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Offer: Type 99A2-140, QN-506, Iron Crate

Commanders!

This week, we’ve prepared another set of attractive items for you along with 20% bonus to Credit income for every battle:
  • Type 99A2-140 Tier 10 Premium Main Battle Tank
  • QN-506 Tier 9 Premium Tank Destroyer
  • Type 96B Tier 8 Premium Main Battle Tank
  • Iron Crate
Between August 6 and August 13, 2020, the following items will be available:


[h2]Type 99A2-140[/h2]


The Type 99A2-140 is an experimental version of the most advanced Chinese Main Battle Tank in existence – the Type 99A. Unlike its production counterpart, however, it is not armed with a 125mm smoothbore, but massive 140mm smoothbore cannon. This is a theoretical upgrade to the vehicle – while the People’s Republic of China was considering upgrading the firepower of its Main Battle Tanks to face latest western and Russian MBT models, a 140mm gun was never installed on this chassis and was only mentioned in passing by certain Chinese sources. Now, however, your enemies will have the opportunity to experience what such a vehicle with you in command would be like to face in battle!



In Armored Warfare, the Type 99A2-140 is a rather unique Tier 10 Premium Main Battle Tank. It is essentially a version of the progression Type 99A2 Tier 10 MBT with one difference – the 140mm gun, trading its rate of fire for penetration and single shell damage. It is very fast and mobile (with its maximum speed being well over 90 km/h), protected by ERA and APS both and capable of using an acceleration-boosting active ability that pushes its engine far beyond the limits of common Main Battle Tanks. If used right, the vehicle is extremely deadly and one of the best Tier 10 MBTs on the battlefields of Armored Warfare.

The Type 99A2-140 MBT is available in our Web Shop via Loot Crates. Collect 100 blueprint pieces from these crates to obtain the vehicle.






[h2]QN-506[/h2]


The QN-506 fire support vehicle is a Chinese attempt to design a cheap, export-oriented alternative to the Russian BMPT series. Instead of converting a second or third generation MBT, the engineers at Wuhan Guide Infrared Co., Ltd., likely to keep the vehicle as affordable as possible, opted to base their project on the Type 59 MBT, which is, in its basic form anyway, a copy of the old Soviet T-55 medium tank from the late 1950s. They jam-packed it with cutting edge electronics and a number of weapon systems, including ATGMs, an automatic cannon or smaller caliber rockets. However, despite the use of an unmanned turret, the protection levels of this vehicle are still quite low and, so far, there haven’t been any signs of interest in the QN-506. You can learn more about this vehicle in our dedicated article.

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In Armored Warfare, the QN-506 is a Premium Tier 9 Tank Destroyer that gameplay-wise resembles the popular BMPT series. However, unlike the Russian Terminators, it has a number of interesting features including tree different weapon systems (30mm cannon, 70mm unguided rockets and 151mm ATGMs) and loitering recon ammunition flying towards the end of a map and spotting everything in its path. The last ability is unique to the QN-506 and makes it one of the most potent support vehicles on the battlefield.






[h2]Type 96B[/h2]


The Type 96B MBT, as its name suggests, is an evolution of the Type 96A, featuring such elements as an upgraded fire control system and a much more powerful engine, resulting in considerably better mobility and speed. Unlike the Type 96A, however, the Type 96B is a prototype, designed for the Chinese military team to use during the annual Tank Biathlon event in Russia. In 2017, the Chinese team won the second place, being defeated only by Russia. You can learn more about its history in our dedicated article!



In Armored Warfare, the Type 96B is a Tier 8 Premium Main Battle Tank. Gameplay-wise, it’s very agile and fast for its class and uses advanced ammunition, making it highly suitable for players who prefer mobility over armor protection, even though it can take a lot of punishment as well.






[h2]Iron Crate[/h2]


We’ve prepared for you an additional offer this week. Between August 6 and August 13, 2020, the Iron Crate will be available on MY.GAMES Market with 50% discount!



The mechanics are very simple. This crate allows you to win one of the vehicles listed in its description (or its value in Gold if you have it already). For a full list, please visit the MY.GAMES Market Iron Crate page.





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

See you on the battlefield!

Maintenance - August 6

On the 6th of August, starting from 8:00 CEST (5th of August, 11 PM PDT), the server will not be available for 5 hours due to the application of Update 0.32.7198



[h2]List of Update 0.32.7198 Changes[/h2]
 
  • Fixed some localization issues

Historical Camouflages - Germany

Commanders!

It’s been a while since we introduced four different German historical camouflages, but we never talked about them in detail and since all four will become available again in August, we thought we’d tell you more.



Four German camouflages are available. The first two both represent the standard post-1985 NATO pattern used by the Bundeswehr – one of them is a classic brush paintjob while the other one is spray-painted. Since both camouflages are essentially similar, they are offered together for the price of one standard camouflage. Additionally, please note that the camouflages are visually similar to the previously introduced French ones since both France and West Germany were using the same NATO pattern.





The third pattern is a summer camouflage from the late 1970s, as it appeared on the earliest German Leopard 2 service tanks. If you desire to drive a correctly painted historical vehicle, the Leopard 2 MBT is the perfect candidate for this paintjob.



And last but not least, there’s the German PSO camouflage.



PSO stands for “Peace Support Operations” and is the name of a prototype Leopard 2 variant that appeared during the War on Terror era in 2006. The tank itself was modified for urban warfare and the camouflage reflects that fact, consisting of greenish, ochre and white tiles in order to better blend in with such environments.



These camouflages are usable on all vehicles and in all environments. We do hope you’ll enjoy them and, as always:

See you on the battlefield

Historical Camouflages - Czechoslovakia

Commanders!

Today, we’d like to tell you more about a historical camouflage that will become available in September.



This is a four-tone Czechoslovak camouflage from the 1960s to 1970s and has a somewhat interesting story outside of its actual historical use. Czechoslovakia has always been a bit of a mess camouflage-wise as, much like in the Soviet Union, there wasn’t just one unified pattern to use on all vehicles. There were several approved variants but the most common solution to camouflage was just to pain thin black lines on various vehicles over their basic khaki paint and that was pretty much it.



More elaborate camouflages definitely existed and the one we’re presenting today was one of them, but they weren’t very common and appeared mostly during various joint Warsaw Pact exercises in order to impress the other nations. This particular camouflage appeared on Czechoslovak T-54 and T-55 Medium Tanks in the 1960s, but what made it famous was, of all things, a toy, representing a “Czechoslovak T-55, Vltava region, 1978.” An image of this toy appeared on various tank gaming forums and quickly became very popular especially amongst the Czech community simply because it’s a beautiful camouflage. And that’s the main reason we decided to implement it.



Like we mentioned before, this camouflage of course existed in real life as well. It consists of a khaki background with brown, dark green and white stripes over it. The stripes were painted over the base paint of the vehicle with washable colors. Some variants even had black stripes included. The name we’ve given it (Vltava), however, is not historical.



This camouflage will be usable on all vehicles and for all environments. We do hope you’ll enjoy it and, as always:

See you on the battlefield

New Loot Crates Now Available

Commanders!

This month, we’re launching another series of special Loot Crates in MY.GAMES Market that offer you a chance to win some of the most coveted vehicles in the game.



These crates are:
  • Asian-themed (with Battle Coins, Type 99A2-140, QN-506, K21, Type 90, WZ-1224, camouflages and other goodies)
  • Eastern-themed (with Battle Coins, Armata 152, T-72B3, BMPT Mod.2017, Object 187, Object 279, camouflages and other goodies)
  • Western-themed (with Battle Coins, Altay, Abrams AGDS, Leopard Revolution, BWP-2000, Chieftain Mk.11, American camouflages and other goodies)

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). 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. You will find everything from in-game currency packs to consumables and exclusive skins that can only be found in these chests!

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!