Armored Warfare News

On the 3rd of September 2020, starting from 08:00 CEST, the server will not be available for two hours due to the planned server maintenance.



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

Commanders!

The summer of 2020 is almost over – and what an exciting summer it was. Between the pandemic, riots and murder hornets, perhaps too exciting. Nevertheless, it’s high time to get back to school desks to learn a thing or two.



Military service too is mostly about learning and training, which is why we’ve prepared for you a gift consisting of a camouflage and decals connected to various training units and exercises. It contains:

• Czechoslovak camouflage
• United States Army Armor School decal
• Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation decal
• 460th "Bnei Or" Armor Brigade (IDF armor training unit)

The Czechoslovak camouflage is based on a real-life camo from the 1960s and 1970s that appeared on Czechoslovak T-54 and T-55 tanks during various exercises. You can read more in a dedicated article.



The United States Army Armor School is a training facility and unity located in Fort Benning, Georgia. It was founded in 1940 under the supervision of General Adna Chaffee and continues to exist to this day, preparing the crews for various U.S. armored vehicles such as the Abrams, Bradley or the Stryker.



The Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is also a military school, located in Moscow, where future Russian officers are trained for various kinds of service, including armor. It was formed in 1998 by unifying three considerably older institutions and therefore also has a long tradition going as far as 1918. Before its establishment, armor training was conducted at the Malinovsky Military Armored Forces Academy, a Soviet era training facility in Moscow, which was founded in 1932.



And last but not least, there’s the 460th "Bnei Or" Armor Brigade of the IDF. The name stands for “Sons of Light” and it was established in 1974, shortly after the Yom Kippur War. Its actual tradition is even older though as the first Israeli tanker training unit was founded in 1948 and the brigade continues to walk in its footsteps. The unit is currently based in the Shizafon Camp military base north of Eilat and is known to operate, amongst other vehicles, the Merkava Mk.4 Main Battle Tanks.



You can obtain the gift until September 3, 2020 on MY.GAMES Market.



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

See you on the battlefield!

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 AFT-10, QN-506, Type 96B, Type 90, WZ-1224, Chinese camouflages and other goodies)
• Eastern-themed (with Object 640, T-72B3, BMPT Mod.2000, Object 187, Object 279, Russian Airborne camouflages and other goodies)
• Western-themed (with Altay, Leclerc T40, Marder 2, BWP-2000, Chieftain Mk.11, German 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!

We are pleased to present our September Wallpaper, available in a number of different sizes to fit your PC's monitor!



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Commanders!

Today, we’d like to tell you more about another historical camouflage that will become available in September. This time, we’ll be introducing the iconic Volna (“Wave”) camouflage from Russia.



This was a non-standard camouflage from 1996 and 1997, painted on a unique T-80BV MBT serving in the town of Sertolovo in the Vsevolozhsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia (unlike the city of Saint Petersburg, the area retained its Leningrad name from the Soviet times).

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The camouflage was very likely a one-off piece of art. It imitates the wave shimmer pattern on a dark blue background. The “shimmer” pattern is likely air-brushed.



One might be asking though, what’s the point of painting a service MBT this way?

The answer is, most likely, promotion. On the video linked above, the tank can be seen driving around with people in civilian clothing. This is, of course, something many countries do to promote their militaries and Russia is no exception. It’s not an official service camouflage, but your T-80B would look really cool in it.







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