For the first time ever, we’re running a new competition on Steam: Create a Guide for players, and win prizes!

From 25th July until 22nd August: Create a War Thunder Steam Guide under one of the selected topics!

We’ve picked 4 topics, you are able to choose which one you would like to do. You can create a guide about:

• Best lineups for each nation
  
• Best tips for beginners
  
• Best gameplay tips when using wagers
  
• Best crew skills to use crew points on

Create your guide here using the “Create your own” button. You have time from now until Monday 22nd August. Ensure that you add the tag #WTGuide1 in the "describe your guide section" so that we can identify your entry. Winners will be announced shortly after the end date and are chosen by our judges.

In particular within these guides, they should contain in-depth information that can help new and veteran players alike. The title of the guide can be of your choosing (titles that draw attention, for example “Wagers: Best practices for successful completion!” are good). Guides that contain screenshots, videos, different headers, and clear explanations will further enhance it and will ensure it stands out amongst the crowd!


Creating a Guide can be a time consuming task, so we are rewarding handsomely! We will choose up to 5 winners which will be based on how comprehensive, useful and in depth the guide is.


Besides this, our judges will give out the brand new “Steam Snail” decal, which has never been obtainable in War Thunder! If you win, and have created an outstanding guide, our judges will hand out this decal alongside the GE prize.




“Steam Snail” decal



We have seen the fantastic work of creators in previous guides, and therefore, as a one off, have decided to reward the following guide creators with 1,000 GE and the special “Steam Snail” decal. These rewards will be distributed alongside the winners of this guide contest. Well done and thank you!

Be sure to use these guides as a benchmark for your guide.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2803148061
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2338583723
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2649904720

Terms

• Your guide must be in one of the themes mentioned above, either Best lineups for each nation or Best tips for beginners, Best gameplay tips when using wagers or Best crew skills to use crew points on.
  
• Guides that are not in one of these themes will not be considered.
  
• You must add the tag #WTGuide1 to the “Describe your guide” section when creating your guide, so that we can find it.
  
• The Guide must be created by 1 author - if your submission wins and there are multiple authors, only 1 author will receive the GE and decal.
  
• Up to 5 winners will be chosen; the GE reward amount, amount of winners up to 5 and the Steam Snail Decal being given depends on the decision of the judges.
  
• Your guide must be compliant with the War Thunder and Steam rules, otherwise they will not be considered.
  
• You must be the author of the guide.
  
• Your guide must be new. You cannot use those which have previously been published or used in other competitions.
  
• Winners are chosen by our judges and are final.
  
• Rewards will be delivered to the author's account within 14 working days.

Good luck!

We were very impressed with how many of you managed to blend in perfectly in the screenshots you shared with us! Many times we had to look twice to be certain a vehicle was present! 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 #WTscreen25. You have time until 29.07.2022 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 300GE.

Important addition: Screenshot theme - A Trip Down Memory Lane!

• War Thunder has been on Steam since 2013. Many of you have played for a considerable amount of time, and must have many memorable moments! For this edition, we would love to see screenshots of your favourite memories and best moments from the past!
  
• Screenshots from any time in War Thunder are acceptable, but be sure to upload them and tag with #WTscreen25 to be considered!
  
• 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 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.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2835734217
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2836027249
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2836027345
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2835797849
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2836268093
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2837983607
Each winner will get 300GE! Congratulations and see you next week!

Object 248 was an experimental version of the IS-2 Soviet heavy tank armed with a 100mm gun. The vehicle becomes the main prize in the upcoming new season of the Battle Pass called “Field testing”!


Features:

• Effective 100mm gun
  
• Higher reload time
  
• Decent protection
  
• Tight layout in the combat compartment

The experimental Object 248 heavy tank will become the main prize of the upcoming new season of the Battle Pass called “Field testing”. The tank is based on the IS-2 design, with its gun changed to a 100mm S-34. The IS-2 is a venerable veteran in War Thunder ground battles. Well protected, with smooth ballistics of its 122mm gun, the tank is a master of ambushes and long-range duels. One of the main drawbacks in the good old IS-2 is its very long reload time, which makes it difficult to play the tank in active assaults.



The Object 248 offers an excellent balance of armor penetration and reload speed. The 100mm BR-412B armor-piercing chamber rounds, familiar to tankers from the SU-100 and T-54 tanks, have the same armor penetration indicators as the powerful IS-2 chamber rounds, but the reloading takes in fact half the time! Of course, the explosives weight is incomparably lower, but it is quite sufficient to detonate the ammo rack of an enemy tank or destroy any important module - the main thing is to hit and to pierce.



The Object 248 inherits some of the flaws from the IS-2. The unfortunate vulnerable zone on the upper front glacis of the hull still requires turning the hull from the enemy. The layout of the habitable space of the turret has become even more dense, as on the IS-2. Hitting the side of the turret or turret ring very often sends the tank to the hangar instantly. But the advantages of the Soviet "heavyweight" are present as well! First, in general, good protection of the hull and high ricochet chance in the turret. Second, the comparatively good speed, and especially the reverse speed, will allow you to play the Object 248 almost like a medium tank, popping up for a shot from cover and hiding again to reload.



The premium Object 248 will be yours for completing stage 75 on the new Battle pass season. Get ready for “Field Testing” and stay tuned for the full list of rules for the new season!

• All author camouflages from the trophies from the “Ground Breaking”, “Direct Hit” and “Red Skies” updates now all have the same rarity: unusual (green).
  
• In connection with the change in the rarity of camouflage from trophies from the updates “Ground Breaking”, “Direct Hit” and “Red Skies”, the conditions of exchange of camouflage coupons for vouchers on consoles in accordance with their new rarity have been updated.

• Memory leak on minimised (in tray) game has been fixed.
  
• A bug that caused the game to crash in battle 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.

The experimental German BV 155 interceptor from the WWII era comes to the game as one of the prizes in the upcoming Battle Pass season.


Features:

• Designed for high altitudes
  
• Decently armed
  
• Low roll rate
  
• Lacks secondary weapons

In our game, the BV 155 will be one of the prizes in the new War Thunder Battle Pass season, it is a German Premium fighter of rank III. German pilots will have one of the highest altitude piston fighters in the game at their disposal! Yes, this clunky-looking single-engine fighter with a huge wingspan reveals its potential at high and super-high altitudes. For example, at an altitude of 15,000 meters, the BV 155 is capable of maintaining a speed of about 690 km/h, that is, having gained altitude, this aircraft is unlikely to meet an enemy of equal speed on the very “upper floors” on the battlefield. In addition, the fighter is perfect for hunting high-altitude bombers - in the end, it was designed for this very purpose.



Simultaneously, performance characteristics at lower altitudes are quite expected: at ground level, the speed of the aircraft is below 450 km/h, and the huge wings do not allow the pilot to hope for a quick roll or a sharp turn. The climb rate of the BV 155 is approximately 13.5 m/s at ground level, but increases slightly in the climb.

The newcomer BV 155 comes with a solid arsenal of cannons: a 30mm MK 108 motor cannon and a pair of 20mm MG 151 cannons in the wings, both calibers can be equipped with high-explosive “minengeschoss” belts. Since the aircraft was conceived as a high-altitude interceptor, it has no suspended weapons, so air battles in all difficulty modes will become a priority for its use.



An unusual and memorable BV 155 was made for War Thunder by fellow player Daniil “Joy_Division__" Zaitsev under the revenue share program. Thanks to his efforts, all War Thunder players will have a chance to get this fighter into their hangars for free. All details about prizes and rules of the new season come very soon. Stay tuned!

• The structure of the decal list has been changed: the number of categories has been decreased due to the addition of subcategories. Now the main categories are nations, with types of vehicles as subcategories. In the “Main” category there are world flags, digits, victory marks, roundels and insignias. All the remaining decals, such as pin-ups and collections, can be found In the “Special” category.
  
• Spam filter settings have been adjusted. Now players can send messages to the battle chat every 10 seconds.

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.

• FIAT 6614 — a bug has been fixed where HEAT rounds were not available.
  
• BTR-ZD — BR in RB and SB has been changed from 4.7 to 5.3
  
• Pvkv III — BR in all game modes has been changed from 2.7 to 3.3

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.

Premium version of the project Type T-51 - a “Japanese E-Boat” - comes equipped with 4 torpedoes onboard.


Features:

• 4 torpedoes
  
• 2х25mm cannons in the aft section
  
• Limited targeting angles

One of the prizes in the new War Thunder Battle Pass season is the Japanese Type T-51A motor torpedo boat. This premium boat is a close relative of the Type T-51B, which can be found in the Japanese coastal fleet research tree, and differs mainly in the composition of weapons. The new boat has 4 torpedo tubes for Type 2 torpedoes and twin-barreled 25mm auto cannon instead of a triple-barrelled. The Type T-51A has a larger displacement, but the power in the power plants, transmitted to two shafts, makes its dynamic characteristics generally similar to the T-51B: with similar turning dynamics, only a slightly higher maximum speed of 55 km/h distinguishes the prototype.



4 torpedoes make the Type T-51A more ready to counter destroyers, while a pair of 25mm machine guns with excellent reload speed and quite good ballistics are still extremely dangerous against light enemy boats.



The main problem of the Type T-51A, like that of its linear counterpart, is the awkward aiming angles of the gun mount. The only turret with twin 25 mm/60 Type 96 guns is located in the aft section,protected by an armored shield, which significantly limits the horizontal firing angles. To start firing, the commander has to turn the long hull sideways towards the enemy. If the enemy is ahead and was the first to open fire, it is not always possible to complete such a maneuver. Type T-51A doesn’t allow dashing rushes to capture points due to the design features. A good idea while playing this boat is to stay on the second line of attack or partially in cover, and support the team with torpedoes and gunfire. An undoubted advantage of the Type T-51A is her premium status that allows quick research in the lower ranks of the Japanese boat fleet and quickly move to high-speed and heavily armed vehicles at higher ranks.



The new season of the Battle Pass is coming - follow our news to find out all the information about prizes and participation conditions. See you soon!

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 in the website special section.




We strive to make the game as stable as possible. On some PC configurations the image would freeze after a few battles even though FPS remained normal.

We have been looking for this bug ever since we received your reports about it but it turned out to be a difficult one: it took us quite a while to figure out the root of the issue and then to fix it. But we handled it! These freezes are a thing of the past - the game should now run smoothly and without delays.




In general fire is good, especially if the game is about shots and explosions, but it must also be in moderation. On anti-aircraft machine guns in some ground vehicles this rule actually failed and as a result the flashes of the shots simply began to block the view when shooting through an anti-aircraft sight.

It was a bug. We removed these flares and left the tracers on a lot of vehicles with anti-aircraft machine guns and autocannons.




We are not talking about thermal imaging but about a more specific system.

Some SAMs are equipped with a capture and tracking mechanism that is oriented on the thermal trail on an air target. Aircraft in turn can shoot off flares. But some aircraft and helicopters have variants of flares in the form of dipole reflectors - thin strips of metallized foil designed to deceive guidance and tracking systems of very different types.

That’s what dipole reflectors were distracting the IRST systems which wasn’t right at all.

Now we have done it the scientific way. Now only enemy flares can interfere with the mechanism.




A ballistic calculator helps a pilot to display the predicted location of the shells drops for example on aircraft cannons. Due to the bug, the marker of the calculator was displayed behind the aircraft. This bug has been fixed and now the marker operates correctly.

By the way - or aircraft with different offensive cannons and machine guns, pilots often use the option “Vertical targeting” of the weaponry that changes the aiming for some weapons and allows you to fire at a single point differently with the weight and calibre of shells at a specified distance for effective fire. Now the ballistic calculator marker more accurately indicates the point of impact even with the vertical targeting option turned on.



We’re constantly improving all aspects of War Thunder. The sounds of ground and air battles continues to be adjusted to avoid the appearance of "silent" vehicles. the sequence of bomb drops for some aircraft has been clarified and the animations for the naval weaponry have been corrected. Be sure to read the full list of improvements!

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

• Display of the muzzle flash of AA machine guns in sniper view have been corrected.
  
• TOW, I-TOW, TOW-2, TOW-2A — explosive type has been adjusted (report).
  
• Pvkv III — a bug has been fixed that prevented napalm damage to the crew in the open top compartment.
  
• Challenger 2 TES, Challenger 2 (2F) — description of the combined armour plate on the lower front hull glacis has been corrected.
  
• Merkava Mk.4B, Merkava Mk.4M — a bug has been fixed that prevented damage to the crew from penetrations through the transmission and engine.
  
• PGZ-04A, PGZ-09 — a bug has been fixed where tank rounds disappeared from the x ray view until depletion.
  
• M16 MGMC — a bug has been fixed that caused the front wheels to clip into the ground in the hangar (report).
  
• Warrior — a bug has been fixed where the ATGM disappeared from the launcher in xray mode after a single launch.
  
• T-55A — a bug has been fixed that prevented proper ESS smoke display (report).
  
• Type 60 SPRG (C), R3 T106 FA — a bug has been fixed where HEAT shells were missed for one of the guns when mixed ammo has been loaded.
  
• AMX-30 DCA — new belt reload time has been reduced from 50 sec to 30 sec.
  
• Falcon — new belt reload time has been reduced from 50 sec to 4 sec.

• AIM-54A — remote fuze radius has been increased from 8 to 20 m.
  
• AGM-114B, AGM-114K — type of explosive and its weight have been specified (report).
  
• I-TOW, TOW-2 — explosives type has been changed from Comp.B to LX-14 (report).
  
• A bug has been fixed where the ballistic calculator marker might be displayed behind the aircraft (report1, report2).
  
• A bug has been fixed where a ballistic calculator did not count the “Vertical targeting” parameter.
  
• A bug has been fixed where IRST sensors responded to dipoles (“chaff”).
  
• BI, Ki-200, Me 163 B, Me 163 B-0 — a bug has been fixed where rocket engine aircraft had oil and engine temperatures set to “0” in the HUD.
  
• AH-1F (IAF) — camera position of the gunner’s view has been fixed.
  
• F-84F (all nations) — bomb drop order in the 2x MK84 + 2x MK83 setup has been fixed (report).

• USS Davis — ship type has been corrected in the info card in the English localization.
  
• MPK Pr.201М, MPK Pr.201К, SKR-1, SKR-7, Yenot, Rosomakha, Karl Marx — a bug has been fixed where RBU-1200, RBU-2500, and RBU-6000 mortars were able to shoot one round more than loaded ammunition.
  
• A bug has been fixed where a disabled binocular camera activated while switching from the shell track camera to recon aircraft.

• Login window has been changed in the console version:
  
  • Buttons are now located lower down.
    
  • Visual button style is now more solid.
    
  • You’re now able to login by pressing a standard ‘confirm’ button: А (Xbox) / Х (PlayStation).
• Applying filters in the secondary weapons menu now groups weapon setups into categories.
  
• Too quick blinking of the fuel indicator while running out of fuel has been corrected.

• A bug has been fixed where multiple jet engine sounds on the airfield in RB mode were interrupted and began again.
  
• Engine sound management has been adjusted to minimise the visibility of interruptions and start of engine sounds in an accumulation of vehicles around the player, like it is on the respawn point in the beginning of battles.
  
• A bug has been fixed where a player’s hydroplane engine sounded lower with each shot from a player’s ship in Naval battles.
  
• Ground vehicle engine and track sounds from 3rd person view with maximum zooming out are now concentrated in the centre of the panorama.

• Stutters on specific PC configurations appearing after a few battles have 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.

Don’t miss the new set of rare decals for your vehicles! There’s something for fans of any country represented in War Thunder: emblems of tank squadrons of USSR, USA, Germany, and France; of air forces of Sweden, Italy, India, and Japan; finally, of the British Navy and Chinese special forces.

Earn new decals for all countries in battles or purchase them for Golden Eagles until August 18th!

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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.

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

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.

Previous decals have been moved to their respective sections:

• Emblem of VT-6 Torpedo Bomber Squadron, USS Enterprise, USMC → USA.
  
• Emblem of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" Luftwaffe → Germany.
  
• "Lightning Eagle" emblem, 168th IAP → USSR.
  
• Emblem of Queen's Royal Hussars → Britain (tanks).
  
• "Eagle" emblem, JGSDF → Japan (tanks).
  
• Emblem of the 200th Tank Battalion, 131st Tank Regiment → Italy (tanks).
  
• Emblem of SPA 85 "Auvergne" Squadron → France.
  
• Emblem of the 1st Tank Regiment, RSA → Neutral countries (tanks).
  
• Emblem of Grupo 8 de Caza, Fuerza Aerea Argentina, 1973 → Neutral countries.
  
• "Black Snake" emblem, 161st "Southern Cobra" Squadron → Israel.