Hello everyone, today it has been announced that there will be maintenance for War Thunder 1.89 tomorrow starting at 08:00 GMT so get your engines ready, your weapons loaded and get ready for the Imperial Japanese Navy and their Heavy Cruisers!
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War Thunder 1.89 Devblog monster post
5Hello everyone, after what has been what felt like an eternity of awesome Navy work, including being called Willy Warren in a TV interview, I once again have the chance to bring to you some War Thunder news. It is safe to say there is a lot to talk about so prepare for the biggest War Thunder post you have seen today, as we have plenty of devblogs for your reading pleasure such as new MBTs, an answer to the Tunguska and a whole new navy. This Post will go nation by nation so readers can go through the devblogs so far in a logical order. Without further ado, let’s get into it!
USSR:
9P149 “Shturm-S”:
War Thunder 1.87: IAR 316B, SA.341F and SA.342M Gazelles
3Hey everyone, first devblog of today and we have a 3 for 1. Today we have seen the first French helicopters that will join the skies of War Thunder, they are the IAR 316B and 2 helicopters from the Gazelle family: SA.341F and SA.342M variants. To start we will look at the focus of the devblog, the Gazelles.
SA.341F & SA.342M Gazelle:
For all helicopter fans, the Gazelles will be a mainstay of the French helicopter tech tree. In the 2 variants, we will first encounter the SA.341F, a lightweight attack helicopter that comes armed with a 20mm GIAT cannon as its primary armament. It can also carry 7 unguided missiles, 2 HOT ATGMs and up to 2 Mistral anti-aircraft missiles. It is set to be a fast helo, flying up to 310km/h (195 mph) and will have great manoeuvrability too.
War Thunder 1.87: T-80U, USS Brooklyn, Kirov Light Cruiser and the SM.92
Hello everyone, got a big post for you today now that I have internet set up in my temporary accommodation. Today I have a devblogs covering all 3 dimensions: Land, Air and Water. To start off with I’ll cover the latest revelation for Ground Forces
T-80U:
For all you ground forces fans, we have been given the preview of the next Ran VII tank which belongs to the Soviet tech tree, the T-80U. This variant is an up-armoured variant of the T-80 which, when equipped with Kontakt-5, has an armour value of 620mm against kinetic rounds and 1000mm against chemical rounds. This will make it one of the best-armoured tanks in the game and a tough target to play against.
War Thunder 1.87: MiG-19S, Germany’s first rank VI jet
2Today we have some news for all you Germany fans out there. War Thunder has announced the first supersonic jet for the German tech tree: the MiG-19S, the upgraded variant of the MiG-19PT we have in-game currently. This plane offers improved speed and an increase in main armament calibre over the MiG-19PT. However, this plane will not come with an air to air missile capability which will be a disappointment to some players. Without further ado, let’s dive into its full specifications.
War Thunder 1.87: Alaska map and the USS Somers (DD-381)
Today we have been given the next upcoming pieces of content to appear in War Thunder 1.87. We shall start with the USS Somers first, this Rank III American destroyer will grace Naval forces in the upcoming patch, and on the surface, it is going to be a deadly adversary.
USS Somers (DD-381) – Rank III American Destroyer
War Thunder 1.87: Sea Hawk FGA.6
3Hello everyone, today is a good day for War Thunder news as we have been given another devblog. Today’s sneak peek is a new Fleet Air Arm addition to the British Aviation tree in the form of the Sea Hawk FGA.6, a ground attack variant of the Hawker Sea Hawk that was introduced to the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm in 1953. A mighty fine looking aircraft, it will come in at Rank V and give the British Tree a decent ground attack that it has been missing for some time.
War Thunder Event: Sea Voyage
Hey everyone, today War Thunder has unveiled the first event for the year, called Sea Voyage which focuses on a nautical theme with an American flying boat and Soviet Destroyer up for grabs. Unfortunately no amphibious tanks for you Ground Forces fans, but it looks set to be an interesting event
War Thunder 1.87: Challenger 2 and the introduction of Tier VII
6Good day everyone, some big WT news today: Tier VII is coming to War Thunder Ground Forces and the vanguard of this news is the British Challenger 2 MBT. For the Challenger 2, we are told to expect a vehicle similar to the Challenger 1 but with much-upgraded armour and armament. The armament consists of an L30 120mm cannon armed with improved ammunition compared to the L11 and the armour focuses on the turret which receives a decent level of protection: up to 500mm for kinetic and 900mm for HEAT. It should be noted however that the lower glacis remains a glaring weak spot for the tank, relegating it to second-line duties similar to the Challenger 1.
War Thunder: Lunar New Year Event
2As Obi-Wan Kenobi once said: “Hello there”. For those of you who have been wondering where I have been, I have recently got my commission in the Royal Navy and I am now capable of devoting a small portion of my time again to writing for you guys.
So today, War Thunder is getting on board with the Chinese New Year and providing the following decal for players: 
