Today we’re showing you the rather interesting M551(76), an American light tank coming to the game in the upcoming Battle Pass season called “Airborne General”!

M551(76): A Premium Light Tank for the USA at Rank IV. Features:

Effective APDS shell.
Gun stabilizer!
High turret traverse speed.
Light armor.

https://warthunder.com/en/news/8700-development-battle-pass-vehicles-m55176-en

Meet Airborne General, the 14th Season of the Battle Pass! From January 24th until April 24th.

The M551 Sheridan light tank was named in honor of General Philip Sheridan, an American Civil War General. Equipped with a 76mm M32 cannon, this tank is the main reward of the 14th Battle Pass Season in War Thunder!

New! You’ll now automatically receive all Battle Pass rewards that you earn, even if you forget to claim them on time. At the end of the season, all unclaimed rewards will be credited to your account when you first log into the game. This new feature has already come into effect, which means that you’re guaranteed to receive your earned rewards in the current 13th Battle Pass Season, which ends on January 24th.

To receive Battle Pass rewards, you’ll need to regularly log into the game and complete tasks and challenges. Each level of the Battle Pass will earn you a prize, be it a player icon, loading screen, title, decals, decorations, or 3 brand-new premium vehicles!

We’ve got some news to share with you. From now on, we’ll be using a brand-new event cycle where events will start almost consecutively and will (wherever possible) be tied to real-life events.

In addition to this, each event — except the Winter event and some cosmetic only events — will only have one vehicle dedicated to them. Every event will last on average 12-18 days, where when it finishes, there’ll be a small pause of a few days until the next one begins.

The first event in this new cycle is due to start very soon — keep an eye out for all of the details surrounding this on January 25th.

Since each event will only have one vehicle, today we’re announcing the first three: the first event will have a Tank as the main reward, the event after will have an Aircraft as the main reward, and the event after a Naval Vessel, where events will follow this general cycle throughout the year.

The Su-7BMK is available for Golden Eagles!
When: From January 24th (13:00 GMT) until January 26th (11:00 GMT).
Where: USSR > Aviation > Premium vehicles.

The Su-7BMK is an export version of the Su-7BM fighter-bomber. This speedy and fast-climbing aircraft is capable of carrying a large array of diverse weapon options. Some of these include regular FAB-500M-54 bombs, OFAB-250 bombs, S-3K rockets and even large S-24 rockets. Overall the Su-7BMK is an excellent choice for attacking ground targets!

We’re presenting an interesting range of items that are available for Warbonds and earned in the Battle Pass! There’s decals, decorations, camouflages, a brand-new stylish pinup, and six premium vehicles.

One stand-out premium vehicle for this season’s Warbonds is the Soviet T-34-57 (1943). This tank boasts good sniping abilities, excellent armor penetration for its Rank, and an impressive accuracy with a high rate of fire. Check it out!

https://warthunder.com/en/news/8705-warbonds-warbonds-for-the-airborne-general-battle-pass-en

We’re taking a look at the main reward of the Call of the Dragon event, which is the Object 292, an experimental Soviet MBT based on the T-80 series tank that features a 152 mm smoothbore gun!

Object 292: An Event Vehicle MBT for the USSR at Rank VII. Features:

Long-barreled 152 mm gun!
Autoloader.
Laser rangefinder.
Good mobility.
Average armor protection.

From February 1st until February 29th, 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.

In this month’s Pages of History, you’ll be at the center of events that took place in different theaters of war. Many important battles ranging from the end of World War II, as well as major battles in the Middle East: take part in battles with the vehicles corresponding to these historic battles and receive prizes.

https://warthunder.com/en/news/8713-event-pages-of-history-february-through-a-storm-en

The AMX-30 Super is available for Golden Eagles and is here to stay!
When: From January 30th (11:00 GMT).
Where: France > Army > Premium vehicles.

About this tank
The AMX-30 Super derived from a modernization project for the AMX-30B tank offered to Saudi Arabia in 1988, but was never adopted. This tank features an improved fire control system with a stabilizer and a 850 hp engine. A combination of a great APFSDS shell, thermals, good mobility and a stabilizer — which is lacking on other AMX-30 variants — makes the AMX-30 Super a super fun tank to play!

Hey everyone! We’ve finished processing your feedback and are ready to present the next Roadmap. Let’s first start by saying that this list contains only a part of all changes and new features that we’re planning to add to the game in the first part of 2024. This list does not affect the addition of new types of weapons and vehicles, some mechanics and gamemodes, as well as graphic improvements. We’re planning to present these improvements separately, where we’ll talk about them when they’re ready.

https://warthunder.com/en/news/8716-development-the-war-thunder-roadmap-for-spring-to-summer-2024-en

It's fixed! №86
Hey everyone, in this article we’ll be talking about the bug fixes and improvements that we’ve been working on in the past 2 weeks — thanks as always for your bug reports!
If you’ve found a bug that you’d like to report, you can do so on our community bug reporting platform.

Customizing automatic selection of camos
QoL improvements to selecting universal backups
Reloads in naval battles

That’s not all: That about finishes up today’s news, but there’s still more to look through. The full list of improvements and bug fixes can be found in the below update notes. We’ll quickly list a few others: the “Order of Maritime Merit” award has been added for the French Navy, the highlighting of projectile impact points that were missing have been fixed, and the overlapping multifunction display in the cockpit has been fixed too.

https://warthunder.com/en/news/8717-its-fixed-no86-en

Banned accounts
Over the last month, we’ve blocked 9,496 accounts that were found to be in violation of the rules. Specifically 3.2.3 of the EULA namely in the automation of gameplay (using bots) and cheat software.

Player behavior analysis system and CAPTCHA for suspicious players
Over the past few months, we’ve been particularly focused on combating accounts that use automated gameplay, or bots as they’re normally called. Improved analysis methods that learn from player behavior allow us to effectively identify any offenders. Your complaints also play a key role in this process, as they help us quickly respond to new bot practices and provide a fair gaming experience for everyone.

https://warthunder.com/en/news/8718-fair-play-january-2024-and-captcha-en

The “Dragon Box” can be purchased from the in-game Item Shop for Silver Lions from February 1st (11:00 GMT) until February 28th (11:00 GMT). It doesn’t require a key and can only be purchased by players who have bought at least one researchable vehicle at Rank II or higher on their account.

What’s in the box?
The “Dragon Box” contains vehicles and camouflages, decals and decorations, player icons and loading screens, as well as useful consumable items: boosters, universal backups, wagers and orders. Some items from past events are appearing as coupons for the first time, and you’ll be able to trade them on the Market!

60,000 Silver Lions is what the “Dragon Box” costs. On February 28th at 11:00 GMT, all Dragon Boxes will disappear from your inventory, so be sure to open them before then!

From February 7th (12:00 GMT) until February 12th (12:00 GMT) you will get a bonus of 10% or 20% of Golden Eagles when paying via Razer Gold or Razer PIN if you reside in the EU & UK!

You will get a bonus 10% of Golden Eagles when purchasing 5,000 Golden Eagles or less via Razer Gold!

Also! You will receive a unique Razer decal for any War Thunder purchase via Razer Gold or Razer Gold PIN (if you reside in the EU & UK) in Gaijin Store! There are 6 unique decals and each purchase made via Razer Gold or Razer Gold PIN will bring you a unique decal. Go and collect them all!

Also! Additional bonuses from the Razer Team for users from the EU, UK and Turkey!