In Update 5.1, we are continuing with our goal to make players` lives easier. We have made some big changes: we have improved the matchmaker and made mastery badges accumulative. Continuing our work from 5.0, Spare Parts have now been fully removed from the game, and all remaining Spare Parts in players` inventories have been converted to credits.

We have also focused on improving the lives of new tankers with the goal of making them enjoy the game more and become better players—we have introduced phased access to new game features to make it easier for new players to learn and understand them.

Learn more about all the changes taking effect from July 31.

• The Corporal rare attachment was introduced for Tier X French vehicles: the AMX 50 B, AMX 50 Foch (155), Bat.-Châtillon 25 t. Cost to unlock: 4,000 gold.

• The Commander rare attachment was introduced for Tier X American vehicles: the M48A1 Patton, T110E3, T110E4, T110E5, T57 Heavy. Cost to unlock: 4,000 gold.

Previously, players were awarded one mastery badge (Ace Tanker, Class I, Class II, Class III) per vehicle. Starting from Update 5.1, mastery badges will become accumulative, similar to medals. Statistics screens in the RECORD were changed accordingly:

• In the Summary tab, the "Mastery badge: Ace Tanker" section was renamed "Vehicles with Ace Tanker badges". As before, this tab will show the number of vehicles with the Ace Tanker mastery badge and the total number of vehicles that participated in battles.
  
• In the "Summary"> "Valuable Awards" tab, the number of Ace Tanker mastery badges will be displayed.
  
• In the "Vehicles">"Awards" tab, the number of mastery badges for each vehicle will be displayed.
  
• The total number of mastery badges will be displayed in the "Awards"> "All" > "Battle Hero" tab.

We have set up a global change to the initial game experience aimed at familiarizing new players with the variety of features in World of Tanks Blitz. Starting from this update, new players will explore game mechanics gradually as the tier of their vehicles increases.

• Missions and bonus containers will be available starting from Tier III.
  
• The Storage will become available when the player gets a vehicle of at least Tier IV or any item, which is kept in the Storage.
  
• Players will get access to the game chat when they get a vehicle of at least Tier IV or a friend request/platoon invite. The battle chat is available all the time.
  
• Access to camouflages and attachments will open after the player gets a vehicle of Tier V or above. After that, the player will be able to apply camouflages and attachments to vehicles of any tier.
  
• Provisions can be used for vehicles of Tier IV and above. For vehicles of Tier IV, one provision slot is unlocked, for Tier V—two slots, for Tier VI and above—three slots. Players who have previously installed provisions, which will become unavailable after the update, will get full compensation in credits.
  
• For vehicles of Tier I–II, one consumable slot is unlocked, for Tier III—two slots, for Tier IV and above—three slots. Players who have previously installed consumables, which will become unavailable after the update, will get full compensation in credits.

T-34-2

• Turret T-34-2 model 2:
  
  • Frontal hull armor was reinforced from 180 to 200 mm.
    
  • 200 mm armor was added behind the gun mantlet.
    
  • Frontal armor of the turret hatches was reinforced from 120 to 150 mm.
  • The vertical part of all gun mantlets was reinforced from 155 to 180 mm.

T-34-3

• Turret T-34-3:
  
  • Frontal hull armor was reinforced from 170 to 190 mm.
    
  • Frontal armor of the turret hatches was reinforced from 100 to 150 mm.

WZ-110

• Total HP was decreased from 1,450 to 1,400 (stock configuration) and from 1,550 to 1,500 (top configuration).
  
• Turret T-10:
  
  • For the 100 mm 62-100T gun: reload time was increased from 8.34 to 9.58 s.

LTTB

• Upper glacis plate armor was weakened from 90 to 75 mm.
  
• Turret LTTB:
  
  • Frontal hull armor was weakened from 90 to 75 mm.
    
  • Commander`s cupola armor was weakened from 90 to 75 mm.

• All Spare Parts remaining on player accounts after the release of this update will be removed and compensated at the rate 1 Spare Parts to 12 credits.
  
• Starting from Tier V regular battles, no more than three vehicles of the same type per team will be allowed.
  
• The Multi-Purpose Restoration Pack will be automatically installed on all new vehicles in the Garage. The cost of the pack in credits will be deducted from the player`s account if there are enough credits. The player will be able to sell the Multi-Purpose Restoration Pack at full cost after it has been installed.
  
• Item grades were renamed: "standard" grade will become "common", "special"—"epic".
  
• In the Steel Pike attachment for the IS-3, the canvas was changed to a fire extinguisher. The positions of some elements were slightly changed.
  
• The "Markers", "Spotted Allies", and "Reload icon in the team list" options are now enabled by default in the Settings.
  
• When a player switches between the slots in the Appearance tab, the selected camouflage will remain if it is available for both slots and the second slot is empty.
  
• A button that navigates to Account Management on the portal was added to the Account screen settings.
  
• The battle results screen was added to replays. The following tabs are available: Personal, Team, Detailed, and Awards.
  
• An option to register without being in a clan was introduced for some tournaments. Now a player that does not belong to a clan can create a tournament room and invite any other player.
  
• The LIVE stream indicator will now be displayed only when the live stream is being broadcasted.

• Unequal positions on the Malinovka, Falls Creek, and Alpenstadt maps were improved.
  
• Now it is possible to find newly created accounts via the chat search.
  
• An issue, where all indicators of damage received during a fast-forwarded time period were displayed simultaneously in the replay, was fixed.
  
• An issue, where the incorrect reload indicator was displayed after the replay rewind, was fixed.
  
• An issue, where the pre-battle countdown timer was quickened in replays, was fixed.
  
• The progress bar for a completed accumulative mission is now displayed on the screen with its description.
  
• An issue, where the reload of vehicles was displayed incorrectly in a training room when a spectator re-joined it, was fixed.
  
• The incorrect display of time in the notification for Premium Account accrual was fixed.
  
• Various screens, notifications, and descriptions were improved.
  
• General bugs and client crashes were fixed.

The new Premium AMX M4 mle. 49 breaks stereotypes! This Tier VIII heavy tank doesn`t have a drum autoloader, but it boasts very solid armor—quite uncommon for French vehicles. Check out this new tank and be the first to command it!

Bundles with the AMX M4 mle. 49 are available in the Offers tab of the Store until July 20.


The AMX M4 49 is a true heavy tank in every way. No drum autoloader, no paper-thin armor, and no high speed. The AMX M4 49 is all about thick sloped frontal armor, a solid turret, and good armament. Here are the detailed characteristics!



Looks good, right? And woe to those who confuse the AMX M4 49 with its researchable younger brother the AMX M4 45 in the heat of battle! Instead of the delicate French armor, the enemy shell will meet the rock-solid 175 mm protection.

To confidently penetrate the upper armor plate of the AMX M4 49, the enemy will need at least 230 mm of penetration capability. Less effective guns will not dent this armor or will only penetrate it once in a while if they are very lucky. The most vulnerable spot of this tank`s front armor is the lower plate. It is only 80 mm thick, so most damage will come from hits to this area.



The AMX M4 49`s frontal armor also has 150 mm "cheeks". Under ideal conditions, it is almost impossible to penetrate them, but this construction complicates angling. So if you expose your side to the enemy, you may catch a penetrating hit.

The AMX M4 mle. 49 has a solid turret with 250 mm of frontal armor—that`s enough to confront the most powerful guns. But the turret also has a weak spot: a small part of the commander`s cupola stands out above the main armor and easily takes damage. However, it`s not as easy to hit the commander`s cupola when the tank is on the move.



A solid turret is good on its own. And when accompanied by a gun with a 10-degree depression angle—it`s a dream come true! This characteristic allows the AMX M4 49 to hide not only the lower armor plate, but the entire hull. Block damage with the turret and take advantage of terrain irregularities.

The new tank is armed with the 100 mm SA47 gun familiar to many players from the AMX 50 100 "drummer". This time, the gun comes without the drum autoloader. The AMX M4 49 has a higher rate of fire than most vehicles of the same tier or type, but it deals rather moderate single-shot damage of 310 HP. However, it is compensated by a high penetration capability, which guarantees damage upon hit and a low percentage of non-penetrating hits.



The AMX M4 49 features just a little bit of the famous French maneuverability. But that`s enough for a comfortable game as this tank is heavy indeed. This 70-ton vehicle is powered by a 1,000 hp engine. It allows the AMX M4 49 to accelerate to 20 km/h in just a few seconds and reach 30 km/h in 8–10 seconds. This tank will seldom accelerate to 40 km/h, but it doesn`t actually need to to outperform its competitors by dynamics.

The AMX M4 mle. 49 is an exemplary heavy tank. Reliable protection, a balanced gun, and good maneuverability for a 70-ton vehicle make this new "Frenchman" a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield. And its increased profitability will help you substantially replenish your credit supplies after every battle.

Take command of the AMX M4 49 and try out the true French armor!

Commanders, we suggest that you dedicate this July to the things you are great at: winning battles and researching new vehicles! This month we have a lot in store for you! Discounts on all researchable vehicles, five times as much XP for winning battles, and an event offering additional rewards for earning your daily XP bonus on each of your tanks! All this is waiting for you!


The Star-Spangled July event will be held from July 2 through July 20. Different activities will take place on different dates, so check the schedule below to make sure you don’t miss anything.

• The series of stages with rewards for daily x2 XP modifiers will be available from July 4 through July 14. Players can complete the remaining stages using gold before the end of the event.
• The x5 XP bonus for victories will be available for 24 hours from July 4 to July 5, and for 24 hours from July 13 to July 14.
• Discounts on vehicles, boosters, and Free XP will be available from July 4 through July 14.
• "U.S.A. 15 in 1" containers will be available in the Store from July 2 through July 14. 

The event is directly related to XP modifiers for daily first victories, so it starts at a different time on different servers—the time that XP modifiers are refreshed.

• CIS: 8:00 (MSK)
• Europe: 14:00 (CEST)
• North America: 6:00 (PT) / 9:00 (ET)
• Asia: 14:00 (UTC+8)

From July 4 through July 20, the "Star-Spangled July" series of stages with rewards will be available in the Garage.



Upon completing all stages, you will get:

• 1 day of Premium Account
• 1 Special KpfPz 70 container
• 2 Huge containers
• 200 Special Сooldown boosters
• 20 Rare Combat XP boosters
• 20 Rare Free XP boosters
• 20 Rare Crew XP boosters
• 15,000 Free XP
• 150,000 credits

To complete stages, you will need Stars, which you will literally have to shoot down. From July 4 through July 14, you will get them for your daily first victories on Tier V–X vehicles.

• Each earned daily x2 XP modifier will bring you 2 Stars, x5—5 Stars.
• Premium Account and platoon membership will add 1 Star, each.
• And no multipliers!

To complete the entire series with all branches, you will need 1,150 Stars.


The x5 XP modifier will be effective for 2 days: for 24 hours from July 4 to July 5, and for 24 hours from July 13 to July 14. During these 2 days, you will get 5 Stars for your first victories on Tier V–X vehicles, and as many as 7 Stars if you have Premium Account and play in a platoon!

Don't forget that daily XP modifiers are refreshed twice a day. Check the refresh timer in the upper right corner of the Garage, fight more battles, and collect Stars twice as fast.



Victories in vehicles celebrating their Birthday will give you 5 Stars.


The more vehicles you have in your Garage, the easier it is to collect Stars! Activate boosters, convert Elite XP into Free XP at a favorable rate, and expand your tank fleet. From July 4 through July 14, enjoy:

Discounts on researchable vehicles:

• Tiers II–V: 50%
• Tiers VI–VII: 25%
• Tier VIII: 15%
• Tiers IX–X: 10%

A 20% bonus to converted Free XP: 1 Gold = 30 Free XP instead of 25.

A 50% discount for instant upgrades.

Discounts up to 28% on all bundles with XP boosters.


From July 2 through July 14, offers with "U.S.A. 15 in 1" containers will be available in the Store. They include only American Premium vehicles and nothing more. Each time you open a container, you get 1 guaranteed U.S. Premium tank out of the 15:

• T95E2, M6A2E1 EXP, T26E4 SuperPershing, T34, or T34 Independence with a 5% drop chance
• T28 Concept, M6A2E1, or T23E3 with a 9% drop chance
• M4A2E4 Sherman, T14, or Ram II with a 12% drop chance
• M22 Locust or T1E6 with a 36% drop chance
• T2 Light Tank or T7 Combat Car with a 38% drop chance

The drop chance is the same for each vehicle within a group. If you get a vehicle that is already available in your Garage twice, you will be able to open another container for free.


There's a new recruit among the American vehicles: the T95E2 is expecting its first fight. Its drop chance is 1% for the "U.S.A. 15 in 1" containers, the same as any other Tier VIII vehicle. Lucky tankers will take command of a Premium medium tank with small dispersion when firing on the move and comfortable gun traverse limits. Check out the full characteristics to see all of its advantages:



Is it a bird... Is it a plane... Nope, definitely a bird! An American eagle, to be precise. It's a new metallic bird-shaped attachment available for the T95E2 for 3,000 Gold.



Enjoy the game, collect Stars, and get your rewards!

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Put on your best combat T-shirts and watch the birthday stream. And then—join the party!


Tune into the live stream at 16:30 UTC and enjoy the prize draw, answers to your questions, and much more!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsXswZA9JxI

Just a birthday is not epic enough for us. We will celebrate for six days so that everyone can get a gift!

• CIS: from June 26, 8:00 (MSK) through July 2, 8:00 (MSK)
  
• Europe: from June 26, 14:00 (CEST) through July 2, 14:00 (CEST)
  
• North America: from June 26, 6:00 (PT), 9:00 (ET) through July 2, 6:00 (PT), 9:00 (ET)
  
• Asia: from June 26,14:00 (UTC+8) through July 2, 14:00 (UTC+8)

Let's start with gifts. We need a cake. A birthday just isn't a birthday without a cake! Those who bring the cake will get gifts!

To earn a cake, you must complete an incredibly difficult (and hidden!) mission:

• Objective: fight a battle.
  
• Reward: 1 Birthday Cake.
  
• Restriction: this mission can be completed 4 times. Each player can get a maximum of 4 Birthday Cakes.

Choose one of 4 gifts in the Offers section of the in-game Store. Each gift costs 4 Birthday Cakes:

If you select a tank that you already have in your Garage, you will receive 340,000 credits as compensation.

• Five times as much Experience for your first victory (up to two times per day)
  
• Bonus for converting Elite Experience to Crew Experience using gold: 500 Crew XP (instead of 400) for 40 gold
  
• Discount on Premium Account:
  
  • 360 days—12,000 gold instead of 16,000 gold;
    
  • 180 days—8,000 gold instead of 10,000 gold.
• A 25% discount on unlocking legendary camouflages
  
• A 30% discount on permanent enrichment of Tier V–VIII vehicles

The Festive Fireworks rare camouflage will be available for all vehicles. Cost to unlock and resupply—500-3,000 credits depending on the vehicle tier, concealment—2-4% depending on the vehicle type, and festive mood—100% without any restrictions!



Celebrate Blitz’s Birthday with us! Mobilize!

Commanders!

The next game update will be released tomorrow—on June 20! The update number, round like the turret of the AMX 40, implies some major changes. You will enjoy easier equipment unlocking and a bright morning on Vineyards, and you will never again forget to resupply your ammo before battle. But that's not all. Read on for the details.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJYu1RqLgC4

The equipment unlocking process became simpler, and Spare Parts will be gradually removed from the game.

• Timers for unlocking equipment were removed. Now slots are unlocked instantly. All previously unlocked equipment slots will remain.
• Any equipment slot can now be unlocked using credits instead of Spare Parts:
  
  • The cost to unlock level I slots remains the same: 2,000–300,000 credits depending on the vehicle tier.
  • Level II slots—from 2,200 to 350,000 credits depending on the vehicle tier.
  • Level III slots—from 2,500 to 400,000 credits depending on the vehicle tier.
• Players will not be able to earn Spare Parts anymore. Upon the release of Update 5.0, Spare Part boosters will be automatically converted into Spare Parts at the following rates:
  
  • 1 Standard Spare Part booster = 80 Spare Parts
  • 1 Rare Spare Part booster = 200 Spare Parts
  • 1 Special Spare Part booster = 280 Spare Parts
• Until the release of the next update, the following special bundles will be available in the Offers section of the in-game Store:
  
  • 30 days of Premium Account for 220,000 Spare Parts
  • 7 days of Premium Account for 80,000 Spare Parts
  • 120 gold for 120,000 Spare Parts
  • 1,200,000 credits for 100,000 Spare Parts
  • 60,000 credits for 5,000 Spare Parts
• In the version coming after Update 5.0, all unused Spare Parts will be automatically converted into credits at the rate 12 credits for 1 Spare Part.
• Each vehicle with at least 6 unlocked equipment slots will get the Strong-willed rare camouflage when Update 5.0 releases.

STB-1

• Aiming time was decreased from 3.9 to 3.5 s.
• Dispersion at 100 m was decreased from 0.345 to 0.326 m.

E 50 Ausf. M

• Reload time was decreased from 8.13 to 7.48 s.
• Aiming time was decreased from 4.2 to 3.8 s.
• The maximum gun depression angle was increased from 6 to 8 degrees.

WZ-120

• Reload time of the 122 mm 60-122T gun was decreased from 11.51 to 10.55 s.

AMX Chasseur de chars

• HP was increased from 1,350 to 1,450.
• Traverse speed was increased from 41.72 to 45.89 deg/s.
• Top forward speed was increased from 57 to 60 km/h.

AMX 13 90

• For the 90 mm F3 gun, dispersion on turret traverse was decreased.
• Dispersion on the move and hull traverse was decreased.
• Crossing capacity on soft terrain was improved.

leKpz M 41 90 mm

• Aiming time was decreased from 3.9 to 3.7 s.
• Dispersion at 100 m was decreased from 0.364 to 0.336 m.

T49

• 90 mm Gun T132E4:
  
  • Aiming time was decreased from 4.5 to 3.6 s.
  • Dispersion at 100 m was decreased from 0.355 to 0.336 m.

• Löwe: The collision model was fixed, the transmission was separated from the engine.
• АТ-1: The maximum gun elevation angle was decreased to 23 degrees to avoid gun textures overlapping with hull textures.
• IS and IS-8: The maximum gun depression angle during the turret’s backward traverse was decreased to 3 degrees to avoid gun textures overlapping with hull textures.
• IS-2: to avoid confusion with its Chinese "brother", the Soviet IS-2 was renamed to IS-2 (1945).
• A new rare attachment—Flagship— was added for Soviet Tier X vehicles: IS-4, IS-7, T-62A, Object 140, Object 263, and Object 268. Cost: 4,000 gold.
• A new legendary camouflage—Hunter—was added for the ISU-152. Changes the vehicle name in battle to ISU-152 Hunter. Cost: 1,590 gold.

• On May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force. It is aimed at ensuring compliance with data collection standards and keeping players informed of what kind of personal data the company collects, how long it is stored, and for what purposes it is used. In this regard:
  
  • Upon first launching the application, the player is asked to confirm that they accept the terms and conditions of the License Agreement and Privacy Policy.
  • The Legal Information item was added to the Garage sidebar menu, where the player can read the License Agreement and find information about holders of rights to the software and technologies used in the game.
• The Vineyards map was reworked: evening twilight was changed to morning lighting, the layout of capture points was adjusted in Supremacy mode. Cover and shoot-through positions were re-arranged.
• Players will no longer enter battles without shells. From now on, if less than 25% of the ammunition remains on the selected vehicle, the "Battle!" button will become inactive and the player will be asked to resupply ammunition.
• Cooldown boosters can now be combined into more powerful ones as follows:
  
  • 3 Standard boosters = 1 Rare booster
  • 2 Rare boosters = 1 Special booster
• The average damage column for each vehicle was added to the Vehicles tab of the player profile. And upon tapping the icon of any column (sorting change), the vehicle list is automatically scrolled upwards.
• Target tracking accuracy in Auto-aim mode was improved on mobile devices. Now, the server is engaged in the tracking process. This allows for minimizing reticle jumps in the case of high ping or small, but sudden movements of a vehicle. As a result, aiming at short and medium ranges was improved.
• A pre-battle timer was added for tournaments.
• Replays can now be watched in Editor mode.
• The menu button was removed from the display screen for replays. Instead, the Back button was added to the upper left corner that allows players to exit from the replay.
• When the game client window is inactive, the game icon for the Steam version will blink on the Windows taskbar when a battle starts or if an opponent for a quick tournament has been found.

• The issue, where the game client froze upon first spotting a vehicle with camouflage, was fixed. Previously, the game collected data required for camouflage rendering immediately upon first spotting of the vehicle. Now, this data is collected when the battle is loading.
• The character limitation for training room descriptions was extended to 400.
• The issue with the Stridsvagn 74A2, where the camera was positioned too high in Sniper mode, was fixed.
• The Elite Experience earned on Premium vehicles is now converted to Free Experience before the Experience earned on researchable vehicles.
• Error 505, which occurred during the update of the Android version of the game in the Play Market, was fixed.
• For the Windows versions of the game, the issue with crashes during an attempt to record a replay if there was not enough space on the device, was fixed.
• The issues with sounds playing during pauses and after rewinding were fixed for replays.
• Various screens, notifications, and descriptions were improved.
• General bugs and client crashes were fixed.

Meet the 59-Patton—a new Premium tank assembled from the parts of two powerful vehicles: the Type 59 and M48 Patton. This experimental prototype designed by Chinese engineers has arrived in the in-game Store! Find out more about this unique beast!

Until June 20, containers with a chance to get the Premium 59-Patton tank and other rewards will be available in the in-game Store. Each container also includes 59-Patton Charms. After you have collected 100 59-Patton Charms, you will receive a GUARANTEED tank.

This tank features the hull of the Soviet-Chinese vehicle and the turret of the American vehicle. This unexpected combination creates interesting results. Besides the exotic appearance, the 59-Patton received excellent characteristics:



The tank retained all the features of the Type 59’s hull and suspension: 100 mm sloped armor, a low silhouette, and moderate dynamics. The turret inherited from the M48 Patton comes with a previous version of the commander’s cupola with weak armor. However, this drawback is fully compensated for with a fast-firing gun with good stabilization and excellent depression and elevation angles. Among the Chinese high-tier tanks, only the 59-Patton can easily adapt to irregular terrain thanks to 10 degrees of gun depression.

Armor-Piercing shells fired from the American gun can penetrate armor with an average thickness of 180 mm. High-Explosive Anti-Tank shells with a penetration capacity of 268 mm can easily penetrate almost any enemy. As you are well aware, the more damage you cause, the more credits you get, especially on a Premium vehicle. Go for it on the 59-Patton!

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Dummies and champion strikes. Positional attacks and surging runs. Roaring fans and intense competition. Tanks from all over the world are about to meet on the football field.

From June 11 through June 27, immerse yourself into a football adventure. Score goals and win! Spectacular combat, a football camouflage for each nation, and, of course, rewards—all these are waiting for you.


Perfect maneuverability, an effective 90 mm gun with high penetration capability—that's what the AMX Chasseur de chars is all about.





The Premium French AMX CDC Tier VIII medium tank is very agile, lightweight and has a powerful engine, able to reach its top speed easily and maneuver quickly. The tank practically flies across the map, taking strategic positions. An accurate and fast-firing gun with an ammo capacity of 90 shells also contributes to its daring play style and allows for non-stop firing on the move during the entire battle.



You should also check out the Forward attachment—the best gift for every football fan.

All rewards of the championship:

• AMX Chasseur de chars with a Garage slot
  
• Forward attachment
  
• 1 certificate for 24 hours of Premium Account
  
• 50 parts of the certificate for 9 hours of Premium Account
  
• 30 parts of the certificate for 100 gold
  
• 10 Special Сooldown boosters
  
• 7 Rare Free XP boosters
  
• 7 Rare Combat XP boosters
  
• 55 Standard Combat XP boosters
  
• 65 Standard Crew XP boosters
  
• 20 Standard Credit boosters
  
• 5,000 Spare Parts
  
• 5,000 Free XP

If you already have the AMX Chasseur de chars in your Garage, you will receive 2,920,000 credits plus a Garage slot as compensation.


The Blitz Football Championship will be held from June 11 through June 27. Upon tapping the event button in the Garage, you will see two series of stages. One of them leads you to the AMX Chasseur de chars, the other—to the Forward attachment. To unlock stages and win prizes, earn Footballs and Football Cups.



If you already have the AMX Chasseur de chars and now want an attachment for it, you will need Footballs. If your goal is the French Premium tank, you will need Football Cups.

To get Footballs and Football Cups, rush to the goal area, take up shooting positions, and score during Blitz Times.


Blitz Time is a separate in-game event as part of the Blitz Football Championship. Each Blitz Time is divided into two phases: regular and extra time. During regular time, you fight in battles and earn Football Fan's Pins. You need them to complete Blitz Time stages and earn rewards (including Footballs and Football Cups). During extra time, you will be able to complete stages using gold only.



In total, there will be five Blitz Times.

Blitz Time: Russia

• Regular time: from June 11, 9:00 (UTC) through June 13, 9:00 (UTC).
  
• Extra time: from June 13, 9:00 (UTC) through June 14, 9:00 (UTC).

Blitz Time: France

• Regular time: from June 14, 9:00 (UTC) through June 16, 9:00 (UTC).
  
• Extra time: from June 16, 9:00 (UTC) through June 17, 9:00 (UTC).

Blitz Time: Japan

• Regular time: from June 17, 9:00 (UTC) through June 19, 9:00 (UTC).
  
• Extra time: from June 19, 9:00 (UTC) through June 20, 9:00 (UTC).

Blitz Time: Germany

• Regular time: from June 20, 9:00 (UTC) through June 22, 9:00 (UTC).
  
• Extra time: from June 22, 9:00 (UTC) through June 23, 9:00 (UTC).

Blitz Time: England

• Regular time: from June 23, 9:00 (UTC) through June 25, 9:00 (UTC).
  
• Extra time: from June 25, 9:00 (UTC) through June 27, 9:00 (UTC).

For the precise schedule for your region (CIS, Europe, North America, Asia), refer to the event description in the game client.

Football Fan's Pins are awarded for Combat Experience received during regular time of Blitz Time:

• For every 100 Combat XP earned in a single regular or tournament battle, you will receive 10 Football Fan's Pins. In rating battles, the system of multipliers is applied depending on your league.
  
• The requirement for the Combat XP amount is strict. If you earned 99 Combat XP, you will receive no Football Fan's Pins. If you earned 199 Combat XP, you will receive 10 Football Fan's Pins.
  
• Premium Account increases the number of Football Fan's Pins received per battle by 50%.
  
• To receive 50% more Football Fan's Pins per battle, fight in a football camouflage of the country for which Blitz Time is held in the game:
  
  • Glorious Eagle for Soviet vehicles in Blitz Time for Russia
    
  • Sharp Spurs for French vehicles in Blitz Time for France
    
  • Wise Raven for Japanese vehicles in Blitz Time for Japan
    
  • Fierce Beak for German vehicles in Blitz Time for Germany
    
  • Fearless Lion for British vehicles in Blitz Time for England

Football camouflages for the respective nations will be available from June 8 through July 16. You can apply camouflages to your vehicle in the Appearance menu. Cost to unlock: from 65 to 1,200 gold depending on the vehicle tier.

Attention! Football Fan's Pins are removed from your account after the end of each Blitz Time. You will not be able to store them for the upcoming Blitz Times.

In rating battles, Football Fan's Pins are calculated using the multiplier depending on your league and rating:

• 0.5—multiplier for the Bronze League, when the player has a rating of 0–999 points
  
• 0.6—multiplier for the Bronze League, when the player has a rating of 1,000–1,999 points
  
• 0.8—multiplier for the Silver League
  
• 1—multiplier for the Gold League
  
• 1.15—multiplier for the Platinum League
  
• 1.3—multiplier for the Diamond League

EXAMPLE: You fought a battle in the Platinum League and earned 1,000 base Combat XP, which is equivalent to 100 Football Fan's Pins. 100 Football Fan's Pins are multiplied by the 1.15 Platinum League multiplier. You get 115 Football Fan's Pins.

No multipliers are applied to the Football Fan's Pins earned in calibration battles: 100 Combat XP will earn you 10 Football Fan's Pins. The number of Pins earned in calibration battles is influenced by Premium Account and national football camouflage only.

Members of the Platinum and Diamond Leagues will earn more Football Fan's Pins in rating battles. We reduced the multiplier for Silver and Bronze Leagues to avoid cases where players artificially reduce their ratings in order to earn additional Pins in battles against weak opponents.

Join the football festival in World of Tanks Blitz. Fight and win, play and score. Valuable rewards are already waiting for you! Roll out!

On the outside, it bears a low silhouette with a predatory shark nose and a solid turret equipped with devices for all combat situations. There’s a long-barrel gun with an ejector and a thermo-insulating cover that can't wait to riddle the enemy with shells. Inside, the tank features technical gizmos that are way ahead of its time.

Change your tanker uniform into a secret agent's tuxedo and take command of the Chieftain Mk.6!

Until 8 June, containers with a chance to get the enriched Chieftain Mk.6 and other rewards will be available in the in-game Store. Get the Chieftain Mk.6 and adorn it with the Royal legendary camouflage!

The Royal camouflage combines an urban warpaint on the sides and the British flag pattern on the top of the tank. Fight like a king in the colors of the legendary Union Jack!

• Changes the tank name in battle to Chieftain Mk.6 Royal.
  
• +2% to vehicle concealment on maps corresponding to the selected slot.
  
• Cost to unlock: 2,840 Gold.

In the game, the main battle tank of the United Kingdom—the Chieftain Mk.6—is a versatile heavy tank with huge damage per minute, the best penetration capacity for its type, and perfect maneuverability. Check out its characteristics and see for yourself:



But figures do not always provide a comprehensive picture. The Chieftain Mk.6 has only 127 mm of frontal armor. At first sight, that's not enough at all for a Tier X heavy tank. But just look at the slope angle of this armor: in some areas its effective thickness reaches almost 400 mm!

As per the design, the driver operates the tank in the supine position, while the other crew members are in the turret. Such a construction allows for a heavily sloped front that perfectly bounces enemy shells.



"No way! The enemy will fire at the lower plate!" the experienced tanker would say. And they’d be right. The lower part of the front armor plate is a weak spot for the new British tank. The thin sides will not allow for angling, despite additional screens. But give this warrior a chance! Just let the Chieftain Mk.6 take a firing position, and you will forget all about its weaknesses.

The Chieftain Mk.6 doesn't actually need a lot of armor as it is perfectly suited to sniping from cover. The gun depression angle of 10 degrees allows it to only expose its well-armored parts to the enemy. The enemy becomes an easy target, while making ineffectual attempts to outflank the Chieftain Mk.6 or penetrate its turret. Quite a different story, isn't it?

The gun penetrates an average of 260 mm of armor and deals 400 HP of damage per shot. Damage per minute is 2,780 HP, and over 3,000 HP with equipment and provisions applied. No one wants to mess with this kind of firepower!

The Chieftain Mk.6 isn’t just good at positional combat—an accurate gun with perfect stabilization and fast aiming allows the tank to fire accurately while driving at full speed. This is especially helpful when you attack vehicles with weak armor, which means you don't need to look for their vulnerable spots.

The gun of the Chieftain Mk.6 was one of the first to be put in a thermo-insulating cover. It serves as protection against thermal distortions that reduce firing accuracy.



The Chieftain is a rather speedy tank for its type. Its high specific power and crossing capacity guarantee fast acceleration and that it’ll reach top speed on hard terrain. The good maneuverability of its chassis and a very fast turret make the Chieftain Mk.6 a formidable opponent for medium tanks. They may try to circle around your tank, but they’ll soon regret it.

The Chieftain Mk.6 is not a Premium tank. Its profitability corresponds to the profitability of a researchable Tier X vehicle with activated enrichment. The characteristics of the Chieftain Mk.6 may be adjusted in future if it is necessary for improving the game balance.

• The Alpenstadt map was added. It will be available for vehicles of Tier VI and above. This location is available both in Encounter battles and Supremacy mode.
• Replays were introduced—an opportunity to record and re-watch battles:
  
  • The replays menu was added to the side-bar menu.
  • You can enable or disable replay recording in the Other tab of the settings. Here you can also limit the number of saved replays.
  • To store one replay, up to 3 MB of space is required.
  • For successfully replaying a battle, the current version of the game needs to be the same as the version in which the replay was recorded.
  • You can watch replays from the file system of your device without connecting to the Internet.
  • Replays not saved in the file system of the device will be deleted after the game client updates.
• You will now need gold to unlock the Unexpectable camouflage: from 65 to 1,200 of gold depending on the vehicle tier.
• For the IS-3, a rare attachment was added—Steel Pike. Cost to unlock: 3,000 of gold.

• Music for the battle loading screen was updated (9 new themes for different maps were added). Also, 3 new themes for the battle results screen (victory, draw, or defeat) were introduced.
• The following settings were added:
  
  • "National crew voice" to the Other tab. Changes the language of voice notifications depending on the vehicle's nation. For vehicles of the Hybrid nation, the language selected in the game client will be used irrespective of the crew voice setting. This option is disabled by default.
  • "Spotted Allies" to the Markers tab. Displays the light bulb above spotted allies in battle. This option is disabled by default.
  • "Reload icon above vehicles" in the Markers tab. Displays the reload icon above allied vehicles in battle. This option is enabled by default.
  • "Reload icon in the team list" in the HUD tab. Displays the reload icon next to allies in the team list. This option is disabled by default.
• Due to the introduction of the new settings, reload shortcuts (F8) were replaced with the "Hold position!" shortcut.
• In the player's profile, information about the total number of battles by type (regular, rating, and tournament) was added under the total number of battles fought.
• A new screen with information about leagues was added to the player's profile next to the rating. To get to this screen, the player needs to tap the “i” icon.
• The names of the teams currently enrolling players for tournaments will now be displayed on the corresponding panel.

• The Menu and Chat buttons are now placed further apart in battle.
• The alignment of the shell tracer and the gun barrel, which resulted in the incorrect display of shells fired on the move, was removed. On the server, the shot was fired from a certain point, while the game client rendered the tracer later and from another point.  As a result, shells fired on the move seemed to fly through vehicles. Now such situations will become less frequent.

• A bug, where the game client and the server went out of sync when the turret rotated 180° (or close values), was fixed.
• The voiceover, which played at the moment when a shell directly hit the module of the enemy vehicle and penetrated it without causing damage, was changed from "We didn't penetrate their armor!" to "Enemy is hit!".
• The full name of the leKpz M 41 90 mm in the Cruel Twist camouflage is now displayed in battles.
• The matchmaker rule was changed for platoons including two rare vehicles. Now exotic platoons will not have to wait too long in the pre-battle queue.
• Various screens, notifications, and descriptions were improved.
• General bugs and client crashes were fixed.

The K-91 is doubly rare: it is new and it features a drum magazine, which is as rare for Soviet vehicles as a platoon of two TOG IIs* in regular battles. However, the K-91 "drummer" is not one of those tanks that simply stand in a prominent place serving as decoration for your Garage. It is a natural-born fighter that will move mountains under your skillful command!

Until 23 May, containers with a chance to get the enriched K-91 and other rewards will be available in the in-game Store. Each K-91 container also includes K-91 Charms. After you have collected 100 K-91 Charms, you will receive a GUARANTEED tank.

The new "drummer" is similar to the T57 Heavy: both tanks feature the typical mobility of heavies, vulnerable hulls, but solid turrets and perfect firepower. Here are the detailed characteristics!



When you drive the K-91, you should forget about the hull armor. The front armor plate of 100 mm is well-sloped and ensures rather good protection. But this tank has a huge, almost vertical, lower armor plate, even its thickness of 120 mm doesn't save the situation. Angling may prove to be helpful, but it is better to hide the hull whenever possible.

When the hull is safe, you can block enemy damage with more confidence. The turret also has some weak spots, but the enemy will have a hard time hitting them. Assuming the K-91 isn’t simply standing still, the turret can survive many hits.



The K-91 boasts good penetration—it won't waste your shells. The three-shell drum magazine offers 930 HP of total damage with AP shells. The K-91 can deal such damage in just 7 seconds. The potential total damage caused by its French rival, the AMX 50 120, is 400 HP higher, and it needs just 6 seconds to fire the entire drum magazine. But the K-91 reloads its entire magazine 9 seconds faster. Thus, the K-91 spends less time being totally helpless.

The gun of the new "drummer" has one secret advantage: very high velocity AP shells. You won't need to anticipate the positions of moving targets or make huge adjustments for lead anymore.

The K-91 is a sociable tank, well-suited for fire support. It likes platoons or simply reliable allies. You may find it difficult to play alone on this tank. When your drum magazine reloads, you will need to either escape or ask your ally to cover you. Since the K-91 can't escape, you only have the second option.



Combine vehicles in a platoon so that you are able to destroy an enemy with one magazine plus 1-2 shots from your platoon mate. Under these conditions, the K-91 will reach its full potential, making your game enjoyable and bringing you increased credit earnings!

Roll out, commander!

The K-91 is not a Premium tank. Its profitability corresponds to the profitability of a researchable Tier IX vehicle with activated enrichment. The characteristics of the K-91 may be adjusted in the future if it is necessary for improving the game balance.