The Sd.Kfz.251/10 was a later variant of the well-known and widely used German WWII halftrack, equipped with a 3.7cm anti-tank cannon for increased firepower. Tankers will have the chance to add this special version of the Sd.Kfz.251 to their in-game arsenal by taking part in the upcoming crafting event “Strategist” in War Thunder!

The Sd.Kfz.251/10 will be one of the prizes awaiting tankers who take part in the upcoming crafting event “Strategist”, starting soon in War Thunder. This infantry support version of the widely used German halftrack will mostly be seen in lower rank battles, where its decent mobility and quick-firing 37 mm anti-tank cannon are sure to cause some damage to the enemy lines.



However, while the Sd.Kfz.251/10 is well-protected against small arms fire and sharpnel with up to 14.5 mm of armor plating, it still remains vulnerable against dedicated anti-tank cannons as well as artillery fire and aircraft due to its open fighting compartment. Circumventing these drawbacks by simply changing positions frequently however will be more than enough to turn a seemingly harmless APC into a deadly low rank tank destroyer with some nifty premium bonuses!



Be sure to add the Sd.Kfz.251/10 to your collection of German armored fighting vehicles in War Thunder by taking part in the upcoming crafting event “Strategist”. Stay tuned to find out more and good hunting tankers!

The new French Starter Pack includes a premium B1 ter tank and a P-40F-5 Lafayette fighter, which, along with an ample amount of Silver Lions and Premium Account days, will ensure confident victories and rapid development in the early ranks of War Thunder!

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The BI is an experimental Soviet rocket-powered aircraft, designed during WWII and envisioned to become a short-range defensive interceptor. Pilots in War Thunder will have the chance to further harness the power of rocket-propelled flight by obtaining the BI as one of the top prizes for participating in the upcoming crafting event “Strategist”!



The BI is a high rank Soviet rocket-powered interceptor and one of the more exotic prizes for the upcoming crafting event “Strategist” in War Thunder. Giving Soviet pilots also the chance to experience rocket-propelled flight, the BI functions on the same principles as the Me 163 and Ki-200 already familiar to many pilots. The aircraft’s rocket propulsion allows it to get into the action fast, thanks to high acceleration, top speed and climb rate, but at the same time, prevents it from lingering in combat for too long due to its limited fuel supply of just 2 minutes on WEP mode. As a result, the BI requires clever fuel management to extend its combat endurance.



Further emphasizing the BI’s “hit-’n’-run” nature are its weapons. Namely, the BI is armed with a punchy pair of 20mm ShVAK cannons, although only carrying 45 rounds of ammunition each. This means that pilots will need to make the most out of the limited combat time they have available to ensure no bullet goes to waste!

Be sure to add this highly unusual and unique aircraft to your in-game collection by taking part in the upcoming War Thunder event. Good hunting pilots!

A new squadron vehicle is now available for all players - IJN Shimakaze

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.

The protection parameters of the US and Soviet main battle tanks have been changed (open chart).

Changes to protection parameters of the American and Soviet MBTs:

In the recently published changelog for the “Raining Fire” update, a few mistakes were made in the protection parameters of Soviet MBTs, while those parameters in the game were mostly set correctly. We have corrected these issues, and now present the latest protection values. In addition, the protection parameters on the M1 Abrams series of tanks have been adjusted.

For turrets of Soviet MBT’s, the protection values in the sector of course angles ± 30° from the vehicle axis are used; this means that when a tank gets hit from these angles, protection is provided at a minimum as indicated. In the case of hitting from a course angle of 0°, the protection might be noticeably higher than that indicated and strongly depends on the point of impact on the turret.

For tanks of the M1 series, the protection is indicated separately for the left and right sides of the turret due to their different inclination angles. It is assumed that, structurally, the turret ‘cheeks’ and lower frontal hull armor plate represent the same obstacle, installed at different angles. Because of this, the equivalent protection of the lower front plate is set slightly higher than that indicated for M1A2 in the publication “Stridsfordon idag och imorgon. Ett föredrag om Svenskt Pansar med utgångspunkt i historien”.

These changes are not final and may be clarified and revised further in case of new documentary sources.

Sources:

• «Теория и конструкция танка» — Т. 10. Кн. 2. Комплексная защита / Под ред. д.т.н., проф. П. П. Исакова. — М.: Машиностроение, 1990. — 208 с.
  
• «Защита танков» — В. А. Григорян, Е. Г. Юдин, И. И. Терехин и др.; под ред. В. А. Григоряна. — М.: Изд-во МГТУ им. Н. Э. Баумана, 2007. — 327 с.
  
• «Средний танк Т-64А (основные характеристики)»
  
• Акты государственных (совместных) испытаний комплекса ДЗ. Устьянцев С. В., Колмаков Д. Г. Боевые машины Уралвагонзавода. Танк Т-72. — Н. Тагил: Изд. дом «Медиа-Принт», 2004.
  
• «Вестник БТВТ». Сборник.
  
• “Infantry Fighting Vehicle Task Force study results” Creator United States. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans. Infantry Fighting Vehicle Task Force.
  
• “Stridsfordon idag och imorgon. Ett föredrag om Svenskt Pansar med utgångspunkt i historien”. Arsenalen den 8 November 2012 av Rickard O.Lindström.

Sound

• The sound of splashes from torpedo launches has been corrected.
  
• The missing sound indicator of shot down enemy aircraft has been fixed.
  
• The Ju-87 B-2 Stuka siren has become audible in cockpit view.
  
• Piston and jet engine volume has been lowered where the spectator’s view camera is close to the engine.
  
• Ground vehicle engine volume has been slightly lowered in gunner view.
  
• The volume of player aircraft guns has increased slightly.
  
• The sound event of passing-by (missed) shells has been reworked.
  
• A bug where music incorrectly overlaps in the hangar after a battle is over has been corrected.

The War Thunder team

80 years ago, from June until October of 1940, probably the most famous aerial battles in history took place known as the Battle of Britain. The Royal Air Force claimed victory in the skies, holding back the German Luftwaffe and preventing a naval invasion by denying air superiority over the Luftwaffe. Months of huge aerial engagements, intense dogfighting and fierce clashes forever sealed the event as a significant chapter in the second world war.

Brave contributions from all over the world, including most famously Polish and Czech pilots joined the fight to take on an overwhelming force that had swept through most of Europe and surrounded Great Britain. Pilots fought relentlessly, often without much rest between battles, with the fate of Britain sitting almost entirely on their shoulders. This event forever immortalized ny Winston Churchill’s famous words describing those that took part with “never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few”.

Today, we mark this historic 80 year anniversary in War Thunder

From 11:00 GMT on the 14th of September until 11:00 GMT on the 16th of September

Play 3 battles with an ingame activity of 60% or higher in random battles whilst controlling British aircraft of rank II or higher and get the “80 Years of the Battle for Britain” decal.



Get a premium Hurricane Mk.I/L FAA M by completing any 3 from 5 tasks in an aircraft of rank II or higher in random battles or purchase the achievement immediately and receive the prize without completing the task:

• Destroy 40 (20 in RB and SB) enemy vehicles;
  
• Win 10 times (activity of 60% and higher);
  
• Deal 10 tons of bomb damage to enemy base;
  
• Destroy 11 (4 in RB, 3 in SB) enemy vehicles in one battle;
  
• Help allies to destroy enemy vehicles 15 times.

You can follow your progress by clicking on your nickname → Achievements → 80 Years of Battle for Britain.

Also “Battle for Britain” events are available for you in all game modes with historical vehicle setups. Get 30% RP and SL bonus!

Flight model changes:

• Ta-152H-1 — wing profile has been recalculated to a “thinner” value , allowing delay in shock-stalling at high altitudes and speeds. Landing with flaps has become easier with minimum fuel. A bug causing motor overspeed at high altitudes has been fixed.
  
• I-225 — shock-stalling momentum has been delayed for thinner profiles (i.e. the rudder is more effective at high altitude and speeds).
  
• F4E, EJ — according to the operation's manual, the speed has been specified (increased) at altitudes below 9,000 meters.
  
• F4U-1c/d — an engine bug causing insufficient thrust has been fixed.
  
• FW-190 (all series) - a bug has been fixed where the aircraft is unable to achieve overload over 6G at high speed with minimum fuel load.

Aircraft and helicopter model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes:

• F4U-6 AU-1 Corsair - the display of mounted armament menu items has been corrected.

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.

On each second Sunday in September, War Thunder celebrates the service of those brave tankers - an important day for our players and the development team.

Every day, players from the whole world participate in battles with armoured vehicles in War Thunder. We wish our tankers a powerful volley, lucky ricochets and strong armour in virtual battle.

From 10:00 GMT on the 11th of September until 07:00 GMT on the 14th of September

• Play 3 battles with an ingame activity of 60% or higher whilst controlling Soviet vehicles of rank II or higher and get the “Tank Troop Chevron” decal.
  
• Win 5 times with an ingame activity of 60% or higher whilst controlling Soviet vehicles of rank II or higher and get a new “Beware of tanks” decoration or purchase this achievement and get the prize immediately without performing the task.

“Tank Troop Chevron” decal.


“Beware of tanks” decoration

You can track your progress by clicking on your nickname → Achievements → Tanker’s Day.

• Decals from the "Fire" and "Mythical Creatures" collections have been moved to the corresponding groups.
  
• Fixed a bug where the reload time of fighters in Arcade Battles was reduced.
  
• Problems with the calculation of the resistance against HEAT shells in the protection analysis have been fixed.
  
• Improved the behavior of air-to-air missiles on target acquisition.

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.

All shells in the game - ground vehicle, aircraft and naval - will now have their own volume. Learn more about damage model improvements brought to you in the recent update.

Hello!

In addition to new vehicles, a new location and numerous fixes and improvements, in the War Thunder: Raining Fire update we are introducing “volumetric” shells - a very important feature for all game modes. Previously, shells in our game did not have their own volume. In fact, each projectile fired was a material point that reacted with the ballistics of its real life prototype, and upon contact with the enemy, a complex multi-vector simulation of the interaction of the projectile at the point of impact, say, with the point of armor on an enemy tank took place. In this case, the point-shaped projectile in some cases could inflict penetration or damage where a real projectile was not able to fit in reality - for example, a ricochet and flight under the turret ring area, slaughtering all crew members and modules in its path.

We decided to fix this. In the "Raining Fire" update, all shells in the game, from 15mm calibre or more, are now simulated by several rays at once, which indicate the real dimensions of the shell for a more reliable calculation of damage - on armor, in it, and behind it. Large calibre projectiles are additionally modeled with two ray circles. Now the projectile cannot penetrate where it cannot physically fit. The changes affected all ground, sea and air vehicles in the game, both player-controlled and AI vehicles, including AA guns.

Now you are able to more precisely simulate the most diverse scenarios of damage from any shells in the game - we have added functionality for protection analysis not only for tanks, but also for aviation. Welcome to the War Thunder: Raining Fire update! Our favorite game just got better!

The War Thunder Team