💅40 New User-Created Camouflages in the Spearhead Trophy!

This week we released the Spearhead major update, meaning it’s time for a new camouflage trophy featuring camouflages from WT Live! Of the 40 new camouflage we’ve included, 12 are for new vehicles from the update or from recent events, and following our usual tradition, five are popular camouflages from older trophies. Overall, this trophy features more camouflages for mid and high ranking vehicles, with ground vehicles being the most prevalent, and France and China being more widely represented than usual among nations. In addition to camouflages, you can also earn a unique decal and rare vehicles, all in the form of coupons!

🎁Contents of the Spearhead trophy:

▪️Coupons for rare vehicles
▪️18 camouflage coupons for ground vehicles
▪️18 camouflage coupons for aircraft
▪️2 camouflage coupon for naval vessels
▪️2 camouflage coupons for helicopters
▪️A coupon for the Spearhead decal

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‼️Fair Play: November 2025

We’d like to thank all of our players who file reports, you help us keep the game fair and free from cheaters! As usual, we’ll share some info on bans that we’ve distributed over the past month. If you’d like to help keep War Thunder free from cheating, you can find out how to file a report and how our anti-cheat system works on our Wiki.

🤕Banned accounts

Since our last fair play, we’ve banned 4603 accounts that were found to have violated the rules. Specifically 3.2.3 of the EULA namely in the automation of gameplay (using bots) and cheat software. For complete transparency, we’re publishing the full list of these banned players. This list will be available for two weeks after the publication of this article.

Additionally, 326 accounts have been banned for a week or longer for intentional teamkilling, ramming and griefing.

📜For complete transparency, we’re publishing the full list of these banned players. This list will be available for two weeks after the publication of this article.

⭐️Recommendations
We recommend that you set a strong password for your account and enable two-step authentication in your profile security settings. We have the following 2FA options available: email, SMS, TOTP (Gaijin Pass/Google Authenticator), and Telegram bot, which we suggest trying if SMS 2FA messages are not reaching you.

We’d also suggest that you turn on 2FA for the email that is linked to your Gaijin account for additional security, as this will protect your account from fraudsters. And remember, don’t use prohibited client modifications and never share your account information with anyone.

✈️Bullet Hell: The Old Fashioned Way!

Pilots with a bunch of fancy missiles. Without them, what are you? You’ll have the chance to find out in the new Bullet Hell event, a team deathmatch style mode where you fight in toptier jets with just cannons. No missiles allowed!

Take part in this two-day event and show what you’re worth when just using aircraft guns.

📆When: November 19th (11:00 GMT) until November 21st (11:00 GMT).

🎯Where: Events and Tournaments -> Bullet Hell.

❓How does Bullet Hell work?
Bullet Hell pits two teams of eight against each other in modern jet aircraft with just cannons as weaponry. The first team to destroy 20 enemy aircraft wins!

Event Features

▪️All secondary weapons that you bring into a battle (except for cannons) will be automatically discarded when you spawn in. External fuel tanks can be used in battle in a loadout consisting of them alone or with them and cannons.
▪️Each pilot has 3 respawns available.
▪️Any aircraft with a Battle Rating from 12.7 to 14.3 can participate.
▪️Battles take place in Realistic mode with markers.
▪️You can replenish fuel and ammunition at the spawn point.
▪️Spawning with a vehicle requires Silver Lions, which are returned at the end of the battle if your aircraft wasn’t destroyed. The number of Silver Lions returned depends on the vehicle’s condition.
▪️You can earn research points and Silver Lions in battles in this event.

🛞Fast and Dangerous: R400

Meet the main reward in the Fast and Dangerous event, the R400 wheeled combat vehicle with a 105 mm gun!

🇩🇪R400: An Event Vehicle Light Tank for Germany at Rank VI

At a glance:
▪️High top speed
▪️105 mm gun with APFSDS, HESH and HEAT rounds
▪️Wheeled chassis
▪️Light armor
▪️Thermal sight

👋Introducing the R400!
The main reward for the Fast and Dangerous ground vehicle event is the R400 armored fighting vehicle, built on a 6x6 wheeled chassis. This new reconnaissance vehicle is equipped with an accurate and rapid-firing 105 mm L7 gun and a wide selection of available ammunition for all combat situations. Let’s take a closer look!

📜Pages of History (December): The Hero of the Ardennes

In Pages of History this month, you’ll be taken all across the world through multiple theaters of war. Belgium and Italy, the USSR and China — take part in battles using vehicles linked to these historical engagements and get extra rewards!

🏪From December 1st until December 30th, you will be able to participate in 8 tasks consecutively. Completing each task will grant you a trophy with a reward, completing all of the tasks will earn you a unique player icon!

👨🏻‍🦰Francis Currey served in the US Army during the Battle of the Bulge. The German offensive was forcing the Americans defending near the town of Malmedy to retreat, as they were under continuous heavy fire. Currey, using a bazooka while being suppressed by German forces, managed to neutralize four enemy tanks, forcing their crews to abandon their vehicles. The destruction of these vehicles halted the advance, saving his fellow soldiers. Currey was later awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism.

❗️You can immediately purchase this profile icon for Golden Eagles until January 3rd (11:30 GMT) without completing tasks. To find it, go to your Nickname → Achievements → Pages of History.

🎁Trophy reward for each task

Completing each individual task will give you a trophy with one of the following rewards:
▪️20-50% RP booster for 3-10 battles;
▪️20-50% SL booster for 3-10 battles;
▪️3-5 universal backups;
▪️Premium account for 1 day;
▪️A random camouflage for ground vehicles (out of the selection of camouflages currently obtainable in game for completing tasks, or purchasing with Golden Eagles).

Other terms
▪️Tasks are available from 11:00 GMT until 11:30 GMT on the final day of each task.
▪️Tasks can be completed in random battles except for “Assault” mode.

You can read a detailed description of which task is for which day and your overall progress by going to your Nickname → Achievements → Pages of History.

🏆Watch the WTCS Grand Finals 2025, and Earn Amazing Twitch Drops!

2025 was an unforgettable year, packed with high-intensity WTCS events, fierce competition, and unforgettable storylines. Now, it all comes down to one final showdown: who will claim the title of WTCS 2025 Champion?

To settle it once and for all, the 8 best teams of the first WTCS season are gathering for a unique and explosive tournament featuring major game modes!

At the top of the global leaderboard stands DODEC, riding the momentum of their latest triumph in Air Superiority. RAWR secured their spot by the narrowest of margins, while FiveSticks punched their ticket thanks to a clutch 2nd-place finish in the same Air Superiority event.

But with the full roster of finalists assembled, anything can happen. Can AVReS reclaim their position as world number one? Will Voyager, Leet, IgnisAvis, or WastedTime fight their way onto the podium?

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🛠It’s fixed! №110

Today, we’ve rounded up and will be covering some of the bug fixes and improvements that we’ve made to the game today and over the past few weeks. If you’d like to catch up on every fixed bug, then be sure to check out the changelog section on our website.

If you’ve found a bug that you’d like to report, you can do so on our community bug reporting platform.

✅A fix for air frags not counting on the scoreboard

Two pilots engage in a tense duel, one of them gains the upper hand and deals critical damage to the enemy plane, causing it to crash. The victor receives mission points, but notices that the credit for destroying the aircraft doesn’t appear in the scoreboard.

This was a bit of an issue, but was temporary: as soon as the defeated player took damage again after respawning, or if the victor crashed, the well-deserved credit would appear in the scoreboard. But this didn’t always happen. We’ve fixed this issue and your frags will count correctly on the scoreboard again.

✅Radar fixes

We’ve fixed several bugs that occurred in various radar systems. For example, phased array radars would sometimes lose acquired targets if they moved out of range. The TWS+ radar also lost targets, where they would stop updating and freeze. Another bug affected TWS HDN mode, preventing target acquisition. Thank you for your reports, as they helped identify and quickly fix these issues!

✅Convenient filtering!

War Thunder is a game full of details and rich content and sometimes, finding what you’re looking for or filtering can require some effort. We’ve added a “Select all” button to many menus, allowing you to... well, select everything in a list. For example in the X-ray module filtering menu, wishlists and when selecting camouflages. This will help you speed things up while in the hangar, so make sure to use it when you need it!

That’s not all

Check out the full list of fixes and improvements in the update notes below! Here’s some more: haze is now less noticeable in naval and air battles in good weather, spaces in vehicle names no longer interfere with vehicle searches, and Silver Lion and Golden Eagle purchase windows now display correctly on ultra-wide monitors.

➡️Update 2.51.0.51
➡️Update 2.51.0.49
➡️Update 2.51.0.36
➡️Update 2.51.0.31

🖼Announcing the Winners of the Senrai Maidens Fan Art Contest!


It’s time to announce the winners of the Senrai Maidens Fan Art Contest!

Over a month ago, three fierce tankers, Elsa, Maria, and Kate stole our hearts. With the release of their packs, we announced a fan art contest and today we’re ready to announce the winners.

A big congratulations to all of the winners! Please keep an eye on your Social Media account messages, as our official War Thunder account will contact you with all the details on how to claim your prize. If you didn’t win this time, don’t feel too disheartened — know that you did a great job and should be proud of your work!

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🕵️‍♂️Community Update No.9: It’s The End of the Year!

Hi everyone! Dive into our 9th Community Update article, in which we reveal some of the upcoming changes and additions coming to War Thunder in the near future. Buckle up and read along!

❗️Disclaimer: While we’re excited to be able to share work-in-progress information before dev blogs, the dev server and the full release, please bear in mind that new features, vehicles and maps mentioned in this news are subject to change, be delayed or even cancelled. War Thunder is constantly being developed, and as with all game development, unexpected delays or other unforeseen circumstances may occur. Thank you for your interest!

🎁Get yourself a new free decal!

Nigel is always among us, but he’s hiding. Enter code "NIGELWASHERE" here to redeem this special decal.

We’re temporarily returning last year’s free decal codes! If you just joined the game this year and missed them, now you’ll have the chance to pick them up.

Simply enter "NOSEKRITSINSIDE" here!

✅Testing new Matchmaking to avoid repeat maps
✅The end of year winter event
✅Bullet Hell reflections
✅The December Major Update

▪️Naval Improvements
▪️Changes to Ground Arcade and Realistic Battle Lineups
▪️Vehicles!
▪️New detailed cockpits

‼️Coming soon: Video Q&A with WT Game Director, Viacheslav Bulannikov

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Well, that’s the last Community Update post from us this year, it goes fast doesn’t it? From the entire War Thunder team, thank you for a great 2025. Thank you for reading these posts and leaving your thoughts throughout the year, we always appreciate it. All of us here are hard at work on the final major update, and next year after a little bit of R&R we’ll see you again for more updates on what we’re working on! We hope you all have a fantastic holiday season, wrap up warm (apart from those of you in Australia, get the brolly up and the tinnie out!), and we’ll see you in 2026!

🛍War Thunder - Community Update Pack

🔹“TOP SECRET” avatar frame
🔹“TOP SECRET” decal
🔹“TOP SECRET” title
🔹300 Golden Eagles

🛳Stalingrad: The Cruiser Killer

Meet Stalingrad, an ambitious Soviet battlecruiser designed chiefly as a “cruiser killer.”

🚩Stalingrad: A Battlecruiser for the USSR at Rank VI

At a glance:
▪️Nine 305mm guns!
▪️Very high armor penetration
▪️Great anti-aircraft battery
▪️High speed
▪️Poor protection
▪️No reconnaissance aircraft

👋Introducing Stalingrad!
A highly specialized ship will be arriving in the next War Thunder update — the battlecruiser Stalingrad! It features excellent armor penetration, impressive speed, but mediocre protection. The ultimate glass cannon of the Soviet bluewater fleet, let’s have a look!

🔼You can greatly speed up the research of the battlecruiser Stalingrad with this pack: Sevastopol Pack

❓Video Q&A with War Thunder Game Director Viacheslav Bulannikov!

Hey everyone! Last month, we asked you to leave your questions in a YouTube post so that we could compile them into a video Q&A with War Thunder Game Director, Viacheslav Bulannikov.

The video is here! Check it out as Viacheslav answers some of the most upvoted and hottest questions that you’ve asked regarding the game.

🛡Get the AK-225 in the Sea Defender Event!|

Our final naval event of the year is dedicated to the coastal guards who patrolled the USSR’s maritime borders on ships and boats. Participate in naval battles to earn themed decals, the Soviet border guard flag, and the AK-225 patrol gunboat!

📆From December 3rd (11:00 GMT) until December 17th (11:00 GMT), earn mission points in Naval Battles, unlock stages and get rewards!

🚩AK-225 — Event Vehicle Gun Boat for the USSR at Rank V

The AK-225 was developed as a patrol gunboat for the USSR’s allies. This small, fast vessel with a tracking radar features an impressive armament loadout consisting of an automatic 57 mm cannon with armor-piercing and high-explosive fragmentation rounds. It’s mounted on the bow, and the famous six-barrel AK-630 mount is mounted on the stern. The AK-225 can dispatch other boats and low-flying aircraft with ease!

❓How to get all rewards
Each stage is unlocked for 35,000 mission points and brings a new reward.

Please note: After finishing a stage, you need to collect the reward manually. To do this, click on your name in-game, go to “Sea Defender” and click the “Get Reward” button.

You’re able to earn mission points in Naval Battles at Rank III or above in Arcade and Realistic Battles. The number of mission points to complete a stage depends on the game mode and the maximum Rank of the vehicle that you use in battle. There’s a multiplier for earning mission points, which is shown in the task description in-game.

You can also earn mission points by using event vehicles that are Rank I and II. Event vehicles that can be used have the name of the event that they were obtainable in on their stat card.

🎁Rewards are given when you complete a specific number of stages

▪️For 1 Stage: trophy with a random reward
▪️For 2 Stages: one of the reward decals
▪️For 3 Stages: trophy with a random reward
▪️For 4 Stages: one of the reward decals
▪️For 5 Stages: trophy with a random reward
▪️For 6 Stages: “Flag of the naval units of the Border Troops of the USSR” ship flag
▪️For 7 Stages: non-tradable coupon for the AK-225

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🛍It’s Time for Black Friday in War Thunder!

Enjoy a special black friday bundle and separate packs with discount!

📆From November 28th 11:00 GMT until December 5th 11:00 GMT

⬛️“Black Friday” Bundle -50%

🔹Black Shark Pack
🔹M18 “Black Cat” Pack
🔹A43 Black Prince Pack
🔹P-61A-11 Black Widow Pack
🔹Unique title: Back in Black

The packs included in this bundle are also available separately with a 30% discount!
▪️Black Shark Pack
▪️M18 “Black Cat” Pack
▪️A43 Black Prince Pack
▪️P-61A-1 Black Widow Pack

🛍Store

The final price of the bundle will depend on whether you already have some of the vehicles or not. Be sure to login to the store to see your individual price!

Players on all platforms who already own all vehicles from the bundle can earn the “Back in Black” title by playing 3 battles with either vehicle before December 4th.

The offer is valid for PC, Mac and Linux users only. PlayStation and Xbox users will be able to purchase a similar bundle in respective stores.

🦅Pre-order: Hawk 209

Meet this export modification of the famous British Hawk aircraft for the Indonesian Air Force!

🛍Pre-order – Hawk 209 Pack

🔹Hawk 209 (Rank VII, Japan)
🔹Premium account for 20 days
🔹2500 golden Eagles
🔹Pre-order bonus: unique title “Wings of the Motherland”
🔹Pre-order bonus: unique “Emblem of the 12th Air Squadron “Black Panther” of the Indonesian Air Force” decal
🔹Pre-order bonus: unique experimental marine camouflage

🇮🇩🇯🇵Hawk 209: A Premium Strike Aircraft for Japan at Rank VII

At a glance:
▪️Large arsenal, including AGM-65G Maverick guided missiles
▪️AIM-9P-4 air-to-air missiles
▪️Subsonic
▪️Compact size

👋Introducing the Hawk 209!
The Indonesian Hawk 209 will become a highly versatile and effective premium multi-role strike aircraft in the Japanese air tree in the upcoming major update! Pre-orders are open for this special Hawk from today, so let’s cover some of the key features of this fierce little fighter!