Armored Warfare News

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Commanders!

With the Enigma’s Legacy Battle Path over and the Anniversary Takedown slowly coming to an end, we understand that you might have some concerns regarding having enough to do in Armored Warfare. No worries though because another Raid event is coming in the near future and it’s going to be a big one.

Now, in case you forgot what Raid is, it’s a month-long event available directly in the game, much like a Battle Path. To join the event, you’ll have to complete 10 Contract Missions or, failing that, it will also be possible to buy your way into it with 499 Gold, but we promise it’ll be worth it.

As raiders, you’ll have a certain territory to conquer, starting from the middle. The territory is of rectangular shape with one of the four main prizes located in each corner. And what prizes they are.

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Four unique skins await you during this event, each better than the last.



Revenant – an Egyptian-themed skin for the Wilk XC-8 Tier 10 TD. The mysteries of ancient deserts and kingdoms long lost to the sands of time await discovery with the God of Afterlife, Anubis himself, your guide and overlord. Unearth secrets long lost with the Revenant skin and its special abilities. Not only do its wheels show the phases of the Moon, but the hull itself sparks with eldritch energies born from the souls belonging to the jackal-headed divine. On top rests the Skull of Destiny, its eyes glowing with dark fire whenever an unfortunate enemy is spotted. Anubis always hungers for more souls and you are his Reaper. Do not disappoint him, though, or your own will be forfeit.

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Hellbeast – this infernal skin is available for the Leclerc T4 Tier 10 MBT. Spawned from the depths of hell, this monster clawed its way out into the world of the living. Black iron, slag and cinder barely contain the inferno within, its very skin ablaze with the fury of its kin. Untamed, the beast will leave only flames and dust in its wake, turning the Earth into a twisted, smoldering version of its home.

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Kraken – this skin is available for the K2 Black Panther Tier 10 MBT. There are fates even grimmer than the raging depths of hell. The cold dark of the abyss where souls linger for eons, mournfully looking up towards the unseen skies. The wretched denizens of the deep that eke out an existence feeding upon the damned generations of mariners lost to the sea. The still embrace of an eternity in a watery grave. A torment without end. Such terrors are embodied in the Kraken skin, its essence already half-consumed and phasing into the realm of spirits. Do not succumb to its lures, commanders, lest you join the legions of the dead powering this abomination.

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Archangel – this skin is available for the XM1A3 Tier 10 MBT. Where there’s darkness, there must be light, but some light is terrifying to behold, representing not hope, but unforgiving retribution. Expect no mercy from this angel, for his sole focus is the annihilation of the infernal, his focus is unmoving and his quest eternal. He cares not for the suffering of man but should his goals align with yours, you’ll wield the might of all of creation. For a time, at least.



Completing all the missions in the event will unlock a special Raider camouflage for all your vehicles as the ultimate prize for the players who want to have it all.

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To get to them, you have to advance a path to each corner. To advance, you have to complete various randomized missions. You will have a choice between:

• PvP missions
• PvE missions
• General missions

The requirements for each mission will be randomized as well – some may require you to play a certain vehicle class, specific Tiers or even vehicles from a specific dealer. Since the last Raid, we have tuned the difficulty of some of these missions and have removed some of them based on your feedback, so you will hopefully find this Raid easier to progress through and more fun.

There are no timers in this event. You can complete as many missions as you like each day, although it’s worth noting that the missions do not change – to advance along the route you’ve chosen, you have to either complete the mission or choose a different path.

Alternatively, you have two other options that are available for Gold:

• You can automatically complete a mission using one Raider Ticket
• You can change the mission to a different one using one Reroll Ticket

These tickets also appear as rewards as you progress through the mission, so you might save one or two for a rainy day.

For each mission completed, the next step along the route will be a Reward Point, where you claim your reward for the mission. There will be many prizes available. These Reward Points are also a part of your path, so you need to choose their position carefully. Either way, you can unlock every single field on the map as long as you complete the missions.

We hope that you will enjoy this event along with the prizes and, as always:

We’ll see you on the battlefield!

Commanders!

For October, we’ve prepared one more historical skin for you. However, unlike the previous ones, this one will not be from the traditional nations, whose vehicles we are typically re-creating. This time, we’ll be focusing on Hungary with a skin for the Leopard 2 progression MBT called Leopard 2A4HU.



This skin is based on a specific vehicle, transferred from Germany to Hungary and officially accepted in service with the Hungarian 25th Rifle Brigade (Magyar Honvédség 25. Klapka György Lövészdandár) on July 24, 2020 during a ceremony attended by the leaders of the Hungarian military, including the minister of defense himself.



In December 2018, Hungary ordered a large amount of armored vehicles from Germany (specifically, from KMW) in order to properly re-arm its armored forces. These included 44 cutting edge Leopard 2A7+ MBTs (called Leopard 2A7HU in Hungarian service), 24 Panzerhaubitze 2000 SPGs and 12 older, refurbished Leopard 2A4 MBTs for training (referred to as Leopard 2A4HU). The abovementioned tank is one of these older Leopards.



Before 2020, Hungary (including the 25th Rifle Brigade) was operating a number of obsolete T-72M1 MBTs (essentially an export version of the T-72A) and towed 122mm howitzers. The modern German weapons will be replacing the old Soviet equipment. All the training Leopard 2A4HU tanks will go to this unit with the training itself being provided by Austrian instructors. The rest of the ordered vehicles should arrive between 2023 and 2025. While not officially known, sources estimate the cost of the entire sum of Hungarian arms acquisitions from Germany at 1.5 billion EUR. One thing is, however, certain. This program will make the Hungarian military one of the strongest and best equipped armies in the region.



We have decided to add this skin to the game not only out of respect for our Hungarian players, but also because the official Hungarian camouflage is, to put it mildly, attractive. As you can see, the skin will not only be properly colored, but will also feature the right insignia, including:

• Hungarian tricolor
• 25th Rifle Brigade emblem
• 11th Tank Battalion emblem

But that’s still not all. Since we understand the desire of you, the players, to paint other vehicles with this awesome camouflage as well, we’ll also be introducing the camo separately for use on any vehicle and in any environment. And that’s still not all. The abovementioned insignia? They’ll be available in the form of separate decals.



But the best part is that all of this will be available for free in October.

We hope that you will enjoy this skin as much as we enjoyed creating it for you even if you aren’t from Hungary and, as always:

See you on the battlefield!

Commanders!

When the Mechanized Infantry feature was introduced, we mentioned more options to actually control your troops in combat. The way Mechanized Infantry works now, it effectively only attacks targets closest to it, regardless of their value. In other words, it will fire at the frontal armor of an MBT instead of that fragile AFV hiding behind that.



This will change in one of the future patches coming as a part of Update 0.33. This new feature will be quite simple but very effective. By targeting your enemy and pressing the right key (V by default), your Mechanized Infantry will attack the target as long as it is within its range.

You can direct all three types infantry this way – yes, even mortars.



The target marked for attacking will appear with a special reticle over it. Your Mechanized Infantry will keep attacking it until:

• It is destroyed
• It disappears from sight completely
• It leaves the infantry’s range or line of fire
• A different target is selected by you

If any of the above occurs, the infantry target lock is broken. Loading your Mechanized Infantry into the vehicle will reset the target lock as well. In other words, this command is useful for specific tactical situations, not for focusing on one target the entire battle.

If any of these events happen, your infantry will fall back to the standard target prioritization and will start attack the nearest target again.



If the selected target is within range for only some of your troops, typically when firing at maximum range, only the specific troops within range will fire at the target (this is essentially only relevant for the AT Squad).

For the future, we are still working on making the Mechanized Infantry mobile (using the same action key), although we currently cannot share any specifics or timeframes for that.

We hope that you will enjoy this feature and, as always:

See you on the battlefield!

Commanders!

This week, we’ve prepared another special offer for you in the form of a brand new Commander Loot Crate, featuring, amongst other things, some of the rarest commanders in the game!



This Loot Crate, available until October 8, gives you the opportunity to obtain the following items:

• Commander Ofelia Kitescu
• Commander Austin Harper
• Commander Alexander Cortez
• Commander Alisa Korhonen
• Commander Erin O’Connell
• Commander Jorge Alvarez
• Commander Joshua Seagrove
• Commander Fyodor Sokolov
• Platinum Commander XP Insignia tokens
• Gold Commander XP Insignia tokens

The mechanics are very simple. Each crate allows you to win one of the listed items (or its value in Gold if you have it already, in this case 1.000 Gold per commander).

To learn more about what's in a chest simply click on it, this will launch a small pop up window to show you what’s inside!



Please note:

After opening the crate, you will immediately roll on one of the items that are inside this Loot Crate and will see what you receive before you have to actually pay anything. No more random chances – you immediately see what you get and what you don’t. You can then opt to purchase the item you rolled on for the Loot Crate’s price. Until you do so, you will be unable to buy any other Loot Crate of the same type.

We hope that you will enjoy the offer and, as always:

See you on the battlefield!