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'''Updates''' are major content patches and changes that are applied to War Thunder regularly throughout the year. These include new Aircraft, Ground Vehicles, Maps, Game mods, Features, Graphical enhancements, Flight and Damage model upgrades, Decal and Skin additions and of course bug fixes.
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'''Updates''' are major content patches and changes that are applied to War Thunder regularly throughout the year. These include new aircraft, ground vehicles, ships, maps, game modes, features, graphical enhancements, flight and damage model upgrades, decal and skin additions, and, of course, bug fixes.
  
Here you will find a history of War Thunders major content patches.
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Here you will find a history of War Thunder's major content patches.
  
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__TOC__
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=== Official Release ===
! colspan="4" | Major Updates
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|title = [[Update "Seek & Destroy"]]
! colspan="4" | ''Open Beta''
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|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateSeek&Destroy.jpg
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|text = '''19 June 2024 - ''Current'''''
! Update
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* 41 new vehicles (including BeNeLux aircraft):
! Date <br />Released
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:{{{!}}
! Date <br />Superseded
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! Key Additions / Information
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* 20 regular aircraft
| <center>'''[[Update 1.27]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.27.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.27]]
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* 1 premium aircraft
| 30 January 2013
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* 1 gift/bundle aircraft
| 19 March 2013<br />Active for 48 days<br />(1 month, 19 days)
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{{!}}
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* 7 regular tanks
* First Update of the Open Beta Test (OBT)
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* 1 premium tank
* Added ability to control critically damaged aircraft
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* 2 gift/bundle tanks
* [Ground Strike] Fjords and [Domination] Asia maps
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{{!}}
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* 7 regular ships
| <center>'''[[Update 1.29]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.29.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.29]]
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* 1 premium ship
| 19 March 2013
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* 1 gift/bundle ship
| 11 June 2013<br />Active for 84 days<br />(2 months, 23 days)
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{{!}}
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* Added 15 new vehicles:
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*Introduced BeNeLux aircraft
** 15 Regular Aircraft
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*Introduced first French coastal vessel
* Improved the damage model of all aircraft
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*ARH missiles for all nations
* Redesigned hangar interface
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* Added ability to select ammo belts for fighters
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* Re-balanced game economy
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|title = [[Update "Alpha Strike"]]
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|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateAlphaStrike.jpg
| <center>'''[[Update 1.31]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.31.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.31]]
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|text = '''13 March 2024 - 19 June 2024''' (active for 99 days)
| 11 June 2013
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* 40 new vehicles (including Hungarian aircraft):
| 7 August 2013<br />Active for 57 days<br />(1 month, 27 days)
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:{{{!}}
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{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
* Added 20 new vehicles:
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{{!}}
** 13 Regular Aircraft
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* 17 regular aircraft
** 7 Premium Aircraft
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* 1 gift/bundle aircraft
* Added award of a Rank 1 premium after your first battle
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* 1 squadron aircraft
* Added Squadrons
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{{!}}
* Added Tutorials
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* 6 regular tanks
* Added invite friends feature
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* 1 premium tank
* Added Facebook and Twitch Support
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* 4 gift/bundle tanks
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{{!}}
| <center>'''[[Update 1.33]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.33.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.33]]
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* 5 regular ships
| 7 August 2013
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* 1 premium ship
| 26 September 2013<br />Active for 50 days<br />(1 month, 19 days)
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* 4 regular helicopters
* Added 11 new vehicles:
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** 10 Regular Aircraft
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*Introduced Hungarian aircraft
** 1 Premium Aircraft
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*Battle replay "sensor vision rendering" mode
* Added vehicle [[:Category:Modules_and_modifications|Modules and Modifications]]
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*Customisable aircraft fuel sliders
* Added crew lock
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* Added a number of new armament options for aircraft
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{{Family-card
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|title = [[Update "Air Superiority"]]
| <center>'''[[Update 1.35]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.35.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.35]]
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|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateAirSuperiority.jpg
| 26 September 2013
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|text = '''14 December 2023 - 13 March 2024''' (active for 91 days)
| 18 December 2013<br />Active for 83 days<br />(2 months, 22 days)
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* 30 new vehicles:
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:{{{!}}
* Added 16 new vehicles:
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{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
** 13 Regular Aircraft
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{{!}}
** 3 Premium Aircraft
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* 9 regular aircraft
* Added events mode
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* 1 gift/bundle aircraft
* Reworked a large number of aircraft and cockpit models
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* Added first "bomber" cockpits (Pe-2 and Pe-3)
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* 10 regular tanks
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* 2 premium tanks
| <center>'''[[Update 1.37]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.37.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.37]]
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* 1 gift/bundle tank
| 18 December 2013
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{{!}}
| 15 April 2014<br />Active for 118 days<br />(3 months, 28 days)
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* 5 regular ships
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* 2 premium ships
* Added 22 new vehicles:
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{{!}}
** 20 Regular Aircraft
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{{!}}}
** 2 Premium Aircraft
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*Introduced rank VIII ground vehicles
* Completely reworked progression system (old 20 tier system replaced with 5 ranks)
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*Rework of all fire effects
* Added Custom Battles
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* Reworked over 70 flight models
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{{Family-card
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|title = [[Update "Kings of Battle"]]
| <center>'''[[Update 1.39]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.39.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.39]]
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|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateKingsofBattle.jpg
| 15 April 2014
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|text = '''31 October 2023 - 14 December 2023''' (active for 45 days)
| 15 May 2014<br />Active for 30 days<br />(1 month)
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* 28 new vehicles:
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:{{{!}}
* Added 20 new vehicles:
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{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
** 17 Regular Aircraft
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{{!}}
** 2 Premium Aircraft
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* 3 regular aircraft
** 1 Special Aircraft ([[La-174]])
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{{!}}
* Added support for [[Custom skins]]
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* 14 regular tanks
* Added [[War Thunder CDK]]
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* 1 premium tank
* Significantly improved AI behaviour
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{{!}}
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* 4 regular ships
| <center>'''[[Update 1.41]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.41.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.41]]
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* 2 gift/bundle ships
| 15 May 2014
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{{!}}
| 9 October 2014<br />Active for 147 days<br />(4 months, 24 days)
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* 4 regular helicopters
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{{!}}}
* Added 86 new vehicles:
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** 6 Regular Aircraft
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{{Family-card
** 4 Premium Aircraft
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|title = [[Update "Sons of Attila"]]
** 68 Regular Tanks
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|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateSonsofAttila.jpg
** 4 Premium Tanks
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|text = '''19 September 2023 - 31 October 2023''' (active for 43 days)
** 4 Gift / Bundle Tanks
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* 49 new vehicles (including Hungarian vehicles):
* Ground forces units released into Open Beta Test (OBT) for all players
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:{{{!}}
|-
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{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
| <center>'''[[Update 1.43]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.43.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.43]]
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{{!}}
| 9 October 2014
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* 9 regular aircraft
| 16 December 2014<br />Active for 68 days<br />(2 months, 7 days)
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* 1 premium aircraft
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{{!}}
* Added 43 new vehicles:
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* 20 regular tanks
** 18 Regular Aircraft
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* 2 premium tanks
** 7 Premium Aircraft
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* 1 gift/bundle tank
** 1 Gift / Bundle Aircraft
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* 1 squadron tank
** 11 Regular Tanks
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{{!}}
** 5 Premium Tanks
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* 5 regular ships
** 1 Gift / Bundle Tank
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* 1 premium ship
* Added first urban tank map ([[Poland_(Ground_Forces)|Poland]]) and multi-turreted tank ([[T-35]])
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* 2 gift/bundle ships
|-
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{{!}}
| <center>'''[[Update 1.45 "Steel Generals"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.45.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.45 "Steel Generals"]]
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* 6 regular helicopters
| 16 December 2014
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* 1 premium helicopter
| 24 February 2015<br />Active for 70 days<br />(2 months, 8 days)
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{{!}}}
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* Introduced the Hungarian branch to the Italian tree
* Added 20 new vehicles (not counting CBT tanks of USA):
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* Major economy and progression changes
** 5 Regular Aircraft
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** 1 Gift / Bundle Aircraft
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{{Family-card
** 9 Regular Tanks
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|title = [[Update "La Royale"]]
** 4 Premium Tanks
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|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateLaRoyale.jpg
** 2 Gift / Bundle Tank
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|text = '''14 June 2023 - 19 September 2023''' (active for 98 days)
* Added the [[:Category:USA_ground_vehicles|American Tank Tree]] to the game in CBT
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* 47 new vehicles (including French fleet):
* Added ability to fire tank machine guns
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:{{{!}}
|-
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| <center>'''[[Update 1.47 "Big Guns"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.47.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.47 "Big Guns"]]
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{{!}}
| 24 February 2015
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* 9 regular aircraft
| 30 April 2015<br />Active for 65 days<br />(2 months, 6 days)
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* 1 premium aircraft
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* 1 gift/bundle aircraft
* Added 16 new vehicles:
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{{!}}
** 7 Regular Aircraft
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* 13 regular tanks
** 7 Regular Tanks
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* 3 premium tanks
** 2 Premium Tanks
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* 1 gift/bundle tank
* Made the [[:Category:USA_ground_vehicles|American Tank Tree]] available to all players
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* 1 squadron tank
* Removed the daily X2 multiplier, replacing it with boosters
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{{!}}
|-
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* 17 regular ships
| <center>'''[[Update 1.49 "Weapons of Victory"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.49.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.49 "Weapons of Victory"]]
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* 1 premium ship
| 30 April 2015
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{{!}}
| 30 June 2015<br />Active for 61 days<br />(2 months)
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{{!}}}
|
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* Introduced the French fleet
* Added 39 new vehicles:
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* New missile flight physics
** 15 Regular Aircraft
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** 6 Premium Aircraft
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{{Family-card
** 10 Regular Tanks
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|title = [[Update "Sky Guardians"]]
** 8 Premium Tanks
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|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateSkyGuardians.jpg
* Added American Tank Destroyer and British Fleet Air Arm lines
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|text = '''7 March 2023 - 14 June 2023''' (active for 100 days)
* Added 2 historically accurate and 1 semi-accurate tank maps
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* 36 new vehicles:
|-
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:{{{!}}
| <center>'''[[Update 1.51 "Cold Steel"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.51.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.51 "Cold Steel"]]
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| 30 June 2015
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{{!}}
| 6 November 2015<br />Active for 129 days<br />(4 months, 7 days)
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* 7 regular aircraft
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* 2 premium aircraft
* Added 20 new vehicles:
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* 1 gift/bundle aircraft
** 9 Regular Aircraft
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* 1 squadron aircraft
** 2 Premium Aircraft
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{{!}}
** 5 Regular Tanks
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* 13 regular tanks
** 4 Premium Tanks
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* 1 gift/bundle tank
* Added first winter tank map ([[Finland]])
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{{!}}
* Added the Enduring Confrontation game mode
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* 5 regular ships
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* 2 premium ships
|<center>'''[[Update 1.53 "Firestorm"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.53.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.53 "Firestorm"]]
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* 3 gift/bundle ships
| 6 November 2015
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{{!}}
| 15 December 2015<br />Active for 39 days<br />(1 month, 9 days)
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* 1 regular helicopter
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{{!}}}
* Added 26 new vehicles:
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* Introduced the first French ships
** 11 Regular Aircraft
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* Improved visual effects for aviation
** 1 Premium Aircraft
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** 2 Special Aircraft
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{{Family-card
** 4 Regular Tanks
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|title = [[Update "Apex Predators"]]
** 3 Premium Tanks
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|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateApexPredators.jpg
** 4 Gift / Bundle Tanks
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|text = '''20 December 2022 - 7 March 2023''' (active for 78 days)
** 1 Special Tank
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* 42 new vehicles:
* Moved the game to the Dagor Engine 4.0
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:{{{!}}
* Added first British Premium Tanks
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|-
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{{!}}
| <center>'''[[Update 1.55 "Royal Armour"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.55.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.55 "Royal Armour"]]
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* 11 regular aircraft
| 15 December 2015
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* 10 gift/bundle aircraft
| 15 March 2016<br />Active for 91 days<br />(3 months)
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* 1 squadron aircraft
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{{!}}
* Added 42 new vehicles (including British CBT tanks):
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* 10 regular tanks
** 8 Regular Aircraft
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* 1 premium tank
** 1 Premium Aircraft
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* 1 gift/bundle tank
** 30 Regular Tanks
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{{!}}
** 3 Premium Tanks
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* 5 regular ships
* Added the [[:Category:Britain_ground_vehicles|British Tank Tree]] to the game in CBT
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* 3 premium ships
* Added two tank maps set in North Africa Campaign
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{{!}}
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{{!}}}
| <center>'''[[Update 1.57 "Battle March"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.57.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.57 "Battle March"]]
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* Introduced rank VIII aircraft
| 15 March 2016
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| 10 June 2016<br />Active for 87 days<br />(2 months, 26 days)
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{{Family-card
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|title = [[Update "Fire and Ice"]]
* Added 22 new vehicles:
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|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateFireandIce.jpg
** 9 Regular Aircraft
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|text = '''26 October 2022 - 20 December 2022''' (active for 56 days)
** 1 Premium Aircraft
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* 51 new vehicles:
** 1 Special Aircraft
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:{{{!}}
** 10 Regular Tanks
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{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
** 1 Premium Tank
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{{!}}
* Made British tanks available for all players
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* 10 regular aircraft
* Added two tank maps [[Volokolamsk]] and [[Frozen_Pass_(Ground_Forces)|Frozen Pass]]
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* 2 premium aircraft
|-
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* 1 gift/bundle aircraft
| <center>'''[[Update 1.59 "Flaming Arrows"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.59.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.59 "Flaming Arrows"]]
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{{!}}
| 10 June 2016
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* 24 regular tanks
| 03 August 2016<br />Active for 54 days<br />(1 month, 24 days)
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* 2 premium tanks
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* 1 squadron tank
* Added 24 new vehicles:
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{{!}}
** 7 Regular Aircraft
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* 8 regular ships
** 1 Premium Aircraft
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* 2 premium ships
** 1 Special Aircraft
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{{!}}
** 10 Regular Tanks
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* 1 gift/bundle helicopter
** 3 Premium Tanks
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{{!}}}
** 2 Gift / Bundle Tanks
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* Introduced Finnish subtrees in the Swedish tech tree
* Added the first ATGM armed vehicles to the game
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* Added new hangar
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{{Family-card
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|title = [[Update "Drone Age"]]
| <center>'''[[Update 1.61 "Road to Glory"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.61.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.61 "Road to Glory"]]
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|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateDroneAge.jpg
| 03 August 2016
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|text = '''14 September 2022 - 26 October 2022''' (active for 42 days)
| 29 September 2016<br />Active for 54 days<br />(1 month, 26 days)
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* 42 new vehicles:
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:{{{!}}
* Added 10 new vehicles:
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{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
** 2 Regular Aircraft
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{{!}}
** 2 Special Aircraft
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* 6 regular aircraft
** 2 Regular Tanks
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* 1 premium aircraft
** 2 Premium Tanks
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* 1 gift/bundle aircraft
** 2 Special Tanks
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{{!}}
* Added crew replenishment mechanic to ground battles
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* 14 regular tanks
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* 1 premium tank
| <center>'''[[Update 1.63 "Desert Hunters"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.63.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.63 "Desert Hunters"]]
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* 1 gift/bundle tank
| 29 September 2016
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{{!}}
| 20 December 2016<br />Active for 82 days<br />(2 months, 21 days)
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* 8 regular ships
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* 2 premium ships
* Added 22 new vehicles:
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{{!}}
** 6 Regular Aircraft
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* 6 regular helicopters
** 2 Premium Aircraft
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* 2 gift/bundle helicopters
** 1 Gift / Bundle Aircraft
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{{!}}}
** 10 Regular Tanks
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* Introduced scout and attack UAVs
** 3 Premium Tanks
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* Introduced the Chinese helicopter tree
* Added High-resolution Texture Streaming (reducing loading times)
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* Introduced aircraft engine fire extinguishers
* Added Greece (air AB) and [[Sinai]] maps
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|-
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{{Family-card
! colspan="4" | ''Official Release''
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|title = [[Update "Danger Zone"]]
|-
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|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateDangerZone.jpg
| <center>'''[[Update 1.65 "Way of the Samurai"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.65.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.65 "Way of the Samurai"]]
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|text = '''15 June 2022 - 14 September 2022''' (active for 92 days)
| 20 December 2016
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* 42 new vehicles:
| 18 March 2017<br />Active for 88 days<br />(2 months, 26 days)
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:{{{!}}
|
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{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
* Added 49 new vehicles (including Japanese tanks):
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{{!}}
** 11 Regular Aircraft
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* 5 regular aircraft
** 3 Premium Aircraft
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* 4 premium aircraft
** 32 Regular Tanks
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* 2 gift/bundle aircraft
** 1 Premium Tanks
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{{!}}
** 2 Gift / Bundle Tanks
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* 10 regular tanks
* Official release of War Thunder
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* 3 premium tanks
* Added Japanese Tanks to the game
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* 2 gift/bundle tanks
* Added low-detail "scaled" cockpits for all aircraft which did not have a cockpit
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* 1 squadron tank
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{{!}}
| <center>'''[[Update 1.67 "Assault"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.67.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.67 "Assault"]]
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* 6 regular ships
| 16 March 2017
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* 2 premium ships
| 25 May 2017<br />Active for 70 days<br />(2 months, 9 days)
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{{!}}
|
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* 6 regular helicopters
* Added 19 new vehicles:
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* 1 gift/bundle helicopter
** 6 Regular Aircraft
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{{!}}}
** 9 Regular Tanks
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* Introduced the Israeli helicopter tree
** 4 Premium Tanks
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* Introduced the first Chinese helicopter
* Introduced Gun Stabilizers
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* Introduced incendiary ordnance
* Introduced aircraft engine exhaust flame effect
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* Implemented battle replay rewind system
* Added Co-op PvE mode called "Assault"
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| <center>'''[[Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.69.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica"]]
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|title = [[Update "Wind of Change"]]
| 25 May 2017
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|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateWindofChange.jpg
| 18 September 2017<br />Active for 116 days<br />(3 months, 24 days)
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|text = '''24 March 2022 - 15 June 2022''' (active for 84 days)
|
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* 54 new vehicles (including Israeli ground vehicles):
* Added 47 new vehicles (including Italian Aircraft):
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:{{{!}}
** 33 Regular Aircraft
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{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
** 5 Premium Aircraft
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{{!}}
** 9 Regular Tanks
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* 8 regular aircraft
* Introduced Italian aircraft
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* 1 premium aircraft
* Added Smoke grenades & smokescreen launchers to the game
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* 1 gift/bundle aircraft
|-
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{{!}}
| <center>'''[[Update 1.71 "New E.R.A."]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.71.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.71 "New E.R.A."]]
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* 27 regular tanks
| 18 September 2017
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* 1 premium tank
| 01 November 2017<br />Active for 44 days<br />(1 month, 14 days)
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* 2 gift/bundle tanks
|
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{{!}}
* Added 28 new vehicles:
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* 6 regular ships
** 10 Regular Aircraft
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* 1 squadron ship
** 1 Premium Aircraft
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{{!}}
** 1 Gift / Bundle Aircraft
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* 5 regular helicopters
** 12 Regular Tanks
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* 2 premium helicopters
** 1 Premium Tank
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{{!}}}
** 3 Gift / Bundle Tank
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* Introduced the Israeli ground tree and the first Israeli helicopter
* Added Rank 6 Ground Vehicles
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* Introduced the Swedish helicopter tree
* Added new armour types such as composite and explosive-reactive
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* Added new ultra high quality textures and graphical effects
|-
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| <center>'''[[Update 1.73 "Vive la France"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.73.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.73 "Vive la France"]]
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{{Family-card
| 01 November 2017
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|title = [[Update "Winged Lions"]]
| 19 December 2017<br />Active for 49 days<br />(1 month, 18 days)
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|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateWingedLions.jpg
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|text = '''14 December 2021 - 24 March 2022''' (active for 101 days)
* Added 39 new vehicles (including French Aircraft):
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* 46 new vehicles (including Israeli aircraft):
** 32 Regular Aircraft
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:{{{!}}
** 1 Premium Aircraft
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{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
** 2 Gift / Bundle Aircraft
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{{!}}
** 2 Regular Tanks
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* 27 regular aircraft
** 2 Gift / Bundle Tanks
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* 1 premium aircraft
* Added the French Aircraft tree to the game
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* 1 squadron aircraft
* Added first Italian premium tanks to the game
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{{!}}
* Added ability to make custom tank sights
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* 11 regular tanks
|-
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{{!}}
| <center>'''[[Update 1.75 "La Résistance"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.75.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.75 "La Résistance"]]
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* 6 regular ships
| 19 December 2017
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{{!}}}
| 14 March 2018<br />Active for 85 days<br />(2 months, 23 days)
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* Introduced the Israeli aircraft tree and the first Israeli ground vehicles
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* Added ship-launched reconnaissance aircraft
* Added 51 new vehicles (including French Tanks):
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* Added new wind-affected visual effects
** 15 Regular Aircraft
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** 1 Premium Aircraft
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{{Family-card
** 32 Regular Tanks
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|title = [[Update "Ground Breaking"]]
** 3 Gift / Bundle Tanks
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|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateGroundBreaking.jpg
* Added the French Tank tree to the game
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|text = '''28 October 2021 - 14 December 2021''' (active for 47 days)
* Added scouting mechanics
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* 27 new vehicles:
* Added [[Maginot Line]] and [[Middle East]] maps
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:{{{!}}
|-
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| <center>'''[[Update 1.77 "Advancing Storm"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.77.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.77 "Advancing Storm"]]
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{{!}}
| 14 March 2018
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* 6 regular aircraft
| 12 June 2018<br />Active for 90 days<br />(2 months, 29 days)
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* 2 premium aircraft
|
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* 2 gift/bundle aircraft
* Added 19 new vehicles:
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{{!}}
** 9 Regular Aircraft
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* 11 regular tanks
** 2 Premium Aircraft
+
{{!}}
** 1 Gift / Bundle Aircraft
+
* 5 regular ships
** 5 Regular Tanks
+
{{!}}
** 2 Gift / Bundle Tanks
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* 1 regular helicopter
* Move game to Dagor Engine 5.0
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{{!}}}
* Added ships to CBT
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* Introduced deformable terrain
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* Added Israeli aircraft to the game
| <center>'''[[Update 1.79 "Project X"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.79.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.79 "Project X"]]
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}}
| 12 June 2018
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{{Family-card
| 19 September 2018<br />Active for 99 days<br />(3 months, 7 days)
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|title = [[Update "Direct Hit"]]
|
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|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateDirectHit.jpg
* Added 24 new vehicles (not counting ships):
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|text = '''7 September 2021 - 28 October 2021''' (active for 51 days)
** 10 Regular Aircraft
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* 38 new vehicles:
** 1 Premium Aircraft
+
:{{{!}}
** 2 Gift / Bundle Aircraft
+
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
** 9 Regular Tanks
+
{{!}}
** 2 Gift / Bundle Tanks
+
* 8 regular aircraft
* Move game to Dagor Engine 5.0
+
* 3 gift/bundle aircraft
* Added Naval Vehicles to CBT
+
{{!}}
|-
+
* 11 regular tanks
| <center>'''[[Update 1.81 "The Valkyries"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.81.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.81 "The Valkyries"]]
+
{{!}}
| 19 September 2018
+
* 11 regular ships
| 23 October 2018<br />Active for 34 days<br />(1 month, 4 days)
+
* 4 premium ships
|
+
{{!}}
* Added 25 new vehicles:
+
* 1 squadron helicopter
** 2 Regular Aircraft
+
{{!}}}
** 8 Regular Tanks
+
* Introduced guided bombs
** 1 Premium Tank
+
* Introduced ship fire control mechanics
** 2 Gift / Bundle Tanks
+
}}
** 10 Regular Helicopters
+
{{Family-card
** 2 Gift / Bundle Helicopters
+
|title = [[Update "Red Skies"]]
* Added USSR and American helicopters to the game (in CBT)
+
|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateRedSkies.jpg
|-
+
|text = '''2 June 2021 - 7 September 2021''' (active for 98 days)
| <center>'''[[Update 1.83 "Masters of the Sea"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.83.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.83 "Masters of the Sea"]]
+
* 29 new vehicles:
| 23 October 2018
+
:{{{!}}
| 17 December 2018<br />Active for 55 days<br />(1 month, 24 days)
+
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
|
+
{{!}}
* Added 115 new vehicles (including Ships, British Ships, and German Helicopters):
+
* 7 regular aircraft
** 1 Regular Aircraft
+
* 3 premium aircraft
** 1 Premium Aircraft
+
* 2 gift/bundle aircraft
** 2 Regular Tanks
+
{{!}}
** 1 Premium Tank
+
* 9 regular tanks
** 87 Regular Ships
+
* 2 premium tanks
** 7 Premium Ships
+
{{!}}
** 10 Gift / Bundle Ships
+
* 5 regular ships
** 5 Regular Helicopters
+
* 1 premium ship
** 1 Gift / Bundle Helicopters
+
{{!}}}
* Added German Helicopters
+
* Introduced Rank VII aircraft
* Made USSR and American helicopters available to all players
+
* Introduced commander's sights for ground vehicles
* Made American, German and USSR ships available to all players
+
}}
* Added British ships to CBT
+
{{Family-card
|-
+
|title = [[Update "Ixwa Strike"]]
| <center>'''[[Update 1.85 "Supersonic"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.85.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.85 "Supersonic"]]
+
|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateIxwaStrike.jpg
| 17 December 2018
+
|text = '''10 March 2021 - 2 June 2021''' (active for 85 days)
| 12 March 2019<br />Active for 85 days<br />(2 months, 23 days)
+
* 39 new vehicles:
|
+
:{{{!}}
* Added 63 new vehicles (including Italian Tanks):
+
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
** 9 Regular Aircraft
+
{{!}}
** 3 Gift / Bundle Aircraft
+
* 7 regular aircraft
** 40 Regular Tanks
+
* 3 premium aircraft
** 4 Gift / Bundle Tanks
+
{{!}}
** 6 Regular Ships
+
* 22 regular tanks
** 1 Premium Ship
+
* 1 premium tank
* Added Italian tank tree to the game (in CBT)
+
* 1 squadron tank
* Added Rank 6 jets (supersonic and with guided missiles) to the game
+
{{!}}
* Made British ships available to all players
+
* 4 regular ships
|-
+
* 1 premium ship
| <center>'''[[Update 1.87 "Locked On"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.87.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.87 "Locked On"]]
+
{{!}}}
| 12 March 2019
+
* Introduced South African branch of British ground tree
| 29 May 2019 <br />Active for 79 days<br />(2 months, 18 days)
+
* Introduced variable wing-sweep mechanics
|
+
* Added [[HUD|Head-Up Displays]] to some aircraft which historically had them.
* Added 25 new vehicles:
+
}}
** 7 Regular Aircraft
+
{{Family-card
** 4 Gift / Bundle Aircraft
+
|title = [[Update "Hot Tracks"]]
** 6 Regular Tanks
+
|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateHotTracks.jpg
** 1 Gift / Bundle Tanks
+
|text = '''18 December 2020 - 10 March 2021''' (active for 82 days)
** 7 Regular Ships
+
* 27 new vehicles:
* Added French helicopters to the game
+
:{{{!}}
* Added Rank 7 Tanks
+
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
* Added Rank 6 jets to all nations (that didn't have one prior)
+
{{!}}
* Added [[SPAA_radars|ground]] and [[Airborne_radars|air]] radar systems
+
* 9 regular aircraft
|-
+
* 3 premium aircraft
| <center>'''[[Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.89.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy"]]
+
{{!}}
| 29 May 2019
+
* 7 regular tanks
| 11 September 2019 <br />Active for 106 days<br />(3 months, 13 days)
+
{{!}}
|
+
* 4 regular ships
* Added 45 new vehicles (including Japanese ships):
+
* 1 premium ship
** 7 Regular Aircraft
+
{{!}}
** 1 Premium Aircraft
+
* 3 regular helicopters
** 8 Regular Tanks
+
{{!}}}
** 2 Gift / Bundle Tanks
+
* Introduced Italian helicopter tree
** 24 Regular Ships
+
* Further improvements to Dagor 6.0 engine, including:
** 2 Gift / Bundle Ships
+
* Physically accurate vehicle tracks
** 1 Gift / Bundle Helicopter
+
* New ground and naval vehicle gunfire effects
* Added Japanese ships to the game
+
}}
* Improved realism of radar systems
+
{{Family-card
|-
+
|title = [[Update "New Power"]]
| <center>'''[[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.91.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]]
+
|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateNewPower.jpg
| 11 September 2019
+
|text = '''17 November 2020 - 18 December 2020''' (active for 31 days)
| 29 October 2019 <br />Active for 49 days<br />(1 months, 18 days)
+
* 48 new vehicles:
|
+
:{{{!}}
* Added 120 new vehicles (including Chinese vehicles):
+
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
** 50 Regular Aircraft
+
{{!}}
** 3 Premium Aircraft
+
* 10 regular aircraft
** 3 Gift / Bundle Aircraft
+
* 3 premium aircraft
** 41 Regular Tanks
+
* 2 gift/bundle aircraft
** 2 Premium Tanks
+
{{!}}
** 2 Gift / Bundle Tanks
+
* 12 regular tanks
** 6 Regular Ships
+
* 1 premium tank
** 5 Premium Ships
+
* 1 gift/bundle tank
** 5 Regular Helicopters
+
{{!}}
** 1 Premium Helicopter
+
* 10 regular ships
** 2 Gift / Bundle Helicopter
+
* 9 premium ships
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Upgraded game to Dagor Engine 6.0 massively overhauling graphics
 +
* Introduced the first battleships to the game
 +
* Introduced [[VTOL|V/STOL]] aircraft
 +
* Added modern AI aircraft carriers
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
 +
|title = [[Update "Raining Fire"]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateRainingFire.jpg
 +
|text = '''2 September 2020 - 17 November 2020''' (active for 76 days)
 +
* 28 new vehicles:
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 8 regular aircraft
 +
* 4 premium aircraft
 +
* 1 gift/bundle aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 6 regular tanks
 +
* 1 gift/bundle tank
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 7 regular ships
 +
* 1 premium ship
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Introduced volumetric shells
 +
* Introduced Semi-Active Radar Homing (SARH) missiles
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
 +
|title = [[Update "Starfighters"]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_UpdateStarfighters.jpg
 +
|text = '''26 May 2020 - 2 September 2020''' (active for 99 days)
 +
* 71 new vehicles (including Italian ships):
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 17 regular aircraft
 +
* 6 premium aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 16 regular tanks
 +
* 2 premium tanks
 +
* 1 gift/bundle tank
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 22 regular ships
 +
* 1 premium ship
 +
* 2 gift/bundle ships
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 4 regular helicopters
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Added Italian naval tree to the game
 +
* Made Swedish tanks available to all players
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
 +
|title = [[Update 1.97 "Viking Fury"]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.97.jpg
 +
|text = '''16 March 2020 - 26 May 2020''' (active for 71 days)
 +
* 69 new vehicles (including Swedish tanks):
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 7 regular aircraft
 +
* 1 premium aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 44 regular tanks
 +
* 2 premium tanks
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 7 regular ships
 +
* 2 premium ships
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 5 regular helicopters
 +
* 1 premium helicopter
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Added Swedish ground vehicle tree to the game
 +
* Introduced [[wt:en/news/6637-development-new-onboard-aviation-systems-en|onboard aviation systems]]
 +
* Made Swedish aircraft available to all players
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
 +
|title = [[Update 1.95 "Northern Wind"]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.95.jpg
 +
|text = '''17 December 2019 - 16 March 2020''' (active for 90 days)
 +
* 47 new vehicles (including Swedish aircraft):
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 28 regular aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 7 regular tanks
 +
* 2 premium tanks
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 9 regular ships
 +
* 1 premium ship
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Added Swedish aircraft tree to the game
 +
* Added Swedish tanks to the game
 +
* Introduced Ray Traced Global Illumination and HDR support
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
 +
|title = [[Update 1.93 "Shark Attack"]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.93.jpg
 +
|text = '''29 October 2019 - 17 December 2019''' (active for 50 days)
 +
* 29 new vehicles:
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 4 regular aircraft
 +
* 3 premium aircraft
 +
* 3 gift/bundle aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 9 regular tanks
 +
* 1 premium tank
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 4 regular ships
 +
* 2 premium ships
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 1 regular helicopter
 +
* 2 gift/bundle helicopters
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Added Rank V ships to the game
 +
* Added Italian helicopters to the game
 +
* Added Swedish aircraft to the game
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
 +
|title = [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.91.jpg
 +
|text = '''11 September 2019 - 29 October 2019''' (active for 49 days)
 +
* 120 new vehicles (including Chinese vehicles):
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 50 regular aircraft
 +
* 3 premium aircraft
 +
* 3 gift/bundle aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 41 regular tanks
 +
* 2 premium tanks
 +
* 2 gift/bundle tanks
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 6 regular ships
 +
* 5 premium ships
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 5 regular helicopters
 +
* 1 premium helicopter
 +
* 2 gift/bundle helicopters
 +
{{!}}}
 
* Added Chinese aircraft and ground vehicles to the game (in CBT)
 
* Added Chinese aircraft and ground vehicles to the game (in CBT)
 
* Added British Helicopters to the game
 
* Added British Helicopters to the game
Line 448: Line 591:
 
* Updated sound engine to Fmod Studio 1.10
 
* Updated sound engine to Fmod Studio 1.10
 
* Introduced first Mach 2 capable aircraft to the game
 
* Introduced first Mach 2 capable aircraft to the game
|-
+
}}
| <center>'''[[Update 1.93 "Shark Attack"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.93.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.93 "Shark Attack"]]
+
{{Family-card
| 29 October 2019
+
|title = [[Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy"]]
| 17 December 2019 <br />Active for 50 days<br />(1 months, 18 days)
+
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.89.jpg
|
+
|text = '''29 May 2019 - 11 September 2019''' (active for 106 days)
* Added 29 new vehicles:
+
* 45 new vehicles (including Japanese ships):
** 4 Regular Aircraft
+
:{{{!}}
** 3 Premium Aircraft
+
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
** 3 Gift/Bundle Aircraft
+
{{!}}
** 9 Regular Tanks
+
* 7 regular aircraft
** 1 Premium Tank
+
* 1 premium aircraft
** 4 Regular Ships
+
{{!}}
** 2 Premium Ships
+
* 8 regular tanks
** 1 Regular Helicopter
+
* 2 gift/bundle tanks
** 2 Gift/Bundle Helicopter
+
{{!}}
* Added Rank V ships to the game
+
* 24 regular ships
* Added Italian helicopters to the game
+
* 2 gift/bundle ships
* Added Swedish aircraft to the game
+
{{!}}
|-
+
* 1 gift/bundle helicopter
| <center>'''[[Update 1.95 "Northern Wind"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.95.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.95 "Northern Wind"]]
+
{{!}}}
| 17 December 2019
+
* Added Japanese ships to the game
| 16 March 2020 <br />Active for 90 days<br />(2 months, 28 days)
+
* Improved realism of radar systems
|
+
}}
* Added 47 new vehicles (including Swedish aircraft):
+
{{Family-card
** 28 Regular Aircraft
+
|title = [[Update 1.87 "Locked On"]]
** 7 Regular Tanks
+
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.87.jpg
** 2 Premium Tanks
+
|text = '''12 March 2019 - 29 May 2019''' (active for 79 days)
** 9 Regular Ships
+
* 25 new vehicles:
** 1 Premium Ship
+
:{{{!}}
* Added Swedish aircraft tree to the game
+
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
* Added Swedish tanks to the game
+
{{!}}
* Introduced Ray Traced Global Illumination and HDR support
+
* 7 regular aircraft
|-
+
* 4 gift/bundle aircraft
| <center>'''[[Update 1.97 "Viking Fury"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.97.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.97 "Viking Fury"]]
+
{{!}}
| 16 March 2020
+
* 6 regular tanks
| 26 May 2020 <br />Active for 71 days<br />(2 months, 10 days)
+
* 1 gift/bundle tanks
|
+
{{!}}
* Added 69 new vehicles (including Swedish tanks):
+
* 7 regular ships
** 7 Regular Aircraft
+
{{!}}}
** 1 Premium Aircraft
+
* Added French helicopters to the game
** 44 Regular Tanks
+
* Added Rank 7 tanks
** 2 Premium Tanks
+
* Added Rank 6 jets to all nations (that didn't have one prior)
** 7 Regular Ships
+
* Added [[SPAA_radars|ground]] and [[Airborne_radars|air]] radar systems
** 2 Premium Ships
+
}}
** 5 Regular Helicopters
+
{{Family-card
** 1 Premium Helicopter
+
|title = [[Update 1.85 "Supersonic"]]
* Added Swedish ground vehicle tree to the game
+
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.85.jpg
* Introduced [[wt:en/news/6637-development-new-onboard-aviation-systems-en|onboard aviation systems]]
+
|text = '''17 December 2018 - 12 March 2019''' (active for 85 days)
* Made Swedish aircrafts available to all players
+
* 63 new vehicles (including Italian tanks):
|-
+
:{{{!}}
| <center>'''[[Update "Starfighters"|Update 1.99 "Starfighters"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_UpdateStarfighters.jpg|300px|link=Update "Starfighters"]]
+
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
| 26 May 2020
+
{{!}}
| Current
+
* 9 regular aircraft
|
+
* 3 gift/bundle aircraft
* Added 71 new vehicles (including Italian ships):
+
{{!}}
** 17 Regular Aircraft
+
* 40 regular tanks
** 6 Premium Aircraft
+
* 4 gift/bundle tanks
** 16 Regular Tanks
+
{{!}}
** 2 Premium Tanks
+
* 6 regular ships
** 1 Gift/Bundle Tank
+
* 1 premium ship
** 22 Regular Ships
+
{{!}}}
** 1 Premium Ship
+
* Added Italian tank tree to the game (in CBT)
** 2 Gift/Bundle Ships
+
* Added Rank 6 jets (supersonic and with guided missiles) to the game
** 4 Regular Helicopters
+
* Made British ships available to all players
* Added Italian naval tree to the game
+
}}
* Made Swedish tanks available to all players
+
{{Family-card
|-
+
|title = [[Update 1.83 "Masters of the Sea"]]
|}
+
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.83.jpg
 +
|text = '''23 October 2018 - 17 December 2018''' (active for 55 days)
 +
* 115 new vehicles (including Ships, British Ships, and German Helicopters):
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 1 regular aircraft
 +
* 1 premium aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 2 regular tanks
 +
* 1 premium tank
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 87 regular ships
 +
* 7 premium ships
 +
* 10 gift/bundle ships
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 5 regular helicopters
 +
* 1 gift/bundle helicopters
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Added German Helicopters
 +
* Made USSR and American helicopters available to all players
 +
* Made American, German and USSR ships available to all players
 +
* Added British ships to CBT
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
 +
|title = [[Update 1.81 "The Valkyries"]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.81.jpg
 +
|text = '''19 September 2018 - 23 October 2018''' (active for 34 days)
 +
* 25 new vehicles:
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 2 regular aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 8 regular tanks
 +
* 1 premium tank
 +
* 2 gift/bundle tanks
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 10 regular helicopters
 +
* 2 gift/bundle helicopters
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Added USSR and American helicopters to the game (in CBT)
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
 +
|title = [[Update 1.79 "Project X"]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.79.jpg
 +
|text = '''12 June 2018 - 19 September 2018''' (active for 99 days)
 +
* 24 new vehicles (not counting ships):
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 10 regular aircraft
 +
* 1 premium aircraft
 +
* 2 gift/bundle aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 9 regular tanks
 +
* 2 gift/bundle tanks
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Move game to Dagor Engine 5.0
 +
* Added Naval Vehicles to CBT
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
 +
|title = [[Update 1.77 "Advancing Storm"]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.77.jpg
 +
|text = '''14 March 2018 - 12 June 2018''' (active for 90 days)
 +
* 19 new vehicles:
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 9 regular aircraft
 +
* 2 premium aircraft
 +
* 1 gift/bundle aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 5 regular tanks
 +
* 2 gift/bundle tanks
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Move game to Dagor Engine 5.0
 +
* Added ships to CBT
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
 +
|title = [[Update 1.75 "La Résistance"]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.75.jpg
 +
|text = '''19 December 2017 - 14 March 2018''' (active for 85 days)
 +
* 51 new vehicles (including French tanks):
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 15 regular aircraft
 +
* 1 premium aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 32 regular tanks
 +
* 3 gift/bundle tanks
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Added the French tank tree to the game
 +
* Added scouting mechanics
 +
* Added [[Maginot Line]] and [[Middle East]] maps
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
 +
|title = [[Update 1.73 "Vive la France"]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.73.jpg
 +
|text = '''1 November 2017 - 19 December 2017''' (active for 49 days)
 +
* 39 new vehicles (including French aircraft):
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 32 regular aircraft
 +
* 1 premium aircraft
 +
* 2 gift/bundle aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 2 regular tanks
 +
* 2 gift/bundle tanks
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Added the French aircraft tree to the game
 +
* Added first Italian premium tanks to the game
 +
* Added ability to make custom tank sights
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
 +
|title = [[Update 1.71 "New E.R.A."]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.71.jpg
 +
|text = '''18 September 2017 - 1 November 2017''' (active for 44 days)
 +
* 28 new vehicles:
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 10 regular aircraft
 +
* 1 premium aircraft
 +
* 1 gift/bundle aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 12 regular tanks
 +
* 1 premium tank
 +
* 3 gift/bundle tanks
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Added Rank 6 ground vehicles
 +
* Added new armour types such as composite and explosive-reactive
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
 +
|title = [[Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica"]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.69.jpg
 +
|text = '''25 May 2017 - 18 September 2017''' (active for 116 days)
 +
* 47 new vehicles (including Italian aircraft):
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 33 regular aircraft
 +
* 5 premium aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 9 regular tanks
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Introduced Italian aircraft
 +
* Added Smoke grenades & smokescreen launchers to the game
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
 +
|title = [[Update 1.67 "Assault"]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.67.jpg
 +
|text = '''16 March 2017 - 25 May 2017''' (active for 70 days)
 +
* 19 new vehicles:
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 6 regular aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 9 regular tanks
 +
* 4 premium tanks
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Introduced Gun Stabilizers
 +
* Introduced aircraft engine exhaust flame effect
 +
* Added Co-op PvE mode called "[[Assault Mode|Assault]]"
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
 +
|title = [[Update 1.65 "Way of the Samurai"]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.65.jpg
 +
|text = '''20 December 2016 - 16 March 2017''' (active for 86 days)
 +
* 49 new vehicles (including Japanese tanks):
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 11 regular aircraft
 +
* 3 premium aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 32 regular tanks
 +
* 1 premium tanks
 +
* 2 gift/bundle tanks
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Official release of War Thunder
 +
* Added Japanese tanks to the game
 +
* Added low-detail "scaled" cockpits for all aircraft which did not have a cockpit
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
=== Open Beta ===
 +
{{Family-card
 +
|title = [[Update 1.63 "Desert Hunters"]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.63.jpg
 +
|text = '''29 September 2016 - 20 December 2016''' (active for 82 days)
 +
* 22 new vehicles:
 +
:{{{!}}
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{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 6 regular aircraft
 +
* 2 premium aircraft
 +
* 1 gift/bundle aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 10 regular tanks
 +
* 3 premium tanks
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Added High-resolution Texture Streaming (reducing loading times)
 +
* Added Greece (air AB) and [[Sinai]] maps
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
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|title = [[Update 1.61 "Road to Glory"]]
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|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.61.jpg
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|text = '''3 August 2016 - 29 September 2016''' (active for 54 days)
 +
* 10 new vehicles:
 +
:{{{!}}
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{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 2 regular aircraft
 +
* 2 special aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 2 regular tanks
 +
* 2 premium tanks
 +
* 2 special tanks
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Added crew replenishment mechanic to ground battles
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
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|title = [[Update 1.59 "Flaming Arrows"]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.59.jpg
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|text = '''9 June 2016 - 3 August 2016''' (active for 55 days)
 +
* 24 new vehicles:
 +
:{{{!}}
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{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 7 regular aircraft
 +
* 1 premium aircraft
 +
* 1 special aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 10 regular tanks
 +
* 3 premium tanks
 +
* 2 gift/bundle tanks
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Added the first ATGM armed vehicles to the game
 +
* Added new hangar
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
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|title = [[Update 1.57 "Battle March"]]
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|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.57.jpg
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|text = '''15 March 2016 - 9 June 2016''' (active for 86 days)
 +
* 22 new vehicles:
 +
:{{{!}}
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{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 9 regular aircraft
 +
* 1 premium aircraft
 +
* 1 special aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 10 regular tanks
 +
* 1 premium tank
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Made British tanks available for all players
 +
* Added two tank maps [[Volokolamsk]] and [[Frozen_Pass_(Ground_Forces)|Frozen Pass]]
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
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|title = [[Update 1.55 "Royal Armour"]]
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|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.55.jpg
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|text = '''15 December 2015 - 15 March 2016''' (active for 91 days)
 +
* 42 new vehicles (including British CBT tanks):
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 8 regular aircraft
 +
* 1 premium aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 30 regular tanks
 +
* 3 premium tanks
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Added the [[:Category:Britain_ground_vehicles|British tank tree]] to the game in CBT
 +
* Added two tank maps set in North Africa Campaign
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
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|title = [[Update 1.53 "Firestorm"]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.53.jpg
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|text = '''5 November 2015 - 15 December 2015''' (active for 40 days)
 +
* 26 new vehicles:
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 11 regular aircraft
 +
* 1 premium aircraft
 +
* 2 special aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 4 regular tanks
 +
* 3 premium tanks
 +
* 4 gift/bundle tanks
 +
* 1 special tank
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Moved the game to the Dagor Engine 4.0
 +
* Added first British premium tanks
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
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|title = [[Update 1.51 "Cold Steel"]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.51.jpg
 +
|text = '''30 June 2015 - 5 November 2015''' (active for 128 days)
 +
* 20 new vehicles:
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 9 regular aircraft
 +
* 2 premium aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 5 regular tanks
 +
* 4 premium tanks
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Added first winter tank map ([[Finland]])
 +
* Added the Enduring Confrontation game mode
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
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|title = [[Update 1.49 "Weapons of Victory"]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.49.jpg
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|text = '''30 April 2015 - 30 June 2015''' (active for 61 days)
 +
* 39 new vehicles:
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 15 regular aircraft
 +
* 6 premium aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 10 regular tanks
 +
* 8 premium tanks
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Added American tank Destroyer and British Fleet Air Arm lines
 +
* Added 2 historically accurate and 1 semi-accurate tank maps
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
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|title = [[Update 1.47 "Big Guns"]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.47.jpg
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|text = '''24 February 2015 - 30 April 2015''' (active for 65 days)
 +
* 16 new vehicles:
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 7 regular aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 7 regular tanks
 +
* 2 premium tanks
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Made the [[:Category:USA_ground_vehicles|American tank tree]] available to all players
 +
* Removed the daily X2 multiplier, replacing it with boosters
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
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|title = [[Update 1.45 "Steel Generals"]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.45.jpg
 +
|text = '''16 December 2014 - 24 February 2015''' (active for 70 days)
 +
* 20 new vehicles (not counting CBT tanks of USA):
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 5 regular aircraft
 +
* 1 gift/bundle aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 9 regular tanks
 +
* 4 premium tanks
 +
* 2 gift/bundle tanks
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Added the [[:Category:USA_ground_vehicles|American tank tree]] to the game in CBT
 +
* Added ability to fire tank machine guns
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
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|title = [[Update 1.43]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.43.jpg
 +
|text = '''9 October 2014 - 16 December 2014''' (active for 68 days)
 +
* 43 new vehicles:
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 18 regular aircraft
 +
* 7 premium aircraft
 +
* 1 gift/bundle aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 11 regular tanks
 +
* 5 premium tanks
 +
* 1 gift/bundle tank
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Added first urban tank map ([[Poland_(Ground_Forces)|Poland]]) and multi-turreted tank ([[T-35]])
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
 +
|title = [[Update 1.41]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.41.jpg
 +
|text = '''15 May 2014 - 9 October 2014''' (active for 147 days)
 +
* 86 new vehicles:
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 6 regular aircraft
 +
* 4 premium aircraft
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 68 regular tanks
 +
* 4 premium tanks
 +
* 4 gift/bundle tanks
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Ground forces units released into Open Beta Test (OBT) for all players
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
 +
|title = [[Update 1.39]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.39.jpg
 +
|text = '''15 April 2014 - 15 May 2014''' (active for 30 days)
 +
* 20 new vehicles:
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 17 regular aircraft
 +
* 2 premium aircraft
 +
* 1 special aircraft ([[La-174]])
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Added support for [[Custom skins]]
 +
* Added [[War Thunder CDK]]
 +
* Significantly improved AI behaviour
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
 +
|title = [[Update 1.37]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.37.jpg
 +
|text = '''18 December 2013 - 15 April 2014''' (active for 118 days)
 +
* 22 new vehicles:
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 20 regular aircraft
 +
* 2 premium aircraft
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Completely reworked progression system (old 20 tier system replaced with 5 ranks)
 +
* Added Custom Battles
 +
* Reworked over 70 flight models
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
 +
|title = [[Update 1.35]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.35.jpg
 +
|text = '''26 September 2013 - 18 December 2013''' (active for 83 days)
 +
* 16 new vehicles:
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 13 regular aircraft
 +
* 3 premium aircraft
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Added events mode
 +
* Reworked a large number of aircraft and cockpit models
 +
* Added first "bomber" cockpits (Pe-2 and Pe-3)
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
 +
|title = [[Update 1.33]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.33.jpg
 +
|text = '''7 August 2013 - 26 September 2013''' (active for 50 days)
 +
* 11 new vehicles:
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 10 regular aircraft
 +
* 1 premium aircraft
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Added vehicle [[:Category:Modules_and_modifications|Modules and Modifications]]
 +
* Added crew lock
 +
* Added a number of new armament options for aircraft
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
 +
|title = [[Update 1.31]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.31.jpg
 +
|text = '''11 June 2013 - 7 August 2013''' (active for 57 days)
 +
* 20 new vehicles:
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 13 regular aircraft
 +
* 7 premium aircraft
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Added award of a Rank 1 premium after your first battle
 +
* Added Squadrons
 +
* Added Tutorials
 +
* Added invite friends feature
 +
* Added Facebook and Twitch Support
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
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|title = [[Update 1.29]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.29.jpg
 +
|text = '''19 March 2013 - 11 June 2013''' (active for 84 days)
 +
* 15 new vehicles:
 +
:{{{!}}
 +
{{!}}- style="vertical-align:top"
 +
{{!}}
 +
* 15 regular aircraft
 +
{{!}}}
 +
* Improved the damage model of all aircraft
 +
* Redesigned hangar interface
 +
* Added ability to select ammo belts for fighters
 +
* Re-balanced game economy
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
 +
|title = [[Update 1.27]]
 +
|img = File:Wallpaper_Update1.27.jpg
 +
|text = '''30 January 2013 - 19 March 2013''' (active for 48 days)
 +
* First Update of the Open Beta Test (OBT)
 +
* Added ability to control critically damaged aircraft
 +
* [Ground Strike] Fjords and [Domination] Asia maps
 +
}}
 +
=== Closed Beta{{Annotation|<nowiki>*</nowiki>|Information may be missing due to loss of update records}} ===
 +
{{Family-card
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|title = [[Update 1.25]]
 +
|text = '''21 December 2012 - 30 January 2013''' (active for 40 days)
 +
* Bug fixes
 +
* Game improvements
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
 +
|title = [[Update 1.17]]
 +
|text = '''9 November 2012 - Unknown ''(Before 21 December 2012)'''''
 +
* Bug fixes
 +
* Game improvements and additions
 +
}}
 +
{{Family-card
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|title = [[wt:en/news/26/current|Closed Beta Begins]]
 +
|text = '''30 March 2012'''
 +
}}
  
 
[[Category:Articles]]
 
[[Category:Articles]]

Latest revision as of 08:39, 19 June 2024

Updates are major content patches and changes that are applied to War Thunder regularly throughout the year. These include new aircraft, ground vehicles, ships, maps, game modes, features, graphical enhancements, flight and damage model upgrades, decal and skin additions, and, of course, bug fixes.

Here you will find a history of War Thunder's major content patches.

Official Release

Update "Seek & Destroy"
Wallpaper UpdateSeek&Destroy.jpg

19 June 2024 - Current

  • 41 new vehicles (including BeNeLux aircraft):
  • 20 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 7 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tank
  • 2 gift/bundle tanks
  • 7 regular ships
  • 1 premium ship
  • 1 gift/bundle ship
  • Introduced BeNeLux aircraft
  • Introduced first French coastal vessel
  • ARH missiles for all nations
Update "Alpha Strike"
Wallpaper UpdateAlphaStrike.jpg

13 March 2024 - 19 June 2024 (active for 99 days)

  • 40 new vehicles (including Hungarian aircraft):
  • 17 regular aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 1 squadron aircraft
  • 6 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tank
  • 4 gift/bundle tanks
  • 5 regular ships
  • 1 premium ship
  • 4 regular helicopters
  • Introduced Hungarian aircraft
  • Battle replay "sensor vision rendering" mode
  • Customisable aircraft fuel sliders
Update "Air Superiority"
Wallpaper UpdateAirSuperiority.jpg

14 December 2023 - 13 March 2024 (active for 91 days)

  • 30 new vehicles:
  • 9 regular aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 10 regular tanks
  • 2 premium tanks
  • 1 gift/bundle tank
  • 5 regular ships
  • 2 premium ships
  • Introduced rank VIII ground vehicles
  • Rework of all fire effects
Update "Kings of Battle"
Wallpaper UpdateKingsofBattle.jpg

31 October 2023 - 14 December 2023 (active for 45 days)

  • 28 new vehicles:
  • 3 regular aircraft
  • 14 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tank
  • 4 regular ships
  • 2 gift/bundle ships
  • 4 regular helicopters
Update "Sons of Attila"
Wallpaper UpdateSonsofAttila.jpg

19 September 2023 - 31 October 2023 (active for 43 days)

  • 49 new vehicles (including Hungarian vehicles):
  • 9 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 20 regular tanks
  • 2 premium tanks
  • 1 gift/bundle tank
  • 1 squadron tank
  • 5 regular ships
  • 1 premium ship
  • 2 gift/bundle ships
  • 6 regular helicopters
  • 1 premium helicopter
  • Introduced the Hungarian branch to the Italian tree
  • Major economy and progression changes
Update "La Royale"
Wallpaper UpdateLaRoyale.jpg

14 June 2023 - 19 September 2023 (active for 98 days)

  • 47 new vehicles (including French fleet):
  • 9 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 13 regular tanks
  • 3 premium tanks
  • 1 gift/bundle tank
  • 1 squadron tank
  • 17 regular ships
  • 1 premium ship
  • Introduced the French fleet
  • New missile flight physics
Update "Sky Guardians"
Wallpaper UpdateSkyGuardians.jpg

7 March 2023 - 14 June 2023 (active for 100 days)

  • 36 new vehicles:
  • 7 regular aircraft
  • 2 premium aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 1 squadron aircraft
  • 13 regular tanks
  • 1 gift/bundle tank
  • 5 regular ships
  • 2 premium ships
  • 3 gift/bundle ships
  • 1 regular helicopter
  • Introduced the first French ships
  • Improved visual effects for aviation
Update "Apex Predators"
Wallpaper UpdateApexPredators.jpg

20 December 2022 - 7 March 2023 (active for 78 days)

  • 42 new vehicles:
  • 11 regular aircraft
  • 10 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 1 squadron aircraft
  • 10 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tank
  • 1 gift/bundle tank
  • 5 regular ships
  • 3 premium ships
  • Introduced rank VIII aircraft
Update "Fire and Ice"
Wallpaper UpdateFireandIce.jpg

26 October 2022 - 20 December 2022 (active for 56 days)

  • 51 new vehicles:
  • 10 regular aircraft
  • 2 premium aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 24 regular tanks
  • 2 premium tanks
  • 1 squadron tank
  • 8 regular ships
  • 2 premium ships
  • 1 gift/bundle helicopter
  • Introduced Finnish subtrees in the Swedish tech tree
Update "Drone Age"
Wallpaper UpdateDroneAge.jpg

14 September 2022 - 26 October 2022 (active for 42 days)

  • 42 new vehicles:
  • 6 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 14 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tank
  • 1 gift/bundle tank
  • 8 regular ships
  • 2 premium ships
  • 6 regular helicopters
  • 2 gift/bundle helicopters
  • Introduced scout and attack UAVs
  • Introduced the Chinese helicopter tree
  • Introduced aircraft engine fire extinguishers
Update "Danger Zone"
Wallpaper UpdateDangerZone.jpg

15 June 2022 - 14 September 2022 (active for 92 days)

  • 42 new vehicles:
  • 5 regular aircraft
  • 4 premium aircraft
  • 2 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 10 regular tanks
  • 3 premium tanks
  • 2 gift/bundle tanks
  • 1 squadron tank
  • 6 regular ships
  • 2 premium ships
  • 6 regular helicopters
  • 1 gift/bundle helicopter
  • Introduced the Israeli helicopter tree
  • Introduced the first Chinese helicopter
  • Introduced incendiary ordnance
  • Implemented battle replay rewind system
Update "Wind of Change"
Wallpaper UpdateWindofChange.jpg

24 March 2022 - 15 June 2022 (active for 84 days)

  • 54 new vehicles (including Israeli ground vehicles):
  • 8 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 27 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tank
  • 2 gift/bundle tanks
  • 6 regular ships
  • 1 squadron ship
  • 5 regular helicopters
  • 2 premium helicopters
  • Introduced the Israeli ground tree and the first Israeli helicopter
  • Introduced the Swedish helicopter tree
  • Added new ultra high quality textures and graphical effects
Update "Winged Lions"
Wallpaper UpdateWingedLions.jpg

14 December 2021 - 24 March 2022 (active for 101 days)

  • 46 new vehicles (including Israeli aircraft):
  • 27 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 1 squadron aircraft
  • 11 regular tanks
  • 6 regular ships
  • Introduced the Israeli aircraft tree and the first Israeli ground vehicles
  • Added ship-launched reconnaissance aircraft
  • Added new wind-affected visual effects
Update "Ground Breaking"
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28 October 2021 - 14 December 2021 (active for 47 days)

  • 27 new vehicles:
  • 6 regular aircraft
  • 2 premium aircraft
  • 2 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 11 regular tanks
  • 5 regular ships
  • 1 regular helicopter
  • Introduced deformable terrain
  • Added Israeli aircraft to the game
Update "Direct Hit"
Wallpaper UpdateDirectHit.jpg

7 September 2021 - 28 October 2021 (active for 51 days)

  • 38 new vehicles:
  • 8 regular aircraft
  • 3 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 11 regular tanks
  • 11 regular ships
  • 4 premium ships
  • 1 squadron helicopter
  • Introduced guided bombs
  • Introduced ship fire control mechanics
Update "Red Skies"
Wallpaper UpdateRedSkies.jpg

2 June 2021 - 7 September 2021 (active for 98 days)

  • 29 new vehicles:
  • 7 regular aircraft
  • 3 premium aircraft
  • 2 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 9 regular tanks
  • 2 premium tanks
  • 5 regular ships
  • 1 premium ship
  • Introduced Rank VII aircraft
  • Introduced commander's sights for ground vehicles
Update "Ixwa Strike"
Wallpaper UpdateIxwaStrike.jpg

10 March 2021 - 2 June 2021 (active for 85 days)

  • 39 new vehicles:
  • 7 regular aircraft
  • 3 premium aircraft
  • 22 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tank
  • 1 squadron tank
  • 4 regular ships
  • 1 premium ship
  • Introduced South African branch of British ground tree
  • Introduced variable wing-sweep mechanics
  • Added Head-Up Displays to some aircraft which historically had them.
Update "Hot Tracks"
Wallpaper UpdateHotTracks.jpg

18 December 2020 - 10 March 2021 (active for 82 days)

  • 27 new vehicles:
  • 9 regular aircraft
  • 3 premium aircraft
  • 7 regular tanks
  • 4 regular ships
  • 1 premium ship
  • 3 regular helicopters
  • Introduced Italian helicopter tree
  • Further improvements to Dagor 6.0 engine, including:
  • Physically accurate vehicle tracks
  • New ground and naval vehicle gunfire effects
Update "New Power"
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17 November 2020 - 18 December 2020 (active for 31 days)

  • 48 new vehicles:
  • 10 regular aircraft
  • 3 premium aircraft
  • 2 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 12 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tank
  • 1 gift/bundle tank
  • 10 regular ships
  • 9 premium ships
  • Upgraded game to Dagor Engine 6.0 massively overhauling graphics
  • Introduced the first battleships to the game
  • Introduced V/STOL aircraft
  • Added modern AI aircraft carriers
Update "Raining Fire"
Wallpaper UpdateRainingFire.jpg

2 September 2020 - 17 November 2020 (active for 76 days)

  • 28 new vehicles:
  • 8 regular aircraft
  • 4 premium aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 6 regular tanks
  • 1 gift/bundle tank
  • 7 regular ships
  • 1 premium ship
  • Introduced volumetric shells
  • Introduced Semi-Active Radar Homing (SARH) missiles
Update "Starfighters"
Wallpaper UpdateStarfighters.jpg

26 May 2020 - 2 September 2020 (active for 99 days)

  • 71 new vehicles (including Italian ships):
  • 17 regular aircraft
  • 6 premium aircraft
  • 16 regular tanks
  • 2 premium tanks
  • 1 gift/bundle tank
  • 22 regular ships
  • 1 premium ship
  • 2 gift/bundle ships
  • 4 regular helicopters
  • Added Italian naval tree to the game
  • Made Swedish tanks available to all players
Update 1.97 "Viking Fury"
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16 March 2020 - 26 May 2020 (active for 71 days)

  • 69 new vehicles (including Swedish tanks):
  • 7 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 44 regular tanks
  • 2 premium tanks
  • 7 regular ships
  • 2 premium ships
  • 5 regular helicopters
  • 1 premium helicopter
  • Added Swedish ground vehicle tree to the game
  • Introduced onboard aviation systems
  • Made Swedish aircraft available to all players
Update 1.95 "Northern Wind"
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17 December 2019 - 16 March 2020 (active for 90 days)

  • 47 new vehicles (including Swedish aircraft):
  • 28 regular aircraft
  • 7 regular tanks
  • 2 premium tanks
  • 9 regular ships
  • 1 premium ship
  • Added Swedish aircraft tree to the game
  • Added Swedish tanks to the game
  • Introduced Ray Traced Global Illumination and HDR support
Update 1.93 "Shark Attack"
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29 October 2019 - 17 December 2019 (active for 50 days)

  • 29 new vehicles:
  • 4 regular aircraft
  • 3 premium aircraft
  • 3 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 9 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tank
  • 4 regular ships
  • 2 premium ships
  • 1 regular helicopter
  • 2 gift/bundle helicopters
  • Added Rank V ships to the game
  • Added Italian helicopters to the game
  • Added Swedish aircraft to the game
Update 1.91 "Night Vision"
Wallpaper Update1.91.jpg

11 September 2019 - 29 October 2019 (active for 49 days)

  • 120 new vehicles (including Chinese vehicles):
  • 50 regular aircraft
  • 3 premium aircraft
  • 3 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 41 regular tanks
  • 2 premium tanks
  • 2 gift/bundle tanks
  • 6 regular ships
  • 5 premium ships
  • 5 regular helicopters
  • 1 premium helicopter
  • 2 gift/bundle helicopters
  • Added Chinese aircraft and ground vehicles to the game (in CBT)
  • Added British Helicopters to the game
  • Introduced night vision and thermal imaging devices
  • Introduced the map rotation filter
  • Updated sound engine to Fmod Studio 1.10
  • Introduced first Mach 2 capable aircraft to the game
Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy"
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29 May 2019 - 11 September 2019 (active for 106 days)

  • 45 new vehicles (including Japanese ships):
  • 7 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 8 regular tanks
  • 2 gift/bundle tanks
  • 24 regular ships
  • 2 gift/bundle ships
  • 1 gift/bundle helicopter
  • Added Japanese ships to the game
  • Improved realism of radar systems
Update 1.87 "Locked On"
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12 March 2019 - 29 May 2019 (active for 79 days)

  • 25 new vehicles:
  • 7 regular aircraft
  • 4 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 6 regular tanks
  • 1 gift/bundle tanks
  • 7 regular ships
  • Added French helicopters to the game
  • Added Rank 7 tanks
  • Added Rank 6 jets to all nations (that didn't have one prior)
  • Added ground and air radar systems
Update 1.85 "Supersonic"
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17 December 2018 - 12 March 2019 (active for 85 days)

  • 63 new vehicles (including Italian tanks):
  • 9 regular aircraft
  • 3 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 40 regular tanks
  • 4 gift/bundle tanks
  • 6 regular ships
  • 1 premium ship
  • Added Italian tank tree to the game (in CBT)
  • Added Rank 6 jets (supersonic and with guided missiles) to the game
  • Made British ships available to all players
Update 1.83 "Masters of the Sea"
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23 October 2018 - 17 December 2018 (active for 55 days)

  • 115 new vehicles (including Ships, British Ships, and German Helicopters):
  • 1 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 2 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tank
  • 87 regular ships
  • 7 premium ships
  • 10 gift/bundle ships
  • 5 regular helicopters
  • 1 gift/bundle helicopters
  • Added German Helicopters
  • Made USSR and American helicopters available to all players
  • Made American, German and USSR ships available to all players
  • Added British ships to CBT
Update 1.81 "The Valkyries"
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19 September 2018 - 23 October 2018 (active for 34 days)

  • 25 new vehicles:
  • 2 regular aircraft
  • 8 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tank
  • 2 gift/bundle tanks
  • 10 regular helicopters
  • 2 gift/bundle helicopters
  • Added USSR and American helicopters to the game (in CBT)
Update 1.79 "Project X"
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12 June 2018 - 19 September 2018 (active for 99 days)

  • 24 new vehicles (not counting ships):
  • 10 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 2 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 9 regular tanks
  • 2 gift/bundle tanks
  • Move game to Dagor Engine 5.0
  • Added Naval Vehicles to CBT
Update 1.77 "Advancing Storm"
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14 March 2018 - 12 June 2018 (active for 90 days)

  • 19 new vehicles:
  • 9 regular aircraft
  • 2 premium aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 5 regular tanks
  • 2 gift/bundle tanks
  • Move game to Dagor Engine 5.0
  • Added ships to CBT
Update 1.75 "La Résistance"
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19 December 2017 - 14 March 2018 (active for 85 days)

  • 51 new vehicles (including French tanks):
  • 15 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 32 regular tanks
  • 3 gift/bundle tanks
Update 1.73 "Vive la France"
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1 November 2017 - 19 December 2017 (active for 49 days)

  • 39 new vehicles (including French aircraft):
  • 32 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 2 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 2 regular tanks
  • 2 gift/bundle tanks
  • Added the French aircraft tree to the game
  • Added first Italian premium tanks to the game
  • Added ability to make custom tank sights
Update 1.71 "New E.R.A."
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18 September 2017 - 1 November 2017 (active for 44 days)

  • 28 new vehicles:
  • 10 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 12 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tank
  • 3 gift/bundle tanks
  • Added Rank 6 ground vehicles
  • Added new armour types such as composite and explosive-reactive
Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica"
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25 May 2017 - 18 September 2017 (active for 116 days)

  • 47 new vehicles (including Italian aircraft):
  • 33 regular aircraft
  • 5 premium aircraft
  • 9 regular tanks
  • Introduced Italian aircraft
  • Added Smoke grenades & smokescreen launchers to the game
Update 1.67 "Assault"
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16 March 2017 - 25 May 2017 (active for 70 days)

  • 19 new vehicles:
  • 6 regular aircraft
  • 9 regular tanks
  • 4 premium tanks
  • Introduced Gun Stabilizers
  • Introduced aircraft engine exhaust flame effect
  • Added Co-op PvE mode called "Assault"
Update 1.65 "Way of the Samurai"
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20 December 2016 - 16 March 2017 (active for 86 days)

  • 49 new vehicles (including Japanese tanks):
  • 11 regular aircraft
  • 3 premium aircraft
  • 32 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tanks
  • 2 gift/bundle tanks
  • Official release of War Thunder
  • Added Japanese tanks to the game
  • Added low-detail "scaled" cockpits for all aircraft which did not have a cockpit

Open Beta

Update 1.63 "Desert Hunters"
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29 September 2016 - 20 December 2016 (active for 82 days)

  • 22 new vehicles:
  • 6 regular aircraft
  • 2 premium aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 10 regular tanks
  • 3 premium tanks
  • Added High-resolution Texture Streaming (reducing loading times)
  • Added Greece (air AB) and Sinai maps
Update 1.61 "Road to Glory"
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3 August 2016 - 29 September 2016 (active for 54 days)

  • 10 new vehicles:
  • 2 regular aircraft
  • 2 special aircraft
  • 2 regular tanks
  • 2 premium tanks
  • 2 special tanks
  • Added crew replenishment mechanic to ground battles
Update 1.59 "Flaming Arrows"
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9 June 2016 - 3 August 2016 (active for 55 days)

  • 24 new vehicles:
  • 7 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 1 special aircraft
  • 10 regular tanks
  • 3 premium tanks
  • 2 gift/bundle tanks
  • Added the first ATGM armed vehicles to the game
  • Added new hangar
Update 1.57 "Battle March"
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15 March 2016 - 9 June 2016 (active for 86 days)

  • 22 new vehicles:
  • 9 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 1 special aircraft
  • 10 regular tanks
  • 1 premium tank
Update 1.55 "Royal Armour"
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15 December 2015 - 15 March 2016 (active for 91 days)

  • 42 new vehicles (including British CBT tanks):
  • 8 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 30 regular tanks
  • 3 premium tanks
  • Added the British tank tree to the game in CBT
  • Added two tank maps set in North Africa Campaign
Update 1.53 "Firestorm"
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5 November 2015 - 15 December 2015 (active for 40 days)

  • 26 new vehicles:
  • 11 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
  • 2 special aircraft
  • 4 regular tanks
  • 3 premium tanks
  • 4 gift/bundle tanks
  • 1 special tank
  • Moved the game to the Dagor Engine 4.0
  • Added first British premium tanks
Update 1.51 "Cold Steel"
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30 June 2015 - 5 November 2015 (active for 128 days)

  • 20 new vehicles:
  • 9 regular aircraft
  • 2 premium aircraft
  • 5 regular tanks
  • 4 premium tanks
  • Added first winter tank map (Finland)
  • Added the Enduring Confrontation game mode
Update 1.49 "Weapons of Victory"
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30 April 2015 - 30 June 2015 (active for 61 days)

  • 39 new vehicles:
  • 15 regular aircraft
  • 6 premium aircraft
  • 10 regular tanks
  • 8 premium tanks
  • Added American tank Destroyer and British Fleet Air Arm lines
  • Added 2 historically accurate and 1 semi-accurate tank maps
Update 1.47 "Big Guns"
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24 February 2015 - 30 April 2015 (active for 65 days)

  • 16 new vehicles:
  • 7 regular aircraft
  • 7 regular tanks
  • 2 premium tanks
  • Made the American tank tree available to all players
  • Removed the daily X2 multiplier, replacing it with boosters
Update 1.45 "Steel Generals"
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16 December 2014 - 24 February 2015 (active for 70 days)

  • 20 new vehicles (not counting CBT tanks of USA):
  • 5 regular aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 9 regular tanks
  • 4 premium tanks
  • 2 gift/bundle tanks
Update 1.43
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9 October 2014 - 16 December 2014 (active for 68 days)

  • 43 new vehicles:
  • 18 regular aircraft
  • 7 premium aircraft
  • 1 gift/bundle aircraft
  • 11 regular tanks
  • 5 premium tanks
  • 1 gift/bundle tank
  • Added first urban tank map (Poland) and multi-turreted tank (T-35)
Update 1.41
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15 May 2014 - 9 October 2014 (active for 147 days)

  • 86 new vehicles:
  • 6 regular aircraft
  • 4 premium aircraft
  • 68 regular tanks
  • 4 premium tanks
  • 4 gift/bundle tanks
  • Ground forces units released into Open Beta Test (OBT) for all players
Update 1.39
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15 April 2014 - 15 May 2014 (active for 30 days)

  • 20 new vehicles:
  • 17 regular aircraft
  • 2 premium aircraft
  • 1 special aircraft (La-174)
Update 1.37
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18 December 2013 - 15 April 2014 (active for 118 days)

  • 22 new vehicles:
  • 20 regular aircraft
  • 2 premium aircraft
  • Completely reworked progression system (old 20 tier system replaced with 5 ranks)
  • Added Custom Battles
  • Reworked over 70 flight models
Update 1.35
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26 September 2013 - 18 December 2013 (active for 83 days)

  • 16 new vehicles:
  • 13 regular aircraft
  • 3 premium aircraft
  • Added events mode
  • Reworked a large number of aircraft and cockpit models
  • Added first "bomber" cockpits (Pe-2 and Pe-3)
Update 1.33
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7 August 2013 - 26 September 2013 (active for 50 days)

  • 11 new vehicles:
  • 10 regular aircraft
  • 1 premium aircraft
Update 1.31
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11 June 2013 - 7 August 2013 (active for 57 days)

  • 20 new vehicles:
  • 13 regular aircraft
  • 7 premium aircraft
  • Added award of a Rank 1 premium after your first battle
  • Added Squadrons
  • Added Tutorials
  • Added invite friends feature
  • Added Facebook and Twitch Support
Update 1.29
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19 March 2013 - 11 June 2013 (active for 84 days)

  • 15 new vehicles:
  • 15 regular aircraft
  • Improved the damage model of all aircraft
  • Redesigned hangar interface
  • Added ability to select ammo belts for fighters
  • Re-balanced game economy
Update 1.27
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30 January 2013 - 19 March 2013 (active for 48 days)

  • First Update of the Open Beta Test (OBT)
  • Added ability to control critically damaged aircraft
  • [Ground Strike] Fjords and [Domination] Asia maps

Closed Beta*

Update 1.25

21 December 2012 - 30 January 2013 (active for 40 days)

  • Bug fixes
  • Game improvements
Update 1.17

9 November 2012 - Unknown (Before 21 December 2012)

  • Bug fixes
  • Game improvements and additions
Closed Beta Begins

30 March 2012