World of Tanks Blitz News

Fate ruthlessly compels seasoned veterans and upstart rookies to take up arms. A dangerous journey awaits each one of them—100 fierce battles! Succeed and the WZ Blaze steel dragon, and other rewards, may become yours! Don't forget... skill determines everything...

From August 4 to August 14, fight 100 battles in Tier V–X vehicles. For every 10 Combat XP, you'll receive 1 Case. Use iconshell Cases to complete stages on the event screen and receive boosters, credits, Free XP, 3 days of Premium Account, a Lockbox Key, and, last but not least, the WZ Blaze!



[h2]Lockbox Key[/h2]
There's a Key among the stash of prizes. It will open a Smasher Lockbox, which can be earned by fighting battles in Tier V–X vehicles. The Smasher Lockbox may include the Tier VII Smasher heavy tank with a 4% drop chance or certificates for the Gravedigger, Tankenstein, or Scavenger, along with other rewards.
If you already have one of these vehicles, compensation will be 2,500 gold for the Smasher, Gravedigger, and Tankenstein and 250 gold for the Scavenger.



If you already have one of these vehicles, compensation will be 2,500 gold for the Smasher, Gravedigger, and Tankenstein and 250 gold for the Scavenger.
[h2]Schedule by server:[/h2]

• CIS: from August 4, 8:00 (MSK) to August 14, 8:00 (MSK)
  
• Europe: from August 4, 14:00 (CEST) to August 14, 14:00 (CEST)
  
• North America: from August 4, 6:00 (PT) / 9:00 (ET) to August 14, 6:00 (PT) / 9:00 (ET)
  
• Asia: from August 4, 4:00 (UTC+8) to August 14, 14:00 (UTC+8)
  

After August 14, no more Cases and Smasher Lockboxes will be added. But you will have three extra days to finish off the remaining stages by using gold at the rate of 1 = 1.

Summer Season has drawn to a close, but don't get too relaxed yet. That's because Summer Off-Season 2020 is rolling your way!
And this time, there will be even more chances to excel in tournament battles than before. Succeed against the competition and enjoy not just fame and mountains of rewards but also Coins that you can exchange for cool prizes in the game Store. Prizes include Premium Account time, coupons for vehicle research, and, most importantly, the rare M4A3E2 tank!
The M4A3E2 and other rewards can be acquired using Coins in the game Store from August 1 to August 31. Coins can be earned by scoring victories in the Off-Season Championship, Summer Off-Season tournaments, and Quick tournaments.
The detailed regulations of each tournament, as well as information about rewards, can be found in the description of the tournament in the game. Here's a brief overview of the season's main activities.
August 2–August 31
Battles for three vehicle categories: Tiers V–VI, VII–VIII, and IX–X
Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
Control mode: Mixed
Registration: Non-clan
Participate in non-clan Quick tournaments, hone your team battle skills, and earn Coins!
August 4—August 27
Every Tuesday and Thursday
Tier: X
Registration: Clan
Control mode: Mixed
Assemble a team and defend your clan's honor by fighting in the Summer Off-Season tournaments!
Competitions are held every Tuesday and Thursday. Rewards: credits and Coins.
August 29—August 30
Tier: X
Registration: Clan
Control mode: Mixed
Make your stand in the biggest summer off-season tournament. Put your combat skills to the test against the strongest players, securing a pile of gold, credits, and Coins along the way! There are no restrictions on registering for the Championship. Any team that submits an application can participate.
Note: the number of teams that can participate in the tournament is limited. So don't wait too long to sign up!
The M4A3E2 is an American Tier VI Collector medium tank. Although this vehicle accelerates and turns slower than its peers, it enjoys stronger frontal turret and hull armor. It's great for one-on-one duels against light and medium tanks as the protected front confidently deflects hits while its reliable gun with nice depression and elevation angles effectively returns fire.

Good luck on the battlefield!

It can smell diesel from a hundred kilometers. Fear leaking from damaged armor can attract a whole swarm. Already shivering with terror? It's understandable, especially when a predatory, torpedo-shaped nose is racing towards you. Fight back if you want the Shark to have more fun. But its scales may prove impossible to crack. And its teeth will shred your armor. You're simply a link in a food chain topped by the T54E2 Shark. Either accept it and embrace your fate or become a shark and decide who'll experience your razor-sharp bite!

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The thick sloped front survives the strongest hits, good dynamics help it quickly take favorable positions and lead heavy tanks on the attack, and the quick-firing gun punches holes through the enemy's armor. The new T54E2, clad in the Shark Legendary camouflage, is a beast that ruthlessly and effectively hunts enemy tanks.

Containers that may include the T54E2, the Shark camouflage, or other rewards will be available in the in-game Store until August 7.

Go on the hunt!

Tanks aren't afraid of a little dirt! Nor are they afraid of cosmic cold, solar wind, or even asteroids. Take part in Gravity Force and see for yourself!
The most astronomical game mode is back! Fight in the moon's gravity and float over the lunar surface on the Sea of Tranquility map! Take flight over the battlefield or send your enemies hurtling across the entire map!

Fight in Gravity Force mode from July 21 to July 25.
• CIS: from July 21, 10:00 (MSK) to July 25, 23:00 (MSK)
• Europe: from July 21, 10:00 (CEST) to July 25, 23:00 (CEST)
• North America: from July 21, 7:00 (PT) / 10:00 (ET) to July 25, 20:00 (PT) / 23:00 (ET)
• Asia: from July 21, 10:00 (UTC+8) to July 25, 23:00 (UTC+8)

To join a Gravity Force battle, select it in the menu next to the "Battle!" button.

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[h3]Download the new version from July 15![/h3]

[h2]To the North![/h2]

Welcome to Yukon! The surroundings feature snowy rocks, smoke drifting from a nearby sawmill chimney, quiet houses, and trees stretching up to the mountain tops.

This location is available for Tier IV–X vehicles in regular and rating battles.


[h3]ENJOY THE VIEW![/h3]

[h2]Let's Add More Color![/h2]

• The Valiant Legendary camouflage for the Vickers Light 105 was added for 2,550 gold.
• The Scarface Legendary camouflage for the SU-130PM tank destroyer is now available in the Appearance tab for 1,450 gold.
• The Flux and Shattered Flames Rare camouflages were added. The cost varies from 65 to 750 gold depending on the vehicle tier.

[h2]More Avatars for Victories[/h2]

• Accumulative avatars for victories in Realistic battles and Mad Games were added.
• The series of accumulative avatars for Uprising was extended, and the number of victories required to receive them was decreased.

These modes appear in the game from time to time. Follow the news to learn when they're available and earn a brand new avatar! Below are all the avatars and their required number of victories in the corresponding mode.
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[h2]Time to Get a Better Gun[/h2]

The Upgrades indicator for vehicles with unresearched modules was reworked:

• The icon of the cheapest unresearched module is now displayed in the Garage with a progress bar instead of the XP amount.
• Blue shows Combat XP while yellow shows Free XP.
• When the player has enough Free XP, or a mix of Free XP and Combat XP, to research the module, the bar glows yellow.
• When a module can be researched using only Combat XP, the bar glows blue.
• When there's enough XP to research a more expensive module, the icon will be replaced with that module.

[h2]A Few Words About Rebalancing[/h2]

• The power-to-weight ratio of the SP I C, T71, M41 Bulldog, and AMX 13 75 was increased.
• The IS-6, IS-6 Fearless, KV-4, and M48 Patton became stronger.
• The Grille 15's rate of fire was increased and the Foch 155 with a cyclically firing gun became more accurate.
• The HP, reload time, and average damage of Tier I–IV vehicles were changed in order to narrow the gap in characteristics between Tier IV and Tier V vehicles, making the branch research process more pleasant and consistent.

[h3]MORE ABOUT REBALANCING[/h3]

[h2]Improvements and Fixed Bugs[/h2]

• Starting from August 1, flags in the Garage will be decorated with the logos of the winning clans of Spring Season.
• Shell hit marks are now displayed on destroyed tanks and blown-off turrets.
• HEAT shell hit marks were made bigger.
• The opportunity to view the corresponding tank and its characteristics was added for certificates and parts of certificates for vehicles. You can earn parts of such certificates (and collect the IS-6 Fearless!) in rating battles, for instance.
• The game's display was optimized for Android devices with an arch on the display. Now the app is fullscreen.
• Cases where the amount of credits was displayed incorrectly on the gold-to-credit conversion screen were fixed.
• The vertical configuration of some vehicles was changed so that it would fit on the Upgrades screen and in the Tech Tree.
• Cases where the victory points earned in battle were displayed incorrectly in the player's brief profile were fixed.
• The design of some screens has been updated, while descriptions and notifications have been improved.
• General bugs and client crashes were fixed.