Not so long ago we talked about how the development of the War Thunder fleet was proceeding. Today we present new developer answers, many of which you might have heard in the broadcast of an interview with Vyacheslav Bulannikov on Alatriste’s channel on Sunday (was in Russian).
Category: War Thunder
War Thunder – Destroyer Testing
Gaijoob finally unrolls the DDs.
War Thunder – 1.69.1.78 Datamine
Another datamine by _mike10d Continue reading “War Thunder – 1.69.1.78 Datamine”
War Thunder – World War Q&A 09.06.2017
Warriors,
War Thunder will begin testing the new game mode “World War” soon and squadrons will be the first that will be able to take part in the tests. In the meantime, for the commanders submitting applications we will answer the most popular questions about the new game mode.
War Thunder – ‘New’ Boats ‘Leaked’
The redditor Sonoda_Kotori decided to pull the game apart and render a few of the new boats, awaiting a new test wave.
World of Warplanes 2.0: 2nd Iteration
This video of the 2nd iteration of WoWp 2.0. I haven’t played the game in a long while, but it seems to have received a lot of elements of War Thunder which could be for the better.
Toldi páncélvadász: The Hungarian Marder
Written by Károly Németh a.k.a. Karika on Tanks Encyclopedia. Here is a link to Karika’s 44M. Tas article.
The Toldi páncélvadász was a tank destroyer prototype that did not enter production or service with the Royal Hungarian Army during World War Two. The designers choose to use the obsolete Toldi I light tank chassis on which to mount a large, powerful and heavy 75 mm (2.95 in) anti-tank gun. The chassis however could not cope with the additional weight when crossing rough country so the design was rejected in the end.
The only known authentic photograph of the ‘Toldi páncélvadász’, a Toldi light tank based self-propelled tank hunter in the courtyard of the Hungarian Institute of Military Technology (Haditechnikai Intézet, HTI) in the spring of 1944.
Illustration by David Bocquelet
War Thunder – World War Mode Beta
Gaijin’s own Clan Wars in the making.
Commanders, officers and other Squadron members, attention! In the nearest future we plan to run a closed test for the “World War” mode. The squadrons that will take part in the testing will be chosen through applications.
Please notice that each test session requires at least 26 players (1 commander/officer, 20 members and 5 people for the back-up)
44M. Tas: Panther’s Hungarian Cousin
Written by Károly Németh a.k.a. Karika on Tanks Encyclopedia.
Introduction
By early 1943, due to the heavy casualties and overall bad experiences gained on the Eastern Front against the Soviet Union, it became clear to the leaders of the Royal Hungarian Army that their armored units had become almost hopelessly obsolete. The Hungarian forces were in dire need for better equipment, especially medium/heavy tanks which would be able to compete against the Soviet T-34 and KV series of tanks.
To resolve this issue as soon as possible, the Hungarians first turned to their ally, Germany. They asked if they could buy the manufacturing rights for one of Germany’s more advanced tanks, for example a late Panzer IV variant with the long 75 mm (2.95 in) gun or the Panzer V Panther. The Germans turned down this wish in a short time, firstly because these variants were in an immature state at the time and secondly, they were fully aware – unlike the over-optimistic Hungarian military leaders – that the Hungarian heavy industry would not have been able to manufacture such sophisticated designs in the foreseeable future anyway.
Soon after the failed negotiations, the Hungarian Ministry of Defense (Hadügyminisztérium, HM) decided to solve the problem domestically. In April 1943, as a temporary solution, the HM started a modernization program for the Turán tanks. This program would add bolt on armor plates to increase its frontal protection and would mount the long barrel 43M. 75 mm tank gun in a new enlarged turret. This project become the 43M. Turán III.
However, as a long-term solution in the same month the HM commissioned the Weiss Manfréd corporation (WM) to lay out and assemble a new type of tank as a replacement for the obsolescent Turán series. The new vehicle should have been able to carry a high velocity tank gun and have similar protection and mobility characteristics as the Soviet T-34 or the German Panther. This new project has become the 44M. Tas.
Illustration of the TAS 44M in what-if camouflage by David Bocquelet
It was named after chieftain Tas, a historical figure who – according to tradition – was one of the leaders of the seven Hungarian tribes in the 9th century.
The preliminary blueprints for the Tas prototypes were ready in record time, by the end of August 1943.