War Thunder News

Server Update 26.01.2023 (BR)

BR changes come into effect.
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.

Australia Day

On January 26th, 1788, the British First Fleet landed at Sydney Cove, proclaiming British sovereignty over New South Wales and the founding of Sydney. Nowadays January 26th is the main state holiday — Australia Day. Congratulations to all our Australian players!

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From January 26th (10:00 GMT) until January 30th (07:00 GMT)

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

“Ranger Kangaroo” 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 → Australia Day.

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

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Get a premium Boomerang Mk.II fighter until 07:00 GMT on the 30th of January for Golden Eagles. The aircraft is only available to owners of the Boomerang Mk.I that can be purchased with a 25% discount!

Additionally there is a 25% discount on the premium A.C.IV cruiser tank. You will find these vehicles in the British research tree.

No, playing War Thunder won't cost you your job, says Raytheon

On various occasions, fans of the vehicle-based free Steam game and multiplayer hit War Thunder have taken to the game's official forums to share specifications of real military equipment. In June 2022, a supposed member of a Chinese tank crew shared details of the types of anti-vehicle rounds used by China's military. Just this month, another War Thunder fan allegedly posted a scan of the operations manual for the United States' F-15 fighter jet.

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“Royal Guard”: Warbonds

The Warbond shop for the “Royal Guard” Battle Pass season will be open from 25th of January until 26th of April.

Don't miss the opportunity to get premium vehicles: from a Swedish hydroplane to an Italian destroyer. Pay special attention to KW II 754 (r) - a German heavy tank capable of destroying any target with its powerful HE shells.

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The Warbond shop is available to players that have vehicles of rank III and up and is part of the Battle Pass. You can purchase items with the special ‘Warbond’ currency that can be obtained by unlocking Battle Pass levels.

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Open “Shop” → “Warbond shop” to see an assortment where some of the more interesting items can be seen.

Premium vehicles in the new season:

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[h2]Ar 196 A-5 (Sweden) — first time[/h2]

[h2]Chi-He (5th Regiment)[/h2]

[h2]Geniere — first time[/h2]

[h2]XP-50[/h2]

[h2]KW II 754 (r)[/h2]

[h2]"Scorpio Zodiac" pinup[/h2]

Decals are represented by the “Zodiac” series sticker trophy as well as a new “Scorpio Zodiac” pinup which continues the series of themed decals. In the “Helmet” trophy you will find decorations which will help you to transform your vehicle. The player icons in the corresponding trophy this time features US tankers. Trophies with random camouflages as before become available as new store levels are opened.

A large number of usable items are also available in the store: boosters, universal backups, wagers and orders, test drives of premium vehicles — even talismans on the highest levels of the shop.

Check out the full assortment of available Warbond items for the current Battle Pass season and the terms for purchasing them in the game by opening the Battle Pass window or Shop -> Warbond Shop!

Update 2.23.0.82

[h3]Please feel free to leave your feedback on these changes here
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[h2]Ground Vehicles[/h2]

A bug has been fixed that prevented the gun elevation mechanism from staying in place while in the free view camera.
A bug has been fixed that caused a lack of secondary shards when armour has been penetrated.
Churchill Crocodile — a bug has been fixed where the fuel trailer wheels were spinning after tank halt.
30mm 2A42 & 2A72 cannons — a bug has been fixed with the HE animation for the APDS rounds in protection analysis (report).
9M37M — a bug has been fixed that prevented proximity fuze activation.
T32, T32E1 — a bug has been fixed with different thicknesses of the caterpillars and spare tracks.
Khalid — gunner’s sight magnification has been corrected from x8 to x7-10 (report)

[h2]Aircraft[/h2]

Mirage F1CT — a bug has been fixed where dismantled gun pods were displayed in xray mode in battle.
Harrier GR.7 — system time is now displayed in the HUD (report).
Harrier GR.7 — added RWR indicator to the HUD (report).
Harrier GR.7 — a bug has been fixed where the HUD central indicator was tied to the aircraft centerline instead of the velocity vector (report).
Bf 109 F-1 — a bug has been fixed where the 20mm MG FF/M motor cannon was not displayed in xray mode.
Tornado IDS Marineflieger — a bug has been fixed that prevented the navigation bombing marker from displaying.
Kh-25ML — incorrect position of the engine flame has been fixed (report).
Mirage F1C, Mirage F1C-200, Jaguar E, Jaguar A — HUD has been updated in accordance to data from actual aircraft.
MiG-29 — togglable HUD view has been added to the MFD.
F-16A MLU — gun funnel view has been added to the HUD.

[h2]Naval[/h2]

Pr.1124 MLRS, TKA-106 - a bug has been fixed that prevented rocket launcher reload in Arcade battles.
Pr.131, Hugin — a bug has been fixed where an insufficient crew number led to the disabling of repair, fire extinguishing and water pumping.

[h2]Graphics[/h2]

Yellow square artefacts from hits to the ground or water seen on the integrated graphic cards Intel HD 660, Intel HD 530 at ultra low-quality settings have been fixed.
A bug has been fixed that prevented hit marks from shell fragments on an aircraft’s skin.