World of Warplanes News

December is here, so it's time to decorate a tree, turn on the fairy lights, and, of course, accept some gifts. Immerse yourself in the holiday bustle with the new Operation Holiday Maneuvers event!

Join the jolly winter marathon and collect candy to get Premium aircraft, days of Premium Account, gold, and much more as a reward!

The holiday event will run from December 17 (08:00 UTC) till January 14 (08:00 UTC).

Complete daily missions and get the most out of each battle to collect a whole load of candy. Advancing along the marathon route depends directly on the amount of candy you have. Every candy piece you earn moves you closer to the coveted reward!

You can get candy by participating in battles and completing daily missions:

• Easy daily mission – 3 pieces of candy
  
• Average daily mission – 6 pieces of candy
  
• Difficult daily mission – 9 pieces of candy
  
• Over 8,000 personal points earned in a single complete battle will grant you +1 candy
  

Certificates within the Holiday Maneuvers event will be available for purchase in the Premium Shop from 13:00 UTC on December 17.

If there is candy left after getting all the rewards, it will be converted into Free XP at a rate of 100 Free XP points for 1 piece of candy.

• Premium aircraft:
  
  • Blackburn Skua Mk. 1
    
  • Curtiss Model 81A-1
    
  • Vickers Venom
    
• A new Premium aircraft – Gotha Go P.60C Nachtjäger, the German TIer IX fighter
  
• Decoration set (paint scheme, nose art, emblem) for the Gotha Go P.60C Nachtjäger
  
• Festive consumables
  
• Harpy Supply Crates, Steel Supply Crates, Unique Supply Crates, and Standard Supply Crates
  
• Tokens
  
• Slots in the Hangar
  
• Bunks in the Barracks
  
• Days of Premium Account
  
• Free XP
  
• Gold
  
• Credits
  
• Materials
  
• Experimental equipment
  
• Pilots with free skill points
  
• Consumables
  
• Ammunition
  
• Boosters

While opening the winter event gifts, you can come across very unusual prizes. There are festive totems among them too. Decorate the Hangar and get unique bonuses (+10%): the Sign of Vulture will boost credits earning in each battle, the Sign of Raven will allow you to get more crew experience, the Sign of Hawk will increase the amount of Free XP per battle, and the Sign of Owl will bring additional battle experience!

And there's even more! Special holiday achievements will help you keep warm memories about this winter.





Don’t have time to earn candy, but want all the gifts at once? Drop by the Premium Shop and grab certificates to treat yourself to holiday candy!

Pilots!

On December 17, from 08:00 to 12:00 UTC, the servers will undergo maintenance to deploy Update 2.1.37.

[h2]New Supply Crate[/h2]


A new Holiday Supply Crate will become available exclusively during the upcoming winter event. These supply crates contain gold, free experience, days of Premium Account, Premium aircraft, valuable equipment, consumables, and materials. They are also guaranteed to drop rare and valuable items upon opening the 25th, 50th, 75th, and 100th supply crate.

[h2]Festive Hangar[/h2]

We've decorated the Hangar for the upcoming winter holiday season. This design will be enabled for all players at the start of the Holiday Maneuvers event.

[h2]New Achievements[/h2]

Three new achievements can be earned during the upcoming winter event.

[h2]New Emblem[/h2]

A new festive emblem will be available to earn during the Holiday Maneuvers event.

[h2]New Paint Schemes[/h2]

New paint schemes were added for the following aircraft:

• Douglas A-26B Invader
  
• Republic XP-44 Rocket
  
• P-38L Lightning
  
• North American P-51D Mustang
  
• Chance-Vought F4U-4 Corsair

These paint schemes will become available in future Premium Shop offers and as rewards during events.

[h2]Bug Fixes and Other Changes
[/h2]

• Final pre-release changes were made to the Gotha Go P.60C Nachtjäger.
  
• Copyright information was updated in the game client.
  

Pilots!

From November 13 through December 14, join the event to get the brand-new Grumman F9F-5 Panther!
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The Blue Tail event will run from November 13 through December 14. The event will be divided into four stages, each containing two identical phases where you'll have to fight in multiple battle modes: Bomber Escort, Conquest, and Attrition.

Only aircraft of Tiers IV-X can take part in the event.

• First phase of each stage: from Thursday 15:00 UTC till Friday 21:00 UTC.
  
• Second phase of each stage: from Saturday 15:00 UTC till Sunday 21:00 UTC.
  

Note: daily missions can be completed only in the Conquest mode.

During each phase, you will have to complete:

• Three personal missions for each aircraft type. For completing them, you'll earn gold and our special supply crates.
  
• One global mission for all players. Completing this mission will double the number of supply crates you've earned for completing personal missions.
  

The progress of personal and global missions is reset after the completion of each phase.

Supply crates will double only for those players who made at least a minimum contribution to the global mission's progress.

Phase 1:
From November 13, 15:00 UTC to November 14, 21:00 UTC.
Phase 2:
From November 15, 15:00 UTC to November 16, 21:00 UTC.
Battle mode: Attrition

Phase 1:
From November 20, 15:00 UTC to November 21, 21:00 UTC.
Phase 2:
From November 22, 15:00 UTC to November 23, 21:00 UTC.
Battle mode: Conquest

Phase 1:
From November 27, 15:00 UTC to November 28, 21:00 UTC.
Phase 2:
From November 29, 15:00 UTC to November 30, 21:00 UTC.
Battle mode: Bomber Escort

Phase 1:
From December 4, 15:00 UTC to December 5, 21:00 UTC.
Phase 2:
From December 6, 15:00 UTC to December 7, 21:00 UTC.
Battle mode: Attrition

• Premium aircraft
  
• Operation order to obtain the brand-new Grumman F9F-5 Panther Tier IX multitole fighter
  
• Stock Experimental equipment (periods I-III)
  
• Gold
  
• Days of Premium Account
  
• Equipment (Improved, Advanced, Ultimate; periods II-III)
  
• Pilots and gunners with free skill points
  
• Hangar slots
  
• Free XP
  
• Consumables (period II-III)
  
• Materials
  

You can purchase two supply crates per day. One supply crate costs 1,000 gold.

Operation orders can be completed at any time until the event is over. Please note that the operation orders cannot be reactivated after December 12 at 11:20 UTC.

All the unopened event supply crates will be converted to Unique Supply Crates on December 12 at 11:20 UTC.

Pilots!

On November 12, from 08:00 to 12:00 UTC, the servers will undergo maintenance to deploy Update 2.1.36.

[h2]New Aircraft[/h2]


Update 2.1.36 introduces a brand-new reward aircraft–the Tier IX German fighter Gotha Go P.60C Nachtjäger.

The Gotha Go P.60 project was prompted by the first production order for Horten Ho 229 fighter that was granted to Gotha in June 1944. The company's engineers and designers felt that so many changes were required to start production, that it was more feasible to develop a completely new and relatively more modern design. Thus, the Go P.60 project was born, retaining only the defining feature of the Ho 229 – the flying-wing hull configuration. Its final iteration, Gotha Go P.60C, was intended as a night fighter, powered by two BMW 003 engines and armed with four forward-facing MK 108 autocannons, with a crew of three in three adjacent cockpits.

In World of Warplanes, Gotha Go P.60C is a Tier IX medium-altitude fighter. The flying-wing design means it is not very maneuverable and will require careful planning and tactical thinking from its pilot. Excellent speed and powerful boost allow it to pounce on an enemy, deal its blow, and quickly disengage or circle for another run. Its four 30-millimeter cannons deal excellent damage at medium and short range. The Go P.60C sports another of the infamous German design features: two more MK 108 cannons are mounted in a Schräge Musik arrangement – essentially, fixed turrets firing upwards, largely useless, but providing a bit more fun when they actually hit an unwary enemy flying overhead. Or, maybe, a particularly skilled pilot will be able to harness their firepower in dogfights?

To earn this aircraft, you'll need to participate in an upcoming game event.

[h2]New Event[/h2]

Added various graphical assets for the upcoming game event.

[h2]New Supply Crate[/h2]

Added a new supply crate that will become available during the upcoming game event.

[h2]New Achievement
[/h2]

Added a new achievement that can be earned during the upcoming event.

[h2]New Paint Schemes[/h2]

New paint schemes were added for the following aircraft:

• Avro Lancaster B Mk.III
  
• Messerschmitt Bf 109 K-6 Kurfürst
  
• Chance-Vought F4U-4 Corsair
  
• Hawker Tempest Mk. V (PV)
  
• Northrop P-61 Black Widow
  
• Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario
  
• Savoia-Marchetti SM.91
  
• McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat
  
• Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat
  
• Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster
  

Paint scheme characteristics:

• Concealment: +20%
  
• Resistance to damage from AA guns: +10%
  
• Resistance to damage from gunners: +5%
  
• Aircraft XP: +8%
  

These paint schemes will become available in future Premium Shop offers and as rewards during events.

[h2]Bug Fixes and Other Changes
[/h2]

• Fixed an issue that caused unique pilots to have incorrect models when piloting Avia S-199 Sakeen.
  
• Fixed a visual issue with the sight in the cockpit of the McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat.
  
• Fixed a minor visual issue with Grumman F9F-5 Panther.
  
• Made final pre-release adjustments to performance parameters of Grumman F9F-5 Panther.
  
• As part of the continuing optimization effort, made several updates to the in-game UI.
  

Pilots!

From September 19 at 11:20 UTC to October 10 at 11:20 UTC, a chain of 30 missions awaits you. For their completion, you'll receive a new aircraft— the German Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6N Tier VII fighter—and other valuable rewards!
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The Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6N is a night-fighter variant of the famed Gustav, equipped with underwing Rüstsatz VI pods containing MG 151/20 autocannons. This, in combination with a hub-mounted 30 mm autocannon and two 13 mm synchronized machine guns, common to most other Bf 109 G variants, provides a more dense firing volley than the Tech Tree version Bf 109 G has in its top configuration. It is noticeably more accurate than the Bf 109 K-6, although, naturally, it has less firepower. The longer burst length and higher muzzle velocity of the cannons make aiming and tracking targets rather easy, though the underwing pods suffer from slightly reduced accuracy. Its reduced weight also provides a minuscule boost in cruise speed and maneuverability.

Note:
You may skip missions of the marathon by purchasing certificates in the Premium Shop.
Only Tier IV–X aircraft can take part in the event.

You can find more details about the chain of missions on our official portal!

Keep completing marathon missions on your favorite warbirds to grab all the event's rewards! Don't have time to complete all the missions? Just visit the Premium Shop and purchase certificates to speed up the completion of the in-game event!