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War Thunder: What is War Thunder and How you play it?

Hi! I’m Darius the game editor, are you interested in war games? I’m going to write an article about a really great military game, and introduce you how to play one specific mode in this game, If you have heard the game for your first time, I guarantee you are worthy playing it, so just keep reading! Or maybe you don’t like shooting games, I will provide a link below, funny videos as well as mobile strategy games to kill some time. Free mobile game download here!

Firstly, War Thunder is a near Military simulation game, you can drive tanks, airplanes or battleships from World War 2 to North Korean War( Mig 15 Bis VS Sabre for example), each vehicle has its specific aerodynamics model( for planes), when you drive on it, you will feel like real.

As for the Damage System, it’s a real lightspot that make distinction from other games. Different from World of Tanks, it don’t have a bar of blood, which means, you don’t have to kill an enemy until his blood bar is empty. ( I personally think it’s very unreal for a military simulator game, WOT of course is not a simulator but a  competitive war game).

You will eliminate your enemy by two ways in War Thunder, one is to destroy your enemy’s vehicle, the other is to kill all the crews. And every part in a vehicle can be destroyed, for example, you can shot down a plane by shot his engine dead, or you can cut his wing off, or you can kill the pilot( cruelly).

After a whole view on the game, I will explain how to control and play this game.

There are 3 modes in this game:

Arcade

A mode using 'simplified' setting which entails:
Flight models with added engine boost to enable easier flight
No risk of excessive speed or G damage
Limited fuel that must be selected before take-off
All controls and views enabled
Arcade maps and mixed nation teams
Simplified bullet trajectory and no gun convergence
Aim-assist enabled
Start in the air
In-air reloads

Historical(or Realistic)

A mode using 'realistic' setting which entails:
Full realistic flight model
Realistic risk of excessive speed or G damage
Limited fuel that must be selected before take-off
All controls and views enabled
Historical maps and historical teams
Realistic bullet trajectory and gun convergence
Aim-assist disabled
Start on the runway
You must land to reload and repair

Full-Real(or Simulator)

A mode using the 'simulator' setting which entails:
Full realistic  flight model
Realistic risk of excessive speed or G damage
Limited fuel that must be selected before take-off
Full aircraft controls and cockpit view only
Historical maps and historical teams
Realistic bullet trajectory and gun convergence
Aim-assist disabled
Start on the runway
You must land to reload and repair

As a play playing for months, I recommend you to play Arcade mode first, it may help you get familiar with the game control or different performance of every vehicles, you will learn how to shot and how to fly and the best time to engage into a combat. Next, you will learn to play the historical mode, and you can take part in some famous event such as Britain Air Battle, or Iwo Jima...

I think maybe next time I will show you some control skills and practical experiences, or you can watch videos at my YouTube page.