Jul 1, 2024

A Plane, Ship and Decal for the Anniversary of the JSDF!

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In 1952, American instructors trained the first soldiers of the Japanese National Security Forces. Two years later on July 1st 1954, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces were formed. In January 1955, the United States transferred its first 85 aircraft to the Japanese Air Self-Defense Forces. In total they have 712 aircraft in service, of which 321 are fighters.

The J2M4 Kai and IJN Kiyoshimo are temporarily available for Golden Eagles!

In honor of the 70th anniversary of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, the following vehicles are available for 3,850 and 4,880 respectively.

When: From today until July 4th (09:00 GMT).
Where: Japan > Aviation / Bluewater fleet > Premium vehicles.

About each of these vehicles

The J2M4 Kai is a prototype of the Raiden series, designed to improve the fighter’s performance at high altitudes. Thanks to its rate of climb and good armament, it’s best suited for passing attacks. The guns have an impressive 680 rounds of ammunition in total!
The IJN Kiyoshimo destroyer has decent mobility and is equipped with good anti-air defences and 16 torpedoes. Its 127 mm main guns have a slow traverse speed, but they make up for it with good ballistics and a decent rate of fire!

Earn the “Flag of the Infantry Battalion” decal!

This decal is available for this day!

“Flag of the Infantry Battalion” decal

When: From now until July 4th (09:00 GMT).

Task: Play 3 battles using Japanese vehicles at rank III or higher to receive the “Flag of the Infantry Battalion” decal.

Additional details:
You must use a minimum of rank III.
Your activity must not be below 70%.
You can 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 → Japan Self-Defense Forces Day.
You can find the decal in the “Holidays” tab in the Customization menu.

Jul 1, 2024

Celebrating Swedish Air Force Day with Aircraft and a Unique Decal!

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Since its founding on July 1st 1926, the Swedish Air Force has been involved in very few conflicts. One squadron of volunteers came to the aid of Finland in the Soviet-Finnish war, but in WWII Sweden remained neutral. Officially, the Swedish Air Force took part in battles only during the Congolese crisis in 1961-1964, and in 2011 they patrolled the skies over Libya.

The J29D and J35A are temporarily available for Golden Eagles!

These two Swedish jet fighters are temporarily returning to sale for Golden Eagles for 8,910 and 9,090 each respectively.

When: From today until July 4th (09:00 GMT).
Where: Sweden > Aviation > Premium vehicles.

About these jet aircraft

The J29D Tunnan is a prototype created in 1952 based on the J29A, armed with 4 x 30 mm cannons. It’s very fast and versatile, and depending on the choice of weapons, it’s suitable for any role, be it attack or interception.
The J35A Draken is an extremely maneuverable and fast-climbing fighter, armed with 2 x 30 mm cannons. This aircraft is also capable of carrying 4 x RB24 air-to-air missiles and m/56D rockets!

Earn the “Emblem of the Uppland Air Squadron” decal!

Available for this day!

“Emblem of the Uppland Air Squadron” decal

When: From now until July 4th (09:00 GMT).

Task: Play 3 battles using Swedish aircraft at rank III or higher to receive the “Emblem of the Uppland Air Squadron” decal.

Additional details:
You must use a minimum of rank III.
Your activity must not be below 70%.
You can 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 Air Force Day.
You can find the decal in the “Holidays” tab in the Customization menu.

Jul 1, 2024

Server Update 01.07.2024

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Aircraft

F-104G (France) — the lack of separate Battle Ratings for Air and Ground battles has been fixed.
JAS39C — the AGM-65G missile and its modification have been added. The RB 75 modification has been removed, RB 75 missiles will be available when researching the RB 75T modification. The amount used to unlock the RB 75 modification with Research Points, Silver Lions or Golden Eagles has been compensated. The RB 75T modification has been moved from level 4 to level 3 in the modification research window.
Su-17M4 — a bug that made it impossible to take large-caliber countermeasures into battle has been fixed.

Naval Vessels

A bug where gun stabilizers for boats were turned off at speeds above 80 km/h has been fixed.

Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.

Jul 1, 2024

Update 2.37.0.37

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Naval Vessels

USS Flagstaff — the physics behavior interaction with water has been fixed.

Interface

A bug that caused the “Your research has been completed” window to not close automatically after purchasing the vehicle and not putting it into a crewslot has been fixed.
A bug that caused the temporary connection text between two vehicles in the tech tree (this appears when a new vehicle is introduced between two connected vehicles) to sometimes mention other random vehicles has been fixed.
A bug where the selection could skip and not select some elements of the crewslot on the vehicle selection screen in battle when using a gamepad has been fixed.

Other

A bug where depth charges did not have sound and visual effects when exploding has been fixed. (Report).
A bug that caused severely damaged enemies that were destroyed by allies to not count towards the Service Record of the player who dealt severe damage, counting only to the in-battle scoreboard, has been fixed. (Report).

Jun 28, 2024

Screenshot Competition – Desert Oasis!

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Welcome to the 126th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!

The screenshots you captured last week were very nice! Seek and Destroy introduced many interesting new vehicles and a new sub-tree for France. The Summer Sale has started, be sure to check it out! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 126th edition of our competition!

Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen126. You have time until the 5th of July 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.

Terms:

Your screenshot must include a player vehicle in the desert or with sand.
You must add the #WTscreen126 tag (title cannot have any other text in it).
Artists may only win by popular vote once per four screenshot competitions.

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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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And now, time for the winners of the competition’s 125th edition – Seek & Destroy!

Winners selected via community votes:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3273761094
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3273108131
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3273387606

Winners selected by our judges:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3273024807
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3275804441
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3274591737

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

Jun 28, 2024

Celebrating British Armed Forces Day with a Decal!

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In the UK, Armed Forces Day is celebrated on the last Saturday of June. This celebratory day was approved in 2006 as Veterans Day, and then renamed to also honor currently serving soldiers and officers. More than 185,000 people serve in the British Armed Forces, of which 111,000 are in the army, 36,000 in the air force and 38,000 in the navy.

Earn the “Emblem of the UK Ministry of Defence” decal!

We’ve created this British-themed decal for this day.

“Emblem of the UK Ministry of Defence” decal

When: Until July 1st (07:00 GMT).

Task: Play 3 battles using British vehicles at rank III or higher to receive the “Emblem of the UK Ministry of Defence” decal.

Additional details:
You must use a minimum of rank III.
Your activity must not be below 70%.
You can 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 → British Armed Forces Day.
You can find the decal in the “Britain → Tanks” tab in the Customization menu.

Jun 28, 2024

Pages of History (July): The Jumping General

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In this month’s Pages of History, you’ll be at the center of events that took place in different theaters of war. Sicily and Guam, France and the USSR: take part in battles with the vehicles corresponding to these historic battles and receive prizes.

From July 1st until July 31st, you’ll be offered 8 tasks consecutively. Completing each will reward you with a trophy, and completing all of them will earn you a unique player icon.

James Maurice Gavin

James Maurice Gavin was a Lieutenant General of the US Army, an outstanding theorist and practitioner of the use of airborne troops. As a colonel, he actively participated in the invasion of Sicily during Operation Husky, after which he was promoted to brigadier general. Despite this, he did not stop parachuting along his men, and became the only American general to make four combat parachute jumps during the war. For this, he received the “jumping general” nickname. He saw action until the end of the war, parachuting on D-Day and fighting in the Bulge.

You can immediately purchase this profile icon for Golden Eagles until August 3rd, 11:30 GMT without completing tasks. To find it, go to your Nickname → Achievements → Pages of History.

Trophy reward for each task

Completing each individual task will give 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 backups;
Premium account for 1 day;
A random camouflage for ground vehicles (out of the selection of camouflages currently obtainable in game for completing tasks, or purchasing with Golden Eagles).

Other terms

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.

You can read a detailed description of which task is for which day and your overall progress by going to your Nickname → Achievements → Pages of History.

July 1st — July 4th

Operation Seydlitz

German forces counterattack near Rzhev during the protracted standoff in 1942. On July 2nd, the Wehrmacht launched an attack on the “cauldron”, in which part of Soviet troops found themselves trapped and defended off the Germans. This was the last operation to eliminate positions in the front line that formed as a result of the Soviet offensive in the winter.

July 5th — July 8th

Operation Citadel

The Wehrmacht’s last strategic offensive on the eastern front began on July 5th 1943 near Kursk. It had been prepared for a long time, with Hitler personally having high hopes for it, but British intelligence learned about the Wehrmacht’s plans much in advance. They warned the USSR which strengthened its positions and repelled the German attack.

July 9th — July 12th

Allied invasion of Sicily

The end of the North African campaign opened the way for the Allies to Italy, whom they had planned to withdraw from the war. The first to fall was Sicily, where a huge number of allied troops landed on July 9th 1943, and airborne assault played a special role. The Allies used the experience gained when planning the landing in Normandy a year later.

July 12th — July 15th

Battle of Soltsy

After the invasion of the USSR in June 1941, the Wehrmacht quickly moved towards Leningrad, only occasionally meeting decent resistance. In the Leningrad region, Army Group North dispersed, and some of the units were stopped by Soviet troops and isolated: the swampy terrain did not allow armored vehicles to move freely. The Red Army struck one of these isolated Wehrmacht groups on July 14th, and the superiority in the number of German tanks did not help. The Germans had to retreat 40 km back.

July 16th — July 19th

Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad

On July 17th 1942, the largest and bloodiest battle in history began. The battle was for control of Stalingrad, a key city on the Volga that bears the name of the leader of the Soviet Union. Both sides threw millions of soldiers and thousands of pieces of equipment into battle, but ultimately the USSR emerged victorious.

July 20th — July 23rd

Battle of Guam (1944)

On July 21st 1944, American forces landed on the island of Guam. In three weeks, with the help of numerical and technological superiority, they almost completely cleared the island of Japanese troops. July 21st has since been celebrated in Guam as Liberation Day.

July 24th — July 27th

Operation Mersad

The final chord of the Iran-Iraq war sounded on July 26th 1988. The Mujahideen Organization of the Iranian People invaded the border regions of Iran from the direction of Iraq and with its support. However, at that time peace negotiations were already underway, and under pressure from the UN, the Iraq Air Force abandoned the escort of the PMOI ground forces halfway. This allowed Iran to quickly and with minor losses carry out Operation Mersad and destroy PMOI troops.

July 28th — July 31st

Operation Bluecoat

On July 30th, 1944, British troops launched an attack on the city of Vire in Normandy. Due to bad weather, air support was limited and ground troops were stalled. Their advance came at a high price, as they lost almost 250 tanks, but the success of this operation was strategically important and ultimately led to the encirclement of a large German group in the Falaise pocket.