Pilots!

Please note: In order to deploy the latest update, the servers will undergo maintenance on

NA
October 25 from 01:00 PT / 04.00 ET till 05:00 PT / 08:00 ET

EU
October 25 from 08:00 UTC till 12:00 UTC
Update size (SD-version): 13,6 MB.

Pilots!

NA
From October 22 04:20 PT / 07:20 ET to November 5 04:20 PT / 07:20 ET, the Premium Shop will be visited by the heroes of the Dunkirk Operation—Charles Donovan and Hans Weber, each with special skills that help them skillfully control their aircraft:

EU
From 22 October at 07:00 CEST (UTC +2) to 5 November at 06:00 CET (UTC +1) the Premium Shop will be visited by the heroes of the Dunkirk Operation—Charles Donovan and Hans Weber, each with special skills that help them skillfully control their aircraft:

Spitfire Mk Ia was the only Allied aircraft capable of fighting on par with the German Messerschmitt Bf 109 E in May 1940. In the game, this aircraft features excellent maneuverability in turns. Its multiple rapid-firing machine guns prove very effective at close range.

This British fighter is controlled by the pilot
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-3 proved to be the best German fighter in the French Campaign of 1940 and surpassed any fighter of the Allies. Only the Supermarine Spitfire Mk I could match the Bf 109 E-3 in battle. In the game, the Bf 109 E-3 displays its strengths most effectively in vertical and high-altitude combat where it can also apply its excellent diving abilities and high firepower.

This German aircraft is controlled by the pilot

Pilots!

NA
From October 19 04:20 PT / 07.20 ET till October 22 04:20 PT / 07:20 ET keep an eye out for:

EU
From 19 October at 07:00 CEST to 22 October at 07:00 CEST (UTC +2) keep an eye out for:

Triple XP for the first victory of the day.

Discount on free XP conversion: 35 points per 1.

50% discount on:

☆ He 51
☆ Fw 159
☆ He 112
☆ Fw 190 A-1

30% discount on:

☆ Fw 190 A-5
☆ Fw 190 D

15% discount on:

☆ BV P.210
☆ BV P.212.03
☆ BV P.215.02

15% discount on:

☆ Fw 190 A-8/R2

Target

☆ Win and earn 500 capture points in 1 battle

Conditions

☆ Only for fighters, multirole and heavy fighters
☆ Repeatable

Reward

☆ +30% XP

Target

☆ Destroy 40 enemy warplanes per any number of battles

Conditions

☆ Once per account

Reward

☆ x3 Incendiary Ammunition (II period, Tier V–VII)

Target

☆ Earn 10 000 personal points in one battle

Conditions

☆ 10 times per account

Reward

☆ x1 Emergency Medical Kit (II period, Tier V–VII)

Pilots!

Meet Update 2.0.7.5 for World of Warplanes.

Please note: In order to deploy the latest update, the servers will undergo maintenance on

NA
October 18 from 01:00 PT / 04.00 ET till 05:00 PT / 08:00 ET

EU
October 18 from 08:00 UTC till 12:00 UTC.

Total size of this update from previous version:

SD-version: 90,1 MB.

• Increased the minimum waiting time for players queued for battle until the matchmaker launches a battle with the opposing team fully comprised of bots.
  
• Increased the time that the matchmaker takes to find a suitable flight to balance teams if there is an uneven number of flights in the queue for battle.

• Changed the number of bombers in waves (variable for different map layouts).
  
• Changed the number of respawns for players (variable for different map layouts).
  
• Increased the number of Capture points necessary to capture enemy Strongholds by 30.
  
• Changed the requirements for aircraft type-specific missions in the Escort game mode.

• Map layouts on the Cold Peak map are now available for battles at Tiers VI-IX (up from Tiers V-VIII).

• Fixed an issue that caused the rear gunner of the Ju 86E to stand in his turret while in flight.
  
• Fixed a rare issue that caused bomber flights in the Conquest mode to target allied sectors.

Jet power started to be considered as a potentially revolutionary step in aviation in the 1940s when aircraft designers of major world countries began experimenting with full-scale engines. Great Britain was one of the first to implement the technology, as undeveloped as it was, into real combat aircraft. The first jet aircraft to enter service in the RAF during World War II was the Gloster Meteor. It was followed by another fighter — the de Havilland Vampire.

The single-engine fighter-interceptor, codenamed DH.99, was conceived back in 1941 as de Havilland’s own initiative. The company already had an early version of a working jet engine, developed in-house, the Halford H.1. At the time, the main obstacle to building a successful aircraft — obtaining a powerplant — was therefore removed.



Somewhat later, de Havilland received an official specification E.6/41 for a jet-powered fighter. The H.99 fit that specification well. It was renamed the DH.100 and finalized by 1943. The most unorthodox decision made by the design team was using a twin-boom configuration. Early jet engines lost a lot of power if their exhaust plume was forced through a long pipe. Therefore, the engine was fitted inside a short fuselage, while tail planes were moved to the sides on two parallel booms. The horizontal stabilizer was elevated relative to the fuselage axis to avoid it being affected by the jet stream. Two rudders were located directly on the boom ends. The fuselage was partially metal and partially composed of wooden parts manufactured using a special process mastered by de Havilland while building the legendary Mosquito.



The aircraft received a codename: Spider Crab. The first prototype performed its maiden flight on 20 September 1943, soon joined by two more aircraft. Pilots noted the excellent responsiveness to controls, the excellent maneuverability, and that the future Vampire was easy to master. Considering that jet engines were completely unfamiliar to most pilots, this was a major achievement. The machine required several improvements, but as soon as in April 1944, the first batch of 120 Vampire F.1 aircraft was ordered. Initially they were fitted with Goblin engines — the production variant of the Halford H.1. Armament included four nose-mounted 20 mm Hispano autocannons. The fighter was progressively improved and modified in the following years, receiving new powerplants, equipment, a pressurized and heated cockpit, additional hardpoints for outboard armament, and fuel tanks.



The naval version, called Sea Vampire, affected the carrier fleet outlook a lot, being used for research in carrier-based jet-powered aircraft extensively. Some sources even say that it was the Sea Vampire tests that formulated the need for the aircraft carriers’ designs to have the flight deck angled from the longitudinal axis of the vessel. This design is still the most common for carriers to this day. But the main role played by the Vampire in all its years of service was training pilots to fly jet-powered aircraft and prepare them for more powerful and fast machines.

The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire F.1 in World of Warplanes is a Premium Tier VIII British fighter. Its main features are maneuverability and firepower. Four 20-millimeter cannons provide good damage and accuracy at medium and short range, while great handling allows the Vampire to follow its target and keep it in the gunsights quite easily. As with the historical Goblin engine, the in-game one is not very powerful, but the speed and altitude characteristics are quite sufficient for comfortable dogfighting at medium altitude. All this makes the Vampire a great fighter for dogfighting fans that deals a lot of damage and outturns most of its rivals in the air.

© Eugene Pugach, "Developers Blog"

Pilots!

NA
From October 12 04:20 PT / 07.20 ET till October 15 04:20 PT / 07:20 ET keep an eye out for:

EU
From 12 October at 07:00 CEST to 15 October at 07:00 CEST (UTC +2) keep an eye out for:

Triple XP for the first victory of the day.


Target

☆ Earn 8,000 personal points in one battle

Conditions

☆ Aircraft from tiers IV+ only
☆ Repeatable

Reward

☆ +100% XP

Target

☆ Score top 1 of your team on Personal Score
☆ Win a battle

Conditions

☆ Twice per account

Reward

☆ x2 credits

Target

☆ Deal 50,000 damage to air targets in any amount of battles

Conditions

☆ Once per account

Reward

☆ х1 Stock Long Gun Barrels, period III

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More details on Special Offer!

Due to technical reasons the first phase of the first stage («Fog of War») of «Flaming Shores» will be prolonged till

NA: October 6 10:00 PT / 13:00 ET.

EU: October 6 9:00 (UTC).

Pilots!

For almost the entirety of October, battles will rage above the flaming shores. Completing missions during this event will reward you with Supplies that can contain operation orders to obtain Premium aircraft, including the following ones:

☆ Junkers Ju 86 E
☆ Heinkel He 111 H-2
☆ Henschel Hs 129 A
☆ Vickers Venom
☆ Gloster Meteor F. I.
☆ Dornier Do 335 A-1 Pfeil
☆ De Havilland Vampire F.1

Operation orders can be executed at any time during the event until November 4. However, if completing the missions of operation orders requires too much of your time and effort, there is an alternative — certificates for completing missions automatically. They will be available in the Premium Shop from
NA
October 4 08:00 PT / 11:00 ET to November 4 22:00 PT / November 5 01:00 ET.
EU
5 October at 11:20 CEST (UTC +2) to 2 November at 11:20 CET (UTC +1)

Important information!

• After the end of the event all certificates will be withdrawn from the account.
  
• Withdrawn certificates will be compensated according to the fixed exchange rate - 25 gold for 1 certificate.

Dates of withdrawing certificates (UTC ):

EU - November 6 at 03:00
NA - November 6 at 11:00

Pilots!

NA
From October 5 04:20 PT / 07.20 ET till October 8 04:20 PT / 07:20 ET keep an eye out for:

EU
From 5 October at 07:00 CEST to 8 October at 07:00 CEST (UTC +2) keep an eye out for:

Triple XP for the first victory of the day.

50% discount on slots in Hangar

50% discount on:

☆ TSh-2
☆ TSh-3
☆ BSh-2
☆ IL-2

30% discount on:

☆ IL-2(t)
☆ IL-10
☆ IL-8

15% discount on:

☆ IL-20
☆ IL-40
☆ IL-40П

50% discount on Premium warplanes:

☆ Kochyerigin BSh-1
☆ Kochyerigin Sh (LBSh)
☆ IL-2 with rear gunner

Target

☆ Win and destroy 5 ground targets in one battle

Conditions

☆ Only for attack aicraft Tier IV–X
☆ Repeatable

Reward

☆ +30% XP

Target

☆ Siege 50 sectors per any amount of battles

Conditions

☆ Once per account

Reward

☆ x1 Improved Reinforced Skin (Period III, Tier VIII–X)

Target

☆ Destroy 2 enemy attack aircraft in one battle

Conditions

☆ 5 times per account

Reward

☆ +100% Crew XP