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Commanders!

Aside from the Ridgway skin, we’ve prepared another piece of American history for you in the form of the U.S. Airborne camouflage.



This camouflage had been seen on several U.S. Airborne Sheridans in the early 1980s, before it got replaced by the 1986 universal NATO pattern that would be used during Operation Just Cause. The basic layout remains the same – three irregular stripes, one of which is quite narrow. The colors in this case are two shades of green, black and sand.



The pattern in the game is based on the M551TTS Sheridan of the 73rd Armor Regiment (82nd Airborne), as seen during Operation Ocean Venture. This was a 1984 military exercise that took place in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, aimed at demonstrating the U.S. capability to keep the Caribbean shipping lines open. The Sheridan in question landed at Vieques Island in Puerto Rico.



As the text above suggests, this camouflage will fit your Sheridan nicely, although applying it to the Buford, or even Thunderbolt, will also work. And, as always, the camouflage will be available for all three environments.

The second asset we’ve prepared for you is the brown Field Drab base paint.



Field Drab is one of the basic colors used in multiple American camouflages and you can combine it with various striped patterns available for free in the game to produce interesting results.

We hope that you will enjoy these additions to Armored Warfare and, as always:

See you on the battlefield!

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Commanders!

This week, we are offering you an opportunity to boost your Battle Path progress and get that main prize you know you want – the Stridsvagn 2000 Tier 10 Premium Main Battle Tank!



The following Battle Coin bundles are available:

• 1.000 Battle Coins (10% off)
• 5.000 Battle Coins (15% off)
• 10.000 Battle Coins (25% off)
• 25.000 Battle Coins (35% off)
• 50.000 Battle Coins (45% off)

Battle Coins can be used for a number of things, including:

• Force-completing Battle Path missions
• Progressing through Battle Path levels
• Purchasing the CV90120 Ghost blueprints from the Shop

Please note: In order to use Battle Coins, you need to obtain the access to the Northern Wind Battle Path.



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

See you on the battlefield!

Commanders!

The Kornet-D1 is now also available in Loot Crates!

The Kornet-D1 Tank Destroyer was one of the proposed variants for the BMD-4M chassis. As a dedicated tank hunter, it was supposed to be armed with two Kornet ATGM quad launchers, providing the Russian Airborne forces with long-range tank-killing capabilities. The project was launched in 2013 but the vehicle never reached the prototype stage with the program likely being canceled in 2018. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.



In Armored Warfare, the Kornet-D1 is a Tier 10 Premium Tank Destroyer and a tracked counterpart to the wheeled Kornet-EM progression vehicle. It is only lightly armed but also very stealthy and its lack of vision range is compensated by the ability to deploy a Sniper. Additionally, when configured properly, the vehicle is capable of launching two missiles at once, making it incredibly deadly against any target, especially at long ranges.

This vehicle is available via Loot Crates, which drop Kornet-D1 parts. Collect 100 Kornet-D1 parts from these Loot Crates to assemble the whole vehicle.



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

See you on the battlefield!

Commanders!

For this year’s U.S. Independence Day celebration, we’ve prepared a special skin that we’d like to tell you about today. This skin will belong to one of the best Light Tanks in the game, the Tier 9 M8 Thunderbolt II. Now, you might be thinking – this is supposed to be a historical skin, how come you’re making it for a vehicle that had never seen service before its development was unceremoniously canceled in the 1990s?



The answer is more complicated than that. Let’s start with the vehicle first. The XM8 by FMC was designed in the 1980s and the early 1990s to compete in the ill-fated Armored Gun System contest in order to replace the aging Sheridan, which had been in service since the Vietnam War. The whole history behind the program is described in this dedicated article but, long story short, it was canceled in 1996 following the budget cuts after the fall of the Soviet Union.

The prototype would eventually re-surface in 2003 and 2006, this time with a 120mm gun – this was the Thunderbolt demonstrator, intended to piggyback on the War on Terror, since the U.S. Forces lacked a proper mobile firepower platform. But that’s neither here nor there – the important part was that the Thunderbolt was a direct descendant of the Armored Gun System program, which originated in the 1980s.



Let us, for a short while, return to the 1980s then, or rather to the end of that decade. In 1989, the U.S. military launched Operation Just Cause to depose Manuel Noriega, the leader of Panama, who had become very active in drug trafficking in the late 1980s and despite his ties to the CIA, he had outlived his usefulness. In this sense, the U.S. invasion of Panama was a clean-up operation and a police action with the Panamanian militias not being a match for the might of the U.S. Marines and the U.S. Airborne.

Armor-wise, 14 M551 Sheridan tanks were used in the operation with 10 air-dropped from low-flying C-130s at the Torrijos-Tocumen Airport shortly after its capture. Two were destroyed in the process. The other four Sheridans were transported to the area in secret a month prior to the operation.



These four took part in the attack on the Panamanian Defense Force HQ, also known as “the Comandancia”, and saw some of the toughest fighting in the operation. One of these four Sheridans was called “Airborne Thunder” and belonged to Company C of the 3rd Battalion, 73rd Armor Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. The tank survived the operation unscathed and would later participate in Operation Desert Storm before returning to the USA and finally being decommissioned. After its active service ended, it underwent a restoration process to make it look the way it did during Operation Just Cause and can now be seen at the U.S. Army Airborne and Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Now to bring those two stories together, our skin is based on the following premise: “What if the U.S. Airborne had been equipped with the Armored Gun System vehicles – in this case, the M8 – at the time of the Panama invasion?”

Naturally, this is all a bit anachronistic. The operation took place in 1989 while the first prototype was only unveiled in 1993. Furthermore, the 120mm version would appear a decade later. Perhaps the actual armor developers in the Armored Warfare universe were fast enough to make the vehicle appear four, five years earlier?



The truth is, in this case, we decided mostly based on player feedback. The Thunderbolt is a more popular vehicle than the Buford and we wanted to give you not only an interesting backstory, but also a practical skin that could be used on everyday basis.

As you can see, aside from improving its overall quality, we adjusted the Thunderbolt model with numerous smaller details. The tank now bears the standard 1986 NATO camouflage that was painted by the museum staff over the original sand color, since the actual Airborne Thunder Sheridan participated in Operation Desert Storm.



At places, you can see the original sand color shining through.



The gun proudly bears the name Airborne Thunder, with the tactical markings of the 82nd Airborne Division, 73rd Armor Regiment and 3rd Battalion painted on the lower frontal and rear plates of the vehicle.



The turret of the vehicle is covered with various ammo boxes and items belonging to its crew.



And, last but not least, .50cal anti-aircraft machinegun position is armored with extra anti-bullet plates, much like on the Sheridan.

With all that being said, only one thing remains to be explained – the name.

The tank is, of course, named after General Matthew Ridgway, the commander of, amongst many other things, the 82nd Airborne Division during the Second World War. But that’s not all there’s to it.



General Ridgway passed away in 1993, leading to some speculations that the next Light Tank for the Airborne would be name after him. This wasn’t the case and, to our knowledge, was never the plan, but, as it turns out, the source of these rumors was the notorious combatreform.org website, best known for Mike Sparks, a tireless crusader against the Stryker platform and a proponent of the M113 Gavin.



Despite the Gavin being an old running joke in western tank enthusiast circles, we find the whole meme endearing and the M8 Ridgway is as much a nod to combatreform.org, as it is to the bravery of General Ridgway.

We hope that you will enjoy the skin as well as the other items coming with it and, as always:

See you on the battlefield!

Commanders!

Today we’ve prepared the following items for you:

• Swedish bundle with real-life Swedish camouflages
• Finnish bundle with a real-life Finnish camouflage and epic titles
• Norwegian bundle with real-life Scandinavian camouflages and unit insignia
• Danish bundle with real-life Danish camouflage and base paint
• Legacy bundles with older Premium vehicles with skins
• Object 490 Tier 10 Premium Main Battle Tank
• BM Oplot Tier 9 Premium Main Battle Tank
• M-95 Degman Tier 8 Premium Main Battle Tank
• Camouflage Loot Crate with Spirithaven Raid skins

Between June 24 and July 1, 2021, the following items will be available:


[h2]Swedish Bundle[/h2]


Despite its neutrality, Sweden is one of the premiere arms manufacturers in the world and has a powerful standing army to boot. Even though the country is not a part of the NATO, much of its vehicle fleet is compatible with western tech and the country now operates the Leopard 2 MBT (under the name Stridsvagn 122) as well as several CV90 variants. This bundle includes several camouflages tied to Sweden as well as a special player title.



The bundle consists of:

• Scandinavian Summer camouflage (read more)
• Scandinavian Winter camouflage (read more)
• Swedish Export camouflage (read more)
• Swedish Urban camouflage (as seen on various CV90 prototypes)
• Swedish Flag decal
• Player title “Viking”

[h2]Finnish Bundle[/h2]


Finland has a long and interesting history of unique relationships with its neighbors, especially with Russia. Its position of neutrality after the Second World War allowed it to buy the best from both worlds with both eastern and western vehicles used by its powerful military. This bundle includes a Finnish camouflage that will look great on your BMP-2s, T-72M1s and Leopards, a Finnish Armed Forces roundel decal as well as two player titles.



The bundle consists of:

• Finnish camouflage (read more)
• Scandinavian Summer camouflage (read more)
• Scandinavian Winter camouflage (read more)
• Scandinavian base paint (read more)
• Finnish Armed Forces Roundel decal
• Player title “Hackapelite”
• Player title “White Death”

[h2]Norwegian Bundle[/h2]


Unlike Sweden, Norway is a part of the NATO with its units regularly taking part in operations abroad. One of the elite units of the Norwegian military is the famous Telemark Battalion of Mechanized Infantry and this bundle includes two items tied to it as well as the Scandinavian camouflages used by Norway and a Norwegian base paint, as seen on a Telemark Leopard deployed to Estonia in 2017.



The bundle consists of:

• Scandinavian Summer camouflage (read more)
• Scandinavian Winter camouflage (read more)
• Scandinavian base paint (read more)
• Telemark Battalion decal
• Telemark Battalion flag
• Player title “Einheri”

[h2]Danish Bundle[/h2]


And last but definitely not least, we have Denmark, the army equipped with some of the best military hardware there is, including the Leopard 2A7DK Main Battle Tank. Aside from its simple but unique camouflage, this bundle contains a Danish player title, the Scandinavian base paint and a decal.



The bundle consists of:

• Danish camouflage (read more)
• Scandinavian base paint (read more)
• Danish 1st Armored Battalion decal
• Player title “Thrice-Hearted” (referring to the Holger Danske legend)

[h2]Legacy Bundles[/h2]


For this offer, we've added several bundles with older Premium vehicles with fixed skins with major discounts.



These bundles include:

• Merc edition
• Fox edition
• Wolf edition
• Black Eagle edition
• Leopard 2AV Predator
• Merkava Mk.2D Storm
• BMPT Mod.2000 Sapphire

Please note that the skins on these vehicles cannot be removed.






[h2]Object 490[/h2]


The Object 490 Main Battle Tank was an advanced concept from the waning days of the Soviet Union. Designed in the 1980s, it represented a radical departure from the MBT paradigm. Its distinct wedge-like shape, along with the fact that the crew was located in the back, offered unparalleled levels of protection. But the most interesting part of the design was its double suspension paired with two engines, allowing the vehicle to stay mobile even after suffering significant damage. However, the conclusion of the Cold War put an end to this design, along with many other advanced Soviet projects. You can learn more about this vehicle in our dedicated article.

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In Armored Warfare, the Object 490 Tier 10 Premium MBT is perhaps the best armored vehicle in the game. It’s a true behemoth that is almost impossible to slow down, let alone knock out, and concentrated effort is required to stop one of these things when encountering them on the battlefield. The combination of extremely thick armor and a powerful 152mm gun makes this tank incredibly deadly, even though these advantages are balanced by its mediocre agility and the fact that its gun is only forward facing. This MBT is ideal for you if you prefer slow, methodical advances while dealing massive amounts of damage with each shot. If you keep your flanks secure, you’ll be all but impossible to stop.

The Object 490 MBT is available in our Web Shop via Loot Crates. Collect 100 blueprint pieces from these crates to obtain the vehicle.






[h2]BM Oplot[/h2]


The Oplot is a heavily upgraded T-84 Ukrainian Main Battle Tank, which is based on an older design called T-80UD. It is currently the best tank the Ukrainian military industry can offer. You can read more about its history in our dedicated article.

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In Armored Warfare, the BM Oplot is a Tier 9 Premium Main Battle Tank with a playstyle similar to the T-80U. Power-wise, it’s roughly on par with the T-90MS of the same Tier, but it has a very unique ability. Its advanced Duplet armor consists of several ERA layers, making it able to negate more than one HEAT shell impact. It takes several precise hits aimed at the same location to break through it, making it a very resistant vehicle on the battlefield.






[h2]M-95 Degman[/h2]


The M-95 Degman is an advanced Croatian prototype MBT, developed during the 1990s and 2000s. It is based on the previous Yugoslavian project, the Vihor MBT, which in turn has its roots in the improved T-72M series produced in former Yugoslavia. You can read more about its history in a dedicated article.



In Armored Warfare, the tank is relatively fast and fairly agile while carrying some potent firepower for its Tier. In fact, its owners can choose from two powerful guns:

• 125mm 2A46 Russian-style smoothbore gun, known from many Russian MBTs
• 120mm CTG NATO-style smoothbore gun that you know from the Challenger 1 Falcon MBT

It’s worth noting that the 120mm shells have higher penetration values and the gun can also fire Falarick ATGMs while the 125mm gun has higher damage per shot. Both guns will feature good handling as well as overall performance to offset the vehicle’s weakness, which is its mediocre armor. The Degman must rely on its mobility and firepower to survive, making it an ideal vehicle for aggressive, daring players.






[h2]Camouflage Loot Crate[/h2]


Today, we’re launching another Camouflage Loot Crate on MY.GAMES Market.



As its name suggests, this new Loot Crate contains various camouflages and skins. This iteration contains the following new ones:

• Skin: Kraken (K2)
• Skin: Archangel (XM1A3)
• Skin: Revenant (Wilk XC-8)
• Skin: Hellbeast (Leclerc T4)

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!