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Now Available: Special Operation “Lone Star”

Commanders!

The second chapter of the new Black Company Special Operation series, “Lone Star”, is now available.

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The mission begins pretty much where Rate of Decay left off – our heroes have reached Port Houston, a city occupied by Clayburn Industries. Andrew Clayburn left for Europe to take care of business in Britain and left Sebastian Grimm in charge of the operations. The plan is simple – hijack a ship to escape the corporation-occupied United States of America and to slip out of Clayburn’s grasp once more.

For more information about the background, please visit our earlier article.

It’s also bringing the following features:

  • 28 new Achievements
  • Reward camouflage: Lone Star
  • Reward avatar: Cowboy
  • 6 new reward decals


We’re already hard at work on the next mission but for now enjoy this one and, as always:

See you on the battlefield!

Server Maintenance

On the 22nd of August 2024, starting from 8:00 CEST, the server will not be available for 5 hours due to a planned server maintenance.



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

Offer: EBRC Jaguar

Today we’ve prepared the following items for you:

  • EBRC Jaguar Tier 10 Premium Armored Fighting Vehicle
  • Leopard 2 Revolution Tier 8 Premium Main Battle Tank
  • Leclerc T40 Tier 9 Premium Tank Destroyer
  • Marder 2 Tier 8 Premium Armored Fighting Vehicle
  • WWO Wilk Tier 8 Premium Tank Destroyer
  • T-72M2 Wilk Tier 6 Premium Main Battle Tank
  • Tales from the Dark Loot Crate


Between August 15 and August 22, 2024, the following items will be available:


[h2]EBRC JAGUAR[/h2]

The Jaguar is a part of the Scorpion program, launched to develop France’s next generation of armored fighting vehicles. In this program, the Jaguar fulfills the role of a light recon and fire support vehicle. It combines cutting edge technology with high speed and excellent firepower. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.



In Armored Warfare, the Jaguar is a Tier 10 Premium Armored Fighting Vehicle. It’s fast, light and an amazing scout, but it can also hold its own in combat thanks to its 40mm cannon, guided missiles and active suspension.

The Jaguar Tier 10 Premium AFV is available in our Web Shop via Loot Crates. Collect 100 blueprint pieces from these crates to obtain the vehicle.




[h3]T-72M2 Wilk[/h3]

The T-72M2 Wilk (Polish for “Wolf”) is one of the results of the Polish attempts from the late 1980s to upgrade its aging fleet of T-72M1 tanks in order to provide an effective counterpart to the western Leopard 2 and Abrams MBTs. The Polish development program resulted in several prototypes built between 1987 and 1990, featuring a more powerful engine, better Fire Control System and a Polish ERAWA explosive reactive armor kit. The Wilk program was concluded in 1990 but the lessons learned from it were used in the construction of the Polish PT-91 Main Battle Tank. You can learn more about its history in our dedicated article!



In Armored Warfare, the T-72M2 Wilk is a Tier 6 Main Battle Tank. It’s based on the T-72M1, which is an export version of the T-72A. That, along with improved mobility and the ERAWA ERA kit, puts it one tier above its predecessor. Performance-wise, it’s comparable to the T-72B Main Battle Tank with its experimental Polish DRAWA FCS and the improved autoloader increasing its performance.
This bundle is available in our Web Shop.



 
[h3]WWO Wilk[/h3]

The WWO Wilk is the second Polish vehicle of Armored Warfare named after the ferocious pack animal. It is a fire support variant of the Rosomak, replacing the original IFV turret with the Cockerill CT-CV one, armed with a 105mm gun. A prototype of this vehicle was built and tested in 2012. After passing the tests, it was offered to the Polish Armed Forces but failed to catch its attention despite the excellent trial results. You can learn more about its history in our dedicated article!



In Armored Warfare, the WWO Wilk is a Tier 8 Tank Destroyer. A lower tier counterpart to the existing progression vehicle Wilk XC8, its mobility is comparable to other vehicles using the Rosomak platform, while its 105mm gun firepower allows it to compete with such vehicles as the American Stryker.
This bundle is available in our Web Shop.




[h3]Leclerc T40[/h3]

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. 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.
This bundle is available in our Web Shop.




[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.

This bundle is available in our Web Shop.




[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.

This bundle is available in our Web Shop.




[h2]Tales From the Dark Loot Crate[/h2]

The Tales from the Dark Loot Crate is now available. This Loot Crate contains Tales from the Dark Battle Coins and Boosters.

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  • Battle Coins are the primary currency of the Tales from the Dark 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.

This bundle is available in our Web Shop.



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

See you on the battlefield!

Server Maintenance

On the 15th of August 2024, starting from 8:00 CEST, 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.

Historical Skins – Australian Boxer CRV

Commanders!

We’re always working on new content and one of the skins that we will introduce in the near future is one called Australian Boxer.



This skin for the Boxer CRV Tier 9 Premium AFV will make it look like an actual Australian Boxer. The Boxer won the contract for the LAND 400 Phase 2 program that sought to replace the aging ASLAV vehicles (MOWAG Piranha III variant for Australia) that have been in service since the early 1990s. The LAND 400 program has been in work since the mid-2000s – the initial Request for Information was issued in 2006 with another, more detailed one following in 2009. The program included several phases:

  • Phase 1 was the initial 2006-2009 market evaluation
  • Phase 2 was the acquisition of ASLAV replacement
  • Phase 3 was the new IFV program (recently won by the Korean AS21 Redback)


Phase 2 was launched in the December of 2015. By the summer of 2016, two most likely to succeed candidates were selected – Rheinmetall with its Boxer and BAE with its Patria AMV version called AMV 35. Further evaluations took place between 2017 and 2018. The winner – Rheinmetall – was announced in the March of 2018.



Simultaneously, the contract was reduced from the original 225 to 211 vehicles and signed in August of the same year (for 211 vehicles and 12 spare combat modules). The first 25 vehicles would be made in Germany, the rest in Australia. The contract would comprise of:

  • 133 CRV vehicles (fire support and recon Boxers)
  • 13 multi-purpose vehicles
  • 15 command vehicles
  • 29 JFS vehicles (basically lightly armed scouts)
  • 10 recovery vehicles
  • 11 repair vehicles


The vehicles are to be built until 2026 (the first ones were delivered in 2019).



Our skin is painted with the proper Australian camouflage (called AusTac) and features some neat details such as a different rear part, the rear turret stowage basket, or a towing cable in the front.



It also bears the proper markings and license plates as well as the vehicle name on its right side – “Bogan”.

Installing the skin will also unlock and install all four overprogression modules:

  • Spall liner
  • Thermal imager
  • 30mm PELE
  • ATGM Targeting System (launches two missiles simultaneously)


We hope that you will like the skin and, as always:

See you on the battlefield!