🇦🇺Moments of Valor: Australia

On January 26th, 1788, the British flag was raised for the first time on the coast of Australia, marking the establishment of the first colony on the continent. Each of the colonies celebrated its own foundation day throughout the 19th century, but at the beginning of the 20th century, Australia was united. In 1935, January 26th was chosen as the date of the main national holiday.

In honor of this holiday, we’re continuing our “Moments of Valor” video series, this time dedicated to the armed forces of Australia. We’re also offering some premium vehicles in a special pack with a discount in the Gaijin.net store, plus some Australian camouflages that can be purchased for Golden Eagles if you have the vehicles, created by players on the War Thunder Live portal!

🛍Moments of Valor: Australia Pack

The Kit Includes:
🔹Boomerang Mk.I (Great Britain, rank II)
🔹Boomerang Mk.II (Great Britain, rank II) and The Grim Reaper camouflage of No.4 Squadron, RAAF by Aotea*.
🔹Wirraway (Great Britain, rank I) and the camouflage of No.1 Advanced Flying Training School, RAAF by Aotea*.
🔹Plagis’ Spitfire LF Mk.IXc (Great Britain, rank IV) and the camouflage of Captain Clive Caldwell (the highest scoring ace in the RAAF in WWII) by Aotea*.
🔹Catalina Mk. IIIa (Great Britain, rank I) and a camouflage of serial number A24-64, The Dabster of No. 43 Squadron, RAAF by Aotea*.
🔹Grant Mk I (USA, rank II) and the camouflage of the 1st Armoured Division of the Australian Armed Forces by Metronoonm*.
🔹A.C.IV. (Great Britain, rank III)
🔹“Per Ardua Ad Astra” title
🔹Unique portrait “Corporal Skippy”

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⭐️Additionally until February 3rd, you can separately purchase the F-4EJ Phantom II ADTW pack with a 50% discount and receive the camouflage of No.1 Squadron, RAAF by Aotea* as a gift! And for Golden Eagles, you can get a camouflage for the Leopard A1A1 as the 1st Armoured Regiment, 1st Brigade, Australian Army* by Badass_Jellykin!

* these camouflages can also be obtained if you already own the respective vehicles and play 3 battles in each of them from today until February 3rd (11:00 GMT). The camouflages can also be purchased separately for Golden Eagles during and after the event.

🛍Discounts on Australian vehicles!
Each vehicle in the Moments of Valor: Australia pack can be purchased separately at a 50% discount! This means that Plagis’ Spitfire LF Mk.IXc and the Boomerang Mk.II are temporarily available to purchase with Golden Eagles during the event. Please note: the Boomerang Mk. II can only be purchased if you already own the Boomerang Mk.I.

🦘Get the “Australia Day 2025” decal!

When: From today until February 3rd (11:00 GMT).
Task: Play 3 battles using British vehicles at rank III or above to receive the “Australia Day 2025” decal!

🐸Wednesday, it's Wednesday!

🐍The Snake Box

The New Lunar Year is coming! The wise snake has created a magic box containing ancient artifacts. What commanders fought for in the past, you can obtain with a handful of silver — may luck smile upon you!

🏪The “Snake Box” can be purchased from the in-game Item Shop for Silver Lions from January 29th (11:00 GMT) until February 28th (11:00 GMT).

This box is available to players who have at least one researchable vehicle at rank II or higher on their account.

🎁What’s in the box?
The Snake Box contains vehicles and camouflages, decals and decorations, player icons and loading screens from past game events such as Chronicles of World War II and Pages of History, World War and May events, as well as War Thunder birthdays. Plus useful consumables including boosters, universal backups, wagers and orders. Some items from past events have been included for the first time as coupons, meaning you’ll be able to sell them on the Market!

❗️The Snake Box costs 60,000 Silver Lions. On February 28th at 11:00 GMT, all Snake Boxes will disappear from your inventory, so be sure to open them before then!

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🏮Welcome to the Year of the Snake!🏮

January 29th marks the Lunar New Year, and we at War Thunder have traditionally prepared a ton of activities and discounts for you to celebrate it properly!

🛍Gaijin.net Store discounts in honor of the Lunar New Year!

➡️ “Snake Charmer” Bundle -50%
➡️ “Serpent Rising” Bundle -50%
➡️Lunar Sale 2025

Players on all platforms who already own the A-5C and ZTZ96A (P) can earn the “Snake Charmer” title and the “Beauty rat snake” decal by playing 3 battles with either vehicle before February 5th.

Players on all platforms who already own the Al-Khalid and J-7D can earn the “Serpent Rising” title and the “Horned pit viper” decal by playing 3 battles with either vehicle before February 5th.

Note! This offer is valid for PC, Mac and Linux users only. PlayStation and Xbox users will be able to purchase the “Snake Charmer” Bundle and the “Serpent Rising” Bundle in their respective stores.

⭐️Earn the “Red envelope” decal!

🏪When: From today until February 5th (11:00 GMT).
Task: Play 3 battles using Chinese vehicles to receive the “Red envelope” decal!

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📜Pages of History (February): The Big Chief

In this month’s Pages of History, you’ll be at the center of events that took place in different theaters of war. The Philippines and Burma, the Strait of Dover and the Ruhr River: take part in battles with the vehicles corresponding to these historic battles and receive prizes.

🏪From February 1st until February 28th, you’ll be offered 8 tasks consecutively. Completing each will reward you with a trophy, and completing all of them will earn you a unique player icon!

👨🏻‍🦰Douglas MacArthur
is among the most renowned American military generals. During World War I, he achieved the rank of Brigadier General, and in 1925 at just 44 years old, he became the youngest major general in the U.S. Army before serving as Army Chief of Staff. In World War II, MacArthur commanded U.S. Army Forces in the Far East, leading successful counteroffensives in Papua, New Guinea, and the Philippines. He later accepted Japan’s surrender and was appointed Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers.

You can immediately purchase this profile icon for Golden Eagles until March 3rd, 11:30 GMT without completing tasks. To find it, go to your Nickname → Achievements → Pages of History.

🎁Trophy reward for each task

Completing each individual task will give you a trophy with one of the following rewards:
▪️20-50% RP booster for 3-10 battles;
▪️20-50% SL booster for 3-10 battles;
▪️3-5 universal backups;
▪️Premium account for 1 day;
▪️A random camouflage for ground vehicles (out of the selection of camouflages currently obtainable in game for completing tasks, or purchasing with Golden Eagles).

Other terms
▪️Tasks are available from 11:00 GMT until 11:30 GMT on the final day of each task.
▪️Tasks can be completed in random battles except for “Assault” mode.

You can read a detailed description of which task is for which day and your overall progress by going to your Nickname → Achievements → Pages of History.

🏆Watch Top Teams Battle it out in Thunder CUP 2025 and Get Yourself Awesome Twitch Drops!

2024 was an incredible year — we held several major Esports events that were high-intensity, with many teams taking part and coming out with success, victory and lots of emotion. Now it’s time to find out who will take home the Grand Champion title of 2024!

What better way to do this than to bring together the 8 best teams of the 2024 season and have them battle it out in a unique tournament featuring a variety of new game modes? Will the DODEC Team continue their success story with 3 major wins out of 4? That’s what we’ll find out in Thunder CUP 2025.

🛍Check out the Qualified Team Packs & Bundle!

From January 31st until February 28th, these packs dedicated to the 8 participating teams will be available in the store. Make sure to check them out!

🔹Team DODEC pack
🔹Team Hide pack
🔹Team Restart pack
🔹Team RAWR pack
🔹Team BIH pack
🔹Team AVReS pack
🔹Team Leet pack
🔹Team LetsGo pack

➡️Team pack bundle at -20%

📱Watch Thunder CUP 2025 and receive through Twitch Drops

First weekend — January 31st from 17:00 GMT and February 1st-2nd from 15:00 GMT
Second weekend — February 7th from 17:00 GMT and February 8th-9th from 15:00 GMT
Third weekend — February 14th from 17:00 GMT and February 15th-16th from 15:00 GMT

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🐅Get the F-5A(G) in the Freedom Fighter Event!

In this next aviation event, we’re celebrating the Norwegian Air Force. Take part in air battles to get unique decals as well as this special version of the F-5A fighter, nicknamed the “Freedom Fighter”, designed for export to Norway!

🏪From February 6th (11:00 GMT) until February 24th (11:00 GMT), earn mission points in Air Battles, unlock stages and receive rewards!

🇳🇴🇸🇪F-5A(G) — An Event Vehicle Jet Fighter for Sweden at Rank VII

The F-5A(G) is a Royal Norwegian Air Force multi-role fighter jet. This modification is equipped with a new sighting system, all-aspect AIM-9L Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, and the Penguin guided anti-ship missile with a thermal imaging homing head, which will prove itself in battles against tanks. The F-5A(G) is the first Norwegian aircraft in War Thunder and also has a unique “tiger" camouflage!

🎁Rewards are given when you complete a specific number of stages

▪️For 1 stage: trophy with random reward
▪️For 2 stages: one of the decal rewards
▪️For 3 stages: a silver chest “Snake Box”
▪️For 4 stages: one of the decal rewards
▪️For 5 stages: trophy with random reward
▪️For 6 stages: “Emblem of the 336th squadron” decal
▪️For 7 stages: a silver chest “Snake Box”
▪️For 8 stages: a non-tradable coupon for the F-5A(G)
▪️For 9 stages: unique camouflage and four random modifications for the F-5A(G)

❗️Each stage is unlocked for 45,000 mission points and brings a new reward.
Stages change every two days at 11:00 GMT: February 8th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 18th, 20th and 22nd.

🔼The Upgrade for coupon

When you complete 8 stages, you’ll receive a non-tradable coupon for the F-5A(G) where using it will immediately activate the vehicle onto your account. If you don’t want the vehicle and would like to sell the coupon on the Market, you’ll need the “Upgrade for coupon” item.

The “Upgrade for coupon” item can be earned in parallel with the stages throughout the event from February 6th (11:00 GMT ) until February 24th (11:00 GMT) for 750,000 mission points.

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🎯Planned Battle Rating Changes for February 2025

Hi everyone! Today we’re introducing a round of planned Battle Rating changes for February.

We have a number of planned changes for ground vehicles, aircraft and naval vehicles in most modes. Please check them out and let us know what you think.

➡️Click here to see the table of planned changes

❗️Removing the R2Y2 aircraft from research

Along with the planned Battle Rating changes, we also plan to remove the R2Y2s from research on April 30th. A fully detailed article on this can be found here

📢Meet the Auction!

The auction is a new way to distribute player-created content. In addition to trophies, we’ll now select a few more pieces of work from those not included in them and release them to the auction in limited edition.

How does the auction work?
Trading is carried out using a special currency called Gaijin Coin, the same currency already used on the Gaijin Marketplace.

“Lots” with a minimum bid are put up for auction, which will open for bids at a set time and date. Bidding lasts for a certain amount of time so that everyone who wants to can make their bids.

There is a starting price for each item, so to make a bid you’ll need at least that amount of GJN on your account. The amount you bid is frozen until the end of the bidding or until you make a new bid. If you win, you receive the item and the amount is debited from your account, otherwise the amount you bid is returned to your account.

If you’re outbid, (or in the case of multi-item auctions, if your bid is no longer high enough to win the item), you’ll receive a notification about this. At the end of the auction, you’ll also receive a notification of the auction result.

An auction may contain several identical items in the form of many lots — one item per lot. If this happens, they’ll be received by the players who made the highest bids, and the number of winners will be equal to the number of auction lots. For example, if there are 1,000 participants in an auction for 100 lots, the item will be received by 100 players who had the highest bids at the end of the auction.

If players with the same bid compete for the remaining item, then the first bidder will have the advantage since they bid first. One player can only buy one lot from an auction.

In the auction interface, you’ll see the values ​​of the current leading bids.

➡️Click here to go to the Auction
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🛠It’s fixed! №102

Today, we’ve rounded up and will be going over some of the bug fixes and improvements that we’ve made to the game today and over the past few weeks. If you’d like to catch up on every fixed bug, then be sure to check out the changelog section on our website.

If you’ve found a bug that you’d like to report, you can do so on our community bug reporting platform.

✅Helicopters that had magic tricks

Helicopters are pretty fragile vehicles, but a couple of bugs that crept into the game made them much more durable. One of these bugs allowed bombs to pass through helicopters without causing any damage. Another gave helicopters the ability to deflect bombs with its rotor blades, with the slower the bomb fell, the more chances the blades had to deflect it. Both of these bugs have been fixed.

✅Crew incorrect voices after firing

You aim your gun, fire and hit your target and smile — however, your crew said that it was a miss and to adjust your aim. What kind of shenanigans were going on here? There was a bug where the crew called out a hit a miss when the discarding sabot part of an APFSDS shell flew past the enemy vehicle, even though the armor-piercing part of the shell itself hit the target. We’ve fixed this bug!

✅Missile launch line displaying at all times

When launching air-to-surface guided missiles, the launch zone is outlined with a green line for clarity. But a bug caused this line to remain on the screen if you were destroyed and respawned in another aircraft, even if you left the battle and went into another. This bug has been fixed!

✅Stuck bomb bay

Aircraft capable of carrying different bombs either externally on hardpoints or internally in the bomb bay were found to have strange behavior. If you opened the bomb bay and then selected bombs on the external hardpoints, the bomb bay closed by itself and did not open again until either selecting the bombs in it or deselecting the external weapons. We’ve fixed this bug too.

That’s not all
You’ll find the full list of improvements in separate update notes. The display of water near the shore has been improved, the voice announcer no longer reports the direction of the previous missile, and the hit analysis no longer shows shells that are not in the feed.

➡️Update 2.43.0.86
➡️Update 2.43.0.87

🐞Once again, many thanks for all your bug reports that you submitted using our special service.

🐅Freedom Fighter: F-5A(G)

Meet the protagonist in the Freedom Fighter event: the Norwegian F-5A(G) multi-role jet fighter!

🇳🇴🇸🇪F-5A(G): An Event Vehicle Jet Fighter for Sweden at Rank VII

At a glance:
▪️AIM-9L Sidewinders!
▪️Penguin Mk.3 guided missile.
▪️Countermeasures.
▪️RWR.
▪️Unique camouflage on the missiles!

👋Introducing the F-5A(G)!
The Norwegian F-5A(G) has arrived to War Thunder in the Freedom Fighter event! This is a very special variant of the F-5 with new combat capabilities and a cool unique camouflage. Let’s take a look at the details!

➡️Click here to find out more details about the Freedom Fighter event

⭐️The Return of Monthly Historical Decals!

Hello everyone! Today we’re very happy to be able to present a new series of historical decals for you to unlock. We’ve been working on returning these decals for a while now, and this series will have a few changes compared to the previous run. This initial post will be a bit longer, bear with us!

❗️The Format
This time around, we’ll aim to add a set of historical markings once a month instead, and there’s a few reasons for this. Chiefly, it gives everyone interested in the decals a longer amount of time to unlock them, as previously many players weren’t able to get the markings. This also ensures that we don’t actually run out of possible additions. Some nations do indeed have a huge amount of options, others however have a very small amount. To make sure that we can keep adding emblems across the board for everyone for the foreseeable future, we’ll have 10 per month — 5 new emblems and 5 emblems from previous events, that way new players will be able to unlock some old emblems they wouldn’t have been able to get previously as well.

❓Unlock Requirements
We’ve made the unlock requirements slightly longer this time around to compensate for the extended duration, though not by a huge amount. The unlock requirements will be simple: frags, missions played, score earned, things that are universally achievable. Some special markings will be a little more challenging such as finishing at a certain position on the leaderboard, but in general the requirements will be simple and able to be achieved gradually as you play normally.

💡Open to ideas!

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⛩Discounts, a Decal and Rare Vehicles for National Foundation Day in Japan!

When Emperor Meiji regained real power, he decided to introduce a national holiday to honor the emperors. The occasion was the accession to the throne of Jimmu, the legendary first ruler of Japan. In 1872, this day was celebrated on the first day of the Lunar year, which then fell on January 29th, but the following year Japan switched to the Gregorian calendar, and February 11th was chosen as the date. In 1966, the date was again decided to be a holiday, but instead was given the different and less imperial name of National Foundation Day.

🛍Discounts in the Gaijin.net Store!

🔹T-2 Early Pack (only during this sale!)
🔹Type 16 (FPS) pack
🔹IJN Yamashiro pack
🔹Type 90B "Fuji" Pack

➡️Japan National Day 2025 packs

❗️The IJN Kiyoshimo is temporarily available for 4880 Golden Eagles and the A6M5 Ko and J2M4 Kai are temporarily available for 3850 Golden Eagles each!

⭐️Earn the “Symbols of Japan” decal!

🏪When: From today until February 18th (11:00 GMT).
Task: Play 3 battles using Japanese vehicles at rank III or above to receive the “Symbols of Japan” decal!

🎁Get yourself some body pillows!

In honor of Japan’s National Foundation Day, we have a small surprise for you! Activate the “NationalFoundationDay” code in the Gaijin Store and gain access to tasks with unique rewards: Dakimakura decorations depicting Omaneko, the mascot of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force base in Omaezaki City!

After activating the key, you’ll find the following tasks in the Achievements > Holidays > National Foundation Day in Japan section.

🏪From today until February 18th (11:00 GMT)

▪️Earn a total of 20,000 mission points while playing with Japanese vehicles at rank III or higher in Ground Battles to get the Omaneko dakimakura (normal edition) decoration.
▪️Earn a total of 40,000 mission points while playing with Japanese vehicles at rank III or higher in Ground Battles to get the Omaneko dakimakura (limited edition) decoration.

🐸It is a Wednesday pillow, my dudes!