grad" multiple launch rocket system mounted instead of the rear turret!

[h2]Project 183 BM-21, gun boat, USSR, rank III. Premium.[/h2]
Features:

• The MLRS
  
• Rapid-firing 25mm guns
  
• High speed
  
• Lacks torpedoes
  

In the upcoming season of the War Thunder Battle Pass, all participants will have access to a premium version of the Project 183 boat, an export modification in service with the Egyptian navy. The torpedo armament on this version has been dismantled, and the rear gun mount also removed. In its place, the Egyptians mounted a BM-21 “Grad” MLRS with a total of 40 rockets!



The boat in its new role acquires new features. First, with excellent top speed, Project 183 is still a good choice for capturing enemy points. The density of automatic fire has halved, but still, a pair of 25-mm machine guns is an extremely effective weapon at close range against both enemy boats and aircraft. Secondly, thanks to the “Grad” multiple launch rocket launcher, the premium boat can play like a naval mortar, delivering massive rocket strikes over long distances. Of course, the accuracy of a single rocket is poor, but a whole package of 40 shots will definitely reach enemies in the target zone, while the boat itself can be in cover behind an island or a rock.



The absence of torpedoes in the case of the Project 183 boat is not a significant drawback. As we remember, only two light torpedoes are available to the researchable version of the Project 183. The exchange of torpedo tubes, doubtful in terms of effectiveness in battles in the coastal fleet, for MLRS is definitely beneficial.



So, the Project 183 premium boat with the MLRS will become the main naval prize of the upcoming War Thunder Battle Pass season. Soon we will tell you about other prizes of the new season, and next week, don't miss the big announcement with the full list of rules. See you very soon - stay tuned!

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From January 18th (12:00 GMT) until January 23rd (7:00 GMT)

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[h3]Play 3 battles using Chinese vehicles (rank III or higher, with an activity of not less than 70%) to receive the “Lucky Rabbit” decal.[/h3]



“Lucky Rabbit” decal.

Complete the task in random battles, except for Enduring Confrontation missions and [Assault] mode. Track your progress in the hangar by clicking Nickname → Achievements → Holidays → Lunar New Year.

You can find the decal in the “Holidays” tab in the Customisation menu.

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From the 18th of January at 12:00 GMT until the 30th of January at 12:00 GMT

[h2]Temporarily available rare vehicle packs and a discounted bundle! Can be accessed via Shop > Online Store through the in-game hangar[/h2]

• Type 69-IIA Pack
• Type 69-IIG Pack
• Т-62 Pack

[h2]The Lunar New Year Bundle 2023 -50%[/h2]

• Type 69-IIA Pack
  
• Type 69-IIG Pack
  
• Т-62 Pack
  

Note! The offer is valid for PC, Mac and Linux users only. PC, PlayStation and Xbox users will be able to purchase Т-62 №545 tank in the game using Golden Eagles. Type 69-IIA Pack will also be available in both PlayStation and Xbox stores.

[h2]Chinese Starter Pack -50%[/h2]

• Tank M3A3 (1st PTG) (Rank 2, China);
  
• Fighter Curtiss Hawk H-81A-2 (Rank 2, China);
  
• 120000 Silver Lions;
  
• Premium Account for 7 day.
  

[h2]Ground Vehicles[/h2]

• A bug has been fixed where the hit indicator sometimes showed the wrong direction of incoming fire.
  
• A bug has been fixed that prevented external elements from detaching when destroyed, and prevented a geometrical change when hit.
  
• A bug where vehicle loss might be displayed incorrectly (for example “Crew knocked out”) because of detonation of the fuel tank has been fixed (report 1, report 2).
  
• A bug that caused some decorations of the “camouflage” section to disappear at certain angles when using the “minimal” graphics preset has been fixed (report).
  
• Strv 103A, Strv 103С — A bug that caused the crosshair to be displayed above the aiming circle if the vehicle was on a slight slope has been fixed (report).
  
• Strv 103A, Strv 103С — A bug has been fixed where the vehicle might move while aiming with hull aiming enabled and a machine gun selected.
  
• PGZ09 — A bug that caused the laser range finder to incorrectly change aiming distance while aiming at air targets has been fixed (report).
  
• ItO 90M — Optical target tracking mode has been added (report).
  
• ItO 90M — A bug that led to the inability to follow the target when the detection radar was turned off has been fixed.
  
• M3 Bradley (ADATS), ADATS (M113) — Maximum operating range of the radar has been changed from 20 to 25 km (report).
  
• Vickers Mk.3 — A bug that caused a shift of the aiming point when using commander fire control from commander sight in SB has been fixed (report).
  
• Khalid — A bug with used modification of coaxial and anti-aircraft machine gun has been fixed (report).
  
• Type 16 MCV — A bug with different thickness of radiator grill on right and left hull sides has been fixed (report).
  

[h2]Aircraft[/h2]

• Landscape LOD has been corrected in the aircraft optics. Now, a pilot will see the detailed picture of the landscape in the targeting optics as seen in helicopters previously.
  
• A bug where after firing and reloading all nine guided missile blocks the value settings for the salvo mode of suspended weaponry could be reset has been fixed.
  
• Mirage 2000D-R1 — A bug that made it impossible to detect ground targets at long distances when using a CDLP targeting pod has been fixed (report).
  
• Laté 298D — A bug that caused the Mle 33 offensive machine guns to be classified as large calibre weapons has been fixed (report).
  
• B-57B — Separate bomb drop has been added. Source: “T.O. 1B-57B-1 Flight Handbook B-57B aircraft”.
  

[h2]Naval[/h2]

• USS Newport News (CA-148) - Guidance angles and guidance speed for the main calibre turrets have been corrected:
  
  • Vertical guidance: -10°/+41° changed to -5°/+41°
    
  • Targeting Speed: 5.2°/s changed to 5°/s
    
  • Targeting Vertical Speed: 10°/s changed to 8.2°/s
    
• Pr.183 - A bug with the armour of the main calibre turrets in the vehicle card has been fixed.
  
• Shouku Tei No.4 - A bug that allowed the gaining of speed to be higher than declared in the vehicle card has been fixed.
  
• RN Duca degli Abruzzi - A bug where it was impossible to use spare torpedoes has been fixed.
  

[h2]Graphics[/h2]

• A bug where a shadow might appear near the vehicle after changing graphics settings has been fixed (report).
  
• A bug where the night sky on low graphics settings could be displayed with noticeable flickering stripes has been fixed.
  

[h2]Other[/h2]

• The physics of an icy surface has changed, ice is now more ‘slippery’.
  

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.