A fully armored WWII self-propelled gun equipped with a 75mm cannon and rocket launchers! A special Hungarian exotic for the special event in War Thunder.


Features:

• Effective chambered AP rounds
  
• Low profile
  
• Roofed combat compartment
  
• 6 rockets

The Hungarian Zrínyi I self-propelled artillery gun will be the first prize of the Summer Quest marathon and will appear at rank III in the lineup of the Italian armored vehicles. The self-propelled gun was developed under the significant influence of the German StuGs, and this modification was created specifically to combat armored vehicles. The vehicle is well protected, and the roof of the combat compartment protects the crew from machine guns and aircraft autocannons. The 75mm Hungarian-made cannon is mounted in a ball mount at the front of the SPG and has a fairly good decline angle. The cannon fires several types of rounds, including HEAT and chambered armor-piercing shells, the latter being capable of penetrating more than 140mm of armor at close range.





The highlight of this already excellent self-propelled gun is the six-tubed rocket launcher, arranged by three along the sides of the vehicle's hull at the rear. "Zrínyi" takes into battle 6 rockets with a high-explosive fragmentation warhead. Rockets will come in very handy for destroying or damaging die-hard enemies, groups of enemies, or light tanks in shelters.





Tough, well-armed and quite mobile, the Zrínyi I self-propelled gun will be a great addition to the Italian III-IV rank setup in any game mode. An exotic vehicle will bring dozens of frags to commanders in War Thunder online battles - get this self-propelled gun for free just by playing the game and completing tasks of the summer marathon!

Welcome to the War Thunder Summer Quest! This time, the event will take place in a new format: all you need to get prizes is just to earn mission points! Basically any activity in battle will get you closer to the rewards.

The number of tasks you need to complete to get the top vehicles immediately to your account is now smaller, but if you want to trade coupons on the market, you will need an additional upgrade that requires a little more effort to obtain.

For each completed task you will get a specific prize: a trophy with useful items, coupons for decals, camouflages for the event vehicles, player icons or decorations. Low ranked vehicles this time will be represented only by a tank but in future marathons we plan to alternate vehicle types for this prize.

See you on the battlefield!

From 11:00 GMT on the 9th of August until 11:00 GMT on the 29th of August

Participate and get prizes!

Italy, rank III, premium - more details


Germany, rank VI, event vehicle - more details


Japan, rank V, event vehicle - more details


USA, rank VI, event vehicle - more details

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Decals

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3D decorations

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Player icon


“Girl scout” player icon

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

All event rewards will be issued for a certain number of “Marks of distinction” earned on the specified vehicle type in the appropriate game mode.

• Activate all 5 coupons for decals on your account to receive the 6th decal “Happy Camper”.

More about collections on the WT Wiki!

• 50,000 — 100,000 Silver Lions
  
• Silver and EXP boosters
  
• Random wagers and orders
  
• Universal backups (1-3 pcs.)
  
• Random camouflage for a purchased vehicle of any type
  
• 1 day of Premium account

A unique opportunity to receive items from the past summer events! From August 9th until August 29th you can find a “Summer Cocktail” crate and its “Cocktail Umbrella” key in the item shop. “Summer Cocktails” contain unique decals, decorations, vehicles and camouflages from all past summer events. Some items from past events appear as coupons for the first time, and you can trade them on the Marketplace! You can also find Silver Lions, boosters, universal backups, wagers and orders.

“Summer Cocktail” costs 10,000 Silver Lions, and “Cocktail Umbrella” costs 50,000 Silver Lions. You can also earn “Cocktail Umbrellas” for 3 and 10 Marks of distinction in the “Summer Quest” event. On 12:00 GMT, August 29th, all “Summer Cocktails” and “Cocktail Umbrellas” will disappear from your inventories, so be sure to use them until that time!



A “Summer Cocktail” crate can contain the following rewards (open spoiler):

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Vehicles (both immediately activated on the account and available as coupons):

• Buccaneer S.1
  
• VL Myrsky II (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• BMD-4
  
• Ka-Chi (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• RN Aviere (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• Bussard
  
• F11F-1
  
• Ar 196 A-3 (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• C2A1
  
• Ikv 73 (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• Maxim Gorky
  
• Freccia P-493 (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• BT-7A (F-32)
  
• HMS Spey
  
• Bf 110 C-6
  
• AUBL/74 HVG
  
• IJN Yuudachi
  
• P-59A
  
• FJ-4B VMF-232
  
• Martlet Mk IV (Britain)
  
• Sd.Kfz.234/3
  
• IS-7 *
  
• M8 LAC
  
• Т-34E
  
• P-43A-1
  
• Ki-94-II
  
• Sd.Kfz.234/4
  
• Phòng không T-34 (USSR) (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• F7F-3
  
• Fw 189 A-1
  
• KV-220
  
• Grant I
  * — chances of receiving IS-7 are far lower than the other vehicles and are around 0,001%

Camouflages (coupons only):

• Buccaneer S.1: "736 NAS" camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• VL Myrsky II: "MY-44" camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• BMD-4: Deforming tricolor desert camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• Ka-Chi: Marine camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• RN Aviere: Deforming camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• Bussard: Deforming camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• F11F-1: "Blue Angels" camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• Ar 196 A-3: Bulgarian camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• C2A1: Royal Canadian Regiment camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• Ikv 73: "Arsenalen" camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• Maxim Gorky: Deforming camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• Freccia P-493: Deforming camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• BT-7A (F-32): Bicolor summer camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• HMS Spey: Deforming camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• Bf 110 C-6: Bicolor camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• AUBL/74 HVG: Tricolor summer camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• IJN Yuudachi: Deforming bicolor camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• P-59A: Standard olive-green camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• FJ-4B VMF-232: VU-7 camouflage
  
• Martlet Mk IV (USA): Nonstandard bicolor camouflage
  
• Sd.Kfz.234/3: Tricolor summer camouflage (spots)
  
• IS-7: Tricolor summer camouflage
  
• T-34E: Bicolor summer camouflage
  
• P-43A-1: Unpainted camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• Ki-94-II: Spotted camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• Sd.Kfz.234/4: Tricolor camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• Phòng không T-34 (USSR): Green yellow black camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• F7F-3: Testing Ground 113 (first time as a coupon)
  
• Fw 189 A-1: Testing Ground 113 (first time as a coupon)
  
• KV-220: Testing Ground 113 (first time as a coupon)
  
• Grant I: Testing Ground 113 (first time as a coupon)

Decorations (both immediately activated on the account and available as coupons):

• BSA Bicycle (first time as a coupon)
  
• Container "Waffenhalter" (first time as a coupon)
  
• M4 Sherman (first time as a coupon)
  
• Willys MB (first time as a coupon)
  
• Assault rifle shortened (USSR) (first time as a coupon)
  
• M1A1 Carbine (first time as a coupon)
  
• Light machine gun (USA)
  
• Light machine gun (USSR)
  
• Light machine gun (Germany)
  
• Light machine gun (China)
  
• Assault body armor (Russia)
  
• Force recon vest (USA)
  
• Ammunition of the Soviet Army, 1941
  
• Wehrmacht ammunition (Germany)
  
• SVT-40
  
• M1 Carbine
  
• Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk1
  
• Gewehr 41 (Walther)
  
• Arisaka Type 44
  
• PPS (first time as a coupon)
  
• MP-40 (first time as a coupon)
  
• STEN (first time as a coupon)
  
• M1928A1 "Thompson" (first time as a coupon)

Decals (both immediately activated on the account and available as coupons):

• Emblem of the Air Force Airborne Corps, PLA
  
• Emblem of the 11th Parachute Brigade, France
  
• Emblem of the Rapid Forces Division, Germany
  
• Emblem of the "Folgore" Parachute Brigade, Italy
  
• Emblem of the 1st Airborne Brigade, Japan
  
• Emblem of the 323rd Parachute Ranger Squadron, Sweden
  
• Emblem of the Royal Marines
  
• Emblem of the Russian Marine Corps
  
• Basilisk
  
• Cerberus
  
• Chimera
  
• Echidna
  
• Harpy
  
• Hippocampus
  
• Lernaean Hydra
  
• Minotaur
  
• Sphinx
  
• Wyvern
  
• Flames
  
• Fiery explosion
  
• Frosty flames
  
• Fiery ball
  
• Flaming exhaust
  
• Fiery pattern
  
• Flaming sparks
  
• Colored flame
  
• Emblem of the air forces, Germany
  
• Emblem of the air forces, Japan
  
• Emblem of the air forces, Britain
  
• Emblem of the air forces, USA
  
• Emblem of the air forces, USSR
  
• Emblem of the armored forces, France
  
• Emblem of the armored forces, Germany
  
• Emblem of the armored forces, Italy
  
• Emblem of the armored forces, Japan
  
• Emblem of the Royal tank regiments
  
• The emblem of the armored forces, U.S.
  
• Emblem of the armored forces, Russia
  
• The Symbol of Japan
  
• The Symbol of USA
  
• The Symbol of USSR
  
• The Symbol of Britain
  
• The Symbol of Germany
  
• The Symbol of Italy
  
• Pin-up Japan
  
• Pin-up Britain
  
• Pin-up USA
  
• Pin-up USSR
  
• Pin-up Germany

Silver Lions

• 10,000 — 1,000,000

Expendable items

• Battle trophy (Research points booster)
  
• Battle trophy (Silver lions booster)
  
• Universal backup
  
• Universal backup x2
  
• Universal backup x3
  
• Random wager
  
• Random order

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To get one Mark of distinction for a tanker/pilot/sailor, earn 40,000 mission points in random battles from rank III and higher (from rank I for event vehicles) on the corresponding vehicle type in the corresponding game mode. Points multiplier that varies based on vehicle rank and difficulty level is stated in the task description. The tasks are all the same and are renewed every two days at 11:00 GMT.

• The exact terms of each task can be found in the “Nickname → Achievements → Summer Quest” window.
  
• To get a Mark of distinction, you need to complete a task on the corresponding vehicle type in the corresponding game mode. For example, a Mark of distinction for a pilot can be received only by playing Air battles (AB/RB/SB).
  
• You can complete the tasks in multiplayer battles in all game modes except for “Assault”.
  
• You can complete the tasks not only on vehicles Rank III and above, but also on lower rank event vehicles. You could receive those in large events such as winter and summer marathons, WWII chronicles, BP seasons and craft marathons. In the vehicle cards of such vehicles you can find the names of events in which said vehicles first became available in the game.
  
• You have received the Mark of distinction if the achievement’s color is golden.
  
• Missed Marks of distinction can be purchased for Golden Eagles in the Achievements window until September 1st, 2022. Make sure you pick the right achievement category: for tankers, pilots and sailors.
  
• Prizes received in the form of coupons will be available for trading on the market from September 2nd, 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 type.
  
• For 8 Marks of distinction you receive an untradable coupon for a vehicle. Upon activating it, you will instantly receive a corresponding vehicle. If you do not wish to use the vehicle and want to sell the coupon on the Marketplace instead, you need the “Upgrade for coupon” item.
  
• For 10 Marks of distinction you receive an untradable “Upgrade for coupon” item. You can use it to make the vehicle coupon you received tradable and then sell it on the Marketplace. The date from which your tradable coupon can be sold can be found in its description in the game.
  
• The “Upgrade for coupon” item has an expiration date. You can either use it or exchange it for Warbonds before it expires.
  
• PlayStation and Xbox players will be able to exchange decal coupons for similar ones. The exchange is available in the “Workshop → Exchange items “Summer Quest” window.

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 continue working on the UI to make it even more handy and helpful. This time we’ve changed the look of the achievements that grant you decals and decorations. Previously, icons of customization elements that you didn’t have were darkened, and that made them less readable.

In the new UI iteration the items that haven’t been unlocked yet will have icons of locks on them. The keys to those locks are your battle merits.





We’ve fixed a few errors that occurred when playing War Thunder in VR headsets. If you’ve encountered black lines on the sides — rest assured, you won’t see them again. Tank sights now show correctly. And finally, we’ve increased the field of view in the gunner’s sights when turning the gun of the vehicle: after all, in a virtual reality headset you especially need an ability to look around.





If you’ve played an air mission during dusk, you may have stumbled upon a weird sight where the ground darkened instantly, even though the sky was still bright. You’ve guessed right: such an occurrence was an error that felt wrong and got in the way of admiring the landscapes.

We’ve fixed it! Now the battles during dawn and dusk will look as romantic as they should.





Incendiary bombs are now even more useful! The damage that bombing bases take from a flame mixture was notably increased, and now incendiary bombs are more effective than HE bombs. After all, flame mixture is supposed to work on buildings much better than on vehicles.


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

• ZTZ96, ZTZ96A — A bug with the displacement of powder charges in the automatic loader has been fixed (report).
  
• BMD-4 — The thickness of the side armour has been changed from 20mm to 30mm.
  
• AUBL/74 HVG — Smoke grenades have been replaced with modern aerosol grenades.
  
• Leopard A1A1 — A bug with low aiming speed of the anti-aircraft machine gun in comparison with other vehicles has been fixed (report).
  
• Leclerc, Leclerc S2, Leclerc SXXI — Angle of inclination of the cannon over the engine compartment has been changed from 0 to -2 degrees.
  
• The number of smoke grenades in salvo to provide more volleys has been reduced for following vehicles: CM11, M60A3 TTS, PGZ04A, PGZ09, PTL02, PTZ89, ZTZ59D1, T-69 II G, ZBD86, WMA301, ZTZ96, ZTZ96A, ZTZ96A (P), ZTZ99-II, ZTZ99-III, ZTZ99A, AMX-10RC, AMX-30, AMX-30 (1972), AMX-30 ACRA, AMX-30B2, AMX-30 DCA, AMX-30 Super, AMX-32, MARS 15, SK-105A2, Gepard, FlaRakPz 1, KPz-70, leKPz M41, Leopard 1A5, Leopard 2A4, Leopard 2 (PzBtl 123), Leopard 2A5, Leopard 2A6, Leopard 2K, Leopard 2 PL, Leopard I, Leopard A1A1, Leopard A1A1 (L/44), C2A1, Marder A1-, Marder 1A3, DF105, mKPz M47 G, M48A2 C, M48A2 G A2, M48 Super, Radkampfwagen 90, Ru 251, PUMA, JaPz.K A2, TAM, TAM 2C, TAM 2IP, Sho't Kal Gimel, Magach 6B, Gal Batash, Merkava Mk.1B, Merkava Mk.2B, Merkava Mk.2D, Merkava Mk.3B, Merkava Mk.4B, Merkava Mk.4M, AUBL/74 HVG, Centauro I 105, C13 T90, Ariete, Ariete (P), Ariete PSO, Centauro I 120, Dardo, FIAT 6614, AUBL/74, Leopard 1A5, OF-40, OF-40 Mk.2A, OF-40 (MTCA), OTOMATIC, VBC (PT2), VCC-80/30, VCC-80/60, Type 10, Type 16, Type 87, Type 87 RCV, Type 89, Type 90, Type 90 (B), Ikv 91, Strv 101, Strv 103A, Strv 103С, Strv 104, Strv 105, Strv 121, Strv 122A, Strv 122B PLSS, Centurion Mk.10, Sho't Kal Dalet, Challenger Mk.2, Challenger DS, Black Night, Challenger 2 (2F), Challenger 2 TES, Challenger 2, Challenger Mk.3, Chieftain Mk.10, Chieftain Mk.3, Chieftain Mk.5, Olifant Mk.1A, Olifant Mk.2, Rooikat 105, Rooikat Mk.1D, VFM5, Vickers Mk.1, Vickers Mk.3, Vickers Mk.7, AGS, M1 Abrams, IPM1, M1A1, M1A1 AIM, M1A2 Abrams, M247, M60A1 RISE (P), M60A2, M60 AMBT, M60A3 TTS, Magach 3, Merkava Mk.2B, Merkava Mk.3D, 2S25, 2S25М, BMD-4, BMP-1, BMP-2, BMP-2M, BMP-3, Object 685, PT-76-57, T-55AM-1, T-55AMD-1, T-62M-1, T-64B, T-72A, T-72AV (TURMS-T), T-72B, T-72B3, T-72B (1989), T-80B, T-80BVM, T-80U.

• A bug that caused the bomb sight to not change colour to red when pointing at the enemy has been fixed (report).
  
• 57mm Akan m/47 cannon — A bug where the 57mm AP shell was considered bullet like and did not give secondary fragments has been fixed (report).
  
• AV-8A, AV-8C, Harrier GR.1, Harrier GR.3 — Light deactivation when turning the pilots head to the left has been fixed (report).
  
• Z-1007 bis — The sequence of bomb dropping has been changed: the first dropped will be bombs from suspended weaponry and then from the bomb bay.
  
• For all incendiary bombs calculations and adjustments of damage to targets in air battles have been made. Now when an incendiary bomb hits a bombing base it will take more damage than from a HE bomb.

• The fuze delay of some British AP and semi AP shells has been changed from 0.035 sec. to 0.025 sec.: 305mm Mark VIa APC, 343mm Mark Ia APC, 343mm Mark IIIa APC, 381mm Mk XIIa APC, 133mm Mark II SAP, 152mm CPBC, 152mm AP (152 mm/50 QF Mk.5), 190mm SAPC, 203mm Mark I.B. SAPC.
  
• The fuze delay of some Japanese shells have been changed: 203mm Type 91 (from 0.03 sec. to 0.05 sec.), 155mm Type 91 (from 0.01 sec. to 0,035 sec.).

• Above the “Research” button and the corresponding nation tab and also on the vehicle icon has been added a display of a label about the time availability for purchase in a limited time. The time until which the vehicle is available for purchase will be indicated in the vehicle card.
  
• Now in the achievement description that requires the performance of other achievements you will be able to see the conditions for their receipt.
  
• Icons of unreceived achievements for decorations and decals will be now displayed without a bleaching effect. Instead they will show lock icons.

• The darkening of the lighting on the locations in the missions with the selected day time (morning and evening) has been fixed.
  
• Incorrect displaying of mud landscape deformation made by vehicles has been fixed.
  
• Flickering reflections on water from different location elements on all GPU settings except for the minimum ones has been fixed.
  
• A bug that led to the invisibility of the ship’s shot tracer in the shell flight camera has been fixed.

• A bug that caused black stripes to be displayed on the sides has been fixed.
  
• Wrong displaying of the tank sight has been fixed.
  
• Field of view limits in gunner’s sight when turning an armoured vehicle's gun when using a VR helmet have been increased.

The current provided changelog reflects the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates, additions and fixes may not be listed in the provided notes. War Thunder is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.

On August 1st, 1927, the Nanchang uprising laid the foundation of what later became the Chinese Red Army. From 1937 to 1945, it was fighting against the Japanese invaders, and in 1948 it was reformed into People’s Liberation Army. Right now, it is one of the strongest military forces in the world.





"Patch of the People's Liberation Army Marine Corps" 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 → Holidays → People’s Liberation Army Day.

You can find the decal in the “China” -> “Tanks” tab in the Customisation menu.




Also during the event the premium T-69 II G medium tank will be temporarily available for purchase for Golden Eagles.

Nice work on the past screenshots! They looked great. There was such an interesting variety! Well done! 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 #WTscreen26. You have time until 05.08.2022 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 - Teamwork makes the dream work!

• Take a screenshot of yourself in battle with allies in your screenshot. Your allies or squad mates could be at the side of your vehicle, for example in a formation, all going into battle together!
  
• You must add the #WTscreen26 tag.
  
• 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.

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Each winner will get 300GE! Congratulations and see you next week!

• A bug that caused firing to occur without animation and sound in RB after the cannon has been repaired, has been fixed.
  
• Excessive vibration from the engine of an IR missile which caused misses 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.

A detailed description of the current task as well as your overall progress can be found by clicking on your nickname → Achievements → Pages of History

Aleksandra Samusenko was a tank commander and liaison officer who fought in the Soviet army from 1941 until her death in 1945. She was the only woman who held the rank of deputy commander of a tank battalion. For her bravery in the Battle of Kursk she was awarded the Order of the Red Star. Samusenko died from her wounds on March 3rd, 1945. She’s buried in the town square of Lobez, Poland.

You can immediately purchase the profile icon for Golden Eagles until September 3rd, 11:30 GMT without completing tasks. Click Nickname → Achievements → Pages of History (August).

Completion of each individual task will bring you a 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
  
• 1 day premium account
  
• A random camouflage for ground vehicles (out of the selection of camouflages currently obtainable in game for completing tasks, or purchasing with Golden Eagles).

• Tasks are available from 11:00 GMT until 11:30 GMT on the final day of each task.
  
• Tasks can be completed in random battles, except for “Assault” mode

On August 3rd, 1943, the Battle of Kursk reached its final stage: the Red Army began the Belgorod-Kharkov offensive operation, named “Polkovodets Rumyantsev” after one of the most prominent Russian generals of the 18th century. The goals of the operation were met, although it came at a price. Belgorod was liberated on August 5th, and Kharkov on August 23rd. Ever since then City Day is celebrated there on those dates.

A desperate counteroffensive by the German forces against US positions near the town of Mortain in Normandy was named Operation Lüttich after the Belgian town of Liege, the site of a German victory in early WWI. But in August of ‘44 Germany lacked enough firepower for an effective counterattack, and the Allies controlled the air. The Germans hoped to take the enemy by surprise, but that wasn’t enough: as a result they lost half of their tanks, and in a couple of weeks the entire 7th Army of Wehrmacht was encircled and surrendered to the Allies.

Having liberated Narva in late June of 1944, the Red Army moved further west, towards Tartu, Estonia’s second largest city. But instead of attacking the enemy’s well-reinforced positions head-on, the Soviet forces crossed Lake Peipus, having transported several thousand troops behind the enemy lines. This played an important part in the liberation of Tartu that finally happened on August 25th.

August 13th, 1940, was marked in Wehrmacht’s plans as the Adlertag, “Eagle Day”. On this day the Luftwaffe planned to execute Operation Eagle Attack, crushing the British Air Force ahead of Operation Sea Lion that meant invasion of Great Britain by the German troops. But neither in Eagle Day nor in the next month the Luftwaffe managed to secure a decisive aerial victory. So Operation Sea Lion was canceled, and Germany instead resorted to mass bombings of Britain.

The first major military operation of US troops in Vietnam. Having received intel on the upcoming attack of Viet Cong forces on the American Chu Lai Air Base, the US command led a preemptive combined arms assault involving ground, air, and naval units. On August 18th, 1965, the Marines landed near the Viet Cong positions, leaving the enemy no chance. The surviving guerrillas were forced to retreat.

From August 22nd through September 10th, 1942, the Red Army led a counteroffensive under Kaluga, hoping to encircle the German forces in a small salient. The Soviet army lost 500 tanks in the fierce battles and failed to achieve their goals: the Germans were stalled but not encircled.

On August 25th, 1942, the Japanese Marine forces led an attack on the Allied airfield at Milne Bay on the easternmost point of New Guinea. The Japanese command has severely underestimated the numbers of Australian troops that ultimately crushed the attackers, forcing the survivors to evacuate. It was the first major victory of the Allies over Japanese infantry in World War II.

From August 30th through September 5th, 1942, the Axis powers under the command of General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel tried to encircle the British army to the south of El-Alamein in Egypt. It was the last major Axis offensive in Africa: Rommel hoped to crush the British until their reinforcements arrived. Little did he know that the enemy, having cracked the Enigma code, intercepts all their messages. The British baited the Axis forces to a place of their choosing, used tanks as anti-tank guns and successfully repelled the attack.

• All author camouflages from trophies from the “Hot Tracks”, “Raining Fire”, “Ixwa Strike” and “New Power” updates now all have the same rarity: unusual (green).
  
• In connection with the change in the rarity of camouflages from trophies from the “Hot Tracks”, “Raining Fire”, “Ixwa Strike” and “New Power” updates, the conditions of exchange of camouflage coupons for vouchers on consoles have been updated in accordance with their new rarity.
  
• Conditions for earning the “True and Fable” achievement have been updated: now they allow for repeat completion of missions. This change will let the players who have completed some of the missions before the achievement was added to the game earn the achievement.

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 warbond shop for the "Field Testing" Battle Pass season will be open throughout the entire season + 1 week, available from 27th of July until 2nd of November.


Open “Shop” → “Warbond shop” to see an assortment where some of the more interesting items can be seen.

















(first time in the Warbond shop)






Also “Helmets” trophy, trophy with emblems and decals and a "Armoured Charmer", No. 9 Squadron, RAF pinup (decal by Colin 'Fenris' Muir).

Check out the full assortment of available Warbond items in the new season in the game, as well as the terms for purchasing them!

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.





It’s nice to flex your muscles and compare achievements, but it’s even nicer to win such a competition! To make that easier for you, we’ve added the “Compare Gaijin.Net Achievements” button right inside the Achievements tab. It allows you to check them out and compare your progress with any other player.

Also the “Trophies” section of the Achievements tab is now called “Gaijin.Net Achievements”.



A whole spectrum of improvements that will make your experience easier and more pleasant. Let’s keep it short and simple.

Among the Battle Pass rewards there are some prizes you can’t claim at the moment (for example, if you still haven’t claimed the previous prizes). On their icons in the Battle Pass window there’s a lock, which now has become a button. Click on it to learn what you need to do to claim the prize.

The list of all titles and your progress in earning them can be found in the same window where you choose and set them up. “Titles” and “Medals” sections have been removed from the Achievements tab: they were superfluous as they could be found elsewhere.

Finally, we’ve added a “Track progress” button in the player icon selection menu to keep an eye out for the icons you haven’t earned yet.





This mechanic saved lots of tankers from untimely demise, and thus deserves the highest attention. And there was something that needed fixing, too. We’ve added a delay between separate salvos of smoke grenades. You’ve probably had this happen to you: one misclick, and you shoot this valuable resource out twice. Well, that should no longer be a concern.

We’ve also fixed a few errors. One of them caused shooting a different number of smoke grenades in a volley than the one stated in the UI. Various different tanks were affected by it. Another one caused more smoke grenades to be loaded into your vehicle on a capture point than its maximum capacity.


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.

• A bug has been fixed where after receiving repeated gun damage, a gunshot and reloading might look incorrect.
  
• A bug has been fixed that caused smoke grenade reloading at a captured point at higher capacity than the smoke grenade ammo is capable.
  
• A bug has been fixed that allowed launching smoke grenades in a number that is different from the number in a salvo (report).
  
• 0.5 sec delay has been added between smoke grenade salvos.
  
• M3A3 Stuart — a bug has been fixed that led to the instant deployment of both smoke grenades at once.
  
• A13 Mk.I, A13 Mk I (3rd R.T.R.), A13 Mk.II, A13 Mk.II 1939, Daimler Mk II, SARC MkVI (2pdr), Valentine IX, Valentine XI, Matilda III — a bug has been fixed that led to the instant deployment of both smoke grenades at once.
  
• TOW-2B — explosives type has been changed from Comp.B to LX-14.
  
• TOW-2B — a bug has been fixed with an overestimated fragment penetration value.

• A bug has been fixed where the radar cursor might hover outside the radar display in the interface.
  
• Detection range of pulse radars in the most high-ranked fighters has been increased by 30% at low and medium altitudes.
  
• Control axes of the radar designation cue now control its speed instead of position. It makes it possible to use joystick axes. For keyboard control it is recommended to change the axis type to ‘absolute’.
  
• Saab A-21A-3 — navigation bombing has been added (report).
  
• Saab J35A, Saab J35D — a bug has been fixed where a wing tip remains when the wings are detached (report).
  
• MiG-21bis, MiG-21bis-SAU — a bug has been fixed where there was an unused launching device in the 2xR-60 weapon setup.
  
• A bug has been fixed with missing popup with the details in the protection analysis of aircraft with custom weapon setups.
  
• F-14A — a bug has been fixed where the target indicator in the HUD followed towards the glance direction in VR headsets.

• “Trophies” tab in the achievement menu has been renamed to “Gaijin.Net achievements”.
  
• The “Achievements” tab of the player card now has an option to compare “Gaijin.Net achievements” and their progress to any other user profile.
  
• Battle Pass prizes marked with the “lock” icon when clicking on this icon, a tooltip has been added with the reason why this prize cannot be claimed at that moment.
  
• The “Awards” section has been removed from the “Achievements” menu since it was duplicating the “Awards” tab.
  
• “Titles” section has been removed from the “Achievements” menu. All available titles now displayed in the title selection menu.
  
• A bug has been fixed where unavailable decals and decorations were displayed in the vehicle customization menu.
  
• “Track progress” button has been added for unachieved icons into the player’s icon selection menu.
  
• “Nations” category in the decal menu is now displayed in the same order as in the research menu.
  
• Tank decals mistakenly placed in the France (ground vehicles) section have been moved to the USSR (ground vehicle) section.
  
• The Radar help tab has been removed to the Help window.
  
• A bug has been fixed where in the customization menu on consoles a button was indicated that was not assigned to the simulation of a shot.

• A bug has been fixed that caused a sudden colour shift while in battle.
  
• A bug has been fixed where the water surface might be displayed differently in repeated benchmarks ‘Tank battle” on minimal graphic settings.

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.