🐹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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⭐️Celebrating Vasily Matsievich’s Birthday with the Return of the Spitfire Mk IXc!

Vasily Matsievich was born on April 13th 1913, and joined the Red Army in 1933. From 1942, he commanded a squadron of the 26th Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 7th Fighter Aviation Corps of the USSR Air Defense Forces. He was credited with 16 personal air victories and another 16 as part of a group. For his exemplary service, Matsievich was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

🏪The Spitfire Mk IXc (USSR) is temporarily available for 6,090 Golden Eagles!

When: From April 13th (11:00 GMT) until April 16th (11:00 GMT).

Where: USSR > Aviation > Premium vehicles.

▪️The Spitfire Mk IXc (Rank IV, USSR) fighter boasts both maneuverability and a high rate of climb, allowing its pilots to change their combat style on the fly, adapting to conditions and exploiting opponents weaknesses. Two 20 mm autocannons and four 7.7 mm machine guns are at your disposal, enough firepower to take down any opponent!

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🛠It’s fixed! №114

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.

✅Track all of your fired ordnance!

An ordnance tracking camera has been in the game for a long time, but previously was only able to track the last munition that was launched/dropped. While this was fine for unguided weapons in most cases, it’s a different situation with guided weapons, especially those operating on a “fire and forget” principle. Let’s be honest, you’ve often wanted to see what all the missiles fired at different targets were doing!

And guess what, now you can! In a recent update, we added icons for fired weapons to the tactical map in Air Battles, as well as the ability to select the weapon you want to track by simply clicking on it on the map and pressing the assigned tracking button. So be sure to double your situational awareness and take advantage of this new feature!

✅Bombs not dropping fix

Players flying high-ranking aircraft might have occasionally encountered a problem when pressing the bomb release button. It didn’t work! Additionally, some message about the drop point appeared. If you’ve played the game for a long time, you know what the CCRP (Continuously Computed Release Point) is and how to use it, but it may cause confusion for less experienced pilots, especially considering that some aircraft automatically set target points points due to onboard system peculiarities. We’ll explain what this means and what we’ve done to prevent players from finding themselves in this situation.

Setting a target point (also known as a point of interest) activates navigational bombing mode. By default, this also activates automatic bomb release. Simply put, when flying over the desired point on the trajectory and holding the bomb release button, the aircraft will automatically release bombs at the appropriate time. Manual bomb release at other targets is unavailable during this time — you must either deactivate the aiming point or disable automatic bomb release with a dedicated keybind.

To avoid confusion for players encountering advanced systems for the first time, we’ve added a hint informing them that manual bomb release is not possible and offer to disable the aiming point. New players will no longer encounter this situation, as the setting that regulates automatic bomb release at the start of the mission is now disabled by default. If you don’t use this feature, you can disable its automatic activation in the menu “Settings > Air Battle Settings > Activation of automatic bomb release in CCRP mode at mission start”. Also, don’t forget that you can turn it on and off whenever you like by using the key combination assigned to the “Automatic Bomb Release in CCRP Mode” setting.

✅Players missing in server replays fix

There was a compression error that caused some data to be lost when replays were played back. The position of a player’s vehicle was completely lost, resulting in a message saying “Player’s position is temporarily unknown”, which became increasingly common after the release of the Ninth Wave major update. This error was fixed in Update 2.55.1.39, released on April 7th. All players should be visible in server replays made after that date.

❗️That’s not all

Check out the full list of fixes and improvements in the update notes below! For your convenience, marker filters have been added to the tactical map, stat cards of ground vehicles now display the correct armor type, and air defense missiles at airfields no longer run out of missiles.

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🦁Lion of Peshawar: F-6C

Meet the export version of the Chinese J-6 fighter for the Pakistan Air Force with new equipment and weapons!

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

At a glance:
▪️Excellent acceleration and good maneuverability!
▪️External fuel tanks
▪️Ground attack weaponry and AIM-9P Sidewinder air-to-air missiles
▪️No countermeasures

👋Introducing the F-6C!
The star of the Lion of Peshawar air event is the F-6C fighter jet, the Pakistani export version of the Chinese J-6! This aircraft not only retains all the key advantages of the base model but also features drop tanks and new NATO weapons, opening up exciting combat options for pilots. The event started today, so let’s dive into the details of this plane!

➡️Click here to find out more details about the Lion of Peshawar event