Commanders!

For today’s offer, we’ve prepared a series of Battle-Hardened bundles for three Russian progression MBTs, including the T-14 Armata. These discounted bundles contain Gold as well as the Battle-Hardened status, which will turn your Progression vehicle into a semi-Premium one by increasing its Credit income, Experience income, and by improving its matchmaking quality so that you meet lower Tier opponents in battle than usual, much like Premium vehicles do.



The discounted Battle-Hardened bundles are available for the following vehicles:

• T-14 Armata Tier 10 MBT (50% discount)
• T-90MS Tagil Tier 9 MBT (45% discount)
• T-90A Vladimir Tier 8 MBT (35% discount)

Please note that if you do not own the vehicle in question, you will receive the Battle Hardened status price in Gold instead.



We hope that you will enjoy the offer and, as always:

See you on the battlefield!

Commanders!

To celebrate the August 15 Independence Day of South Korea, aside from the gift, we’ve prepared a special set of Korean-themed bundles for you, including:

• T-80U ROK skin for the T-80U Tier 7 MBT
• Korean camouflage bundle with real-life camouflages and base paints
• K1A1 Military bundle with a real-life camouflage and base paints

Between August 13 and August 19, 2021, the following items will be available:




The T-80U Main Battle Tank was the best mass-produced variant of the T-80 series. Back in the 1980s, it was specifically designed to establish Soviet superiority on Cold War battlefields. Featuring new Kontakt-5 set of Explosive Reactive Armor, it was possibly the most dangerous Soviet Main Battle Tank of the time. To read more about its history, please visit our dedicated article.



The T-80U ROK skin turns your progression MBT into the model used by South Korea. This Asian country acquired more over a score of these tanks in the 1990s as a partial payment for an old Soviet-era debt and has been using them ever since. You can read more about this skin in our dedicated article.

This skin is available in the T-80U ROK bundle, which contains:

• T-80U ROK skin for T-80U MBT
• 7 days of Premium Time
• 500 Gold

Please note that in order to use the skin, you need to own the T-80U Tier 7 progression MBT.








In this offer, we have two camouflages and two base paints for you in one bundle.

The Korean (Alternative) camouflage is a take on the standard Korean camouflage that we already have in the game, with slightly different colors and less blurry, brush-painted lines for those of you, who prefer a crisp, clean look. It’s still in use on various Korean MBTs. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.



The Korean Desert camouflage, on the other hand, was used by the South Korean units sent to Iraq. A small contingent of mostly doctors and engineers was deployed there after the conflict, using, amongst other things, modified Kia trucks. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.



And, last but not least, the base paints are also based on real-life appearances. The Korean Export base paint (a shade of a sand color) was used during the unveiling of the AS21 Redback prototype for the Australian military. The Korean Khaki base paint was also used during an expo – this time by Kia on its KLTV light truck prototype (this platform is the basis of the K-153C Raybolt we have in the game).

All four camouflages and base paints can be used on any vehicle that allows visual customization and in any environment.








The K1A1 is an upgraded version of the older South-Korean K1 MBT. It’s a very distant relative of the Abrams MBT with the main difference being the presence of a hydro-pneumatic suspension, allowing the vehicle to tilt itself forward, backward and to the sides.



In Armored Warfare, the K1A1 is a Tier 7 Premium MBT. The combination of a 120mm gun, good mobility and solid armor (all of them roughly the same as the M1A1 has) as well as the ability to mark enemy targets for increased damage make it powerful opponent even in its basic form with additional upgrades readily available.

The K1A1 is now available in the Military bundle, which contains:

• K1A1 Tier 7 Premium MBT
• Korean (Alternative) camouflage
• Korean Khaki base paint
• Korean Export base paint

You can learn more about the Korean (Alternative) camouflage in our dedicated article.





We hope that you will enjoy the offer and, as always:

See you on the battlefield!

Commanders!

On August 15, the Republic of Korea (also known as South Korea) celebrates its Independence Day, or Gwangbokjeol (“The day the light returned”), as it is known there. It commemorates the end of more than three decades of Japanese occupation of the Korean peninsula after its liberation by the Allies in 1945. The holiday was established in 1948 and is observed to this day by both South Korea and North Korea despite their separation in the aftermath of the Korean War.



To celebrate the occasion, we’ve prepared a gift for you, containing the following items:

• South Korean Soldier player avatar
• Emblem of the 11th Infantry Division of the South Korean Army decal
• Emblem of the 26th "Crocodile" Tank Battalion of the South Korean Army decal
• Emblem of the Capital Motorized Infantry Division of the South Korean Army decal
• 3 days of Premium Time

The emblems will fit other Korean vehicles nicely, especially the K2 Black Panther Main Battle Tank.

The gift is available at MY.GAMES Market until August 16, 2021. We hope that you’ll enjoy it and, as always:

See you on the battlefield!

Commanders!

We hope that this year’s Friday 13 is anything but unlucky for you – just don’t come across any black cats and don’t break any mirrors and you’ll be alright. If you have done any of these things, we feel for you, but there’s a simple way of breaking any Friday 13 related curse. Just pick up the decal we’ve prepared for the occasion – guaranteed to dispel any jinxes!



You can pick up the decal right now at MY.GAMES Market. Enjoy and, as usual:

See you on the battlefield!

Commanders!

Today we’ve prepared the following items for you:

• Armata 152 Tier 10 Premium Main Battle Tank
• Military Bundles (Object 187 and T-72B3)
• T-72B3 Tier 8 Premium Main Battle Tank Bundles
• BMPT Mod.2017 Tier 8 Premium Tank Destroyer
• Object 187 Tier 7 Premium Main Battle Tank (standalone)

Between August 12 and August 19, 2021, the following items will be available:




The Armata 152 is a version of the T-14 Armata, armed with larger cannon. One of the upgrades considered for the T-14 Armata was the increase of its caliber to 152mm in order to absolutely, positively destroy anything with the first shot. The 2A83 smoothbore is a behemoth of a gun, designed in the last days of the Soviet empire for the next generation of super-tanks. It’s massive, heavy and quite costly to produce, but, most importantly, it was never truly needed to deal with the western MBTs since the standard 125mm guns were (and still are) up to the task. That is why it never found its way on any Soviet MBT with even the standard T-14 Armata being armed with an improved 125mm cannon. You can, however, experience its awesome firepower in Armored Warfare! Learn more about it in a dedicated article.



In Armored Warfare, the T-14 Armata 152 is a Tier 10 Premium Main Battle Tank. While not firing as fast as its 125mm counterpart, the 152mm rounds do enormous damage, often eliminating weaker opponents with a single shot. And then there’s the platform itself – the Armata, the most modern Main Battle Tank in the world. Earn it and use it to dominate!

The Armata 152 Tier 10 Premium MBT is available in our Web Shop via Loot Crates. Collect 100 blueprint pieces from these crates to obtain the vehicle.








This week, we’ve prepared three special Military bundles with real-life camouflages.



The T-72B3 Military Bundle includes (apart from the vehicle itself) the Kantemirovskaya division real-life camouflage and free a Guards Badge decal belonging the elite units of the Soviet army. The camouflage will, of course, come in handy for other vehicles as well. For example, it’s ideal for the T-80U Main Battle Tank or the BMP series of vehicles, since these are used by the Kantemirovskaya division.



The second T-72B3 Military Bundle, on the other hand, includes (once again, apart from the vehicle itself), the Red Army khaki base paint, three Russian real-life camouflages and a decal that can be typically seen on various military parade vehicles of the Russian army. Together, they allow you to customize your T-72B3 to look the way it can be seen in reality. The camouflages will, of course, come in handy for other vehicles as well.



And finally, the Object 187 Military Bundle includes, apart from the vehicle itself, the attractive Volna real-life camouflage (as seen on an actual T-80B MBT in the 1990s) and a decal depicting the crest of the Academy of the Russian Army.








The T-72B3 is the most modern Russian T-72 variant currently in service. It is a heavily upgraded version of the T-72B, featuring Kontakt-5 ERA kit and an improved Fire Control System. Together, these modifications allow the aging T-72 to serve well into the 21st century. You can learn more about its history in our dedicated article!



In Armored Warfare, the T-72B3 is a Tier 8 Premium Main Battle Tank. It continues the tradition of other Russian tanks. Its low silhouette, good mobility, powerful 125mm gun and its advanced ERA kit make it a formidable opponent. This version of the T-72B3 is offered without any camouflage.








The BMPT Mod.2017 is one specific version of the BMPT Terminator that was deployed in 2017 in Syria for extended testing along with some other Russian prototype equipment, including the SU-57 jet fighter and the Uran-9 combat robot. It consists of a modified T-90 hull with a modernized turret from BMPT-72 installed on it. Another major difference was the presence of a new type of Explosive Reactive Armor that was made of soft fabric bags with explosive filler. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.



In Armored Warfare, the BMPT Mod. 2017 is a Tier 8 Premium Tank Destroyer and arguably the most powerful variant of the BMPT family. Like the others, it combines a tank hull with an unmanned turret, armed with two 30mm cannons as well as four missile launchers. Its thick armor and advanced ATGMs quickly made it one of the most feared vehicles of Tier 8 battlefields, a position it retains to this day.








The Object 187 was a Soviet era program, developed to improve upon the excellent but ageing T-72 Main Battle Tank. Several prototypes were built, featuring a number of advanced elements compared to the older Soviet tanks, such as the new long 125mm smoothbore gun with a typical muzzle brake. The result was an excellent MBT that was, however, never mass-produced due to the 1990s Russian military budget cuts – the Russian army chose a less advanced but cheaper T-90 instead. You can learn more about it in our dedicated article.



In Armored Warfare, the Object 187 is a typical Russian style Main Battle Tank – it’s suitable for an aggressive play style and is a good choice for the players who prefer to take on their opponents at close ranges.

This vehicle is now available as a standalone item.





We hope that you will enjoy the offer and, as always:

See you on the battlefield!

On the 12th of August 2021, starting from 8:00 CEST (11th of August, 11 PM PDT), the server will not be available for 5 hours due to the application of Update 0.36.8306




Challenger Improvements

We have generally improved the armor profile of the Challenger series of MBTs (and their variants). This includes the following changes:

• For the Challenger 2 and ATDU, we fixed their vulnerable turret rings
• Side armor of all Challenger series MBTs improved by 100 to 130mm
• Fixed the upgraded side armor for the Challenger 2 and ATDU MBTs and made it 4 times thicker

This way, the Challenger 2 series and the new Challenger 2 Streetfighter II MBT (which is also coming in this patch) become far better at withstanding frontal fire.

Global Operations

We have adjusted several Wildcard hitpoint values. Specifically:

• Instead of having 500 hitpoints on all Tiers, the Helicopter and the UAV hitpoints now scale between 2000 on Tier 10 and 1400 on Tier 5
• Instead of having 1000 to 2000 hitpoints on various Tiers, the Pillbox hitpoints now scale between 4500 on Tier 10 and 3200 on Tier 5

General Changes

• CV90 Mk.IV: Fixed the misaligned aiming bug
• T-80U: Improved the vehicle’s textures (model overhaul still pending)
• Fixed an issue with the five new PvE missions where reconnecting would sometimes lead to the objectives or a UAV disappearing
• Fixed an issue where the arms trucks you need to destroy didn’t take any damage when targeting their cabin in the Desert Viper mission
• Fixed an issue with the new Objective UI where the animation of the appearance of a new objective sometimes wouldn’t play correctly
• Added a large number of assets for future events
• Fixed the Polish texts of the Merc on Vacation event
• Fixed several smaller vehicle model issues

Commanders!

We’d like to invite you to another round of the Bounty Hunt event, in which you will have the opportunity to hunt down some Armored Warfare members of staff or VIPs and destroy them in battle for amazing prizes! This time, we’ll be focusing on some Battle Path content and prizes.



On Thursday, August 12, 2021, between 18:30 and 19:30 CEST, log in to Armored Warfare and play Tier 8 PvP.

We, the staff-members and moderators, will be joining the battles in our CV90 Mk.IV Battle Path reward vehicles and if you manage to destroy one of us, you will be awarded with 2.500 Battle Coins and a 14 day temporary version of the CV90 Mk.IV Tier 8 Premium AFV.

The following staff and VIP’s will take part in the event:

• MaciekM4a4
• Silentstalker
• Eskobar68
• ThePsychoCat
• waidler
• Noobdown
• harutti
• Tenam
• Dayan78
• Spitfire
• Soren
• Валерушка
• ONEMANCLAN
• Max_Insanity
• REM_X

They will also identify themselves at the beginning of each battle by a chat message.

The rules of the contest are very simple:

• Team-Killing will not win you a prize, unless you count a ban and contest disqualification
• You don’t need to make a note of who you destroyed (although it doesn’t hurt); we’ll keep track
• You can win as many times as you want, there are no limits per player
• The temporary CV90 Mk.IV will only be awarded for your first kill, any further kills will be awarded by Battle Coins only
• Rewards will be distributed after the end of the event

We look forward to seeing you on the battlefield!

Commanders!

The Northern Wind Battle Path is currently available and one of its prizes is the most excellent https://aw.my.games/en/news/general/development-cv90-mkiv Tier 8 Premium Armored Fighting Vehicle. You can receive it for reaching Level 30 in the Battle Path’s progression.



This IFV combines high sustained firepower, decent mobility and the ability to deploy Mechanized Infantry, all three blending into a uniquely powerful fire support platform. That also makes it an excellent target for our next real-life-based skin and today, we’d like to tell you more about one that we are working on. It has a very short, simple name: CV90CZ.

Those of you familiar with the CV90 variants may have already guessed that the CZ letters stand for “Czech Republic” because this is how various “national” CV90 variants are typically identified. The thing is, the Czech Republic doesn’t use the CV90 – not yet, at least.



For years now, the Czech army has been trying to replace the by now completely obsolete BMP-2 IFV, which was (under the designation BVP-2) produced in former Czechoslovakia in the 1980s. This has been a painful topic in the Czech military for more than a decade with the discussion going back and forth between BMP-2 modernization and replacement. However, over the last five years, it has become increasingly clear that a cheap modernization just wouldn’t cut it. The BMP chassis is simply too obsolete for a military that has to rely on technological edge over sheer quantity.

And so a major tender was launched in the spring of 2019 to find the BMP’s replacement. The Czech Army is looking for roughly 210 AFVs (one platform with multiple variants) worth 52 billion CZK (roughly 2 billion EUR). To nobody’s surprise, the whole thing has been a mess so far, and not just because of COVID. Various companies and options were considered and it boiled down to three candidates:

• Lynx KF41 by Rheinmetall
• CV90 by BAE Systems (an improved Mk.IV variant)
• ASCOD 2 by General Dynamics (ASCOD stands for Austrian Spanish Cooperation Development)

Other contestants were considered as well, such as the German Puma, but were discarded in the process for various reasons. From what’s been published about the results so far, all three options have met the initial testing goals but, as usual with these kinds of contests, the actual performance isn’t really the most important thing – lobbying is, as well as logistics, deadlines and offsets. In this sense, the Lynx seems like the best choice, but is hamstrung by a major production bottleneck. The German assembly lines are busy (and will be for years to come) with the Hungarian contract (Hungary is basically re-arming its entire military with cutting edge German tech). Nevertheless, it’s modern and relatively well-tested.



ASCOD, on the other hand, has some strong domestic support and a history of successful service behind it (the Spanish Pizarro and Austrian Ulan IFVs are modified ASCODs), but the recently unveiled Ajax problems (Ajax is a modified ASCOD platform) have undermined its position considerably. And, last but not least, the CV90 Mk.IV is generally regarded as the underdog of the contest because of the platform’s general age. Nothing could be further from the truth though – the newest CV90 variant has almost nothing to do with the oldest service CV90s and the hull was completely overhauled.



The truth is, there is no clear “best” option for the Czech military. From the technical point of view, the CV90 might represent the best choice over the potentially problematic ASCOD platform or the untested Lynx, but in reality, all three vehicles meet the requirements of the Czech military. A single prototype of each was delivered to the Libavá proving grounds in April 2021 for thorough testing, which is at the time of the writing of this article still in progress.



One thing is for certain though – delays are expected. The country took a massive financial hit in connection with the pandemic and large arms purchases are hardly the most popular topic within the society right now. The Czech Ministry of Defense has already announced that no decision would be made before the next major round of elections, which takes place in October, 2021, which means we’ll have to wait for the actual results for a while longer.



The skin in question belongs to the CV90 vehicle that is participating in the trials. It consists of a cool hand-crafted camouflage and a large crest of a Czech lion with two tails on each side of the vehicle. We tried to re-create the skin appearance as closely as we could have – not just to show our support to the CV90 platform, but to allow you to appreciate BAE’s beautiful camouflage on the battlefields of Armored Warfare.



The skin will become obtainable in the future – before the end of the Northern Wind Battle Path, that is. If you haven’t started your Battle Path progress already, you still have plenty of time to get your hands on the CV90 Mk.IV as well as other epic rewards the Battle Path offers.



We hope that you’ll enjoy the skin as well as the rest of the Battle Path and, as always:

See you on the battlefield!

Commanders!

For today’s offer, we’ve prepared a series of Battle-Hardened bundles for four Chinese progression MBTs, including the Type 99A2. These discounted bundles contain Gold as well as the Battle-Hardened status, which will turn your Progression vehicle into a semi-Premium one by increasing its Credit income, Experience income, and by improving its matchmaking quality so that you meet lower Tier opponents in battle than usual, much like Premium vehicles do.



The discounted Battle-Hardened bundles are available for the following vehicles:

• Type 99A2 Tier 10 MBT (50% discount)
• Type 99A Tier 9 MBT (45% discount)
• Type 99 Tier 8 MBT (35% discount)
• VT-4 Tier 8 MBT (35% discount)

Please note that if you do not own the vehicle in question, you will receive the Battle Hardened status price in Gold instead.


 

We also have the Pile of Gold Loot Crate for you. This Loot Crate contains copious amounts of Gold for you to win, now available with 20% discount!



This Loot Crate includes:

• 250.000 Gold
• 100.000 Gold
• 50.000 Gold
• 10.000 Gold
• 5.000 Gold
• 1.000 Gold
• 500 Gold
• 100 Gold

 


We hope that you will enjoy the offer and, as always:

See you on the battlefield!

Commanders!

Before we proceed with the launch of the actual Storyline Campaign, which is currently still being prepared, we have a small side mission for you. You chose to arm Samuel Thorpe’s outfit with modern Russian vehicles. The starting canon version is a squad of five T-90A tanks with Thorpe’s personal vehicle being a Russian service Terminator, represented in Armored Warfare by the BMPT Mod.2017 model.

Your task for today will be to decide three things that will then be integrated into the campaign itself:

• Color of Samuel Thorpe’s BMPT
• Name of Samuel Thorpe’s BMPT
• Color of the outfit vehicles (needs to be different from the BMPT)

The decision is very simple – voting. You have to be an active Storyline Campaign player to vote (in other words, you must have completed the Prologue chapter and registered) and you can only vote once (any duplicate votes will be disregarded). For more details, see each section below.




In the form below, you have a number of colors at your disposal. You can choose from the available colors, but keep in mind that the results between the BMPT and the outfit vehicles have to be different. If both categories end up with the same top color votes, the outfit color will change to the runner-up.






Here, things are getting a little more complicated. We are asking you to submit a name for Samuel Thorpe’s personal BMPT. It should be:

• One or two words
• Universal or English

By universal, we mean various personal, historical or location names such as “Jane”, “Paris” and such. Please note that where applicable, an English version of the word needs to be submitted, so “London” would work, while “Londyn” (the Polish version of the name) would not. The same goes for any word really – “Black Panther” is acceptable, while “Schwarzer Panther” is not, even though it means the same thing in German. Furthermore, the following categories are specifically excluded:

• Obscenities
• Political names
• Names of living people
• Names of criminals or criminal organizations
• Copyrighted names

After the voting is over, the Top 10 submitted names will be put to another vote, in which the winner will be decided. The staff, however, reserves the right to remove any submissions as they see fit.




The same color choices are available in this category – except, you’ll be choosing the paint of the main Perihelion outfit. That is, not Samuel Thorpe’s custom vehicle, but the rest of the units.






The following rewards will be available:

• Three randomly selected voters will receive 5.000 Battle Coins and 3 days of Premium Time
• The person to submit the winning name proposal will, once Episode 1 launches, automatically receive the Episode 1 Completed status along with the episode’s main objective reward, which effectively means he or she will not have to play it to progress further (please note this reward does not apply to additional, side or secret objectives)

The voting will end on August 9, 2021.





See you on the battlefield!