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This is what Berlin champions look like! We present a special event version of the famous Soviet heavy tank! The tank, as well as unique decorations and decals, are waiting for seasoned tank commanders!

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From May 11th (11:00 GMT) till May 23rd (11:00 GMT)

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Score points in battles, open new stages and grab your prizes!



IS-2 №321, Rank IV, USSR, event vehicle

The image of the Soviet IS-2 heavy tank side number “white 321” is gathered from retro photographs of actual armored vehicles from the final stages of the war in Europe. Crushed fenders, wooden logs to surmount spring mud, crewmen quilted jackets, left from the winter, shell boxes, holdall bags tied to the hull and turret… the ‘weathered’ IS-2 went through many trials to face the final battle!











[h2]How to get the prizes[/h2]

Each stage opens for 25,000 mission points and brings you a new reward.

Score mission points in random battles of rank III or above in Arcade, Realistic, or Simulator battles. See the score multiplier in the description of the mission, it depends on the gaming mode and maximum rank of the vehicles for the mission.

You may also score points in reward vehicles of ranks I-II achieved in special events. Such vehicles have event names in their info cards.

Stages change every two days at 11:00 GMT: May 13th, 15th, 17th, 19th, and 21st.

You may achieve rewards by a number of completed stages:

• For 1 stage: decal “321”
  
• For 2 stages: one of text decals
  
• For 3 stages: one of decorations
  
• For 4 stages: one of text decals
  
• For 5 stages: event tank IS-2 №321
  
• For 6 stages: one of decorations
  

In the tech tree, IS-2 №321 is located in the IS-2 group, USSR, rank IV.

Track your progress in the hangar by clicking your Nickname → Achievements → Legend of the Victory. If you don’t complete a stage in time, until May 25th you will be able to purchase the stage for Golden Eagles and achieve the rewards.

To celebrate the 77th anniversary of “Victory in Europe Day” we have prepared for you unique vehicles, discounts, decals and decorations!

From May 6th to 10th (11:00 GMT), take part in battles in War Thunder and get memorable rewards.

You can follow your progress by clicking on your nickname → Achievements → Victory Day.

Trophies are available in the in-game item store the purchase of which will bring you Allied weapon decorations or decals that you don’t already have. Decals are dedicated to three major Soviet war memorials: "Rear-front", “Warrior Liberator” and "Motherland". Decorations: Bren Mk II, ROKS-3 and M1 Garand.

[h2]Discounts in the game[/h2]

Until May 9th (11:00 GMT), 30% discount on upgrades and allied vehicles as well as a 50% discount on premium accounts.

More details:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/236390/announcements/detail/3183492026704558993

[h2]Legend of Victory: IS-2 №321[/h2]



From 11th to 23rd of May - take part in the “Legend of Victory” event and become an owner of decals and decorations as well as the IS-2 №321 event vehicle!

The image of the Soviet IS-2 heavy tank side number “white 321” is gathered from retro photographs of actual armored vehicles from the final stages of the war in Europe. Crushed fenders, wooden logs to surmount spring mud, crewmen quilted jackets, left from the winter, shell boxes, holdall bags tied to the hull and turret… the ‘weathered’ IS-2 went through many trials to face the final battle!

More details:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/236390/announcements/detail/3183492678622777377

[h2]“Victory” series of tournaments[/h2]

Register now to take part in the “Victory” series of tournaments! Choose a tournament that suits you the most, play alone or join the team!

The total prize fund of the tournament series is 195.000 Golden Eagles. A decent result will also bring you an unique “Allies” decal!



“Allies” decal

May 6th

• 1х1 Air AB
• 1х1 Tanks RB

May 7th

• 1х1 Tanks AB (novice)
• 2x2 Tanks RB
• 1х1 Air SB
• 7x7 RB with markers

May 9th

• 1х1 Air RB
• 2x2 Tanks AB

May 10th

• 1х1 Naval RB
• 1х1 Tanks RB (novice)

May 11th

• 1х1 Air RB (novice)
• 1х1 Tanks AB

In this digest we would like to tell you about our continuing work on improvements and fixes in the game.






During the past week you’ve been trying out the new function that allows you to hide your nickname in battles and streams. Now it’s time to use your feedback as a basis for a few tweaks to the Privacy mode.

Some players didn’t realise that Privacy mode was enabled as soon as you entered your fake nickname, so we reworked it into a simple toggle switch. You also don’t have to think of a fake nickname anymore — now when you enable Privacy mode your name will be simply shown as “Player”.

When watching a client-side or server-side replay, both your nicknames will be shown: “Player” and your real one in brackets.






Over a dozen vehicles from the Centurion family are now much more agile when turning in place. Just as we did it with Shermans recently.

You can try it out already for yourself.






We’ve already implemented such a change in War Thunder, but back then it affected vehicles ranked V to VII. Now we’re doing the same thing: adjusting the size of view angle limitation for ground vehicle gunners, but this time it’s for vehicles ranked I to IV. To keep gunners comfortable, we have increased the field of view to match the reserve vehicles such as Pz.IIIE and BT-5.




For this digest we have prepared a large set of useful fixes and game improvements. Be sure to read the full list below - there are many interesting things.

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



[h2]Ground vehicles[/h2]

• A bug has been fixed that prevented the maximum reverse speed stated in the manuals.
  
• Vignette of the gun sight has been reduced for rank I-IV vehicles, increasing the field of view for gunners.
  
• Type 87 RCV — sight magnification has been corrected from 2.7x-12.0x to х8 (report)
  
• Centurion (all versions) — pivot radius has been reduced.
  
• Jagdtiger — a bug has been fixed that prevented display of the armour values of the hull front upper and lower plates in the hangar.
  
• LAV-AD — armour piercing capabilities of the М247 rockets have been corrected for angled hits.
  
• Machbet — a bug has been fixed that prevents SAM launches when the commander is knocked out.
  
• Merkava Mk.4B, Merkava Mk.4M — a bug has been fixed that disabled blowout panels of the ammo rack located behind the turret.
  
• Merkava Mk.4B, Merkava Mk.4M — vertical targeting angles of the commander’s sight have been adjusted from -10…+20 to -20…+60 degrees; stabilisation of the commander’s sight has been added.
  
• T-72M2 Moderna — armour description of the turret has been corrected in xray mode.
  
• VT1-2, Begleitpanzer 57 — a bug has been fixed that prevented gun breech damage when the module is not shot through.
  
• Zachlam Tager — moved to rank IV. Research, purchase, repair and crew training costs have been changed correspondingly, as well as other economic values.
  

[h2]Aircraft[/h2]

• MiG-23MLA — incorrect depletion order of countermeasures has been fixed, upper blocks now run first.
  
• Kfir C.2, Kfir C.7 — countermeasure ammo in each block has been increased from 16 to 18.
  
• Reset of the time fuse for bombs while changing game mode has been fixed.
  
• F.C.20 Bis — missing description of rounds of the same type has been corrected for “Armoured targets” and “Aerial targets” belts.
  

[h2]Naval[/h2]

• PTF-7 — a bug has been fixed that prevented maximum speed declared in the operation manual.
  
• HMS Cadiz — year of modification has been corrected.
  

[h2]Other changes[/h2]

• You can now toggle the view of custom camos available on the Market in the vehicle customization menu. View offer displayed once for each camo, At the moment, the option is available for camos from the “Winds of change” trophy.
  
• A bug has been fixed where mouse sensitivity increased after enabling the option “Fix gun direction in mouse view”.
  
• Display of the grass at long distances has been improved (LOD settings have been corrected).
  
• Missing highlights of the vehicles' outlines have been fixed for SB replays.
  
• A bug has been fixed that disabled the “Invert axis” option for traverse and pitch axis on a weapon (report).
  
• Vehicles from the latest game events (Crafting event and the 5th season of the Battle Pass) that are available from the Market, have been added to the tech trees.
  

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.

In mid May, 1948 Israel declared its independence and immediately defended it in an unequal battle. Since then, the anniversary has been celebrated as a major national holiday with ceremonies and parades.



““Israel Independence Day”” decal

From 4th May (12:00 GMT) until 6th May (07:00 GMT) - play 3 battles on the Israeli vehicles (rank III or higher, with an activity of not less than 70%) and get a unique “Israel Independence Day” 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 → Israel Independence Day.

You may find the decal in the “Other” tab in the Customisation menu.

In March of 1861, Italy became a united country after which on 4th of May the Italian Army were created on the basis of the Royal Sardinian Army. In honor of the anniversary of this event we want to invite you to get the emblem of the General Staff of the Italian Army by playing a few battles.



“Coat of arms of the Italian Defence Staff” decal

From 4th May (10:00 GMT) until 6th May (07:00 GMT) - play 3 battles on the Italian vehicles (rank III or higher, with an activity of not less than 70%) and get a unique Coat of arms of the Italian Defence Staff emblem.

Complete the task in random battles, except for Enduring Confrontation missions and [Assault] mode. Track your progress in the hangar by clicking Nickname → Achievements → Italian Armed Forces Day.

You may find the decal in the “Italy (tanks)” tab in the Customisation menu.