On April 25 from 01:00 PT / 04:00 ET till 05:00 PT / 08:00 ET, the servers will undergo maintenance to deploy the 2.0.12 update.

Update 2.0.12 marks the start of the final half of the Spring Campaign — the Red Comet special.

Allied air forces will deal a crippling blow to the German offensive in Europe which started during the Sword of Vengeance special. In Red Comet our players will get a chance to try new Soviet high-tier bombers — the Tupolev Tu-2, Tu-10, Tu-12 and Sukhoy Su-10. These fast, maneuverable machines are equipped with forward-facing armament and differ quite a bit from other bombers in the game. They are capable of not only crushing ground targets from high altitudes, but also pose considerable danger to enemy aircraft in aerial combat.

In-game visibility system has been changed to improve effectiveness of concealing paint schemes and Navigational Radio Equipment, as well as improve enemy detection ranges on maps with dense cloud cover.

Several crossings between branches in U.S.S.R., German and U.S.A. tech trees have been changed. Balance settings for a number of aircraft have been slightly tuned.

Additionally, we fixed multiple issues with maps, aircraft visuals in battle and Hangar.

• Tupolev Tu-2 — a Soviet Tier VII bomber;
  
• Tupolev Tu-10 — a Soviet Tier VIII bomber;
  
• Tupolev Tu-12 — a Soviet Tier IX bomber;
  
• Sukhoy Su-10 — a Soviet, Tier X bomber.

The Tier VII-IX part of the U.S.S.R. bombers branch is represented by Tupolev Tu-2 and its successors the Tu-10 and Tu-12. These warplanes are quite similar in features and playstyle, with later models being in fact evolutions upon the most successful Soviet frontline bomber design of the World War II - the Tu-2. The concept of a bomber capable of aerial combat at low and medium altitudes due to powerful forward-facing and defensive armament is obvious in Tupolev machines. From Tier to Tier these aircraft gain improved flight characteristics but retain similar feel and playstyle.

The branch is crowned by the Sukhoy Su-10, also known as Product E. In contrast with the Tu-12 which was an intermediary design between piston-driven and jet-powered bombers, the Su-10 was initially conceived as a jet aircraft. It is faster, has better altitude performance, more powerful armament, and carries eight 500-kg bombs. Firepower from two twin-linked 20-mm cannons in its turrets will make attacking the Su-10 from rear hemisphere fatal for most fighters.

Tier VII-IX aircraft will be available through Special Orders that players can find in Trophies and complete during the Red Comet special. The Sukhoy Su-10 and its rival, the Junkers EF 131, will become available for research and purchase after the Spring Campaign is concluded, and all the players who participated and received multiple achievements in it will get a large discount to both XP and credit requirements. The full branch will become available for regular research after the Red Comet special. In the meantime the Su-10 and EF 131 can be encountered in battles piloted by bots.

The following aircraft is now available for purchase in the premium shop:

• Ilyushin Il-1 — a Soviet Tier VI multirole fighter;
  
• Dornier Do 335 A-1 Pfeil — a German Tier VIII heavy fighter.

The following promotional aircraft has been added:

• Bristol Beaufighter Mk V IM — a British Tier V heavy figher.

Reduced prices in experience for Tiers VIII-X aircraft upgrades:

Tier VIII:

• 15% off the modules
  
• 25% off the aircraft

Tier IX:

• 20% off the modules
  
• 30% off the aircraft

Tier X:

• 25% off the modules
  
• 30% off the aircraft

Visibility changes
The settings of the aircraft visibility system have been changed in order to increase the utility of using concealing paint schemes, as well as the effect of the new Navigational Radio Equipment:

The use of seasonal concealing paint schemes (summer, winter, desert, marine) with the effect of +20% to aircraft concealment on the corresponding map types will reduce the distance of the aircraft's detection by an average of 200 m for aircraft of all Tiers. The use of Navigational Radio Equipment can further increase this effect up to 500 m. These changes will not influence other paint schemes' effects (protection from AA guns and gunners).
Clouds' concealment effect slightly decreased. This will increase the comfort of playing on maps with dense clouds. However, the clouds' concealment effect will remain quite significant and will reduce the detection distance by an average of 200 m.
In cases when there are no concealment effects and no crew skills or equipment increasing the view range, the detection range will be approximately 1,650 m for Tier I-IV aircraft, 2,000 m for Tier V-VII aircraft, and 2,500 m for Tier VIII-X aircraft. Like before, the detection range will be equal for all aircraft types.

Visible area on the Radar now covers 4500 / 3000 / 1500 meters for Tiers I-IV, 6000 / 4000 / 2000m for Tiers V-VII and 7500 / 5000 / 2500m for Tiers VIII-X. A circle visible on the radar when Alt is pressed represents average distance of enemy detection for the aircraft Tier. If an enemy is inside that circle it most probably can see the player's aircraft as well.


Aircraft behavior in stall has been changed. Stall will now become more controlled and easy to recover from.


USSR

• Temporary crossing between bomber and attack aircraft branches between Pe-2 M-82 and Il-8 is no longer available.

• Fw 190 A-1 can now be researched from He 112 and Bf 109 E.
  
• Ta 152 can now be researched from Fw 190 D and Bf 109 G.

USA

• F6U can now be researched from P-51H and provides an cannon-based alternative to American fighters mostly armed with machineguns. It will also serve as a link for crossing over to the heavy fighter branch towards the F2H.

USSR

• Il-20 — slightly reduced damage and blast radius of the TRS-82 rockets.
  
• RB-17 — all 4 engines can now be damaged individually.
  
• Il-40P — fixed an error in the turret damage settings for Specialist configuration. It will now deal more damage.

Germany

• Bf 109 G — increased armament accuracy, slightly increased boost efficiency and duration.

Great Britain

• Beaufighter — updated damage model, slightly decreased salvo duration for forward-facing armament.

Settings for bomber waves in Escort game mode have been changed. Their HP count was increased for all battle Tiers. Numbers of bombers in waves and waves themselves have been rebalanced for all map layouts (increased for some and decreased for others).




Added 5 new map layouts based on Plateau map for Conquest game mode Tier VII-X battles:

• Surprise attack,
  
• Sandstorm,
  
• Cursed valley,
  
• Deserted fortress,
  
• Blazing sky.

Added unique paint schemes for a number of aircraft from regular research trees to the Hangar "Paint Shop" tab.

These were previously only available as part of rewards for completing Special Orders or prizes for in-game events. Same as all the other non-concealing paint schemes, these provide +5% bonus to aircraft XP gain in battles.

The list of aircraft is as follows:

• Dornier Do 17 Z
  
• Junkers Ju 88 A
  
• Dornier Do 217 M
  
• Arkhangelsky/Tupolev SB
  
• Arkhangelsky Ar-2
  
• Petlyakov Pe-2
  
• Petlyakov Pe-2 M-82
  
• Boeing B-17D
  
• Boeing B-17G
  
• Consolidated B-32
  
• Kawasaki Ki-45
  
• Kawasaki Ki-102
  
• Rikugun Ki-93
  
• Hawker Tornado
  
• Hawker Typhoon
  
• Hawker Tempest
  
• Hawker Sea Hawk

• Fixed an issue that caused a respawn point different from the default one to revert to the default one in case the enemy team captured any allied territory while the player waited for respawn. It will now only revert to the default respawn point if the enemy team captures the territory selected for respawn.
  
• Fixed an incorrect spawn point for bombers on Northern Bridgehead: Cold Skies map layout so that they no longer spawn facing a mountain peak.
  
• Fixed an issue with AA guns not attacking enemies on several map layouts.
  
• Fixed an issue with Scorching Sands: Desert Strike map layout that caused one of the bombers to spawn among enemy team.
  
• Fixed engine power value for the Jumo 004A engine in the Hangar tooltip. Aircraft parameters have not changed.
  
• Fixed an issue with the XP-31 pilot model that caused the oxygen mask to shift in some cases.
  
• Fixed an issue with a reward paint scheme for the Hurricane Mk. I that caused its engine cover to lose metallic sheen.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused propeller speed visualization to not return to normal after engine critical damage and repair.
  
• Fixed a minor issue with the B-32 bomb bay doors animation.

Till April 22, you will have a perfect opportunity to add a rare aircraft to your Hangar — the Lavochkin La-11!

This warbird boasts excellent horizontal maneuverability, which makes it effective in mid-altitude battles. And its three powerful cannons won't let your opponents get close.

There's always a need for experienced pilots and flying aces! It's time to prove that you're among them!

From April 19 till April 22, take your favorite aircraft out of the Hangar, complete missions, and receive valuable rewards!

NA
The following missions and bonuses are available from April 19 at 04:20 PT / 07:20 ET till April 22 at 04:20 PT / 07:20 ET

EU
The following missions and bonuses are available from April 19 at 05:00 (UTC) till April 22 at 05:00 (UTC)

Triple XP for the first victory of the day.


Target

☆ Destroy 5 aerial targets in one battle
☆ Earn 8 000 personal points in one battle

Conditions

☆ 5 times per account
☆ Tier IV+

Reward

☆ x1 Emergency Engine Restart System (Period II)

Target

☆ Earn 10 000 personal points in one battle

Conditions

☆ 10 times per account

Reward

☆ +100% Crew XP

Target

☆ Be first by Personal Points 10 times

Conditions

☆ Once per account
☆ Tiers VIII+

Reward

☆ x5 Secondary Control System (Period III)
☆ 5 Improved Mixture Control (Period III)
☆ x1 Emblem

NA
The certificates will be available in the Premium Shop from 11 April at 06:00 PT / 09:00 ET till 30 April at 03:20 PT / 06:20 ET.

EU
The certificates will be available in the Premium Shop from 11 April at 14:00 UTC till 30 April at 11:20 UTC.

The new Secret Trials operation is on!

Waste no time — the experimental Tupolev Tu-1 is waiting for you! Join the battles, and try to get to the top of the ratings!

Don't have time to complete missions? Visit the Premium Shop and purchase certificates to speed up the completion of the in-game event!

After the event ends, the unused certificates will be exchanged for gold at the following rate: 1 certificate = 63 gold.

The April update completes the first stage of the global Spring Campaign — the Blade of Vengeance operation. In a short period of calm before the beginning of the Allied forces' counterattack — the Red Comet operation, players will be able to take part in the secret tests of the first U.S.S.R. heavy fighter in the game — the Tupolev Tu-1. In addition, new personal ratings will be held within three weeks, with an opportunity to get unique pieces of equipment for both the Tu-1 and all aircraft of period II and III.

The update also adds a new type of equipment to the game — Navigational Radio Equipment, which increases visibility and decreases the range at which the aircraft is detected by enemy aircraft. First of all, this equipment will help aircraft without forward-firing weapons (bombers) avoid direct fire contact with enemy interceptors, making their way beyond their visibility.




This update brings an opportunity to take part in the secret tests of the brand-new Tier VII U.S.S.R. heavy fighter — the Tupolev Tu-1. This is a heavily armed high-speed aircraft capable of destroying any target with several accurate volleys from its large-caliber guns. A powerful and clumsy "puncher", this heavy fighter is perfect for those who enjoy battles in air corridors. To add the Tupolev Tu-1 to your Hangar, you need to execute the special Secret Trials operation. You can activate it for free in the Supply Service. You can skip several operations or the whole chain by purchasing certificates in the Premium Shop. Also now, if the time for the operation execution has expired, but not all the missions have been completed, you can resume their execution using Tokens.

In addition, participation in the personal ratings will provide an opportunity to acquire unique Special Projects of the U.S.S.R. and the U.S.A. — equipment designed specifically for large heavily armed aircraft. This equipment increases the survivability and firepower of an aircraft. It is suitable for all aircraft of the corresponding period and is distinguished by significantly higher characteristics than its standard counterparts. Players who managed to get the Tu-1 in their Hangar will also be able to compete in the rating for getting a unique piece of equipment — the Tu-1 radar, which increases visibility and decreases the range at which the aircraft is detected by enemy and AA guns.


Update 2.0.11.6 brings new in-game ratings.

By participating in battles and fulfilling the conditions for getting into the rating for each of the weeks, players will be located in one of five divisions and, on Wednesday, will receive prizes corresponding to their effectiveness — unique equipment, crews, and much more. Each of them will last for six days, from Thursday (16:00 UTC) till Tuesday (20:00 UTC).

• Week 1: Secret Trials: Armor Protection. Rating criteria for this week — critical damage caused to enemy aircraft. The main reward for participation will be some unique equipment — Special project of the U.S.S.R.: Engine Armor Protection. You can get this reward only by participating in the rating. Depending on the occupied division, players will receive equipment of various quality (from Stock to Ultimate), as well as mechanical parts, flight instruments, and gold. There will be two ratings — for Tier V-VII aircraft there will be a period II rating with period II equipment as a reward, and for Tier VIII+ aircraft there will be a similar period III rating. Players can take part in both ratings simultaneously.
  
• Week 2: Secret Trials: Weapons. Rating criteria — damage caused to aerial and ground targets. The main reward for participation will be some unique equipment — Special project of the U.S.S.R.: Long Gun Barrels. You can get this reward only by participating in the rating. Depending on the occupied division, players will receive equipment of various quality (from Stock to Ultimate), as well as weapon parts, heat-resistant parts, and gold. There will be two ratings — for Tier V-VII aircraft there will be a period II rating with period II equipment as a reward, and for Tier VIII+ aircraft there will be a similar period III rating. Players can take part in both ratings simultaneously.
  
• Week 3: Secret Trials: Turret. Rating criteria — number of personal points earned. The main reward for participation will be some unique equipment — Special project of the U.S.A: Turret Gunsight. You can get this reward only by participating in the rating. Depending on the occupied division, players will receive equipment of various quality (from Stock to Ultimate), as well as weapon parts, flight instruments, and gold. There will be three ratings — for Tier V-VII aircraft there will be a period II rating with period II equipment as a reward, for Tier VIII+ aircraft there will be a similar period III rating. There will also be a separate rating for players flying the Tu-1. Players in the third rating can receive the Tu-1 Radar and a Tu-1 gunner with 3-5 free skill points as a reward. Players can take part in all ratings simultaneously, the results of the battles with the Tu-1 will be simultaneously counted in the period II rating, since this is a Tier VII aircraft.

German Bombers

• Tier VII-IX aircraft of the German bombers branch (Ju 288A, Ju 288C, Ju 287) are now available for research and purchase via the Tech Tree.
  
• Tier X aircraft (EF 131) will be available for research and purchase after the end of the Red Comet event that will be held in May.

• The Tupolev Tu-1 — Tier VII U.S.S.R. heavy fighter.

• Navigational Radio Equipment — enhances aircraft concealment and increases its view range from +5% up to +14.6%, decreases the pilot's resistance to injuries from 3% up to 11.4% depending on the quality and calibration degree. Gives additional bonuses when upgraded: increases concealment, firing accuracy, view range, and resistance to AA guns' damage. Mounted in the Cockpit slot. Available to purchase using credits. Can be mounted only on aircraft of period III.
  
• Tu-1 Radar — the Navigational Radio Equipment analogue that can be mounted only on the Tupolev Tu-1. You can receive it by taking part in the personal rating of the third week flying the Tu-1.
  
• Special project of the U.S.S.R.: Engine Armor Protection — an improved version of the common Engine Armor Protection equipment. Can be mounted in the Engine slot of period II and III aircraft. Increases engine resistance to critical damage and boosts top speed. Ultimate quality also increases hit points or reduces the chance of fire. You can get it only as a reward for participating in the personal ratings.
  
• Special project of the U.S.S.R.: Long Gun Barrels — an improved version of the common Long Gun Barrels equipment. Can be mounted in the forward-firing weapons slot of period II and III aircraft. Increases range of fire and burst length. Ultimate quality also increases the damage inflicted by forward-firing weapons or their fire accuracy. You can get it only as a reward for participating in the personal ratings.
  
• Special project of the U.S.A.: Turret Gunsight — an improved (lend-lease) version of the common Turret Gunsight equipment. Can be mounted in the Turret slot of period II and III aircraft. Increases the turret's range of fire in manual mode, and the gunner's resistance to injuries. Ultimate quality also increases the turret's damage or the chance to cause critical damage. You can get it only as a reward for participating in the personal ratings.

Heated battles are ahead of us! And we should be ready to face them!

From April 5 till April 15, the Premium Shop will offer you 2 fighters at once:

• the Heinkel He 100 D-1
  and
  
• the Grumman XF4F-3

Destroy an opponent while it is still approaching, leaving no chance for a counterstrike, with this great offer!

Let the class games begin!

Pilots!

From Aprill 5 till April 8, get valuable equipment and extra crew experience, completing missions for each aircraft type!

NA
The following missions and bonuses are available from 29 March at 03:20 PT / 06:20 ET till 1 April at 03:20 PT / 06:20 ET

EU
The following missions and bonuses are available from 29 March at 05:00 (UTC) till 1 April at 05:00 (UTC)

Triple XP for the first victory of the day.


Target

☆ Destroy 50 aerial targets in any number of battles

Conditions

☆ Once per account
☆ Only Fighters
☆ Tier IV+

Reward

☆ x1 Improved Lightweight Power Unit (Period III)

Target

☆ Destroy 35 enemy warplanes in any number of battles
☆ Destroy 10 attack flight bombers in any number of battles

Conditions

☆ Once per account
☆ Only Heavy Fighters
☆ Tier IV+

Reward

☆ Improved Reinforced Airframe(Period III)

Target

☆ Deal 30 000 damage to aerial targets in any number of battles
☆ Destroy 30 air defense systems in any number of battles

Conditions

☆ Once per account
☆ Only Multirole Fighters
☆ Tier IV+

Reward

☆ x1 Improved Gyroscopic Sight (Period III)

Target

☆ Destroy 100 sections of ground targets in any number of battles

Conditions

☆ Once per account
☆ Only Bombers
☆ Tier IV+

Reward

☆ x1 Improved engine armor protection (Period III)

Target

☆ Deal 150.000 damage to ground targets in any number of battles

Conditions

☆ Once per account
☆ Only Attack aircraft
☆ Tier IV+

Reward

☆ x1 Improved Polished Skin (Period III)

Target

☆ Earn 200 capture points in 1 battle

Conditions

☆ 5 times per account

Reward

☆ +100% crew experience

What could be better than more XP for your first victory? More Hangar slots of course!

From March 29 till April 1 don't miss extra XP, valuable consumables for your favorite aircraft, and discounts on Hangar slots!

NA
The following missions and bonuses are available from 29 March at 03:20 PT / 06:20 ET till 1 April at 03:20 PT / 06:20 ET

EU
The following missions and bonuses are available from 29 March at 05:00 (UTC) till 1 April at 05:00 (UTC)

Triple XP for the first victory of the day.

☆ 50% off Hangar slots using gold

Target

☆ Destroy 20 ground targets in any number of battles
☆ Destroy 40 aerial targets in any number of battles

Conditions

☆ Once per account

Reward

☆ x10 First Aid Dressing Package (Period III)
☆ x10 Improved Fragmentation (Period III)

NA
In order to deploy the latest update, the servers will undergo maintenance on March 21 00:00 PT / 03.00 ET till 04:00 PT / 07:00 ET. Thank you for your patience.

EU
In order to deploy the latest update, the servers will undergo maintenance on March 21 from 08:00 UTC till 12:00 UTC. Thank you for your patience.

Update 2.0.11 features a completely reworked tutorial and introduction system. Retaining the familiar Combat Reconnaissance name, the new system is much more detailed and accessible. It allow new and existing players to easily find out about all the important aspects of World of Warplanes from piloting to economics and aircraft improvement.

Combat Reconnaissance now contains 36 introductory missions, each of them accompanied by a brief review of various features of the game.

When the new mission is assigned or completed an information popup will appear in the Hangar. This can be disabled in the game settings menu if needed.

Completing the full Combat Reconnaissance set of missions will be rewarded with 1000 gold both for new players and for those who have already completed the old edition of the introductory course. The latter has been removed from the game and any stages of it are no longer available.

Cold Peak: Piercing Wind map has been added for Tier VI-IX battles.

Round up your aircraft collection with Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity – two pairs of French Premium wings are ready to land at your Hangar!

From March 18 till April 1, the Premium Shop will offer you two French warbirds – the SNCASE SE 100 and the Arsenal-Delanne AD 10C2 –, as well as gold and exclusive sets of decorations.

This offer is available from March 18 at 03:20 PT / 06.20 ET till April 1 at 03:20 PT / 06.20 ET

• SNCASE SE 100
  
• x1 Hangar slot
  
• 400 gold

• x1 100% trained crew
  
• х1 Decoration set (paint scheme, nose art and an emblem)

• Arsenal-Delanne AD 10C2
  
• x1 Hangar slot
  
• 500 gold

• x1 100% trained crew
  
• х1 Decoration set (paint scheme, nose art and an emblem)

Note that the bundle items that come as a bonus will not be compensated.