▶️Steel Fury: Jagdpanther & S-706

On October 21, War Thunder launched a new Battle Pass season: “Steel Fury.” Its theme harkens back to the classic German engineering during the World War II period. The season’s main prizes are the S-706 torpedo boat and the famous Jagdpanther self-propelled gun in its late G2 variant.

▶️Thunder Show: FUZED OUT

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

▶️Ki-93-I Ko: The Last Samurai

The Ki-93 was the last heavy twin-engine fighter built in Japan during World War II. Its career was incredibly short. The only flying prototype took to the skies for the first time on April 8th, 1945, suffered damage during landing, and was destroyed on the ground by American bombers just a month later. But in War Thunder, the Ki-93-I Ko finally gets a chance to show what it’s capable of!

▶️Volksmarine: The Navy of East Germany

The two German states did not establish their own armed forces until a decade after the end of the Second World War. Their creation was driven by the growing confrontation of the Cold War. In 1955, West Germany established the Bundeswehr, and in 1956, East Germany formed the National People’s Army. The East German Navy, which would later become known as the Volksmarine, grew out of the maritime police force established back in 1950.

▶️Tracers vs. Stealth Belts

When you start flying a new aircraft armed with machine guns or cannons in War Thunder, you’ll usually begin with the default ammunition belts. But it doesn’t take long to unlock other options, and that raises an interesting question: tracers or stealth? Is it better to see exactly where your shots are going, or keep them hidden from the enemy? Let’s find out.