Gaijin Entertainment, is proud to announce that War Thunder will support Project Morpheus, a prototype virtual reality (VR) system for PlayStation®4 in War Thunder. The launch date for this exciting update will be announced at a later time.
Project Morpheus will instantly transport War Thunder players on the PlayStation®4 from their everyday gaming experience into a full blown World War II stereoscopic 3D battle complete with a 360 degree panoramic view of the battlefield. This ability is invaluable when leaping into a dogfight while sitting in the cockpit of one of the hundreds of historically accurate aircraft represented in War Thunder.

The War Thunder team

Gaijin Entertainment, is proud to announce that War Thunder will support Project Morpheus, a prototype virtual reality (VR) system for PlayStation®4 in War Thunder. The launch date for this exciting update will be announced at a later time.
Project Morpheus will instantly transport War Thunder players on the PlayStation®4 from their everyday gaming experience into a full blown World War II stereoscopic 3D battle complete with a 360 degree panoramic view of the battlefield. This ability is invaluable when leaping into a dogfight while sitting in the cockpit of one of the hundreds of historically accurate aircraft represented in War Thunder.

The War Thunder team

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

August 14

Multiple quizzes and giveaways await you on the first day of Gamescom 2014. Both the visitors of our Gamescom stand in Cologne and the War Thunder online players are welcome to participate!

Watch daily streams on the official Twitch channel:

(Cologne time is GMT+2)

• 10:00 - 11:00 Paper planes contest
  
• 11:00 - 12:00 Giveaways and quizzes
  
• 12:00 - 13:00 New War Thunder features
  
• 13:00 - 14:30 Gamescom 2014 tournament
  
• 14:30 - 15:30 Giveaways and quizzes
  
• 15:30 - 17:00 Gamescom 2014 tournament
  
• 17:00 - 18:00 Giveaways and quizzes
  
• 18:00 - 18:30 New War Thunder features
  
• 18:30 Tournament with the developers

On August 14th and 15th take part in a special photo reconstruction contest “A moment in War Thunder” on Facebook. Join online tournament against the Gamescom visitors with the passwords that will be shown during the Twitch transmission, and win up to 300 Golden Eagles!

Every day we will tell you what new features await War Thunder players in the future updates and publish new videos to highlight the most interesting stuff!

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

August 14

Multiple quizzes and giveaways await you on the first day of Gamescom 2014. Both the visitors of our Gamescom stand in Cologne and the War Thunder online players are welcome to participate!

Watch daily streams on the official Twitch channel:

(Cologne time is GMT+2)

• 10:00 - 11:00 Paper planes contest
  
• 11:00 - 12:00 Giveaways and quizzes
  
• 12:00 - 13:00 New War Thunder features
  
• 13:00 - 14:30 Gamescom 2014 tournament
  
• 14:30 - 15:30 Giveaways and quizzes
  
• 15:30 - 17:00 Gamescom 2014 tournament
  
• 17:00 - 18:00 Giveaways and quizzes
  
• 18:00 - 18:30 New War Thunder features
  
• 18:30 Tournament with the developers

On August 14th and 15th take part in a special photo reconstruction contest “A moment in War Thunder” on Facebook. Join online tournament against the Gamescom visitors with the passwords that will be shown during the Twitch transmission, and win up to 300 Golden Eagles!

Every day we will tell you what new features await War Thunder players in the future updates and publish new videos to highlight the most interesting stuff!

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

August 14

Multiple quizzes and giveaways await you on the first day of Gamescom 2014. Both the visitors of our Gamescom stand in Cologne and the War Thunder online players are welcome to participate!

Watch daily streams on the official Twitch channel:

(Cologne time is GMT+2)

• 10:00 - 11:00 Paper planes contest
  
• 11:00 - 12:00 Giveaways and quizzes
  
• 12:00 - 13:00 New War Thunder features
  
• 13:00 - 14:30 Gamescom 2014 tournament
  
• 14:30 - 15:30 Giveaways and quizzes
  
• 15:30 - 17:00 Gamescom 2014 tournament
  
• 17:00 - 18:00 Giveaways and quizzes
  
• 18:00 - 18:30 New War Thunder features
  
• 18:30 Tournament with the developers

On August 14th and 15th take part in a special photo reconstruction contest “A moment in War Thunder” on Facebook. Join online tournament against the Gamescom visitors with the passwords that will be shown during the Twitch transmission, and win up to 300 Golden Eagles!

Every day we will tell you what new features await War Thunder players in the future updates and publish new videos to highlight the most interesting stuff!

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

August 14

Multiple quizzes and giveaways await you on the first day of Gamescom 2014. Both the visitors of our Gamescom stand in Cologne and the War Thunder online players are welcome to participate!

Watch daily streams on the official Twitch channel:

(Cologne time is GMT+2)

• 10:00 - 11:00 Paper planes contest
  
• 11:00 - 12:00 Giveaways and quizzes
  
• 12:00 - 13:00 New War Thunder features
  
• 13:00 - 14:30 Gamescom 2014 tournament
  
• 14:30 - 15:30 Giveaways and quizzes
  
• 15:30 - 17:00 Gamescom 2014 tournament
  
• 17:00 - 18:00 Giveaways and quizzes
  
• 18:00 - 18:30 New War Thunder features
  
• 18:30 Tournament with the developers

On August 14th and 15th take part in a special photo reconstruction contest “A moment in War Thunder” on Facebook. Join online tournament against the Gamescom visitors with the passwords that will be shown during the Twitch transmission, and win up to 300 Golden Eagles!

Every day we will tell you what new features await War Thunder players in the future updates and publish new videos to highlight the most interesting stuff!

Clouds gathered to the east, valiant men watched the menace move effortlessly against the westerly wind, Gallic forests sprouting green wings lifted from the ground and moved unto Britain, bearing broken black crosses. Belts tight, mask on, fire tubes ready, the sky riders charge into the fray, fates cast to the wind.

Everything that happened weeks before, the birth of the assault glider, the unstoppable juggernaut of the German army, the swarm of enemy aircraft rending the air and the utter collapse of its biggest ally France left Britain devastated and in shock. This defeat left a substantial amount of Royal Armies heavy weapons destroyed or abandoned on the continent. In the narrow channel the Royal Navy would be easy to spot and thus significantly more vulnerable to attacks than in open waters. Only the Royal Air Force offered the best hope of stopping them, but after losing a substantial amount of men and material on the continent the situation looked dire little if any time to regroup and rearm. The initial battles between the Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe was but a prelude, the first act in a Shakespearian like play, a parade of machines and men, sizing up each other for what will come, but gave little on what was to come

Not since the 11th-century Norman invasion was a force able to overcome the natural protection of the English Channel but the advent of aircraft made it all but useless. There was great fear of an air armada eliminating coastal defenses followed by waves of assault gliders disgorging thousands of airborne troops to quickly defeat Britain like it did on the continent just weeks earlier. For the first time ever control of the skies was more important than land or sea and most radical change in warfare since the mounted cavalry.

The Luftwaffe had every advantage in superior numbers of the most advanced war planes then produced to battle hardened warriors from the Spanish Civil War to the Battle of France, however the RAF where not to be trifled with, boasting large numbers of quick to produce, rugged and dependable Hawker Hurricanes and the superior Supermarine Spitfire that was every bit as good as the best the Luftwaffe could throw that them. Britain was ready for this epic battle, it knew it had to win.

On August 13th and the first mega raid on Britain took place. Dubbed “Adlertag” (Eagle day) by Göring and the start of “Adlerangriff” (Eagle Attack), hundreds of Luftwaffe aircraft directly attacked radar, forward RAF airfields, and command installations in wave after wave. The air was full of shadowy objects, the sky painted with a thousand white streaks of contrails, and here and there a column made of smoke from a falling craft. The carnage caused those on the ground to hide from the rain of metal objects, and occasional bodies, falling on them.

From the start the RAF was inflicting serious losses to the Luftwaffe. The “Dowding system” of observation (radar and spotters), command, and control system was instrumental in early intercepts with ever larger formations, but the strain of action from sun up to sun down, losses, and increased maintenance and replacements were eroding its effectiveness. Conversely the Luftwaffe made a number of tactical and strategic errors that cost them dearly, with August 15 (Black Thursday) and August 18th (The Hardest Day) the worst.
Göring, bragging about the success in Poland and France boasted “his” Luftwaffe could crush the RAF in a few days or a week. The RAF proved he was very wrong, but the battle was far from finished.


Joe “Pony51” Kudrna

Clouds gathered to the east, valiant men watched the menace move effortlessly against the westerly wind, Gallic forests sprouting green wings lifted from the ground and moved unto Britain, bearing broken black crosses. Belts tight, mask on, fire tubes ready, the sky riders charge into the fray, fates cast to the wind.

Everything that happened weeks before, the birth of the assault glider, the unstoppable juggernaut of the German army, the swarm of enemy aircraft rending the air and the utter collapse of its biggest ally France left Britain devastated and in shock. This defeat left a substantial amount of Royal Armies heavy weapons destroyed or abandoned on the continent. In the narrow channel the Royal Navy would be easy to spot and thus significantly more vulnerable to attacks than in open waters. Only the Royal Air Force offered the best hope of stopping them, but after losing a substantial amount of men and material on the continent the situation looked dire little if any time to regroup and rearm. The initial battles between the Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe was but a prelude, the first act in a Shakespearian like play, a parade of machines and men, sizing up each other for what will come, but gave little on what was to come

Not since the 11th-century Norman invasion was a force able to overcome the natural protection of the English Channel but the advent of aircraft made it all but useless. There was great fear of an air armada eliminating coastal defenses followed by waves of assault gliders disgorging thousands of airborne troops to quickly defeat Britain like it did on the continent just weeks earlier. For the first time ever control of the skies was more important than land or sea and most radical change in warfare since the mounted cavalry.

The Luftwaffe had every advantage in superior numbers of the most advanced war planes then produced to battle hardened warriors from the Spanish Civil War to the Battle of France, however the RAF where not to be trifled with, boasting large numbers of quick to produce, rugged and dependable Hawker Hurricanes and the superior Supermarine Spitfire that was every bit as good as the best the Luftwaffe could throw that them. Britain was ready for this epic battle, it knew it had to win.

On August 13th and the first mega raid on Britain took place. Dubbed “Adlertag” (Eagle day) by Göring and the start of “Adlerangriff” (Eagle Attack), hundreds of Luftwaffe aircraft directly attacked radar, forward RAF airfields, and command installations in wave after wave. The air was full of shadowy objects, the sky painted with a thousand white streaks of contrails, and here and there a column made of smoke from a falling craft. The carnage caused those on the ground to hide from the rain of metal objects, and occasional bodies, falling on them.

From the start the RAF was inflicting serious losses to the Luftwaffe. The “Dowding system” of observation (radar and spotters), command, and control system was instrumental in early intercepts with ever larger formations, but the strain of action from sun up to sun down, losses, and increased maintenance and replacements were eroding its effectiveness. Conversely the Luftwaffe made a number of tactical and strategic errors that cost them dearly, with August 15 (Black Thursday) and August 18th (The Hardest Day) the worst.
Göring, bragging about the success in Poland and France boasted “his” Luftwaffe could crush the RAF in a few days or a week. The RAF proved he was very wrong, but the battle was far from finished.


Joe “Pony51” Kudrna

Dear players!

We continue new video series under the project: “This Is War Thunder - Top 5 Epic Plays of the Week” with PhlyDaily as our host! This is not only your chance to showcase the most amazing moments of your game play with everyone, but it is also a chance to win Golden Eagles in the process! The show will be aired weekly with five videos being showcased and five players being rewarded for their awesome plays:

First place – 3000 golden eagles
Second place – 2000 golden eagles
Third, Fourth and Fifth places – 1000 golden eagles each

You can submit your videos by sending youtube links of your game play (quality must be 720p or higher) or a replay file with description of the moment at the top5@warthunder.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KZvDk18m6o

1. Frobbs == 3000GE -- Link
2. MiracleBuffalo == 2000GE -- Link
3. Wbe886 == 1000GE -- Link
4. NomadicWarrior == 1000GE -- Link
5. BGBReptile == 1000GE -- Link

“This is War Thunder!”

Record your epic Game Play videos, create awesome gifs and glorious screenshots – share them with your friends on facebook and twitter using hash-tag #ThisisWarThunder.
The most epic creations will have the chance to be featured on our website!

Dear players!

We continue new video series under the project: “This Is War Thunder - Top 5 Epic Plays of the Week” with PhlyDaily as our host! This is not only your chance to showcase the most amazing moments of your game play with everyone, but it is also a chance to win Golden Eagles in the process! The show will be aired weekly with five videos being showcased and five players being rewarded for their awesome plays:

First place – 3000 golden eagles
Second place – 2000 golden eagles
Third, Fourth and Fifth places – 1000 golden eagles each

You can submit your videos by sending youtube links of your game play (quality must be 720p or higher) or a replay file with description of the moment at the top5@warthunder.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KZvDk18m6o

1. Frobbs == 3000GE -- Link
2. MiracleBuffalo == 2000GE -- Link
3. Wbe886 == 1000GE -- Link
4. NomadicWarrior == 1000GE -- Link
5. BGBReptile == 1000GE -- Link

“This is War Thunder!”

Record your epic Game Play videos, create awesome gifs and glorious screenshots – share them with your friends on facebook and twitter using hash-tag #ThisisWarThunder.
The most epic creations will have the chance to be featured on our website!