The Rain of Fire update is already in War Thunder!

New supersonic attack aircraft, the latest modification of the T-72, an Italian cruiser and much more

Gaijin Entertainment announces the release of a large-scale update “Rain of Fire” for the military online action game War Thunder. In it, players are waiting for the famous supersonic Anglo-French attack aircraft SEPECAT Jaguar, the most modern modification of the T-72 tank, the aircraft of the Tuskegee Pilots squadron, the legendary versions of the American P-47 Thunderbolt fighter, the Italian heavy cruiser Zara and dozens of other models of military equipment, and See also the Aleutian Islands map.

The SEPECAT Jaguar is a supersonic attack aircraft developed jointly by Britain and France in the 1960s. The machine is designed primarily for the destruction of ground vehicles, but is able to stand up for itself in air battles. In the arsenal of SEPECAT Jaguar - 30 mm. guns, guided air-to-air missiles, unguided air-to-ground missiles, and bombs. The vast majority of Jaguars were used by France and the UK, and the most striking aircraft distinguished themselves in the battles of the Gulf War of the 1990s. However, moVariations of this car were also operated by Ecuador, Nigeria and Oman, and India still uses the Jaguar to this day.

The Soviet T-72, the most massive tank of the second half of the 20th century, is already well known to War Thunder tankers from the early modifications of the T-72A and T-72B. With the release of the “Rain of Fire” update, later variants will appear in War Thunder. The T-72B model of 1989 is equipped with the second-generation Kontakt-5 dynamic protection complex. In the modification of the T-72B3, which entered service in the early 2010s, the Sosna-U sight with a gunner's thermal imaging channel additionally appeared. In addition, the T-72B3 can be upgraded to the T-72 B3 UBH (aka T-72 model 2016), which has a new engine, a new weapon stabilizer, as well as a set of additional protection for the sides of the hull and turret with a built-in remote sensing system "Relic" . Such a T-72 can successfully withstand any foreign vehicles.

Fans of naval battles should pay attention to the Italian heavy cruiser Zara with a 150 mm plate armor belt – the most protected ship in War Thunder at the time of the release of the “Rain of Fire” update.

War Thunder adds not only modern vehicles, but also interesting early models that complement existing lines.

So, for example, for numerous fans of American aviation, two iconic versions of the P-47 Thunderbolt, the legendary fighter of the Second World War, have been added to the game. American P-47D-22 RE and British Thunderbolt Mk.I. distinguished by a recognizable crest on the upper fuselage, thanks to which this version of the aircraft received the nickname Razorback (“Sharp Ridge”).

Another legendary fighter aircraft featured in the game for the first time, the Tuskegee Airmen's P-51C, was the unofficial name given to the first African-American military pilots in the US Armed Forces, who were trained in the city of Tuskegee. The Tuskegee Pilots served in North Africa and Italy and participated in the liberation of Europe from Nazism, and because of the recognizable camouflage, their aircraft were nicknamed the Red Tails. The first solo flight of an African American military pilot took place exactly 79 years ago - on September 2, 1941.

Finally, fans of Japanese armored vehicles will love the Type 97 Chi-Ha Long Gun, a powerful coastal gun mounted on the chassis of a Chi-Ha tank. This self-propelled gun never went into production, but its prototype was found by the Americans at the Yokosuka naval base after the end of World War II, right?What makes it possible to evaluate an interesting hybrid now in War Thunder.

A complete list of new vehicles and other changes in the update can be found on the official website of the game .