After Operation Uranus, the counteroffensive of the Battle of Stalingrad, it became painfully obvious that the USSR needed mobile heavy guns in order to destroy German fortifications and heavy tanks. The Red Army did have the KV-2 heavy tank for this duty at the time, but mass production of the KV-2 had ceased when the Kirov Plant was moved to Chelyabinsk. The new anti-fortification vehicle had to be faster than the KV-2, with thicker armor, and mount the powerful and more accurate ML-20 howitzer on a less expensive platform. The gun was too long and its recoil too powerful for it to be mounted in a turret, so a casemate structure was opted for. This would result in the soon-to-be-famous SU-152 'Zveroboy'.
The M24 Chaffee was a light tank originating from WW2 and fought in numerous wars, cementing its legacy as a powerful light tank. The M24 Chaffee in War Thunder, much like in real life, serves with many different countries and is also an extremely very good vehicle. This vehicle has an extremely rewarding playstyle once learned and this article will teach you how to play it to its strengths and mitigate its weaknesses.
The Renault YR and Renault ACG, officially designated the AMC.34 and AMC.35 respectively, were a pair of French medium tanks designed in series. Initially conceived for the 1931 French Army Cavalry plans for the Automitrailleuse de Combat (AMC) role as a light tank, both were essentially dead on arrival.
The King Tiger is one of the most famous tanks known today, which is very impressive considering its age, but there are many misinterpretations, myths, and misunderstood facts going around, as well as a few blurry lines here and there, which I will aim to dismiss.
The BMPT is one of the most infamous vehicles ever introduced to War Thunder. Designed to replace Russian AFVs working in urban combat or to support friendly troops and eliminate enemy infantry, it has the equivalent armour of an MBT, based on the T-90 chassis for the tech-tree variant and the T-72 for the premium version, with firepower to match. In this article, I aim to explain how this vehicle is played and its strengths and weaknesses.
A helicopter takes off thanks to the lift generated by its main rotor, the rotation of which creates a reactive torque. According to Newton’s third law, the fuselage tends to rotate in the direction opposite to the rotor. To maintain stability, this torque must be counteracted. There are two main ways to do this: generating an auxiliary force (in single-rotor configurations) or mutual compensation (in twin-rotor configurations).
France might have won World War Two on paper, but in reality it had suffered a massive defeat. The Germans, of course, had steamrolled them at the start of the war. Showing the ineffectiveness of their tactics, tanks, and leadership. It was the lessons they learned there, that mobility and the ability to react to unforeseen threats quickly and effectively, that shaped the entire French armoured forces to this day.
Britain’s relationship with tea had been something of a running joke for many years. In 2025, a joke on social media convinced many people (mostly Americans) that the Brits have a mandatory tea-time, that is marked with an air-raid siren. While this is far from the truth, it is true that many Britons, including those in the Armed Forces, enjoy a cuppa. As such, every British tank since the Second World War has included a little extra luxury — the boiling vessel.
Australia’s use of tanks has generally been shaped by practicality rather than large-scale industrial ambition. The country never developed a major domestic tank industry, instead relying on allied designs and adapting them to suit their unique local conditions. However, Australia’s history with tanks is still extremely interesting, as Australia’s combat terrain is vastly different from that of its allies.
The M50 Ontos is an American tank destroyer, which very interestingly features six 106 mm recoilless rifles, capable of annihilating anything around its rank with ease. Aside from six recoilless rifles, the M50 features four targeting .50 caliber rifles, but they sadly do not have access to armor-piercing ammo, making them all but useless. The M50 can be thrilling to play, with its unique playstyle, but it does take some getting used to. This article aims to explain its strengths and weaknesses, to hopefully help you play it more effectively.
