NEWS 29 Oct 2024­ by L Coulsen

War Thunder is Getting a Boatload of New Vehicles

The F-117 is, far and away, the most notable of the new additions. The first, in-game, aircraft to employ stealth technology. Which is entirely on brand, what with it being the first (confirmed) stealth plane in the real world, too. You can check out the deets on all the rest with the trailer, and press…
NEWS 03 Apr 2023­ by L Coulsen

Mobile Infantry Comes to War Thunder

Not the Startship Troopers kind, but...also kind of yes? Using massive exo-skeletons to jump around like robotic frogs on crack, the beta is now live and, shall we say, on the move. Yeah, I'll...show myself out. They kinda make me think of proto-wanzers. Now that would be a crossover!
NEWS 01 Nov 2022­ by L Coulsen

War Thunder Turns 10

Happy birthday to War Thunder. Turning 10 years old, they're doing a fortnight-long celebration and bringing a bunch of new content. See the press release below for full details. And well done. Here's to 10 more.
NEWS 20 Dec 2017­ by Lee Braden

War Thunder – Listen carefully, I shall say this only …

French tanks have arrived in War Thunder, and it’s all time for vehicles to go mad speeds forwards and have heavy armour, just not so much reversing (seriously, they have slower reverse speeds than a Churchill) The official title of this patch is "La Résistance" and the title of this news is a joke from…
NEWS 01 Dec 2017­ by Lee Braden

Honneur et Patrie – French Ground Forces Deploying To War …

French tanks are coming to War Thunder chaps, and it’s going to be a mix of heavy armour and autoloaders. Since there isn’t an official video, I chose one of the videos from the Tank Museum, Bovington where they talk about the Char B1, which is one of the starter packs listed for sale. While…
NEWS 01 Nov 2017­ by Lee Braden

War Thunder – Ils ne passeront pas!

The Armée de l'air or French Air Force has hit War Thunder today, and comes with some of the strangest designs seen in the game so far. Before I go in, I mention that the War Thunder 5th anniversary is live, and some great items including a challenge to get some vehicles, also certain packs…
NEWS 12 Oct 2017­ by Lee Braden

Viva La France! French Vehicles Coming To War Thunder

Not just content with sitting on the sidelines as Panzers run riot over the countryside, France joins War Thunder. A new nation to appear in 1.73 is the French Air Force, and those who study history knows that France was defeated quickly in the war, so as Kirill Yudinstev, the Creative Director of Gaijin Entertainment…
NEWS 18 Sep 2017­ by Lee Braden

Fighting Fire with Fire

Gaijin Entertainment pushes the boundaries with the new 1.71 update to War Thunder, adding in Explosive Reactive Armour. If you don’t want to watch the video, which does a very good and basic job of explaining E.R.A and Composite armour, the nutshell is “using explosions to disrupt HEAT shells” but soon enough you can test…
ANNOUNCEMENT 15 Sep 2017

War Thunder Battle Of Britain Event And Legends Video

It's been 77 years since the Battle of Britain, as of today. British and German air forces clashed as the RAF tried, and succeeded, in stopping the largest Luftwaffe bombing raid on the south-east of England. It's been immortalised in many movies and games and now War Thunder is commemorating the event with a weekend…
ANNOUNCEMENT 29 Aug 2017

War Thunder Heads For A New Era

Ground vehicles in War Thunder are mostly centred around World War 2 at the moment but that's all set to change with the addition of rank 6 ground vehicles. What does that mean? Here goes: On the most basic level, it means new vehicles from the 60's and 70's. Things like the T-64A, BMP1, and…
NEWS 28 Jul 2017­ by Lee Braden

Why Do Wars Always Start in Summer?

Not just in 1914 when War was declared, but here today in 2017, Gaijin has announced it’s 'Operation SUMMER' event this year, and 5 new Destroyers for when Naval hits later on. For the ships, we have the Royal Navy’s Tribal Class, the US Navy’s Fletcher Class, the Kriegsmarine’s Type1936, and the Japanese Yugumo Class, these…
NEWS 14 Jul 2017­ by Lee Braden

War Thunder’s Italian Air Force Open to All

In time for the weekend, the Italian Plane lineup is ready for everyone in War Thunder. Now enough insane people have gone and tested every plane in the existing tree, it’s time for everyone to have their go at flying those strange planes. Though as with everything there will be balancing happening as more and more data…
NEWS 25 May 2017­ by Lee Braden

The Italians Have Invaded War Thunder

The Italians come in force today for War Thunder, get ready for some of the oddest jokes... Gaijin Entertainment teased us years ago, and when it was announced we were all overjoyed, and now the Italians are here as their own tree, bringing the number of Axis nations to 3, the same as the Allied nations. Firstly,…
ANNOUNCEMENT 17 May 2017­ by Lee Braden

Puma’s in the Wild World of War Thunder

Gaijin Entertainment announces the first Anti-Tank capable Armoured Car coming to War Thunder. The Sonderkraftfahrzeug 234 (Sd. Kfz. or Special Purpose Vehicle) is coming, specifically the 234/2 Puma variant armed with the 50mm KwK 39 L/60 gun, which was used on the Panzer III Ausf J – M variants, and the failed VK1602 light tank prototype.…