‼️Fair Play: August 2026

Your reports and our anti-cheat systems continue to help us in the fight against cheaters. As is tradition, we’re sharing information about the bans issued since last Fair Play. If you want to help rid War Thunder of cheaters and unsportsmanlike players, you can learn how to submit a report and how our anti-cheat system works on our wiki.

🤕Banned accounts

Since our last fair play update, we have banned 3,471 accounts that were found to have violated the rules, specifically paragraph 3.2.3 of the EULA, namely the automation of gameplay (use of bots) and cheat software.

Additionally, 98 temporary bans were issued for violating paragraph 3.2.4 of the EULA. These violations included colluding with the opposing team to repeatedly capture zones and/or profiting from mutual damage without the intention of engaging in combat.

Furthermore, 278 accounts were banned for a week or longer for intentional teamkilling and griefing, including 10 permanent bans.
For complete transparency, we will publish the full list of permanently banned players. This list will be available for two weeks following the publication of this article.

📜For complete transparency, we will publish the full list of permanently banned players. This list will be available for two weeks following 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).
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.
The War Thunder Team

▶️Rank V Radar SPAA: Ready for Everything

Among the ground vehicles found at Rank 5, four self-propelled anti-aircraft guns stand out as vehicles situated right on the boundary between two technological eras. They differ from earlier SPAAs not just in their versatility or firepower, but in a key piece of equipment, as they are fitted with a radar — a defining feature of modern anti-air systems.

❓ Soon...

📕We see many of you asking about the next Silver Lion crate. It is planned to release in the last full week of August. Please stay tuned to the news for an announcement.

😄Thunder Show: LAIDBACK DOMINATION

Welcome to Thunder Show and the most powerful moments of the past week!

🇮🇳Moments of Valor: India

On August 15th 1947, India became an independent nation. Independence Day is one of the most important national holidays: the Prime Minister traditionally hoists the flag at the Red Fort in Delhi, the national anthem is played, and a 21-gun salute is fired. The national flag is ceremoniously raised across the entire country, even in the smallest villages!

To celebrate the occasion, we’re releasing a new video in the Moments of Valor series dedicated to India and introducing a themed bundle available in the store!

🛍“Truth Alone Triumphs” Bundle

▪️Vijayanta Pack
▪️MiG-21 Bison Pack
▪️The unique “Ashoka’s Hammer” camouflage
▪️Unique “C773” camouflage for the MiG-21 Bison
▪️Unique title: “Truth Alone Triumphs”

❗️Packs included in this bundle are also available for purchase separately with a 30% discount!

🛍Sea Hawk Pack

▪️Hawker Sea Hawk Mk.100 (Rank V, Germany)
▪️Unique “300 Sqn” camouflage for the Sea Hawk Mk.100
▪️Premium account for 15 days ·
▪️2000 Golden Eagles

➡️STORE

❗️The bundle is available until August 24th 12:00 (GMT). Available for PC players only.

Players on all platforms who already own all vehicles in the bundle can also earn the title by playing 3 battles with each vehicle before August 24th. You can complete the task in random battles, except for [Assault] mode.

Track your progress in the hangar by clicking Nickname → Achievements → Holidays → Moments of Valor: India.

💅Check out some unique Indian camouflages!

▪️Sea Hawk Mk.100 (Rank V, Germany) — unique “300 Sqn” camouflage
▪️MiG-21 Bison (Rank VIII, Great Britain) — unique “C773” camouflage
▪️Vijayanta (Rank VI, Great Britain) — unique “Ashoka’s Hammer” camouflage
▪️Mystere IVA (Rank VI, France) — unique “IA 1006” camouflage
▪️HF-24 (Rank V, Great Britain) — unique “Two-Tone Camouflage” camouflage
▪️Bhishma TWMP (Rank VII, Great Britain) — unique “Shoorveer” exercise camouflage
▪️Jaguar IS (Rank VII, Great Britain) — unique “No. 6 Sqn" camouflage
▪️Strela-10M (Rank VII, Great Britain) — unique “Shoorveer” exercise camouflage
▪️Osa-AK (Rank VII, Great Britain) — unique “Chandragupt” camouflage

▶️F4U-7: The Most Versatile Corsair

The French F4U-7 is hardly a new arrival, but it still deserves some attention. Its suspended armament was recently expanded, and this veteran piston fighter can now make a serious claim to being the most versatile Corsair in the game. Why this one in particular? Let’s compare.

▶️Three-Plane Stabilizers

In one of our previous videos, we covered the main types of tank stabilizers. However, one unique vehicle didn’t get the attention it deserved. Its full name translates as “Test Platform with a Three-Axis Stabilized Turret.” Of course, we are talking about the German Turm III: its three-axis stabilization has recently been fully implemented in the game. Today, we will see how this system works and where else similar solutions have been used.

❗️Unplanned Technical Maintenance

Dear players.

The game may not be available at the moment as we are experiencing some technical issues on our servers. We are endeavouring to fix these issues as quickly as possible.

Thank you for your understanding.

❗️Hello friends! Maintenance is complete — thank you for your patience!