▶️Thunder Show: R3 OF THE LAKE

Welcome to Thunder Show and the most unbelievable moments of the past week!

▶️EMBT: Leoclerc or Lecleopard?

We’ve already seen plenty of strange military mashups in War Thunder. You’d think experiments like these would’ve been left somewhere in the distant past. But no! European engineers decided to combine two modern MBTs: the German Leopard 2A7 and the French Leclerc S2. And that’s how the EMBT was born. So what came out of this Franco-German tank-building set? Let’s find out.

▶️B-26 Marauder: From “Widow Maker” to Remarkable Survivability

By the mid-1930s, Europe was once again caught up in an arms race. Before long, it spread to other parts of the world as well. The United States could not remain on the sidelines either. Events in Europe and Asia were making it increasingly clear that geographic isolation alone was no guarantee of security.

▶️Always Useful: Scimitar Light Tank

The British Army has always needed military vehicles capable of operating in remote regions. During World War II, that role fell to AEC armored cars and light tanks, but by the early 1960s the existing fleet was in dire need of replacement. At the same time, the defense budget left designers with very little breathing room.

▶️One Name, Two Eras: King George V

British battleship names typically referenced monarchs and historical figures, various corners of the empire, mythological characters, and naval traditions. In 1911, the lead ship of a new class — an evolution of the Orion — was laid down at Portsmouth. She was named King George V in honor of the recently crowned king.

▶️Thunder Show: LOOK, NO HANDS!

Welcome to Thunder Show and the most explosive moments of the past week!

▶️J-16 — The Heavyweight Solution

China's lineup of domestic planes that were inspired by the aircraft of the Soviet Su-27 series, has gained another fighter. And this time it's not a carrier-based one like the J-15T. What we have here is the land-based multirole J-16 — a big, powerful, heavy, and very well armed multirole strike fighter.

▶️Object 416: Dead End or a Step Toward the T-64?

During the Second World War, the Soviet Army gained enormous experience in tank warfare. Tanks had to fight from ambushes, destroy fortified firing positions, defend key areas, and assault enemy lines. After the war, particular attention was paid to reducing the silhouette of armored vehicles. A lower tank was easier to conceal, harder to detect, and more difficult to hit.

‼️The time to complete the “Mark of Distinction for Tankers 6” and “AMV (BMP-3) Coupon Upgrade” achievements in the “Desert Predator” event has been extended by 24 hours.

▶️Darwin Hill and Updated Locations

Sky Odyssey brought more than just new vehicles. It also introduced a new map for Ground Battles: Darwin Hill. It’s based on the area around the settlement of Darwin in the Falkland Islands, where fierce fighting took place in 1982. Today, we’ll take a drive around the new map, then have a look at what’s changed on several older locations.