Meet the aircraft prize of the upcoming season! A Premium winter version of the Bf 109 F-4 coated with a livery of the most effective Hungarian ace Dezső Szentgyörgyi!

Features:

• Good climb rate
  
• Low energy loss in maneuvers
  
• Incendiary bomb

The premium winter Bf 109 F-4 will be the main aircraft prize in the new season of the War Thunder Battle Pass, the fighter will appear at rank III in the Italian aviation tech tree. The legendary Friedrich needs no introduction - the piston fighter is famous for its excellent flight characteristics and is the favorite choice of a number of War Thunder pilots. Good climb rate, high speed at altitude, low energy loss in a turn and good armament make this aircraft truly versatile for solving the entire range of fighter missions at its rank.




The winter version of the Bf 109 F-4 with the livery of the most successful Hungarian pilot, Dezsö Szentgyörgy, does not have landing gear covers - the Messerschmitt pilots often removed them when taking off from winter airfields in order to avoid snow clogging on the landing gear. The forward armament remained unchanged - the 20mm MG 151 motor-cannon and a pair of rifle-caliber machine guns. In addition to machine-gun pods and HE bombs, the Flam C250 incendiary bomb appeared in the arsenal of suspended weapons to destroy convoys of light vehicles.




Patrolling the upper floors of the sky, boom-and-zoom, vigorous vertical dogfights - this is what the F-4 was designed for! A beautiful aircraft patiently forgives many mistakes of the pilot, battle after battle becomes more and more dangerous in his hands. The premium Hungarian Bf 109 F-4 will be a great addition to the early ranks of Italian aviation and one of the best opportunities to start researching the Italian lineup. Try it! In the meantime, we will continue to introduce you to the other prizes of the upcoming Battle Pass season and the full list of rules - coming soon!

We continue to monitor the Battle Ratings of vehicles and their competitive capabilities. Below you will find a list of the changes we want to make in January 2023.

To view the planned list, click here to view the Google Doc

If you think we should make some additional changes or do not agree with listed changes, please support your suggestions with arguments in the created thread here.

The Cold war Soviet torpedo boat gets into a gun frenzy with a BM-21 "Grad" multiple launch rocket system mounted instead of the rear turret!

Features:

• The MLRS
  
• Rapid-firing 25mm guns
  
• High speed
  
• Lacks torpedoes

In the upcoming season of the War Thunder Battle Pass, all participants will have access to a premium version of the Project 183 boat, an export modification in service with the Egyptian navy. The torpedo armament on this version has been dismantled, and the rear gun mount also removed. In its place, the Egyptians mounted a BM-21 “Grad” MLRS with a total of 40 rockets!




The boat in its new role acquires new features. First, with excellent top speed, Project 183 is still a good choice for capturing enemy points. The density of automatic fire has halved, but still, a pair of 25-mm machine guns is an extremely effective weapon at close range against both enemy boats and aircraft. Secondly, thanks to the “Grad” multiple launch rocket launcher, the premium boat can play like a naval mortar, delivering massive rocket strikes over long distances. Of course, the accuracy of a single rocket is poor, but a whole package of 40 shots will definitely reach enemies in the target zone, while the boat itself can be in cover behind an island or a rock.




The absence of torpedoes in the case of the Project 183 boat is not a significant drawback. As we remember, only two light torpedoes are available to the researchable version of the Project 183. The exchange of torpedo tubes, doubtful in terms of effectiveness in battles in the coastal fleet, for MLRS is definitely beneficial.



So, the Project 183 premium boat with the MLRS will become the main naval prize of the upcoming War Thunder Battle Pass season. Soon we will tell you about other prizes of the new season, and next week, don't miss the big announcement with the full list of rules. See you very soon - stay tuned!

“Lucky Rabbit” 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 → Lunar New Year.

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

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From the 18th of January at 12:00 GMT until the 30th of January at 12:00 GMT

• Type 69-IIA Pack
  
• Type 69-IIG Pack
  
• Т-62 Pack

• Type 69-IIA Pack
  
• Type 69-IIG Pack
  
• Т-62 Pack

Note! The offer is valid for PC, Mac and Linux users only. PC, PlayStation and Xbox users will be able to purchase Т-62 №545 tank in the game using Golden Eagles. Type 69-IIA Pack will also be available in both PlayStation and Xbox stores.

• Tank M3A3 (1st PTG) (Rank 2, China);
  
• Fighter Curtiss Hawk H-81A-2 (Rank 2, China);
  
• 120000 Silver Lions;
  
• Premium Account for 7 day.

• A bug has been fixed where the hit indicator sometimes showed the wrong direction of incoming fire.
  
• A bug has been fixed that prevented external elements from detaching when destroyed, and prevented a geometrical change when hit.
  
• A bug where vehicle loss might be displayed incorrectly (for example “Crew knocked out”) because of detonation of the fuel tank has been fixed (report 1, report 2).
  
• A bug that caused some decorations of the “camouflage” section to disappear at certain angles when using the “minimal” graphics preset has been fixed (report).
  
• Strv 103A, Strv 103С — A bug that caused the crosshair to be displayed above the aiming circle if the vehicle was on a slight slope has been fixed (report).
  
• Strv 103A, Strv 103С — A bug has been fixed where the vehicle might move while aiming with hull aiming enabled and a machine gun selected.
  
• PGZ09 — A bug that caused the laser range finder to incorrectly change aiming distance while aiming at air targets has been fixed (report).
  
• ItO 90M — Optical target tracking mode has been added (report).
  
• ItO 90M — A bug that led to the inability to follow the target when the detection radar was turned off has been fixed.
  
• M3 Bradley (ADATS), ADATS (M113) — Maximum operating range of the radar has been changed from 20 to 25 km (report).
  
• Vickers Mk.3 — A bug that caused a shift of the aiming point when using commander fire control from commander sight in SB has been fixed (report).
  
• Khalid — A bug with used modification of coaxial and anti-aircraft machine gun has been fixed (report).
  
• Type 16 MCV — A bug with different thickness of radiator grill on right and left hull sides has been fixed (report).

• Landscape LOD has been corrected in the aircraft optics. Now, a pilot will see the detailed picture of the landscape in the targeting optics as seen in helicopters previously.
  
• A bug where after firing and reloading all nine guided missile blocks the value settings for the salvo mode of suspended weaponry could be reset has been fixed.
  
• Mirage 2000D-R1 — A bug that made it impossible to detect ground targets at long distances when using a CDLP targeting pod has been fixed (report).
  
• Laté 298D — A bug that caused the Mle 33 offensive machine guns to be classified as large calibre weapons has been fixed (report).
  
• B-57B — Separate bomb drop has been added. Source: “T.O. 1B-57B-1 Flight Handbook B-57B aircraft”.

• USS Newport News (CA-148) - Guidance angles and guidance speed for the main calibre turrets have been corrected:
  
  • Vertical guidance: -10°/+41° changed to -5°/+41°
    
  • Targeting Speed: 5.2°/s changed to 5°/s
    
  • Targeting Vertical Speed: 10°/s changed to 8.2°/s
• Pr.183 - A bug with the armour of the main calibre turrets in the vehicle card has been fixed.
  
• Shouku Tei No.4 - A bug that allowed the gaining of speed to be higher than declared in the vehicle card has been fixed.
  
• RN Duca degli Abruzzi - A bug where it was impossible to use spare torpedoes has been fixed.

• A bug where a shadow might appear near the vehicle after changing graphics settings has been fixed (report).
  
• A bug where the night sky on low graphics settings could be displayed with noticeable flickering stripes has been fixed.

• The physics of an icy surface has changed, ice is now more ‘slippery’.

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.

Your vehicles wore their customised clothes beautifully! The collection of skins on live.warthunder are expansive, with many being of very high quality. If you were not previously aware of customised skins, we hope you will have fun with it in the future! 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 #WTscreen50. You have time until 20.01.2023 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 - The Big .50!

The Browning M2 has been in production for nearly 90 years, with Colt producing examples as early as 1933. Colloquially known as “The Fifty”, among many other names- What better way than to celebrate our 50th edition than with one of the worlds longest serving and biggest heavy machine guns?

• Screenshots of machines with heavy machine guns of 12-14,5mm calibre are accepted- not all countries used .50 BMG or 12,7mm calibre.
  
• You must add the #WTscreen50 tag (title cannot have any other text in it).

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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 14 working days.

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https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2914054076
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2914668740
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2914790460

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2916038588 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2914399159
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2913953719

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

The history of the Swedish Armed Forces goes back half a millennium, when Gustav Vasa led a rebellion against Denmark, secured Sweden’s independence and became its king. On January 14th, 1521, sixteen young men were chosen to be Gustav’s life guards. And even today, the Life Guards are one of the largest units in the Swedish Armed Forces.






“Emblem of the Life Regiment Hussars” 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 → Swedish Armed Forces Day.

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

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During the event the experimental Swedish SPG SAV 20.12.48 will be available for purchase for Golden Eagles.

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





Many structures in the maps for ground battles serve two purposes: creating a believable environment and providing some cover for the warriors to hide behind. Some destructible structures, however, went above and beyond their purpose and decided to not just hide the fighters but also shield them from fire! Sure, they were destroyed in the process, as they should have, but the enemy that was hiding behind them got a free chance at counterattack instead of deserved damage.

The error has been fixed: feel free to shoot right through fences and structures without fear that some dilapidated shack will impede your attack.





We’re always working on giving the players more options. Soon in air battles "Radar/IRST beyond/within visual range combat” option will be another sensor mode that will be added that allows a helmet-mounted display to be used for target designation.

Note that IR AAM seekers are always controlled via HMD.





We’re also improving the new vehicles that have recently been added in the Apex Predators update. In particular we’ve discovered that the R-27R/ER missiles received data link updates from TWS trackfiles, and fixed it. Now the MiG-29 will receive data link updates from hard lock on by the radar only, while the F-14 with its AIM-54 missiles will receive them from both hard lock on and TWS. MiG-29’s seekers will also be disabled as soon as target lock is released.





The recent War Thunder update added an option to customise the condition, scale and rotation of naval camouflage. However, switching between crew slots reset the changes back to default.

We’ve fixed it: rest assured that your camo settings will now not be lost.





We live in an age of electric cars and strive to reduce carbon emissions. It might have seemed that the “Assault” mode was setting an example: ground vehicles in that mode suddenly stopped “smoking” at all!

But alas, it was an error: after all, War Thunder is all about realistic vehicles, and these 20th century tanks with internal combustion engines that weren’t too concerned about the environment. So now they’re fuming once again, as they should.



You’ll find the full list of improvements in the separate changelog - there are many interesting things there. Order of ammo depletion has been adjusted for numerous ground vehicles, the Z-10 helicopter no longer obstructs the view when zoomed in, and the G indicator in cockpit view of the F-16A now displays correct values.


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.

• "Radar/IRST beyond/within visual range combat” option now works with the helmet-mounted display.
  
• AD-4 — an issue has been fixed with the missing pylon for the FFAR Mighty Mouse rocket pod on the right wing.
  
• Harrier GR.7 — a bug has been fixed that prevented the MAX G indicator to switch off while landing.
  
• Hampden TB Mk.I — a bug has been fixed where bombs mounted in the bay were first to drop.
  
• Sa.342L Gazelle — a bug has been fixed that caused a mix up of the high and low rate of fire.
  
• Z-10 — the camera zoom position has been adjusted.
  
• F-16A (all versions) — a bug has been fixed that caused incorrect G indication on the HUD in cockpit view (report).
  
• R-27R/ER missiles — a bug has been fixed where missiles received radar correction in TWS mode. Now, the radar correction is available in the lock-on mode only, when the target is unlocked, the seeker disables.
  
• AN/APG-66 — the default range scale of the radar has been changed from 18.5km to 37km.
  
• Su-6 - a bug has been fixed where the total overload in the weapon customization menu was rounded to integers that resulted in an incorrect number in the weapon weight overload notification.

• Sd.Kfz.221 - gear ratios have been adjusted, engine speed increased from 2,600 to 3,600 rpm. Frontal armour has been reduced from 14.5mm to 8mm. Source: Panzer Tracts 13-1 // Die Gepanzerten Radfahrzeuge des Deutschen Heeres
  
• Sho’t - an issue with missing parts of the damage model has been solved.
  
• M64, Sahariano, Churchill Crocodile, M19 (all versions), M42 (all versions), Avenger, Concept 3 NGAC, Sav m/43, Sd.Kfz.251/9, M3A1 (all versions), M3A3 (all versions), M8 Greyhound (all versions), M2 Medium, M3 GMC, Flakpanzer I, Flakpanzer 38, Jagdpanzer 38(t), Pz.35(t), Pz.38(t) A/F, Pz.Sfl.Ic, Sd.Kfz.140/1, VK 45.01 (P), Sd.Kfz.221, Sd.Kfz.234/1, Sd.Kfz.6/2, Flak 37 Sfl. — the order of ammo depletion has been adjusted. Previously, consumption of ammo might not result in the disappearance of ammo rack sections from the damage model.
  
• A bug has been fixed that allows control of the soft-kill active protection system while the gunner is knocked off.
  
• SU-57B — the display of the wheels have been mixed with the x-ray view in battle .
  
• AMX-30 ACRA — animation of the MUC rocket in the info card has been corrected.
  
• Type-75 SPH — a bug of underestimated armour penetration values on the M107 (PF) rounds in comparison with the M107 has been fixed.
  
• 2S3M — a bug of the underestimated armour penetration values of the ZOF25 (RV) in comparison with the ZOF25 has been fixed.
  
• ITO-90M — generation of the thermal imager of the gunner’s sight has been fixed from 1 to 3 (report)
  
• 5.56, 5.8mm machine guns — a bug with missing localization of the ammo belt has been corrected (report)
  
• Destructible objects, such as fences, pillars, etc. will not stop the kinetic rounds anymore.

• USS Newport News - the year of the ship modification in the vehicle card has been changed from 1962 to 1972.
  
• Letuchiy - Firing sector of the 3rd and 4th main calibre turrets has been corrected.

• Lübeck - Displaying of the deforming camouflage has been fixed.
  
• Resetting of the selected characteristics of the ships camouflages has been fixed.
  
• Missing exhaust of the ground vehicles in the Assault game mode has been fixed.

• Winter holidays hangar has been switched off.

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.

It is time for our first unloved competition for the new year of 2023. To start it off we selected the Kliment Voroshilov (KV) tank series for the USSR. Being Russia's first mass produced heavy tank with 5,219 units for the KV-1 visions alone, there should be plenty of potential skins out there. You can select from a variety of models: such as the KV-1 (L-11), KV-2 1939, KV-1S, KV-1 (ZiS-5), KV-85, KV-122, KV-2 (ZiS-6), KV-220, KV-1E and KV-2 1940.


Remember to keep the entries historical and safe to use (no swastikas or hakaristi). We can not wait to see what beauties you will come up with. Good luck and have fun!

• You must post your entry on https://live.warthunder.com/subscribes/users/
  
• Skin must be of your own creation
  
• You must tag your skin using the “ #unloved14 ” hashtag
  
• Only one skin entry per user
  
• All skins must be created within the competition timeframe (no older skin submissions)
  
• Entries must be kept clean and follow the rules of War Thunder Live
  
• Skins must be historical, please add a picture or profile of the tank!
  
• All entries must be submitted before 10th of February, 2023, 20:00 GMT
  
• The judges decision is final

1. First place: Object 120
   
2. Second place: T-34-100
   
3. Third place: SU-100Y

If you are searching for help and informations about how to create custom skins you may find these two Forum Sections useful:

Paint Schemes and Camouflage and The Community Skinning Centre

Also, there are Video Tutorial here (for Photoshop)

Good luck!

The new year has only just begun, and already we have so many great screenshots! To start the new year, we wanted to see how all of our players enjoy customizing their vehicles with personalized camouflages! 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 #WTscreen49. You have time until 13.01.2023 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 - Custom Skins!

• Live.Warthunder has thousands of skins uploaded for our players to use! For almost any vehicle in the game, you can find historical, semi-historical, and fictional camouflages to apply on your vehicle. To participate in the competition, your vehicle must wear a custom camouflage.
  
• Skins on WT Live can be found {LINK REMOVED}here.
  
• You must add the #WTscreen49 tag (title cannot have any other text in it).

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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 14 working days.

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https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2910430446
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2910295447
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2913396652

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2911203593
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2910149232
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2910907361

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