War Thunder News

[h2]Aircraft[/h2]

• A bug that caused the markers of allies and enemies to not appear for spectators in Air Realistic Battles has been fixed. (Report).
  
• MH-60L DAP — a bug that caused the new stat card of the LR30 shell to not display the cumulative jet penetration has been fixed. (Report).
  

[h2]Graphics[/h2]

• A bug with ray tracing denoiser that caused bright colored artifacts to appear on buildings and colored artifacts to appear in reflections of explosions on glass has been fixed.
  
• Halo effect on the edges of objects located against the ray traced water background has been significantly reduced.
  

[h2]Locations[/h2]

• Second battle of El Alamein — a bug that caused the rock texture to appear on some sand dunes has been fixed.
  

[h2]Interface[/h2]

• A bug that caused the new torpedo stat card to not include information on the drop speeds and altitude ranges has been fixed. (Report).
  
• A bug that caused the penetration of HESH shells to show as cumulative in the stat card has been fixed.
  
• The fade animation of the context menus of vehicle and crew areas in the crew slot has been removed.
  
• A bug where it was impossible to open the context menu from the crew area in the crew slot when using a gamepad has been fixed.
  
• A bug where some award icons did not display correctly in the Achievements profile tab has been fixed.
  

[h2]Other[/h2]

• A bug where replays would not show the position of aircraft turrets when they were not firing has been fixed.
  

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.

On March 28th 1923, the Italian Air Force was founded as a separate unit called Regia Aeronautica. After World War II and the abolition of the monarchy, it was renamed Aeronautica Militare. When the Italian Air Force decided to modernize in the late 20th century, it purchased the Eurofighter Typhoon — these aircraft now make up a significant part of the Aeronautica Militare’s fleet.

[h2]30% discounts on Italian vehicles![/h2]
The following Italian aircraft are available at a 30% discount!

When: From March 27th (14:00 GMT) until March 31st (11:00 GMT).
Where: Italy > Aviation / Helicopters > Premium vehicles.

• G.55S (rank IV) — 3010 Golden Eagles
  
• Ariete (rank VI) — 6111 Golden Eagles
  
• A-129 International (p) (rank VI) — 6363 Golden Eagles.
  This helicopter is only available to purchase for the duration of this event.

About this helicopter

• The A-129 International (p) is an early export variant of the A129 Mangusta attack helicopter that differs from the original, in that it has more powerful engines and a 12.7 mm machine gun. This maneuverable helicopter features an IRCM, thermal sight and for use against ground targets, the Hydra-70 M247, AGM-114B Hellfire and BGM-71D TOW-2s!
  

You can also purchase all of the vehicles in a special bundle in the store with a 50% discount:

[h2]Italian Air Force Day 2025 Bundle[/h2]
133 66.3

This bundle includes:

• Fiat G.55S Pack
  
• Mangusta Pack
  
• Ariete
  

To get to the Gaijin Store through Steam, go to the in-game hangar > Shop > Online Store.

[h2]Get the “Emblem of the "Frecce Tricolori" Squadron” decal![/h2]
Check out this themed decal for the day!

When: From March 27th (14:00 GMT) until March 31st (11:00 GMT).
Task: Play 3 battles using Italian aircraft at rank III or higher to receive the “Emblem of the "Frecce Tricolori" Squadron” decal! 

Additional details:

• Your activity must not be below 70%.
  
• You can complete the task in random battles, except for Enduring Confrontation missions, [Assault] mode and Helicopter PVE battles.
  
• Track your progress in the hangar by clicking Nickname → Achievements → Holidays → Italian Air Force Day.
  
• You can find the decal in the “Italy → Aircraft” tab in the customization menu.
  

“Emblem of the "Frecce Tricolori" Squadron” decal

Check out the new camouflage trophy for Hornet’s Sting that includes 40 camouflages from 39 authors from WT Live! Out of these 40, 19 are historical, 18 are semi-historical and 3 are fictional. We’ve made sure to include some more mid-rank vehicle camouflages, plus include a camouflage for each in-game nation. You can also get a unique decal relating to the update and rare vehicles in the form of coupons.

[h2]Contents of the Hornet’s Sting trophy:[/h2]

• Coupons for rare vehicles.
  
• 19 camouflage coupons for ground vehicles.
  
• 18 camouflage coupons for aircraft.
  
• 1 camouflage coupon for naval vessels.
  
• 2 camouflage coupons for helicopters.
  
• Coupon for the Hornet’s Sting decal.
  

Some camos in this trophy:
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To unlock the trophy, you’ll need the new “Hornet’s Sting” key that can be purchased on the Market for GJN. Read more about the Market and Gaijin Coins on the Wiki.

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[h2]How to get the trophy[/h2]
Camouflage trophies can be earned with a certain probability after any battle on vehicles rank II or higher, with activity of no less than 50% (except for [Assault] PvE mode). PlayStation and Xbox players can purchase the trophy in the Item Shop and open it with Golden Eagles. Read more on our Wiki.

PC players must purchase a key from the Market to open the trophy, with part of the cost going to the camouflage creators. You can activate a key from the trophy on your account or sell it on the Market for Gaijin Coins — just like the trophy itself.

You can become a creator of user camouflages — check out an updated guide on our wiki! It will bring you both glory and real money as a part of the War Thunder partnership program Additionally, all authors who are included in these trophies will receive a unique title, player icon and decal. Join the creative team over on WT Live!

[h2]Locations and Missions[/h2]

• Golden Quarry, Spaceport, Sun City — a bug that caused some buildings to disappear while still in the player’s view has been fixed.
  

[h2]Graphics[/h2]

• A bug that caused trees to shine through clouds has been fixed.
  
• A bug that caused a performance drop in the moment of spawning in an aircraft has been fixed.
  

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.

[h2]Aircraft[/h2]

• Wyvern S.4 — overheating parameters have been adjusted to increase the time it takes to overheat the engine and to increase its survivability during overheat. (Report). Source: Pilot's Notes for the Westland Wyvern S.4.
  

[h2]Ground Realistic Battles[/h2]

• In Ground Battles, the number of Spawn Points it takes to use aircraft with ASMs with IR seekers has been increased by 8%. The maximum spawn cost (when the Battle Rating of the aircraft is equal to the maximum Battle Rating of the vehicles in the session) with these weapons in Ground Realistic Battles is now 972 SP (versus 896 SP before the change) and 540 SP (versus 498 before the change) in Ground Simulator Battles. This type of weaponry includes for example the Kh-38MT on the Su-30SM and AASM 250 (SBU 64) on the Rafale C F3.
  

[h2]Interface[/h2]

• A bug that caused the crew window to switch to the aircraft tab when applying changes to ground or naval crew skills training has been fixed.
  

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.