Pilots, it's time to take stock of the results of the Spring campaign!

During the Blade of Vengeance and Red Comet events, you proved that you're true aces! Great job!

Now it's time to learn how the rewards you have earned will help you get one of the two bombers (of your choosing):

• the Su-10
  or
  
• EF-131

The number of rewards you earned during the Spring campaign determines your personal discount on researching and purchasing the Su-10 or EF-131!

If you fought actively during the Blade of Vengeance and Red Comet events and have already got all 10 achievements, then congratulations! The maximum discount on a bomber awaits you!

Every pilot has an opportunity to purchase a bomber at a discount of up to 80%!

You can only use your discount once. You decide what to put into your Hangar: the Su-10 or EF-131.

If you have a German or Soviet Tier IX bomber, you can use the XP gained on it to research a Tier X aircraft at a discount. If you don't have those aircraft, you can use Free XP.

That's why we're offering special missions to those who didn't get event medals. By completing these missions you bump up your discount!

From June 1 till July 1, the Premium Shop will offer you a bundle with Premium aircraft and gold to make your time in-game more comfortable!

NA
This offer is available from June 1 (04:20 PT / 07:20 ET) till July 1 (04:20 PT / 07:20 ET)

EU
This offer is available from June 1 (13:20 CEST, UTC+2) till July 1 (13:20 CEST, UTC+2)

NA
The following missions and bonuses are available from May 31 at 04:20 PT / 07:20 ET till June 3 at 04:20 PT / 07:20 ET

EU
The following missions and bonuses are available from May 31 at 05:00 (UTC) till June 3 at 05:00 (UTC)

XP for the first victory of the day.



Target

☆ Earn 10 000 personal points in one battle

Conditions

☆ 10 times per account

Reward

☆ +150% XP

Target

☆ Destroy 25 sections of ground targets in one battle

Conditions

☆ 5 times per account

Reward

☆ х1 Improved Fragmentation

Target

☆ Destroy 50 aerial targets per any amount of battles

Conditions

☆ 1 times per account

Reward

☆ х1 Stock Cockpit Armor

From May 13 till May 24, you'll have a great chance to expand your collection of Premium aircraft and add the following ones to your Hangar:

• Lavochkin LaGG-3 series 34
  
• Hawker Hurricane IID

This offer is available from May 13 (04:20 PT / 07:20 ET) till May 24 (04:20 PT / 07:20 ET)

This offer is available from May 13 (13:20 CEST, UTC +2) till May 24 (13:20 CEST, UTC +2)

• Lavochkin LaGG-3 series 34
  
• х1 Hangar slot
  
• Hawker Hurricane IID
  
• х1 Hangar slot

• х2 100% trained crew

On this fateful day in 1945, the unconditional surrender of Germany was signed and ratified in Berlin. It marks the victory of the Allies in World War II.

It’s time to honor the memory of those Heroes. Sweep the dust off the wings that brought victory!

The Mechanical Heroes of War are already waiting for you in the Premium Shop!

NA
The following missions and bonuses are available from May 9 at 04:20 PT / 07:20 ET till May 13 at 04:20 PT / 07:20 ET

EU
The following missions and bonuses are available from May 9 at 05:00 (UTC) till May 13 at 05:00 (UTC)

XP for the first victory of the day.

• 50% off Tier II-V Premium aircraft
  
• 30% off Tier VI-VII Premium aircraft
  
• 15% off Tier VIII Premium aircraft

• 50% off Tier IV-V regular aircraft
  
• 30% off Tier VI-VII regular aircraft
  
• 15% off Tier VIII-X regular aircraft
  
• 50% off Hangar slots using gold

Target

☆ Win a battle while flying a Soviet aircraft
☆ Win a battle while flying a U.S. aircraft
☆ Win a battle while flying a U.K. aircraft

Conditions

☆ Once per account
☆ Tier IV+

Reward

☆ 1 Day of Premium Account
☆ Emblem

Target

☆ Be in the top 3 by Personal Points

Conditions

☆ 10 times per account

Reward

☆ +50% Battle experience

Target

☆ Be in the top 3 by Personal Points

Conditions

☆ 15 times per account
☆ Only for the above-discounted aircraft

Reward

☆ х1 Fire Extinguisher (Period III)
☆ х1 First Aid Dressing Package (Period III)

Pilots!

From May 1 till June 1, the Premium Shop will offer you bundles for making your game more comfortable!

You can receive:

• Premium aircraft
  
• gold
  
• supply crates

This offer is available from May 1 (04:20 PT / 07:20 ET) till June 1 (04:20 PT / 07:20 ET)

• 1 000 gold

Bonus:

• x2 Supply crates

Restriction:

• Can be purchased three times per account

• 5 000 gold

Bonus:

• Breda Ba.27 Metallico
  
• х1 100% trained crew
  
• х1 Hangar slot

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

Pilots!

From May 2 till May 26, join the in-game event to add some high-tier Soviet bombers to your Hangar:

• Tupolev Tu-2
  
• Tupolev Tu-10
  
• Tupolev Tu-12

The Red Comet event will run from May 2 till May 26. The event will be divided into four stages, each stage will contain two identical phases, during which you will have to fight in several battle modes: Bomber Escort, Invasion, Conquest and Attrition.

Only aircraft of Tiers IV-X can take part in the event.

During each phase, you will have to complete:

• 3 personal missions for each aircraft type. You will earn gold and supply crates by completing the missions
  
• One global mission for all players. Upon completing this mission, you will double the number of supply crates earned, which contain valuable rewards.

The progress of personal and global missions is reset after the completion of each phase.

Phase 1:
From May 2 (14:00 PT / 17:00 ET) till May 3 (20:00 PT / 23:00 ET)
Phase 2:
From May 4 (14:00 PT / 17:00 ET) till May 5 (20:00 PT / 23:00 ET)
Battle mode: Attrition




Phase 1:
From May 9 (14:00 PT / 17:00 ET) till May 10 (20:00 PT / 23:00 ET)
Phase 2:
From May 11 (14:00 PT / 17:00 ET) till May 12 (20:00 PT / 23:00 ET)
Battle mode: Escort




Phase 1:
From May 16 (14:00 PT / 17:00 ET) till May 17 (20:00 PT / 23:00 ET)
Phase 2:
From May 18 (14:00 PT / 17:00 ET) till May 19 (20:00 PT / 23:00 ET)
Battle mode: Conquest




Phase 1:
From May 23 (14:00 PT / 17:00 ET) till May 24 (20:00 PT / 23:00 ET)
Phase 2:
From May 25 (14:00 PT / 17:00 ET) till May 26 (20:00 PT / 23:00 ET)
Battle mode: Invasion

• Premium aircraft
  
• Operation orders to obtain new Soviet bombers
  
• Gold
  
• Days of Premium Account
  
• Equipment (Improved, Advanced, Ultimate; period II-III)
  
• Pilots and gunners with free skill points
  
• Hangar slots
  
• Free XP
  
• Consumables (period II-III)
  
• Ammunition (period II-III)
  
• Materials

You can use tokens to purchase two supply crates per day.

Tokens will be available for purchase every week – from Wednesday (22:00 PT) / Thursday (01:00 ET) till Sunday (22:00 PT) / Monday (01:00 ET).

After all event stages end, from May 26 till June 2, you can finish executing operation orders and open supply crates.

Don't miss extra XP, discounts on aircraft as well as other rewards on this weekend!

NA
The following missions and bonuses are available from April 26 at 04:20 PT / 07:20 ET till April 29 at 04:20 PT / 07:20 ET

EU
The following missions and bonuses are available from April 26 at 05:00 (UTC) till April 29 at 05:00 (UTC)

Triple XP for the first victory of the day.

• Kawasaki Ki-10
  
• Nakajima Ki-27
  
• Nakajima Ki-43-I Hayabusa
  
• Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa

• Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien
  
• Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate

• Tachikawa Ki-94-II
  
• Tachikawa Ki-162-I
  
• Tachikawa Ki-162-III

Target

☆ Be in the top 3 by Personal Points

Conditions

☆ 15 times per account
☆ Only for the above-discounted aircraft

Reward

☆ +25% credits

Target

☆ Earn 7.000 personal points in one battle
☆ Destroy 1 of the above-discounted aircraft

Conditions

☆ 15 times per account

Reward

☆ x1 Engine Cooling (Period III)

Target

☆ Capture 50 sectors in any number of battles

Conditions

☆ Once per account
☆ Tiers IV+

Reward

☆ x1 Improved High-Speed Gas Turbine (Period II)

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.