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Offer: Western Firepower

Commanders!

This week, we’ve prepared another set of attractive items for you:
  • Challenger 2 Streetfighter II Tier 10 Premium Main Battle Tank
  • Leclerc T40 Tier 9 Premium Tank Destroyer
  • Leopard 2 Revolution Tier 8 Premium Main Battle Tank
  • Marder 2 Tier 8 Premium Armored Fighting Vehicle
  • AMX 10 RCR Tier 8 Premium Tank Destroyer
  • Kampfpanzer 70 Tier 6 Premium Main Battle Tank
  • Rise of the Dragon Loot Crate
Between November 3 and 10, 2022, the following items will be available:

 
[h2]Challenger 2 Streetfighter II[/h2]
 

The Streetfighter II is an upgrade program to overhaul the venerable Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank for the conditions of modern battlefields, especially urban combat. It features a number of improvements and extra components, most notably a dozer blade, a Brimstone ATGM twin launcher and an advanced camera system by Elbit. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.



In Armored Warfare, the Challenger 2 Streetfighter is a Tier 10 Premium Main Battle Tank. Its main advantages include excellent frontal armor (enhanced by the presence of its dozer blade covering its lower frontal plate), increased ramming damage and long range lethality, courtesy of a powerful ATGM launcher. Whether you desire to bring the fighting up close or support other MBTs at distance, the Streetfighter’s got your back.

The Challenger 2 Streetfighter II Tier 10 Premium MBT is available in our Web Shop via Loot Crates. Collect 100 blueprint pieces from these crates to obtain the vehicle.

 

 

 
[h2]Leclerc T40[/h2]
 

Sometimes called the French Terminator, this vehicle was designed on the Leclerc MBT chassis with one purpose in mind – to accompany tanks and fight off infantry attacks the same way as the Russian BMPT series does. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.



In Armored Warfare, the Leclerc T40 is a Tier 9 Premium Tank Destroyer. It offers you a combination of a durable hull, rapid-fire 40mm automatic cannon and, most importantly, the Javelin missile system. Simply right-click the target, wait until it becomes locket and fire the Javelin ATGM – it will home itself on the target, attacking its weak roof armor. Thanks to this ability, the Leclerc T40 is one of the most destructive vehicles in the game.

Clicking the link below will open the game’s launcher. Please select the Market option on the left and select Armored Warfare to access this offer.

 

 

 
[h2]Leopard 2 Revolution[/h2]
 

The Leopard 2 Revolution is a continuation of the older Evolution upgrade, intended to improve the performance of the older variants of the Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank in order to make it excel even on the battlefields of the 21st century. The improvements include a comprehensive armor upgrade, ROSY soft-kill APS and smoke grenade launchers as well as an entire suite of cutting edge electronics. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.



In Armored Warfare, the Leopard 2 Revolution is a Tier 8 Main Battle Tank. It is not only well-armored, it also features an extremely accurate 120mm gun with advanced ammunition, allowing it to destroy its opponents at very long ranges, rivaling those of Tank Destroyers. The German tanks in general perform best at longer ranges and the Revolution is no exception.

Clicking the link below will open the game’s launcher. Please select the Market option on the left and select Armored Warfare to access this offer.

 

 

 
[h2]Marder 2[/h2]
 

The Marder 2 was an experimental German IFV, developed in the late 1980s to replace the aging Marder IFV. It featured more armor, a new turret and a brand-new Rheinmetall dual-caliber autocannon that could fire both 35mm and 50mm rounds. Despite its qualities, the vehicle was never accepted in service due to its high cost and because it was no longer needed because of the fall of the Soviet Union. A single surviving prototype can be found today in the Koblenz military collection. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.



In Armored Warfare, the Marder 2 is a Tier 8 Armored Fighting Vehicle. With its 44 tons, it’s one of the heaviest and toughest AFVs around. Unlike many other AFVs of its Tier, it is not armed with guided missiles, relying instead on its extremely powerful 50mm autocannon. This vehicle can also deploy Mechanized Infantry.

Clicking the link below will open the game’s launcher. Please select the Market option on the left and select Armored Warfare to access this offer.

 

 

 
[h2]AMX-10 RCR[/h2]
 

The AMX 10 RCR is the updated variant of the French AMX 10 RC fire support vehicle by GIAT, originally developed in the early 1980s. This light and nimble wheeled 6x6 AFV was armed with a 105mm gun, allowing it to knock out even armored targets at considerable distances. Over 200 of these aging vehicles were upgraded by Nexter in 2010 with improved armor and electronics, enabling them to fulfill modern battlefield tasks until their eventual replacement by the Jaguar. You can learn more about its history in our dedicated article!



In Armored Warfare, the AMX 10 RCR is a Tier 8 wheeled Premium Tank Destroyer. It’s incredibly agile with its wheeled chassis allowing it to outrun pretty much any enemy on the battlefield save for the fastest AFVs. Its gun accuracy is also top notch, making this vehicle perfect for sniper-style gameplay as its thin armor can’t protect it against enemy shells at close distances. This vehicle also comes with the Hydraulic Suspension active ability.

Clicking the link below will open the game’s launcher. Please select the Market option on the left and select Armored Warfare to access this offer.

 

 

 
[h2]Kampfpanzer 70[/h2]
 

The Kampfpanzer 70 is the German sibling of the MBT-70. Back in the 1960s, the Germans and the Americans cooperated on the creation of a new, highly advanced Main Battle Tank, armed with a powerful 152mm gun and cutting edge technology. The project was a failure and the tank was never adopted for several reasons, including an extremely high price. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.



In Armored Warfare, the Kampfpanzer 70 is a Tier 6 Premium Main Battle Tank, just like the MBT-70. Although both vehicles generally look the same way, there are some differences. For one, the Kampfpanzer 70 cannot fire the Shillelagh guided missiles, but can use HE ammunition, making it truly deadly against lightly armored opponents.

Clicking the link below will open the game’s launcher. Please select the Market option on the left and select Armored Warfare to access this offer.

 

 

 
[h2]Rise of the Dragon Loot Crate[/h2]
 

The Rise of the Dragon Loot Crate is now available. This Loot Crate contains Rise of the Dragon Battle Coins and Boosters.

  • Battle Coins are the primary currency of the Rise of the Dragon Battle Path campaign and are used to progress through it and to obtain its prizes.
  • Battle Coin Boosters are usable only during an active Battle Path and increase your Battle Coin income by 900 percent for two hours.

Please note that you have to obtain the access to a Battle Path to use both items.

Clicking the link below will open the game’s launcher. Please select the Market option on the left, select Armored Warfare and then the Chest section to access this offer.

 

 

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

See you on the battlefield!

Battle Path Bounty Hunt: ZBD-04A

Commanders!

We’d like to invite you to another round of the Bounty Hunt event, in which you will have the opportunity to hunt down some Armored Warfare members of staff or VIPs and destroy them in battle for amazing prizes! This time, we’ll be focusing on some Battle Path content and prizes.



On Thursday, November 3, 2022, between 19:30 and 20:30 CET, log in to Armored Warfare and play Tier 7 PvP.

We, the staff-members and moderators, will be joining the battles in our ZBD-04A Battle Path reward vehicles and if you manage to destroy one of us, you will be awarded with 1.000 Battle Coins.

The following staff and VIP’s will take part in the event:
  • ThePsychoCat
  • waidler
  • PanzerMarmelade
  • Tenam
  • Silentstalker

They will also identify themselves at the beginning of each battle by a chat message.

The rules of the contest are very simple:
  • Team-Killing will not win you a prize, unless you count a ban and contest disqualification
  • You don’t need to make a note of who you destroyed (although it doesn’t hurt); we’ll keep track
  • You can win as many times as you want, they are no limits per player
  • Rewards will be distributed after the end of the event
We look forward to seeing you on the battlefield!

Historical Skins – T-72 M1R

Commanders!

The second skin we’ve prepared for this year’s Polish Independence Day is the T-72 M1R skin for the T-72M1 Tier 5 Premium MBT (which will be available together with it).



Once again it is a skin belonging to a modern Polish MBT – relatively speaking, at least. Its history is closely related to the MBT trouble the Polish have been facing, much like the K2PL one.

As you probably know, Poland has been and still is a huge operator of various T-72 versions, from very basic stock T-72M and T-72M1 tanks from the socialism era to (again, relatively) modern PT-91s. And yes, all are obsolete to this day. The Polish have been facing difficulties with replacing all these Soviet era machines with modern vehicles for decades now and this has resulted in numerous stopgap measures such as the Puma upgrade program for the BWP-1 (Polish BMP-1) or the more recent BWP-1 with a Cockerill 1030 turret.



There have been many plans to finally remove at least the T-72M and T-72M1 tanks from service completely – the latest one from 2017 assumed they’d be completely removed by 2021. But the conflict in Eastern Europe has shown that there might still be a use for these old machines. As a result, the Polish modernized a certain number of T-72M and T-72M1 tanks to the T-72M1R standard (the R letter roughly means “refurbished”).



The name speaks for itself – a military consortium of three major industrial companies launched a refitting program for the old T-72 series tanks to bring them to a zero hour status by completely disassembling them and cleaning them up. Interestingly enough, both the refitted T-72Ms and T-72M1s are referred to as T-72 M1R so it is possible to see T-72 M1Rs with T-72M turrets.



Most of the vehicle tech was left untouched (aside from replacing whatever needed to be replaced), the upgrades to the vehicle are relatively light. They include:
  • New digital starter for the original 780hp engine
  • Replacing the old IR sights with modern Polish ones
  • New PCT-72 gunner optics featuring the Polish KLW-1 Asteria third generation thermal imager (that’s the most visible part of the overhaul)
  • Polish FONET communication equipment
  • Rudimentary Battlefield Management System
  • Overhauled turret stowage space

The program was launched in 2019 with the plan being to upgrade roughly 300 old service vehicles until 2025 (although the amount was reduced to 230-250 due to the costs associated with it). The first eight vehicles were delivered in December 2019.



This tank came to the forefront of military enthusiast interest in 2022 as a high amount of these tanks were packed and shipped to Ukraine as military aid between March and May. The exact number of T-72 M1R tanks sent to Ukraine is unknown – possibly a dozen. Other T-72M and T-72M1 tanks have been sent as well (including those from other countries) so tracking the exact performance and losses is all but impossible. Some were even refitted with Kontakt-1 ERA by the Ukrainians, making the identification even more difficult. It’s estimated that about two hundred tanks were sent by Poland alone and many have been destroyed already (including at least one T-72 M1R).



With that being said, the T-72 M1R skin is not based on any combat vehicle – this one’s for Poland. It bears no specific insignia either – just the plain modern camouflage paintjob. Speaking of camouflages, this year, we’ll have the classic Polish military camouflage for you – a combination of dark brown, green and black.



Along with it we’ll have the following decals:
  • Scorpion
  • Raven
  • Wolverine
  • Bear

These are based on real-life insignia belonging to various battalions of Polish armored units. The fifth decal is an insignia belonging to a unit called 1 Batalion Czołgów im. płk. Józefa Koczwary 21 Brygady Strzelców Podhalańskich (1st Tank Battalion of the 21st Brigade), the first unit to receive the American Abrams tanks.

There will also be a player avatar and a new player title “Zmech” (Polish for Mechanized Infantryman). And that’s it. In future articles, we’ll take a look at some of the free, amazing Alps-themed winter content we’ll have for you in December. Until then:

See you on the battlefield!

Update 0.40 Now Available

Commanders!

We are happy to announce that the Update 0.40 is now available!



[h2]List of Update 0.40 Changes[/h2]

Wages of Sin PvE Mission

In this update, we’re introducing a new PvE mission called Wages of Sin. Unlike the other PvE missions, this one takes place in 2028 and represents the final stage of the Perihelion event which concluded some time ago (and which will return, only in another form). This mission’s been in development for quite some time and we hope you’ll enjoy it. You can read about the basic concept in our dedicated article and about the latest updates about it in a recent developer diary. The map is available for Tiers 7 to 10.

Beware – this mission is quite difficult. Do not attempt it unprepared.

General Changes
  • Osório now has the correct crew amount (increased from 3 to 4)
  • Osório crew can now be wounded
  • Historical skins no longer support decals
  • Fixed several smaller visual issues
  • Fixed several smaller localization issues
  • Added numerous assets for future events
See you on the battlefield!

Server Maintenance

On the 2nd of November 2022, starting from 8:00 CET, the server will not be available for 4 hours due to a planned server maintenance.



Please note that the maintenance can be extended beyond the abovementioned timeframe. We apologize for the inconvenience.

The in-game Global Chat is still temporarily disabled. To communicate with the community, please visit our Discord channel.