🚤Get Strasbourg in the Raider Hunter Event!

It’s time to hunt raiders! It was precisely for their attacks on Allied transport ships that the German Deutschland-class heavy cruisers, especially Admiral Graf Spee, became famous for. In response, France launched the Dunkerque-class battleships which were to become the natural enemies of the raiders. One of these ships, Strasbourg, is now the main reward in this new naval event!

🏪From February 27th (11:00 GMT) until March 17th (11:00 GMT), earn mission points in Naval Battles, unlock stages and receive rewards!

🇫🇷Strasbourg — an event vehicle Battleship for France at Rank VI

Compared to its sister ship Dunkerque, Strasbourg has more armor and the same top speed of 54 km/h. Like Dunkerque, Strasbourg’s main caliber weapons are concentrated in the bow of the ship, which allows it to avoid exposing its side to the enemy, all while firing its impressive 330 mm shells. Strasbourg’s anti-aircraft capability is weak, but this ship is equipped with a radar meaning no air target will approach unnoticed.

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

▪️For 1 Stage: trophy with a random reward
▪️For 2 Stages: one of the decal rewards
▪️For 3 Stages: trophy with a random reward
▪️For 4 Stages: one of the decal rewards
▪️For 5 Stages: trophy with a random reward
▪️For 6 Stages: “Strasbourg” loading screen
▪️For 7 Stages: trophy with a random reward
▪️For 8 Stages: non-tradable coupon for Strasbourg
▪️For 9 Stages: unique Strasbourg bicolor deforming camouflage and four random modifications for Strasbourg

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🔙Pz.Sp.Wg.P204(f) PaK: No, Give It Back!

Today we’re taking a look at a machine with an interesting story, a French vehicle, captured and modified by Germany and then captured back and used by the French!

🇫🇷Pz.Sp.Wg.P204(f) PaK: A Light Tank for France at Rank II

At a glance:
▪️Powerful L/60 50 mm cannon!
▪️Great top speed and mobility.
▪️Scouting ability.
▪️Limited protection

👋Introducing the Pz.Sp.Wg.P204(f) PaK!
Say hello to a new powerful French Panhard, this variant was captured and repurposed by the Germans to fit the long L/60 50 mm cannon, and later was captured back by France and used against Germany! This mobile and destructive armored car will be joining the French tree in the next major update, so let’s take a look!

🛍French Starter Pack

⚽️Tank Football 2025!

Start your engines, call your friends — tank football is back in War Thunder for 2025!

To help you remember how to jump and dash, warm up and prepare for matches properly, training events are available for you from February 25th (11:00 GMT) until February 27th (10:45 GMT). In these training events, achievement progression is not available.

🏪From February 27th (11:00 GMT) until March 17th (05:00 GMT), daily football matches are available at the following times: from 11:00-14:00 GMT, 16:00-22:00 GMT and 00:00-05:00 GMT.

Join other players in a 3v3 event (for solo players), or gather a team together and show off your skills and tactics in a 4v4 event (for squads).

⭐️Football themed rewards!
For each goal, assist or save, you’ll receive achievement progression points. The event rewards are given for a certain number of points earned during matches in the “Tank Football” events.

The top 50 players on the leaderboard of every event will be granted with in-game titles:
▪️Top goalscorer — “Best striker 2025”
▪️Top assist score — “Best winger 2025”
▪️Top save score — “Best goalkeeper 2025”

Event details
You can see the exact conditions for each task and track your progress by clicking on your nickname and going to the Achievements → Tank Football menu.
The coupons for the “Dragons” and “Tigers” decal, “M551 Football Camo” coupons and “Golden Football Decoration” coupons can be sold on the Gaijin Market.
PlayStation and Xbox players can exchange each coupon for 100 Warbonds.
Reward titles will be given to the top 50 players in each category until March 24th.

Match rules
Each match consists of two halves of 5 minutes each. As with mini-football, only pure playing time is taken into account.
If the result is a draw, players receive an additional 2 halves of 1.5 minutes each. If at the end of two halves and extra time it’s still a draw on the scoreboard, victory is not awarded to any team.
To win early in a 3 vs 3 match, you must get a 3 goal advantage.
To win early in a 4 vs 4 match, you must get a 5 goal advantage.

🤪Harry Hopkins Mk.I: The Weird Fella

Today we’re taking a look at one of the more unconventional light tanks out there, the Harry Hopkins Mk.I, a new tank for Britain at Rank II

🇬🇧Harry Hopkins Mk.I: A Light Tank for Great Britain at Rank II

At a glance:
▪️Rapid fire 40 mm cannon!
▪️Relatively good armor for a light tank.
▪️Scouting ability.
▪️Low reverse speed.

👋Introducing the Harry Hopkins Mk.I!
Meet Harry! The final light tank design made by Vickers during World War II, coming in the next major update. Despite its relative obsolescence by the time it was finally ready for combat, it has a number of advantages, so let’s have a look!

🛍British Starter Pack

🐸It is the last Wednesday of winter, my dudes.

🛍Pre-order: Marder CLOVIS

Today we’ll be taking a look at a new premium for Germany and France — the experimental Marder CLOVIS light tank featuring an oscillating turret!

🇩🇪🇫🇷Marder CLOVIS: A Premium Light Tank for Germany (pre-order pack) and France (Golden Eagles) at Rank V

At a glance:
▪️Drum-style automatic loader with 12 rounds!
▪️Good mobility.
▪️105 mm HEAT shells.
▪️Coaxial 20 mm cannon.
▪️Poor armor protection.

👋Introducing the Marder CLOVIS!
Featuring an oscillating turret with a 105 mm gun and 20 mm autocannon along with good mobility, this new premium light tank is coming for both Germany and France! You’ll be able to pre-order the German one starting today to receive pre-order bonuses, and purchase the French one with the release of the next major update for Golden Eagles. Let’s take a closer look!

➡️Pre-order - Marder Clovis Pack

The Kit Includes:
🔹Marder Clovis (Rank V, Germany)
🔹Premium account for 15 days
🔹2000 Golden Eagles
🔹Pre-order bonus: unique "Dial M for Marder" title
🔹Pre-order bonus: "M for Marder" decal

📜Pages of History (March): The Royal Ace

In this month’s Pages of History, you will find yourself in the midst of key historical events across different theaters of war. From the Soviet Union and Austria, Iraq and the Mediterranean — take part in battles using vehicles corresponding to these historic conflicts and earn rewards!

🏪From March 1st until March 31st, you’ll have access to 8 tasks consecutively. Completing each task will grant you a trophy with a reward, completing all of the tasks will earn you a unique player icon!

👨🏻‍🦰James Edgar Johnson
was a British Royal Air Force fighter ace who flew the Spitfire. Piloting of course required both hands, which was a challenge for James due to a previous sporting injury he sustained. He was offered a position as an instructor but declined, opting instead to undergo shoulder surgery, which caused him to miss the Battle of Britain. He would go on to more than make up for this however, completing 700 combat sorties and shooting down 34 German aircraft, making him the most successful ace on the Western Front against the Luftwaffe.

❗️You can immediately purchase this profile icon for Golden Eagles until April 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.

🚤Raider Hunter: Strasbourg

The French Strasbourg battleship with its non-standard armament layout is the main reward in the Raider Hunter vehicle event!

🇫🇷Strasbourg: An Event Vehicle Battleship for France at Rank VI

At a glance:
▪️Improved armor!
▪️Main battery guns at the front.
▪️Good speed.
▪️Reconnaissance aircraft.
▪️Radar.
▪️Mediocre air defense.

👋Introducing Strasbourg!
The vehicle reward in the Raider Hunter event is the Strasbourg battleship, the sister ship of the Dunkerque! Strasbourg has an unusual main caliber gun arrangement and has reinforced hull armor, all while maintaining excellent mobility. Diving into the details!

➡️Click here to find out more details about the Raider Hunter event

🐝🐝🐝"Hornet's Sting' Update Trailer

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🐝F/A-18 Hornet: Announcement & Pre-order!

Today we’ll be taking a look at the F/A-18 Hornet family of aircraft — the nations that will get this aircraft and the pre-order pack!

🇺🇸🇸🇪F/A-18A, F-18C (Sweden), F/A-18C Late and pre-order for the F/A-18C Early Hornet: A Jet Fighter for the USA and Sweden at Rank VIII

At a glance:
▪️Outstanding maneuverability!
▪️Large selection of weapons.
▪️New air-to-air missiles.
▪️Weaponry for any type of mission!

👋Introducing the F/A-18 Hornet!
Perhaps the most famous U.S. carrier-based fighter-bomber, the F/A-18 Hornet is coming to War Thunder in the Hornet’s Sting major update! Today, we’ll be telling you about the F/A-18A and F/A-18C Late fighters, plus the premium F/A-18C Early, where the pre-order to receive bonuses has started today. Let’s take a closer look at this jet!

➡️Pre-order - F/A-18С Early Pack

The Kit Includes:
🔹F/A-18С Early (Rank VIII, USA)
🔹3000 Golden Eagles
🔹Premium account for 30 days
🔹Pre-order bonus: unique "Any time Wingman" title
🔹Pre-order bonus: unique "Hornet Silhouette" decal
🔹Pre-order bonus: VFA-81 "Sunliners" Camouflage

🔼Location Improvements for Advance to the Rhine, Sinai and Jungle!

Today we’re taking a look at the visually updated Advance to the Rhine, Sinai and improved Jungle that will be coming in the Hornet’s Sting major update!

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👀"Hornet's Sting" UPDATE PREVIEW

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🐝🐝🐝The Dev Server is Opening with Major Update “Hornet’s Sting”

Today, we’re opening the dev server featuring the new “Hornet’s Sting” Major Update!

You can download the Dev Client here

🏪When: From February 28th (17:00 GMT)
Until: March 7th (07:00 GMT)

🚁The IAR 316B Is Temporarily Available for the Alouette III’s First Flight!

The Aérospatiale Alouette III multi-purpose helicopter designed by French company Sud Aviation made its first flight on February 28th, 1959. This helicopter was popular among countries and saw widespread service, with more than 2,000 Alouette III helicopters being produced. The number of operating countries reached 80, with Romania being one of them who gave the helicopter the designation of IAR 316.

🛍The IAR 316B is temporarily available at a 30% discount for Golden Eagles!

🏪You can get this helicopter at a 30% discount for 5,992 Golden Eagles!
When: From today until March 3rd (11:00).
Where: France > Helicopter > Premium vehicles.

About this helicopter
▪️The IAR 316B (rank V) is a Romanian-produced variant of the SA 316B, differing from the original Alouette III in that it has a new engine and a reinforced main and tail rotor. The IAR 316B is armed with two 7.62 mm machine guns and Malyutka-2 ATGMs and S-5K rockets for use against ground vehicles!

🎯2S19M1 and 2S19M2: Vengeance Is Mine!

Two variants of this Russian tank destroyer are coming in the Hornet’s Sting major update — one as a standard researchable vehicle, and one as a squadron vehicle!

🇷🇺🚩2S19M1 (researchable) and 2S19M2 (Squadron Vehicle): A Tank Destroyer for the USSR at Rank V

At a glance:
▪️Long-barreled 152 mm howitzer!
▪️HE, APHEBC, and HEAT rounds.
▪️Autoloader.
▪️Good mobility.
▪️Not much armor protection.

👋Introducing the 2S19M1 and 2S19M2!
In the Hornet’s Sting major update, the 2S19M1 and M2, featuring a long-barreled 152 mm howitzer, an automatic loader and a good selection of shells are coming to the Soviet ground forces tree. Specifically, the 2S19M1 will be in the research line and the 2S19M2 will come as a new Squadron Vehicle. Let’s take a closer look!

🚀Tracked Rapier: Aerial Pest Control

Today we’ll be taking a look at the Tracked Rapier, featuring the new Rapier missile installed onto the back of a M548 cargo-carrier that was in service with the British Army!

🇬🇧RCM 748 Tracked Rapier: An SPAA for Great Britain at Rank VII

At a glance:
▪️The brand-new Rapier missile — Mk.1E and Mk.2!
▪️8 missiles ready to fire.
▪️61 km/h max vehicle speed.
▪️Lightly armored.

👋Introducing the Tracked Rapier!
In the Hornet’s Sting major update, Great Britain is receiving a rather awesome SAM platform in the form of the Tracked Rapier! This new vehicle features a brand-new piece of weaponry, the British Rapier missile that’s capable of taking out planes and helicopters. Let’s take a further look!

⚔️Su-30SM: In Thrust We Trust

Let’s take a look at the Su-30SM, a modern Russian multi-role two-seat fighter jet coming to the Hornet’s Sting major update!

🇷🇺🚩Su-30SM: A Jet Fighter for the USSR at Rank VIII

At a glance:
▪️Up to 12 weapon hardpoints.
▪️Huge arsenal of available weapons!
▪️New R-77-1 ARH air-to-air missile.
▪️Thrust vectoring control.

👋Introducing the Su-30SM!
One of the modern representatives of the Su-27 family is the two-seat variant of the Su-30SM, an advanced twin-engine fighter that’s currently in service with the Russian Aerospace Forces! This rather heavy and large-in-size multi-role fighter features a large payload and can accelerate to a maximum speed of about Mach 2, all while maintaining amazing maneuverability for its size. The Su-30SM also has the most advanced weapons among all USSR/Russian aircraft in the game. Let’s take a closer look!