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Before the series aired on June 9th, 2016, Gaijin releases various of informative videos online separately. "The Shooting Range" is meant to be a compilation of various of tips and tricks for the players to use. However, the information presented in the series require experience in gameplay mechanics to understand, so the target audience is definitely for War Thunder veterans.
 
Before the series aired on June 9th, 2016, Gaijin releases various of informative videos online separately. "The Shooting Range" is meant to be a compilation of various of tips and tricks for the players to use. However, the information presented in the series require experience in gameplay mechanics to understand, so the target audience is definitely for War Thunder veterans.
  
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The Shooting Range airs every Sunday at 04:00 PM GMT (noon in Eastern time).
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The Shooting Range airs every Saturday at 04:00 PM GMT (noon in Eastern time), starting August 2020.
  
 
Playlist for the whole series can be found [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSntCogb-PMr8SqUDqhgFl1DNvfk5jJqM here].
 
Playlist for the whole series can be found [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSntCogb-PMr8SqUDqhgFl1DNvfk5jJqM here].
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Latest three videos!
 
Latest three videos!
  
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{{Youtube-gallery|V3Gfl_N4JV8|'''Episode 192''' <small>2020.03.22</small> '''''NEW!'''''|CDl68kOR9ig|'''Episode 191''' <small>2020.03.15</small>|_-YJo8JRBEM|'''Episode 190''' <small>2020.03.08</small>}}
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{{Youtube-gallery|5oVIzdap51E|'''Episode 212''' <small>2020.08.08</small> '''''NEW!'''''|S9qfGHj1YcI|'''Episode 211''' <small>2020.08.01</small>|rgBE-namY8E|'''Episode 210''' <small>2020.07.26</small>}}
  
 
==Video Summaries==
 
==Video Summaries==
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:''Tactics & Strategy:'' Tank duels, taking advantage of enemy weaknesses, mobility, and armor sloping.
 
:''Tactics & Strategy:'' Tank duels, taking advantage of enemy weaknesses, mobility, and armor sloping.
 
:''Science of War:'' Parallax error in third person view.
 
:''Science of War:'' Parallax error in third person view.
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:''Pages of History:'' [[F4U-1A|F4U Corsair]] history.
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:''Pages of History:'' [[F4U-1A|F4U Corsair]]
 
:''Hotline:'' Missile accuracy and balancing, huge maps, new German Tier V vehicles, and [[P-40C|P-40B/C]]'s.
 
:''Hotline:'' Missile accuracy and balancing, huge maps, new German Tier V vehicles, and [[P-40C|P-40B/C]]'s.
 
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBGRGu-o9us Episode 3]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBGRGu-o9us Episode 3]'''
 
:''Special:'' The First [[:Category:ATGM vehicles|ATGM-Equipped Tanks]]
 
:''Special:'' The First [[:Category:ATGM vehicles|ATGM-Equipped Tanks]]
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:''Pages of History:'' [[F2A-1|F2A Buffalo]] history.
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:''Pages of History:'' [[F2A-1|F2A Buffalo]]
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:''Map Guide:'' [[Port Novorossiysk|Port of Novorossiysk]]
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:''Map Guide:'' [[Port Novorossiysk]]
 
:''Hotline:'' - Naval implementation, smoke launchers, External fuel tanks, the "Grand Slam Bomb" for the [[Lancaster B Mk I|Lancaster]].
 
:''Hotline:'' - Naval implementation, smoke launchers, External fuel tanks, the "Grand Slam Bomb" for the [[Lancaster B Mk I|Lancaster]].
 
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:''Pages of History:'' [[He 219 A-7|Heinkel He 219 UHU]]
 
:''Pages of History:'' [[He 219 A-7|Heinkel He 219 UHU]]
 
:''Tactics & Strategy:'' How To Deal With Spawn Camping
 
:''Tactics & Strategy:'' How To Deal With Spawn Camping
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:''Map Guide:'' [[Battle of Hurtgen Forest (Ground_Forces)|Battle of Hürtgen Forest]]
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:''Map Guide:'' [[Battle of Hurtgen Forest|Battle of Hürtgen Forest]]
 
:''Hotline:'' More British tanks, Focke-Wulf P VII (Flitzer), P59 Airacomet, Russian Bias.
 
:''Hotline:'' More British tanks, Focke-Wulf P VII (Flitzer), P59 Airacomet, Russian Bias.
 
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:''Tactics & Strategy:'' Dive Bombing
 
:''Tactics & Strategy:'' Dive Bombing
 
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[Tiger II (H) Sla.16]]
 
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[Tiger II (H) Sla.16]]
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:''Map Guide:'' [[Frozen Pass (Ground_Forces)|Frozen Pass]]
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:''Map Guide:'' [[Frozen Pass]]
 
:''Hotline:'' Dutch airplanes, adding the PTAB bomb, different sights for tanks, ammo weight, American Bias.
 
:''Hotline:'' Dutch airplanes, adding the PTAB bomb, different sights for tanks, ammo weight, American Bias.
 
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuBjkyZT6Yw Episode 6 "Thinking Outside the Box"]'''
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuBjkyZT6Yw Episode 6]'''
 
:''Pages of History:'' [[Wellington Mk Ic|Vickers Wellington]]
 
:''Pages of History:'' [[Wellington Mk Ic|Vickers Wellington]]
 
:''Tactics & Strategy:'' Using Binoculars
 
:''Tactics & Strategy:'' Using Binoculars
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPfgmUwiJMA Episode 10]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPfgmUwiJMA Episode 10]'''
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:''Pages of History:'' [[Yak-15|Yakovlev Yak-15]]: a turbojet fighter with the wings of a biplane;
 
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:''RHA vs CHA vs FHA:'' we explain the way armour works;
 
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:''Hotline:'' the developers answer questions that you’ve left in the comments!;
 
 
:''Tactics & Strategy:'' How to land on an aircraft carrier.
 
:''Tactics & Strategy:'' How to land on an aircraft carrier.
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:''Science of war:'' All things armor
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:''Pages of History:'' [[Yak-15]]
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:''Hotline:'' premium jets, Saab 29 Tunnan.
 
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abvolluBFeM Episode 11]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abvolluBFeM Episode 11]'''
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:''Challenge:'' we fight the mighty Maus with...reserve tanks. WHAT?
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:''Tactics & Strategy:'' Spin recovery
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:''When a 76 mm gun and a couple of machine guns are not enough:'' the Katyusha-carrying armoured boat of [[Pr.1124 MLRS|project 1124]]
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:''Pages of History:'' [[Pr.1124 MLRS]]
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:''Hotline:'' the developers answer questions that you’ve left in the comments!
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:''Challenge:'' Fighting the Maus with a reserve tank
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:''How to recover from a spin''
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:''Hotline:'' Fokker G.1 and Westland Whirlwind, plane in test drive map for AA training, Avro Vulcan.
 
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnfxWsXct9E Episode 12]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnfxWsXct9E Episode 12]'''
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:''What happens when the shell hits a target?'' We explain the way armour penetration works;
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:''Tactics & Strategy:'' Flaps
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:''The [[SBD-3|Douglas SBD Dauntless]]:'' never too old for this;
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:''Science of War:'' [[Damage mechanics|Damage calculation]]
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:''Hotline:'' the developers answer questions that you’ve left in the comments!
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:''Pages of History:'' the [[SBD-3|Douglas SBD Dauntless]]
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:''Combat, take-off, landing...''what are flaps and when to deploy them;
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:''Hotline:'' aerobatics maps, CDK for Mac users, future armored cars.
 
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rw863XFGd8 Episode 13]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rw863XFGd8 Episode 13]'''
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:''How to become president:'' [[|Elco 80 ft PT-109|PT-109]] Torpedo boat and its famous commander;
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:''Metal Beasts:'' [[Mosquito FB Mk VI]] & [[Mosquito FB Mk XVIII]]
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:''Want to try using some SPG, but you don’t know where to begin?'' We offer our best picks;
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:''Pages of History:'' [[Elco 80 ft PT-109]]
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:''Hotline:'' the developers answer questions that you’ve left in the comments!
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:''Special:'' A vehicle set for an SP gun enthusiast
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:''The British insect:'' how to fly the [[Mosquito FB Mk VI|De Havilland Mosquito]]
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:''Hotline:'' custom test drive missions.
 
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgi1k_ljFYw Episode 14]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgi1k_ljFYw Episode 14]'''
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8ItFYwulAs Episode 15]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8ItFYwulAs Episode 15]'''
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:''Metal Beasts:'' [[Pz.II H|Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. H]].
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:''Metal Beasts:'' [[Pz.Sfl.Ic|Pz.II H]].
 
:''Pages of History:'' Japanese aircraft markings.
 
:''Pages of History:'' Japanese aircraft markings.
 
:''Map Guide:'' [[Sinai]].
 
:''Map Guide:'' [[Sinai]].
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTibyCaPA9Y Episode 30]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTibyCaPA9Y Episode 30]'''
 
:''Special:'' "Convoy"
 
:''Special:'' "Convoy"
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:''Metal Beasts:'' MZ1 & the Project 122bis
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:''Metal Beasts:'' [[MZ1]] & the [[MPK Pr.122bis|Project 122bis]]
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:''Pages of History:'' Lockheed Super Electra/Hudson
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:''Pages of History:'' [[Hudson Mk V (Great Britain)|Lockheed Super Electra/Hudson]]
 
:''Hotline:'' Japanese heavy tank, future of Japanese ground forces, PS VR support, and over-powered terrain.
 
:''Hotline:'' Japanese heavy tank, future of Japanese ground forces, PS VR support, and over-powered terrain.
 
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6PVSequHlM Episode 37]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6PVSequHlM Episode 37]'''
 
:''Metal beasts:'' [[IS-6]]
 
:''Metal beasts:'' [[IS-6]]
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:''Special:'' Gun Stabilizers
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:''Special:'' [[Gun stabilizer|Gun Stabilizers]]
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:''Map Guide:'' [[Guiana Highlands]]
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:''Map Guide:'' Guiana Highlands
 
:''Hotline:'' Single-player missions, British APHE, 3D modeling references, and the P1000 Ratte.
 
:''Hotline:'' Single-player missions, British APHE, 3D modeling references, and the P1000 Ratte.
 
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TcbJLHJ6sA Episode 38]'''
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TcbJLHJ6sA Episode 38 (April Fool's)]'''
 
:''Metal beasts:'' XF5U-1
 
:''Metal beasts:'' XF5U-1
 
:''Pages of History:'' Eisen Kaputt
 
:''Pages of History:'' Eisen Kaputt
 
:''Metal beasts:'' Project Bigfoot
 
:''Metal beasts:'' Project Bigfoot
 
:''Hotline:'' Submarines, World War I vehicles, flying tanks, and Lowes.
 
:''Hotline:'' Submarines, World War I vehicles, flying tanks, and Lowes.
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:''Trivia: This episode was released on [[April Fool's Day|April 1st]].''
 
 
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8iCEAEtszE Episode 39]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8iCEAEtszE Episode 39]'''
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNDrBysixQM Episode 41]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNDrBysixQM Episode 41]'''
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:''Special:'' Stabilized Shermans
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:''Special:'' [[Gun stabilizer|Stabilized Shermans]]
 
:''Pages of History:'' [[Fw 190 D-13]]
 
:''Pages of History:'' [[Fw 190 D-13]]
 
:''Special:'' User-made Camouflages III
 
:''Special:'' User-made Camouflages III
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:''Pages of History:'' The [[Tu-2]] and Polikarpov
 
:''Pages of History:'' The [[Tu-2]] and Polikarpov
 
:''Hotline:'' 4 questions, French error, smoke round lethality, Deus Vult.
 
:''Hotline:'' 4 questions, French error, smoke round lethality, Deus Vult.
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:''Trivia: Last episode narrated by Shaun''
 
 
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60IVWW1_Flw Episode 52]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60IVWW1_Flw Episode 52]'''
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO1p-dpJOa8 Episode 54]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO1p-dpJOa8 Episode 54]'''
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:''Special:'' War Thunder in 2016.
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:''Special:'' Playing the [[:Category:World War|World War]] mode.
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:''Metal beasts:'' Yugumo Class Destroyer.
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:''Metal beasts:'' [[IJN Yugumo]]
 
:''Pages of History:'' German Half-Tracks
 
:''Pages of History:'' German Half-Tracks
 
:''Hotline:'' [[:Category:Italy ground vehicles|Italian ground forces]], dead bomber mates, Esports, and show name origin.
 
:''Hotline:'' [[:Category:Italy ground vehicles|Italian ground forces]], dead bomber mates, Esports, and show name origin.
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:''Metal beasts:'' [[Object 120|Object 120 "Taran"]]
 
:''Metal beasts:'' [[Object 120|Object 120 "Taran"]]
 
:''Special:'' The [[Update 1.71 "New E.R.A."|Update 1.71]]
 
:''Special:'' The [[Update 1.71 "New E.R.A."|Update 1.71]]
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:''Map Guide:'' The New Maps
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:''Map Guide:'' [[Emperors Garden Map|Emperor's Garden]] & [[Fulda Gap]]
 
:''Hotline:'' Number of players per team, B-36 bomber, US [[M8 Greyhound|M8 Greyhound]] armoured car, fps limit.
 
:''Hotline:'' Number of players per team, B-36 bomber, US [[M8 Greyhound|M8 Greyhound]] armoured car, fps limit.
 
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSqlxUQsl50 Episode 66]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSqlxUQsl50 Episode 66]'''
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:''Special:'' The French are coming!
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:''Special:'' The [[:Category:France aircraft|French]] are coming!
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:''Pages of History:'' [[D.371|Dewoitine D.371]] & [[S.O.8000 Narval|SO.8000 Narval]]
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:''Pages of History:'' [[D.371]]
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:''Pages of History:'' [[S.O.8000 Narval]]
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, M-51 Super Sherman, Panzer 2 L "Luchs", Custom Tanks.
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, M-51 Super Sherman, Panzer 2 L "Luchs", Custom Tanks.
 
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZtvfyAsmM4 Episode 68]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZtvfyAsmM4 Episode 68]'''
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:''Pages of History Special:'' Ferdinand Porsche
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:''Pages of History:'' Ferdinand Porsche
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:''Pages of History:'' Porsche's projects during WW2
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:''Pages of History:'' [[Maus]]
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, A-10 Warthog, Ju-287, French Decals, War thunder on Xbox One.
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, A-10 Warthog, Ju-287, French Decals, War thunder on Xbox One.
 
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KhcG7ajFSw Episode 80]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KhcG7ajFSw Episode 80]'''
 
:''War Machines:'' [[AEC Mk.II]]
 
:''War Machines:'' [[AEC Mk.II]]
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:''Special:'' The Renewed Light Tanks
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:''Special:'' [[Scouting|Active scouting]]
 
:''Pages of History:'' [[H.35|Hotchkiss H35]]
 
:''Pages of History:'' [[H.35|Hotchkiss H35]]
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:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, War Thunder Nintendo switch, History of [[Vampire FB 5|Vampire FB.5]], Error in previous episode.
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:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, War Thunder Nintendo switch, History of [[Vampire FB 5]], Error in previous episode.
 
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76ArCiYaEog Episode 81]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76ArCiYaEog Episode 81]'''
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpvKhy22Erc Episode 85]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpvKhy22Erc Episode 85]'''
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:''War Machines:'' [[Challenger|A30 Challenger]]
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:''War Machines:'' [[A30 Challenger]]
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:''Pages of History:'' [[FCM.36|FCM 36]]
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:''Pages of History:'' [[FCM.36]]
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:''Pages of History:'' [[Vampire FB 5|Vampire FB.5]]
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:''Pages of History:'' [[Vampire FB 5]]
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, Shooting down ATGMs, Italian Tanks / Reggiane Planes, Disappearing Decals, New Gamemodes.
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, Shooting down ATGMs, Italian Tanks / Reggiane Planes, Disappearing Decals, New Gamemodes.
 
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKzzN3pzLSI Episode 86]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKzzN3pzLSI Episode 86]'''
 
:''War Machines:'' [[ARL-44]]
 
:''War Machines:'' [[ARL-44]]
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:''Pages of History:'' Vasily Golubief
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:''Pages of History:'' Vasiliy Golubief, Soviet ace pilot
 
:''Pages of History:'' Women in the Royal Air Force
 
:''Pages of History:'' Women in the Royal Air Force
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, Classified Armour Values, [[World War|World War Mode]], BT-42.
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, Classified Armour Values, [[World War|World War Mode]], BT-42.
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6sYNcaVVO0 Episode 88]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6sYNcaVVO0 Episode 88]'''
 
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[M1 Abrams]]
 
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[M1 Abrams]]
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:''Pages of History:'' The Soviet MBTs
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:''Pages of History:'' The Soviet MBTs (T-64, T-72 & T-80)
 
:''Pages of History:'' [[He 177 A-5|Heinkel He 177 Greif]]
 
:''Pages of History:'' [[He 177 A-5|Heinkel He 177 Greif]]
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, New [[:Category:Jet_aircraft|Jets]], Custom Ammo Belts, More [[:Category:France ground vehicles|French Tanks]].
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, New [[:Category:Jet_aircraft|Jets]], Custom Ammo Belts, More [[:Category:France ground vehicles|French Tanks]].
 
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6VQsVau2dM Episode 89]'''
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6VQsVau2dM Episode 89 (April Fool's)]'''
 
:''Metal Beasts:'' KV-6 Behemoth
 
:''Metal Beasts:'' KV-6 Behemoth
 
:''Special:'' Happy Birthday, RAF!
 
:''Special:'' Happy Birthday, RAF!
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_txEPailKc Episode 92]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_txEPailKc Episode 92]'''
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:''Metal Beasts:'' [[Spitfire (Family)|Spitfires]]
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:''Metal Beasts:'' [[Spitfire (Family)|Spitfires, pt. 1 - Ranks II & III]]
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:''Pages of History:'' [[S.81|SM.81 Pipistrello]]
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:''Pages of History:'' [[S.81]]
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:''Tactics & Strategy:'' How to play the [[Tiger H1|Tiger]]
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:''Tactics & Strategy:'' How to play the [[Tiger E]]
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, T-72, stop adding vehicles and fix the game, Shooting Range on Thursday instead of Sunday.
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, T-72, stop adding vehicles and fix the game, Shooting Range on Thursday instead of Sunday.
 
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:''Metal Beasts:'' [[MB.5|Martin-Baker MB.5]]
 
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[MB.5|Martin-Baker MB.5]]
 
:''Pages of History:'' [[PV-2D|PV-2D Harpoon]]
 
:''Pages of History:'' [[PV-2D|PV-2D Harpoon]]
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:''Special:'' [[WW2 Chronicles]]
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:''Special:'' WW2 Chronicles
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, [[M60A1 (AOS)|M60A1]] APFSDS, Air to Air Missiles, Special event for world cup.
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, [[M60A1 (AOS)|M60A1]] APFSDS, Air to Air Missiles, Special event for world cup.
 
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNacjyimuCQ Episode 95]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNacjyimuCQ Episode 95]'''
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:''Metal Beasts:'' [[Spitfire (Family)|Spitfires]] part 2
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:''Metal Beasts:'' [[Spitfire (Family)|Spitfires, pt. 2 - Rank IV]]
 
:''Pages of History:'' [[IS-4M]]
 
:''Pages of History:'' [[IS-4M]]
 
:''Pages of History:'' [[Do 217 (Family)|Do.217N]]
 
:''Pages of History:'' [[Do 217 (Family)|Do.217N]]
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hSjkacg4CQ Episode 98]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hSjkacg4CQ Episode 98]'''
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:''Metal Beasts:'' [[F4U-1A|F4U-1a Corsair]]
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:''Metal Beasts:'' [[F4U-1A]]
 
:''Pages of History:'' [[AMX-50]]
 
:''Pages of History:'' [[AMX-50]]
 
:''Pages of History:'' [[P-40F-10|P-40F]]
 
:''Pages of History:'' [[P-40F-10|P-40F]]
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:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, Helicopters, Xbox Edition, Italy captured planes, How to get on Dev Server.
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, Helicopters, Xbox Edition, Italy captured planes, How to get on Dev Server.
 
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DFosBxGtcg Episode 100]'''
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DFosBxGtcg Episode 100 (100th episode)]'''
 
:''Special:'' [[The Shooting Range]] (the making of)
 
:''Special:'' [[The Shooting Range]] (the making of)
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:''Special:'' What lies ahead
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:''Special:'' What lies ahead (plans for the future of the show)
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:''Special:'' The creative celebration
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:''Special:'' The creative celebration (skin contest with IS-6 as a prize)
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, Dogfighting tips, Free money, cup of tea decal.
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, Dogfighting tips, Free money, cup of tea decal.
 
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6qqrQqgUZw Episode 101]'''
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akxAxhPBA3k Episode 101]'''
 
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[Leopard 2A4]]
 
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[Leopard 2A4]]
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:''Pages of History:'' Fritz-X
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:''Pages of History:'' [[PC 1400 X (1,400 kg)|Fritz-X]]
 
:''Special:'' [[Bf 110 (Family)|Bf 110]]
 
:''Special:'' [[Bf 110 (Family)|Bf 110]]
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, T-72, Job at Gaijin, Michael Wittmann's Tiger 1, change ammo without firing shot.
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, T-72, Job at Gaijin, Michael Wittmann's Tiger 1, change ammo without firing shot.
 
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCiYZGT9Ipc Episode 102]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCiYZGT9Ipc Episode 102]'''
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:''Metal Beasts:'' Z-20 Karl Galster
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:''Metal Beasts:'' [[Z20 Karl Galster]]
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:''Pages of History:'' USS Cowell
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:''Pages of History:'' [[Cowell (DD-547)]]
 
:''Special:'' The best [[:Category:Torpedo bombers|Torpedo bombers]] for naval battles
 
:''Special:'' The best [[:Category:Torpedo bombers|Torpedo bombers]] for naval battles
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, P-51 History, World War Mode Beta, Renault FT-17, Spaceships.
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, P-51 History, World War Mode Beta, Renault FT-17, Spaceships.
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxrFP5uW_J8 Episode 104]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxrFP5uW_J8 Episode 104]'''
−
:''Metal Beasts:'' Type 140/141
+
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[Jaguar-Klasse (140)]]
−
:''Pages of History:'' Arseniy Vorozheykin
+
:''Pages of History:'' Arseniy Vorozheykin, Soviet ace pilot
 
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[XM-803]]
 
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[XM-803]]
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, Tier 6 Jets, New Tech Tree, Optimize to run on weaker computers, adding Yugoslavia to the game.
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, Tier 6 Jets, New Tech Tree, Optimize to run on weaker computers, adding Yugoslavia to the game.
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dkhjEhFXBY Episode 105]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dkhjEhFXBY Episode 105]'''
 
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[Chieftain Marksman]]
 
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[Chieftain Marksman]]
−
:''Pages of History:'' Z-21 destroyer
+
:''Pages of History:'' [[Type 1936|Z-21 Wilhelm Heidkamp]]
 
:''Map Guide:'' Northern Port
 
:''Map Guide:'' Northern Port
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, Battleships, Episode about [[Object 120]], Dutch Planes, BT-42.
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, Battleships, Episode about [[Object 120]], Dutch Planes, BT-42.
 
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryfyneZ7390 Episode 106]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryfyneZ7390 Episode 106]'''
−
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[89 ft PT-810|PT-810]]
+
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[89 ft PT-810]]
 
:''Pages of History:'' [[XM-803]]
 
:''Pages of History:'' [[XM-803]]
 
:''Tactics & Strategy:'' Playing Aircraft In Naval Battles
 
:''Tactics & Strategy:'' Playing Aircraft In Naval Battles
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:''Metal Beasts:'' [[IS-7]]
 
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[IS-7]]
 
:''Pages of History:'' [[Ar-2]]
 
:''Pages of History:'' [[Ar-2]]
−
:''Tactics & Strategy:'' Fritz-X
+
:''Tactics & Strategy:'' [[PC 1400 X (1,400 kg)|Fritz-X]]
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, DMM events, Hotline answers, submarines.
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, DMM events, Hotline answers, submarines.
 
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QZAY1EtkFU Episode 110]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QZAY1EtkFU Episode 110]'''
−
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[UH-1 (Family)|UH-1 Huey]]
+
:''Pages of History:'' [[UH-1 (Family)|UH-1 Huey]]
 
:''Pages of History:'' [[AH-1 (Family)|AH-1 Cobra]]
 
:''Pages of History:'' [[AH-1 (Family)|AH-1 Cobra]]
 
:''Pages of History:'' [[Mi-24 (Family)|Mi-24]]
 
:''Pages of History:'' [[Mi-24 (Family)|Mi-24]]
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDxhzDnCnHY Episode 111]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDxhzDnCnHY Episode 111]'''
−
:''Special:'' [[:Category:ATGM_vehicles]]
+
:''Special:'' [[:Category:ATGM_vehicles|ATGM vehicles]]
 
:''War Machines:'' [[C.205N2]]
 
:''War Machines:'' [[C.205N2]]
−
:''Pages of History:'' Alexandra Boiko
+
:''Pages of History:'' Alexandra Boiko, Soviet tank commander
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, Answer more questions in hotline, British Helicopters, Shell prices.
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, Answer more questions in hotline, British Helicopters, Shell prices.
 
----
 
----
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80ajQCMfdto Episode 112]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80ajQCMfdto Episode 112]'''
 
:''Special:'' Multi-Turreted Tanks
 
:''Special:'' Multi-Turreted Tanks
−
:''War Machines:'' [[IL-28Sh|Il-28Sh]]
+
:''War Machines:'' [[IL-28Sh]]
−
:''Pages of History:'' MO-4 boats
+
:''Pages of History:'' [[MO-4]]
−
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, Partnering with tank collectors, Otto Carius, Modern Day Tanks (Amarta).
+
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, Partnering with tank collectors, Otto Carius, Modern Day Tanks (Armata).
 
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----
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_Gng-eiEXE Episode 113]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_Gng-eiEXE Episode 113]'''
−
:''War Machines:'' [[FJ-4B_VMF-232|FJ-4b VMF-232]]
+
:''War Machines:'' [[FJ-4B VMF-232]]
−
:''Pages of History:'' [[Mi-4AV|Mil Mi-4AV]]
+
:''Pages of History:'' [[Mi-4AV]]
 
:''War Machines:'' [[Sd.Kfz.234/3]]
 
:''War Machines:'' [[Sd.Kfz.234/3]]
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, Japanese tech tree, Missing bomb/rocket loadouts, Multi-nation tech trees, [[He 111 H-6|He 111]].
 
:''Hotline:'' Special video for questions, Japanese tech tree, Missing bomb/rocket loadouts, Multi-nation tech trees, [[He 111 H-6|He 111]].
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-a9MXzpDEk Episode 134]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-a9MXzpDEk Episode 134]'''
 
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[Centauro]]
 
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[Centauro]]
−
:''Pages of History:'' Alexander Fadin, Soviet ace tanker who shot down a plane with a tank  
+
:''Pages of History:'' Alexander Fadin, Soviet ace tanker who shot down a plane with a tank
 
:''Tactics and strategy:'' depth charges
 
:''Tactics and strategy:'' depth charges
 
:''Hotline:'' creating in-game content with CDK, fuel options for tanks, T-72A turret convoy IR light
 
:''Hotline:'' creating in-game content with CDK, fuel options for tanks, T-72A turret convoy IR light
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:''Pages of History:'' Kelly Johnson’s [[P-38E|P-38 Lightning]]
 
:''Pages of History:'' Kelly Johnson’s [[P-38E|P-38 Lightning]]
 
:''Triathlon:'' [[:Category:Twin-engine_fighters|Twin-engine fighters]]
 
:''Triathlon:'' [[:Category:Twin-engine_fighters|Twin-engine fighters]]
−
:''Hotline:'' explanation of the term SPG (self-propelled gun), killing a tank by shooting the gound beneath him, turning off your stabilizer, are the penetration values increased by the velocity of an aircraft?  
+
:''Hotline:'' explanation of the term SPG (self-propelled gun), killing a tank by shooting the gound beneath him, turning off your stabilizer, are the penetration values increased by the velocity of an aircraft?
 
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjanlLrycGo Episode 156]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjanlLrycGo Episode 156]'''
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:''Pages of History:'' Shoichi Sugita, Japanese ace pilot
 
:''Pages of History:'' Shoichi Sugita, Japanese ace pilot
 
:''Tank triathlon:'' top MBTs
 
:''Tank triathlon:'' top MBTs
−
:''Hotline:'' how to look around in a tank without having to turn the turret, exhaust of helicopter turboshaft engines, requirements needed for a vehicle to be added to the game, how to determine the optimal climbing angle of an aircraft, is the weight of a vehicle affected by the quantity of ammo onboard?  
+
:''Hotline:'' how to look around in a tank without having to turn the turret, exhaust of helicopter turboshaft engines, requirements needed for a vehicle to be added to the game, how to determine the optimal climbing angle of an aircraft, is the weight of a vehicle affected by the quantity of ammo onboard?
 
----
 
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuacwZrhw3M Episode 159]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuacwZrhw3M Episode 159]'''
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:''Pages of History:'' the ghost pilots from Biggin Hill
 
:''Pages of History:'' the ghost pilots from Biggin Hill
 
:''Special:'' the scariest tanks
 
:''Special:'' the scariest tanks
−
:''Hotline:'' fastest projectile in the game, how penetration values are determined in-game, hullbreak explained, is the blast force modeled in-game?  
+
:''Hotline:'' fastest projectile in the game, how penetration values are determined in-game, hullbreak explained, is the blast force modeled in-game?
 
----
 
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd9m6rPtN3U Episode 172]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd9m6rPtN3U Episode 172]'''
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:''Pages of History:'' Hans Hahn, the fall of a German ace pilot
 
:''Pages of History:'' Hans Hahn, the fall of a German ace pilot
 
:''Tactics and strategy:'' how to sink heavy cruisers
 
:''Tactics and strategy:'' how to sink heavy cruisers
−
:''Hotline:'' different sparkles for different ammo, how to use rockets on a plane, graphics card used to record the show, fastest piston engine aircraft in the game  
+
:''Hotline:'' different sparkles for different ammo, how to use rockets on a plane, graphics card used to record the show, fastest piston engine aircraft in the game
 
----
 
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yUrv5UsiXU Episode 183]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yUrv5UsiXU Episode 183]'''
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:''Pages of History:'' George Frederick "Screwball" Beurling (Part 1)
 
:''Pages of History:'' George Frederick "Screwball" Beurling (Part 1)
 
:''Tips and tricks:'' Urban battles
 
:''Tips and tricks:'' Urban battles
−
:''Hotline:'' tanks with fastest reverse speed  
+
:''Hotline:'' tanks with fastest reverse speed
 
----
 
----
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSxjrQWwEbE Episode 188]'''
 
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSxjrQWwEbE Episode 188]'''
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:''Special:'' new [[Update 1.97 "Viking Fury"#Interface|multifunction menu]]
 
:''Special:'' new [[Update 1.97 "Viking Fury"#Interface|multifunction menu]]
 
:''Hotline:'' which game modes are best suited for new players, custom loadout vs. preset loadout, fuel options for ground vehicles
 
:''Hotline:'' which game modes are best suited for new players, custom loadout vs. preset loadout, fuel options for ground vehicles
 +
----
 +
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZRl4RvDmbE Episode 193]'''
 +
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[Strv 122]]
 +
:''Pages of History:'' battle of Sunda Strait
 +
:''Tactics and strategy:'' assault ground arcade
 +
:''Hotline:'' the effect of modern missiles on gameplay, copyrighted music for the show, how to use mortars on ships, Gaijin's priorities, full barrel roll in a tank
 +
----
 +
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcvwEs84aTs Episode 194]'''
 +
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[AML-90]]
 +
:''Pages of History:'' [[Strv m/42 EH|Strv m/42]]
 +
:''Challenge:'' climbing up some hills
 +
:''Hotline:'' customizable HUD, social distancing, multifunction menu, tutorials for newly introduced technology, working remotely during the quarantine
 +
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 +
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNfRQMZUMQg Episode 195]'''
 +
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[J35D]]
 +
:''Pages of History:'' [[Ho 229 V3|Ho 229]]
 +
:''Tank Triathlon:'' Wheels versus caterpillars
 +
:''Hotline:'' damaged from the backblast of a recoilless rifle, how to activate X-ray mode during battle (damaged modules overview), largest aircraft you can land on a carrier, running WT on minimal specs
 +
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 +
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgoj8bT0H4 Episode 196]'''
 +
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[A-4B]]
 +
:''Pages of History:'' the last voyage of HMS Edinburgh
 +
:''Challenge:'' Landing the biggest possible plane on an aircraft carrier
 +
:''Hotline:'' most armored light tank in each tier, music of the show, timecodes for specific sections of the episode, multifunction menu
 +
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 +
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIPHzv54GQw Episode 197]'''
 +
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[CV 90120]]
 +
:''Pages of History:'' Saburo Sakai, 1 vs 15
 +
:''Tank triathlon:'' mid-tier medium tanks
 +
:''Hotline:'' using the landing flaps to land faster, killing a top tier MBT with a reserve tank, the tank with the slowest turret traverse speed
 +
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 +
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWT-ETcU_No Episode 198]'''
 +
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[F-4E Phantom II]] & [[F-4EJ Phantom II]]
 +
:''Pages of History:'' Mysterious kinship
 +
:''Tips and tricks:'' bombing in mixed battles
 +
:''Hotline:'' YT channels to learn how to land on a carrier, new voice orders, turning off the helicopter turbine engine, boom and zoom, blood effects.
 +
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 +
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_bJWbpQuMg Episode 199]'''
 +
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[Strv 74]]
 +
:''Pages of History:'' Pearl Harbor 2
 +
:''Tactics and strategy:'' Using the MBT
 +
:''Hotline:'' how to aim with the MiG-15bis, hitting a torpedo with another torpedo, how to control the multiple engines of an aircraft separately.
 +
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 +
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mhSXtNN9Ko Episode 200 (Shooting Range 2.1)]'''
 +
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[Ka-52]]
 +
:''Pages of History:'' [[SB2C-1c|Curtiss SB2C Helldiver]]
 +
:''Challenge:'' Performing the Cobra
 +
:''Hotline:'' impact of Covid on Gaijin's work, banning maps in a squad of premium users, killing an enemy with smoke grenades or shells, autorotation for helicopters when losing the engine, guns with the best elevation.
 +
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 +
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX9xsllAqfY Episode 201]'''
 +
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[Rooikat 105]]
 +
:''Pages of History:'' [[KV-1 (L-11)]]
 +
:''Naval Triathlon:'' [[:Category:Heavy cruisers|Heavy cruisers]]
 +
:''Hotline:'' why MGs on tanks and airplanes sound different, thrust vector jets, climbing the ranks with French planes, 200th episode.
 +
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 +
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAA4S31Hbhw Episode 202]'''
 +
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[F-104A|F-104 Starfighter]]
 +
:''Pages of History:'' [[Mirage IIIC]]
 +
:''Special:'' meet the glorious [[:Category:Italy ships|Italian fleet]]
 +
:''Hotline:'' Shooting Range intro, ammo rack detonation for AP shots, dive bombing at the speed of sound, what determines the color of NVD sights?
 +
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 +
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5cw-_dXhFE Episode 203]'''
 +
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[HSTV-L]]
 +
:''Pages of History:'' Her Majesty's Red Army Men
 +
:''Tactics and strategy:'' high-precision weapons
 +
:''Hotline:'' why it is not possible to view replays from older versions, presets for keybinds, Italian armour, modeling your own tank with the CDK.
 +
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 +
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcIeR_s6fp8 Episode 204]'''
 +
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[Strf 9056]]
 +
:''Pages of History:'' how Germany managed to create [[Tiger I (Family)|2 Tigers]] at the same time
 +
:''Tactics and strategy:'' radars
 +
:''Hotline:'' multifunction menu for console players, rangefinders before the introduction of laser rangefinders, Japanese propeller plane with the best climb rate, full circle Cobra manoeuvre, killing tanks with WW2 rockets, British jet fighter Scimitar.
 +
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 +
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPdcryL47sk Episode 205]'''
 +
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[Scimitar F Mk.1]]
 +
:''Pages of History:'' [[Jagdpanzer 38(t)]]
 +
:''Challenge:'' Jumping as high as possible with the [[Type 93]]
 +
:''Hotline:'' guests on the Shooting Range, new secondary weapon selection menu, books of records for planes, "Nice shot!" voice order, how flares work in-game, new sound design.
 +
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 +
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z09VhocmW04 Episode 206]'''
 +
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[M60 AMBT]]
 +
:''Pages of Alternative History:'' [[Battle for the Fulda Gap]]
 +
:''[[World War]]:'' [[Season: Road to the West|Season 3]]
 +
:''Hotline:'' how vehicle sounds are recorded, Pz.Bef.Wg.VI P, are points curtailed when leaving a game early? playing as kamikaze, best climb rate among Soviet WW2 planes, FPS improvement with next-gen consoles.
 +
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 +
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq7zctbs7t8 Episode 207]'''
 +
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[IL-2 M-82]]
 +
:''Pages of History:'' [[Battle of the Chinese Farm]]
 +
:''Tactics and strategy:'' Surviving on a fighter
 +
:''Hotline:'' tow cables and helicopters, damaging a jet engine by shooting through the air intake, angling armor, best German ground vehicle, destroying an helicopter by ramming it.
 +
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmLZDtH7FpU Episode 208]'''
 +
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[F3H-2]] Demon
 +
:''Pages of History:'' [[M4A3E2]] Jumbo
 +
:''Tactics and strategy:'' Playing on torpedo boats
 +
:''Hotline:'' best way to make silver lions and earn research points, tips and tricks for air-to-ground missiles, mid-air collision between a tank and a jet aircraft, adding a tank from the future, Worl War season 3.
 +
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 +
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr-1BHTvokk Episode 209]'''
 +
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[T-69 II G]]
 +
:''Pages of History:'' [[T-50]]
 +
:''Air Triathlon:'' [[:Category:Jet fighters|Top-tier fighter jets]]
 +
:''Hotline:'' why the NS-23 cannons on the IL-10 have less penetration than the VYa-23 cannons on IL-2s, which US ground vehicles play to grind the American tech tree, self-sealing tanks work, how to play with the T95, how to grind faster to reach top-tier jets?
 +
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 +
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgBE-namY8E Episode 210]'''
 +
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[AMX-32]]
 +
:''Pages of History:'' [[Beaufighter (Family)|Beaufighter]]
 +
:''Challenge:'' Destroying missiles with tanks cannons
 +
:''Tactics and strategy:'' Destroying missiles normally
 +
:''Hotline:'' how to use orders in-game, why some US planes have glossy camouflage, destroying a plane with a falling bomb, best rank 2 US fighter plane.
 +
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 +
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9qfGHj1YcI Episode 211]'''
 +
:''Metal Beasts:'' [[Su-7B]]
 +
:''Pages of History:'' [[F-104 (Family)|F-104 Starfighter]]
 +
:''Map Guide:'' [[Eastern Europe (Ground Forces)]]
 +
:''Hotline:'' who was Marge, the woman pictured on Richard Bong's P-38J-15, which German CAS planes fly in tank realistic battles, what are the advantages of a propeller fighter compared to a jet engine fighter, which plane car carry most guns, best ground vehicle for drifting.
 +
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 +
'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oVIzdap51E Episode 212]'''
 +
:''Special:'' Operation S.U.M.M.E.R.
 +
:''Pages of History:'' [[Ta 152 H-1]]
 +
:''Triathlon:'' [[:Category:Seventh rank helicopters|Top helicopters]]
 +
:''Hotline:'' what happens to the daily rewards if you don't log in everyday, how to play the Hs.129, what planes can be used in naval RB, how to play the Bf 109, purpose of the red and white stripes on the deck of Italian ships.
 
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:''Metal Beasts:''
 
:''Metal Beasts:''
 
:''Pages of History:''
 
:''Pages of History:''
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:''Tips and tricks:''
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:''Tactics and strategy:''
 
:''Hotline:''-->
 
:''Hotline:''-->
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==Trivia==
 +
===Format===
 +
* The format of the show consists of 4 sections, 3 of which were from the following categories: War Machines, Metal Beasts, Pages of History, Tactics and strategy, Special, Science of War, Tips and tricks, Challenge, Map Guide or Tank triathlon while the 4th section always is the segment "Hotline".
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* The current show (Shooting Range 2.0) started at episode 130. The main changes compared to the old format (episodes 1-129) are visual (graphics/audio/video quality).
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* The Shooting Range moved from Sunday to Saturday in August 2020 (from episode 211). The airing time stayed the same.
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===Voice-over===
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{{Youtube-gallery|goXN20GAsQ0|'''Thunder Stream: The Voices of War Thunder''' - ''War Thunder Official Channel''}}
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* Bruce is the regular voice actor of the show since episode 52.
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* Shawn (Thunder Show) used to voice the show during its first year (episodes 1 to 51).
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===Special episodes===
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{{Sp-begin|Special episodes}}
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<div align="left">
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;Show anniversary
 +
* Ep. 50: War Thunder veterans club & Hotline with Kirill.
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* Ep. 100: Making-of & plans for the future of the show.
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* Ep. 150: Longer intro thanking the player community.
 +
* Ep. 200: Shooting Range 2.1.
 +
 +
;Bruce
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* Ep. 52: Bruce's 1st Shooting Range episode.
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* Ep. 130: Bruce appears on camera (Shooting Range 2.0).
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* Ep. 175: Bruce's voice is broken.
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* Ep. 180: Bruce appears on camera (Recap 2019)
 +
 +
;April Fool's
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* Ep. 38: April Fool's Day 2017.
 +
* Ep. 89: April Fool's Day 2018.
 +
* Ep. 141: April Fool's Day 2019.
 +
 +
;Year recap
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* Ep. 24: Rewind 2016 (Christmas episode).
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* Ep. 76: Rewind 2017.
 +
* Ep. 128: Rewind 2018.
 +
* Ep. 180: Rewind 2019.
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[[Category:YouTube]]

Revision as of 11:20, 9 August 2020

The Shooting Range is a series of video produced by the War Thunder YouTube Community for the purpose of aiding the player base on certain aspects of the game such as game mechanics, pages of history, Q&A's, tactics, strategies, and more.

Summary

Before the series aired on June 9th, 2016, Gaijin releases various of informative videos online separately. "The Shooting Range" is meant to be a compilation of various of tips and tricks for the players to use. However, the information presented in the series require experience in gameplay mechanics to understand, so the target audience is definitely for War Thunder veterans.

The Shooting Range airs every Saturday at 04:00 PM GMT (noon in Eastern time), starting August 2020.

Playlist for the whole series can be found here.

Videos

Latest videos

Latest three videos!

Episode 212 2020.08.08 NEW!
Episode 211 2020.08.01
Episode 210 2020.07.26

Video Summaries

2016


Episodes 1-25

Episode 1

Tactics & Strategy: Tank duels, taking advantage of enemy weaknesses, mobility, and armor sloping.
Science of War: Parallax error in third person view.
Pages of History: F4U Corsair
Hotline: Missile accuracy and balancing, huge maps, new German Tier V vehicles, and P-40B/C's.

Episode 2

Tactics & Strategy: Flying controls with keyboard.
Metal Beasts: P-61 Black Widow combat overview.
Science of War: HESH shells in combat.
Hotline: New sounds, the Canal Defense Light (CDL), and the Bf 109 Z.

Episode 3

Special: The First ATGM-Equipped Tanks
Pages of History: F2A Buffalo
Map Guide: Port Novorossiysk
Hotline: - Naval implementation, smoke launchers, External fuel tanks, the "Grand Slam Bomb" for the Lancaster.

Episode 4

Pages of History: Heinkel He 219 UHU
Tactics & Strategy: How To Deal With Spawn Camping
Map Guide: Battle of Hürtgen Forest
Hotline: More British tanks, Focke-Wulf P VII (Flitzer), P59 Airacomet, Russian Bias.

Episode 5

Tactics & Strategy: Dive Bombing
Metal Beasts: Tiger II (H) Sla.16
Map Guide: Frozen Pass
Hotline: Dutch airplanes, adding the PTAB bomb, different sights for tanks, ammo weight, American Bias.

Episode 6

Pages of History: Vickers Wellington
Tactics & Strategy: Using Binoculars
Challenge: Hunting aircraft with the T34 Calliope
Hotline: Britiain non-premium ATGM, Machine gun utility, WWII only matches, Later model corsairs, P-47 Razorback

Episode 7

Metal Beasts: Ki-43-III Otsu
Map Guide: Tunisia
Pages of History: Fiat G.50
Hotline: Italian defection, P-51H or P-51K, Tank lights, Bomb bay button, British Bias.

Episode 8

Special: Naval Battles
Pages of History: Bulkeley's Devil Boats
Pages of History: St Nazaire Raid
Hotline: Punishing Team-Killers, Night battles, Submarines, Update 1.61 speed.

Episode 9

Tactics & Strategy: Turning Point
Special: Losing a crew member
Metal Beasts: The Bristol Beaufighter
Hotline: All-vehicle mode, Canadian vehicles, Kamikaze in Naval Battles, Naval-counter aircraft, Wood chucks.

Episode 10

Tactics & Strategy: How to land on an aircraft carrier.
Science of war: All things armor
Pages of History: Yak-15
Hotline: premium jets, Saab 29 Tunnan.

Episode 11

Tactics & Strategy: Spin recovery
Pages of History: Pr.1124 MLRS
Challenge: Fighting the Maus with a reserve tank
Hotline: Fokker G.1 and Westland Whirlwind, plane in test drive map for AA training, Avro Vulcan.

Episode 12

Tactics & Strategy: Flaps
Science of War: Damage calculation
Pages of History: the Douglas SBD Dauntless
Hotline: aerobatics maps, CDK for Mac users, future armored cars.

Episode 13

Metal Beasts: Mosquito FB Mk VI & Mosquito FB Mk XVIII
Pages of History: Elco 80 ft PT-109
Special: A vehicle set for an SP gun enthusiast
Hotline: custom test drive missions.

Episode 14

Tactics & Strategy: A few tips for air battles.
Wooden Beasts: 8.8 cm FlaK 37 (sf.) auf s. Zgkw. 18t.
Pages of History: Kikka and Schwalbe.
Hotline: Japanese tanks, reloading animations, PS VR.

Episode 15

Metal Beasts: Pz.II H.
Pages of History: Japanese aircraft markings.
Map Guide: Sinai.
Hotline: IAR 80, camouflages for ships, F-100 Super Sabre, Gaijin logo.

Episode 16

Metal Beasts: Blohm und Voss BV-238.
Pages of History: F9F Panther & F-9 Cougar.
Special: High caliber soviet bias set.
Hotline: World War mode, flamethrowers, sound effects.

Episode 17

Tactics & Strategy: Spotting the enemy.
Science of War: G-forces & G-LOC.
Special: Earning silver.
Hotline: Pilot models, Golden Eagles transfer, user skins in PS4.

Episode 18

Metal Beasts: M163 VADS.
Pages of History: Focke-Wulf 190A.
Challenge: Tank bowling.
Hotline: Italian aircraft tree, lobby system for map choosing, Xbox One support.

Episode 19

Pages of History: CAC Boomerang.
Tactics & Strategy: Finding angles for angling.
Special: Best aircraft for SB.
Hotline: B-26 Marauder, multi-crewed planes controlled by more than one player.

Episode 20

Metal Beasts: Nakajima Ki-87.
Special: The size of a tank crew.
Challenge: Bringing a torpedo to a tank fight.
Hotline: Jet flame visual effect, sights for SPAAs, Boulton Paul Defiant.

Episode 21

Special: The start of the naval pre-beta test.
Special: Our fleet... so far!
Pages of History: Exercise Tiger.
Hotline: How does the CBT work?, Participating in the CBT after purchasing a pre-order pack, pre-order pack vessel receiving, PS4 support.

Episode 22

Metal Beasts: RAM Mk.II (M4A5).
Pages of History: TB-3.
Special: The best top tier tank.
Hotline: F6F-5N, Project 1124 rockets, depth charges.

Episode 23

Special: A set for a Japanese ace.
Metal Beasts: Heavy tank T29.
Pages of History: Tempest Mk II and its engine.
Hotline: naval forces release date, parasite fighters, French tanks, tank machine guns.

Episode 24

Special: Playing the World War Mode!
Special: The Japanese are rolling out!
Pages of History: Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident.
Hotline: more detailed plane damage model.

Episode 25

Pages of History: Douglas A-20 Havoc
Special: Nose Art
Challenge: Skip Bombing
Hotline: Performances in old computers, bomber cockpit details, Naval closed beta test, and happy holidays!

2017


Episodes 26-76

Episode 26

Metal Beasts: Chi-Ri II
Pages of History: 18th of August, 1919
Pages of History: Focke-Wulf Ta 154
Hotline: Time cursor in replay, ram kills, Japanese crew names, and first year experience.

Episode 27

Metal Beasts: Type 60
Pages of History: Ki-43 & Itokawa Hideo
Map Guide: 38th Parallel
Hotline: Sound rework, plane ramming damage effect, and World War mode.

Episode 28

Metal Beasts: Object 906
Pages of History: Sukhoi Su-2
Map Guide: Abandoned Factory
Hotline: Hydropneumatic suspension, ToG II, and 1/2 year anniversary of Shooting Range.

Episode 29

Special: RAAF Aircraft Set
Special: Soviet Tank Camouflage
Challenge: Shooting at a Plane From the Other Side of the Map.
Hotline: Sonic booms, French armour, Churchill AVRE, and sushi.

Episode 30

Special: "Convoy"
Metal Beasts: MZ1 & the Project 122bis
Pages of History: Lockheed Super Electra/Hudson
Hotline: Japanese heavy tank, future of Japanese ground forces, PS VR support, and over-powered terrain.

Episode 31

Tactics & Strategy: Working in Tandem
Pages of History: Heinkel He 100
Metal Beasts: Vickers A1E1 Independent
Hotline: Armoured cars, new Chieftain, meaning of "bis", and a face reveal.

Episode 32

Tactics & Strategy: Working in Tandem II
Special: The Best Medium Tank at Around BR 5.0
Special: Soviet Modifications
Hotline: More tank skins, Free non-Rank I premium vehicle, Ka-Mi amphibious capabilities, and War Thunder mechanics.

Episode 33

Metal Beasts: Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard
Pages of History: SB-2
Special: User-made Camouflages
Hotline: Reporting process, skip bombing, Japanese tanks, and game experience.

Episode 34

Tactics & Strategy: Fighting More Maneuverable Enemies
Pages of History: Pz.Kpfw.V Panther
Challenge: Fighting AA Guns on Their Turf
Hotline: More RB maps, O-I heavy tank, sandbag armour, and BR change satisfaction.

Episode 35

Metal beasts: Super Pershing
Pages of History: Women Pilots
Special: User-made Camouflages II
Hotline: Italian armour, engineer vehicles, radars, and the Kugelpanzer.

Episode 36

Tactics & Strategy: Heavy Fighters
Pages of History: T29
Pages of History: Ju.87 Stuka
Hotline: Professional Esports, mobile release, and test ranges.

Episode 37

Metal beasts: IS-6
Special: Gun Stabilizers
Map Guide: Guiana Highlands
Hotline: Single-player missions, British APHE, 3D modeling references, and the P1000 Ratte.

Episode 38 (April Fool's)

Metal beasts: XF5U-1
Pages of History: Eisen Kaputt
Metal beasts: Project Bigfoot
Hotline: Submarines, World War I vehicles, flying tanks, and Lowes.

Episode 39

Pages of History: N1K1-Ja Shiden
Special: How do Tanks Steer
Special: The Weirdest British Vehicles
Hotline: Hull machine gun, armoured trains, and tank smokes.

Episode 40

Special: Air Assault
Metal beasts: Sturmpanzer II
Pages of History: Gloster Gladiator
Hotline: Tanker profile pictures, Fairey Gannet, ramming ships.

Episode 41

Special: Stabilized Shermans
Pages of History: Fw 190 D-13
Special: User-made Camouflages III
Hotline: More AF maps, replay system, ground assault, Thunder League.

Episode 42

Tactics & Strategy: Flying with a Single Flap
Pages of History: Tank, Infantry, Mk IV (A22) Churchill
Pages of History: Yak-3T
Hotline: Destroyers & cruisers, Soviet Rank II stabilization, Type 60 ATM issue, and pancakes.

Episode 43

Tactics & Strategy: A Gentleman's Guide to Winning
Pages of History: Ki-61
Special: User-made Missions II
Hotline: VE Day, bomber gunner FPS, cruisers & destroyers, international tree, did you read this?

Episode 44

Metal beasts: P-63A-5 Kingcobra
Special: [tss.warthunder.com]
Special: User-made Missions III
Hotline: Program language, underdog trees, assault mode difficulty, robbery, stupid questions.

Episode 45

Special: Introducing the Italian Aviation
Pages of History: CR.32
Pages of History: G.55S
Hotline: Model creation, X-ray cam for planes, airfield loadout changes, most played song.

Episode 46

Special: Update 1.69
Metal beasts: T-55A
Pages of History: G.91
Hotline: All-vehicle events, bomber repairs, spoiling the community, human writer.

Episode 47

Special: How to Flak
Metal beasts: BM-13N "Katyusha"
Pages of History: Hawker Hunter
Hotline: Rank 5 smoke, multinational tree, Italian white flag, I like trains.

Episode 48

Special: A Gentleman's Guide to Winning II
Metal beasts: P.108A
Pages of History: Ki-10
Hotline: Ammo weight, naval forces, office tour, French tree.

Episode 49

Special: World War Q&A
Pages of History: KV-1S
Pages of History: MC.205V
Hotline: Pilot models, sniper rifles, Italian tanks, 2-OP PO-2, 1 year anniversary.

Episode 50

Special: War Thunder Veterans Club
Hotline: Special Q&A with Kirill Yudintsev, Creative Director of Gaijin Entertainment.

Episode 51

Special: B-29 & Tu-4
Pages of History: Churchill Mk.III-VII
Pages of History: The Tu-2 and Polikarpov
Hotline: 4 questions, French error, smoke round lethality, Deus Vult.

Episode 52

Special: A Gentleman's Guide to Winning III
Metal beasts: 152mm Gun Tank M60A2 <<Starship>>.
Pages of History: Consolidated PBY Catalina
Hotline: British vs Royal Army, handling real tanks, Italian jets, the M41 Walker Bulldog, and camouflage on PT boats.

Episode 53

Tactics & Strategy: Fletcher-class DD.
Pages of History: Bf 110
Pages of History: Aichi D3A
Hotline: Terrain effect on tanks, artillery vehicles, Blenheims, and bargaining.

Episode 54

Special: Playing the World War mode.
Metal beasts: IJN Yugumo
Pages of History: German Half-Tracks
Hotline: Italian ground forces, dead bomber mates, Esports, and show name origin.

Episode 55

Metal beasts: Spähpanzer Ru 251
Pages of History: Bell P-39 Airacobra
Challenge: Racing on a Jet Bomber
Hotline: B-29 nuclear armament, bigger ships, and Gaijin's name in Japanese.

Episode 56

Tactics & Strategy: Crash Course: Italian Planes
Pages of History: The low profile of the T-44
Pages of History: Swordfish
Hotline: Long-range bombers for Germany, Ilyushin IL-40, Zeppelins, Shenanigans!

Episode 57

War Machines: 29-K
Special: Operation S.U.M.M.E.R.
Pages of History: The two turrets of the "King Tiger"
Hotline: Fairey Gannet, AI planes in test flights, More wheeled tanks, Stalinium.

Episode 58

Tactics & Strategy: MTB vs Destroyer
Pages of History: The 3rd of November, 1943
Metal beasts: Sd.Kfz.234/4
Hotline: More British planes, submarines, aircraft carriers; events against the dev team, super saian modes

Episode 59

Pages of History: The Soviet Shermans
Special: User-made Missions
Pages of History: P-43A-1 Lancer
Hotline: Horton 18, armoured cars, KV-2 reloads, combined arms game mode.

Episode 60

Metal beasts: Ki-94-II
Special: Rank 6 Armoured Vehicles
Pages of History: J7W1
Hotline: Rank VI aircraft, mixed RB maps, 1.71 update release, Quidditch gamemode

Episode 61

Special: Preparing for the new tanks
Pages of History: Richard P. Stevens
Pages of History: IS-1
Hotline: Rank VI tanks for nations, free-to-play game, A-36 HVAR rockets, host's name.

Episode 62

Metal beasts: Object 120 "Taran"
Special: The Update 1.71
Map Guide: Emperor's Garden & Fulda Gap
Hotline: Number of players per team, B-36 bomber, US M8 Greyhound armoured car, fps limit.

Episode 63

Pages of History: Leopard
War Machines: BMP-1
Pages of History: Hornet
Hotline: AP vs HE bombs, Rank VI naval forces, Tank single missions, 5 million GE.

Episode 64

War Machines: T114
Pages of History: Heinz Knoke
Special: Wagers
Hotline: Special video for questions, Cold War Matchmaking, Calculations per second, Easter eggs.

Episode 65

Pages of History: T-64 (and Soviet MBT development)
War Machines: Do.335B-2
Pages of History: Mitsubishi A5M
Hotline: Special video for questions, MiG-19, More WW2 Vehicles, More air bombing targets.

Episode 66

Special: The French are coming!
Pages of History: D.371
Pages of History: S.O.8000 Narval
Hotline: Special video for questions, M-51 Super Sherman, Panzer 2 L "Luchs", Custom Tanks.

Episode 67

War Machines: He 100 D-1
Pages of History: Caudron CR.714
Special: New Battle Ratings
Hotline: Special video for questions, French Tanks, Sweedish Tech Tree, Rank 6 Aircraft.

Episode 68

Pages of History: Ferdinand Porsche
Pages of History: Porsche's projects during WW2
Pages of History: Maus
Hotline: Special video for questions, A-10 Warthog, Ju-287, French Decals, War thunder on Xbox One.

Episode 69

War Machines: D.371 H.S.9
Special: French Planes
Pages of History: S.O.4050 Vautour II
Hotline: Special video for questions, IFVs and Scout Vehicles, Attack Helicopters, Is it boring to read the comments, Where is footage from.

Episode 70

Metal Beasts: S.O.4050 Vautour IIA
Special: VB.10-02 vs. P-47N-15
Pages of History: Dassault MD.450B Ouragan
Hotline: Special video for questions, Tier 6 Japanese Tanks, Sturmtiger, Object 279.

Episode 71

Metal Beasts: N.C.223.3
Pages of History: Vultee A-35
Metal Beasts: Fiat P40 "Leoncello"
Hotline: Special video for questions, More heavy bombers, B-26, Lowe.

Episode 72

Metal Beasts: S.O.8000 Narval
Pages of History: IS-2
Pages of History: Arsenal VG.33
Hotline: Special video for questions, French Tanks, BA-3 & BA-6, KV-6.

Episode 73

Metal Beasts: Begleitpanzer 57
Pages of History: Forward Swept Wings
Pages of History: Yak-3 and the Nomandie-Niemen Regiment
Hotline: Special video for questions, cross platform gaming, He-177, Replays.

Episode 74

Metal Beasts: Waffenträger
Pages of History: Char B1
Pages of History: That mimic Hurriton
Hotline: Special video for questions, History of the Vampire FB.5, More He-162 versions, Blackburn Buccaneer.

Episode 75

Metal Beasts: B1 ter
Pages of History: Char B1 bis and B1 ter
Pages of History: Nakajima Ki-44
Hotline: Special video for questions, Soviet Hurricanes, G.91Y, Experimental Soviet Fighters.

Episode 76

Special: War Thunder in 2017
Special: Holiday Etiquette
Special: Christmas Events
Hotline: Special video for questions, Button for backflips, What comment was number 402, how many kg of baguettes french bombers carry.

2018


Episodes 77-128

Episode 77

Pages of History: SAu 40
Pages of History: AMX-13
Pages of History: I-29
Hotline: Special video for questions, FPS lock, TV-8, Czech Tanks.

Episode 78

War Machines: M4A1 (FL10)
Pages of History: One-Man Turrets
Pages of History: MC.205N
Hotline: Special video for questions, Italian Tanks, When ships will be in OBT, FuldaMap Size.

Episode 79

War Machines: Lorraine 40t
Pages of History: Somua S35
Map Guide: Middle East
Hotline: Special video for questions, Italian Tanks / Reggiane Planes, Modern Tanks, International Tech Tree.

Episode 80

War Machines: AEC Mk.II
Special: Active scouting
Pages of History: Hotchkiss H35
Hotline: Special video for questions, War Thunder Nintendo switch, History of Vampire FB 5, Error in previous episode.

Episode 81

War Machines: F3D-1
Pages of History: Panzer 1
Pages of History: Westland Whirlwind
Hotline: Special video for questions, War Thunder Xbox One X ETA, Me-410 History, More german planes.

Episode 82

Tactics & Strategy: MiG-17 vs. ground forces
Pages of History: Ki-94-II
Map Guide: Maginot Line
Hotline: Special video for questions, Tiger II history, Improvements to damage in test flights, World War Mode Release.

Episode 83

War Machines: AMX-30B2
Pages of History: The last King Tigers
Pages of History: Douglas A-26 Invader
Hotline: Special video for questions, Single Player tank campaign, Aircaft Carriers in naval battles, British light tank line.

Episode 84

War Machines: T-34
Pages of History: T20
Pages of History: Hampden TB Mk.1
Hotline: Special video for questions, French Ships, F4 Phantom, Ocean Map.

Episode 85

War Machines: A30 Challenger
Pages of History: FCM.36
Pages of History: Vampire FB 5
Hotline: Special video for questions, Shooting down ATGMs, Italian Tanks / Reggiane Planes, Disappearing Decals, New Gamemodes.

Episode 86

War Machines: ARL-44
Pages of History: Vasiliy Golubief, Soviet ace pilot
Pages of History: Women in the Royal Air Force
Hotline: Special video for questions, Classified Armour Values, World War Mode, BT-42.

Episode 87

Metal Beasts: Challenger 1
Pages of History: Re.2000
Special: New Visual Effects
Hotline: Special video for questions, Turning tank engines off / on, More stories about Axis forces, Banned account.

Episode 88

Metal Beasts: M1 Abrams
Pages of History: The Soviet MBTs (T-64, T-72 & T-80)
Pages of History: Heinkel He 177 Greif
Hotline: Special video for questions, New Jets, Custom Ammo Belts, More French Tanks.

Episode 89 (April Fool's)

Metal Beasts: KV-6 Behemoth
Special: Happy Birthday, RAF!
Special: The legends of War Thunder
Hotline: Special video for questions, M1 Abrams announcement, Axis subnations, Cadillac Gage Commando V-150, Russians.

Episode 90

Metal Beasts: T-64B
Pages of History: La-200
Special: War Thunder Marketplace
Hotline: Special video for questions, how long to make a Shooting Range script, Swiss Army, How to make user made model.

Episode 91

Metal Beasts: Magach 3
Pages of History: P-36
Tactics & Strategy: The Best SPAA Vehicles
Hotline: Special video for questions, BT-42, not using the market place, Flying Pancake.

Episode 92

Metal Beasts: Spitfires, pt. 1 - Ranks II & III
Pages of History: S.81
Tactics & Strategy: How to play the Tiger E
Hotline: Special video for questions, T-72, stop adding vehicles and fix the game, Shooting Range on Thursday instead of Sunday.

Episode 93

Metal Beasts: Martin-Baker MB.5
Pages of History: PV-2D Harpoon
Special: WW2 Chronicles
Hotline: Special video for questions, M60A1 APFSDS, Air to Air Missiles, Special event for world cup.

Episode 94

Metal Beasts: Leopard 2K
Pages of History: M1 Abrams
Pages of History: Tandem MAI
Hotline: Special video for questions, Problem with Rank 6 aircraft, More Leopards, Two step authentication and Steam for market place.

Episode 95

Metal Beasts: Spitfires, pt. 2 - Rank IV
Pages of History: IS-4M
Pages of History: Do.217N
Hotline: Special video for questions, More wheeled ground vehicles, WWI and early WWII vehicles, Fritz X glide bomb.

Episode 96

Metal Beasts: Lorraine 155 Mle.50
Metal Beasts: T18E2 "Boarhound"
Pages of History: F3F-2
Hotline: Special video for questions, BF-109 series, what comes after modern tanks, GDR vehicles for German tree.

Episode 97

Metal Beasts: Gun Trucks
Pages of History: Dassault Mystère II
Special: Getting ready for the Type 90
Hotline: Special video for questions, Australian vehicles, sponsorship, choose tracer colour.

Episode 98

Metal Beasts: F4U-1A
Pages of History: AMX-50
Pages of History: P-40F
Hotline: Special video for questions, future plans for German ground forces, armed jeeps, pronunciation of SNECMA.

Episode 99

Metal Beasts: AMX-50 Foch
Pages of History: IAR-80
Tactics & Strategy: Heavy Fighters
Hotline: Special video for questions, Helicopters, Xbox Edition, Italy captured planes, How to get on Dev Server.

Episode 100 (100th episode)

Special: The Shooting Range (the making of)
Special: What lies ahead (plans for the future of the show)
Special: The creative celebration (skin contest with IS-6 as a prize)
Hotline: Special video for questions, Dogfighting tips, Free money, cup of tea decal.

Episode 101

Metal Beasts: Leopard 2A4
Pages of History: Fritz-X
Special: Bf 110
Hotline: Special video for questions, T-72, Job at Gaijin, Michael Wittmann's Tiger 1, change ammo without firing shot.

Episode 102

Metal Beasts: Z20 Karl Galster
Pages of History: Cowell (DD-547)
Special: The best Torpedo bombers for naval battles
Hotline: Special video for questions, P-51 History, World War Mode Beta, Renault FT-17, Spaceships.

Episode 103

Special: #100 episodes (contest winners)
Metal Beasts: T-62M-1
Pages of History: Ki-32
Hotline: Special video for questions, Swastikas, Object 279, Ju 87 C-1 (and more naval planes), F-84F-25.

Episode 104

Metal Beasts: Jaguar-Klasse (140)
Pages of History: Arseniy Vorozheykin, Soviet ace pilot
Metal Beasts: XM-803
Hotline: Special video for questions, Tier 6 Jets, New Tech Tree, Optimize to run on weaker computers, adding Yugoslavia to the game.

Episode 105

Metal Beasts: Chieftain Marksman
Pages of History: Z-21 Wilhelm Heidkamp
Map Guide: Northern Port
Hotline: Special video for questions, Battleships, Episode about Object 120, Dutch Planes, BT-42.

Episode 106

Metal Beasts: 89 ft PT-810
Pages of History: XM-803
Tactics & Strategy: Playing Aircraft In Naval Battles
Hotline: Special video for questions, IS-7 Gameplay, Episode about M24 Chaffee, Girls und Panzer decals, chat bug.

Episode 107

Metal Beasts: Type 90
Pages of History: IS-7
Tactics & Strategy: Glass Cannons
Hotline: Special video for questions, SMK history, Gaijin financial situation, working anchors for ships.

Episode 108

Metal Beasts: Conqueror Mk.2
Pages of History: G.56
Tactics & Strategy: Heavy Caliber Weapons
Hotline: Special video for questions, Playable infantry, Release date for Italian tanks.

Episode 109

Metal Beasts: IS-7
Pages of History: Ar-2
Tactics & Strategy: Fritz-X
Hotline: Special video for questions, DMM events, Hotline answers, submarines.

Episode 110

Pages of History: UH-1 Huey
Pages of History: AH-1 Cobra
Pages of History: Mi-24
Hotline: Special video for questions, Swastika, Italian Tanks, Bf-109 & Bf-110.

Episode 111

Special: ATGM vehicles
War Machines: C.205N2
Pages of History: Alexandra Boiko, Soviet tank commander
Hotline: Special video for questions, Answer more questions in hotline, British Helicopters, Shell prices.

Episode 112

Special: Multi-Turreted Tanks
War Machines: IL-28Sh
Pages of History: MO-4
Hotline: Special video for questions, Partnering with tank collectors, Otto Carius, Modern Day Tanks (Armata).

Episode 113

War Machines: FJ-4B VMF-232
Pages of History: Mi-4AV
War Machines: Sd.Kfz.234/3
Hotline: Special video for questions, Japanese tech tree, Missing bomb/rocket loadouts, Multi-nation tech trees, He 111.

Episode 114

War Machines: Mi-24D
War Machines: UH-1C XM-30
Pages of History: Lafayette G. Pool, US tank ace
Hotline: 400K YT subscribers, markings on Ju-87 bombs and EC Helicopters.

Episode 115

War Machines: T54E1
Pages of History: I-225
Tactics and strategy: Angling 2.0 (continuation of episode 19)
Hotline: French medals, Italian Tanks, removed decals and African tech tree

Episode 116

Metal Beasts: FV510 Warrior
Tactics and strategy: Dealing with intel in ground battles
Pages of History: Me.163
Hotline: Parts & FPE

Episode 117

Metal Beasts: Leopard A1A1 (L/44)
Pages of History: Sukhoi Su-6
Challenge: Small bombs vs top tanks
Hotline: Requests to changes to SB

Episode 118

Metal Beasts: T-80B
Pages of History: F4F Wildcat
Map Guide: American Desert
Hotline: Criteria for including aircraft, German helicopters

Episode 119 (Halloween)

Pages of Terror: The Black Helicopter (staring M22 and Mi-24 in US markings)
Dreaded Beasts: M1-IP
Panic & Strategy: Destroying M1-IP
Hotline: French/Italian planes, hint for American Desert, Russian Bias

Episode 120

Special: New Vessel Damage Model
Pages of History: Emden III
Special: Switching from AB to RB in aviation battles
Hotline: Customizable ammo belts, more countries (Sweden), P.1000 Ratte

Episode 121

War Machines: Type 75 MLRS
Pages of History: Otto Carius and the battle of Malinovo village
War Machines: Ya-5M
Hotline: Short stories, nukes, the black helicopter

Episode 122

War Machines: Dark FPB 1101
Pages of History: F4U Corsair and The Football War
Special: Getting used to air SB
Hotline: New nations, when T-72, Vietnam as a map

Episode 123

War Machines: Project 159
Pages of History: TAM
Challenge: Small bombs vs cruisers
Hotline: 100 years since the Great War, Japanese naval tree

Episode 124

War Machines: Griffons
Pages of History: Attack on Bari Harbor
Tactics and strategy: Drum autoloaders
Hotline: Bomber cockpits, armour customization, world war mode

Episode 125

Metal Beasts: PGH-2
Pages of History: Semovente 105/25 M43
Tactics and strategy: Using your suspension while aiming
Hotline: Bruce voicing tank commander, plans for 2019, Chaffee

Episode 126

Metal Beasts: AMX-50 Surbaissé
Pages of History: M3 Bradley
Tactics and strategy: Shooting over covers
Hotline: Planes with high calibre guns, subs and missiles in naval battles, Thunder Stories: Never in a Hurri, vehicle lighting

Episode 127

Metal Beasts: Semovente 105/25 M43
Pages of History: Origins of Air to Air guided missiles
Map Guide: Vietnam Hills
Hotline: British helicopters, Italian tanks, supersonic planes

Episode 128

Special: War Thunder in 2018
Metal Beasts: M26 Pershing Ariete
Special: Holiday Sale
Hotline: Merkava, Player-controlled Aircraft Carriers, Submarines, World War mode

2019


Episodes 129-180

Episode 129

Metal Beasts: MiG-15bis ISH
Pages of History: Centauro
Pages of History: a Taiwanese Sidewinder
Hotline: wind as a parameter in the game, map voting system, Nigel says goodbye

Episode 130 (Shooting Range 2.0)

Metal Beasts: Sho't Kal Dalet
Pages of History: conquering the sound barrier
Tactics and strategy: hull break
Hotline: client stability has improved, supersonic fighters for Great Britain

Episode 131

Metal Beasts: OTOMATIC
Pages of History: N.C.223.3
Test Drive: tank triathlon with IFVs
Hotline: supersonic fighters for Italy

Episode 132

Metal Beasts: T-72A
Pages of History: Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission
Tactics and strategy: sideslip shooting
Hotline: how to defeat Tiger IIs

Episode 133

Metal Beasts: F-100D
Pages of History: battles of Khalkhin Gol (1939), the first time fighter planes used rocket-powered projectiles
Tank Triathlon: wheeled tanks
Hotline: licensing issues for adding modern military vehicles and technology in the game, horns for tanks and ships, April's Fool plans

Episode 134

Metal Beasts: Centauro
Pages of History: Alexander Fadin, Soviet ace tanker who shot down a plane with a tank
Tactics and strategy: depth charges
Hotline: creating in-game content with CDK, fuel options for tanks, T-72A turret convoy IR light

Episode 135

Metal Beasts: Panthers
Pages of History: the Battle of Ushant (1944)
Tank Triathlon: heavy SPGs
Hotline: War Thunder cinematic trailers, correct pronunciation of Centauro, adding birds to the game

Episode 136

Metal Beasts: Köln
Pages of History: Ray Holmes and the first ever aerial ramming of WW2
Tactics and strategy: reading the map
Hotline: from which country Gaijin is, why Swatikas are not displayed in the game, community feedback and suggestions

Episode 137

Metal Beasts: MiG-19PT
Pages of History: Italian bombing of Gibraltar
Tactics and strategy: a new method of armor penetration calculation for shells
Hotline: increased penetration of a projectile when the target flies towards it

Episode 138

Metal Beasts: R3 T106 FA
Pages of History: USS William D. Porter, the destroyer that almost killed a US president
Challenge: what can you destroy with rockets?
Hotline: Serbian localization, gun barrel as solid object, why some APCBC shells have a better penetration than some AP shots, why the Maus fights against post-WW2 tanks in-game, how to submit a video for the Thunder Show

Episode 139

Metal Beasts: T-80U
Map: Alaska
Tactics and strategy: how to play with radar stations
Hotline: climbing the ranks with a nation

Episode 140

Metal Beasts: M1A1 Abrams
Pages of History: American Shermans in Tunisia
Tactics and strategy: playing on bigger ships (destroyer/cruiser)
Hotline: how to escape from missile radar lock, radar detection of the Ho 229

Episode 141 (April Fool's)

Metal Beasts: P.7.T AA
Pages of History: the peculiar diet of the Luftwaffe pilots
A Gentleman’s Guide to Winning: Playing on Ground Vehicles
Hotline: purpose of the wood log on Soviet tanks, April Fool's Day Event, bias against Royal Navy

Episode 142

Metal Beasts: Mitsubishi T-2
Pages of History: SUD Aviation Alouette
Challenge: High-Altitude Bombing
Hotline: historical accuracy vs battle rating, sharing your creations via WT Live, options for setting units metric or imperial, purpose of the wood log on Soviet tanks, Never in a Hurri

Episode 143

Special Event: Battlefield Engineer, a chance to obtain several unique vehicles!
Metal Beasts: AH-1Z
Pages of History: Joe Ekins, British ace tanker
Hotline: meaning of "no armor is best armor", why speed of sound travel delay is not implemented in the game

Episode 144

Metal Beasts: Meteor F Mk.8 Reaper
Pages of History: Colin Kelly, the “American Samurai”
Tank Triathlon: the fastest tanks
Hotline: earn Golden Eagles with wagers, where War Thunder devs find info to model vehicles in 3D, metal plates on the sides of the T-64A explained

Episode 145

Metal Beasts: Mi-35M
Pages of History: Partisan of Minsk, how a lone T-28 defended the city
Tactics and strategy: Gun stabilizers
Hotline: open positions at Gaijin, how vehicle triathlons are performed

Episode 146

Metal Beasts: Challenger 2
Pages of History: Alexander Milyukov, Soviet ace tanker
Tactics and strategy: strategic bombers
Hotline: music used in the War Thunder channel, landing a plane on a plane, bore evacuator on modern tanks cannon barrel

Episode 147

World War: what you need to know
Tactics and strategy: World War game modes
Pages of History: The Battle of Vitebsk
Hotline: learning how to shoot on the move, textolite explained, what happens if Gaijin runs out of vehicles to add to the game, best tank in the game, effect of the amount of fuel on the plane's performance

Episode 148

Metal Beasts: AMX-13 (Family)
Pages of History: Tu-4
Air triathlon: looking for the best fighter
Hotline: how to get into custom battles

Episode 149

Metal Beasts: Leclerc
Pages of History: Me 264
Tactics and strategy: playing on a heavy cruiser
Hotline: how subjects for Pages of History are selected, realistic tank barrel collision with environment

Episode 150

Metal Beasts: PG 02
Pages of History: SRAAM
Tactics and strategy: shooting down bombs, torpedoes and ATGMs
Hotline: destroying a missile or a bomb in the air, watching the show in 4K

Episode 151

Metal Beasts: Stormer HVM
Pages of History: the Battle for Caen
Tactics and strategy: naval triathlon
Hotline: marks on the horizontal axis of a tank's scope explained, realistic sound of speed for distance explosions, what Gaijin would add to the game if it wasn't for technical limitations

Episode 152

Metal Beasts: Ariete
Pages of History: J5N1
Tactics and strategy: flaps explained
Hotline: how the section Pages of History of the show is created

Episode 153

Metal Beasts: AMX-30 Super
Pages of History: the Japanese zero, a miracle of engineering
Tactics and strategy: SPGs of different nations, and how to play them
Hotline: why some planes do not have combat flaps, BMP-1's water deflections shield explained, how much explosive is needed to cut off a plane's wing, Pages of History for more recent conflicts

Episode 154

Metal Beasts: Shturm-S
Pages of History: Marcel Bloch, a humanist with a vision
Challenge: death defying stunts on a… heavy bomber!
Hotline: in which game modes Shooting Range clips are recorded, why modern tanks have been added recently, how to access the wiki from the game

Episode 155

Metal Beasts: Hunter F.6
Pages of History: Kelly Johnson’s P-38 Lightning
Triathlon: Twin-engine fighters
Hotline: explanation of the term SPG (self-propelled gun), killing a tank by shooting the gound beneath him, turning off your stabilizer, are the penetration values increased by the velocity of an aircraft?

Episode 156

Metal Beasts: Type 16
Pages of History: H-34 (France)
Tactics and strategy: gameplay effects of different types of terrain
Hotline: fire extinguishers for bombers, Ho-Ro accessories, Marcel Bloch's flying hospital

Episode 157

Metal Beasts: AH-1S Kisarazu
Pages of History: Yak-1
Tactics and strategy: how to deal with heavily-armored opponents
Hotline: wood-steel equivalency on HEAT projectiles due to Munroe effect, best belts for dogfighting

Episode 158

Metal Beasts: A2D-1
Pages of History: Shoichi Sugita, Japanese ace pilot
Tank triathlon: top MBTs
Hotline: how to look around in a tank without having to turn the turret, exhaust of helicopter turboshaft engines, requirements needed for a vehicle to be added to the game, how to determine the optimal climbing angle of an aircraft, is the weight of a vehicle affected by the quantity of ammo onboard?

Episode 159

Metal Beasts: The pros and cons of the French Sabre (F-86K).
Pages of History: Michel Vernisse and his outside the box thinking.
Tactics and Strategy: Top 10 useful advice for tankers.
Hotline: Tank snorkel, Single-shot kills, Climbing the ranks with British aeroplanes, Tank shell characteristics

Episode 160

Metal Beasts: The regular Yak with an unusual engine (Yak-3U).
Pages of History: The Yom Kippur War and the hell it brought upon Sinai (October 4th, 1973).
Tactics & Strategy: The right way to use the landscapes around you on tanks of different nations.
Hotline: Decompress top-tier MBTs?, Climbing the ranks with Soviet tanks, Hydraulics in vehicles?,Shooting tank barrels, Do heat seeking missiles lose target lock if the target turns off its engine?

Episode 161

Metal Beasts: A light tank with a very heavy gun BT-7 (F-32).
Pages of History: The Soviet tank transmissions and their unique construction.
Challenge: How many enemies can you destroy with a single shot?
Hotline: Artillery, Aircraft with slats, Armor angle, Will Israel join the game? French tanks and rearview mirrors.

Episode 162

Metal Beasts: Jagdpanzer 38(t)
Pages of History: I-153, or the ShKas carnage!
Tactics and strategy: Learning the way of the MRL
Hotline: Maus removal, how IAS was measured during WW2 and Climbing the ranks with British aircraft

Episode 163

Metal Beasts: HMS Southampton
Pages of History: Fw 200, the airliner that went to war
Tactics and strategy: Reload types: pros and cons
Hotline: How tanks were transported to operation theatres, fuze delays on bombs, parameters influencing shell penetration, thickest conventional armor in the game

Episode 164

Metal Beasts: Ta 154 A-1
Pages of History: SB2C Helldiver
Tactics and strategy: Helicopter defence systems
Hotline: going supersonic, effectiveness of AA gunners on ships, BM-13N Katyusha, zoom sensitivity in sniper mode

Episode 165

Metal Beasts: MiG-21
Pages of History: Night vision
Tactics and strategy: Cargo Port map
Hotline: how critical hits are defined, plane carrying the most bombs, why max plane speed is measured at an altitude and not at sea level, assign a key for the rangefinder

Episode 166

Metal Beasts: F-4C Phantom II
Pages of History: Wirraway
Tactics and strategy: night ground battles
Hotline: is armour fatigue modeled in damage mechanics? factors determining the reload speed of a tank, at which tiers can you find night vision devices and thermal sights?

Episode 167

Metal Beasts: the French and German Eurocopter Tiger
Pages of History: the yellow Focke-Wulf
Challenge: toss bombing
Hotline: difference between IAS and airspeed, engine battery countdown explained, turning your engine off to become invisible to thermal vision, comparison between night vision and thermal vision

Episode 168

Metal Beasts: SIDAM 25 (Mistral)
Pages of History: wheeled tanks
Tank triathlon: Top SPAAs
Hotline: why night vision is green, where to find zoom controls in the interface, night vision mode for ASU-57, turning the engine off in low tier ground battles

Episode 169

Metal Beasts: Admiral Hipper
Pages of History: Joseph R. Beyrle, a captured US soldier that became a Soviet tanker
Challenge: the most powerful bomb in the game
Hotline: best piston engine aircraft for boom and zoom, materials used in composite armor

Episode 170

Metal Beasts: Type 75 SPH
Pages of History: Operation Crusader, the first defeat of the invincible Rommel
Map: Japanese port
Hotline: learning how to aim with anti-air guns, how long it takes for a tank engine to cool down, difference between ammo rack detonation and ammo rack destroyed, controls for hydropneumatic suspension explained

Episode 171 (Halloween)

Metal Beasts: Super Hellcat
Pages of History: the ghost pilots from Biggin Hill
Special: the scariest tanks
Hotline: fastest projectile in the game, how penetration values are determined in-game, hullbreak explained, is the blast force modeled in-game?

Episode 172

Metal Beasts: Ka-50
Pages of History: Saab J29 Tunnan
Tactics and strategy: HEAT projectiles
Hotline: naval gun scopes, separating propellers and jets, effect of fuel amount on flight performance, using knots to measure in-game speed

Episode 173

Metal Beasts: ZTZ96
Pages of History: Pyörremyrsky
Tactics and strategy: Hunting on a helicopter
Hotline: fastest tank in the game on- and off-road, difference between tank burnt down and hullbreak, upcoming Swedish planes

Episode 174

Metal Beasts: Mi-28N
Pages of History: the Schwalbe problem: too few, too late
Tactics and strategy: tanks with recoilless weapons
Hotline: shooting a cannon round through 2 aircraft, why aircraft wings rip and which manoeuvers to avoid

Episode 175

Metal Beasts: Vickers Mk.7
Pages of History: how the French created their famous AMX-30
Tank triathlon: reserve tanks
Hotline: Gaijin's priorities between gameplay and historical accuracy, fastest way to grind the game, Swedish ground tech tree, in-game tank flight experiments

Episode 176

Metal Beasts: Ariete PSO
Pages of History: The Bristol Blenheim
Tactics and strategy: Playing on mid-tier SPAA tech
Hotline: highest reverse speed in the game, how recoilless guns work, first Soviet tank with neutral steering

Episode 177

Metal Beasts: Chi-Nu II
Pages of History: James H. Howard, US ace pilot
Tactics and strategy: Cannibal bombers, the bombers who can also intercept enemy bombers
Hotline: which tank has the fastest hull turn time in the game

Episode 178

Metal Beasts: M56 Scorpion
Pages of History: Mitsubishi J2M Raiden
Tank triathlon: deadly tractors, comparison of half-tracks and trucks equipped with guns
Hotline: easiest way to earn Silver Lions, can 2 shots collide mid-air? learning armor values on tanks

Episode 179

Metal Beasts: Rooikat Mk.1D
Pages of History: Strv 103
Special: the big graphics engine changes in Update 1.95
Hotline: HDR in-game, operation the Strv 103 with only 1 crew member left, operation F.R.O.S.T.

Episode 180 "2019 in review"

Metal Beasts: Metal Beasts of 2019
Tactics and strategy: War Thunder in 2019, game features introduced or improved.
Map: Maps of 2019
Hotline: does the graphics update profit every platform? how to climb faster in a plane, backblast of a recoilless rifle

2020


Episodes 181-current

Episode 181

Metal Beasts: MiG-21SMT
Pages of History: history of the Swedish aviation industry
Map: New Zealand Cape
Hotline: crushing vehicles with heavy tanks, formation lights for convoy night travel, damage from kamikaze attacks, tank fighting capability with only 1 remaning crew member

Episode 182

Metal Beasts: SAV 20.12.48
Pages of History: Hans Hahn, the fall of a German ace pilot
Tactics and strategy: how to sink heavy cruisers
Hotline: different sparkles for different ammo, how to use rockets on a plane, graphics card used to record the show, fastest piston engine aircraft in the game

Episode 183

Metal Beasts: J32B
Pages of History: Mitsubishi G4M Betty, the "Flying Lighter"
Tactics and strategy: Climbing in air battles
Hotline: discount sales of premium vehicles, effect of a full fuel tank on your plane performance, are in-game bots named after War Thunder devs and team?

Episode 184

Metal Beasts: Admiral Graf Spee
Pages of History: American tank diet: post-war US tank projects T41, T42 and T43
Tactics and strategy: Using your SPAA radars efficiently
Hotline: searchlights for ships, fastest biplane in the game, WW1 tanks

Episode 185

World War: Attack from the sea
Pages of History: Douglas Skyraider
Tips and tricks: Fighting tanks on SPAAs
Hotline: sliding bar for fuel options, upcoming plans for naval battles, how answered comments are selected, ammo racks detonation explained

Episode 186

Metal Beasts: Jagdpanther
Pages of History: Re.2001
Challenge: Planes racing against ATGMs
Hotline: Swedish ground tree, how to put out a fire on a plane, how to turn off a helicopter engine

Episode 187

Metal Beasts: T-44
Pages of History: George Frederick "Screwball" Beurling (Part 1)
Tips and tricks: Urban battles
Hotline: tanks with fastest reverse speed

Episode 188

Metal Beasts: Albatros
Pages of History: George Beurling, Canadian ace pilot in Malta (Part 2)
Challenge: capturing points on a helicopter
Hotline: the tank that was most difficult to model, cannon barrel collision with the environment, which in-game vehicle is the closest to its present day version, how to control air-to-ground missiles in RB GF

Episode 189

Metal Beasts: G-Lynx
Pages of History: Tokyo Express, how Japan used destroyers as resupply ships
Tips and tricks: aircraft rockets
Hotline: choosing target tanks in test drive, why fuel tanks were placed next to the driver in modern tanks, damage model of commander optics, fastest Soviet ground vehicle, how answered YT comments are selected

Episode 190

Metal Beasts: IS-3
Pages of History: Focused specialists vs universals, a comparison of tank design in Britain and Germany during WW2
Tips and tricks: High-explosive rounds
Hotline: BR decompression past 10.3, how tanks are modeled for the game

Episode 191

Metal Beasts: Strv m/31
Pages of History: Lightning F.6
Map: Sweden
Hotline: vehicle with the most polygons in the game, find out if your shot will penetrate with the Protection Analysis feature, bomber carrying the biggest explosive mass in WT, infantry not coming to the game

Episode 192

Metal Beasts: T-72B
Pages of History: the first Swedish tanks
Special: new multifunction menu
Hotline: which game modes are best suited for new players, custom loadout vs. preset loadout, fuel options for ground vehicles

Episode 193

Metal Beasts: Strv 122
Pages of History: battle of Sunda Strait
Tactics and strategy: assault ground arcade
Hotline: the effect of modern missiles on gameplay, copyrighted music for the show, how to use mortars on ships, Gaijin's priorities, full barrel roll in a tank

Episode 194

Metal Beasts: AML-90
Pages of History: Strv m/42
Challenge: climbing up some hills
Hotline: customizable HUD, social distancing, multifunction menu, tutorials for newly introduced technology, working remotely during the quarantine

Episode 195

Metal Beasts: J35D
Pages of History: Ho 229
Tank Triathlon: Wheels versus caterpillars
Hotline: damaged from the backblast of a recoilless rifle, how to activate X-ray mode during battle (damaged modules overview), largest aircraft you can land on a carrier, running WT on minimal specs

Episode 196

Metal Beasts: A-4B
Pages of History: the last voyage of HMS Edinburgh
Challenge: Landing the biggest possible plane on an aircraft carrier
Hotline: most armored light tank in each tier, music of the show, timecodes for specific sections of the episode, multifunction menu

Episode 197

Metal Beasts: CV 90120
Pages of History: Saburo Sakai, 1 vs 15
Tank triathlon: mid-tier medium tanks
Hotline: using the landing flaps to land faster, killing a top tier MBT with a reserve tank, the tank with the slowest turret traverse speed

Episode 198

Metal Beasts: F-4E Phantom II & F-4EJ Phantom II
Pages of History: Mysterious kinship
Tips and tricks: bombing in mixed battles
Hotline: YT channels to learn how to land on a carrier, new voice orders, turning off the helicopter turbine engine, boom and zoom, blood effects.

Episode 199

Metal Beasts: Strv 74
Pages of History: Pearl Harbor 2
Tactics and strategy: Using the MBT
Hotline: how to aim with the MiG-15bis, hitting a torpedo with another torpedo, how to control the multiple engines of an aircraft separately.

Episode 200 (Shooting Range 2.1)

Metal Beasts: Ka-52
Pages of History: Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
Challenge: Performing the Cobra
Hotline: impact of Covid on Gaijin's work, banning maps in a squad of premium users, killing an enemy with smoke grenades or shells, autorotation for helicopters when losing the engine, guns with the best elevation.

Episode 201

Metal Beasts: Rooikat 105
Pages of History: KV-1 (L-11)
Naval Triathlon: Heavy cruisers
Hotline: why MGs on tanks and airplanes sound different, thrust vector jets, climbing the ranks with French planes, 200th episode.

Episode 202

Metal Beasts: F-104 Starfighter
Pages of History: Mirage IIIC
Special: meet the glorious Italian fleet
Hotline: Shooting Range intro, ammo rack detonation for AP shots, dive bombing at the speed of sound, what determines the color of NVD sights?

Episode 203

Metal Beasts: HSTV-L
Pages of History: Her Majesty's Red Army Men
Tactics and strategy: high-precision weapons
Hotline: why it is not possible to view replays from older versions, presets for keybinds, Italian armour, modeling your own tank with the CDK.

Episode 204

Metal Beasts: Strf 9056
Pages of History: how Germany managed to create 2 Tigers at the same time
Tactics and strategy: radars
Hotline: multifunction menu for console players, rangefinders before the introduction of laser rangefinders, Japanese propeller plane with the best climb rate, full circle Cobra manoeuvre, killing tanks with WW2 rockets, British jet fighter Scimitar.

Episode 205

Metal Beasts: Scimitar F Mk.1
Pages of History: Jagdpanzer 38(t)
Challenge: Jumping as high as possible with the Type 93
Hotline: guests on the Shooting Range, new secondary weapon selection menu, books of records for planes, "Nice shot!" voice order, how flares work in-game, new sound design.

Episode 206

Metal Beasts: M60 AMBT
Pages of Alternative History: Battle for the Fulda Gap
World War: Season 3
Hotline: how vehicle sounds are recorded, Pz.Bef.Wg.VI P, are points curtailed when leaving a game early? playing as kamikaze, best climb rate among Soviet WW2 planes, FPS improvement with next-gen consoles.

Episode 207

Metal Beasts: IL-2 M-82
Pages of History: Battle of the Chinese Farm
Tactics and strategy: Surviving on a fighter
Hotline: tow cables and helicopters, damaging a jet engine by shooting through the air intake, angling armor, best German ground vehicle, destroying an helicopter by ramming it.

Episode 208

Metal Beasts: F3H-2 Demon
Pages of History: M4A3E2 Jumbo
Tactics and strategy: Playing on torpedo boats
Hotline: best way to make silver lions and earn research points, tips and tricks for air-to-ground missiles, mid-air collision between a tank and a jet aircraft, adding a tank from the future, Worl War season 3.

Episode 209

Metal Beasts: T-69 II G
Pages of History: T-50
Air Triathlon: Top-tier fighter jets
Hotline: why the NS-23 cannons on the IL-10 have less penetration than the VYa-23 cannons on IL-2s, which US ground vehicles play to grind the American tech tree, self-sealing tanks work, how to play with the T95, how to grind faster to reach top-tier jets?

Episode 210

Metal Beasts: AMX-32
Pages of History: Beaufighter
Challenge: Destroying missiles with tanks cannons
Tactics and strategy: Destroying missiles normally
Hotline: how to use orders in-game, why some US planes have glossy camouflage, destroying a plane with a falling bomb, best rank 2 US fighter plane.

Episode 211

Metal Beasts: Su-7B
Pages of History: F-104 Starfighter
Map Guide: Eastern Europe (Ground Forces)
Hotline: who was Marge, the woman pictured on Richard Bong's P-38J-15, which German CAS planes fly in tank realistic battles, what are the advantages of a propeller fighter compared to a jet engine fighter, which plane car carry most guns, best ground vehicle for drifting.

Episode 212

Special: Operation S.U.M.M.E.R.
Pages of History: Ta 152 H-1
Triathlon: Top helicopters
Hotline: what happens to the daily rewards if you don't log in everyday, how to play the Hs.129, what planes can be used in naval RB, how to play the Bf 109, purpose of the red and white stripes on the deck of Italian ships.


Trivia

Format

  • The format of the show consists of 4 sections, 3 of which were from the following categories: War Machines, Metal Beasts, Pages of History, Tactics and strategy, Special, Science of War, Tips and tricks, Challenge, Map Guide or Tank triathlon while the 4th section always is the segment "Hotline".
  • The current show (Shooting Range 2.0) started at episode 130. The main changes compared to the old format (episodes 1-129) are visual (graphics/audio/video quality).
  • The Shooting Range moved from Sunday to Saturday in August 2020 (from episode 211). The airing time stayed the same.

Voice-over

Thunder Stream: The Voices of War Thunder - War Thunder Official Channel
  • Bruce is the regular voice actor of the show since episode 52.
  • Shawn (Thunder Show) used to voice the show during its first year (episodes 1 to 51).

Special episodes


Special episodes
Show anniversary
  • Ep. 50: War Thunder veterans club & Hotline with Kirill.
  • Ep. 100: Making-of & plans for the future of the show.
  • Ep. 150: Longer intro thanking the player community.
  • Ep. 200: Shooting Range 2.1.
Bruce
  • Ep. 52: Bruce's 1st Shooting Range episode.
  • Ep. 130: Bruce appears on camera (Shooting Range 2.0).
  • Ep. 175: Bruce's voice is broken.
  • Ep. 180: Bruce appears on camera (Recap 2019)
April Fool's
  • Ep. 38: April Fool's Day 2017.
  • Ep. 89: April Fool's Day 2018.
  • Ep. 141: April Fool's Day 2019.
Year recap
  • Ep. 24: Rewind 2016 (Christmas episode).
  • Ep. 76: Rewind 2017.
  • Ep. 128: Rewind 2018.
  • Ep. 180: Rewind 2019.
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