On January 19, from 00:00 PT / 03:00 ET to 04:00 PT / 07:00 ET, the servers will undergo maintenance to deploy a minor update—2.1.11.1.

Large-caliber machine guns now have the same characteristics in Specialist and Stock configurations of the following aircraft:

• Grumman XF4F-3
  
• P-38F Lightning
  
• Chance-Vought XF4U-1

• Deactivated the Holiday Maneuvers event.
  
• Corrected the description of the Convair XFY-1 POGO aircraft.
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented you from seeing marks for destroyed ground and aerial targets on the Convair XFY-1 POGO.
  
• Fixed a bug due to which the interface wouldn’t show notifications that certain crew skills have been activated.
  
• Changed additional characteristics of Experimental Bolt Carriers.

Don't miss generous December deals and treat yourself to something special this New Year!



The Premium Shop offers you new bundles with gold, and paint schemes for the following aircraft:

• Curtiss F11C-2
  
• Boeing YP-29
  
• Brewster F2A Buffalo
  
• Curtiss P-36 Hawk
  
• Grumman XF4F-3
  
• Republic P-43 Lancer
  
• Curtiss Model 81A-1
  
• Curtiss P-36C Hawk
  
• Curtiss XF15C

These unique decorations will help you dress up your aircraft in style as well as boost bonus characteristics (cruise speed: +3%).



Generous November Deals are available till January 1 (03:20 PT / 06:20 ET)! Here you will find all the hottest bundles of the month! The Premium Shop will offer you stock of supply crates.




Prepare a place in the Hangar for three rare aircraft:

• Boeing B-29C Superfortress
  
• Myasishchev RB-17
  
• McDonnell XF-85 Goblin!

High speed and maneuverability make the McDonnell XF-85 Goblin a dangerous opponent at high altitudes, and four large-caliber machine guns are always ready to meet enemy aircraft with heavy fire. The Boeing B-29C Superfortress is equipped with powerful engines, allowing you to control the battlefield more effectively, and its improved defensive armament enables you to effectively repel enemy attacks. The Myasishchev RB-17 boasts superb survivability and resistance to critical damage, and its 18 bombs can sweep away any armored ground target.

In addition to aircraft you will receive decoration sets, personal missions, steel supply crates, and gyrfalcon trophies!

Bundles are available for purchase till January 1 (03:20 PT / 06:20 ET).

Treat yourself to New Year's gifts! Seize this chance to get Premium aircraft, gold, days of Premium Account, Free XP, and much more! Celebrate Christmas with us in the skies of World of Warplanes!

• TsKB I-7 (One-time compensation for the aircraft: 470 gold)
  
• Polikarpov I-5 ShKAS (One-time compensation for the aircraft: 500 gold)
  
• Polikarpov I-15bis DM-2 (One-time compensation for the aircraft: 800 gold)
  
• Blohm und Voss Ha 137 (One-time compensation for the aircraft: 800 gold)
  
• Curtiss Model 81A-1 (One-time compensation for the aircraft: 1,100 gold)
  
• Caudron-Renault C.714 (One-time compensation for the aircraft: 1,100 gold)
  
• Henschel Hs 129 А (One-time compensation for the aircraft: 1,150 gold)
  
• Grumman F5F Skyrocket (One-time compensation for the aircraft: 1,400 gold)
  
• Bristol Beaufighter V (One-time compensation for the aircraft: 1,400 gold)
  
• Lavochkin LaGG-3 series 34 (One-time compensation for the aircraft: 1,750 gold)
  
• North American Mustang Mk.I (One-time compensation for the aircraft: 3,400 gold)
  
• Supermarine Spitfire Vb (One-time compensation for the aircraft: 3,400 gold)
  
• Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose (One-time compensation for the aircraft: 3,600 gold)
  
• Ilyushin IL-1 (One-time compensation for the aircraft: 3,800 gold)
  
• Tupolev Tu-1 (One-time compensation for the aircraft: 7,000 gold)
  
• Shenyang JL-1A-37 (One-time compensation for the aircraft: 12,000 gold)
  
• Antonov M Masha (One-time compensation for the aircraft: 17,500 gold)

Bundles are available for purchase from December 16 (03:20 PT / 06:20 ET) till January 10 (03:20 PT / 06:20 ET)

Pilots!

Winter holidays are the jolliest time of the year. So, decorate a tree, turn on the fairy lights, and be ready to accept Christmas gifts all month long! Immerse yourself in the magical atmosphere with the new Winter Trials event!

We've prepared for you a real Christmas calendar. You can grab a new gift every day — don't miss a chance to receive what you've always wanted for Christmas!

From December 20 (01:30 PT / 04:30 ET) to January 3 (01:30 PT / 04:30 ET), enjoy the holiday event with discounts and bonuses!

Visit our official site or check Specials in-game for more information.

December is here, so it's time to decorate a tree, turn on the fairy lights, and, of course, accept some gifts. Immerse yourself in the holiday bustle with the new Operation Holiday Maneuvers event!

Join the jolly winter marathon and collect candy to get Premium aircraft, days of Premium Account, gold, and much more as a reward!

The holiday event will run from December 15 (04:00 PT / 07:00 ET) till January 19 (00:00 PT / 03:00 ET).

Complete daily missions and get the most out of each battle to collect a whole load of candy. Advancing along the marathon route depends directly on the amount of candy you have. Every candy piece you earn moves you closer to the coveted reward!

You can get candy by participating in battles and completing daily missions:

• Easy daily mission – 3 pieces of candy
  
• Average daily mission – 6 pieces of candy
  
• Difficult daily mission – 9 pieces of candy
  
• Over 8,000 personal points earned in a single battle will grant you +1 candy

Certificates within the Holiday Maneuvers event will be available for purchase in the Premium Shop from 05:00 PT / 08:00 ET on December 15.

If there is candy left after getting all the rewards, it will be converted into Free XP at a rate of 100 Free XP points for 1 piece of candy.

• Premium aircraft:
  
  • Brewster F2A-1 Buffalo
    
  • Curtiss Model 81A-1
    
  • Bristol Beaufighter V
• A new Premium aircraft – the Convair XFY-1 POGO
  
• Decoration set (paint scheme, nose art, emblem) for Convair XFY-1 POGO
  
• Supply Crates
  
• Slots in the Hangar
  
• Bunks in the Barracks
  
• Days of Premium Account
  
• Free XP
  
• Gold
  
• Credits
  
• Materials
  
• Equipment
  
• Consumables
  
• Boosters

While opening the winter event gifts, you can come across very unusual prizes. There are festive totems among them too. Decorate the Hangar and get unique bonuses (+10%): the Sign of Vulture will boost credits earning in each battle, the Sign of Raven will allow you to get more crew experience, the Sign of Hawk will increase the amount of Free XP per battle, and the Sign of Owl will bring additional battle experience!

And there's even more! Special holiday achievements will help you keep warm memories about this winter.



Don’t have time to earn candy, but want all the gifts at once? Drop by the Premium Shop and grab certificates to treat yourself to holiday candy!

On December 15, from 01:00 PT / 04:00 ET to 05:00 PT / 08:00 ET, the servers will undergo maintenance to deploy the 2.1.11 update.

Update 2.1.11 introduces the brand-new special reward aircraft:

• Convair XFY-1 POGO – Tier VIII fighter, U.S.A.

This combat aircraft has powerful autocannon armament and a unique design. The 5850 HP turbo-prop engine provides the aircraft with an extremely high thrust-to-weight ratio.

This aircraft can be obtained during Operation Holiday Maneuvers.



After the update release, the Operation Holiday Maneuvers new year event starts!

By completing daily missions and earning personal points in battles, you will be able to advance along the festive progress bar while collecting numerous gifts, including in-game gold, Premium Account days, Supply Crates, totems that give additional bonuses to your account, and much more. The Grand Reward is the new American Premium aircraft – Convair XFY-1 POGO.

• The effectiveness of large-caliber 12.7 mm machine guns has been improved for a number of aircraft.
  
• Some characteristics (firing range +10%, damage +20%) have been increased for large-caliber machine guns mounted on the following aircraft ↓
  
  • Seversky P-35
    
  • Grumman XF4F-3
    
  • Brewster F2A Buffalo
    
  • Republic P-43 Lancer
    
  • Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
    
  • Chance-Vought XF4U-1
    
  • Curtiss P-40 M-105
    
  • Grumman F4F Wildcat
    
  • Republic XP-44 Rocket
    
  • P-38F Lightning
    
  • Bell P-39Q-15 Airacobra
    
  • North American P-51A Mustang
    
  • Bell P-39N-1 Airacobra
    
  • Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
    
  • Chance-Vought F4U-1 Corsair
    
  • Republic P-47B Thunderbolt
    
  • Grumman XP-50
    
  • P-38J Lightning
    
  • Douglas A-26B Invader
    
  • North American Mustang Mk.I
    
  • North American P-51D Mustang
    
  • Chance-Vought F4U-4 Corsair
    
  • Republic P-47N Thunderbolt
    
  • Fisher XP-75 Eagle
    
  • North American P-51K Mustang
    
  • P-80A Shooting Star
    
  • North American P-51H Mustang
    
  • Republic XP-72
    
  • North American P-82B Twin Mustang
    
  • North American F-82E Twin Mustang
    
  • Chance-Vought XF5U Pancake
    
  • North American FJ-1 Fury
    
  • McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
    
  • Republic F-84B Thunderjet
    
  • North American F-86A Sabre
    
  • Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
• Some characteristics (damage +10%) have been increased for large-caliber machine guns mounted on the following aircraft ↓
  • Brewster F2A-1 Buffalo
    
  • Boeing YP-29
    
  • Curtiss Hawk 75M
    
  • Grumman F3F
    
  • Curtiss P-36 Hawk
    
  • Curtiss P-36C Hawk
    
  • Curtiss Model 81A-1
    
  • Seversky 2PA
    
  • Bell XP-77
    
  • Curtiss Tomahawk IIb

• A special New Year emblem has been added. It can be obtained during the in-game event.
  
• Bonus decorations sets for Convair XFY-1 POGO have been added.
  
• Three new rewards for participating in the Operation Holiday Maneuvers event have been added.
  
• Display of the missions progress counter has been fixed.

Prove your superiority in World of Warplanes! Complete missions in your favorite German aircraft and grab all the well-deserved rewards: Unique Supplies, equipment, materials, and much more!

From December 8 (01:30 PT / 04:30 ET) till December 13 (01:30 PT / 04:30 ET), enjoy the special with:

Extra XP for your first victory

• 50% off the following regular aircraft using credits:
  • Heinkel He 51
    
  • Focke-Wulf Fw 159
    
  • Heinkel He 112
    
  • Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-1
    
  • Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5
    
  • Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D
• 30% off the following regular aircraft using credits:
  • Focke-Wulf Ta 152
    
  • Blohm und Voss P.210
    
  • Focke-Wulf Ta 183 Huckebein
    
  • Blohm und Voss P.212.03
    
  • Focke-Wulf Fw 252
    
  • Blohm und Voss P.215.02

Don't miss the opportunity to restock credits this weekend! Take your favorite aircraft out of the Hangar, destroy air targets, capture sectors, and grab all the well-deserved rewards!

From December 3 (01:30 PT / 04:30 ET) till December 6 (01:30 PT / 04:30 ET), enjoy the special with:


Extra XP for your first victory

The Premium Shop offers you new bundles with gold, and paint schemes for the following aircraft:

• Focke-Wulf Fw 56 Stosser;
  
• Blohm und Voss Ha 137;
  
• Arado Ar 197;
  
• Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-6;
  
• Polikarpov I-16 (late mod.);
  
• Ilyushin BSh-2;
  
• Messerschmitt Bf 109 B;
  
• Heinkel He 112;
  
• Polikarpov I-17;
  
• Kochyerigin Sh (LBSh);
  
• Messerschmitt Bf 110 B;
  
• Focke-Wulf Fw 189 C Eule.

These unique decorations will help you dress up your aircraft in style as well as boost bonus characteristics (cruise speed: +3%).



Generous November Deals are available till December 1 (03:20 PT / 06:20 ET)! Here you will find all the hottest bundles of the month! The Premium Shop will offer you stock of supply crates, gold and materials.




Become the owner of the rare aircraft – the Tupolev Tu-1! Survivability, four powerful autocannons, and a long-lasting boost make the Tu-1 an ideal hunter of both enemy bombers and attack aircraft!

In addition you will receive a personal battle mission on an experienced crew with free skill points!

Bundle is available for purchase till December 1 (03:20 PT / 06:20 ET).

Spend this weekend in the skies of World of Warplanes! Launch your favorite warbirds, complete missions, and receive all the well-deserved rewards: standard supply crates, credits, a Hangar slot, and much more!

From November 26 (01:30 PT / 04:30 ET) till November 29 (01:30 PT / 04:30 ET), enjoy the special with:


Extra XP for your first victory