World War: To the combat troops

World War - a game mode involving battles on a global map. Conflict will occur in the format of "operations", which include dozens of individual battles.

The game mode differs significantly between the commander, officers and ordinary members of a squadron. Commanders and officers are able to choose which operations their squadrons will participate in, move forces in real time on the operational map and initiate battles. But soldiers are called upon to make a decisive contribution to the battles in world war operations.

To access World War mode, you need to purchase at least one unit of rank III for any country.

In the World War game, RB game mode will be used with the marker mechanics of the AB.

List of World War battles

• All Battles

You can view a list of all ongoing battles from all World War operations. You can open the list from the main World War screen with the "All Battles" button:

• Battles

To take part in the battles of one particular operation and monitor the progress of your chosen side on a tactical map - you can join this operation and only play in its battles. A list of all battles in the selected operation is available by clicking the "Battles" button. In addition, you can select a suitable battle on the operation map - just click on it and the list of battles with the focus on this battle will open.

Player's units

In the battle, only the units used in the armies participating in this battle is used. Depending on the mission type, some of the army equipment may not be available to players and be controlled by AI. Any units loss is recorded in the loss of the army, regardless of whether under their control (players or AI) this technique was. If the available units ends right during the battle, it will be impossible to further revive the players of this army.

It is important! You can take part in World War battles without having a available units for this battle! If you have units that can be used in this battle which are not in slots you will be issued with this vehicles without modifications and not upgraded crew. Thus, the tank will not be able to use the repair tools and FPE and only default weapon will be available on the aircraft. Models of vehicles which you will get in battle (from the army pool of course) will come from the random draw. Also it may be a wise idea to setup all vehicles that will be participate in next battle in slots before launch. This move will grant you guarantee, that you will get your own vehicles from the hangar no matter of draw results.

Status of the vehicles given by the draw may be seen just before choosing it at the start of the battle:

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130px	Without the icon, with a number after designaion - which means that given vehicle coincided with your own vehicle set in slot. Best option of all. The number in parentheses indicates avalible numbers of runs on this vehicle for the battle.
130px	With the globus icon and number after designation - which means that given vehicle not coincide with vehicles in slots and can be used only with stock modifications and crews. The number in parentheses indicates avalible numbers of runs on this vehicle for the battle.
130px	With the star icon without any numbers - which means that one of your vehicles from slots was not received during the draw but still can be used for your personal spawn points. This option will be available only in battles which have a proper conditions so don't rely on it too much.
130px	Without the icon, but still unavailable with zero after designation - which means that one of your vehicles from slots was not received during the draw and can't be used in this match. This option show only vehicle from the army pool, so any random units from your slots will not litter your spawn line.

Respawn mode

In the World War a respawn mode is used which reflects the clash of armies. Armies have a limited set of units available for participation in battles and this units are distributed among players randomly. At any one time, the player is available for respawn of one or more units randomly selected from the list of available units in the army, and the probability of obtaining a particular model depends on its number and type of battle. For example, protecting the allied tank convoy from an air raid, players will always have access to SPAA, despite the presence of a large number of tanks in the army.

The available units and its quantity are distributed among the players of the regiment. If the player chooses available units for respawn, the other members of the squad or regiment will be able to leave for the remainder.

The next unit you can take no sooner than 60 seconds after respawn on the previous one.

Safe exit zones

Since each mission follows a confrontation between aircraft already in flight, another defining feature of World War missions is the absence of airfields. Instead, there are safe exit zones on the maps. If a player abandons an aircraft in a safe exit zone, the aircraft is recorded as a survivor and will not be deducted from the army, but it will no longer be available for use in this battle.

Mission types

The mission for each battle is selected based on the type and status of the clashing armies:

• Fighters vs Fighters – Air Supremacy
• Fighters vs Bombers – Cover
• Bombers vs Bombers – Head-on Course
• Aircraft vs Infantry or Armour – Convoy
• Aircraft vs Infantry (Fortified) or Armour (Reinforced) – Anti-Air Defence
• Armour vs Armour – Domination
• Armour vs Infantry – Convoy
• Armour vs Infantry (Fortified) or Armour (Fortified) – Defence

The type of terrain does not affect the choice of the mission location.