World of Tanks Blitz News

Season's greetings, Commanders!
My cozy workshop is loaded with rare tanks again, and that means it's time to start the second stage of the Holiday Auction!

CIS | Europe | North America | Asia

The Auction offers you an opportunity to purchase rare vehicles. The main feature of the Auction is that the vehicle prices are lowered every day, but the amount of vehicles is limited, so they might go out of stock at any moment. Don't miss this chance to add rare vehicles to your collection!


The Auction is held in three stages. At the beginning of the first stage, only some of the lots will be up for sale—five vehicles, to be exact. For the next stage, another five tanks will become available for purchase, while the original lots will be removed within an allotted time period, even if they haven't sold out. And after that, this scenario will repeat once again. You'll always find the list of vehicles available for purchase on the Auction page.

Here are the lots of the second stage!

Attention: these lots will be removed from the Auction on January 1!

Dracula
Flight like a butterfly with the bite like a vampire. Featuring a gun with good damage and great stabilization, this tank's fantastic speed and maneuverability make many light tanks green with envy.
They say that the Dracula fears garlic and wooden stakes, but I dare not give it a try.

Helsing
Strong and stern just like any good monster hunter should be. It owns good speed and an accurate, quick-firing gun that lets loose two shells at a time. Rumor has it the Helsing has little love for the Dracula.

Gravedigger
It features solid frontal armor that deflects shells to complement its quick-firing gun with a six-shell magazine. The name says it all. A battlefield encounter will bring opponents no good. If you're lucky, you'll emerge with a one-way ticket to the Garage. If you're not... Well, let's not even think about it.

AMX 30 B
The AMX 30 B used to dream about being a racing car, but then it changed its mind and became a tank. Running around the battlefield at speeds of up to 65 km/h, it fires at the enemy with its 105 mm gun that has great depression and elevation angles. It'll be no time before it starts to outrace shells!

M4A3E8 Fury
This movie star tank is as rare as finding a unicorn, a phoenix, and a mermaid together. Feeling right at home on the battlefield, this celebrity has a decent amount of HP and a quick-firing gun with good stabilization and comfortable depression and elevation angles.

CIS | Europe | North America | Asia

Take measure of these five new lots while I assemble the vehicles for the next Auction stage!

Prepare some hot chocolate, wrap yourself in a soft blanket, make yourself comfortable, and get ready for the most heartwarming stream! Tomorrow we'll wrap up the outgoing year and discuss what we want from 2020.

Alexandra and Tony will be waiting for you to join the stream. Apart from the festive mood and cozy atmosphere, there will be rewards and guests from the development team. We will raffle off Premium Account time and 20 Tier VIII heavy tanks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0pOKb5DAqk
See you soon!

• Europe: December 20, 17:00 (CET)
  
• North America: December 20, 8:00 (PT) / 11:00 (ET)
  
• Asia: December 21, 00:00 (UTC+8)
  
• CIS: December 20, 19:00 (MSK)
  

Greetings, Commanders!
I'm Chris. That's my stern, bearded face in the picture above. I have two favorite pastimes in life: catching snowflakes on my tongue and assembling tank models. Recently, I've accumulated so many rare, powerful vehicles that I can't cram them all into my cozy workshop anymore. So I've decided to hold a holiday auction!

Pop in to the Auction and start the new year by replenishing your collection with rare tanks!

CIS | Europe | North America | Asia

The Auction offers you an opportunity to purchase rare vehicles. The main feature of the Auction is that the vehicle prices are lowered every day, but the amount of vehicles is limited, so they might go out of stock at any moment. Don't miss this chance to add rare vehicles to your collection!


The Auction is held in three stages. At the beginning of the first stage, only some of the lots will be up for sale—five vehicles, to be exact. For the next stage, another five tanks will become available for purchase, while the original lots will be removed within an allotted time period, even if they haven't sold out. And after that, this scenario will repeat once again. You'll always find the list of vehicles available for purchase on the Auction page.

Here's the first group of lots!

Attention: these lots will be removed from the Auction on December 26!

Object 252U
The Object 252U is a powerful and reliable tank. It's a versatile fighter that can both push the flanks and hold the line, all while decorating the Christmas tree. I'm not sure about the last one, though. I haven't seen it myself (from this point on, comments are by Chris).

Tankenstein
The Tankenstein is a heavy tank assembled from parts of different battle vehicles. One glance at this hulk will be enough to make the enemy want to return to the safety of their Garage. It boasts sturdy frontal armor, a decent amount of HP, and two powerful guns to choose from.

leKpz M 41 90 mm
The leKpz M 41 90 mm is easy on the eyes, maneuverable, and fast as lightning. That is lightning moving at a speed of 72 km/h. It's equipped with an accurate, fast-firing gun with good stabilization. On top of that, the leKpz M 41 90 mm is very fast. Have I mentioned that yet?

WZ-112-2
The WZ-112-2 is a heavy tank with impressive single-shot damage, reliable armor, and a solid turret great at repelling enemy shells. All in all, it has everything you need to feel good in battle and to make sure your enemies don't feel as good.

Lorraine 40 t
The Lorraine 40 t is an agile, adrenaline-laden tank that doesn't like to sit still. It might not have the sturdiest armor, but remember, to deal damage, you need to hit the vehicle first. Which, you'll agree, is not an easy thing to do when the target is moving at 60 km/h, zigzagging, and shooting back from a 90-mm gun.

CIS | Europe | North America | Asia

Take the measure of the first five lots in the Auction while I'm assembling the vehicles for the next stage!

... that gear goes here... Excellent! Next should be the engine... Now where on the North Pole did I put it? Let's place the turret atop the hull... Ah-ha! I am a genius. Oh, for holidays' sake! I did a naughty thing! I forgot the engine! It'll be fixed faster than a reindeer flies.



Oh, hi there! I'm Chris. Welcome to my Holiday Shop! Or did I say that already?... Anyways, come on in! Watch your step, especially your pinky toes. I keep the heaviest tank models on the floor. Oh, I see what you like. You like the one standing on the table. I'll be holi-delighted! I'm in the presence of a true connoisseur! It's the VK 90.01 (P)! I'm particularly proud of this creation. I even made a video about it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5RhzUQRsJo
Ho-ho-ho! Woohoo! Tier X, sloped armor, 230 millimeters of protection in the hull, and 300 mm for the turret. 1,000 horsepower, or shall I say reindeer-power, an enhanced maus gun, and exclusive consumables. Boy, it's so good, I can't just gift it to you!

How can you get the VK 90.01 (P)? I'll tell you how.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeoEJEhPGRI

Who is this Chris Dev and what is he doing here? They didn't tell us either! We only know that he'll be handing out presents from December 23 through January 12. All you need to do is enter the game these days!

• A legendary camouflage called Combat Star, for the T110E4, was added for 2,550 gold.
• The rare camouflage Evergreen, Starlight Night, and Grandma's Gift were added as well. The cost varies from 65 to 750 gold depending on the vehicle tier.
• Cold-blooded, Steppe Snowstorm, Ice Block, Frozen Flame, and Glacial Armor are back in the camo selection menu. The cost varies from 65 to 750 gold depending on the vehicle tier.
• The following warpaints were removed from sale: Spidertrap, Pumpkin Spice, Scary Swarm, and Topsy-Turvy.

More screenshots

T-62A

• The maximum gun depression angle while facing forward was increased from 5 to 7 degrees.

Leopard 1

• The reload time was reduced from 6.71 to 6.52 s.

The parameters of Tier I-V vehicles were slightly adjusted to make the transition from one vehicle to another more comfortable and logical, while their characteristics will be improved more often.

• Partial concealment of grass in Sniper Mode was implemented. From now on, the enabled display of grass won't prevent you from aiming at the enemy.
• The maximum number of video ads available for daily viewing was increased. You can now watch up to 5 videos in the Garage and up to 5 videos after battle. Up to 10 videos a day in total.
• Crew XP is back in the Experience tab where it is displayed in the detailed battle results.
• The issue when HE shells could deal damage to vehicles despite passing through objects was fixed.
• Guns with successive autoreloading now no longer stop the loading process if the Loader was injured.
• The display of accumulative medals that were marked as received even when they weren't was fixed.
• The display of turrets in replays for Windows 10 was fixed. Previously in replays, they didn't rotate to their maximum.
• Various screens and their interactions, as well as notifications, were improved. In particular:
  • Vehicle and module research when there's a lack of resources was simplified.
  • Shells won't be sold anymore when you change the turret.
  • Upon mounting the gun, standard ammunition will be loaded.
  • Confirmation upon the use of certificates for Premium Account time was disabled.
  • The Claim button was added to the screen with rewards from containers instead of the Back button.
  • The possibility to scroll through personal offers and notifications if you received several of them simultaneously was added.
• General bugs and client crashes were fixed.