👑Washington B.1: A Friend in Need

A legendary long range heavy bomber reinforces the heavy bomber gap in the British tree in the next major update

🇬🇧Washington B.1: A Long Range Bomber for Great Britain at Rank V

At a glance:

▪️20,000 lbs of ordnance!
▪️Remote controlled weapon stations
▪️Solid defensive weapon coverage
▪️High altitude performance

👋Introducing the Washington B.1!
The “Superfortress” is a long established American stalwart heavy in War Thunder, alongside its Soviet and Chinese Tu-4 cousins. However today, we welcome a lesser known guise of the famous B-29, in the British Washington B.1! Let’s take a closer look at this beast.

🔼You can kick-start and greatly speed up the research of the Washington B.1 with these packs:

🔹British Starter Pack
🔹Wyvern Pack

🤡Rewards for Crashed Aircraft!

Today we’re looking at some changes to how aircraft rewards operate when an enemy aircraft crashes without taking any damage. Let’s get into it!

❓How this new mechanic works

Sometimes you’re dogfighting an enemy, but they crash without you doing any damage to them. In real life, a term for this is “Maneuver kill”. Even though you did no damage, your dogfighting abilities are what caused them to crash. However, there was no direct reward for this, which could definitely be frustrating.

We’re adding a new mechanic in the major update to address this: the nearest player who is within close proximity (3 km) of an enemy aircraft that crashes without any damage will get a destruction credit and the reward in Silver Lions, research points and mission score. The reward is 50% less than a full reward. Why is the reward reduced? Because there will be circumstances where someone who didn’t do anything will be credited with a destruction and reward, simply because they were in close proximity, so sometimes you might get lucky with some free points.

You may be thinking, what happens if you fire a missile from a far distance while your aircraft is nowhere near the enemy? Let’s say your missile is tracking them and closing in, but the enemy crashes before the missile can reach them. The missile you fired will also have its own proximity of 3 km, however the system will search for a player within a 3 km radius first, and if there is no player, then the missile radius is used. This means if your missile is after an enemy and closing in and they bail out or crash on purpose, and there is no player within the radius, you’ll also get a destruction credit and a reward as well.

❗️The missile reward mechanic is also being added to the already-existing bail out reward mechanic.

This new mechanic does not take anything away from how air battles functioned before — instead, it adds a new bonus by giving a destruction credit and reward in situations that previously gave nothing at all.

‼️Some information

Please bear in mind that this new mechanic may not be 100% perfect, and will also sometimes reward players who did nothing, just because they were closer. This mechanic is also not enabled in Air Simulator Battles, but is enabled in Air, Ground, Naval Arcade/Realistic Battles and Ground Simulator battles. You’ll be able to see information about crashing without damage and bailing out events that occurred in battle in the end of battle log.

We hope you like this new change, let us know what you think and see you soon!

❄️Meet the New Senrai Maidens Heroines in the Cold Pursuit Episode!

The Senrai Maidens squad faces a new threat: operatives Emily, Lin, and Usagi must thwart the nefarious plans of a mysterious PMC and stop a train hurtling straight toward a cliff! The second episode of the Senrai Maidens adventures, “Cold Pursuit”, follows an elite team that stands against threats to the world order across the globe. Special vehicles for Emily, Lin, and Usagi are already available in War Thunder as thematic packs!

⭐In addition, all vehicles from the Senrai Maidens packs come with their own crew voiceovers. These signature voices can be enabled at any time.

For true collectors, we’ve prepared extra bonuses: by purchasing the three new packs — Emily, Lin, and Usagi — you’ll automatically receive the secret dakimakura “Usagi in a Bikini”, helping you better capture the spirit of this brave fighter.
And if your collection includes all six Senrai Maidens packs, you’ll receive the “PMC Leader” dakimakura. Know the face of your enemy!

🤩Dakimakuras

To keep morale high, new dakimakuras have been developed. You can get three of them for free by clicking the links below. Even in the most desperate moments, a quick glance at the Senrai Maidens will give you strength and confidence!

🔹“Emily” dakimakura
🔹“Ling” dakimakura
🔹“Usagi” dakimakura

🛍New Senrai Maidens Packs

Get ready for battles on a whole new level of immersion! Three new Senrai Maidens packs await, featuring meticulously recreated vehicles from the “Cold Pursuit” episode. Additionally, we’ve recorded unique crew lines for all Senrai Maidens tanks: both the new ones and those released previously!
If you wish, you can enable or disable the special crew voiceovers at any time in the game settings.

➡️Senrai Maidens: Emily Pack

▪️Challenger 2 OES (SM) (Rank VII, Great Britain)
▪️Premium account for 20 days
▪️2500 Golden Eagles
▪️Unique camouflage: “Emily”
▪️Unique profile icon: “Emily”
▪️Unique title: “Fan of Emily”
▪️Unique decal: “Emily”

Reserved and somber, Emily of the elite Senrai Maidens squad commands her customized Challenger OES, a cold steel fortress on the battlefield. In her voice lies the stillness of a foggy morning; in her actions, flawless discipline and quiet inevitability. Where Emily takes position, silence falls. No one passes through her defense.

➡️Senrai Maidens: Ling Pack

▪️MBT-2000 (SM) (Rank VII, China)
▪️Premium account for 20 days
▪️2500 Golden Eagles
▪️Unique camouflage: “Ling”
▪️Unique profile icon: “Ling”
▪️Unique title: “Fan of Ling”
▪️Unique decal: “Ling”

Swift and precise, Ling of the Senrai Maidens leads her customized MBT2000 into battle with a perfect balance of power and agility. She strikes like lightning, never giving her enemies time to react. For Ling, speed is victory, and hesitation is defeat.

➡️Senrai Maidens: Usagi Pack

▪️Type 90 (B) (SM) (Rank VII, Japan)
▪️Premium account for 20 days
▪️2500 Golden Eagles
▪️Unique camouflage: “Usagi”
▪️Unique profile icon: “Usagi”
▪️Unique title: “Fan of Usagi”
▪️Unique decal: “Usagi”

Brilliant and unstoppable, Usagi of the Senrai Maidens commands her customized Type 90 with a whirlwind of speed and fire. She laughs in the faces of her enemies, acting boldly, swiftly, and with genuine gusto. When Usagi enters the fray, the battlefield fills with energy, and every one of her shots rings out like a joyous challenge!

🛍All Senrai Maidens packs

❗️Please note! Senrai Maidens’ characters are not added to the game and appear in the images next to the vehicles solely for visual purposes. The unique vehicle camouflages in these packs are fictional and if the “Show content in the battle: Except fictional” option is enabled in the “Customization of Vehicles” settings, these will appear to other players as historical camouflages for similar vehicles, but with the characteristic exterior customization elements preserved.

📱Senrai Maidens is also in War Thunder Mobile!

The Senrai Maidens squad joins the fight in War Thunder Mobile! Now you can purchase the Kate, Elsa, and Ling packs in WTM.