Today, we’ve rounded up and will be going over some of the bug fixes and improvements that we’ve made to the game today and over the past few weeks. If you’d like to catch up on every fixed bug, then be sure to check out the changelog section on our website.

Feel free to leave your feedback on this update here.

If you’ve found a bug that you’d like to report, you can do so on our community bug reporting platform.


After a small update, a desynchronization issue that caused a difference in what the player saw and how the server assessed the situation, was discovered in the game. This problem affected ground vehicles, and the faster vehicles moved the more noticeably the server and client readings had discrepancies. We received several reports detailing this problem and want to thank everyone who submitted one! This issue was fixed shortly after it was discovered.

We’re always working on improving the user interface to make it a better experience for all players. We’ve now increased the number of players that you can add as friends and to your blacklist to 300.

In the chat menu in the hangar, the message delay is now separate for each chat, and the inactive “send” button displays a timer showing how long it will take until the next message can be sent. If your message is marked as spam by the system and not sent, you’ll now be notified about it and a timer will start until you can send it again.

Now let’s talk about some changes to the achievement menu in the player profile. First up is the names of operations in the Pages of History and other similar sections. We’ve made some visual improvements to them, long titles now fit on one line instead of being wrapped. We’ve also made it so that for events, you can now click on the Mark of distinction task from the main event section to go straight to the corresponding task.

We’ve also fixed a bug that prevented you from sending chat messages in the Custom Battles lobby screen, and made a ton of other UI fixes and improvements. Be sure to check out the full changelog for them all!


Capturing points not only brings your team closer to victory, but also allows you to replenish your ammunition right in the heat of battle. You can also replenish reconnaissance vehicles that were used too, such as Scout UAVs in ground battles and scout Hydroplanes in naval battles. To ensure that players don’t have to wait too long for scout vehicles to return to service, we’ve halved the time it takes to replenish them in Realistic Battles to 45 seconds (was 90 seconds).


There was an issue where ground vehicles might behave weirdly when driving over small destructible objects like tables, chairs and fences. These objects should have turned into dust when run over and not affect a ground vehicle’s movement in any way — but instead, vehicles would sometimes ‘bump’ upwards. This has been fixed.

There was a bug for PC players who minimized the game but left their ground vehicle driving in battle. If the game was minimized for a longer period of time while the vehicle was moving in battle, the turret rotated backwards, where upon tabbing back in, the turret was aimed in the wrong direction. This bug has now been fixed!

You’ll find the full list of improvements in separate update notes. Here’s some more: the sound of the nuclear siren no longer lags significantly behind the spawning of the nuclear weapon carrier, the principle of unconditional detection of enemies in ground vehicles has been reworked, and the hint about the enabled cyclic switching of radar targets no longer appears when using the horizontal targeting axis of the radar.

Update 2.45.1.61
Update 2.45.1.58
Server Update 17.04.2025

• Spitfire Mk.IX (CW) (Israel) — an incorrect icon for the 250 lb bomb in one of the weapon presets has been fixed.
  
• MiG-23 (all variants) — a bug which caused the radar to constantly cycle modes when faced horizontally whilst in horizontal flight with gyro stabilization switched off has been fixed (Rеport).

• KV-7 (U-13) — incorrect armor values on the statcard have been corrected. (Report)
  
• M8A1 GMC, M8 HMC (all variants) — a bug where the loader was transferred to the driver or gunner’s place instead of the commander after they were knocked out has been fixed. (Report)
  
• Rapier — a bug where text keys were displayed instead of missile names in replays while in sensor display mode has been fixed.
  
• Achilles (all variants) — thickness of cannon embrasure walls has been reduced from 100 mm to 63.5 mm. (Report)
  
• Pz.Sp.Wg.P204(f) PaK — the name of the vehicle has been changed to Pz.Sp.Wg.P204(f) KwK 39/1. (Report)
  
• Pz.Sp.Wg.P204(f) KwK — the name of the vehicle has been changed to Pz.Sp.Wg.P204(f) KwK 38. (Report)
  
• The replenishment time for Scout UAVs at capture points in Realistic Battles has been reduced from 90 to 45 seconds.

• The replenishment time for scout Hydroplanes at capture points in Realistic Battles has been reduced from 90 to 45 seconds.

• [Operation] Kamchatka. East — a bug where there was a hill at the southern team’s airfield at Battle Ratings 3.0 to 7.3 has been fixed.
  
• [Operation] Ladoga. Winter 1941 — in the mission version for Battle Ratings 1.0 to 2.7, the northern team’s airfield has been moved to land.
  
• [Operation] City — a bug where the southern team’s airfield buildings could be partially submerged underground at Battle Ratings 3.0 to 7.3 has been fixed.
  
• [Operation] Smolensk. 1941 — a bug where the western team’s airfield tents could be partially submerged underground at Battle Ratings 3.0 to 7.3 has been fixed.
  
• [Operation] Berlin — a bug where there was an air defense system on the eastern team’s airfield runway at Battle Ratings 3.0 to 7.3 has been fixed.
  
• [Operation] Vietnam — a bug where the buildings of the southern team’s secondary airfield could be partially submerged underground at Battle Ratings 3.0 to 7.3 (available in Custom Battles) has been fixed; the team’s main airfields have been replaced with mid-rank ones.
  
• [Operation] Moscow. 42nd kilometer — a bug where there was a hill on the western team’s secondary airfield at Battle Ratings 9.7 and above (available in Custom Battles) has been fixed.

• Ground Simulator Battles lineup 3_1: mistakenly left KW I C 756 (r) has been removed.
  
• Ground SB lineup 9_2: CV 9035NL has been added.
  
• Ground SB lineup 10_2:
  
  • MiG-27K, MiG-27M, Su-17M4, Su-22M3 (Italy), Su-22M4 (Germany), Su-22M4 WTD61 (Germany), Su-22UM3K (Germany), F-4E Phantom II, Kurnass, F-4EJ Phantom II, F-4EJ ADTW have been added;
    
  • Type 81 (C) has been removed.
• Ground SB lineup 11_2: F-4E Phantom II, Kurnass, F-4EJ Phantom II, F-4EJ ADTW have been removed.

• A bug with engine RPM value updates that sometimes caused allied/enemy ground vehicle engines to sound unnaturally quiet has been fixed.

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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.

Get your pilot helmets on, it’s time for a new challenge! Today, we’re presenting the “Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses” (SEAD) event — a new asymmetrical game mode where one team takes on the role of the attackers, and the other team defends strategically important S-75 SAM positions.

Take part in this two day event and test out some new mechanics that we’re working on!

When: From April 22nd (11:00 GMT) until April 24th (11:00 GMT).
You can access the event from the hangar through: Events & Tournaments -> Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses

The defending team in this event must protect AI controlled Soviet S-75 surface-to-air missile systems. Helping to defend these systems are AI controlled ZSU-23-4 “Shilka” anti-air vehicles. Both of these potent air defense systems pose a deadly threat to the attacking team — they’ll need to learn the terrain, come up with approach tactics and use the right selection of weaponry to be successful.



Your mission is to destroy all S-75 SAM positions at all costs! Not only do the attackers have aircraft, they also have helicopters, opening up new possibilities for stealthy attacks and pinpoint missile strikes. The F-4E Phantom II serves as the primary strike force, equipped with rockets and bombs for ground targets, along with air-to-air missiles for engaging enemy aircraft. The AH-1F is armed with ATGMs and rockets, capable of providing more precise air-to-ground fire to take out the air defense missile systems.



Your mission is to defend the S-75 positions from the attacking enemy! Coordinate your actions with other players and build a layered defense to counter the attacking team. You’ll be equipped with the MiG-21bis, armed with air-to-air missiles to repel the enemy.

Here are some key event features that are useful to know:

• The gameplay in this event is asymmetrical. One team attacks and the other defends. This requires you to adapt to different roles and strategies.
  
• There’s no markers in this mode, so you’ll not see enemy markers on the map. Use your aircraft’s systems and piloting skills to find and destroy the enemy.
  
• Each player has 3 respawns, giving both teams the flexibility to experiment with tactics, and giving the attacking players the ability to use different types of vehicles.
  
• For the first time in an air mode, the attacking team has access to both helicopters and planes, offering unique opportunities in coordinating attacks to take enemies out from afar and support friendly planes.
  
• All players that have an aircraft of rank V or higher in their hangar can participate in the event.
  
• The vehicles that you’ll use in the event are automatically assigned and don’t need to be purchased.
  
• Vehicles have the spawn cost in SL, which will be refunded if the plane is not destroyed when the mission ends or if you exit the plane in the safe exit zones. The amount of refunded SL depends on the condition of the aircraft.
  
• Safe exit zones become available for aircraft once all the weapons of a certain type have been expended. If you have spawned in with air-to-ground weaponry, you will need to use all of it, air-to-air missiles are not taken into account, however, if you have spawned in with just air-to-air missiles, you will need to use all of them.
  
• You’ll be able to earn research points and Silver Lions by taking part in the event.

Asymmetrical modes are not for everyone, and they have their own specific approach. As players queue in random battles with their own custom lineup, if they were to randomly encounter a game mode like this, they may incidentally have an ineffective selection of vehicles that aren’t suitable for a more specialized mission like this one. “Suppression of Enemy Air Defense” requires certain vehicles and weapons for interesting and effective gameplay. In addition, the difficulty of the event (due to the presence of S-75s and a large number of very effective Shilkas) may be too high for random battles, where players often use a variety of vehicles to complete more general objectives.

We’re using this event as a testing ground for ideas that we plan to use in future large-scale modes. This scenario will be one of the missions in the “Aerial Warfare” operations, one of which will feature in the future in World War Mode. In Aerial Warfare, players will only have access to aircraft (ground vehicles will be AI), and the focus will be on aerial combat and the completion of strategic objectives. We’ll tell you more about Aerial Warfare at a later date!

Developers note: We would like to note that ARMs (Anti-Radiation Missile) of the period reflected in the event were not as effective in many cases compared to their more modern counterparts. In some situations, they would simply not hit their intended targets without any mistakes from the pilot, and it would not be very clear to the player as to why the missile has missed. For this event, the combination of early SAMs vs aircraft with unguided weaponry works well and provides counteracting gameplay, so ARMs won’t be featured in it.

We understand many of you wish to see ARM weaponry, and it is part of our longer term considerations, particularly in the modern gameplay era, however it is still too early to go into further detail about this right now. So stay tuned!

Don’t miss the chance to participate in this unique event from April 22nd to April 24th! Make sure to prepare for intense air battles that require teamwork and excellent piloting — see you in the sky!

• A bug that caused holding down the “Fire flares” control to block the use of the “Fire chaff” control and vice versa has been fixed.
  
• A bug that caused the point of interest to disappear when setting it through the Optical Seeker View has been fixed.
  
• Seeker FoV reduction for AAM IR seekers now happens after locking onto the target and not after launch. (Report).
  
• A bug where “Reset Radar/IRST direction to boresight” did not function correctly on radars with a vertically asymmetric scan area has been fixed. (Rеpоrt).

• A bug that caused tank turrets to rotate backwards if the game stayed minimized for a long time while moving in battle has been fixed. (Report).

• A bug that caused the player in an aircraft to sometimes hear ground vehicles regardless of the distance has been fixed. (Report).
  
• A bug that caused the nuke siren to sometimes start playing much later after the nuke-carrying aircraft spawned in has been fixed. (Report).

• The rules for calculating the average Battle Rating in Air Arcade Battles have been simplified. Previously, the rounding of the rating could depend on the number of aircraft in the crewslots when a player used fewer than three aircraft. For more details on matchmaking based on average Battle Rating, please check out the article on the Wiki.

• Japan — a bug that caused the building in the E6/E7 grid squares (on capture point C in “Domination”) to sometimes disappear has been fixed.

• The notification about enabled radar cyclic target switching is no longer displayed on the input from the “Horizontal Radar/IRST target cue control axis”. (Report).
  
• A bug that caused the nicknames of some players in replays to change to the nickname of the player who was watching the replay has been fixed. (Report).

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.

Season 19 celebrates the first T-44 tank and some of the first examples of the most popular types of Soviet weaponry. This includes the AK-46 decoration which was the first sample of a legendary AR, plus the RPG-2 decoration — the first mass-produced rocket-propelled grenade launcher! There are warbonds, decals, boosters, Silver Lions, premium account time, wagers, decorations and vehicles. Don’t forget about the Warbond shop, running in parallel with this Battle Pass season. We’ve added Random Camouflage trophies for naval vessels thanks to your requests, so you can now decorate your ships with camouflages bought with Warbonds! All details below!

Beginning on: April 23rd (12:00 GMT)
Ending on: July 23rd (12:00 GMT)

What is the Battle Pass?
The Battle Pass is an event that lasts for 90 days where players can earn rewards for completing challenges and earning progress points. Rewards range from Silver Lions and boosters to season-exclusive decals, decorations, vehicles and more. Completing the Battle Pass is simple: you earn progress points that unlock levels, earning valuable things along the way! Check out the Wiki here to learn more.

Leveling up the Battle Pass & Challenges
Leveling up is simple! Gather progress points to unlock more levels. One level is 10 progress points. Points can be obtained through logging into the game, completing Daily Tasks and completing specific Challenges. New Battle Pass Challenges unlock once a week and another three can be obtained through reaching specific levels.

• Login to the game! Get 1 to 5 progress points for doing this.
  
• Complete Daily Tasks! Get 2 to 5 progress points for each of these.
  
• Complete Battle Pass Challenges! Get 30 points for each of these.

Click here for all of the Challenges

Purchasing the Battle Pass for 2,000 Golden Eagles will allow you to access every level. Purchasing the improved version for 2,500 Golden Eagles comes with an extra 150 progress points (15 levels from the get go).

Not got enough time to complete the Battle Pass? You can purchase progress points for Golden Eagles 28 days after the season begins.

The Battle Pass can be accessed on the right side of the screen while in the hangar.

Click here for all of the Rewards

Check out all of the rewards in the season below.







“T-44 (FM)” profile background



Missed out on previous Battle Pass vehicles? The Battle Trophy has you covered, featuring four vehicles from past Battle Passes or events. Opening this trophy will give you one vehicle from the list. If you have them all, you’ll instead receive Silver Lions and the special “Golden Battles Wager”, allowing you to earn up to 1,000 Golden Eagles.





The Battle Pass doesn’t just feature decals, decorations and vehicles, it also contains a lot of other useful items. This includes a large amount of Silver Lions, Warbonds to spend in the Warbond shop, Orders, Wagers and Backups for use in battles, a Test Drive for one of the new vehicles before you get it, 10 days of Premium Account time, unique camouflages for the two new vehicles and a title and loading screen to remember your accomplishments.

Two “Upgrade Coupons” are at levels 105 and 125 in the Battle Pass and are both needed to get the next Battle Pass for free. They also make the two new vehicles tradable on the Gaijin Market if you prefer.

To purchase a Battle Pass using the “Upgrade Coupon”, you need to wait until the current season ends and the new season begins. You’ll then be able to exchange two Upgrade Coupons in the Battle Pass purchase window. Upgrade Coupons must be available in your inventory to do this.

Check out some of the main Warbond shop items in Season 19! You can view the full list of items available as well as the conditions for receiving them in-game.

The Warbond shop can be accessed by clicking on Shop > Warbond Shop from the hangar or from the Battle Pass window by clicking “Shop”

What is the Warbond Shop?
The Warbond shop is connected with and runs in tandem with the Battle Pass. Items in the Warbond shop can be purchased with a currency called Warbonds that are earned in the Battle Pass. There is a total of 6 shop levels and each one can be unlocked by reaching specific levels in the Battle Pass. In addition to purchasing with Warbonds, each item from shop level 3 requires a certain number of medals to purchase. Medals can be obtained through completing Special Tasks.


MGB-75 (Great Britain)

Armed with a potent 40 mm automatic cannon at the front and two 20 mm cannons at the back, the MGB-75 features a great top speed of 78 km/h, allowing it to capture points in good time. It also includes depth charges and 7.72 mm machine guns.

I-153P (USSR)

The I-153P is a small yet deadly biplane, characterized by its outstanding turn time. Armed with two 20 mm ShVAK cannons in the nose for taking out aircraft, it can also fire ROS-82 and RBS-82 rockets and 50 kg bombs for taking out enemy tanks.

M3A3 (1st PTG) (China)

During the Second World War, the M3A3 was used under a Chinese-American lend-lease program. A fast light tank, the M3A3 features a 37 mm cannon that can fire AP and APCBC shells. It’s lightly armored and can utilize its speed and shoulder-stop stabilizer to its advantage.

USS Moffett (USA)

USS Moffett features four turrets housing 5 inch cannons with an excellent rate of fire. Also armed with air defensive capabilities, USS Moffett features a top speed of 69 km/h and has its main ammo storage below the waterline.

Hs 129 B-2 (Romania) (Italy)

Romania was one of the primary operators of the Hs 129 B-2 during the Second World War. This aircraft is unusual in that it features a 37 mm BK cannon, excellent for taking out enemy tanks (or planes!) if you can score a hit. It can also swap out this cannon for a 30 mm MK 103 instead, and also comes with 20 mm cannons and four 50 kg bombs.

KW II 754 (r) (Germany)

During the Second World War, Germany captured some KV-2s and used them in combat. Its devastating 152 mm cannon can take out any enemy at its rank using SAPCBC or HE shells. Make sure to find somewhere to hide once firing, as its reload speed is upwards of 43 seconds!

Season 19 returns some decals from the 2018 Warbond shop, plus the new Oni decal, continuing this themed series!


“Oni” pinup decal

Like decorating your ground vehicles? Then check out the Camouflage trophy, featuring several camouflages for your vehicles! Prefer making your player profile unique? Open the profile icon trophy to get yourself a USA tanker!

Alongside trophies, vehicles and decals are a bunch of useful consumable items, including boosters, universal backups, wagers & orders, premium vehicle rentals and talismans — all perfect for helping you through the game.

Get out there and get yourself some goodies!

Thanks for submitting your screenshots last week! This week, your screenshots can be taken anywhere so long as they include a body of water, including lakes and rivers. 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 #WTscreen168. You have time until the 25th of April 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.

• Your screenshot must include a body of water and a player vehicle.
  
• You must add the #WTscreen168 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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Each winner will get 300GE! Congratulations and see you next week!

Easter is the main holiday in the Christian calender, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is observed on different dates in both Catholic and Orthodox traditions, but this year those dates coincide on April 20th.


“Easter Egg” decal


“Easter Bunny” decal


Until April 23rd (7:00 GMT) activate the code HAPPYEASTER on the special webpage and receive the decal “Easter Egg” next time you log into War Thunder.

After activating the code play 3 battles in any vehicle of Rank II and up to receive the “Easter Bunny” decal.

• A bug that caused ground vehicles to sometimes ‘bump’ upwards when driving over small destructible objects has been fixed.

• A bug in Naval Arcade Battles that caused the guns to compensate for range incorrectly if no target was selected has been fixed. This bug, among other things, made firing behind obstacles harder. (Report).

• A bug that caused vehicles to not get wet during rain has been fixed.
  
• A bug that caused the decals in replays to dissappear or change when changing graphics settings has been fixed.
  
• A bug that caused the image in the right eye to be black in VR when DLSS was enabled, has been fixed.

• The sound of the GSh-6-30 aircraft cannon has been adjusted to emphasize the fact that it’s a rotary cannon.

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.

• Su-39 — a bug where the Kopyo-25 radar did not have a description in the X-ray view has been fixed.

• You can now click on a nested task to go directly to it. For example, you can now click on a specific "mark of distinction" in the description of an achievement with an event vehicle to go to a specific task in the general list of tasks.
  
• Long names of nested tasks are now displayed as a single scrolling line.
  
• Hanger Chat Menu:
  
  • message sending delay has been made separate for each chat.
    
  • the send button is now disabled until a message can be sent again and now shows a timer displaying the time until this is possible.
    
  • when sending a message classified as spam, it is no longer removed from the input field, a notification now appears on the send button as to why the message was not sent initially and a timer showing when the message can be sent.
• Increased the limit on the number of players in friends and blacklist to 300.
  
• A bug where the chat field in the lobby of Custom Battles sessions was often inactive and didn't allow the sending of messages has been fixed.
  
• The “Award” and “New achievement” text for achievements, the “Challenge” text for Battle Pass challenges and th “Award” text for awards have been removed from the headers of the tooltips, as they were redundant.
  
• A bug where the current and “top” reload values ​​of guns were incorrectly displayed in the tooltip in the X-ray view has been fixed. (Rеport).
  
• Added a “+” sign to the maximum positive gun elevation angle in ground vehicle stat cards. It was previously displayed only in X-ray view.
  
• A bug where, with specific combinations of resolution and UI scale, achievements in the ‘Achievement Hunter’ showcase settings window might extend beyond its boundaries has been fixed.
  
• A bug where the Collections tab on a player’s profile was displayed incorrectly when using a gamepad has been fixed.
  
• A bug where icons on player icons, decals, decorations, naval vessel flags, and vehicles obtained from the ‘Soldier's Backpack’ and Battle Pass were not displayed in Messages has been fixed.
  
• A bug where the title received as a reward could only be used after restarting the client has been fixed. (Rеport).
  
• A bug where a naval vessel’s torpedo card displayed the height recommended for dropping a torpedo has been fixed. (Rеport).
  
• A bug where the Secondary Weapons selection window displayed the total ammunition of gun pods instead of the number of pods has been fixed. (Rеport).
  
• A bug where the cost and quantity of purchased weapon sets were not displayed in the Secondary Weapons selection window for aircraft without custom secondary weapons presets has been fixed. (Rеport).
  
• A bug where the horizontal turret rotation speed was displayed without a decimal value in the X-ray view has been fixed.
  
• A bug where the expiration icon of an item, such as a booster, overlapped the number of items has been fixed. (Rеport).
  
• A bug where in the Secondary Weapons selection menu, information about the missile was not displayed in the tooltip for missiles on BOL countermeasure pylons 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.

Today we’ll be taking a look at the main reward in the Eye in the Sky vehicle event that started today: the Israeli Meteor FR Mk.9!

At a glance:

• Four 20 mm cannons.
  
• Large ammunition capacity.
  
• Good rate of climb.
  
• Ability to fire rockets.

Vehicle History

The Meteor FR.9 modification was developed on the basis of the Meteor F.8 as a fighter-reconnaissance aircraft, where the nose could accommodate camera equipment. In the mid-50s, this aircraft modification began to be withdrawn from Royal Air Force service, causing Great Britain to sell some of the old aircraft to the Israeli Air Force. Almost all of the aircraft Israel received were converted into fighters, and their camera equipment was dismantled. In 1955, the Meteor FR Mk.9 became the first jet aircraft in the Israeli Air Force to achieve an aerial victory when it shot down two Egyptian Vampire fighters.

In the 1960s, the Meteor FR Mk.9 began to be used in secondary roles and was completely withdrawn from operational service soon after. They were listed as part of the Israeli Air Force in some capacity until 1970.





The Israeli Air Force Meteor FR Mk.9 is a compact jet fighter distinguished by powerful 20 mm cannons, good acceleration and the ability to carry rockets. This jet aircraft, along with decals and decorations can be obtained in the Eye in the Sky aircraft event that started today — check it out in the link below! Let’s take a closer look at what this aircraft has to offer.



There are many Meteor variants, but what is this one exactly? The Meteor FR Mk.9 is a reconnaissance modification and a direct relative of the well-known Meteor F.8. It was originally intended to carry camera equipment in the nose, but was mostly used as a fighter jet in Israeli Air Force service instead. Those of you who have played the Meteors in the British or Israel tree will appreciate their good acceleration and cannons with a high ammunition count — and you’ll be happy to know that the Meteor FR Mk.9 retains all these key features!

Did you know? The Meteor FR Mk.9 was Israel’s first jet to get an aerial victory when it shot down an Egyptian Vampire in 1955.



In battles against other early jet aircraft, the Meteor FR Mk.9 can gain altitude faster than many contemporary opponents and attack in a dive when teams meet at the front line in air battles. The Meteor doesn’t like sharp maneuvers, so in order to conserve energy, be sure to climb back to altitude again after an attack without entering into a turn fight.

As for weaponry, the Meteor FR Mk.9 includes the traditional Meteor gun layout and arrangement of four 20 mm Hispano cannons in the nose with a large ammunition capacity of 780 rounds. While it is more of a fighter than a CAS aircraft, the rockets and cannons can make for a cheap but effective spawn in combined battles. Aside from the rockets, the cannons have quite high penetration, a max of 36 mm! From the top down, these cannons can rip through the engine deck of many ground vehicles and the maneuverability of the Meteor lets it operate well in this environment, so even clean-wing it offers versatility.



That’s it for this blog! The Israeli Meteor FR Mk.9 is a competitive early jet aircraft that can be obtained in the Eye of the Sky aircraft event that started today. For some, this jet will be their first aircraft in the Israel tree, for some an addition to their ground forces lineup, and for others the first jet aircraft they ever obtain!

Please note that this vehicle’s characteristics may be changed before it is added to the game.

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The War Thunder Championships Series (WTCS) starts now! The first Major of Season I is none other than the Titan 5x5 Realistic Battles (with markers), a mixed format that brings together some of the most modern vehicles in the game. Whether you’re a seasoned pilot or tank fan, this tournament is for you! You’ll need to create a versatile roaster of 8 players and come up with the best strategies on each map. Without further ado, let’s check out the lineup, maps, date and prize for this first Major!

After each Open qualifier, four teams will qualify for the Play-Off phases. For more information, be sure to check out the War Thunder Esports in 2025: The Beginning Of A New Era news that describes everything in detail.

Open Qualifier I: April 19th-20th at 15:00 GMT
Open Qualifier II: April 26th-27th at 15:00 GMT
Play-Offs: May 3rd-4th & May 10th-11th at 15:00 GMT

Here’s the line-up that will be used for Open Qualifier I & II. It will be exactly the same for the Play-off phases.

Please note that there will be no map bans during the Open Qualifiers. All maps will be selected randomly. However, for the 8 Qualified teams, a map ban will be set up for the Play-offs!





For each Open Qualifier, there’s a total of 86,400 Golden Eagles, plus Research Point & Silver Lion boosters and Premium Account time!

Here’s a detailed list of the Major’s prizes:

When: Each stream will start from 14:45 GMT.

Open Qualifier I Stream: April 19th and 20th
Open Qualifier II Stream: April 26th and 27th

During the live broadcasts throughout the two weekends of the Open Qualifier matches, you can receive boosters and premium account time from Twitch Drops. Make sure to stay tuned for the Twitch drops prizes during the Finals!

There’s a variety of broadcasts in different languages to give you the best experience in English, Russian, German, Polish, and French.

Login to your Twitch account → link your Gaijin account → click “Allow” to be able to receive Twitch Drops!

During the WTCS Titan Major, join the Official War Thunder Esports Discord server to hang out with like-minded competitive players and take part in major giveaways that include the following packs:

• F/A-18С Early Pack
  
• Harrier T.10 Pack
  
• Type 74 Red Star Pack
  
• Marder CLOVIS Pack

The Esports team wishes you the best of luck for the qualification phases. May the force be with you!