In a bit of a surprise, Gaijin Entertainment announces that the Royal Navy Tribal Class will be added to War Thunder. No, it’s not April 1st, and this is not last years April Fools event, but it appears that Destroyers will be put in as playable ships, for this test event at least.

Keeping with the approach to a full Land Air and Sea combined arms game, Gaijin have stated that larger ships won’t be a part of the game, which made a lot of the player base wonder if we would see anything bigger than the current Torpedo boats. Now with this news, we may see Destroyers as playable craft in War Thunder, which of course, they won’t be able to go inshore, but like HMS Belfast, can easily sit off the coast and engage targets with their guns.

So, if you already have access to closed naval battles, get ready for the next test, and don’t forget to have a jolly good bellow of Heart of Oak as you fire the 4.7in main batteries .