🇮🇹Enjoy a Decal and Discounts on Three Vehicles for Italian Air Force Day!

Italy was a pioneer in aviation. Airships served its army from the mid-1880s, and on March 28th 1923, the Air Force became a separate branch of the armed forces. Renowned director Hayao Miyazaki celebrated Italian aviation in his animated films Porco Rosso and The Wind Rises, and the image of a black horse standing on its heel, depicted on the plane of Italian World War I ace Francesco Baracca, inspired the Ferrari logo.

🛍30% discounts on selected Italian vehicles!

The following three vehicles are available at a 30% discount:

▪️G.55S (rank IV) for 3,010 Golden Eagles
▪️Ariete (rank VI) for 6,111 Golden Eagles
▪️A-129 International (p) (rank VI) for 6,363 Golden Eagles.

When: From March 27th (11:00 GMT) until March 30th (11:00 GMT).
Where: Italy > Aviation / Helicopters > Premium vehicles.

⭐️Get the “F-16 ADF” decal!

When: From March 27th (14:00 GMT) until March 30th (11:00 GMT).

Task: Earn 3,000 mission points in battles where you used Italian aircraft at rank III or higher to receive the “F-16 ADF” decal!

💅40 New User-Created Camouflages in the Ninth Wave Trophy!

This is the 40th camouflage trophy that contains... 40 new camouflages created by players on War Thunder Live! As per tradition, this trophy is timed to coincide with the release of a major update. It features a wide variety of camouflages for vehicles of all nations and ranks, including Rank IX aircraft released in the Ninth Wave major update! In addition to the camouflages, you can also receive a unique decal and rare vehicles, all in the form of coupons.

🎁Contents of the Ninth Wave trophy:

▪️Coupons for rare vehicles
▪️17 camouflage coupons for ground vehicles
▪️19 camouflage coupons for aircraft
▪️3 camouflage coupons for naval vessels
▪️1 camouflage coupon for helicopters
▪️A coupon for the Ninth Wave decal

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📜Pages of History (April): Operation Vulcan

In Pages of History this month, you will find yourself at the center of events that took place in various theaters of war. From Austria and Iraq, Tunisia and Cambodia: participate in battles while using vehicles linked to these historic battles and get some prizes!

🏪From April 1st until April 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 profile background!

🎯Operation Vulcan was the penultimate operation in the entire North African theater of war. The United States, Great Britain, and France, working together, breached the defenses of Germany and Italy. They opened the road to the capital of Tunisia, and prepared the bridgehead for the final offensive that led to the surrender of the Axis forces in the region in May 1943.

❗️You can purchase this profile background for Golden Eagles until May 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.

🚤IJN Yamashiro Returns with a Discount for its Anniversary!

On March 31st 1917, the battleship Yamashiro was commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy, seeing action during the Second World War. During the Battle of Leyte Gulf on October 25th 1944, Yamashiro engaged a large American force in a night battle in the Surigao Strait and was sunk by torpedoes.

IJN Yamashiro is temporarily available to purchase at a 30% discount for 5,866 Golden Eagles, and will remain available after the promotion at the regular price!

When: From March 31st (11:00 GMT) until April 3rd (11:00 GMT).

Where: Japan > Bluewater fleet > Premium vehicles.

▪️In the game, IJN Yamashiro is depicted in its 1920 form, which means it has a weaker anti-aircraft battery. However, the battleship is capable of firing a broadside from twelve 356 mm guns, a feat unmatched by any other ship of its rank. And its secondary armament of sixteen 152 mm guns will tear destroyers and light cruisers to shreds. The key is to stick with your allies and suppress the enemy with devastating firepower!

🇬🇧Discounts on Rare Aircraft and a Royal Air Force Decal for the RAF’s Birthday!

The Royal Air Force was formed on April 1st 1918, by merging the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service. It became the world’s first independent air force! Its skill and technological prowess were most evident during the Battle of Britain, preventing the Luftwaffe from gaining air superiority.

🛍30% discounts on RAF aircraft!

When: From March 31st (14:00 GMT) until April 3rd (14:00 GMT).

Where: Great Britain > Aviation > Premium vehicles.

The following five vehicles are available at a 30% discount:

▪️Typhoon Mk Ib (rank III) for 1,351 Golden Eagles
▪️Attacker FB.2 (rank V) for 5,614 Golden Eagles
▪️Harrier T.10 (rank VII) for 6,734 Golden Eagles
▪️Lightning F.53 (rank VI) for 6,363 Golden Eagles
▪️F-4J(UK) Phantom II (rank VII) for 6,615 Golden Eagles

❗️The Typhoon Mk Ib, Attacker FB.2 and Lightning F.53 are only available for purchase during the promotion.
❗️The Harrier T.10 and F-4J(UK) Phantom II are returning to purchase for Golden Eagles and will be available at the regular price after the promotion ends.

⭐️Get the “Winged RAF Bear” decal!

For the anniversary, you can get this themed decal!

When: From March 31st (14:00 GMT) until April 3rd (14:00 GMT).

Task: Earn 3,000 mission points in battles where you used British aircraft at rank III or higher to receive the “Winged RAF Bear” decal!

Please note: After finishing the task, you need to collect the reward manually.

Additional details:
▪️You can complete the task in random battles, except for [Assault] mode.
▪️Track your progress in the hangar by clicking Nickname → Achievements → Holidays → Royal Air Force Day.
▪️You can find the decal in the “Holidays” tab in the customization menu.

🐹Scheduled server maintenance 01.04.2026

Dear players!

On April 1st (09:00 GMT) the servers may be unavailable for a bit due to maintenance of our server hamster — we’ll oil the wheel, top up the sunflower seeds, and put him back on duty in peak condition.

Thanks for your understanding!

🐻Strategic bombers with nuclear bombs are coming to War Thunder!

We’re excited to introduce a new vehicle type to War Thunder: strategic bombers capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear armaments! They’ll be joining the research trees and making a big splash in combined battles. You may have seen nuclear detonations in War Thunder before — but not often. Strategic aviation will change everything!

Time for big explosions: within a single battle, you’ll be able to move from the familiar high explosive bombs to tactical and then strategic nuclear weapons. What kind of shockwave can ground vehicle armor withstand? Will the AA guns and missiles manage — especially considering aircraft will receive anti-radiation missiles to suppress them? Under these new conditions, air superiority will be decisive!

🔫Nuclear Thunder!

Take command of frontline and strategic aircraft armed with nuclear bombs with yields up to 1.6 megatons and protected by ECM. The situation on the battlefield is constantly changing. Break through enemy defenses, destroy enemy depots and convoys to cut off the front’s supply lines and drastically affect the flow of the operation. Disable airfields and destroy SPGs, MLRS and tactical missile systems which attack the positions of your ground troops from afar and can conduct strikes in the most unexpected and critical places. Suppress anti-aircraft positions, including those of medium and long range systems, using the latest addition to your arsenal — anti-radiation missiles (ARMs), and of course gain air superiority. All without a limit on the number of respawns!

📆When: From April 1st until April 13th (11:00 GMT), play Nuclear Thunder, complete stages to get and keep the iconic B-52H and Tu-95M!

⭐️Participate in the event and complete stages to permanently unlock legendary strategic bombers!

By completing stages, you’ll earn two iconic Cold War strategic bombers: the B-52H and Tu-95M. They’ll be added to your research tree, meaning you’ll be able to use them in regular battles even after the event ends! Although, without the nuclear weapons and ECM capabilities.

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🚀Go Nuclear with New Special Packs!

Have you spent half your life observing half-life reactions? Do you know every radioisotope from P to U by name? Can you draw with your eyes closed, how an atomic nucleus passes through the Coulomb barrier via quantum tunneling? Then these special packs are just for you!

🏪These packs will be available for purchase from April 1st (10:00 GMT) until April 13th (10:00 GMT)!

🛍“How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love War Thunder” Pack

🔹1964 Golden Eagles
🔹Premium account for 17 days
🔹Unique title: “Yee-Haw!”
🔹Unique decal: “No Worries Nigel”

It’s the present day. The brave and successful Nigel “The Bri’ish Pilot” McShell along with a group of fellow comrades from the War Thunder Forums concludes testing of a new ultimate weapon against the enemy. The fire in their eyes is emerging, their mustaches are fluttering in the wind and their spirits are higher than ever! Oh boy, little did they know, to what unforeseen consequences this will lead...

His famous last words were: “Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the Hangar! I reckon this is it — nuclear combat toe to toe with the Reds. Now let’s get this thing on the hump — we got some flyin' to do!”

🛍“War Thunder Never Changes” Pack

🔹2299 Golden Eagles
🔹Premium account for 13 days
🔹Unique title: “World on Fire”
🔹Unique decal: “Wasteland Crawler”

War Thunder. War Thunder never changes. From the very beginning, when the first players took to the controls of fighters and bombers, the unceasing debate about the nature and essence of the Game spread far beyond the Forums.

The year is 2299. Much of what had been seen in the game had already been forgotten, overgrown with legends and myths. Only a wanderer from the secret Shellter 113 knew the truth. He crawled the Wasteland for years, trying to find the legendary D point. The point where it all began. The point where it all must end.

Note! These packs are also available in the Microsoft Store and Playstation Store.

🛠Update 2.55.1.26

Nuclear Thunder
▪️After the destruction of the main airfield the mission points of the losing team are now deducted gradually, and not all at once, to let players watch the effect of the last bomb.
▪️B-52H, Tu-95M — the ECM jammers have been made more powerful.
▪️The base damage in the in-battle statistics window is now displayed in kilotons of TNT.
❗️Sessions in the event are now split to 2 Battle Rating ranges: “pre-top” 10.3-12.0 and “top” 11.7-13.0.
❗️F-14 IRIAF — has been added to the list of prohibited vehicles for the event.

Aircraft
▪️A bug that sometimes caused bombs with a fuse delay to clip and fall through the ground has been fixed.
❗️B-52H, Tu-95M — it’s now possible to look at the aircraft in the hangar and take them out for a test flight.

Ground Vehicles
▪️A bug that sometimes caused parts of destroyed ground vehicles to chaotically fly around in replays has been fixed.

Locations and Missions
▪️Golden Quarry, Red Desert — a bug that caused the trees to duplicate when destroyed has been fixed. All missions on these maps have been returned to the Ground Battles matchmaker.

Graphics
▪️A bug that caused trees not to render in at long distances when looking through targeting optics has been fixed.
▪️A bug that caused tanks to become low-poly on GPUs with 6GB of VRAM when Ray Tracing was enabled has been fixed.

🇹🇭A Decal and the AV-8S for Royal Thai Air Force Day!

In January 1911, a Belgian pilot gave the Prince of the Kingdom of Siam a ride in a plane! He was very impressed and decided to create the Siamese Air Force. In November 1913, three Thai pilots returned home after training in France and purchasing aircraft there. The country’s air force remained under the control of the army until April 9th 1937, when it was established as a separate branch. In 1939, with the renaming of the country, it became the Royal Thai Air Force. In the 1940s, it participated in the Franco-Thai War and World War II, first against Japan, then on its side.

🛍The AV-8S is temporarily available to purchase at a 30% discount for 6,489 Golden Eagles, and will remain available after the promotion at the regular price!

When: From April 9th (09:00 GMT) until April 13th (09:00 GMT).

Where: Japan > Aviation > Premium vehicles.

The AV-8S will remain available at full price for 9,270 Golden Eagles after this promotion ends.

▪️The AV-8 Harrier is a proven carrier-based strike aircraft with reliable 30 mm cannons, a large number of countermeasures, and a wide range of external weapons. These include guided and unguided rockets, incendiary tanks, and bombs up to 1,000 lb. The AV-8S, the export version of the aircraft, differs from the AV-8A in that it has an RWR and carries AIM-9P missiles instead of the AIM-9G.

⭐️Get the “Royal Thai Air Force Emblem” decal!

When: From April 9th (09:00 GMT) until April 13th (09:00 GMT).

Task: Earn 3,000 mission points in battles where you used Japanese aircraft at rank III or higher to receive the “Royal Thai Air Force Emblem” decal!

Additional details:
▪️You can complete the task in random battles, except for [Assault] mode.
▪️Track your progress in the hangar by clicking Nickname → Achievements → Holidays → Royal Thai Air Force Day.
▪️You can find the decal in the “Neutral Countries → Aircraft” tab in the customization menu.

🧳The Nuclear Football!

A mysterious briefcase containing the keys to the world’s most destructive arsenal has long been the subject of rumors, speculation, and all sorts of theories. What exactly does it contain? Well, in War Thunder, the answer is clear: prizes from past events and useful consumables!

📆When: From April 9th (11:00 GMT) until May 6th (11:00 GMT), the “Nuclear Football” is available in the in-game Item Shop for 60,000 Silver Lions.

The Nuclear Football can only be purchased by players who have bought at least one researchable vehicle at Rank II or higher on their account.

❓What’s in the Nuclear Football?

A large number of prizes from past War Thunder events! From the spring and autumn crafting events, to the April Fools events, football competitions, the Friday the 13th event and the new vehicle events that have been running from January through April, along with prizes from all May and April Battle Passes.

The Nuclear Football costs 60,000 Silver Lions.

➡️Full list of items in the Nuclear Football

🚀65 Years Since the First Human Space Flight!

On April 12th 1961, 65 years ago, one of the most important events in human history took place: Yuri Gagarin made the first human space flight! The anniversary of this achievement is celebrated to this day, where on April 12th, scientists, engineers, and cosmonauts are honored. Happy holiday!

⭐️Get the “Vostok 1” decal and “Lunokhod 1” decoration!

When: From April 10th (11:00 GMT) until April 13th (11:00 GMT).

Please note: After finishing the task, you need to collect the reward manually.
Additional details:

You can complete the task in random battles, except for [Assault] mode.
Track your progress in the hangar by clicking Nickname → Achievements → Holidays → Cosmonautics Day.
You can find the decal in the “Holidays” tab in the customization menu.

🦁Get the F-6C in the Lion of Peshawar Event!

Peshawar is a large city in northwestern Pakistan, located near the border with Afghanistan. Peshawar is home to the Northern Command of the Pakistan Air Force and Pakistan’s air defense bases. Since the 1980s, the local air force base has housed and used F-6C fighter jets acquired from China, nicknamed Sher-e-Peshawar (the “Lion of Peshawar”), for border protection.

📆From April 15th (11:00 GMT) until April 29th (11:00 GMT), earn mission points in Air Battles, unlock stages and receive rewards!

🇵🇰🇨🇳F-6C — An Event Vehicle Jet Fighter for China at Rank VI

The F-6C is the export version of the Chinese J-6 jet fighter. The aircraft not only retains the excellent performance characteristics of its predecessor but also features new equipment. It can now carry external fuel tanks and Western weapons, including AIM-9P Sidewinder air-to-air missiles. The F-6C is a fast and maneuverable fighter, easily capable of achieving air superiority and effectively carrying out ground attack missions.

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