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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, 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.
 
Here you will find a history of War Thunders major content patches.
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! colspan="4" | Major Updates
 
! colspan="4" | Major Updates
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! colspan="4" | ''Open Beta''
 
 
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|-
 
! Update
 
! Update
 
! Date <br />Released
 
! Date <br />Released
! Date <br />Superseded  
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! Date <br />Superseded
 
! Key Additions / Information
 
! Key Additions / Information
 
|-
 
|-
| <center>'''[[Update 1.27]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.27.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.27]]
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! colspan="4" | '''Official Release'''
| 30 January 2013
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|-
| 19 March 2013<br />Active for 48 days<br />(1 month, 19 days)
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! colspan="4" | ''Current''
|
 
* First Update of the Open Beta Test (OBT)
 
* Added ability to control critically damaged aircraft
 
* [Ground Strike] Fjords and [Domination] Asia maps
 
 
|-
 
|-
| <center>'''[[Update 1.29]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.29.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.29]]
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| <center>'''[[Update "Danger Zone"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_UpdateDangerZone.jpg|300px|link=Update "Danger Zone"]]
| 19 March 2013
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| 15 June 2022
| 11 June 2013<br />Active for 84 days<br />(2 months, 23 days)
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| Current
|  
+
|
* Added 15 new vehicles:
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* Added 42 new vehicles:
** 15 Regular Aircraft
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** 5 Regular Aircraft
* Improved the damage model of all aircraft
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** 4 Premium Aircraft
* Redesigned hangar interface
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** 2 Gift/Bundle Aircraft
* Added ability to select ammo belts for fighters
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** 10 Regular Tanks
* Re-balanced game economy
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** 3 Premium Tank
 +
** 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
 
|-
 
|-
| <center>'''[[Update 1.31]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.31.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.31]]
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! colspan="4" | ''Past updates''
| 11 June 2013
 
| 7 August 2013<br />Active for 57 days<br />(1 month, 27 days)
 
|
 
* Added 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
 
 
|-
 
|-
| <center>'''[[Update 1.33]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.33.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.33]]
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| <center>'''[[Update "Wind of Change"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_UpdateWindofChange.jpg|300px|link=Update "Wind of Change"]]
| 7 August 2013
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| 24 March 2022
| 26 September 2013<br />Active for 50 days<br />(1 month, 19 days)
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| 15 June 2022 <br />Active for 84 days<br />(2 months, 23 days)
|  
+
|
* Added 11 new vehicles:
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* Added 54 new vehicles (including Israeli ground vehicles):
** 10 Regular Aircraft
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** 8 Regular Aircraft
 
** 1 Premium Aircraft
 
** 1 Premium Aircraft
* Added vehicle [[:Category:Modules_and_modifications|Modules and Modifications]]
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** 1 Gift/Bundle Aircraft
* Added crew lock
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** 27 Regular Tanks
* Added a number of new armament options for aircraft
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** 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
 
|-
 
|-
| <center>'''[[Update 1.35]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.35.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.35]]
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| <center>'''[[Update "Winged Lions"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_UpdateWingedLions.jpg|300px|link=Update "Winged Lions"]]
| 26 September 2013
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| 14 December 2021
| 18 December 2013<br />Active for 83 days<br />(2 months, 22 days)
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| 24 March 2022 <br />Active for 101 days<br />(3 months, 11 days)
|  
+
|
* Added 16 new vehicles:
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* Added 46 new vehicles (including Israeli aircraft):
** 13 Regular Aircraft
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** 27 Regular Aircraft
** 3 Premium Aircraft
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** 1 Premium Aircraft
* Added events mode
+
** 1 Squadron Aircraft
* Reworked a large number of aircraft and cockpit models
+
** 11 Regular Tanks
* Added first "bomber" cockpits (Pe-2 and Pe-3)
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** 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
 
|-
 
|-
| <center>'''[[Update 1.37]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.37.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.37]]
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| <center>'''[[Update "Ground Breaking"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_UpdateGroundBreaking.jpg|300px|link=Update "Ground Breaking"]]
| 18 December 2013
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| 28 October 2021
| 15 April 2014<br />Active for 118 days<br />(3 months, 28 days)
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| 14 December 2021 <br />Active for 47 days<br />(1 months, 16 days)
|  
+
|
* Added 22 new vehicles:
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* Added 27 new vehicles:
** 20 Regular Aircraft
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** 6 Regular Aircraft
 
** 2 Premium Aircraft
 
** 2 Premium Aircraft
* Completely reworked progression system (old 20 tier system replaced with 5 ranks)
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** 2 Gift/Bundle Aircraft
* Added Custom Battles
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** 11 Regular Tanks
* Reworked over 70 flight models
+
** 5 Regular Ships
 +
** 1 Regular Helicopter
 +
* Introduced deformable terrain
 +
* Added Israeli aircraft to the game
 
|-
 
|-
| <center>'''[[Update 1.39]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.39.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.39]]
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| <center>'''[[Update "Direct Hit"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_UpdateDirectHit.jpg|300px|link=Update "Direct Hit"]]
| 15 April 2014
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| 7 September 2021
| 15 May 2014<br />Active for 30 days<br />(1 month)
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| 28 October 2021 <br />Active for 51 days<br />(1 months, 21 days)
|
+
|
* Added 20 new vehicles:
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* Added 38 new vehicles:
** 17 Regular Aircraft
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** 8 Regular Aircraft
** 2 Premium Aircraft
+
** 3 Gift/Bundle Aircraft
** 1 Special Aircraft ([[La-174]])
 
* Added support for [[Custom skins]]
 
* Added [[War Thunder CDK]]
 
* Significantly improved AI behaviour
 
|-
 
| <center>'''[[Update 1.41]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.41.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.41]]
 
| 15 May 2014
 
| 9 October 2014<br />Active for 147 days<br />(4 months, 24 days)
 
|
 
* Added 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
 
|-
 
| <center>'''[[Update 1.43]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.43.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.43]]
 
| 9 October 2014
 
| 16 December 2014<br />Active for 68 days<br />(2 months, 7 days)
 
|  
 
* Added 43 new vehicles:
 
** 18 Regular Aircraft
 
** 7 Premium Aircraft
 
** 1 Gift / Bundle Aircraft
 
 
** 11 Regular Tanks
 
** 11 Regular Tanks
** 5 Premium Tanks
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** 11 Regular Ships
** 1 Gift / Bundle Tank
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** 4 Premium Ships
* Added first urban tank map ([[Poland_(Ground_Forces)|Poland]]) and multi-turreted tank ([[T-35]])
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** 1 Squadron Helicopter
 +
* Introduced guided bombs
 +
* Introduced ship fire control mechanics
 
|-
 
|-
| <center>'''[[Update 1.45 "Steel Generals"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.45.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.45 "Steel Generals"]]
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| <center>'''[[Update "Red Skies"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_UpdateRedSkies.jpg|300px|link=Update "Red Skies"]]
| 16 December 2014
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| 2 June 2021
| 24 February 2015<br />Active for 70 days<br />(2 months, 8 days)
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| 7 September 2021 <br />Active for 98 days<br />(3 months, 6 days)
|  
+
|
* Added 20 new vehicles (not counting CBT tanks of USA):
+
* Added 29 new vehicles:
** 5 Regular Aircraft
+
** 7 Regular Aircraft
** 1 Gift / Bundle Aircraft
+
** 3 Premium Aircraft
 +
** 2 Gift/Bundle Aircraft
 
** 9 Regular Tanks
 
** 9 Regular Tanks
** 4 Premium Tanks
+
** 2 Premium Tank
** 2 Gift / Bundle Tank
+
** 5 Regular Ships
* Added the [[:Category:USA_ground_vehicles|American Tank Tree]] to the game in CBT
+
** 1 Premium Ship
* Added ability to fire tank machine guns
+
* Introduced Rank VII aircraft
 +
* Introduced commander's sights for ground vehicles
 
|-
 
|-
| <center>'''[[Update 1.47 "Big Guns"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.47.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.47 "Big Guns"]]
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| <center>'''[[Update "Ixwa Strike"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_UpdateIxwaStrike.jpg|300px|link=Update "Ixwa Strike"]]
| 24 February 2015
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| 10 March 2021
| 30 April 2015<br />Active for 65 days<br />(2 months, 6 days)
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| 2 June 2021 <br />Active for 85 days<br />(2 months, 24 days)
|  
+
|
* Added 16 new vehicles:
+
* Added 39 new vehicles:
 
** 7 Regular Aircraft
 
** 7 Regular Aircraft
** 7 Regular Tanks
+
** 3 Premium Aircraft
** 2 Premium Tanks
+
** 22 Regular Tanks
* Made the [[:Category:USA_ground_vehicles|American Tank Tree]] available to all players
+
** 1 Premium Tank
* Removed the daily X2 multiplier, replacing it with boosters
+
** 1 Squadron Tank
 +
** 4 Regular Ships
 +
** 1 Premium Ship
 +
* Introduced South African branch of British ground tree
 +
* Introduced variable wing-sweep mechanics
 +
* Added [[HUD|Head-Up Displays]] to some aircraft which historically had them.
 
|-
 
|-
| <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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| <center>'''[[Update "Hot Tracks"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_UpdateHotTracks.jpg|300px|link=Update "Hot Tracks"]]
| 30 April 2015
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| 18 December 2020
| 30 June 2015<br />Active for 61 days<br />(2 months)
+
| 10 March 2021 <br />Active for 82 days<br />(2 months, 20 days)
|
+
|
* Added 39 new vehicles:
+
* Added 27 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
 
|-
 
| <center>'''[[Update 1.51 "Cold Steel"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.51.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.51 "Cold Steel"]]
 
| 30 June 2015
 
| 6 November 2015<br />Active for 129 days<br />(4 months, 7 days)
 
|  
 
* Added 20 new vehicles:
 
 
** 9 Regular Aircraft
 
** 9 Regular Aircraft
** 2 Premium Aircraft
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** 3 Premium Aircraft
** 5 Regular Tanks
+
** 7 Regular Tanks
** 4 Premium Tanks
+
** 4 Regular Ships
* Added first winter tank map ([[Finland]])
+
** 1 Premium Ship
* Added the Enduring Confrontation game mode
+
** 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
 
|-
 
|-
|<center>'''[[Update 1.53 "Firestorm"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.53.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.53 "Firestorm"]]
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| <center>'''[[Update "New Power"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_UpdateNewPower.jpg|300px|link=Update "New Power"]]
| 6 November 2015
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| 17 November 2020
| 15 December 2015<br />Active for 39 days<br />(1 month, 9 days)
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| 18 December 2020 <br />Active for 31 days<br />(1 month, 1 day)
|  
+
|
* Added 26 new vehicles:
+
* Added 48 new vehicles:
** 11 Regular Aircraft
+
** 10 Regular Aircraft
** 1 Premium Aircraft
+
** 3 Premium Aircraft
** 2 Special Aircraft
+
** 2 Gift/Bundle Aircraft
** 4 Regular Tanks
+
** 12 Regular Tanks
** 3 Premium Tanks
+
** 1 Premium Tank
** 4 Gift / Bundle Tanks
+
** 1 Gift/Bundle Tank
** 1 Special Tank
+
** 10 Regular Ships
* Moved the game to the Dagor Engine 4.0
+
** 9 Premium Ships
* Added first British Premium Tanks
+
* 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
 
|-
 
|-
| <center>'''[[Update 1.55 "Royal Armour"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.55.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.55 "Royal Armour"]]
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| <center>'''[[Update "Raining Fire"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_UpdateRainingFire.jpg|300px|link=Update "Raining Fire"]]
| 15 December 2015
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| 2 September 2020
| 15 March 2016<br />Active for 91 days<br />(3 months)
+
| 17 November 2020 <br />Active for 76 days<br />(2 months, 15 days)
|  
+
|
* Added 42 new vehicles (including British CBT tanks):
+
* Added 28 new vehicles:
 
** 8 Regular Aircraft
 
** 8 Regular Aircraft
** 1 Premium Aircraft
+
** 4 Premium Aircraft
** 30 Regular Tanks
+
** 1 Gift/Bundle Aircraft
** 3 Premium Tanks
+
** 6 Regular Tanks
* Added the [[:Category:Britain_ground_vehicles|British Tank Tree]] to the game in CBT
+
** 1 Gift/Bundle Tank
* Added two tank maps set in North Africa Campaign
+
** 7 Regular Ships
 +
** 1 Premium Ship
 +
* Introduced volumetric shells
 +
* Introduced Semi-Active Radar Homing (SARH) missiles
 
|-
 
|-
| <center>'''[[Update 1.57 "Battle March"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.57.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.57 "Battle March"]]
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| <center>'''[[Update "Starfighters"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_UpdateStarfighters.jpg|300px|link=Update "Starfighters"]]
| 15 March 2016
+
| 26 May 2020
| 10 June 2016<br />Active for 87 days<br />(2 months, 26 days)
+
| 2 September 2020 <br />Active for 99 days<br />(3 months, 7 days)
|  
+
|
* Added 22 new vehicles:
+
* Added 71 new vehicles (including Italian ships):
** 9 Regular Aircraft
+
** 17 Regular Aircraft
** 1 Premium Aircraft
+
** 6 Premium Aircraft
** 1 Special Aircraft
+
** 16 Regular Tanks
** 10 Regular Tanks
+
** 2 Premium Tanks
** 1 Premium Tank
+
** 1 Gift/Bundle Tank
* Made British tanks available for all players
+
** 22 Regular Ships
* Added two tank maps [[Volokolamsk]] and [[Frozen_Pass_(Ground_Forces)|Frozen Pass]]
+
** 1 Premium Ship
 +
** 2 Gift/Bundle Ships
 +
** 4 Regular Helicopters
 +
* Added Italian naval tree to the game
 +
* Made Swedish tanks available to all players
 
|-
 
|-
| <center>'''[[Update 1.59 "Flaming Arrows"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.59.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.59 "Flaming Arrows"]]
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| <center>'''[[Update 1.97 "Viking Fury"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.97.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.97 "Viking Fury"]]
| 10 June 2016
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| 16 March 2020
| 03 August 2016<br />Active for 54 days<br />(1 month, 24 days)
+
| 26 May 2020 <br />Active for 71 days<br />(2 months, 10 days)
|  
+
|
* Added 24 new vehicles:
+
* Added 69 new vehicles (including Swedish tanks):
 
** 7 Regular Aircraft
 
** 7 Regular Aircraft
 
** 1 Premium Aircraft
 
** 1 Premium Aircraft
** 1 Special Aircraft
+
** 44 Regular Tanks
** 10 Regular Tanks
+
** 2 Premium Tanks
** 3 Premium Tanks
+
** 7 Regular Ships
** 2 Gift / Bundle Tanks
+
** 2 Premium Ships
* Added the first ATGM armed vehicles to the game
+
** 5 Regular Helicopters
* Added new hangar
+
** 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
 
|-
 
|-
| <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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| <center>'''[[Update 1.95 "Northern Wind"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.95.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.95 "Northern Wind"]]
| 03 August 2016
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| 17 December 2019
| 29 September 2016<br />Active for 54 days<br />(1 month, 26 days)
+
| 16 March 2020 <br />Active for 90 days<br />(2 months, 28 days)
|  
+
|
* Added 10 new vehicles:
+
* Added 47 new vehicles (including Swedish aircraft):
** 2 Regular Aircraft
+
** 28 Regular Aircraft
** 2 Special Aircraft
+
** 7 Regular Tanks
** 2 Regular Tanks
 
 
** 2 Premium Tanks
 
** 2 Premium Tanks
** 2 Special Tanks
+
** 9 Regular Ships
* Added crew replenishment mechanic to ground battles
+
** 1 Premium Ship
 +
* Added Swedish aircraft tree to the game
 +
* Added Swedish tanks to the game
 +
* Introduced Ray Traced Global Illumination and HDR support
 
|-
 
|-
| <center>'''[[Update 1.63 "Desert Hunters"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.63.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.63 "Desert Hunters"]]
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| <center>'''[[Update 1.93 "Shark Attack"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.93.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.93 "Shark Attack"]]
| 29 September 2016
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| 29 October 2019
| 20 December 2016<br />Active for 82 days<br />(2 months, 21 days)
+
| 17 December 2019 <br />Active for 50 days<br />(1 months, 18 days)
|  
+
|
* Added 22 new vehicles:
+
* Added 29 new vehicles:
** 6 Regular Aircraft
+
** 4 Regular Aircraft
** 2 Premium Aircraft
+
** 3 Premium Aircraft
** 1 Gift / Bundle Aircraft
+
** 3 Gift/Bundle Aircraft
** 10 Regular Tanks
+
** 9 Regular Tanks
** 3 Premium Tanks
+
** 1 Premium Tank
* Added High-resolution Texture Streaming (reducing loading times)
+
** 4 Regular Ships
* Added Greece (air AB) and [[Sinai]] maps
+
** 2 Premium Ships
 +
** 1 Regular Helicopter
 +
** 2 Gift/Bundle Helicopter
 +
* Added Rank V ships to the game
 +
* Added Italian helicopters to the game
 +
* Added Swedish aircraft to the game
 
|-
 
|-
! colspan="4" | ''Official Release''
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| <center>'''[[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.91.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]]
 +
| 11 September 2019
 +
| 29 October 2019 <br />Active for 49 days<br />(1 months, 18 days)
 +
|
 +
* Added 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 Helicopter
 +
* 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
 
|-
 
|-
| <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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| <center>'''[[Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.89.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy"]]
| 20 December 2016
+
| 29 May 2019
| 18 March 2017<br />Active for 88 days<br />(2 months, 26 days)
+
| 11 September 2019 <br />Active for 106 days<br />(3 months, 13 days)
|  
+
|
* Added 49 new vehicles (including Japanese tanks):
+
* Added 45 new vehicles (including Japanese ships):
** 11 Regular Aircraft
+
** 7 Regular Aircraft
** 3 Premium Aircraft
+
** 1 Premium Aircraft
** 32 Regular Tanks
+
** 8 Regular Tanks
** 1 Premium Tanks
 
 
** 2 Gift / Bundle Tanks
 
** 2 Gift / Bundle Tanks
* Official release of War Thunder
+
** 24 Regular Ships
* Added Japanese Tanks to the game
+
** 2 Gift / Bundle Ships
* Added low-detail "scaled" cockpits for all aircraft which did not have a cockpit
+
** 1 Gift / Bundle Helicopter
 +
* Added Japanese ships to the game
 +
* Improved realism of radar systems
 
|-
 
|-
| <center>'''[[Update 1.67 "Assault"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.67.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.67 "Assault"]]
+
| <center>'''[[Update 1.87 "Locked On"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.87.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.87 "Locked On"]]
| 18 March 2017
+
| 12 March 2019
| 25 May 2017<br />Active for 68 days<br />(2 months, 7 days)
+
| 29 May 2019 <br />Active for 79 days<br />(2 months, 18 days)
|  
+
|
* Added 19 new vehicles:
+
* Added 25 new vehicles:
** 6 Regular Aircraft
+
** 7 Regular Aircraft
** 9 Regular Tanks
+
** 4 Gift / Bundle Aircraft
** 4 Premium Tanks
+
** 6 Regular Tanks
* Introduced Gun Stabilizers
+
** 1 Gift / Bundle Tanks
* Introduced aircraft engine exhaust flame effect
+
** 7 Regular Ships
* Added Co-op PvE mode called "Assault"
+
* Added French helicopters to the game
 +
* Added Rank 7 Tanks
 +
* Added Rank 6 jets to all nations (that didn't have one prior)
 +
* Added [[SPAA_radars|ground]] and [[Airborne_radars|air]] radar systems
 
|-
 
|-
| <center>'''[[Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.69.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica"]]
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| <center>'''[[Update 1.85 "Supersonic"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.85.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.85 "Supersonic"]]
| 25 May 2017
+
| 17 December 2018
| 18 September 2017<br />Active for 116 days<br />(3 months, 24 days)
+
| 12 March 2019<br />Active for 85 days<br />(2 months, 23 days)
|  
+
|
* Added 47 new vehicles (including Italian Aircraft):
+
* Added 63 new vehicles (including Italian Tanks):
** 33 Regular Aircraft
+
** 9 Regular Aircraft
** 5 Premium Aircraft
+
** 3 Gift / Bundle Aircraft
** 9 Regular Tanks
+
** 40 Regular Tanks
* Introduced Italian aircraft
+
** 4 Gift / Bundle Tanks
* Added Smoke grenades & smokescreen launchers to the game
+
** 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
 
|-
 
|-
| <center>'''[[Update 1.71 "New E.R.A."]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.71.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.71 "New E.R.A."]]
+
| <center>'''[[Update 1.83 "Masters of the Sea"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.83.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.83 "Masters of the Sea"]]
| 18 September 2017
+
| 23 October 2018
| 01 November 2017<br />Active for 44 days<br />(1 month, 14 days)
+
| 17 December 2018<br />Active for 55 days<br />(1 month, 24 days)
|  
+
|
* Added 28 new vehicles:
+
* Added 115 new vehicles (including Ships, British Ships, and German Helicopters):
** 10 Regular Aircraft
+
** 1 Regular Aircraft
 
** 1 Premium Aircraft
 
** 1 Premium Aircraft
** 1 Gift / Bundle Aircraft
+
** 2 Regular Tanks
** 12 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
 +
|-
 +
| <center>'''[[Update 1.81 "The Valkyries"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.81.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.81 "The Valkyries"]]
 +
| 19 September 2018
 +
| 23 October 2018<br />Active for 34 days<br />(1 month, 4 days)
 +
|
 +
* Added 25 new vehicles:
 +
** 2 Regular Aircraft
 +
** 8 Regular Tanks
 
** 1 Premium Tank
 
** 1 Premium Tank
** 3 Gift / Bundle Tank
+
** 2 Gift / Bundle Tanks
* Added Rank 6 Ground Vehicles
+
** 10 Regular Helicopters
* Added new armour types such as composite and explosive-reactive
+
** 2 Gift / Bundle Helicopters
 +
* Added USSR and American helicopters to the game (in CBT)
 
|-
 
|-
| <center>'''[[Update 1.73 "Vive la France"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.73.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.73 "Vive la France"]]
+
| <center>'''[[Update 1.79 "Project X"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.79.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.79 "Project X"]]
| 01 November 2017
+
| 12 June 2018
| 19 December 2017<br />Active for 49 days<br />(1 month, 18 days)
+
| 19 September 2018<br />Active for 99 days<br />(3 months, 7 days)
|  
+
|
* Added 39 new vehicles (including French Aircraft):
+
* Added 24 new vehicles (not counting ships):
** 32 Regular Aircraft
+
** 10 Regular Aircraft
 
** 1 Premium Aircraft
 
** 1 Premium Aircraft
 
** 2 Gift / Bundle Aircraft
 
** 2 Gift / Bundle Aircraft
** 2 Regular Tanks
+
** 9 Regular Tanks
 +
** 2 Gift / Bundle Tanks
 +
* Move game to Dagor Engine 5.0
 +
* Added Naval Vehicles to CBT
 +
|-
 +
| <center>'''[[Update 1.77 "Advancing Storm"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.77.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.77 "Advancing Storm"]]
 +
| 14 March 2018
 +
| 12 June 2018<br />Active for 90 days<br />(2 months, 29 days)
 +
|
 +
* Added 19 new vehicles:
 +
** 9 Regular Aircraft
 +
** 2 Premium Aircraft
 +
** 1 Gift / Bundle Aircraft
 +
** 5 Regular Tanks
 
** 2 Gift / Bundle Tanks
 
** 2 Gift / Bundle Tanks
* Added the French Aircraft tree to the game
+
* Move game to Dagor Engine 5.0
* Added first Italian premium tanks to the game
+
* Added ships to CBT
* Added ability to make custom tank sights
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| <center>'''[[Update 1.75 "La Résistance"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.75.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.75 "La Résistance"]]
 
| <center>'''[[Update 1.75 "La Résistance"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.75.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.75 "La Résistance"]]
 
| 19 December 2017
 
| 19 December 2017
 
| 14 March 2018<br />Active for 85 days<br />(2 months, 23 days)
 
| 14 March 2018<br />Active for 85 days<br />(2 months, 23 days)
|  
+
|
 
* Added 51 new vehicles (including French Tanks):
 
* Added 51 new vehicles (including French Tanks):
 
** 15 Regular Aircraft
 
** 15 Regular Aircraft
Line 323: Line 385:
 
* Added [[Maginot Line]] and [[Middle East]] maps
 
* Added [[Maginot Line]] and [[Middle East]] maps
 
|-
 
|-
| <center>'''[[Update 1.77 "Advancing Storm"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.77.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.77 "Advancing Storm"]]
+
| <center>'''[[Update 1.73 "Vive la France"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.73.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.73 "Vive la France"]]
| 14 March 2018
+
| 1 November 2017
| 12 June 2018<br />Active for 90 days<br />(2 months, 29 days)
+
| 19 December 2017<br />Active for 49 days<br />(1 month, 18 days)
|  
+
|
* Added 19 new vehicles:
+
* Added 39 new vehicles (including French Aircraft):
** 9 Regular Aircraft
+
** 32 Regular Aircraft
** 2 Premium Aircraft
+
** 1 Premium Aircraft
** 1 Gift / Bundle Aircraft
+
** 2 Gift / Bundle Aircraft
** 5 Regular Tanks
+
** 2 Regular Tanks
 
** 2 Gift / Bundle Tanks
 
** 2 Gift / Bundle Tanks
* Move game to Dagor Engine 5.0
+
* Added the French Aircraft tree to the game
* Added ships to CBT
+
* Added first Italian premium tanks to the game
 +
* Added ability to make custom tank sights
 
|-
 
|-
| <center>'''[[Update 1.79 "Project X"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.79.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.79 "Project X"]]
+
| <center>'''[[Update 1.71 "New E.R.A."]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.71.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.71 "New E.R.A."]]
| 12 June 2018
+
| 18 September 2017
| 19 September 2018<br />Active for 99 days<br />(3 months, 7 days)
+
| 1 November 2017<br />Active for 44 days<br />(1 month, 14 days)
|  
+
|
* Added 24 new vehicles (not counting ships):
+
* Added 28 new vehicles:
 
** 10 Regular Aircraft
 
** 10 Regular Aircraft
 
** 1 Premium Aircraft
 
** 1 Premium Aircraft
** 2 Gift / Bundle Aircraft
+
** 1 Gift / Bundle Aircraft
 +
** 12 Regular Tanks
 +
** 1 Premium Tank
 +
** 3 Gift / Bundle Tank
 +
* Added Rank 6 Ground Vehicles
 +
* Added new armour types such as composite and explosive-reactive
 +
|-
 +
| <center>'''[[Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.69.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica"]]
 +
| 25 May 2017
 +
| 18 September 2017<br />Active for 116 days<br />(3 months, 24 days)
 +
|
 +
* Added 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
 +
|-
 +
| <center>'''[[Update 1.67 "Assault"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.67.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.67 "Assault"]]
 +
| 16 March 2017
 +
| 25 May 2017<br />Active for 70 days<br />(2 months, 9 days)
 +
|
 +
* Added 19 new vehicles:
 +
** 6 Regular Aircraft
 
** 9 Regular Tanks
 
** 9 Regular Tanks
 +
** 4 Premium Tanks
 +
* Introduced Gun Stabilizers
 +
* Introduced aircraft engine exhaust flame effect
 +
* Added Co-op PvE mode called "[[Assault Mode|Assault]]"
 +
|-
 +
| <center>'''[[Update 1.65 "Way of the Samurai"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.65.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.65 "Way of the Samurai"]]
 +
| 20 December 2016
 +
| 16 March 2017<br />Active for 86 days<br />(2 months, 24 days)
 +
|
 +
* Added 49 new vehicles (including Japanese tanks):
 +
** 11 Regular Aircraft
 +
** 3 Premium Aircraft
 +
** 32 Regular Tanks
 +
** 1 Premium Tanks
 
** 2 Gift / Bundle Tanks
 
** 2 Gift / Bundle Tanks
* Move game to Dagor Engine 5.0
+
* Official release of War Thunder
* Added Naval Vehicles to CBT
+
* Added Japanese Tanks to the game
 +
* Added low-detail "scaled" cockpits for all aircraft which did not have a cockpit
 +
|-
 +
! colspan="4" | '''Open Beta'''
 +
|-
 +
| <center>'''[[Update 1.63 "Desert Hunters"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.63.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.63 "Desert Hunters"]]
 +
| 29 September 2016
 +
| 20 December 2016<br />Active for 82 days<br />(2 months, 21 days)
 +
|
 +
* Added 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
 
|-
 
|-
| <center>'''[[Update 1.81 "The Valkyries"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.81.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.81 "The Valkyries"]]
+
| <center>'''[[Update 1.61 "Road to Glory"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.61.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.61 "Road to Glory"]]
| 19 September 2018
+
| 3 August 2016
| 23 October 2018<br />Active for 34 days<br />(1 month, 4 days)
+
| 29 September 2016<br />Active for 54 days<br />(1 month, 26 days)
|  
+
|
* Added 25 new vehicles:
+
* Added 10 new vehicles:
 
** 2 Regular Aircraft
 
** 2 Regular Aircraft
** 8 Regular Tanks
+
** 2 Special Aircraft
** 1 Premium Tank
+
** 2 Regular Tanks
 +
** 2 Premium Tanks
 +
** 2 Special Tanks
 +
* Added crew replenishment mechanic to ground battles
 +
|-
 +
| <center>'''[[Update 1.59 "Flaming Arrows"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.59.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.59 "Flaming Arrows"]]
 +
| 9 June 2016
 +
| 3 August 2016<br />Active for 55 days<br />(1 month, 25 days)
 +
|
 +
* Added 24 new vehicles:
 +
** 7 Regular Aircraft
 +
** 1 Premium Aircraft
 +
** 1 Special Aircraft
 +
** 10 Regular Tanks
 +
** 3 Premium Tanks
 
** 2 Gift / Bundle Tanks
 
** 2 Gift / Bundle Tanks
** 10 Regular Helicopters
+
* Added the first ATGM armed vehicles to the game
** 2 Gift / Bundle Helicopters
+
* Added new hangar
* Added USSR and American helicopters to the game (in CBT)
 
 
|-
 
|-
| <center>'''[[Update 1.83 "Masters of the Sea"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.83.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.83 "Masters of the Sea"]]
+
| <center>'''[[Update 1.57 "Battle March"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.57.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.57 "Battle March"]]
| 23 October 2018
+
| 15 March 2016
| 17 December 2018<br />Active for 55 days<br />(1 month, 24 days)
+
| 9 June 2016<br />Active for 86 days<br />(2 months, 25 days)
|  
+
|
* Added 115 new vehicles (including Ships, British Ships, and German Helicopters):
+
* Added 22 new vehicles:
** 1 Regular Aircraft
+
** 9 Regular Aircraft
 
** 1 Premium Aircraft
 
** 1 Premium Aircraft
** 2 Regular Tanks
+
** 1 Special Aircraft
 +
** 10 Regular Tanks
 
** 1 Premium Tank
 
** 1 Premium Tank
** 87 Regular Ships
+
* Made British tanks available for all players
** 7 Premium Ships
+
* Added two tank maps [[Volokolamsk]] and [[Frozen_Pass_(Ground_Forces)|Frozen Pass]]
** 10 Gift / Bundle Ships
+
|-
** 5 Regular Helicopters
+
| <center>'''[[Update 1.55 "Royal Armour"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.55.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.55 "Royal Armour"]]
** 1 Gift / Bundle Helicopters
+
| 15 December 2015
* Added German Helicopters
+
| 15 March 2016<br />Active for 91 days<br />(3 months)
* Made USSR and American helicopters available to all players
+
|
* Made American, German and USSR ships available to all players
+
* Added 42 new vehicles (including British CBT tanks):
* Added British ships to CBT
+
** 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
 +
|-
 +
|<center>'''[[Update 1.53 "Firestorm"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.53.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.53 "Firestorm"]]
 +
| 5 November 2015
 +
| 15 December 2015<br />Active for 40 days<br />(1 month, 10 days)
 +
|
 +
* Added 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
 
|-
 
|-
| <center>'''[[Update 1.85 "Supersonic"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.85.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.85 "Supersonic"]]
+
| <center>'''[[Update 1.51 "Cold Steel"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.51.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.51 "Cold Steel"]]
| 17 December 2018
+
| 30 June 2015
| 12 March 2019<br />Active for 85 days<br />(2 months, 23 days)
+
| 5 November 2015<br />Active for 128 days<br />(4 months, 6 days)
|  
+
|
* Added 63 new vehicles (including Italian Tanks):
+
* Added 20 new vehicles:
 
** 9 Regular Aircraft
 
** 9 Regular Aircraft
** 3 Gift / Bundle Aircraft
+
** 2 Premium Aircraft
** 40 Regular Tanks
+
** 5 Regular Tanks
 +
** 4 Premium Tanks
 +
* Added first winter tank map ([[Finland]])
 +
* Added the Enduring Confrontation game mode
 +
|-
 +
| <center>'''[[Update 1.49 "Weapons of Victory"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.49.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.49 "Weapons of Victory"]]
 +
| 30 April 2015
 +
| 30 June 2015<br />Active for 61 days<br />(2 months)
 +
|
 +
* Added 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
 +
|-
 +
| <center>'''[[Update 1.47 "Big Guns"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.47.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.47 "Big Guns"]]
 +
| 24 February 2015
 +
| 30 April 2015<br />Active for 65 days<br />(2 months, 6 days)
 +
|
 +
* Added 16 new vehicles:
 +
** 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
 +
|-
 +
| <center>'''[[Update 1.45 "Steel Generals"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.45.jpg|300px|link=Update 1.45 "Steel Generals"]]
 +
| 16 December 2014
 +
| 24 February 2015<br />Active for 70 days<br />(2 months, 8 days)
 +
|
 +
* Added 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 Tank
 +
* Added the [[:Category:USA_ground_vehicles|American Tank Tree]] to the game in CBT
 +
* Added ability to fire tank machine guns
 +
|-
 +
| <center>'''[[Update 1.43]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.43.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.43]]
 +
| 9 October 2014
 +
| 16 December 2014<br />Active for 68 days<br />(2 months, 7 days)
 +
|
 +
* Added 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_(Ground_Forces)|Poland]]) and multi-turreted tank ([[T-35]])
 +
|-
 +
| <center>'''[[Update 1.41]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.41.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.41]]
 +
| 15 May 2014
 +
| 9 October 2014<br />Active for 147 days<br />(4 months, 24 days)
 +
|
 +
* Added 86 new vehicles:
 +
** 6 Regular Aircraft
 +
** 4 Premium Aircraft
 +
** 68 Regular Tanks
 +
** 4 Premium Tanks
 
** 4 Gift / Bundle Tanks
 
** 4 Gift / Bundle Tanks
** 6 Regular Ships
+
* Ground forces units released into Open Beta Test (OBT) for all players
** 1 Premium Ship
+
|-
* Added Italian tank tree to the game (in CBT)
+
| <center>'''[[Update 1.39]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.39.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.39]]
* Added Rank 6 jets (supersonic and with guided missiles) to the game
+
| 15 April 2014
* Made British ships available to all players
+
| 15 May 2014<br />Active for 30 days<br />(1 month)
 +
|
 +
* Added 20 new vehicles:
 +
** 17 Regular Aircraft
 +
** 2 Premium Aircraft
 +
** 1 Special Aircraft ([[La-174]])
 +
* Added support for [[Custom skins]]
 +
* Added [[War Thunder CDK]]
 +
* Significantly improved AI behaviour
 +
|-
 +
| <center>'''[[Update 1.37]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.37.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.37]]
 +
| 18 December 2013
 +
| 15 April 2014<br />Active for 118 days<br />(3 months, 28 days)
 +
|
 +
* Added 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
 +
|-
 +
| <center>'''[[Update 1.35]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.35.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.35]]
 +
| 26 September 2013
 +
| 18 December 2013<br />Active for 83 days<br />(2 months, 22 days)
 +
|
 +
* Added 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)
 +
|-
 +
| <center>'''[[Update 1.33]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.33.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.33]]
 +
| 7 August 2013
 +
| 26 September 2013<br />Active for 50 days<br />(1 month, 19 days)
 +
|
 +
* Added 11 new vehicles:
 +
** 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
 +
|-
 +
| <center>'''[[Update 1.31]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.31.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.31]]
 +
| 11 June 2013
 +
| 7 August 2013<br />Active for 57 days<br />(1 month, 27 days)
 +
|
 +
* Added 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
 +
|-
 +
| <center>'''[[Update 1.29]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.29.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.29]]
 +
| 19 March 2013
 +
| 11 June 2013<br />Active for 84 days<br />(2 months, 23 days)
 +
|
 +
* Added 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
 +
|-
 +
| <center>'''[[Update 1.27]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.27.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.27]]
 +
| 30 January 2013
 +
| 19 March 2013<br />Active for 48 days<br />(1 month, 19 days)
 +
|
 +
* First Update of the Open Beta Test (OBT)
 +
* Added ability to control critically damaged aircraft
 +
* [Ground Strike] Fjords and [Domination] Asia maps
 +
|-
 +
! colspan="4" | '''Closed Beta{{Annotation|<nowiki>*</nowiki>|Information may be missing due to loss of update records}}'''
 +
|-
 +
| <center>'''[[Update 1.25]]'''</center>
 +
| 21 December 2012
 +
| 30 January 2013<br />Active for 40 days<br />(1 month, 9 days)
 +
|
 +
* Bug fixes
 +
* Game improvements
 
|-
 
|-
| <center>'''[[Update 1.87 "Locked On"]]'''</center>[[File:Wallpaper_Update1.87.jpg|300px|link=Update_1.87 "Locked On"]]
+
| <center>'''[[Update 1.17]]'''</center>
| 12 March 2019
+
| 9 November 2012
| Current
+
| Unknown<br />''(Before 21 December 2012)''
 
|
 
|
* Added 25 new vehicles:
+
* Bug fixes
** 7 Regular Aircraft
+
* Game improvements and additions
** 4 Gift / Bundle Aircraft
+
|-
** 6 Regular Tanks
+
! colspan="4" | '''[[wt:en/news/26/current|Closed Beta Begins]] (30 March 2012)'''
** 1 Gift / Bundle Tanks
 
** 7 Regular Ships
 
* Added French helicopters to the game
 
* Added Rank 7 Tanks
 
* Added Supersonic jets to all nations (that didn't have one prior)
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
 +
 +
[[Category:Articles]]

Revision as of 13:08, 15 June 2022

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 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.

Major Updates
Update Date
Released
Date
Superseded
Key Additions / Information
Official Release
Current
Update "Danger Zone"
Wallpaper UpdateDangerZone.jpg
15 June 2022 Current
  • Added 42 new vehicles:
    • 5 Regular Aircraft
    • 4 Premium Aircraft
    • 2 Gift/Bundle Aircraft
    • 10 Regular Tanks
    • 3 Premium Tank
    • 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
Past updates
Update "Wind of Change"
Wallpaper UpdateWindofChange.jpg
24 March 2022 15 June 2022
Active for 84 days
(2 months, 23 days)
  • Added 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
(3 months, 11 days)
  • Added 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"
Wallpaper UpdateGroundBreaking.jpg
28 October 2021 14 December 2021
Active for 47 days
(1 months, 16 days)
  • Added 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
(1 months, 21 days)
  • Added 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
(3 months, 6 days)
  • Added 29 new vehicles:
    • 7 Regular Aircraft
    • 3 Premium Aircraft
    • 2 Gift/Bundle Aircraft
    • 9 Regular Tanks
    • 2 Premium Tank
    • 5 Regular Ships
    • 1 Premium Ship
  • Introduced Rank VII aircraft
  • Introduced commander's sights for ground vehicles
Update "Ixwa Strike"
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10 March 2021 2 June 2021
Active for 85 days
(2 months, 24 days)
  • Added 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"
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18 December 2020 10 March 2021
Active for 82 days
(2 months, 20 days)
  • Added 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
(1 month, 1 day)
  • Added 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"
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2 September 2020 17 November 2020
Active for 76 days
(2 months, 15 days)
  • Added 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"
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26 May 2020 2 September 2020
Active for 99 days
(3 months, 7 days)
  • Added 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
(2 months, 10 days)
  • Added 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
(2 months, 28 days)
  • Added 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
(1 months, 18 days)
  • Added 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 Helicopter
  • Added Rank V ships to the game
  • Added Italian helicopters to the game
  • Added Swedish aircraft to the game
Update 1.91 "Night Vision"
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11 September 2019 29 October 2019
Active for 49 days
(1 months, 18 days)
  • Added 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 Helicopter
  • 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
(3 months, 13 days)
  • Added 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
(2 months, 18 days)
  • Added 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
(2 months, 23 days)
  • Added 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
(1 month, 24 days)
  • Added 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
(1 month, 4 days)
  • Added 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
(3 months, 7 days)
  • Added 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
(2 months, 29 days)
  • Added 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
(2 months, 23 days)
  • Added 51 new vehicles (including French Tanks):
    • 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
Update 1.73 "Vive la France"
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1 November 2017 19 December 2017
Active for 49 days
(1 month, 18 days)
  • Added 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
(1 month, 14 days)
  • Added 28 new vehicles:
    • 10 Regular Aircraft
    • 1 Premium Aircraft
    • 1 Gift / Bundle Aircraft
    • 12 Regular Tanks
    • 1 Premium Tank
    • 3 Gift / Bundle Tank
  • 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
(3 months, 24 days)
  • Added 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
(2 months, 9 days)
  • Added 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
(2 months, 24 days)
  • Added 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
(2 months, 21 days)
  • Added 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
(1 month, 26 days)
  • Added 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
(1 month, 25 days)
  • Added 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
(2 months, 25 days)
  • Added 22 new vehicles:
    • 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
Update 1.55 "Royal Armour"
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15 December 2015 15 March 2016
Active for 91 days
(3 months)
  • Added 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
(1 month, 10 days)
  • Added 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
(4 months, 6 days)
  • Added 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
(2 months)
  • Added 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
(2 months, 6 days)
  • Added 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
(2 months, 8 days)
  • Added 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 Tank
  • Added the American Tank Tree to the game in CBT
  • Added ability to fire tank machine guns
Update 1.43
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9 October 2014 16 December 2014
Active for 68 days
(2 months, 7 days)
  • Added 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
(4 months, 24 days)
  • Added 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
(1 month)
  • Added 20 new vehicles:
    • 17 Regular Aircraft
    • 2 Premium Aircraft
    • 1 Special Aircraft (La-174)
  • Added support for Custom skins
  • Added War Thunder CDK
  • Significantly improved AI behaviour
Update 1.37
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18 December 2013 15 April 2014
Active for 118 days
(3 months, 28 days)
  • Added 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
(2 months, 22 days)
  • Added 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
(1 month, 19 days)
  • Added 11 new vehicles:
    • 10 Regular Aircraft
    • 1 Premium Aircraft
  • Added vehicle Modules and Modifications
  • Added crew lock
  • Added a number of new armament options for aircraft
Update 1.31
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11 June 2013 7 August 2013
Active for 57 days
(1 month, 27 days)
  • Added 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
(2 months, 23 days)
  • Added 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
(1 month, 19 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
(1 month, 9 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)