DescriptionLarge-scale MMO combining realistic and accessible vehicular combat across air, land, and sea, letting players pilot thousands of historical and modern aircraft, tanks, and ships in coordinated PvP and PvE battles.
GenreSimulation, Vehicular Combat, Flight, World War II, Tanks, Naval Combat
☢Su-24M — a bug where the ☢RN-28 bomb would detonate like a conventional bomb and fail to end the battle in Ground Battles has been fixed.
F-15C Golden Eagle — a bug that caused the electronics blocks of the targeting pod to display in the X-ray view when the pod was not installed has been fixed. Report.
J-15T — the RWR name has been corrected to K/RKZ.
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**The Heavy Cavalry major update brings a variety of vehicles for all nations, from the Welkin and IA.58A Pucara to the new Abrams variants and USS North Carolina! For ground locations, we’ve improved the visuals of Ash River and Winter Ardennes, all while retaining their familiar layouts. Rewards for aircraft crashing near your vicinity without taking damage, new damage models and MFD screens, man-in-the-loop, and aiming points for salvo firing are some of the features that we’ve worked on in...
Fixed unnatural shaking of tanks when driving on sandy surfaces.
Sound
Fixed an issue where the voices of Elsa and Maria were swapped in the voice overs.
*Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the [bug...
The ability to use sound mods has been temporarily disabled in the WIP client. Thank you to everyone who tested sound mods on the WIP client; thanks to your help, we have found some issues, including client crashes. Because of this, we’ve had to postpone the enabling of sound mods on the main client. We’re continue to work on fixing the issues and plan to continue testing sound mods on the Dev Server to identify remaining problems before the next major update release. Sound mods will...
After players tested Nuclear Escalation on the Heavy Cavalry dev server, we’re ready to launch the mode on the main servers again!
When: From June 26th (12:00 GMT) until July 1st (11:00 GMT).
Nuclear Escalation will run in the same format as it did on the dev server. Check out the changes since April below!
We’ve refined and improved the large-scale nuclear conflict that you experienced back in April and made numerous changes, but the main ones include:
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The first Victoria Cross ceremony took place on June 26th 1857. In 2009, the last Saturday in June was designated British Armed Forces Day. The British Army distinguished itself most prominently during the Second World War, when following the surrender of France, Britain and the Commonwealth remained Germany’s only adversaries for a full year. After the Second World War, Britain primarily fought as part of coalition forces, but the Falklands War vividly demonstrated its military effectiveness.
**Open...
The history of the unified German navy dates back to June 14th 1848, when the short-lived “Reichsflotte” was founded. Formed in 1871, the naval forces of the German Empire quickly grew in numbers and power, and were able to compete on equal terms with Great Britain, the mistress of the seas, at the Battle of Jutland. Today, the German Navy serves as a permanent member of NATO’s naval forces.
30% discount on German ships!When: From June 12th (11:00 GMT) until June 15th (11:00).
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Summer skies, cool sea breeze and the roar of engines over the surface of the water. The Floats event is back!
When: From June 12th (09:00 GMT) until June 16th (09:00 GMT), capture points on the surface of the water while controlling seaplanes and flying boats!
This time around, you’ll be able to use the new **Spitfire Mk Vb (Float) plane when it becomes available with Task 6 in the Wings Over Water event on June 13th. The Floats event will run for one day more after the Wings Over Water ends,...
RN Geniere is temporarily available to purchase for 3850 Golden Eagles!When: June 10th (11:00 GMT) until June 13th (11:00 GMT).
Where: Italy > Bluewater fleet > Premium vehicles.
RN Geniere is only available during the promotion.
About this destroyer
RN Geniere was one of the most modern Italian destroyers at the start of the Second World War serving until 1943, when it was heavily damaged by an Allied...
Please note! This video was created in 2025 as part of the Moment of Valor series (MoV). The MoV 2025 promotion is unrelated to this Canadian Armed Forces Day news.
Since 2002, every year on the first Sunday in June, Canada has recognized its active military personnel, reservists, and their families. This day includes open houses at military bases, equipment displays, meetings with service members, awards ceremonies, and military band concerts. Join us in celebrating!
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We’re constantly refining many vehicle and weapon parameters, and the Heavy Cavalry major update is no exception. While tuning missile flight models to better match their real-world counterparts, we’ve introduced new missile mechanics, and we’re excited to share them with you!
The Effect of Pressure on Rocket Engine Thrust
Japan is getting an Indonesian Leopard 2RI with additional armor and a high-end round!
Leopard 2RI: An MBT for Japan at Rank VIIIAt a glance:
Add-on armor package
DM53 APFSDS
High mobility
Introducing the Leopard 2RI!
Today we’re taking a look at a main new addition to the Japanese Ground Forces tree in the Heavy Cavalry major update. Meet the Leopard 2RI, featuring additional armor and high-end ammunition, all while retaining good mobility and a modern fire control system. Let’s...
Hey everyone, today we’ll be going into detail on the hull protection of the new Abrams models, armed with scales, a ruler, and all the available data we have.
We’ll start with clarifying the data we used to create the version of the tank we have in game. We know the hull armor of the Abrams is a topic of heated debate, so we want to be as thorough as possible.
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This rare ground attack variant of the Fw 189 will be joining the German air tree in the next major update!
Fw 189 С:A Premium Attacker for Germany at Rank IAt a glance:
Heavily armored cockpit
Powerful frontal armament
Strong defensive gunner
Low speed overall
Introducing the Fw 189 С!
The Fw 189 С prototype ground attacker will soon be arriving with the next major update as a Golden Eagle premium vehicle. Let’s see what it's all about!
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Today we’re diving into the details of an iconic American jet fighter from the Cold War era!
F-101C Voodoo: A Jet Fighter for the USA at Rank VIAt a glance:
High speed and rate of climb
Radar and RWR
20 mm cannons
No air-to-air missiles
Introducing the F-101C Voodoo!
In the Heavy Cavalry major update, we’ll be adding the F-101C Voodoo to the American interceptor line! We hinted at this aircraft in the Community Update No.11 post, and we’re glad so many of you guessed it....
Today we’re taking a look at the IA 58A Pucará, quite a special plane as it’s the first domestically designed and produced Argentine aircraft coming to the game!
IA 58A Pucará: A Premium Ground Attack Aircraft for Germany at Rank IVAt a glance:
20 mm cannons and machine guns
Various bombs and rockets. And a torpedo!
Small, nimble but slow
Vehicle History
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