Today we’ve prepared the following items for you (directly available, no loot crates):
Challenger 2 Streetfighter II Tier 10 Premium Main Battle Tank
Armata 152 Tier 10 Premium Main Battle Tank
Between December 2 to December 9, 2024, the following items will be available:
Armata 152
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!
This bundle is available in our Web Shop.
Challenger 2 Streetfighter II
The Streetfighter II is an upgrade program to overhaul the venerable Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank for the conditions of modern battlefields, especially urban combat. It features a number of improvements and extra components, most notably a dozer blade, a Brimstone ATGM twin launcher and an advanced camera system by Elbit. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.
In Armored Warfare, the Challenger 2 Streetfighter is a Tier 10 Premium Main Battle Tank. Its main advantages include excellent frontal armor (enhanced by the presence of its dozer blade covering its lower frontal plate), increased ramming damage and long range lethality, courtesy of a powerful ATGM launcher. Whether you desire to bring the fighting up close or support other MBTs at distance, the Streetfighter’s got your back.
This bundle is available in our Web Shop.
We hope that you will enjoy the offer and, as always:
Between November 28 and December 6, 2024, the following items will be available:
Boxer RIWP
The Boxer RIWP is a combination of a Tracked Boxer hull and a modular turret called RIWP. Both components are fairly new and haven’t been officially combined as of now but the Boxer platform can theoretically support this weapon system. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.
In Armored Warfare, the Boxer RIWP is a Tier 10 Premium AFV that’s unique for one reason – it offers five fairly distinctive weapon configurations along with a reliable autocannon capable of quickly dealing with lighter targets. It can also deploy Mechanized Infantry.
The Boxer RIWP Tier 10 Premium AFV is available in our Web Shop via Loot Crates. Collect 100 blueprint pieces from these crates to obtain the vehicle.
XM5 Warhawk
The Warhawk is a lore-themed skin belonging to an in-game Seahawk faction. You can read more about its history in our dedicated article.
It is available for all weapon configurations of the Boxer RIWP and can change its camouflage color based on the paint you use.
The skin is available as a part of the Warhawk Bundle, which contains the following items:
Warhawk skin for Boxer RIWP
8 Platinum Loot Crates
500 Gold
This bundle is available in our Web Shop.
Ajax
The Ajax is the most modern British Infantry Fighting Vehicle currently in service. Despite being plagued by developmental problems, the program to replace the aging Warrior IFV produced one of the best vehicles in its class. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.
In Armored Warfare, the Ajax is a Tier 10 Premium AFV featuring solid protection levels and excellent sustained firepower. Furthermore, it can deploy Mechanized Infantry like other AFVs of its class and has a special ability that allows it to better detect enemies at closer ranges.
The Ajax Tier 10 Premium AFV is available in our Web Shop via Loot Crates. Collect 100 blueprint pieces from these crates to obtain the vehicle.
Gunslinger Skin
This skin for the T249 Tier 9 Armored Fighting Vehicle is based on the idea of what would the T249 would have looked like had it been in service during the Vietnam War. Its look is based off a collection of M42 Duster photos that were actively used during the conflict. You can read more in our dedicated article.
The skin is available as a part of the Gunslinger Bundle, which contains the following items:
Gunslinger skin for T249 Vigilante
5 Platinum Loot Crates
1.500 Gold
This bundle is available in our Web Shop.
Solar Serpent Skins
How did these three skins come to be? Is the black snakeskin-like camouflage and the mysterious script on their surface a random choice or is there anything deeper meant? That, our dear players, is for you to decide. For most, these skins simply turn your vehicles black using a texture many of you have requested.
The Solar Serpent skin is available for the following vehicles:
MPF LT Tier 10 Premium Light Tank
M48 GAU-8 Tier 10 Tier 10 Tank Destroyer
Type 10 Tier 10 Premium Main Battle Tank
All three skins together are available in a discounted large bundle along with 7 days of Premium Time.
This bundle is available in our Web Shop.
Oddity Bundle
This bundle contains two previously unavailable skins – Weeb’s Revenge for the T-15 Kinzhal Tier 10 Premium Tank Destroyer and Blossoms of Wealth for the Namer Tier 10 Premium Tank Destroyer.
These skins are generally not available and you now have a rare opportunity to get your hands on them!
This bundle is available in our Web Shop.
Phoenix Skins
This year, we’ve reached deep into the Greek mythology to bring you three epic skins for Tier 10 progression vehicles. These skins are called Phoenix after a mythical bird forever destined to roam the world on wings of fire, undying and eternal, reborn from its own ashes. Its flames are yours to command. Use its power to burn your enemies to cinders!
The Phoenix skin is available for the following vehicles:
Merkava Mk.4M Tier 10 Main Battle Tank
Leopard 2AX Tier 10 Main Battle Tank
PL-01 Tier 10 Light Tank
All three skins together are available either separately or in a discounted large bundle along with 14 days of Premium Time and 4000 Gold.
This bundle is available in our Web Shop.
Thunderbird Skins
Once again we have a set of Native American-inspired skins for you, now available for three Tier 10 Premium Main Battle Tanks. The skins feature the imagery of a Thunderbird, a mythical animal said to be guarding the very entrance to the underworld. Summon its frightening power to bring down the fury of lightning and thunder upon your enemies!
The Thunderbird skin is available for the following vehicles:
Type 99A2-140 Tier 10 Premium Main Battle Tank
Altay Tier 10 Premium Main Battle Tank
Armata 152 Tier 10 Premium Main Battle Tank
All three skins together are available in a discounted large bundle along with 30 days of Premium Time and 3000 Gold.
This bundle is available in our Web Shop.
Eraser Skins
Four gorgeous skins await you. We call them “Eraser” because they just pretty much erase the competition. The truly interesting aspect is the metallic surface each of these skins sports. See as it shines and glitters under the sun of Armored Warfare battlefields. It is truly a wondrous sight to behold!
The Eraser skin is available for the following vehicles:
B1 Draco Tier 9 Tank Destroyer
Merkava Mk.4 Tier 9 Main Battle Tank
M8-120 Thunderbolt II Tier 9 Light Tank
Leclerc Tier 9 Main Battle Tank
All four skins together are available in a discounted large bundle.
This bundle is available in our Web Shop.
Centauro 120 Wolf
The Centauro 120 is an advanced version of the Italian Centauro wheeled Tank Destroyer, designed with the goal of further improving its firepower by arming it with the OTO-Melara low-recoil 120mm smoothbore gun in a new HITFACT turret. However, only a few were ever built and most of them for export. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.
In Armored Warfare, the Centauro 120 Wolf is a Tier 9 Premium Tank Destroyer with a special wolf-styled camouflage. Its main feature is a very high damage per shot value as well as sustained damage over time. Its 120mm gun is devastating even against heavily armored opponents, such as the main battle tanks, and it is capable of firing the most advanced NATO rounds. The Centauro 120 is also very mobile thanks to its low weight and powerful engines. This feature allows it to avoid danger, making it a deadly hit-and-run fighter. Mobility is the key to the Centauro, as firing off a few well-placed shots and relocating will leave opponents confused, reeling from the blows and searching for an enemy that is no longer there.
This bundle is available in our Web Shop.
Vickers Mk.7/2 Vanquisher
The Vickers Mk.7/2 was one of the last members of the famous Vickers MBT British tank export series. It was built around the advanced Vickers turret (with a wide range of guns offered as options), combined with a modified Leopard 2 hull. A single prototype was built in 1985, but failed to attract any customers. The tank was never mass-produced but the lessons learned by Vickers from its development were used when designing the Challenger 2 MBT. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.
In Armored Warfare, the Vickers Mk.7/2 is a Tier 8 Premium Main Battle Tank with a special “Vanquisher” British-themed camouflage, well-armored in the best Albion tradition.
This bundle is available in our Web Shop.
AMX-10 RCR Autumn
The AMX 10 RCR is the updated variant of the French AMX 10 RC fire support vehicle by GIAT, originally developed in the early 1980s. This light and nimble wheeled 6x6 AFV was armed with a 105mm gun, allowing it to knock out even armored targets at considerable distances. Over 200 of these aging vehicles were upgraded by Nexter in 2010 with improved armor and electronics, enabling them to fulfill modern battlefield tasks until their eventual replacement by the Jaguar. You can learn more about its history in our dedicated article!
In Armored Warfare, the AMX 10 RCR is a Tier 8 wheeled Premium Tank Destroyer. It’s incredibly agile with its wheeled chassis allowing it to outrun pretty much any enemy on the battlefield save for the fastest AFVs. Its gun accuracy is also top notch, making this vehicle perfect for sniper-style gameplay as its thin armor can’t protect it against enemy shells at close distances. This vehicle also comes with the Hydraulic Suspension active ability.
This bundle is available in our Web Shop.
Rosomak M1M Wataha
The Rosomak is the current standard wheeled IFV of the Polish military. Originally designed by Patria, it was modified and locally license-produced in Poland. It has already seen combat in Afghanistan and fared quite well. Poland plans to obtain more of these vehicles in the future. The M1 is an upgraded Rosomak for the use in Afghanistan. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.
In Armored Warfare, the Rosomak Wataha is a Tier 8 Premium Armored Fighting Vehicle. Compared to the standard Tier 7 Rosomak, it features improved protection as well as the ability to fire Spike guided missiles. It can serve as an excellent heavy scout, a light AFV interceptor and, if needed, as an effective tank killer thanks to its ATGM launcher. Wataha stands in Polish for “a pack of predators” (in this case, wolves) and this vehicle is a ferocious beast indeed. It comes with a Polish-themed military camouflage, a Polish flag attached to its antenna and special Wataha imagery.
This bundle is available in our Web Shop.
Leopard 2 Revolution Wallbreaker
The Leopard 2 Revolution is a continuation of the older Evolution upgrade, intended to improve the performance of the older variants of the Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank in order to make it excel even on the battlefields of the 21st century. The improvements include a comprehensive armor upgrade, ROSY soft-kill APS and smoke grenade launchers as well as an entire suite of cutting edge electronics. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.
In Armored Warfare, the Leopard 2 Revolution is a Tier 8 Main Battle Tank. It is not only well-armored, it also features an extremely accurate 120mm gun with advanced ammunition, allowing it to destroy its opponents at very long ranges, rivaling those of Tank Destroyers. The German tanks in general perform best at longer ranges and the Revolution is no exception.
This bundle is available in our Web Shop.
Elite Commanders
Some of the most popular and requested commanders are making a comeback in bundles together with Insignia and Boost tokens chosen specifically to allow for their faster training.
The commanders available are:
Alexander Cortez
Alisa Korhonen
Erin O’Connell
Austin Harper
Ophelia Kitescu
Please note that these bundles come with special Platinum Armored Warfare boost tokens, the best progress boosters available in the game. You can read more about them in our dedicated article.
As for the commanders themselves, this guide will provide you with useful tips on how to configure their skills.
This bundle is available in our Web Shop.
We hope that you will enjoy the offer and, as always:
In the recently launched Seahawks Battle Path, you have the opportunity to collect various lore-themed skins from the world of Armored Warfare, including Joshua Seagrove’s Avenger or the epic M1A3 Aces belonging to Kathryn Grey. And today, we’d like to show you another lore-inspired skin called XM5 Warhawk.
In the world of Armored Warfare, the XM5 Warhawk is a semi-experimental American IFV based on the German Boxer platform, featuring a modular turret. Before the budget collapse of the U.S. Army, it was a hot contender for the next American IFV, intended to finally replace the decades-old Bradley.
But that was not to be—it never passed the low-production phase and was never officially adopted, hence the XM designation. Roughly two dozen vehicles of this type were produced for various trials, and those left in El Arish were purchased (along with the M1A3 prototypes) by Clayburn Industries.
The single XM5 attached to the Seahawks is highly personalized with various non-regulation elements and paint jobs. It is too precious to be risked in combat and typically only gets deployed if there’s no risk of losing it or if the situation is exceptionally dire.
The first distinctive feature of the skin is its camouflage that can change colors based on your used base paint. The camouflage itself is basically the modern U.S. TALON pattern that the U.S. troops would likely be using in the 2030.
The name “Warhawk” was chosen by the Seahawks after someone (let’s face it, probably Woody) airbrushed a hawk picture on its upper front plate. The name was subsequently also written on the turret.
Since the ex-U.S. Seahawks knew at least some history, they remembered that, during the Second World War, the P-40 Warhawk planes were adorned with shark teeth. And so they thought: “why not do the same thing here?” As a result, the XM5 Warhawk has a set of shark teeth in the front and on the sides. Clayburn inscriptions can also be found on the vehicle even though most were painted over by now.
The final touch is the Seahawk logo in the back.
And that’s it for this skin, commanders. We hope that you’ll enjoy this skin, stay tuned for more Seahawk content and, as always:
We are happy to announce that the Update 0.246 is now available!
Please note that the Shockwave Season 0 is over and the mode is no longer available. Stay tuned for more info about our further plans for the Shockwave mode!
List of Update 0.246 Changes
Autocannon HE shell overhaul
We are overhauling the High Explosive shells for autocannons (with notable exceptions such as AbramsX and Boxer RIWP) to do the following:
HE shells will only deal full damage to unarmored or very lightly targets
Armored targets will be dealt no damage (or very limited damage)
The HE shells will deal a lot of damage to external modules such as tracks, guns and ERA/NERA elements
Seahawks Battle Path
In this update, we are correcting several issues of the Seahawks Battle Path and its vehicles:
VN20: Tracks no longer move faster than the wheels rotate
VN20: Many smaller visual fixes
Fixed the skills of commander Samuel Thorpe
Additional Vehicle Fixes and Updates
With each patch we continue (and will continue) to update vehicles based on your feedback and fix them. In this update, we have the following changes for you:
Fixed the aiming point of multiple (almost all) artillery vehicles
AMX-30B2: Vehicle is no longer excessively dirty
BTR-82A: Fixed the door-opening animation for the improved armor configuration
BTR-82A: Small visual fixes
Challenger 2: Fixed an issue where the targeting was broken when playing with the Faugh a Ballagh skin
Challenger 2 ATDU: Returned the turret “roof” element to the vehicle and its skins
Challenger 2 ATDU: Fixed the Honey Badger skin that was missing a camouflage part around the gun
M1: Increased the amount of ammunition carried from 50 to 56
M1A1: Increased the amount of ammunition carried from 48 to 50
M1A1 AIM: Increased the amount of ammunition carried from 48 to 50
M1A1 Storm: Increased the amount of ammunition carried from 48 to 50
M1A2: Increased the amount of ammunition carried from 48 to 50
M1A2: Fixed the look of the SEP v3 PL skin
M1A2C: Increased the amount of ammunition carried from 48 to 50
M1A2C Hades: Increased the amount of ammunition carried from 48 to 50
M1128 Stryker: Increased the amount of ammunition carried from 50 to 63
Puma: Small visual fixes on the Panzergrenadier skin
T-72M2 Wilk: The Half-Restored skin gun cover now has the correct color
T-90M Proryv: Fixed the excessive dirt covering ERA elements
XM1: Increased the amount of ammunition carried from 50 to 56
XM1A3: Increased the amount of 120mm ammunition carried from 50 to 60
XM1A3: Fixed the M1A3 skin icon
General Changes
Fixed several reasons causing the game to crash
Returned the true Fullscreen option to the graphics settings
Lieutenant bot vehicles are now spawning correctly in PvE missions
Bonus rewards for long queues are now working correctly
Today we’d like to tell you more about the overhaul of High Explosive shells for autocannons that’s coming in the next update.
The fact that something like this was coming was unfortunately made clear by an incorrect version of these changes that appeared on the game server along with the Seahawks Battle Path in Update 0.240. Just to be clear, the fact that some HE shells can frontally damage Main Battle Tanks is not intended behavior – quite the opposite.
This is one of the features where the goal is very easy to explain but the execution is difficult. Long story short, we sought a purpose for autocannon HE shells for a long time since they have been either rather toxic or completely useless.
The role we envisaged for these shells is therefore as follows.
HE shells will only deal full damage to unarmored or very lightly targets
Armored targets will be dealt no damage (or very limited damage)
The HE shells will deal a lot of damage to external modules such as tracks, guns and ERA/NERA elements
In other words, these shells will have a specific purpose now and we are sure you’ll put them to good use, commanders. You’ll have the opportunity to try them out very soon and, as always:
Today we’d like to tell you more about a vehicle that’s coming to Armored Warfare this December – the American XM2001 Crusader Tier 10 Self-Propelled Gun.
But first, a bit of history as usual.
The Crusader program was conceived in the 1980s as a replacement of the old M109 series of 155mm self-propelled howitzers. The original goal was to create a modern SPG that would outmatch anything the Soviets could field but the breakup of the Soviet Union halted the plans until roughly 1994 when the development began in earnest.
The vehicle was supposed to be cutting edge and featured many innovations. The crew was safe in its armored hull while the turret was unmanned with the gun automatically fed by an autoloader. This allowed it to set up and fire several times faster than the M109A6 Paladin. It was also very fast thanks to its 1500hp gas turbine engine.
It did have numerous drawbacks though because the loading mechanism was extremely complicated, the proposed liquid shell propellant had to be dropped and the turret could not traverse more than 20 degrees from the vehicle’s axis.
But the biggest issue turned out to be the fact that by the end of the 1990s, the U.S. Army was planning to switch to lighter units and the Crusader was just too heavy. The weight therefore had to be reduced from 60 to 40 tons, which, along with other overhauls, caused additional delays. Two prototypes were built around 2001 (along with a single XM2002 resupply vehicle) and were tested.
The results were quite promising but with the onset of the War on Terror, the Crusader became one of the budget cut victims of the era. The program was cancelled in the May of 2002 and the single surviving prototype can be seen in the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum in Lawton.
As was stated above, in Armored Warfare, the Crusader will be a Tier 10 Premium SPG.
In many ways, the Crusader will be very different from most other vehicles in Armored Warfare. As self-propelled guns go, it’ll be very fast and agile with high maximum speed (67 km/h) and high reverse speed (39 km/h).
It’ll somewhat armored too as its frontal hull and the roof are covered with composite armor elements. In reality, however, most of its frontal armor will be vulnerable to armor-piercing ammunition of the same Tier.
And then there’s the 155mm gun with a three-round magazine with 2 seconds between shots (and 10 second of full magazine reload). The ammunition is a standard set of HE and HEAT rounds with some pretty nasty traits. Add to it its excellent gun depression (-6/+75 degrees) and little accuracy loss from moving the hull.
But there will be some drawbacks. Perhaps the most important one is that, just like in real life, the Crusader’s turret offers limited traverse only – 20 degrees to each side. This doesn’t make aiming that much inconvenient due to the abovementioned low accuracy loss with hull traverse, but it does mean that the Crusader is a very poor brawler. In other words, you have to stay out of close combat to survive.
The second major drawback is that while the Crusader does have soft-kill APS, it cannot deploy smoke grenades – unlike the vast majority of higher-Tier vehicles, it only has a smoke generator. In other words, careful gameplay is required.
The Crusader is effectively an equivalent of an assault gun relying on high mobility and excellent firepower to deal as much damage as possible and then quickly retreat under the cover of your own smoke. Using its high reverse speed is critical in this regard, as is situational awareness because catching even a Main Battle Tank off-guard will allow you to destroy it really quickly. For aggressive, skilled players, it’s the perfect vehicle.
Today we’ve prepared the following items for you (directly available, no loot crates):
Stridsvagn 2000 Tier 10 Premium Main Battle Tank
TOS-1M Buratino Tier 10 Premium Tank Destroyer
Koshmar skin for TOS-1M
Between November 25 and December 2, 2024, the following items will be available:
Stridsvagn 2000
The Stridsvagn 2000 was to be Sweden’s next Main Battle Tank, designed to combat Soviet super-tanks such as the Black Eagle. For its time, the project was nothing short of revolutionary with extremely thick frontal armor and a powerful 140mm gun that could take on literally anything in its day. However, the Soviet threat dissipated with the collapse of the Soviet Union, which pushed Sweden to seek a cheaper solution to its tank problem, namely the Leopard 2 MBT. You can learn more about it in our dedicated article.
In Armored Warfare, the Stridsvagn 2000 is a Tier 10 Premium Main Battle Tank that represents the essence of practicality. Solid armor, decent mobility and excellent damage over time output make this tank one of the most versatile tools you can have in your arsenal, equally capable in PvP and PvE. Aside from its advanced NERA armor, the Strv 2000 features a coaxial 40mm autocannon. The key to success is switching between both weapon systems and maximizing your damage output while your NERA armor eliminated one enemy shell after another.
This bundle is available in our Web Shop.
TOS-1M Buratino
The TOS-1M Buratino is a prototype version of the Russian TOS-1/TOS-1A heavy rocket launcher. It was designed in 1997 at Omsk as an improvement to the old TOS-1 whose roots go back all the way to the Afghan War. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.
In Armored Warfare, the TOS-1M Buratino is a Tier 10 Premium Tank Destroyer. As befits its massive rocket launcher installed on the top of a T-90A MBT chassis, its firepower is all but unparalleled and you are looking at perhaps the most destructive vehicle of Armored Warfare. It is available in two configurations – with fast-launching 122mm rockets and the iconic 220mm rockets that can be unlocked either by installing a skin (Koshmar), or by progressing through an active Battle Path.
This bundle is available in our Web Shop.
Koshmar Bundle
Additionally, we've prepared a skin bundle with a new skin. The skin “Koshmar” we have prepared for you is for the TOS-1M Tier 10 Premium TD. Not only is it cool looking, it also unlocks the overprogression modules for you, including the 220mm turret and the 220mm thermobaric rockets. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.
The skin is available as a part of the Koshmar Bundle, which contains the following items:
Skin: TOS-1M Koshmar
3 Platinum Loot Crates
500 Gold
This bundle is available in our Web Shop.
We hope that you will enjoy the offer and, as always: