During CBT the possibility of researching and purchasing Israeli vehicles will be limited. Players that achieve tester status or purchase packs specific to this CBT will be able to research and purchase new vehicles.

From 11:00 GMT on the 14th of December until 11:00 GMT on the 23rd of January.

Get 12 “Tester stars” to get unlimited access to the Isareli aircraft research tree. You can obtain 1 star per day.

Win 5 battles with a game activity of 70% or higher whilst flying aircraft of rank III or higher.
Daily tasks for “Tester stars” will be updated at 11:00 GMT on each day.
By purchasing one of the IAF premium vehicle packs you will get immediate access to the Isareli aircraft research tree.

• Daily tasks for “Tester stars” will be updated at 11:00 GMT every day.
  
• For 10 tester stars you will get special decal “Emblem of the Israeli Air Forces”.
  
• All players that achieve tester status will receive a forum award - it will be displayed under any messages you leave on the forum (in one of the upcoming updates).
  
• You can follow your progress by clicking on your Nickname → Achievements → “Israeli Air Forces".
  
• The time window for receiving the tester stars is not related to the completion of the Israeli aviation CBT.
  
• We do not plan to reset any research progress for Israeli vehicles after the CBT ends.

A new in game nation and Air Force tree with Israel, reconnaissance aircraft for naval battles, the influence of breeze in the game environment, new locations, many new vehicles and a long list of bug fixes awaits you in the "Winged Lions" Major Update!

Twenty aircraft in the starting lineup, available for testing to everyone who has completed special access tasks or owns one of the Israeli premium aircraft packs.

Kfir C.7
14 new and updated vehicles

Type 10
6 new vessels including Scharnhorst!

Scharnhorst

• The effect of breeze or wind on particle effects such as fires and smoke, dust from vehicle movement and aircraft engines, gun shots, explosions and sparks has been added.
  
  
• Added new high-resolution decals for shell hits on ground vehicle armour.

• New location for aerial battles “Israel”
  
• New mission [Operation] Golan heights for the location “Israel”.
  
• New [Ground Strike] Golan heights mission has been added for the location “Israel”.
  
• Test flight for Israeli aircraft has been added.
  
• New operation in the “Spain” location, based on Enduring Confrontation logic (in total there are already three such missions). The size of the mission’s map is 128x128 km.
  
• Return of the updated mission “Volokolamsk”.
  
• Winter holiday hangar has been added.

• All Ground Strike missions (except for novice Ground Strike missions), and Enduring Confrontation missions (where not applied before): ground AI units utilize the same models available in ground vehicle battles. The same will be implemented for RB missions later.
  
• A bug in all “Enduring Confrontation” missions, where after the destruction of several bombing bases they ceased to respawn has been fixed.
  
• The score indicator in “Enduring Confrontation” missions at the bottom of the screen has been disabled as it essentially duplicated the bar at the top edge of the screen but might mislead players because the scores and the bar itself were calculated in different ranges.

• A new mission in the “Spain” location. The map size is 128x128 km.

Upper and lower armour plates of the following ground vehicles have been converted to volumetric armour:

• IS-3
  
• IS-4M
  
• IS-7
  
• T-10A
  
• T-10M
  
• Object 268
  
• Tiger II (P)
  
• Tiger II (H)
  
• Tiger II (10.5 cm KwK)
  
• Tiger II (H) Sla.16
  
• Jagdtiger

The turret sides on the following ground vehicles have been converted to volumetric armour:

• Tiger II (H)
  
• Tiger II (10.5 cm KwK)
  
• Tiger II (H) Sla.16

Turret armour on the T-54 (1951) has been converted to volumetric.
Physically correct tracks have been added for:

• USSR: BMP-1 (SPz BMP-1 and ZBD86), BMP-2, BMP-2М, 2S3.
  
• Germany: all Tiger II modifications , Jagdtiger, all Leopard 1 modifications, Pz-II F/C, Pz-III B/E, Stug A
  
• USA: М24, М19A1, М46, М47, M4A3E2 75mm and 76mm.
  
• Italy: all OF-40 modifications, Otomatic.
  
• France: АМХ-50, АМХ-М4, АМХ-50 Foch, AMX-50 Surblindé, AMX-50 Surbaissé, MARS 15.
  
• Great Britain: all Churchill modifications, SPG 3 inch Gun Motor Carriage
  
• Sweden - B1 kan.
  
• Israel - M51, all Merkava tanks

• Radar warning system (RWS) is now available for all aircraft with no need to research the modification. The corresponding modification has been removed, EXP, SL or GE spent to unlock it will be returned.
  
• A28B - 18 cm HPRAK m/49 rockets have been removed from weapon presets (Source 1: FV Raketbeväpning 1944-1954 (SAF Rocket armament 1944-1955), Source 22: SFI (Speciell förarinstruktion) J 28 B Prestanda)
  
• Aircraft with HVAR and RP3 rockets now feature separate launches.
  
• F-4E — GBU-15(V)1/B guided bomb has been added.
  
• MiG-21bis-SAU — R-60 missiles have been replaced by R-60MK.
  
• Mi-24P (Germany) — R-60M missiles have been replaced by R-60МK.
  
• B17BS — Bomb sight has been added.

• F4F-3/4, F6F-5 (all modifications) — Flight model has been updated. Engine operation modes have been clarified. Fuel distribution by fuel tanks has been corrected. Wing, fuselage, tail and propeller blade polars have been recalculated and refined. Clarified behavior when operating mechanization (e.g. wheels, flaps). Improved behavior when diving at high angles.
  
• Lа-11 — Flight model has been updated. A bug that led to an excessive roll when maneuvering with mouse aim has been fixed.
  
• He 51 B-2/H — Fixed a bug that caused the aircraft to behave incorrectly on water. Controllability and seaworthiness have been improved.
  
• C.202 (all modifications), C.205 (all modifications), C.200 (all modifications) — Flight model has been updated. Controllability on all types of control methods has been improved. Errors that led to the incorrect behavior of the vehicle in a tailspin have been fixed.

MPK pr.12412 - aiming angles of the AK-630 30mm rotary cannon have been increased.
IJN Yugumo - traverse aiming angles of the first torpedo launcher have been increased.
SF40 Leichte - 37mm FlaK-Lafette C/36 has been changed to 37mm FlaK.43 gun.
Torpedo type for British destroyers has been changed from Mark IX to Mark IX**:

• HMS Armada
  
• HMS Brissenden
  
• HMS Jervis
  
• HMS Kelvin
  
• HMS Nepal
  
• HMCS Haida
  
• HMS Mohawk
  
• HMS Tribal
  
• HMAS Tobruk
  
• ORP Garland

Ballistics in naval shells have been corrected - changes have been implemented to the dynamics and speed loss, in accordance with historical data. The effect of air resistance has been fixed. As a result, the flight time has been changed. For the vast majority of shells the flight time has been reduced. Trajectories have become more flat, including according changes to fall angles. Speed loss at distance has been reduced that has resulted in increased armour penetration capabilities of many rounds. Changes affect almost all shells in naval battles, their parameters may be specified further in future. Shells with the most noticeable armour penetration value changes are (first parameter - distance 1,000 meters; second - 15,000 meters):

• SAP 130 mm/50 B-13: armour penetration increased by ~10-12 mm
  
• AP and SAP 180 mm/57 B-1P, B-1K, 152mm/57 B-38: armour penetration increased by ~25-40 mm
  
• SAP 127 mm/50 Mk.5: armour penetration increased by ~13-21 mm
  
• SAP 152 mm/53 Mk.12: armour penetration increased by ~24-34 mm
  
• AP 152 mm/47 Mk.16: armour penetration increased by ~16-29 mm
  
• AP 203 mm/55 Mk.14: armour penetration increased by ~12-31 mm
  
• AP 203 mm/55 Mk.12: armour penetration increased by~18-43 mm
  
• AP 305 mm/45 Mk.5: armour penetration increased by ~16-40 mm
  
• AP 305 mm/50 SK L/50: armour penetration increased by ~14-44 mm
  
• SAP 152 mm/50 BL Mk.XXIII: armour penetration increased by ~1-15 mm
  
• SAP 152 mm/45 BL Mk.XII:armour penetration increased by ~11-27 mm
  
• SAP 203 mm/50 Mk.VIII: armour penetration increased by ~12-18 mm
  
• AP 305 mm/45 Mk.X: armour penetration increased by ~19-46 mm
  
• SAP 343 mm/45 Mk.VH: armour penetration increased by ~12-52 mm
  
• AP 343mm/45 Mk.VH: armour penetration increased by ~23-95 mm
  
• AP 203 mm/50 Ansaldo mod.1924: armour penetration increased by ~21-37 mm
  
• AP 305 mm/46 Armstrong mod.1909: armour penetration increased by ~26-62 mm
  
• SAP 305 mm/46 Armstrong mod.1909:armour penetration increased by ~48-121 mm
  
• SAP 140-мм/50 3rd Year Type 14 cm: armour penetration increased by ~19-25 mm
  
• AP 305-м/50 41st Year Type:armour penetration increased by ~14-34 mm
  
• SAP 356-мм/45 41st Year Type: armour penetration increased by ~26-30 mm
  
• Other AP and SAP shells have 1-10 mm armour penetration rise/loss.

List of documents on the basis of which the ballistics of the naval shells have been changed.
When specifying ballistics first of all we tried to bring the flight time of the shells and its speed at different distances to the data from the documents listed.On most shells it turned out quite accurately. Absolute accuracy is currently impossible to achieve for objective reasons and limitations in the game engine. In future we plan to bring external ballistics to a more accurate simulation. Currently you can observe differences in the angles of incidence with shells for historical ones. This is also due to the limitations of the engine which we will eliminate during development. We also remind you that penetration data from the documents and in-game penetration may differ because in-game penetration is calculated uniformly according to a single formula for all shells and the documentary data may have been obtained in different ways: theoretical and practical. However the flight time and speed on the trajectory are now much closer to historical (and for many shells almost completely coincide) than they were before.

• 283mm/54.5 SK C/34 — Shell velocity dynamics that caused armour penetration to be lowered and flight time to be increased has been fixed.
  
• One coefficient of the armour penetration on the semi-AP rounds calculation has been fixed, resulting in a slight armour piercing value rise.
  
• Admiral Graf Spee - ship’s armour has been corrected: the thickness on extremities and decks. The deck traverse has been separated into two plates of different thicknesses.
  
• Parizhskaya Kommuna - the dynamics of sinking and the behavior of the ship when flooding has been fixed. The ship no longer capsizes when losing buoyancy up to 60-80%
  
• USS Raleigh, USS Trenton - a model of fuel tanks has been added in the area of ​​the ammunition room of the aft turrets of the main battery.
  
• USS Pensacola - the location of the central artillery post and the location of the aft ammunition stowages for secondary and anti-aircraft artillery have been changed.
  
• HMS Liverpool, HMS Southampton - armour has been added under the barbettes of the main caliber guns.
  
• USS Northampton - elevators have been added for the secondary guns.
  
• M-17 - the internal geometry of the bow section of the ship has been fixed for the correct calculation of the received damage.
  
  Naval Visual models and visual parts:
• MPK pr.12412 - the mounted rescue boat has been removed during a battle session.
  
• HMS Blackpool - incorrect display of torpedoes inside of the torpedo tubes has been fixed.
  
• USS Raleigh - incorrect display of the elevator of the aft tower of the main battery in the x-ray has been fixed.
  
• USS Pensacola - the shape and dimensions of the fuel tanks have been changed in accordance with the blueprints.

F-84F and Vautour IIA IDF/AF(Premium French aircraft) have been withdrawn from purchase. In future the Vautour IIA will appear as a premium vehicle in Israel’s aircraft tree. Read details in the Developers Diary.
F6F-5N (France) — Moved to a group with the F6F-5.
Seafire F.Mk.XVII and Seafire FR.47 — Have been moved into one group.
Italian light cruisers of rank IV have been moved to the right branch of the research tree.
Changes in the economy of the RN Raimondo Montecuccoli:

• Research cost have been reduced: 220.000 → 100.000 RP
  
• Purchase cost has been reduced: 610.000 → 310.000 SL
  
• Crew training cost has been reduced 180.000 → 90.000 SL

• A bug has been fixed where the “Fire Arrows” achievement might only be completed using unguided rockets.
  
• "Emblem of the 61 Mechanised Battalion, South Africa" decal has been added for the South African vehicles. The decal can be unlocked only with SA vehicles.
  
• R3 T106 FA, R3 T20 FA-HS — tricolor camo has been added available for Golden Eagles.
  
• New “Road Signs” decorations have been added and are available for purchase with GE.
  
• The logic of checking the player’s vehicles for compliance with the condition in a task has been changed for most game tasks about ‘damage, destruction and assist in the destruction of the enemy’ that are used for obtaining camouflages, stickers, decorations, medals, titles, achievements etc. Now the vehicle that has been used for damage or destroying the enemy will be checked and not the one that the player was controlling at the moment of the event (damage, destruction and assist). For example earned on the aircraft achievements from air strikes in ground AB will be counted in the air vehicles even if at the moment the player is already in the tank, but destroys the enemy with an aircraft bomb. Gradu

• In battle in the action bar's selection window, each point now has a fixed location. If some actions are missing on the vehicle, then instead of them there will be empty spaces in this menu.
  
• A new “Allow empty teams” point has been added In the options menu for creating custom battles that will allow you to start and continue missions without active players and bots in any of the teams.
  
• “Bots rank” has been removed from the options menu when creating custom battles. Now vehicles for any chosen bots are determined by the minimum allowed BR and the game session BR (used to determine whether to add long-range airfields. Helipads and other objects of high rank battles) and determined by the maximum allowed BR as it happens in random battles.
  
• SAM info cards now contain data on G-tolerance and seeker parameters.

Scout aircraft in naval battles. The ability to launch a scout aircraft from the ship’s catapult (if it has one) has been added to naval battles. It is necessary to open and install the appropriate modification beforehand. After the start of the battle, the launch of the aircraft becomes available after a specific time. To launch, activate the catapult (default "U"), point it outboard and launch the aircraft (default "U"). During flight, you can switch between the aircraft and the ship. As long as the player controls the aircraft the ship will remain on the course it was on at the time of launch. The ship will fire in accordance with the set shooter AI mode. If the ship is destroyed while controlling the aircraft the flight will end after a while. In addition to aerial fighting, scouting aircraft can:

• Capture points
  
• Drop bombs
  
• Deploy a smoke screen at altitudes of up to 50m
  
• Perform long-range scouting

List of ships that have received launchable aircraft:

Japanese ships have as many aircraft for launch as the number of them mounted on catapults. Aircraft stored on decks and rostrums are not yet available.

• For the player's ground vehicles, the suspension soundtrack has been implemented when driving over rough terrain. That is, the movement of the suspension arms is now voiced.
  
• All jet aircraft have received unique engine sounds, reflecting the characteristic features of a particular engine model.

Server may be unavailable from 08:00 GMT on the 14th of December as we will be implementing Update "Winged Lions" in War Thunder. We will inform you when maintenance is over.

Thank you for your patience!

We have broken through the fire and smoke and selected 3, in our opinion, greatest screens! Three more have been selected from your upvotes! It means that 6 of you should now have 300GE more on your game account! Congratulations!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub (link for instructions) with the tag #WTscreen05. You have time until 19.12.2021 to submit your screenshot.
After that date, 6 winners will be selected (3 of which will be the highest rated by the community and 3 selected by our judges), each of which receive a reward of 300GE.

• Your screenshot needs to be focused on your best in-game shot - show us your shooting skills or how your enemy was ‘blown away’ by them.
  
• Screenshots need to be compliant with the War Thunder rules.
  
• You need to be the author of the screenshot.
  
• Screenshot needs to be new. You cannot use those which have previously been published or used in other competitions.
  
• We will only accept raw screenshots from the game. You cannot use any editing software nor any other visual enhancements (like Nvidia Ansel).
  
• You can use filters and settings built into War Thunder.
  
• You can use the replay functionality built into War Thunder.
  
• Rewards will be delivered to the author's account within 7 working days.

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Hello everyone! Today we would like to talk about changes that we plan for the premium aircraft of the Vautour series in the French tech tree, as well as the versions of this jet bomber for the Israeli air force, which will be tested in the Winged Lions update.
In the Winged Lions update, the premium Vautour IIA IDF/AF will be hidden in the French air force tech tree for players who do not already own this aircraft. All Vautour IIA IDF/AF owners will, of course, keep the aircraft in their hangars. If you were planning to purchase this particular version for the French Air Forces, we advise you to do it as soon as possible, since the update is almost ready for release.

In the Israeli Air Force lineup, a researchable version of the Vautour IIA will be added, which, unlike the French Vautour IIA, is equipped with Shafrir air-to-air missiles (the Israeli version of the AIM-9B Sidewinder missile), and therefore is much better adapted to air combat. It should be noted that these missiles can be equipped with or without a set of bombs in 250, 360 and 500 kg sizes. The flight and technical characteristics, as well as the suspended weapons of the Israeli version, will be similar to the same version from the French Air Force research tree.

We also plan to add a premium version of the aircraft, similar to the Vautour IIA IDF/AF for the Israeli Air Force, but this will happen after the end of the Israeli aviation CBT.

To replace the premium Vautour IIA IDF/AF, France will receive a new premium Vautour IIN aircraft as part of the Gaijin store bundle. This version of the aircraft is a two-seater - the co-pilot controls the radar, which has finally appeared on the Vautour. The French Vautour IIN is distinguished by a large variety of guided weapons for its rank, and all weapons have already been researched, purchased and installed on the aircraft. The pilot will be free to choose from guided AA-20 Nord air-to-air missiles (up to four units in different combinations with other weapons), as well as guided AS-20 Nord air-to-surface missiles (up to four units) and the much heavier AS -30 Nord, with an explosive weight in the warhead of more than 115 kg in TNT equivalent. You can mount no more than two of these deadly missiles and also use them in combination with other guided and unguided weapons. For air battles and the destruction of helicopters, the rapid-firing 30mm DEFA 552 cannons installed in the nose will also be very useful.

The Vautour IIN will also be added as a researchable aircraft to the Israel Air Force lineup. There is no advanced French guided weapons here, but the entire amount of unguided weapons is still available: bombs with a total weight of up to 3,600 kg, as well as SNEB type 23 rockets and the more powerful T10 140. To defeat air targets, the Israeli Vautour IIN can be equipped with up to four units of the domestic air-to-air missiles Shafrir.

“W.I.N.T.E.R.” begins in War Thunder and with it comes new unique vehicles for every taste, sets of winter gears and other cool prizes with which it will be more fun to welcome 2022.
Happy holidays!

Earn stars ⭐ by completing tasks in the event. The more stars - the more prizes: premium and event vehicles, special decals in the “Female Warriors” series and “Winter gear” decorations!

Event vehicles of ranks IV-VII and decals will be issued in the form of coupons while premium vehicles of ranks II, decorations and camouflages will be immediately activated on the account.

You will receive an award by collecting the specified number of stars ⭐ in the appropriate vehicle type.

For stars, you can get 7 coupons for “Female Warriors” decals and the 8th coupon for one of the decals is waiting for you on our social media!

• Players who activate the key from our Facebook group before December the 16th 20:59 GMT will receive one of the “Female Warriors” decals immediately after completing any task for receiving one star.
  
• Activate all 8 decal coupons on your account to receive 9th decal.

More about collections on the WT wiki!
To get one Star ⭐ you need to perform any 3 tasks from 5 in random battles (in vehicles of rank III).
The tasks will not change and will be reset every 2 days at 11:00 GMT.

Highlighted tasks can be performed not only on vehicles of rank III and higher, but also on any event vehicles (even of rank I and II)! Such vehicles has the event name in which it was received in its vehicle card.

You can purchase Stars ⭐ with Golden Eagles without even completing a task until January the 13th, 2022 in the menu: Nickname → Achievements → Operation W.I.N.T.E.R. → Tasks for tankers/pilots/sailors
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• The exact terms of the achievement can be found in the game client by clicking on your nickname → Achievements →Operation W.I.N.T.E.R.
  
• To receive a Star ⭐ you need to complete any 3 tasks from 5 for the respective type of vehicles.
  
• You can complete the tasks in random battles (excluding “Enduring Confrontation” and “Assault”).
  
• Tasks highlighted in blue can be completed not only on vehicles of rank III and higher, but also on any event vehicles of lower rank which were obtained as part of major game events. Such as winter and summer marathons, WWII chronicles, BP seasons and craft marathons. In the vehicle cards of such vehicles will be indicated the event names in which it first became available in the game.
  
• You can follow your progress and see the detailed tasks description by clicking on your nickname → Achievements → Operation W.I.N.T.E.R.
  
• A Star ⭐ will be counted as received if the achievements ★ are coloured gold ⭐.
  
• Performing tasks must be completed with the destruction, and assistance in the destruction of player controlled vehicles, NOT AI controlled vehicles.
  
• By completing the task “Win 11 times” in combined ground battles, the task will be counted as completed with the type of vehicle in which you finished the battle (ground vehicle or aircraft of the specified rank). By completing the same task in naval battles, the task will always be counted for naval vessels.
  
• Missed Stars ⭐ can be purchased in the Achievement window until the 13th of January, 2022. Don't make a mistake in choosing between the group of achievements - pilots, tankers and sailors.
  
• Prizes received in the form of coupons will be available for trading on the market from 14th of January, 2022. The time from which the coupon can be traded can be viewed in the game in the coupon description. The option of trading each coupon separately depends on the time of its receipt and doesn’t depend on the vehicle coupon.
  
• PlayStation and Xbox players will be able to exchange decal coupons for similar ones. The exchange is available in the “Workshop” - Exchange items “Operation W.I.N.T.E.R”.

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The Kfir C.7 was an Israeli fighter-bomber, a descendant of the well-known French Mirage fighter and equipped with the powerful J79 turbojet engine.
Features:

• Top speed over Mach 2
  
• Excellent agility
  
• Highly versatile
  
• Large number of suspended weapon options

[expand]Immediately after the Six-Day-War, France imposed an arms export embargo on Israel, acutely highlighting the nation’s dependence on foreign suppliers of military equipment. Despite the embargo, Israel managed to obtain documentation for the Mirage 5J version, which was developed specifically for the Israeli Air Force before the ban. These aircraft were produced commercially under the name IAI Nesher. But due to the end of supplies from France, Israel turned to the U.S. for assistance, procuring a number of new F-4 Phantom II and A-4 Skyhawk aircraft for its air force. However, when the air force compared the Nesher with the new F-4 Phantom, it realized that the Mirage was falling behind in several aspects. Therefore, plans to outfit Neshers with licence-built Phantom II engines - the General Electric J79 - were drawn up and soon afterward realized with the Kfir (Hebrew for “Lion Cub”).

Entering serial production in 1975 and subsequently being commissioned into service with the 101st, 113th and 109th squadrons of the Israeli Air Force, the Kfir first saw combat action in November 1977. While the aircraft performed well and was also well-liked by its pilots, the modification did increase the weight of the aircraft, negatively impacting some of its flight characteristics. Israeli engineers solved the issue by outfitting the Kfir with fixed canards on the forward section of the fuselage.

The Kfir C.7 is a later modification of the aircraft, resulting from continuous efforts of Israeli engineers to further develop the Kfir. The new version featured numerous improvements, including a more powerful afterburner, increased payload and weapon selection as well as new avionics and cockpit arrangement. The Kfir C.7 entered service in 1983 and would remain in active service until the early 1990’s before being officially decommissioned by the Israeli Air Force. Subsequently, some units were sold on the export market to Columbia and Sri Lanka where they saw active combat during the Sri Lankan Civil War.[/expand]

In War Thunder, the Kfir C.7 will be one of the top aircraft awaiting pilots at rank VII of the upcoming Israeli aviation branch. Despite its similarities with the french Mirage 5 (which will also be added to the game), the Kfir C.7 features a whole range of modifications not only differentiating it from its distant relative but also making it a powerful and highly versatile jet fighter bomber. Let’s hear more about it, shall we?

Unlike the Mirage 5, the Kfir C.7 is fitted with the extremely powerful General Electric J79-GE-J1E turbojet engine, also found on the F-4 Phantom II, which is capable of generating impressive top speed of 2,440 km/h at an altitude of 11,000 meters, and rocket-like climb rate of 230 m/s at the sea level. Furthermore, the Kfir’s delta wing and fixed canards above the engine air intakes give the aircraft exceptionally good maneuverability while also ensuring adequate stability at lower speeds of flight.

Being a fighter bomber by design, the Kfir C.7 features a wide weapons arsenal, suited both for strike operations and aerial combat. Possessing a payload of up to 5,775 kg, spread across numerous hardpoints underneath the fuselage and wings, Kfir C.7 can be equipped with a vast assortment of different weapon types, including unguided bombs, rockets and 20 mm gunpods. Packing a pair of rapid-firing 30mm DEFA cannons already familiar to most seasoned French aviators, the Kfir can easily take down its opponents with a short, well-aimed burst. However, this by far isn’t the only weapon the Kfir brings to a dogfight. The aircraft can also be outfitted with up to four air-to-air missiles Shafrir-2, AIM-9D and AIM-9G.

The Kfir C.7 will soon become available to all pilots at the top of the upcoming Israeli aviation branch, arriving into War Thunder with the release of the next major update. In the meantime, be sure to stay tuned to the news to catch all the latest information about the upcoming update. Until then, clear skies and happy hunting pilots!

On December the 9th, 1940, a fortified Italian base held by the Maletti armored group and the Italian 10th Army, was captured by British and Indian forces. Attack on the Nibeiwa fortified camp marked the beginning of Operation Compass, which resulted in the failure of the Italian offensive in Egypt in 1940.
Completing the “Attack on Nibeiwa” task will bring you a battle trophy with one of the following rewards:

• 20-50% RP booster for 3-10 battles
  
• 20-50% SL booster for 3-10 battles
  
• 3-5 universal backup vehicles
  
• Random camouflage for ground vehicles of rank I-II for Great Britain or Italy from among those available to obtain in-game through achievements or purchase for GE.
  
• 1 day premium account

Destroy 40/20/20 (AB/RB/SB) player vehicles whilst controlling specified vehicles in random battles
Tasks can be completed only on vehicles from the list:

• Italy:CR.42, CR.32, Marcolin’s C.R.42 CN, CR.32 bis, G.50 serie 2, S.M.79 serie 8, L3/33, M11/39, M13/40 (I), M13/40 (II), M13/40 (III)
  
• Great Britain: Gladiator Mk.II, Sea Gladiator Mk.I, Tuck’s Gladiator Mk.II, Hurricane Mk.I/L, Blenheim Mk.IV, A13 Mk.I, A13 Mk I (3rd R.T.R.), A13 Mk.II, Matilda III

Follow the progress by clicking on your nickname → Achievements → Memorial Date.

The Bandkanon 1 was an autoloading Swedish self-propelled artillery piece, developed in the late 1950’s on the basis of a previous experimental project. Soon, the menacing Bandkanon 1 will join the ranks of the Swedish ground forces tree in War Thunder, coming to the game as part of the next major update ‘Winged Lions’!
Features:

• Devastating 155 mm gun
  
• A top of its class rate of fire
  
• HE rounds, including variable time fuse
  
• Low max speed
  
• Limited aiming angles
  
• Limited ammunition capacity

[expand]In the late 1950’s, Swedish engineers began work on a new self-propelled artillery unit, taking design choices proven from the previous Kranvagn experimental project and combining them with the modified chassis of the Strv 103A. The result of this undertaking was the Bandkanon 1, whose first prototype underwent testing in the early 1960’s.

By 1963, serial production of the vehicle began with an initial order of 26 vehicles. Upon entering service, the Bandkanon 1 managed to set a world record for fire rate thanks to its autoloading mechanism. In fact, when firing at maximum range, the vehicle was capable of emptying its whole magazine before the first round fired even impacted, thus setting a world record for fire rate.

The 26 Bandkanon 1s were commissioned into service with artillery divisions in Norrland and remained in service there up until 2003 before being retired from active service.[/expand]

In War Thunder, the Bandkanon 1C will soon join the mid ranks of the Swedish ground forces tree arriving in the game as part of the next major update ‘Winged Lions’. Prominently featuring an autoloading 155mm howitzer as its primary (and only) weapon, the Bandkanon 1C can serve its opponents with a lethal dose of high explosive at a rate unwitnessed by tankers so far!

The 155mm autoloader-assisted howitzer is the centrepiece of attention of the Bandkanon 1C and not only due to its relative size to the vehicle itself! Although such large calibre weapons in themself are nothing new to War Thunder tankers, being coupled to an autoloading mechanism certainly is a first. Because of this unique arrangement, the Bandkanon 1C can fire its entire 14 round magazine in just 45 seconds - that’s one round fired roughly every 3.2 seconds! But beware, the Bandkanon 1C only has a single magazine of ammunition on board and replenishing it at a strategic point will take time while simultaneously exposing the vehicle to potential enemy fire.

Coupling this incredibly high rate of fire with rather good ballistic properties and powerful high explosive rounds, makes the Bandkanon 1C very effective at destroying hostile vehicles, even more heavily armored ones. However, as the Bandkanon 1C can only fire HE rounds, including remote fuse ones, delivering their full devastating potential may be impeded by soft obstacles, reactive armor found on some vehicles at this rank as well as hits to non-vital components such as tracks. On the other hand, if tankers manage to score a hit around less armored parts of a tank, such as the roof of the hull or turret, then the explosive force of the HE round will likely outright blast the opponent into oblivion in a more than spectacular manner.

Fun Fact: Upon entering service, the Bandkanon 1 set a new world record for fire rate for vehicles of its type.

Despite its own destructive potential, the Bandkanon 1C itself can forcibly be decommissioned with relatively little effort on behalf of its opponents, thus joining the group of so-called ‘glass cannons’ in the game. Also, its relatively large size may catch the attention of hawk-eyed attacker pilots.

Limiting the Bandkanon’s capabilities is its mediocre mobility. Being powered by the same engine/turbine configuration found on the Strv 103C, the Bandkanon can only reach a top speed of about 30 km/h under ideal conditions, while its off-road mobility degrades further with increasingly inhospitable terrain. Due to its mobility, relatively light protection and overall size, the Bandkanon is more suited for the role of a second-line support vehicle than that of a spearheading brawler.

The Bandkanon 1C will await all tankers at rank IV of the Swedish ground forces tree in War Thunder following the release of the next major update ‘Winged Lions’. In the meantime, make sure to stay tuned to the news to be the first to catch a glimpse of more exciting new additions and features awaiting you in the upcoming update. Until then, happy hunting tankers!

The main topic of the next update is Israeli aviation with a new aircraft location made exactly for aspiring pilots - meet “Israel”! The "Israel" location for aircraft battles has an area of 128km by 128km, so it is perfect not only for piston-engined aviation, but also for jet aircraft. The map was created based on the border area of Israel, Lebanon and Syria. The terrain here is predominantly hilly, and the sparse plains are covered by vast fields. Several small towns are located on the map, between which there are farms, kibbutzim and fruit gardens.
A test flight of the Israeli Air Force will also take place in the “Israel” location. You signed up for testing already, didn’t you?

The tank battle location “Volokolamsk” was among the first tank battlefields in the game and many veteran players remember it well. After some time though, the map was removed from rotation, after receiving many comments from players on its design, and in the filter of unwanted maps Volokolamsk was one of the leaders. The Gaijin location design team did a great job with this new updated map. We fixed the terrain in places where it negatively affected gameplay, and altered the position of many trees and forests. The infamous hill near the chapel, from where a skillful squad was able to control a huge sector of the map, has now become lower and is no longer such a powerful position. We have also brought the map up to the quality standards of modern War Thunder locations - we reworked the snow and roads, added new objects in settlements with smaller vegetation in the fields and hills.
Well, let's give Volokolamsk one more chance, ok? Look out for the updated and refreshed location in the tank and mixed battles in War Thunder since the release of the upcoming update "Winged Lions"! See you there!