What changed in War Thunder in 2014

7 updates · 4 main milestones · Apr 15, 2014 to Dec 16, 2014

Dec 16, 20141 event
Steel Generals introduces American ground vehiclesnew contentMilestone
The first U.S. armor lineup arrived with vehicles from the Sherman, Lee, Chaffee and Stuart families.
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Oct 9, 20142 events
Tank battles add temporary flyouts and earned respawnsgameplayMilestone
Arcade tank players could earn temporary attacker or bomber sorties, while Realistic Battles used earned points to pay for additional spawns from the lineup.
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Air races and armor inspection arrivegameplay
Air Race became available through Events and Custom Battles. The hangar gained inspection views for ground vehicle armor and internal modules.
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May 15, 20142 events
PBJ-1 bombers and more Me 262 variants join aviationnew content
The aviation additions included two naval PBJ-1 variants of the B-25, German Me 262 variants and British Spitfires with Griffon engines.
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Ground Forces open beta becomes available to all playersnew contentMilestone
Update 1.41 opened the ground vehicle beta to the entire player base, with German and Soviet armor among the first playable tank lineups.
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Apr 15, 20142 events
Squadron battles and ratings arrivegameplay
Squadrons gained battles in Events mode and a squadron duel rating. The update also added a player ladder.
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War Thunder adds support for user-created contentmoddingMilestone
Update 1.39 introduced support for custom maps, missions, camouflages and aircraft.
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