The ‘National Day’ of the People's Republic of China is one of the main national holidays celebrated in China annually on the 1st October.

We heartily celebrate our Chinese players and wish you good luck both in life and in the game!

play 3 battles in Chinese vehicles (from rank II, activity 70% and above) to get the unique «Huabiao» decal.



Monitor your progress by clicking Nickname → Achievements → National Day, China.




The Premium M4A4 (1st PTG) medium tank from the Chinese tech tree is now available for Golden Eagles!

Learn more about the design, battle usage and tips you can find in the article on our War Thunder Wiki.

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Planned Battle Rating changes have been implemented.

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.

In this digest we would like to tell you about our continuing work on improvements and fixes in the game. You can find information about all updates that have been released in War Thunder on the website special section.




No way! Now, airfield anti-aircraft guns won’t stop shooting at the wounded and disabled enemy aircraft that are still able to fight even with a wing off. A crippled vulture is still dangerous, so let the shells from AA guns nail them for sure!


For this digest we focused primarily on servicing war machines. Still there are over 2,000 vehicles in War Thunder and some of them require attention.

For example we have added separate 82mm launchers and 132mm rockets for several vehicle models of the Il-10. Separate bomb drop for Swedish A32A and also we have improved the armour plating for the pilot headrest of the Japanese lineup - Ki-84 ko, Ki-84 otsu, Ki-84 hei.



Also we have corrected the firing angles of the defensive turrets for a number of vehicles such as the Il-10, which we already described above and Japanese “crocodiles” - H8K2 and H8K3. All of this of course according to the historical documents some of which have been published by different attentive players.



USS Raleigh and USS Detroit received a wider angle of fire for their case mate cannons (these are those that are located in limited, usually inboard, locations on a ship). In addition, in their case it is the main calibre, so don’t underestimate this bonus.


For this digest we have prepared a large set of useful fixes and game improvements. Be sure to read the full list which we have prepared in the separate changelog - there are many interesting things.

Once again, many thanks for all your bug reports that you submitted in our bug report section on the War Thunder forums.

• Toldi IIA — missing effects of barrel break and damaged track have been restored.
  
• Airfield AA guns will no longer stop firing at damaged enemy aircraft that are still able to fight.
  
• The incorrect display of contacts at greater distances in SB mode has been fixed.
  
• Minimal size of contacts while playing at high resolution has been fixed.

Aircraft model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes:

• Ki-84 ko, Ki-84 otsu, Ki-84 hei — the thickness of the armoured headrest has been increased from 6mm to 13mm (report).
  
• Saab A32A — separate drop has been added for 120 and 250 kg bombs.
  
• H8K2, H8K3 — a bug has been fixed where the upper turret was able to fire through the fuselage.
  
• IL-10, IL-10 (1946) — firing angles in the turret have been corrected, the ammo capacity of the UBT and B-20 machine guns have been corrected from 300 to 150 rounds. Separate launch has been added for 82mm and 132mm rockets.
  
• Su-6 (AM-42), Su-6 (M-71F) — firing angles in the turret have been corrected.

Naval forces model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes

• USS Omaha, USS Raleigh, USS Detroit — the traverse angles on the casement main calibre guns have been increased.
  
• IJN Yubari — year of modernization has been changed to 1944.
  
• Köln F220, Lübeck F224 — a bug with absent overheating in the 100mm guns has been fixed.
  
• HMS Norfolk — aiming angles of the 1st and 3rd main calibre turrets have been changed.

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.

• T-72A, T-72AV (TURMS-T), Т-72B, Т-72B (1989), Т-72B3 — a bug where the spring wasn't attached to the machine guns has been fixed.
  
• The incorrect display of the compass on some vehicles has been fixed.
  
• An issue of a freeze with a following crash after a few minutes in battle on the Mac version has been fixed.
  
• The third crew slot has been removed from the reward for completion of basic training.
  
• The cost of the “Talisman” modification on reserve vehicles has been increased from 80 to 190 GE.
  
• Dynamic campaign achievements “Free Swinging” and ”Fun with Friends” have been removed. Rewards for the previously completed achievements will not be revoked.

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.

Aircraft model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes

• MiG-27M - Additional countermeasure blocks (chaff, flares) have been added. A preset with 2хR-13M1 no longer requires research of the R-13M modification and is available as default. Combined presets with R-13M1 missiles still need to have the researched R-13M modification.
  
• A-5C - 750 pounds M117 bombs, blocks with Type-130 rockets, additional wing pylons and combined presets with new weapons have been added to suspended weaponry. Presets have been adjusted to reflect the addition of the new pylons.
  
• F-5A (China) - Countermeasure blocks (chaff, flares), a radar warning reciver (RWR) and related modifications have been added.
  
• F-5C - Radar warning reciver (RWR) 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.

From September 23rd (12:00 GMT) until October 4th (12:00 GMT) Build Export models from materials, sell them to get Crowns, and purchase exclusive combat vehicles!

A new equipment order is waiting for you! Your Workshop is poised to start production, the only thing that is required now, are materials. Get Crowns for your export model and exchange them for exclusive military equipment!


Purchase for 375,000 crowns.
One of the Leopard 2 prototypes featuring an auto loading mechanism. The firing rate is twice as fast!



Purchase for 375,000 crowns.
The export version of the Freedom Fighter in service with the US Air Force. A huge load and impressive maneuverability supplemented with countermeasures - flares and radar warning system.


Purchase for 125,000 crowns.
A light and nimble armoured car equipped with a 20mm autocannon. Perfect for rushing capture points early.


Purchase for 250,000 crowns.
A mighty Tribal-class destroyer with multiple main calibre guns and premium bonuses.

Fight in multiplayer battles! Required materials appear in the menu “Workshop → Export Order'' after each battle.

In the “Export Order” crafting event you assemble Export models and deliver them to the customers to receive Crowns. Achieved Crowns can be used to purchase exclusive combat vehicles.

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In this digest we would like to tell you about our continuing work on improvements and fixes in the game. You can find information about all updates that have been released in War Thunder on the website special section.




Let’s start with the great news! In the update “Direct Hit”, the display of contacts in the air was changed, but we found a few problems with it and received feedback from players - primarily from VR users - aircraft were more difficult to detect in the sky and control their position. In a recent update we improved the visibility of aerial contacts and their display distance. Including on the surface background.

Let’s not go into a long description. It is better to see it for yourself!




This error was caused by the discrepancy between the real amount of fuel and the selected amount for your aircraft.

We have found the initial problem and fixed it. Your fuel selection is now working correctly.




If you were a squad leader at least once, you know how difficult it is to keep track of the vehicles of every squad member.

We added a warning message for the squad leader if the BR of the squad’s vehicles is greater than the BR of the squad leader. In addition, we have improved the display of the current BR - in the queue window the BR score is now more noticeable and slightly bigger.




It might break if you changed helicopter and literally saved the settings of the previous vehicle that you left or lost in battle. This caused a whole bunch of problems: missile and shell failures and an almost complete inability of the vehicle to participate in a high-tech modern battle.

But we have fixed the problem quickly, and now this "smart system" performs its task as neatly as possible.




Winter is coming! We need to be ready for this. Let’s start with a small problem which caused some new well recognised decorations to be unevenly covered with snow in battles on winter maps.

Fixed the bug! As a bonus - it will be even more difficult to spot you!




Modern combat equipment has numerous systems that are sometimes duplicated in different areas of the interface. For example, data from the radar appeared at the bottom left corner, as well as at the top of the screen as an azimuth scale.

We’ve analyzed your preferences and decided to remove the scale to make observance of combat easier and clearer for you.


For this digest we have prepared a large set of useful fixes and game improvements. Be sure to read the full list which we have prepared in the separate changelog - there are many interesting things.

Once again, many thanks for all your bug reports that you submitted in our bug report section on the War Thunder forums.


Improvements and fixes

• A bug has been fixed with the missing helicopter speed indicator if the “Indicated air speed” option is set to “IAS”.
  
• A torpedo reload indicator has been fixed in Naval AB for the vessels with on board reloading torpedo launchers (report).
  
• A bug has been fixed which in some cases prevented “Damage to naval targets” achievement progress .
  
• Incorrect ballistic calculator on helicopters has been fixed for the second and subsequent respawns.
  
• SIDAM 25, SIDAM 25 (Mistral), Gepard, Chieftain Marksman, Type 87, PGZ09 — a bug with the quick reload of the main ammo belt has been fixed.
  
• HMS Norfolk — a bug with a constantly rotating port (left) torpedo launcher has been fixed.
  
• A bug has been fixed that prevented item purchase or opening in the inventory while using a cursor with gamepad.
  
• AIM-7 — a bug has been fixed where the missile was unable to lock on to MiG-23M and MiG-27M aircraft. The missile lock indicator didn’t turn red, the missile self-destructed in midair after the launch.
  
• MiG-23M — now being spawned at supersonic speeds will mean these aircraft have the wings 100% swept.
  
• Mi-24V — certain missing textures in the cockpit have been restored.
  
• Mi-35, Ka-50 — rear-view mirrors in the cockpit have been fixed.
  
• STB-1 — ammo rack position has been corrected (report).
  
• BMP-2 — the position of the IR searchlight has been corrected.
  
• B17G — front turret has been fixed.
  
• Buccaneer S.1 — animation of the ailerons has been fixed.
  
• A bug has been fixed with missing snow on vegetable 3D decorations while playing in winter locations.
  
• A rare client crash after changing account has been fixed.
  
• The azimuth scale at the top of the screen has been removed for aircraft equipped with a radar.

Ground vehicle model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes:

• STB-1 — ammo rack position has been corrected (report).
  
• BTR-152А — the number of forward and reverse gears has been increased, gear values have been specified. Source: Руководство по материальной части и эксплуатации БТР-152В, 1957 год.
  
• ARL-44, ARL-44 (ACL-1) — the number of forward and reverse gears has been increased, gear values have been specified. (report).
  
• Leclerc S1, Leclerc S2 — the gear values have been specified. A bug with a slow pivot neutral gear turns has been fixed (report).
  
• Abrams (all series) — gear values have been specified. Source: AGT 1500 POWERPACK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (M1 TMEPS) CONTRACT NUMBER DAAE07-87-C-R006 J. Edwards and R. Brayer General Dynamics Land Systems Div. March 1991 // Propulsion System Performance Simulation (PS**2) Computer Simulation to Evaluate Tank-Automotive Engine and Transmission Performance A User's Guide September 1988.
  
• 9M133, 9M133FM-3 — a bug has been fixed where the optronic countermeasures were able to affect the missiles. Control type has been changed to the laser-beam.
  
• TAM-2C — zoom has been added to the sight; sight magnification has been changed from x12 to separate magnifications x3-x10 (report).
  
• VFM5 — sight magnification has been specified from x12 to x10 (report).
  
• T-72B (1989) — a bug has been fixed with missing layers of cast armour in the turret in x-ray mode.
  
• Leopard 2K — the incorrect display of 20mm gun horizontal and vertical aiming speed in x-ray mode has been fixed.
  
• MAUS, E100 — a bug with different aiming speeds in the main and auxiliary guns has been fixed.
  
• IS-7 — a bug has been fixed where it was impossible to repair AA and rear machine guns.
  
• Strv 103-0, Strv 103A, Strv 103C — duplicate drive controls have been added for the second driver/loader.
  
• ZPRK 2S6 — a bug has been fixed that prevented the IR lock and track system to lock on target at distances over 8,000 meters.
  
• 9P157 — a bug with infinite radar field repair has been fixed.
  
• Vickers Mk.3 — aiming angles at the sides of engine compartment has been specified; a gun will no longer cross the hull elements.
  
• M1A1HC - aiming angles of the 7.62mm AA MG have been specified; machine gun will no longer cross the ARCM searchlight.
  
• Roland 1, FlaRakPz 1, FlaRakRad - The name of the radar in X-Ray view has been clarified.
  
• Gepard - The name of the radar in X-Ray view has been clarified.
  
• B1 Bis, B1 Ter - Driver now has control of the 75mm cannon.

Naval forces model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes:

• Falling shell marker - The ability to disable the falling shell marker has been added. You can find it in settings:
  • Options > Main parameters > Naval Battle Settings > Highlight targeting point
• Lead marker on weapon control - Indication of the distance correction with the lead maker has been fixed. Now it indicates more accurately whether you should aim closer or farther relative to the enemy ship.
  
• Realistic aiming in AB has been fixed - When switching in the settings menu to realistic aiming in AB, shooting is now identical to shooting in RB.
  
• Poltava - Angles for traverse in the aft main calibre turrets have been extended.

Aircraft model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes:

• MiG-27M - The opening of some presets of the suspended weaponry without researching the relevant modifications has been fixed.
  
• F-8E - Incorrect display of the icons of suspended weaponry for some presets with the AIM -9C missiles has been fixed.
  
• Il-10 (all modifications) - Separate bomb drop for bomb weaponry has been added.
  
• A32A - Incorrect displaying of the icons of suspended weaponry for some presets with the m/50 and m/61 bombs has been fixed.
  
• Er-2 (ACh-30B) (all modifications) - Incorrect display of the icons of suspended weaponry for some presets with the 250kg and 500kg bombs has been fixed.
  
• A-4E - Full name of the aircraft has been added to the vehicle card.
  
• F-5 (all modifications) - Tearing off of the different wing parts where some elements of the aircraft structure and suspended weaponry were left hanging in the air 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.

An export version of the Freedom Fighter in service with the United States Air Force will become one of the main prizes of the “Export Order” crafting event!

The F-5A in service with the US Air Force will become the top event jet fighter in the American aviation research tree as the main prize for the participants of the upcoming crafting event “Export Order”. Since the introduction of the F-5A into the ranks of Chinese aviation, the Freedom Fighter has established itself as difficult to learn, but very interesting to play. Both Chinese and American F-5A’s will be equipped with countermeasures - a flares/chaff mounting and a radar warning receiver.





Do you consider yourself a skilled pilot? Prove it in battle in the American F-5A! You can pick it up by taking part in the large assembly event “Export Order”, which we will announce in detail in the coming days.

Check out the full Dev Blog article here!

The Pansarbil m/40 is a Swedish armored car, originally developed by the AB Landsverk company for the Danish Army. Soon, tankers in War Thunder will have the chance to add this unique vehicle to their Swedish ground forces collection by taking part in the upcoming crafting event!

The Pansarbil m/40 is one of the prizes awaiting participants of the upcoming crafting event, starting soon in War Thunder. Compact, extremely nimble and packing a rapid-firing 20mm autocannon, the Pansarbil m/40 is sure to quickly find itself new commanders among fans of lightly armored vehicles!





Be sure to add the unique Pansarbil m/40 to your in-game collection by taking part in the upcoming crafting event. Good hunting tankers!

Check out the full Dev Blog article here!

In 1909, the United States Military purchased its first aircraft. Through WWI and WWII, the importance of controlling airspace on the battlefield had grown significantly being used in every aspect of war and peacetime use. In 1947, the need for a formalized branch of service to be established to further the development and deployment of America’s Air Forces was seen as vital to modernization and organization efforts. Today we salute the USAF on their 74th Birthday! The USAF today continues to meet the highest standards possible, producing many of the finest pilots the world has ever seen.


Terms

• You can follow your progress by clicking on your Nickname → Achievements → US Air Force Day.
  
• Prize decal can be found in “Customization” → USA.

For the period of the event, the premium Bostwick's P-47M-1-RE Thunderbolt and Wetmore's P-51D-10 Mustang are available for purchase for Golden Eagles in the USA research tree.