Pilots and tankers!
“Summertime Madness!” is approaching its “golden finale”! The final phase of the global event will end with "Golden Battles".
Participate in the “Golden Battles” from 15th of August to 17th of August and earn up to one thousand Golden Eagles!

Event Conditions:

Friday
16:00 - 19:00 GMT
for 3rd victory - 100 GE

Saturday
02:00 - 05:00 GMT
for 3rd victory - 100 GE

Sunday
02:00 - 05:00 GMT
for 3rd victory - 100 GE
for 5th victory - 100 GE
for 7th victory - 100 GE

16:00 - 19:00 GMT
for 3rd victory - 100 GE
for 5th victory - 100 GE
for 7th victory - 100 GE

Bonus:100 additional GE for completing tasks above


Until the end of the event “The will to win” achievements will still be active . They will continue to give you the opportunity to earn vehicles of 3 and 4 rank, x4 bonus to research points for first win of the day for every nation, and from 16:00 (GMT) 15th of August up to 09:00 (GMT) 18th of August you will also get new discounts on premium accounts and crew training:

• 15% discount on the accelerated crew training
  
• 10% discount on the Ace crew qualifications
  
• 20% discount on the premium account for 7 and 15 days
  
• 10% discount on the premium account for 30 days.

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War Thunder team

Pilots and tankers!
“Summertime Madness!” is approaching its “golden finale”! The final phase of the global event will end with "Golden Battles".
Participate in the “Golden Battles” from 15th of August to 17th of August and earn up to one thousand Golden Eagles!

Event Conditions:

Friday
16:00 - 19:00 GMT
for 3rd victory - 100 GE

Saturday
02:00 - 05:00 GMT
for 3rd victory - 100 GE

Sunday
02:00 - 05:00 GMT
for 3rd victory - 100 GE
for 5th victory - 100 GE
for 7th victory - 100 GE

16:00 - 19:00 GMT
for 3rd victory - 100 GE
for 5th victory - 100 GE
for 7th victory - 100 GE

Bonus:100 additional GE for completing tasks above


Until the end of the event “The will to win” achievements will still be active . They will continue to give you the opportunity to earn vehicles of 3 and 4 rank, x4 bonus to research points for first win of the day for every nation, and from 16:00 (GMT) 15th of August up to 09:00 (GMT) 18th of August you will also get new discounts on premium accounts and crew training:

• 15% discount on the accelerated crew training
  
• 10% discount on the Ace crew qualifications
  
• 20% discount on the premium account for 7 and 15 days
  
• 10% discount on the premium account for 30 days.

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War Thunder team

August 14th marks both the independence of Pakistan as well as the birth of their air force. Having been founded in 1947, the PAF has a relatively short history among the air forces of the world.

Before independence, pilots who would later fly for Pakistan were a part of the Royal Indian Air Force. Established in 1933, the RIAF started operations with Westland Wapiti biplanes. Initially the RIAF was not considered of great importance by the British, and they were quite poorly equipped.

Everything changed with the Japanese attack on Burma in 1942. An increasing amount of Indian pilots were sent to Britain for training, and the RIAF started receiving better equipment. New aircraft included Vultee Vengeance dive bombers as well as modern fighters such as Hurricanes and Spitfires.

In August 1947, India was partitioned into two countries. Hindu personnel of the RIAF remained with India, and muslim personnel, who were a minority within the RIAF, joined the newly formed Pakistani Air Force. The IAF also kept most of the aircraft.

Initial equipment of the PAF consisted of Spitfire VIII fighters as well as Hawker Tempest IIs. When the first Indo-Pakistani war of 1947 broke out soon after independence, the handful of Pakistani fighters could not do much against the superior numbers of the Indian Air Force.

After the war, Pakistan began acquiring greater numbers of combat aircraft. Their main fighter would be the Hawker Sea Fury. At this time, Pakistan also entered the jet age, with a somewhat unusual choice as first jet fighter. A number of straight-wing Supermarine Attacker jets were purchased from the British, largely because the design was affordable. The naval jets had their carrier equipment removed for Pakistani service.

In the late 1950s, Pakistan acquired their main fighter for years to come with the F-86F Sabre. Later, later Canadair CL-13 Sabres were also bought. The Pakistani jet bomber of the time was the Martin B-57 Canberra, the American version of the British bomber used by India. In 1959, Pakistani Sabre pilots earned their first aerial victory, when an Indian English Electric Canberra was shot down on a reconnaissance mission.

War between India and Pakistan broke again in 1965. While air-to-air missiles had been introduced, these dogfights were settled with cannons and machine guns. This time, the Pakistani Sabres and newly-acquired F-104 Starfighters would be matched against Indian Hawker Hunters and Folland Gnats. While the nickname is perhaps an exaggeration, the Indians started calling their Folland Gnats “Sabre Slayers”. The agile and more advanced Gnat had the advantage against the Sabre, and the few Starfighters were somewhat poorly suited for low altitude dogfighting.

While exact numbers are still under dispute, the Indians lost more aircraft than the Pakistani during the conflict, while having also flown more combat missions and having had more aircraft to begin with.

In the present, the PAF operates F-16 Fighting Falcons, Dassault Mirages as well as the JF-17 Thunder built in cooperation with the Chinese. In celebration of the birthday of the Pakistani Air Force, we will present soon the PAF roundel, which will be added to the War Thunder in the future patch.


Juho "Rautaa" Maijala

August 14th marks both the independence of Pakistan as well as the birth of their air force. Having been founded in 1947, the PAF has a relatively short history among the air forces of the world.

Before independence, pilots who would later fly for Pakistan were a part of the Royal Indian Air Force. Established in 1933, the RIAF started operations with Westland Wapiti biplanes. Initially the RIAF was not considered of great importance by the British, and they were quite poorly equipped.

Everything changed with the Japanese attack on Burma in 1942. An increasing amount of Indian pilots were sent to Britain for training, and the RIAF started receiving better equipment. New aircraft included Vultee Vengeance dive bombers as well as modern fighters such as Hurricanes and Spitfires.

In August 1947, India was partitioned into two countries. Hindu personnel of the RIAF remained with India, and muslim personnel, who were a minority within the RIAF, joined the newly formed Pakistani Air Force. The IAF also kept most of the aircraft.

Initial equipment of the PAF consisted of Spitfire VIII fighters as well as Hawker Tempest IIs. When the first Indo-Pakistani war of 1947 broke out soon after independence, the handful of Pakistani fighters could not do much against the superior numbers of the Indian Air Force.

After the war, Pakistan began acquiring greater numbers of combat aircraft. Their main fighter would be the Hawker Sea Fury. At this time, Pakistan also entered the jet age, with a somewhat unusual choice as first jet fighter. A number of straight-wing Supermarine Attacker jets were purchased from the British, largely because the design was affordable. The naval jets had their carrier equipment removed for Pakistani service.

In the late 1950s, Pakistan acquired their main fighter for years to come with the F-86F Sabre. Later, later Canadair CL-13 Sabres were also bought. The Pakistani jet bomber of the time was the Martin B-57 Canberra, the American version of the British bomber used by India. In 1959, Pakistani Sabre pilots earned their first aerial victory, when an Indian English Electric Canberra was shot down on a reconnaissance mission.

War between India and Pakistan broke again in 1965. While air-to-air missiles had been introduced, these dogfights were settled with cannons and machine guns. This time, the Pakistani Sabres and newly-acquired F-104 Starfighters would be matched against Indian Hawker Hunters and Folland Gnats. While the nickname is perhaps an exaggeration, the Indians started calling their Folland Gnats “Sabre Slayers”. The agile and more advanced Gnat had the advantage against the Sabre, and the few Starfighters were somewhat poorly suited for low altitude dogfighting.

While exact numbers are still under dispute, the Indians lost more aircraft than the Pakistani during the conflict, while having also flown more combat missions and having had more aircraft to begin with.

In the present, the PAF operates F-16 Fighting Falcons, Dassault Mirages as well as the JF-17 Thunder built in cooperation with the Chinese. In celebration of the birthday of the Pakistani Air Force, we will present soon the PAF roundel, which will be added to the War Thunder in the future patch.


Juho "Rautaa" Maijala

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!