World of Tanks Blitz News

Centuries ago, this idyllic locale was bustling with life. But now, it lies in ruin, the Mediterranean sun kissing the white stone that witnessed epic battles glorified in song. Welcome to Hellas, a map that always has room for herculean feats!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz01TDxh-H8
Hellas is where the eagle, the eternal companion of Zeus, the god of thunder, soars high in the clear blue sky. From its perch in the sky, the eagle gazes down at the overgrown ruins of an ancient city, at the temple atop a hill, peering across the sapphire waters of the Aegean Sea where warships once docked. But very soon, an entirely different kind of battle will unfold here. Hellas is available for Tier V–X vehicles in regular and rating battles.
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Look at that gun! Large caliber, huge single-shot damage, excellent penetration... It's no wonder the fight to possess it started even before it went on sale! The Chimera was designed with one goal in mind. To deliver calculated and cold-blooded blows that devastate the opponents' morale and vehicles. Harness the Chimera's fury and smash enemies with its sheer power!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv4lfdrnGCE

Two bundles will be waiting for you in the Store until February 21: one featuring the new tank and the other with the Chimera fully-equipped and clad in the Phantom legendary camouflage. Take this chance and test the Chimera in battle for yourself!

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Commander,

Realistic battles are back once again to give you the chance to feel the power and drive of a true tank warfare. Load up for battle and put your gaming skills to the test!

Here's when you'll be able to compete in realistic battles:

• February 7 through 9
  
• February 14 through 16
  

Note: in Realistic Battles, an additional condition will apply—players will be unable to see the HP of enemy tanks spotted by allies.


Don't miss the chance to participate in two Realistic Battles tournaments!

First Realistic Battles Tournament
Dates: February 8-9 Registration for participation starts on February 4.

Second Realistic Battles Tournament
Dates: February 15-16 Registration for participation starts on February 11.

Battle format: 7x7 battles
Vehicle tier: X
Control mode: mixed
Registration type: non-clan registration

Check out the tournament description in the game for the detailed regulations and timetable for your region.

1st place will earn 6,142,500 credits for the whole team and 14 days of Premium Account time for every participant!
The rewards for other prize places are listed in the All Rewards section of the tournament in the game client.


Fight in Realistic Battles or participate in Realistic Battles tournaments and get rewards for the first 10, 20, and 30 victories.



Please note: Realistic Battles will be available twice (from February 7 through 9 and from February 14 through 16), and each time will give a chance to earn prizes for the first 10, 20, and 30 victories.


Realistic battle presents a true challenge for your skill. All the usual tips and comforts have remained in regular and rating battles.

Key features of the realistic battle:

• No armor highlighting is available in Sniper Mode.
  
• Armor penetration and damage do not vary: if a vehicle's characteristics mention 148 mm as a shell's average penetration and 340 mm as average damage, then the gun will always penetrate 148 mm of armor and deal 340 HP of damage. An HE shell can cause lower splash damage if it hits more protected parts of armor.
  
• Enemy vehicles are not displayed on the minimap.
  
• The opponents' vehicles are visible at any distance unless they are hiding behind obstacles.
  
• The light bulb doesn't flick on if you've been spotted by an enemy.
  
• Markers above the enemy vehicles are displayed only when the enemy falls into the aiming circle.
  
• Icons of consumables and damaged modules are not displayed above the opponents' vehicles.
  
• The Enemy Spotted ribbon does not show.
  
• Battles are held only in Supremacy mode on the Desert Sands, Oasis Palms, Rockfield, Normandy, Dead Rail, and Winter Malinovka maps.
  

Note: the results of realistic battles are not included in statistics.

Realistic battles can only be accessed using Tier V–X vehicles. Vehicles that are not allowed in realistic battles: IS-3 Defender; O-47; T28 Defender; Tankenstein; Nameless; Lupus; Predator UM; Gravedigger; Smasher; Edelweiss; Hafen; T6 Dracula; Helsing; WZ Blaze; Vindicator UM; Y5 ELC bis; Kuro Mori Mine; Pz. IV Anko SP; Y5 Firefly; Scavenger; Y5 T-34; Vulcan; Lycan; Nightmare.

Here's when you'll be able to compete in realistic battles:

February 7-9
CIS: from February 7, 10:00 (MSK) to February 9, 23:59 (MSK)
Europe: from February 7, 10:00 (CET) to February 9, 23:59 (CET)
North America: from February 7, 10:00 (PT) / 13:00 (ET) to February 9, 23:59 (PT) / February 10, 2:59 (ET)
Asia: from February 7, 10:00 (UTC+8) to February 9, 23:59 (UTC+8)

February 14-16
CIS: from February 14, 10:00 (MSK) to February 16, 23:59 (MSK)
Europe: from February 14, 10:00 (CET) to February 16, 23:59 (CET)
North America: from February 14, 10:00 (PT) / 13:00 (ET) to February 16, 23:59 (PT) / February 17, 2:59 (ET)
Asia: from February 14, 10:00 (UTC+8) to February 16, 23:59 (UTC+8)

Every night, Realistic Battles will be temporarily unavailable:
CIS: from 2:00 (MSK) till 8:00 (MSK)
Europe: from 2:00 (CET) till 8:00 (CET)
North America: from 22:00 (PT) / 1:00 (ET) till 2:00 (PT) / 5:00 (ET)
Asia: from 2:00 (UTC+8) till 8:00 (UTC+8)

Battle for rating while earning yourself bonuses for the first victory, rare camouflage, avatars, and MORE GOLD. All because the reward for the top-10 players has been increased!

• Play in Tier VII-X vehicles from February 5 through February 29.
  
• Fight ten calibration battles. Based on the results, you will be placed into one of five Leagues: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, or Diamond.
  
• Earn rating points and progress up the leaderboard, while moving from one League to another.
  

Remember: the better you perform in battle, the more rating points you will receive.
[h2]Streamer contest![/h2]
One contest will be held for the CIS region and another for all of Asia, North America, and Europe. We invite YouTube channel owners with over 500 subscribers. Fame and glory await for the best three streamers: links to the channels in the Rating Battles of March news and Premium vehicles to be won among your subscribers — give more players a chance to learn about you! Read more on our Discord channel. To watch the streams, look them up using the #RB_infebruary hashtag.


[h2]Gold[/h2]
Traditionally, the top ten tankers of each region will receive a reward:


[h2]Camouflage and avatars[/h2]
After ending the month in the Diamond League (at least 5,000 rating points):

After ending the month in the Platinum League (at least 4,000 rating points):


After ending the month in the Gold League (at least 3,000 rating points):


Camouflage for the Diamond League is regularly updated. When a new warpaint is introduced into the Diamond League, the old one becomes available for the Platinum League.

[h2]How and where to install camouflage.
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You can install the camouflage on the Tier VII–X vehicles that you drove most often when fighting this series of Rating Battles. You can get up to four warpaints for a corresponding League: one for each eligible vehicle tier, as long as you have fought at least 50 battles in vehicles of that tier.

If the camouflage cannot be installed on a vehicle or if it is already installed, you will receive 250,000 credits as compensation.

[h2]This month, bonuses for victories will still apply[/h2]
[h3]Bonus to credits:[/h3]

• Gold League: 0–32%
  
• Platinum League: 33–65%
  
• Diamond League: 66% or higher
  

[h3]Bonus to Combat XP:[/h3]

• +10% to XP for Tier VII vehicles
  
• +15% to XP for Tier VIII vehicles
  
• +20% to XP for Tier IX vehicles
  
• +25% to XP for Tier X vehicles
  

Please note that this is a fixed bonus for winning a battle, not an increase in the total amount of XP and credits earned.

The light of the moon illuminates the path of the winner, guiding you to the Premium tanks. Fear not!
Dare to walk the path! Complete stages of the event using Lunar Coins and earn rewards: boosters, credits, Free XP, and days of Premium Account, as well as the Type 64 and T-43-3.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ9a7vFZLwU
Schedule by server:

• CIS: from January 25, 8:00 (MSK) to February 1, 8:00 (MSK)
  
• Europe: from January 24, 13:00 (CET) to January 31, 13:00 (CET)
  
• North America: from January 24, 5:00 (PT) / 8:00 (ET) to January 31, 5:00 (PT) / 8:00 (ET)
  
• Asia: from January 24, 14:00 (UTC+8) to January 31, 14:00 (UTC+8)
  

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