Gift ships

Gift, also known as Pack or Bundle, ships are vehicles in the game that are unable to be purchased straight from the game's interface, requiring either it be purchased from the Gaijin Store, given out during events or in promotions.

The vehicles considered gift and their obtainable methods are:

USA

• 94 ft PT-811 — Introduced in Update 1.95 "Northern Wind" during the Operation F.R.O.S.T. event as a reward for obtaining 5 "sailor stars". It is currently only available on the Gaijin Market.

• Elco 80 ft PT-109 — Available in a discontinued pre-order pack which also granted access to naval forces pre-beta testing sessions. It was removed from the Gaijin store once naval forces closed beta testing began in Update 1.79 "Project X". This vehicle is currently unobtainable.

• Bennion (DD-662) — Introduced in Update 1.79 "Project X" as an Xbox One exclusive vehicle. It was removed from sale sometime during War Thunder's 8th anniversary sale and is currently unobtainable.

• Cowell (DD-547) — Introduced in Update 1.79 "Project X" as a pre-order pack that granted access to naval forces closed beta testing. It was removed from the Gaijin store after the May 2020 sales, but it was still available on the PlayStation Store until sometime during War Thunder's 8th anniversary sale when it was removed from sale. Cowell (DD-547) was temporarily made available made available for purchase in-game with GE () during the 2020 "Birthday of the United States Navy" event. This vehicle is currently unobtainable.

• USS Phelps (DD-360) — Introduced in Update 1.95 "Northern Wind" during the World War: season ”Attack from the Sea" event as a reward for obtaining 6 "stars". It is currently only available on the Gaijin Market.

Germany

• S-100 (S204) — Available in a discontinued pre-order pack which also granted access to naval forces pre-beta testing sessions. It was removed from the Gaijin store once naval forces closed beta testing began in Update 1.79 "Project X". This vehicle is currently unobtainable.

• VS-8 Schell I — Obtainable as a limited 24-hour rental vehicle in November 2018 during an event testing naval mines. This vehicle is currently unobtainable.

• Lübeck F224 — Introduced in Update "Raining Fire" during the Wargame "Strategist" event. A coupon for the vehicle could be obtained by exchanging one "Secret documents" and one "Confidential documents" item. This vehicle is currently only available on the Gaijin Market.

• Type 1924 Jaguar — Introduced in Update 1.95 "Northern Wind" during the Operation F.R.O.S.T. event as a reward for obtaining 10 "sailor stars". It is currently only available on the Gaijin Market.

• Z-20 Karl Galster — Introduced in Update 1.79 "Project X" as a pre-order pack that granted access to naval forces closed beta testing. It was removed from the Gaijin store after the 2019-2020 New Years sales but has been brought back since the May 2020 sales for purchase with GE (). Z-20 Karl Galster is planned to be removed from sale with the restructure of the naval tech trees.

• Prinz Eugen — Introduced in Update 1.95 "Northern Wind" as a pre-order pack. It is currently available on the Gaijin store.

Soviet Union

• G-5 TKA 106 — Obtainable as a reward during the 2020 Victory Day event. This vehicle is currently unobtainable.

• Ya-5M — Obtainable as a reward during War Thunder's 6th anniversary event and War Thunder's 7th anniversary event. This vehicle is currently unobtainable.

• MBK-161 (1943) — Introduced in Update 1.91 "Night Vision" during the Operation "Shipyard" event and was obtained by assembling parts. It is currently only available on the Gaijin Market.

• MPK Pr.122bis — Introduced in Update 1.87 "Locked On" during the Battlefield Engineer event and was obtained by exchanging one "Voucher". It is currently only available on the Gaijin Market.

• Pr.1124 MLRS — Available in a discontinued pre-order pack which also granted access to naval forces pre-beta testing sessions. It was removed from the Gaijin store once naval forces closed beta testing began in Update 1.79 "Project X". This vehicle is currently unobtainable.

• Leningrad (leader) — Introduced in Update 1.85 "Supersonic" during the Sea Voyage event as a reward for obtaining 8 "Marks of Distinction". It is currently only available on the Gaijin Market.

• Pr. 7U Stroyny — Introduced in Update 1.79 "Project X" as a pre-order pack that granted access to naval forces closed beta testing. It was removed from the Gaijin store after the 2019 summer sale but has been brought back since the Russian Navy Day event for purchase with GE (). Pr. 7U Stroyny is planned to be removed from sale with the restructure of the naval tech trees.

• Maxim Gorky — Introduced in Update "Starfighters" during the Operation S.U.M.M.E.R. 2020 event. A coupon for the vehicle could be obtained by completing 10 "Sailor Stars". This vehicle is currently only available on the Gaijin Market.

Great Britain

• Fairmile D (5001) — Introduced in Update 1.83 "Masters of the Sea" as a pre-order pack that also granted access to British fleet closed beta testing. It was removed from the Gaijin store after the 2019 Victory Day sale. This vehicle is currently unobtainable.

• River class (K-246) — Introduced in Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy" during the Operation H.E.A.T. event as a reward for obtaining 5 "Marks of Distinction for sailors". It is currently only available on the Gaijin Market.

• SGB (S309) — Introduced in Update 1.97 "Viking Fury" during the Space Race event and was obtained by exchanging one "turret of the Object 279". It is currently only available on the Gaijin Market.

• Haida (G63) — Introduced in Update 1.83 "Masters of the Sea" as a pre-order pack that also granted access to British fleet closed beta testing. It was removed from the Gaijin store after War Thunder's 7th anniversary sale, but it was still available on the Steam store until sometime during War Thunder's 8th anniversary sale when it was removed from sale. This vehicle is currently unobtainable.

• HMS Tiger — Introduced in Update 1.87 "Locked On" during the Battlefield Engineer event and was obtained by exchanging two "Vouchers". It is currently only available on the Gaijin Market.

Japan

• PG 02 — Introduced in Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy" as a pre-order pack that also granted access to Japanese fleet closed beta testing. It is currently available on the Gaijin store.

• IJN Kiyoshimo — Introduced in Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy" as a pre-order pack that also granted access to Japanese fleet closed beta testing. It was removed from the Gaijin store after the May 2020 sales, but it was still currently available on the PlayStation Store until sometime during War Thunder's 8th anniversary sale when it was removed from sale. This vehicle is currently unobtainable.

• IJN Yuudachi — Introduced in Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy" during the Operation H.E.A.T. event as a reward for obtaining 10 "Marks of Distinction for sailors". It is currently only available on the Gaijin Market.

• Type K-8 (1942) — It was introduced during Update "Hot Tracks" as a reward for the 2020 Operation W.I.N.T.E.R. event.

Italy

• Freccia P-493 — Introduced in Update "Starfighters" as a reward for the Operation S.U.M.M.E.R. 2020 event and could be obtained by completing 5 "Sailor Stars". This vehicle is currently unobtainable.

• Sparviero - Introduced in Update "Starfighters" as a pre-order pack that also granted access to Italian fleet closed beta testing. It is currently available on the Gaijin Store.

• Geniere - Introduced in Update "Starfighters" as a pre-order pack that also granted access to Italian fleet closed beta testing. It is currently available on the Gaijin Store. Geniere is planned to be removed from sale with the restructure of the naval tech trees.