The HSTV-L, standing for High Survivability Test Vehicle Lightweight, is an American experimental tank, developed and built in the late 1970’s for the purpose of testing new concepts in tank design. The futuristic-looking HSTV-L will soon make its way onto the battlefields of War Thunder, arriving in the game with the upcoming major update!

In War Thunder, the HSTV-L will be a new light tank coming to the American ground forces tree with the release of the upcoming update. Combining excellent mobility, a small profile and a powerful, fast firing medium caliber smoothbore cannon, the HSTV-L should, unlike its opposition, easily catch the attention of tankers who enjoy the excellent dynamics offered by light and mobile vehicles!





The HSTV-L is coming to War Thunder as a new high tier American light tank with the release of the upcoming update. In the meantime, stay sharp and keep a wary eye on the news for more information regarding the next major update coming to the game very soon. Until then, happy hunting tankers!

Check out the full Dev Blog article here!

The Char D2 is a French interwar medium tank, developed by Renault as a cheaper alternative to the heavier and more expensive Char B1. After having seen fierce action during the Invasion of France in 1940, the Char D2 will soon fight under the flag of the republic once more on the virtual battlefields of War Thunder in the upcoming major update!

In War Thunder, the Char D2 will be a new medium tank arriving at the lower ranks of the French ground forces tree, with the release of the upcoming update. Featuring characteristics similar to that of some other French tanks at its rank, the Char D2, with its thick armor and punchy 47mm gun, is the perfect vehicle for attacking enemy-held objectives and supporting allies on the battlefield!





As already mentioned, the Char D2 is primarily armed with the 47mm SA-35 cannon - a widespread weapon, commonly found on many French low tier ground vehicles. Known for its relatively high rate of fire of 15 rounds/min and good ballistic properties, the SA-35 cannon can comfortably deal with most opposition it may face on the battlefield. Furthermore, the Char D2 is also fitted with two 7.5mm MAC machine guns.

Check out the full Dev Blog article here!

Dedicated to the great Victory Day we have prepared unique vehicles from the victorious nations for you in War Thunder, a memorable decal and many discounts in the in-game store and in the shop!


Complete the tasks and get unique premium vehicles from the victorious nations!

An assault modification of a light US amphibious vehicle designed for fire support for landing forces. The main feature of this version is the short 75mm howitzer in the tank turret. The tank was actively used in battles for islands in the Pacifics, where powerful high-explosive fragmentation shells helped to crack open the firing points and fortifications of the Japanese coastal defenses. The LVT (A)-4 will be a good addition to the initial lineup of the US ground forces: the short-barreled howitzer works great at close distances, and the ability to swim will allow attacking opponents from unexpected directions!

The second modification of the cult British Fairey Swordfish biplane, designed to be used for air assault attacks on naval targets. Version II received a metal sheathing below the wing, to make possible the mounting of RP.3 rocket launchers, which significantly expand the combat potential of this biplane. In particular, the Swordfish can now be successfully used in low-rank mixed battles, as well as for ground attack missions in aviation game modes. A living legend, a beautiful and very combat effective aircraft, it is must-have in your collection!

The G-5 torpedo boats became the most common small vessel of this kind in the Soviet fleet during WWII. At the end of 1942, an experimental series of artillery boats was built, in which torpedo equipment was replaced with rocket launchers. During the tests, the project was recognized as successful and all 6 experimental boats were included in the second brigade of torpedo boats in the Black Sea Fleet. In War Thunder, the high-speed ‘sea Katyusha’ plays actively and boldly - sharp turns at high speed, non-stop machine-gun bursts and the grim howl of rockets! You need to give this a try!

To get the unique prize vehicles you need to complete any 3 tasks out of 5 in vehicles of rank III or higher (for naval battles of rank II or higher) in random battles.

For more information, read the full article here!

We are happy to reveal that in the upcoming War Thunder major update we plan to introduce the Italian navy to the game! We look forward to introducing these naval beauties and telling you about many of them in our upcoming Devblog articles, so keep an eye on the news!

Today we want to present one of the vessels that will be introduced as part of the Italian naval research tree - the torpedo boat MS-15.

In War Thunder, the CRDA 60t-class of Italian motor torpedo boats will be represented by several units. One of those is the MS-15 1a, a vessel of the first production series of the class. Together with many other unique Italian vessels of the mosquito fleet, the MS-15 will form the backbone of the early ranks in the brand new Italian naval tree, coming to War Thunder with upcoming update.





Offering a balanced combination of good seaworthiness and decent firepower, the MS-15 1a will be a perfect choice for captains ready to get their feet wet with the upcoming Italian naval forces. The MS-15 1a features a reasonable top speed of 33 knots (61 km/h), thanks to the power provided by three 1,150 horsepower petrol engines, generating a combined power output of 3,450 horsepower. Although it won’t win any races when pitted against some of its contenders at the early ranks, the MS-15 1a instead promises its captains excellent agility, which when coupled with the vessel’s relatively small silhouette, makes for quite the difficult target to hit at times.

Check out the full Dev Blog article here!

The ZSD-63 is a Chinese SPAA, developed on the basis of the Type 63 APC in the late 80’s to address the urgent need for a modern mobile anti-air vehicle. Coming to War Thunder with the upcoming major update, the ZSD-63 will join the ranks of the Chinese ground tree, extending its SPAAG line with a powerful new addition!

In War Thunder, the ZSD-63 will be a new low rank Chinese SPAA vehicle awaiting all tankers in the upcoming update. Being a new addition to China’s lower ranks, the ZSD-63 will give Chinese tankers much needed access to a deadly SPAA vehicle, capable of shielding its allies on the ground from pesky airborne attackers!





The ZSD-63 is arriving to War Thunder ground forces as part of the upcoming update and will become available to all tankers at rank II of the Chinese ground tree. In the meantime, be sure to stay tuned to the news as we share more details on what players can expect with the next major update coming to the game in the near future. Until then, happy hunting tankers!

Check out the full Dev Blog article here!

From a recent publication on the US Army’s website we learned that members of the military maintain readiness while practicing social distancing by playing War Thunder. We are pleased to support this initiative and help crews of modern tanks and helicopters maintain morale and skill while staying home in complete safety.
We invite you to take a part in virtual battles in modern vehicles: T-80U and Abrams, infantry fighting vehicles BMP-3 and Bradley, helicopters Mi-28 and Apache as well as European vehicles like Leopards, Leclercs, Challengers and other vehicles that are currently in service in France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the UK.

If you don’t have vehicles of rank V and above, you will be able to purchase them in the https://store.gaijin.net/catalog.php?page=1&search=5th_rank_event&tag=1 Store in order to participate in the event.

List of vehicles

Ministry of Defense team (RU)

• T-80U
• T-80B
• ZPRK 2S6
• BMP-3
• Mi-28N

Pentagon team

• M1A2 Abrams
• M1A1 Abrams
• ADATS
• M3 Bradley
• AH-64D

EuroForces team

• Germany
  • Leopard 2A5
  • Leopard 2A4
  • FlaRakPz 1
  • Gepard
  • EC-665 Tiger UHT
• Britain
  • Challenger 2
  • Challenger Mk.3
  • Stormer HVM
  • Warrior
  • AH Mk.1
• France
  • Leclerc
  • Roland 1
  • AMX-10RC
  • AMX-30B2 BRENUS
  • EC-665 Tiger HAD
• Sweden
  • Strv 122
  • Strv 121
  • Strf 90C
  • Lvkv 90C
  • Lvrbv 701
• Italy
  • Ariete
  • Ariete PSO
  • SIDAM 25
  • Centauro MGS
  • A-129 International

• To take part in the event, you have to add any vehicle of rank V in a vehicle slot for one of War Thunder’s in game nations: USA, USSR/Russia, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, Britain.
• After loading into a battle, you will be able to select from a range of pre-determined vehicles for the nation you chose before queueing. 
• The following rival teams are available:
  • Ministry of Defense team (RU) vs Pentagon team;
  • Ministry of Defense team (RU) vs EuroForces team;
  • Pentagon team vs EuroForces team.
• The battle mode is Realistic Battles, in the following locations: “Alaska”, “Finland”, “Middle East”, “Mozdok”, and “Cargo Port”.
• This event doesn’t count towards any achievements. Economy-related mechanics are disabled: boosters, orders, and wagers will not be active.

The War Thunder Team

Research, purchase, crew training costs and other related parameters for vehicles have been changed (tablesheet with the main parameters).

All economy indicators for vehicles will be changed according to rank.

• In Naval AB Silver Lions reward for destruction of enemy has been increased by 75% for destroyers and cruisers.

USA

• M8 HMC — Has been moved to the SPG line with sequential research requirements with M3 GMC and M10 GMC.

Germany

• Sd.Kfz.221 (s.Pz.B.41) and Panzerjäger I — Requirement for sequential research has been added.
  
• StuG III A and StuH 42 G — Requirement for sequential research has been added.
  
• StuG III G и Jagdpanzer 38(t) — Requirement for sequential research has been added.
  
• Jadgtiger and Begleitpanzer 57 — Requirement for sequential research has been added.

USSR

• Т-50 — Moved to rank II. The ability of active scouting and allied forces repair have been added.
  
• Т-126 — Moved to rank II. The ability of active scouting and allied forces repair have been added. The price has been changed from 550 to 850 GE.

Britain

• Crusader Mk.II and Crusader Mk.III — Have been grouped and moved to rank II and placed after the A13 Mk.II with a sequential research requirement. The ability of active scouting, and allied forces repair, airstrike modification and improved optics modification have been added.
  
• Cromwell V and Cromwell I — Have been grouped..
  
• Tetrarch Mk.I and Daimler AC Mk.II — Requirement for sequential research has been added.
  
• Valentine Mk.I — Has been moved to the rank II with a sequential research requirement with Daimler AC Mk.II and Valentine Mk.XI.
  
• Valentine Mk.XI and Valentine Mk.IX — Have been grouped.

Japan

• Ho-Ro — Has beem moved to rank II.

Sweden

• Ikv 91 and U-SH 405 — Switched places.
  
• Ikv 91 — Battle rating has been changed from 7.3 to 6.7 for all game modes.

USA

• TBD-1 and PBY-5 “Catalina” — sequential research has been implemented.
  
• SBD-3 and TBF-1C — sequential research has been implemented.
  
• P-36G and P-40E-1 — sequential research has been revoked.
  
• F2A-3 and F4F-3 — sequential research has been revoked.

Germany

• CR.42, G.50 series 2, G.50 AS series 7, C.200 series 3, C.200 series 7, C.202 — have been grouped in German tech tree and moved to the Premium section of Rank I.
  
• S.M.79 (all versions) — have been grouped in German tech tree and moved to the Premium section of Rank I.
  
• Bf 109 B-1 — moved to Rank I.
  
• Bf 109 E-1 — moved to Rank I, with sequential research with Bf 109 B-1 and grouped with Bf 109 E-3 and Bf 109 E-4.
  
• Ju 88 A-1 and He 111H-6 — sequential research has been implemented.
  
• Ju 87 D-3 and Ju 87 D-5 — grouped.
  
• Hs 129 B-3 — Has been moved to rank II and located before Hs 129 B-2.
  
• Me 410 A-1/U4 — Has been moved and located before Me 410 B-2/U4.
  
• Me 410 A-1/U4 и Me 410 B-2/U4 — Has been moved to rank III with the need for sequential research with Hs 129 B-2 and Do 335 A-1

USSR

• Yak-1 — Has been moved to rank II.
  
• Yak-1 and Yak-1B — Have been grouped and located before the Yak-7B with the need for sequential research.
  
• LaGG-3-8 and LaGG-3-11 — Have been grouped and located before the LaGG-3-35 with the need for sequential research.
  
• LaGG-3-35 and LaGG-3-66 — Have been grouped and located before the La-5 with the need for sequential research.
  
• I-15bis and I-153 M-62 — Have been moved in rank I in a separate branch before the group with the LaGG-3-8 and LaGG-3-11.
  
• Pe-3 — Has been moved to rank II.
  
• Pe-3 (r) and Pe-3 — Have been grouped before Il-2 (1941) with the need for sequential research.
  
• Yak-4 — Has been moved and located before Ar-2.

Britain

• Hurricane Mk.I/L — Has been moved to rank II and located before the Typhoon Mk.Ia with the need for sequential research.
  
• Nimrod Mk.I and Nimrod Mk.II — Have been dropped from the group with the need for sequential research.
  
• Beaufighter Mk.X — Has been moved to rank II and located before the Beaufighter Mk.VIc with the need for sequential research.
  
• Whirlwind Mk I — Has been moved to rank IV and located before the Brigand B 1 with the need for sequential research.
  
• Mosquito FB.Mk.VI and Mosquito FB.Mk.XVIII — Have been grouped and moved to rank III and located before the Beaufighter Mk.21 with the need for sequential research.
  
• Hornet Mk.III and Swift F.1 — The requirement for sequential research has been added.

Japan

• Ki-10-II K — Has been moved in line and located before the A5M4
  
• Ki-32 — Has been moved in the line and located before the J1N1 with the need for sequential research.
  
• J1N1 and Ki-45 ko — The need for sequential research has been added.
  
• F1M2 — Has been moved in the line and located before the Ki-21-Ia with the need for sequential research.
  
• B5N2 — Has been moved to rank I.
  
• Ki-109 — Has been moved to rank II.

Italy

• Re.2002 Early - Has been moved to rank II.
  
• Re.2000 series 1 and Re.2000 G.A.— Have been grouped and moved to rank II and located before the Re.2002 Early with a sequential research requirement.
  
• Re.2001 serie 1, Re.2001 CB, Re.2001 CN — Have been grouped with a sequential research requirement.

France

• F.222.2 and N.C.223.3 — Have been grouped before the Potez 633 with a sequential research requirement.
  
• M.S.406C1 - Has been moved to rank II and located before the M.S.410 with a sequential research requirement.
  
• The research tree after the A-35B aircraft is now distributed in the following order - at rank III: F6F-5, SB2C-5, P-63C-5, at rank IV: F6F-5N, AD-4, F4U7, F8F-1B, the other ranks remain unchanged.

Sweden

• J20 — Has been placed before the J22-A.
  
• J29F — Has been moved to rank VI.

• Crusader Mk.II, M3A3 Stuart — The ability of active scouting, allied forces repair, airstrike modification and improved optics modification have been added.
  
• BT-7 (F-32) — The airstrike modification has been added.
  
• Sd.Kfz.234/1 — The ability of active scouting and allied forces repair have been removed.
  
• Strf 90C — The ability of allied forces repair has been added.

The current provided changelog reflects the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates, additions and fixes may not be listed in the provided notes. War Thunder is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.

Become the last player alive amongst dozens of opponents in a shrinking battle area! Grab the loot on the map to defeat all enemies — blow them up with powerful artillery or repair all modules and restore the crew in your tank in the battle. Destroy your opponents to get more awards, сoupon for the “Gladiator helmet” (gold) decoration and premium Sweden packs from Gaijin.Net Store!
To participate in the tournament you will need to purchase a ticket in the menu “Events and Tournaments → Tank Tournaments”. The following tickets are available for a various number of battles: Silver, Gold and Platinum.
Choose the tournament, click on the “Participate” button then click on the ticket.

1st place: CV 90105 TML Pack


2nd place: Strv 103-0 Pack


3rd place: SAV 20.12.48 Pack

Place 1 - 50:

• 1000 Golden Eagles
  
• сoupon for the “Gladiator helmet” (gold)
  
• In-game “Survivor” title.

Place 51 - 100:

• 500 Golden Eagles
  
• сoupon for the “Gladiator helmet” (gold) decoration.

We will publish the list of winners and give out any rewards at the latest by the 4th of May.

• Each victory — An additional Silver ticket for 5 battles (but not more than 2 tickets in the player’s inventory at one time) and a trophy which contains one of the following items:
  
  1. Premium account for 3 days *
     
  2. 50% RP premium booster for 5 battles *
     
  3. 50% SL premium booster for 5 battles *
     
  4. Set of wagers *
     
  5. Set of orders *
     
  6. Back-up x3 vehicle for the vehicle that participated in the battle *
• 2 victories in one tournament —“Gladiator helmet” decoration.
  
• 5 victories in one tournament — "Gladiator helmet” (silver) decoration.

Check out the full article here!

• A bug where the default values of helicopter parameters for the sensitivity in missile control were selected incorrectly has been fixed.

The current provided changelog reflects the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates, additions and fixes may not be listed in the provided notes. War Thunder is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.

• HESH rounds have been added to the Strv 101, 103-0, 103A, and 103C.
  
• TOW ATGM launcher vertical aiming angles have been corrected (increased) for the following:
  • M113A1: from -5° to +10° → from -20° to +25°
    
  • Pvrbv 551: from -5° to +10° → from -13° to +25°
    
  • UDES 33: from -5° to +10° → from -20° to +25°
• Now, when destroying a vehicle with hull destruction mechanics by hitting the fuel tank without the destruction of any other modules you will see the message “Hull destroyed” instead of “Vehicle burned down”.

The current provided changelog reflects the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates, additions and fixes may not be listed in the provided notes. War Thunder is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.