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It’s time to finally welcome the Eurofighter family and join War Thunder as the new top-of-the-line fighter aircraft for Germany, the UK and Italy. Today we show you the most advanced jet fighter (so far!) to come into play!

Gaijin Brings us the Typhoon

The Eurofighter Typhoon is one of the most advanced 4th (or 4.5 depending on your classification) generation aircraft in the world today. It’s fair to say that few aircraft have been as anticipated as this one. Germany, the UK, and Italy will receive a comparable version of this top-of-the-line jet fighter in the major Oncoming Storm upgrade, giving each of these nations a highly capable and agile fighter that also has considerable potential for ground attack.

In air-to-air terms, the Eurofighter will be capable of carrying an impressive combined payload of up to ten missiles.
There are four AIM-9 Sidewinder variants that can be used (AIM-9L and AIM-9M for Italy and Britain, AIM-9L and AIM-9L/I for Germany) for close-in combat and six AIM-120 AMRAAMs for longer-range combat. However, you can also take up to six IR missiles and four BVRs as an alternative combination if you wish. Combined with the helmet-mounted display and the impressive CAPTOR radar suite, this aircraft will be one of the most dangerous in both long and short range combat. If you find yourself on the wrong end of a missile, the Eurofighter will help keep you in the fight with its Defensive Assistance Subsystem (DASS for short). This includes MAWS with integrated countermeasures on board, including a generous supply of chaff and flares to counter any type of threat that comes your way. The British and Italian versions will also include PIRATE IRST, which provides an additional means of locking on and tracking targets without firing their RWR.

Not forgetting the air-to-ground aspect of the armament. Each Typhoon variant will vary slightly in its arsenal, but you can expect to see the standard types of familiar bombs. Conventional 1000 and 2000 lb variants and the Paveway guided series (Mk.18 for the British version, GBU-48 for Germany and Italy), along with the LITENING III targeting chassis and GPS guided GBU-54s. All three Typhoon variants can fire the excellent Brimstone missile and also include a single 27mm gun mounted in the wing root, which is useful for lighter ground targets or for when you get guns on air targets. The British variant of the FGR.4 also comes with a laser warning receiver, so if someone locks you in with laser homing, that won’t go unnoticed either.

In addition to its equipment, the Eurofighter is also an impressive platform in the flight performance department. The EuroJet EJ200’s twin engines provide an exceptional amount of thrust of up to 18,000 kgf, meaning the aircraft can quickly recover lost energy and achieve excellent climb rates. Its nose canards (small ailerons) provide great turning agility, so if things get close and personal, the Typhoon will be able to keep up with the best of the competition.

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We’re pleased to see a trio of new World War II premium vehicles to War Thunder, all coming as part of one pack. Two premium Tiger I tanks and a premium Ostwind II SPAA.

The Bundle

A concept that Gaijin has been considering for some time is the idea of collection bundles, in this case a premium bundle that includes multiple vehicles along with other goodies. The advantage of such a package is that it comes as a set that is more useful overall than a single vehicle, giving those who take it more options in battle and the potential to gain more research points through multiple spawns. Plus, it’s a good option if you haven’t played Germany yet.

Beasts of the East and West

The two premium Tiger H1 models represent the battlefields of the eastern and western fronts and include aesthetic elements inspired by both. The Eastern Tiger clearly saw a lot of action and is much more rugged and rustic, with some of that extra belt armor on the front of the hull and bundles of sticks attached to the sides.

However, these are more for improvised camouflage than protection, and don’t offer much more survivability than regular ammo. However, the additional belt armour may prove effective when tilted, and will make this Eastern Tiger more effective for close-range engagements. However, the Western Tiger is much more comfortable among the green fields and hedgerows of the western front. It features an extensive camouflage net that nicely masks its silhouette at longer ranges, especially against aircraft! This tiger (while versatile in its own right) is better suited for waiting in ambush and sniping from long distances, where its extra stealth really comes into play.

Importantly, as these two Tigers depict modified, battle-hardened vehicles, both have been given another makeover – the anti-personnel mortars on the top of the hull have been removed, which often interfered with the gun. This does not give them any extra possible gun reduction over the base variant, but instead means that these two new versions can achieve maximum gun reduction over the hull corners.

Canopy Protection

These big “cats” are accompanied by the premium Ostwind II, complete with its own special camouflage netting along with wider Ostketten tracks (as a module) to improve its maneuverability.

Gaijin considered a more classic variant in War Thunder, such as the regular Ostwind I or Wirbelwind, but ultimately stuck with the Ostwind II, even though it was a prototype, it would better match the Battlen Rating of the other two Tigers and make the overall build more functional – plus it could be used more effectively in higher level builds this way.