MMO War Thunder to recreate WWII battles during latest event

War Thunder

Gaijin Entertainment today announced that its MMO WWII online game, War Thunder, is currently running its WW2 event series.  Players can take part in the recreation of more than 70 World War 2 battles, which will be updated on a daily basis. The WW2 Chronicles will feature all the main theatres of operations, this year pilots and tankers will be able to receive a very special prize for completing a specific amount of daily tasks.

Players wishing to take part take part in the “WW2 Chronicles” event series can do so until May  9th. This week players can take part in battle events based on real WW2 campaigns such as the North Africa campaign, the battle for Stalingrad and the Siege of Malta. Players have the opportunity to win the following rare vehicles:

A34 Comet “Iron Duke” IV

Medium Tank A34 Comet “Iron Duke”

KV-2 mod. 1940

KV-2 mod. 1940

MBR-2

Flying Boat MBR-2

Richard Bong’s P-38J

Richard Bong’s P-38J

Other prizes for completed challenges will also be available. Daily tasks for tankers and pilots will also reward players with unique tanks and planes until the event finishes.

Daily Task for Tankers

Whilst driving a ground vehicle, destroy 30 enemy ground vehicles (player controlled) to complete one “Tank Task” in the “WW2 Chronicles” event series and receive rewards as well as a “Victory Trophy” for every fourth task completed.

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Daily Task for Pilots

Whilst flying in aircraft, destroy 30 enemy aircraft (player controlled) to complete one “Aircraft Task” in the “WW2 Chronicles” event series and receive rewards as well as a “Victory Trophy” for every fourth task completed.​

For more information on the WW2 Chronicles event series and for a full list of challenge requirements and prizes please visit the information page here: http://warthunder.com/en/news/3681-special-event-series-chronicles-of-world-war-ii-en/

 

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