War Thunder has launched the limited-time "Great War" event to commemorate the anniversary of the end of World War I. Players can choose to fight for either the Entente Powers or the German Empire on the Western Front in 1918. Completing tasks will permanently unlock the French SPAD S.XIII and the German Fokker D.VII fighters.
The event runs from November 11 at 14:00 to November 18 at 14:00 (Moscow Time). There are seven reward stages for each side, with each stage requiring 5,000 points. Players can complete one Entente stage and one German stage per day. Tasks refresh daily at 14:00, and the final stage will unlock on November 17.
Once unlocked, the two new fighters will be added to their respective research trees and remain permanently after the event ends. Other rewards include tanks such as the Mark V, St-Chamond, and A7V, as well as the British H.P.12 bomber. Collecting all rewards requires participating in missions for both factions.
This battlefield is set in the Flanders region of Belgium. The map features trenches, bunkers, barbed wire, machine gun nests, and no man's land, with AI soldiers deployed that can return fire. Downing a soldier grants 5 points, with a maximum of 500 points per match earned this way. Players can also pilot an airship equipped with fourteen 300 kg bombs and defensive machine guns.
Players who have already claimed last year's event rewards will not receive duplicate rewards. Instead, they will receive loot, which may include boosters, universal backup vehicles, Premium Account time, or camouflages.