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Die Guadalcanal Kampagne, auch bekannt als Operation Wachturm, war der erste brillante und unbestreitbare Sieg der Alliierten auf dem pazifischen Schauplatz des 2. Weltkrieges. Eine unerwarteter, massiver Angriff der vereinten alliierten Armeen hemmte das weitere Vordringen der kaiserlichen japanischen Streitkräfte und schuf die Grundlage für den Sieg über Japan.

Im August 1942 begonnen, sollte die Kampagne die Konvoiroute über den Pazifik zwischen den USA und Australien/Neuseeland sichern. Die ersten Landungen der Alliierten auf den Inseln Guadalcanal, Tulagi, and Florida waren eine große Überraschung für die Japaner, die gerade im Begriff waren, ihren Brückenkopf in der Region auszubauen. Die kaiserliche Armee wurde plötzlich mit den aggressiv agierenden alliierten Streitkräften konfrontiert.

Der glanzvolle Erfolg des Überraschungsangriffes schockierte den japanischen Generalstab. Zwischen Spätsommer und Herbst 1942 machte Japan mehrere Versuche, den von Alliierten besetzten Flugplatz von Guadalcanal (später Henderson Field), eine Schlüsselposition in diesem Gebiet, zu erobern und so die Kontrolle über dieses strategisch wichtige Gebiet zurückzuerlangen. Die vereinten US amerikanischen, australischen und neuseeländischen Armeen widerstanden tapfer den japanischen Angriffen und nahmen den kaiserlichen Streitkräften jede Hoffnung, die Kontrolle über die Guadalcanal Inseln wiederzugewinnen.

Die letzten japanischen Kräfte wurden im Februar 1943 nach Hause beordert. Ausdauer und Mut ermöglichten den alliierten Sieg, der sich als Wendepunkt auf dem pazifischen Kriegsschauplatz erwies. Japan hatte die strategische Initiative verloren und konnte sich bis zum Ende des 2. Weltkrieges nicht wieder von dieser Niederlage erholen.

Mit diesem Event ehren wir die Veteranen des Pazifikkrieges und feiern den glorreichen Sieg in der Guadalcanal Kampagne.

Neue Historic Battle Mission: [Operation] Insel Guadalcanal
20% Nachlass auf alle US amerikanischen und japanischen Trägerflugzeuge
30% Nachlass auf alle Beuteflugzeuge: japanische F4U and amerikanische A6M Zero
+ 50% Erfahrungspunkte für alle Flugzeuge aller Nationen

Eventzeitraum:



2. März 07:00 Uhr MEZ bis 4. März 03:00 Uhr MEZ



Das War Thunder Team

Quelle: http://warthunder.com/en/news/93/current/

Fly, Catalina, fly!

The fairy spring comes to us, the time of the new life and love. These days we can’t think of anything except ladies! And we have a very special lady in War Thunder — meet PBY Catalina, the flying legend of WWII.

Designed in early 1930s, Consolidated Aircraft’s PBY Catalina served in various roles all during the World War II. The unique flying boat was irreplaceable for some kinds of operations and was appreciated by soldiers and civils of many nations.

Today we have a special contest of inspiration for you, War Thunder artists! From March 7th till March 10th send us your artwork — picture, postcard or collage — based on in-game image of PBY Catalina of any modification or nation. Feel free to use any camo, decals and roundels you want! You’re also allowed to use any kind of post-FX, retouching, and editing. Just stick to these easy rules:

Contest is held among War Thunder players registered on official game forums;
One participant — one picture in decent quality (not less than 1280x720 px)
Picture should not violate moral, ethical and legal standards established in the game and on the forum
Picture must contain the in-game image of PBY Catalina
Your artwork should be published in the dedicated topic on the forum.
The winners will be announced March 12 2013.

PRIZES:


1st place — 5000 Golden Eagles + 30 days of Premium
2nd place — 3500 Golden Eagles + 15 days of Premium
3rd place — 1500 Golden Eagles + 7 days of Premium

And for all players of War Thunder we have very special weekend offer to meet the spring!

From March 9th 06:00 GMT till March 11th 02:00 GMT you will get:

-20% cost of all bombers of all nations, including US-tree PBY Catalina of all modifications!

-20% cost of all upgrades (weapons, pylons etc), except the «Talisman»

-30% cost of premium aircrafts D.520, P-39K-1,He.112B



Deutsche Übersetzung: Quelle: http://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/t...catalina-flieg/

Flieg, Catalina, flieg

Der Frühling steht vor der Tür, die Zeit des neuen Lebens und der Liebe. In diesen Tagen ist es schwer, an etwas anderes als an Frauen zu denken. Und wir haben eine ganz spezielle Lady in War Thunder, darf ich vorstellen - PBY Catalina, ein legendäres Flugzeug des zweiten Weltkrieges.

Entworfen in den 1930ern wurde die PBY Catalina während des gesamten Krieges in verschiedenen Rollen eingesetzt. Das einzigartige Flugboot war für einige Arten von Einsätzen unersetzlich und wurde von Soldaten und Zivilisten vieler Nationen gleichermaßen geschätzt.

War Thunder Künstler aufgepasst, wir haben einen speziellen Wettbewerb für Euch. Schickt uns Euer Kunstwerk zwischen dem 7. März und dem 10. März, sei es ein Bild, eine Postkarte oder eine Collage - basierend auf einem Screenshot der PBY Catalina, egal welches Modell oder welcher Nation. Jede Tarnung, jedes Abzeichen, jede Art von Nachbearbeitung, Retusche und Veränderung darf verwendet werden. Halte Dich einfach an diese einfachen Regeln:

Zum Wettbewerb zugelassen sind alle Spieler, die in den offiziellen War Thunder Foren registriert sind
Ein Teilnehmer, ein Bild (in guter Qualität, nicht kleiner als 1280x720 Pixel)
Das BIld darf keine der im Spiel oder im Forum geltenden moralischen, ethischen oder gesetzlichen Grenzen überschreiten.
Die Einsendung muss ein aus dem Spiel stammendes Bild der PBY Catalina enthalten.
Veröffentliche Dein Kunstwerk in dem dafür eröffneten Thema im Forum.
Die Gewinner werden am 12. März 2013 verkündet.

PREISE:


1. Platz — 5000 Golden Eagles + 30 Tage Premium
2. Platz — 3500 Golden Eagles + 15 Tage Premium
3. Platz — 1500 Golden Eagles + 7 Tage Premium





Für alle War Thunder Spieler haben wir ein spezielles Frühlings-Wochenendpaket im Angebot!

Vom 9. März 2013 07:00 UHR MEZ bis 11. März 03:00 Uhr MEZ erhältst Du :

20% Nachlass auf alle Bomber aller Nationen, inklusive der US amerikanischen PBY Catalina aller Modelle!
20% Nachlass auf alle Aufrüstungen (Waffen Aufhängungen usw.) außer Talismänner
30% Nachlass auf die Premiumflugzeuge D.520, P-39K-1,He.112B

Quelle: http://warthunder.com/en/news/108/current/

Pilots!

As you remember, we have passed 1 000 000 players mark recently. We are grateful for your support and glad to present you really special event.

This Sunday your first and fifth victorious fights bring you 100 Golden Eagles!

8 A.M. — 11 A.M. PDT (March 31st 15:00 — 18:00 GMT)
7 P.M. — 10 P.M. PDT (April 1st 02:00 — 05:00 GMT)

Golden Eagles is War Thunder premium currency. You may spend Golden Eagles on special game content, new skills for your crew or upgrading your account to Premium — this upgrade allows you to earn more XP and money for every fight. Also, you may exchange your Golden Eagles to Silver Lions, the ordinary War Thunder currency to buy new planes, modules, armaments and so on.

Hurry to your hangar, War Thunder pilots! It’s time to uncover your flying machines and takeoff for the victory! Good luck!

War Thunder team.

Nochmal auf Deutsch.

Piloten!



Wie ihr Euch sicherlich erinnert, haben wir kürzlich die 1 000 000 Spieler Grenze geknackt. Wir sind dankbar für Eure Unterstützung und präsentieren Euch ein wirklich spezielles Event.


An diesen beiden Tagen bringen Dir in den folgenden Zeiträumen Deine erste und fünfte siegreiche Mission jeweils 100 Gold Eagles ein:

31.März 2013 von 17:00 Uhr - 20:00 Uhr MESZ
1. April 2013 von 04:00 Uhr - 07:00 Uhr MESZ

Golden Eagles sind die Premiumwährung in War Thunder. Sie können für spezielle Spielinhalte, neue Fähigkeiten Deiner Besatzungen oder ein Upgrade Deines Accounts zu einem Premiumaccount verwendet werden. Mit einem Premiumaccount erhältst Du mehr EXP und Geld für jeden Kampf. Genausogut können die Golden Eagles aber auch in Silver Lions umgetauscht werden, um damit neue Flugzeuge, Waffen oder ähnliches zu kaufen.



Auf zum Hangar, War Thunder Piloten! Es ist an der Zeit, die Abdeckplanen vom Flugzeug zu nehmen und siegreich in die Schlacht zu ziehen! Viel Glück!



Das War Thunder Team.

Quelle: http://warthunder.com/en/news/109/current/


War Thunder: Little Ponies in the Sky
Pilots!

War Thunder announces the release of a new playable nation. Besides the USSR, USA, Britain, Germany and Japan, you will now be able to play Ponies. This new nation gets its own development line, the final version of which will be presented later by the War Thunder developer — Russian-based Gaijin Entertainment. Six types of pony are already introduced in the game, along with special pony armament options. All ponies are available in the War Thunder hangar and ready to fly in Arcade Battle mode.

The War Thunder global update on April 1st 2013 introduces the following types of pony: Yellow, White, Purple, Pink, Orange and Blue ponies. Happy little horses are ready to spray friendship with an impressive arsenal of precisely modelled armaments — from magic pony-bombs to large calibre rainbow machine guns.

The War Thunder development team considers the pony faction to be an important step towards new horizons. «We always consider War Thunder to be the game for the widest audience, combining real combat effects with smart and easy controls» — said Kirill Yudintsev, Creative Director of Gaijin Entertainment, — «We know how popular ponies are amongst our players, so the new playable nation of ponies is a natural and logical movement for the War Thunder».

Meet little magic ponies – a new playable nation in War Thunder! Try them all!

War Thunder team

Quelle: http://warthunder.com/en/news/115/current/

Screenshot of the Week!

Greetings, pilots!

Starting from now, we have weekly contest «The Best Screenshot of the Week»!

Every week you submit your screenshots, we choose THREE best of them and give you PRIZES!

1st Place — 1 000 Golden Eagles
2nd Place — 500 Golden Eagles
3rd Place — 250 Golden Eagles

Gruss Bierchen

Quelle: http://warthunder.com/en/news/116/current/

The Premium Day!

Pilots!

This Sunday we give 24 hours of free Premium account for every War Thunder player.

From April 7th 06:00 GMT till April 8th 08:00 GMT (April 6th 11 pm PDT — April 8th 1am PDT) every logged-in War Thunder pilot immediately receive 24 hours of Premium account for free! For those pilots, who already use the Premium, the free Premium day simply added to their payed days.

Premium account could be purchased for the premium currency — Golden Eagles. Premium account gives you 200% more XP points and 150% more silver income for every online fight.

Test the advantages of Premium account for free!

See you in the War Thunder skies!

Gruss Bierchen

Piloten!

In den letzten 8 Tagen gab es bis zu 40% Preisnachlass auf Flugzeuge, Ausrüstung und Crew Trainings. War Thunder gibt bekannt, dass diese Nachlässe am Donnerstag, 11. April um 22:00 MESZ enden … und hier sind die neuen Standardpreise. Ihr werdet sie mögen!

Die neuen Preise beruhen einer gründlichen Analyse der bisher gesammelten Daten über das aktuelle InGame Wirtschaftssystem. Die neuen Preise sind wesentlich geringer als die Initialpreise des Update 1.29. Mit anderen Worten, die neuen Preise sind gerade einmal 5% höher als die Discountpreise der vergangenen Woche!

Flugzeugpreise, Aufrüstungen, Munitionspreise, Crewtraining - alles wurde überarbeitet. Hier ein Beispiel:


Die sowjetische Tu-2S-44 kostete nach dem Update 1.29 1 700 000 Silver Lions. Auf dieses Flugzeug gab es in der Discountwoche einen Nachlass von 21% (1 343 000 SL). Der neue Preis dieser Tu-2 Variante beträgt 1 430 000 Lions.

Quelle: http://warthunder.com/en/news/119/current/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...d&v=4uGnxSqShnw


Interactive stream «War Thunder Warriors» — 300 Eagles for the kill!

Pilots!

War Thunder and ORIG1N proudly present the second interactive live stream «War Thunder Warriors».

This weekend you have a chance to get 300 Golden Eagles for a kill of any member of ORYG1N's squad! All levels, all nations — simply join the Arcade Battles, find the ORYG1N's squad and hunt their heads!

Check the details of the event on the official War Thunder forums by the link below and be ready to fight!

WHAT IS IT?

20,000 GOLDEN EAGLE CONTEST
300 Golden Eagles for the kill!

During the last event, during my live stream on twitch.tv/oryg1n I rewarded players who shot down anyone in my squad with 200 Golden Eagles. Only ONE kill counted for the reward.



This time I am going to increase the rewards! A 300 Golden Eagles bounty will be given for the first kill of each man in my squad for the event. This will likely be increased depending on how fast players are earning rewards. (Last event took 5 hours to get 25 winners)



WHEN?

Next Saturday (Saturday, April 13rd) at 3:30pm Eastern time, GMT -4 (U.S.A.) (My timezone with all the others is shown in the attachment below)



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I will stream for several hours until all the rewards are counted for. (If you are interested in supporting the event with a donation, please feel free to do so on my stream channel: http://www.twitch.tv/oryg1n. Make sure you note in the donation that it's for the event.)



How do you get the Golden Eagles to your account?

Send me a Private message here on the forums with as much info as you can about the kill. Your in game name, who you killed, what map and time it was. I'll have someone monitoring the kill feed and calling out the kills also so the live stream can be reviewed for accuracy. Once I have the info I need I will have the eagles added to your account. :salute:

NOTE: I do not personally add the eagles to your account, a moderator does. Therefore I cannot tell you how long it will take to get the lions to your account. It's out of my control. Last time only took a day or two.



RULES?

You can use any aircraft up to a max tier we announce before each battle.
You can only be rewarded with 300 Golden Eagles ONCE. You can kill anyone as many times as you can, but only get the reward once.
Ramming will not earn you the reward.
There will be multiple players rewarded for kills each game. Maybe 2-3 deaths per squad member per game.
No whining. Last time I had a guy complaining that we weren't using low enough tiers the whole time. I'm not running a charity here. This is a contest. If you don't win,I'm not responsible. Whining will not increase your chances of winning. :P

You don't HAVE to follow me on twitch.tv or on my youtube channel to be in the contest but they are both encouraged (links in signature). ;)s



Hope to see you in game.



UPDATES/QUESTIONS

What tier will we be using? All tiers. We'll do some low and some high tiers so everyone can join.
How do you get into a game with us? Watch the stream for when we enter queue and for what server we join to have better chances to get in the same game. I'll count down before joining so you can try to join at the same time.
Can I have free eagles for nothing? What? No. I don't just give away eagles without some sort of competition / luck.
Can I ram you for fun / will it count as a kill? I can't stop you from doing anything I suppose. But, it won't earn you the reward if you do. Plus, it's kind of an uncool thing to do anyways. :)
What server will you play on? We're going to be playing on all servers. We'll announce which one before each battle.





To get a better idea of how we did the event, watch this video of the first game from the first War Thunder Warriors event.

Pilots!

Let's remember Operation Calendar today.

1942. The days of Third Reich's glory. Small island of Malta was at the crossroads of supply routes of colonial Britain and African operations of the Third Reich. The one who controls Malta gets the possession over the Mediterranean. April 20th we remember one day of the long and dramatic defence of Malta. Today we have single-player mission “Operation “Calendar” available for all players and special weekend event for all War Thunder pilots.

From April 21st 06:00 GMT till April 22nd 06:00 GMT (April 20th 11 pm PDT — April 21st 11pm PDT) these discounts will give you:

10% discount on the following planes and their modifications:
German planes: Bf 109 E-3, Fw 190 A-5, Me 410 A-1/U4, M.C.200 serie 7
Soviet planes: IL-2M, Yak-1B, Yak-3, La-5FN, LaGG-3 35
British planes: Spitfire Mk I, Spitfire Mk Vb, Beaufighter Mk X, Beaufighter Mk X, Hurricane Mk II
25% discount on Premium account purchased for a month or longer


Regards and wishes,
War Thunder Team

Gleich mal ne ganze weile Premium acc geholt :)

War Thunder's Special: Operation Calendar
Malta, April 20th, 1942. Operation Calendar


By April 1942 constant air raids of the Axis brought British military presence in the region of Mediterranean very close to the last line. Island of Malta was in a desperate need of supplies and offensive powers to secure the seaways and aerial space. Situation with air domination means, especially fighters, was helpless. Being on the brink of losing Malta, Britain’s commands had no carriers available for the moment to send combat planes to the island. And here came allies!


United States gave their helping hand to the soldiers of the United Kingdom. USS Wasp received 52 aircrafts with pilots on her deck and began hasty preparations for a long flight. British Spitfires were equipped by additional fuel tanks, but lack of time and experience led to a series of faults during preparations. As a result, only 48 Spitfires were ready to flight, still having severe problems with fuel leakage, armaments and radios. 1942 April 20th, covered by Wasp’s Wildcats, British Spitfires flew off the deck of American carrier to reinforce the defense of Malta.


Unfortunately, operation Calendar can hardly be called successful for the Royal Air Forces. Immediately upon their arrival to the Maltese airfield, Spitfires came under massive attack of German bombers. British fighters worked out all the fuel received on the USS Wasp, and were easy prey for the Junkers bombers — almost all Spitfires were killed. However, in early May, USS Wasp again offered her broad deck for the British aircraft. During the operation Bowery, Great Britain were able to provide Malta with fighters to fight against Axis bombers. Powerful air defense reserves of the island became a key to final defeat of the enemy forces in the region.

War Thunder presents special event dedicated to the operation Calendar. From April 21st 06:00 GMT till April 22nd 06:00 GMT (April 20th 11 pm PDT — April 21st 11pm PDT):

Single mission «Operation Calendar» is unlocked for all players
10% discount on the following planes and their modifications:

German planes: Bf 109 E-3, Fw 190 A-5, Me 410 A-1/U4, M.C.200 serie 7

Soviet planes: IL-2M, Yak-1B, Yak-3, La-5FN, LaGG-3 35

British planes: Spitfire Mk I, Spitfire Mk Vb, Beaufighter Mk X, Beaufighter Mk X, Hurricane Mk II

25% discount on Premium account purchased for a month or longer

Quelle: http://warthunder.com/en/news/132/current/

The Aircraft:

Curtiss P40 ‘White 104’ – After taking command of the 76th Squadron of the 23rd Fighter Group, Rector flew P40 ‘White 104’ on 4th July 1942 to score one confirmed kill and one probable near Hengyang. This P40 was also flown by aces Bruce Holloway, ‘Ajax’ Baumler and John Alison. The shark’s mouth design had famously been linked with the P40 since its AVG days. In addition to this, ‘White 104’ also sported a winged tiger design, reputedly created by the Walt Disney Company, in honour of the AVG’s nickname – The Flying Tigers.

The Event:

April 24 11pm — April 25 11pm GMT (April 24 4pm — April 25 4pm PDT) — 20% discount on P40 'Kittyhawk' and her modifications.

Special Event: Aerial Workers of War

Pilots!

We’re celebrating days of spring and labor! Join us and work hard to gain the victory!

First five days of this month, May 1st-5th, War Thunder presents special series of events dedicated to the spring and labor. Special bonuses for the whole period of the «Aerial Workers of War»event and special offers for different models of aircraft every day!

Five days, May 1st — 5th: x5 XP bonus for the first victory for all nations!

And special prices for Premium planes every day!

May 1st: 30% discount on I-16 type 28 «Ishak»
May 2nd: 30% discount on Hellcat FM.1
May 3rd: 30% discount on He.112B-1
May 4th: 30% discount on Spitfire Mk.IX
May 5th: 30% discount on Bf.190E-3


Aerial workers of war! Unite and fly the fresh May skies to get your victory!

Wings of Victory: Polikarpov I-16 type18 'Ishak'
Pilots!

War Thunder presents special series of events to celebrate the Victory Day! Five stories of the Soviet flying legends, five days of special discounts!

May 8th and our hero is light Soviet fighter Polikarpov I-16 type18, one of the most common combat airplanes in the USSR by the beginning of war. When Nazi Germany invaded Soviet territory in June 1941, 1,635 of 4,226 air force planes were I-16 and its modifications.

Today we're giving you special 70% discounts on I-16 type18 'Ishak', its repair costs, modules and ammo racks!


Polikarpov I-16 type18 'Ishak'

The I-16 was a Soviet single-engine monoplane fighter designed in the 1930s by the Polikarpov Design Bureau. As early as 1939 few remained unconvinced that the era of the I-16 was ending. Even the installation of the more powerful M-62 and M-63 engines did not allow serial examples to exceed 500 km/h. For some time it was believed that better performance could be achieved with the use of the M-64 engine, rated at 1,200 to 1,300 HP. Designers expected the M-64 (there was also an M-65) to be ready by 1941; however this nine-cylinder radial engine was never adequately completed. Nikolai Polikarpov, the lead designer, attempted to improve the I-16’s aerodynamics by replacing its canvas outer skin with plywood. In the summer of 1939 a prototype with upper wing surfaces covered with 2.5mm thick plywood was tested; at the same time, an I-16 Type 24 with plywood surfaces was submitted for state trials. The latter achieved 489 km/h, which was slightly better than other variants. However the achievement was chalked up to the new M-63 engine.

While the plywood surface was recommended for production, it was in fact never used on serial production aircraft. Further flight testing of the I-16 in 1939 proved that subsequent modifications were not cost-effective. One of the proposed modifications was to address the tuck-under phenomenon in high speed dives which took place when deflecting the elevator to a positive angle of attack. Several fatal crashes led to further research into the issue. As it turned out, the I-16 was highly sensitive to angle of attack changes of the elevator.

War Thunder Team