In June of 1955, West Germany founded its Ministry of Defense that began working on rebuilding the country’s armed forces. The new army received a new name: instead of “Wehrmacht” it was called “Bundeswehr”.

From June 24th (10:00 GMT) until June 27th (7:00 GMT)

“Bundeswehr Day” decal decal

Complete the task in random battles, except for Enduring Confrontation missions and [Assault] mode.

Track your progress in the hangar by clicking Nickname → Achievements → Bundeswehr Day.

You can find the decal in the “Holidays” tab in the Customisation menu.

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/26838/War_Thunder__Summer_Ground_Bundle/

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/26837/War_Thunder__Summer_Air_Bundle/

Discounts on selected DLC:

• 50% off selected Starter Packs;
  
• 25% off F-5C, T-72AV (TURMS-T), Su-7BMK, Leopard, Black Shark, XM-1 General Motors, MiG-21 SPS-K, A-5C packs.

Follow the link and click the Discount button:

https://store.steampowered.com/dlc/236390/War_Thunder/

• An error has been fixed that sometimes caused artefacts to appear in shadows from star shells on minimal SSAO settings.
  
• In the naval hit camera, a text message has been added for ammunition explosions.
  
• Bomb assault fuze for aviation in BR 7.3-8.3 ground Arcade battles has been rolled back to 10 seconds. Starting speed has been reduced from 680 to 550 km/h for bombers and attack aircraft and from 600 to 550 km/h for fighters.
  
• BTR-ZD - Battle rating in RB has been increased from 4.3 to 4.7.
  
• Lancia 3Ro (100/17) - Battle rating in the AB has been increased from 1.7 to 2.0

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 new discount mechanism will allow you to create your own bundle of several packs with a discount, by adding them to your Cart. Each single pack from the list would have a 25% discount when added to the Cart, but the discount increases to 50% if you add two or more packs from the list to the Cart at once.


Note! The discount will only be applied if you add these packs to the Shopping Cart and purchase them all together as part of one transaction.

Packs not included in the promotion:

• Danger Zone update packs;
  
• Wind of Change update packs;
  
• Winged Lions update packs;
  
• Starter packs;
  
• Pacific campaigns;
  
• Golden Eagles;
  
• Premium account.

Note! The offer is available to PC users only.

Note! The following packs will be retired after the promotion ends:

• Yak-38 pack;
  
• JASDF Saber pack.

In this digest we would like to tell you about our continuing work on improvements and fixes in the game.

Please feel free to leave your feedback on these changes in the dedicated "It’s fixed! №53" thread

Reward loading screens are a picturesque gallery along your war path. Previously, you were able only to choose from any achieved loading screens, having little idea which are available to you.

It’s fixed! In the loading screens menu you are now able to toggle both achieved and available screens. To track your progress in achieving the loading screen you want, just add it in the “Favourites”.





The hit camera in naval battles is probably even more important than in ground battles. It allows you to visualise any damage and the actual condition of the enemy vessel.

We have tuned the camera to make it more comfortable to devastate your enemies at sea. Zoom-in on the hit is now reduced, the camera flies smoothly and zooms out after showing the detailed damage to present you a whole picture of your enemy.

Also, we have fixed the incorrect display of the enemy crew in the hit camera. Enjoy!





In the Danger Zone update we reworked the animation system, which unfortunately caused a few visual issues. At the moment, we continue to fix the bugs, and have completed many of them. Over 30 aircraft, such as Wellington, Su-8, SBD-3 and Ki-84, have their fixes of the flaps, air brakes, and rudders for the third-person view. On the next stage, we will fix a number of the cockpit view issues.





Napalm has gotten cheaper! Incendiary bombs now calculates aside from other types of weapons and costs 3-10% from the carrier aircraft’s RP cost.

Making it simple, you may complete your weapon setup with napalm bombs for a lower RP cost.





Recently, air-to-air lock-on got broken on the helicopters, and players were unable to see the acquisition marker. Thanks to your reports, the issue is located and terminated. Thank you!



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

Once again, many thanks for all your bug reports that you submitted using our special service.

• M36B2 - incorrect armour thickness in the info card has been corrected.
  
• M4A4 (China), M4A4 (France), M4A4 (Italy) - М2 machine gun, invisible on the visual model, has been removed from the xray view.
  
• Challenger Mk.2, Challenger DS, Challenger Mk.3 - incorrect equivalent durability of the turret front has been fixed, now it corresponds to the calculated protection parameters, as before (report).

• Hurricane Mk IIb/Trop - a bug has been fixed where HVAR pylons were displayed under the right wing.
  
• F4U-1D, F4U-1C, F4U-4 - a bug has been fixed where HVAR pylons were displayed under the right wing.
  
• P-51D-5, P-51D-10, P-51H-5-NA, P-51D-20, P-51K - a bug has been fixed where HVAR pylons were displayed under the right wing.
  
• Firecrest - a bug has been fixed where HVAR pylons were displayed under the right wing.
  
• Ka-52 - name of the active protection system has been changed to L370 Vitebsk.
  
• A bug has been fixed where a seeker lock-on zone was not displayed for air-to-air missiles.
  
• Po-2 - position of the windshield in the cockpit has been fixed.
  
• I-185 - canopy animation has been fixed.
  
• Su-11, Su-9 - aileron animation from the cockpit view has been fixed.
  
• MiG-9 (all versions) - position of the landing gear from the cockpit view has been fixed.
  
• F4U (all versions) - flaps animation from the cockpit view has been fixed.
  
• Yak-28 - animation of the elevator and rudder has been fixed.
  
• Wellington (all versions) - bomb bay animation has been fixed.
  
• Tu-1, Tu-2 - bomb bay animation has been fixed.
  
• SB-2М (all versions) , Ar-2 - bomb bay animation has been fixed.
  
• Vampire - animation of the landing gear and air brake has been fixed for the cockpit view.
  
• Ki-84 (all versions) - flaps animation from the cockpit view has been fixed.
  
• Halifax B Mk.IIIa - display of the gear legs from the cockpit view has been fixed.
  
• Wirraway - animation of the elevator from the cockpit view has been fixed.

• Velocity of the HE-TF round of the 127mm\40 gun Type 89 on the Mogami and Tone cruisers has been reduced from 910 to 720 m/s. Source: TMJ OT O-19
  
• USS Baltimore - bombs have been added to OS2U aircraft.
  
• A bug has been fixed where the enemy crew number was displayed incorrectly after the hit camera appeared.
  
• A bug has been fixed where a shell type loaded in the main calibre guns was dubbed to the auxiliary guns while enabling the option “Main and auxiliary calibre shooting with one button”.
  
• Functionality of the naval hit camera has been improved. Zooming in has been reduced, camera hovering along the ship’s hull has been slightly reworked. Zooming out has been added after displaying damage details.

• Bomb assault fuze for aviation in the BR 7.0+ tank Arcade battles has been reduced from 10 to 5 seconds.
  
• Separate RP calculation has been introduced for the incendiary bombs. Their costs now vary from 3 to 10% of the carrier’s cost in the bomb weight range 200-2,000 kg (below 200 kg the coefficient is 3%, above 2,000 kg the coefficient is 10%, medium weights are interpolated lineary).

• Available loading screens now displayed in the loading screen filter menu. To track your progress on the desired screen you may add it to “Favourite”.
  
• Duplicating colour schemes have been removed from the aircraft interface menu.

• A bug has been fixed where there were night missions in the locations Frozen Pass, Ash River, Karelia, Kuban, Jungles, Volokolamsk in the BR 9.0+ tank battles..
  
• [Confrontation] Vietnam - incorrect message “Our team is capturing CAPTURE_ZONE_255” has been fixed.
  
• Benchmark mission “Pacific War (Day)” - aircraft drowning after takeoff from the carrier has been fixed.

• Overestimated explosion and gunfire impulse to the visual effects has been reduced. Issue with incorrect visual effect reaction to the close artillery barrage has been solved.
  
• A bug has been fixed where bow splashes on larger ships were displayed incorrectly.

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.

Awesome work on last week’s contest! We loved your historical, fictional camouflages as well as your decoration collection, they really captured our imaginations. The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!


Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen20. You have time until the 24.06.2022 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 300 GE.

Important addition: Screenshot theme - Bridge on the River Kwai!

• Found a bridge in the game? Think you can pull off a crazy stunt in an aircraft, drive over it or even sail under it? Give it a go! Post a screenshot of your vehicle flying, driving or sailing close to or through a bridge, or simply take a nice photo with one in the background. The choice is yours!
  
• Screenshots need to be compliant with the War Thunder rules, otherwise they will not be considered.
  
• 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 filters).
  
• 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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Each winner will get 300GE! Congratulations and see you next week!

Introducing a new set of rare decals for your vehicles! This time the heraldry of military forces of the nations familiar to War Thunder players is complemented by the emblems of the Argentinian Air Force and South African tankers - not very common guests in our digests.

Swift eagles of the USSR and Japan, elephant twins, nimble Israeli cobra or majestic crown of the British hussars - choose your own special decal!

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You can find these decals in the “Weeks latest” section in the customization tab, after which they will be available to their owners in the thematic sections of vehicle customization.

Tasks can be completed in vehicles of rank II-VII.

• The requirements for the decals may be checked in the “Weeks latest” section in vehicle customization or in the Achievements → Decals → Weeks latest.
  
• Tasks can be completed in random battles and events, except “Enduring Confrontation” and “Assault” missions.
  
• Decals received earlier have been temporarily moved to the section “Weeks latest” and will be moved later to the thematic sections.

Some of the decals were created by Colin 'Fenris' Muir, Jej 'CharlieFoxtrot' Ortiz, Ricardo "BlueBeta" Lo Verso and Branislav 'InkaL' Mirkov.

Previous decals have been moved to their respective sections for the appearance of vehicles:

• Emblem of "Tuskegee Airmen", 332nd Fighter Group, USAF, 1944 → USA.
  
• Emblem of the 210th Sturmgeschutz-Brigade of Wehrmacht → Germany (tanks).
  
• Emblem of 3rd tank corps, USSR → USSR (tanks).
  
• Emblem of the 11th Fighter Squadron, RAF → Britain.
  
• "Shooting Star" emblem, Cpl Suzuki, 244th Sentai, IJAAF → Japan.
  
• Emblem of 161a Squadriglia CM, Stormo Misto Egeo, RA → Italy.
  
• Emblem of the 1e régiment de chasseurs d'Afrique, France → France (tanks).
  
• Emblem of the Swedish Armoured Troops Cadet and Officer Candidate School → Sweden (tanks).
  
• "Flying Shark" emblem, PLA Naval Air Force, 2013 → China.
  
• "Spitting Viper" emblem, 7th Armored Brigade of the Israel Defense Forces → Israel (tanks).

40 new camouflages from content creators on the Live.WT portal arrive in the game with the user content support program!

• Coupons for rare vehicles
  
• 21 camouflage coupons for ground vehicles
  
• 16 camouflage coupons for aircraft
  
• 1 camouflage coupons for naval vessels
  
• 2 camouflage coupon for helicopters
  
• Coupon for the “Danger Zone” decal

In the Danger Zone update we have removed the camouflage rarity grades. All camos available in the trophy will be of the same rarity: green - “uncommon”.

All camos from previous trophies will be converted to this rarity grade in the near future.

• The “Danger Zone” trophy drops periodically (with a specific probability) in random battles in all modes (except for the cooperative PvE “Assault” mode).
  
• The minimum requirements to earn a trophy will be to participate in a battle, in a vehicle of rank II or higher, while achieving a battle-activity of at least 50%.

Click on Show More to take a look at some of the camouflages!

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• Speed, altitude, ammo and torpedo indicators have been restored to the aircraft HUD.
  
• Flight parameters, engine and ammo indicators have been temporarily switched back to the old interface, with colour selection disabled. The new HUD version will be back when found issues are resolved.

• SB2C (all) - elevator animation has been fixed.
  
• Sea Hawk - elevator animation has been fixed.
  
• I-15bis - LODs have been fixed.
  
• JA37C - flaps animation has been fixed, animation of the intake hatches when reverse thrust is engaged has been fixed.
  
• Yak-15 - damage effects have been fixed.
  
• SK60B - animation of the intake hatches when reverse thrust is engaged has been fixed.
  
• IAR-81C - flaps animation has been fixed from viewed from cockpit view.
  
• P-39/P-400 - flaps animation has been fixed.
  
• Tempest Mk.II, Tempest Mk.V - flaps animation has been fixed.
  
• B-25J - bomb bay animation has been fixed.
  
• Pe-3 (all) - bomb bay animation has been fixed.
  
• FJ-4B - flaps animation has been fixed.
  
• MiG-21PFM - a bug has been fixed where the Kh-66 missile was indicated as an ‘air-to-air” missile.
  
• Typhon Mk.Ib/L - a bug has been fixed where rocket rails appeared on the right wing when suspended bombs were mounted.
  
• M.D.450B - a bug has been fixed where rocket rails appeared on the right wing when suspended bombs were mounted.
  
• F-4 Phantom II (all) — damping and shock resistance during crash landings has been increased (chance of landing gear breakage decreased).
  
• MiG-27K — a bug with the display of the “Kaira” targeting equipment has been increased.
  
• F-4 Phantom II (all) — a bug has been fixed with constant cannon rotation in the GAU4 gun pod
  
• The seeker on the Mistral, Type 91, HN-6 and Stinger missiles now can be uncaged before launch
  
• Tracked target representation on the radar scope has been changed - a velocity vector has been added.
  
• Added Track-While-Scan (TWS) mode for Ja37 Viggen radar.
  
• Better acquisition range and life time for the Matra R-530F Missile (report 1), (report 2)
  
• Added doppler notch filters for radar of F-4J/F-4M FGR2/F-4K/T-2 preventing it from detecting abeam targets as well as targets with small relative speed.

• Т-34-85 (D-5Т) - the armour of the turret ring has been fixed.
  
• ZTZ-96 - incorrect equivalent armour durability of the turret front has been corrected, now it corresponds to the armour value parameters as before.

• A bug has been fixed where in some cases the “Tool set”modification disappeared after battle.
  
• IJN Kako - now able to fire main and auxiliary calibres with a single key.
  
• HMS Hood - displacement value in the info card has been fixed (report).
  
• Koln F220, Lubeck F224, HMS Leopard F14 - a bug has been fixed that prevented water pumping (report).
  
• A bug has been fixed where naval shells were able to travel an unrealistically excessive distance underwater.

• Preset of aircraft available in air battles in ground AB has been changed:
  
  • Aircraft with ATGM (AGM-65A, AGM-65B, Kh-29Т) added in the last updated have been moved from the list of available bombers to attack aircraft;
    
  • Aircraft with large-calibre unguided rockets (S-24) have been removed from the list of available bombers.
• Restrictions on the availability of number of missions in ground battles from the BR sessions have been changed:
  
  • All missions in the locations Frozen Pass, Ash River, Karelia, Kuban, Jungle, Volokolamsk have been limited to vehicles below a BR of 8.7;
    
  • All missions in the location Red Desert have been limited to vehicles above a BR of 9.7;
    
  • AB Only:
    
    • All missions in the locations European Province, Fields of Poland have been limited to vehicles above a BR of 9.7;
  • RB Only:
    
    • [Domination] and [Battle] missions in the location Surroundings of Volokolamsk have been limited to vehicles above a BR of 9.7 (not available in AB);
      
    • [Capture] and [Battle] missions on location Fulda have been limited to vehicles above a BR of 9.7.
• New mission variants have been added to the rotation for ground battles. Also accessibility limits of redesigned missions have been changed:
  
  • [Domination #2] missions in the location 2nd Battle of El Alamein and Hürtgen Forest have been added to sessions with BR of 5.0 and higher;
    
  • [Domination #2] mission in the locations Mozdok have been added to sessions with BR of 6.7 and higher;
    
  • [Domination #2] and [Battle #2] missions in the locations Vietnam and Maginot Line (large variants) have been added to sessions with BR of 8.3 and higher;
    
  • [Domination #2] and [Battle #2] missions in the location Fulda (large variants) have been added to sessions with BR of 9.7 and higher;
    
  • [Domination #1] and [Battle #1] missions in the locations Vietnam and Maginot Line (small variants) are now available in sessions with BR of 3.7 or higher in AB and BR of 5.0 or higher in RB;
    
  • [Domination #1] and [Battle #1] missions in the location Fulda(small variants) are available in the sessions with BR of 6.7 or higher.
• A bug has been fixed that allowed driving outside the mission borders in the [Domination #1/2] Fulda Gap missions without warnings to turn back to the battlefield.
  
• A bug has been fixed where the capture points in the [Conquest #1/2] Port Novorossiysk were placed too close to the buildings.
  
• A bug has been fixed where some trees in the Guadalcanal locations were hanging midair.
  
• Czech hedgehogs have been removed from passages on the Stalingrad and Berlin tank locations.

• The balance of the sound groups has been slightly corrected (bullet flights, gun shots of allied/enemy, explosions, etc.).
  
• Low frequencies of the tank gun shots have been slightly increased.
  
• Low frequencies of the explosions have been slightly increased.
  
• Allied/enemy helicopters have become more distinctive from the ground.

• A bug that might cause the client to crash when rewinding a client replay 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.

Meet two very unusual Premium jets from the upcoming Danger Zone update: The Saudi Lightning F.53 with fancy rocket pods, and the Italian Ariete - a light twin engined jet fighter based on Sagittario 2.

One of the fastest jet interceptors in the game reinforcing the land war! The Lightning F.53, resplendant in Royal Saudi Air Force livery, was an export version of the well-known F.6 modification equipped with pylons for bombs and rockets. The fun fact is, that part of the pylons are mounted above the wings! The fighter could carry up to 144 SNEB anti-tank unguided rockets, complemented with up to 48 RN rockets in the rocket bay, and 540 or 1,000 lbs bombs. Similar to the F.6, the Premium Lightning could be equipped with a pair of air-to-air missiles - Red Top, Firestreak, or both. Fuselage-mounted fast firing ADEN 30mm cannons deal annihilating damage to aerial and lightly armored ground targets. The rocket fast Lightning F.53 jet fighter will become available as a part of a special pack in the Store right after the Danger Zone update goes live!



For its time, the Sagittario 2 turned out to be a very decent fighter, but due to the limited power it could hardly be used as an interceptor. The experimental Aerfer Ariete fighter is a bold attempt to improve the aircraft's takeoff and landing characteristics and give it additional thrust in dogfight by installing an additional engine. The main power plant, the Rolls-Royce Derwent Mk.20, located in the fuselage redan, was augmented by the tiny but powerful Rolls-Royce Soar in the tail. With a weight of just over 120 kg, the engine was capable of delivering 840 kgf of thrust, which was more than handy for re-profiling the Sagittario 2 into an interceptor. However, the complexity and unreliability of the design did not allow the project to leave the prototype stage. Luckily, everything is possible in War Thunder! Ariete will become a new Premium in the Italian aviation tech tree and will be available for purchase with Golden Eagles immediately after the release of the Danger Zone update. A very light and small single-seat aircraft able to activate its additional engine in WEP mode, thanks to which it easily climbs and accelerates to almost sonic speed even at minimum altitude. This fighter has no suspended armament, but thanks to a pair of fast-firing 30mm cannons, it is well suited for destroying enemy bombers and attack aircraft at low and medium altitudes.