War Thunder News

Hey everyone! We’re happy to be back with a new set of historical decals for this month, five new and five from previous events. We hope you’re enjoying these decal events, sometimes it’s nice to have a bit of a side quest while you play. Aside from its historical positioning, we’re certain you can come up with some creative applications with the danger face, and we hope you like the German Anglerfish marking, perhaps it inspired something, hmm..

The following decals will be available from July 8th (11:00 GMT) until August 7th (09:00 GMT)

All tasks can be completed using vehicles that are rank III or higher.

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Monthly markings can be found in a special tab at the bottom of the customization menu, (Monthly Decals) after a month, they’ll be moved to their corresponding category.

You can check the exact terms and track the progress of completing tasks for these decals by going to your Player Profile > Decals > Monthly Decals. From here, click the “Track progress” button on each decal to track from the hangar.

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All of the emblems will come with a detailed description. This will generally consist of the history of the marking, its design, which vehicles used it, and where it was often placed on vehicles historically if applicable (some emblems are taken from badges, which weren’t always applied). This way you can more easily recreate the original positioning if you’d like.

Thanks for having a look at the decals for this month, we hope you enjoy adding the ones you like to your collection, and we’ll see you soon in August for more!

[h2]Aircraft[/h2]

• F-2A, F-2A ADTW, Su-34 — gating (filtering) restrictions for speed and range when switching from TWS mode to track modes have been made more stringent in order to reduce the likelihood of acquiring the wrong target.
  

[h2]Interface[/h2]

• The ability to pin the visual weapon selector to the screen using an action in its interface has been added.
  
  • The pinned selector does not stop aircraft control when moving the cursor. Interaction with it is performed using the cursor activated using the “Show mouse cursor” action.
    
  • The pinned selector can be collapsed and expanded using the “Visual weapon selector” action, and the pinned state is remembered just in the battle you are in.
    
• The ability to filter the list of targets by allied/enemy team has been added to the radar control screen.
  
• A bug where turning on sight stabilization on aircraft via the gamepad radial menu also turned on the night vision device has been fixed.
  

[h2]Locations and Missions[/h2]

• In variants of the missions below where the Battle Rating session is 10.7+, an air spawn point has been added:
  
  • [Operation] Afghanistan
  • [Operation] Kamchatka
  • [Operation] Smolensk
  • [Operation] Golan Heights
  • [Operation] Denmark
• Finland — a bug that could cause invisible collision to appear in some places in the location has been fixed. Missions in this location have been returned to the rotation.
  

[h2]Graphics[/h2]

• A bug where when PTGI (Path Traced Global Illumination) was enabled, unused ambient occlusion in the final scene would still be rendered, negatively impacting performance, has been fixed.
  

[h2]Sound[/h2]

• T54E1, T54E2 — engine sound has been replaced with the more appropriate M4A3 engine sound.
  

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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.

Thank you once again for your incredible submissions! This week, whether it’s a bomb falling, a shell mid-flight, or a torpedo closing in, we want to see those split-second shots where everything is about to change. The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

[h2]Let’s begin the 179th edition of our competition![/h2]

Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen179. You have time until the 11th of July 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.



[h3]Terms:[/h3]

Your screenshot must include a player vehicle.
You must add the #WTscreen179 tag (title cannot have any other text in it).
Artists may only win by popular vote once per four screenshot competitions.
• 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 178th edition – Leviathans![/h2]

[h3]Winners selected via community votes:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3510683172
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3513876226
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3512804533

[h3]Winners selected by our judges:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3513502817
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3514389937
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3511936873

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

[h2]Welcome to the 11th edition of the War Thunder Steam Community Spotlight![/h2]

The War Thunder Steam Community Management Team have seen some of your fantastic screenshots and artwork uploaded to the Steam Community Hub! Once again, we’ve collected our favorites and wanted to share them with all of you. Want more? Also check out the previous 10 editions for more cool content.

[h2]If you have a scale model to showcase, make sure to show the same vehicle in the background in War Thunder![/h2]

We have also picked our favorites from the list below to receive the special “Steam Snail” decal. Check Customization > Special > Snails > “Steam Snail” to see if you have it.

• First edition
• Second edition
• Third edition
• Fourth edition
• Fifth edition
• Sixth edition
• 
  Seventh edition
• Eighth edition
• Ninth edition
• 
  Tenth edition

[h2]Let’s take a look![/h2]
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When a giant bomb lands near you, you know you’re in trouble.

By DRAG_provider



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A collection of vehicles in one collage!

By Storm Tide



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A cool screenshot of the St-Chamond and a German solider during our First World War April fools event.

By Germace



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Hot TOG! Just £1.39. Delicious!

By Cotocwart



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British soldier attacks German tank, circa 1918.

By Darcy Wang



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A recently built Elefant, looking snazzy!

By Jurassic_Builder



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Yep, this is a cardboard and toothpick model of the T-90M. It took 8 hours to build and there was no planning involved. Looks great!

By AiRbU




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A MiG-23 model in 1/72 scale and the War Thunder one in the background. Excellent contrast!

By Spartan



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An M18 Hellcat model, looking like the one in War Thunder!

By ◄𝓓𝓨►



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A brush painted M26 Pershing, looking brilliant.

By NIKDIK



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The MiG-21SMT with a beautiful sunset.

By hwangseon45



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A handpainted M4A3E8. Looks great.

By NIKDIK



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A plane that looks like the Bf 109 in our newly updated Rhine map!

By Blue Soap



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A screenshot of the SPAD S.XIII with a destroyed Zeppelin in the background from our First World War event.

By Mafiyozi



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Tiger E pencil drawing, looks great!

By Lux



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An interesting drawing of the Centurion Mk X (we love how the “C” is drawn!).

By LawrenceXVIII



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A very well-made Fw 190 A-4 diorama, complete with the crew loading a bomb.

By Pvt.Snafu



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[h3]That's all for now![/h3]

The wonderful work created by our community that we have shared has been posted to the War Thunder Community Hub — make sure you check it out and even share your own creations that we may feature here in the Community Spotlight! We look forward to seeing you next time!

[h2]Click here to view the Community Hub[/h2]

Happy 4th July! On July 4th 1776, the Declaration of Independence of the United States was officially adopted by the Second Continental Congress. The anniversary of this event is the United States’ national holiday, celebrated with fireworks, parades and speeches throughout the country.

[h3]The P-38K, F-86F-35 and M26E1 are temporarily available at a 30% discount for Golden Eagles![/h3]
The following are available at a 30% discount: the M26E1 (rank IV) for 5236 Golden Eagles, the F-86F-35 (rank V) for 6489 Golden Eagles, and the P-38K (rank IV) for 3416 Golden Eagles!

When: From July 4th (11:00 GMT) until July 7th (11:00 GMT).
Where: USA > Aviation / Army > Premium vehicles.

About these vehicles

• The M26E1 retains the medium profile of the M26 Pershing, but instead features the T54 90 mm gun, giving it Super Pershing firepower!
  

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• The F-86F-35 Sabre features the Skyblazers aerobatic team camouflage. It can quickly gain speed and maintains excellent maneuverability. For air combat, it is armed with six 12.7 mm machine guns, and for attacking ground targets, it can take up to two 1000 bombs or 16 HVAR rockets.
  

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• The P-38K is essentially a P-38G with more powerful V-1710-75/77 engines producing over 1600 HP. Thanks to these engines along with improved propellers, the P-38K surpasses all other aircraft in its family in terms of flight performance. For firepower, the P-38K features a 20 mm cannon and four 12.7 mm machine guns concentrated in the nose, with an ammunition count of 2,000 rounds!
  

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[h3]Get the “US Independence Day 2025” decal![/h3]
This decal is available for this special day!

“US Independence Day 2025” decal

When: From July 4th (11:00 GMT) until July 7th (11:00 GMT).

Task: Play 3 battles using US vehicles at rank III or higher to receive the “US Independence Day 2025” decal.

Additional details:

• Your activity must not be below 70%.
  
• You can 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 → US Independence Day.
  
• You can find the decal in the “Holidays” tab in the Customization menu.