Pacific-Themed Weekend on War Thunder

As a lead-up to the Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) commemorations, Gaijin developers have prepared a Pacific Heroes event devoted to American and Australian aviation who fought in the Pacific during World War II.

From 11:00 GMT 17th of April to 11:00 GMT 20th of April, there's a series of achievements available to complete, which will get you the Australian Wirraway bomber (on the British tree) as well as the captured Japanese Ki-43-II fighter on the US tree.

Each of the Fighter or Bomber Trophies received upon completing a stage grants you a chance to get one of the following: wagers, boosters, some Silver Lions, random 50% discount on premium vehicles (Am I really the only person who's excited about this?) or the above-mentioned planes directly.

For the US Fighter task, the achievements are as follows for each stage:

Complete the tasks and receive “The Fighter Trophy” for each stage of 5.
Complete all 5 stages and receive the Ki-43-II U.S. premium fighter for free.

• First stage - destroy 40/14/8 enemy aircraft in AB/RB/SB while flying a fighter of ranks 2-5.
• Second stage - destroy 80/27/16 enemy aircraft in AB/RB/SB while flying a fighter of ranks 2-5.
• Third stage - (50% discount for premium Ki-43-II) destroy 120/40/24 enemy aircraft in AB/RB/SB while flying a fighter of ranks 2-5.
• Fourth stage - destroy 160/54/32 enemy aircraft in AB/RB/SB while flying a fighter of ranks 2-5.
• Fifth stage (free Ki-43-II U.S.) - destroy 200/67/40 enemy aircraft in AB/RB/SB while flying a fighter of ranks 2-5.

For the Australian bomber task, the achievements are as follows:

Complete the tasks and receive “The Bomber Trophy” for each stage of 5.
Complete all 5 stages and receive the Wirraway premium bomber for free.

• First stage - destroy 50/25/25 enemy ground units in AB/RB/SB while flying a bomber of ranks 2-5
• Second stage - destroy 100/50/50 enemy ground units in AB/RB/SB while flying a bomber of ranks 2-5
• Third stage (50% discount for Wirraway)- destroy 150/75/75 enemy ground units in AB/RB/SB while flying a bomber of ranks 2-5
• Fourth stage - destroy 200/100/100 enemy ground units in AB/RB/SB while flying a bomber of ranks 2-5
• Fifth stage (Wirraway for free) - destroy 250/125/125 enemy ground units in AB/RB/SB while flying a bomber of ranks 2-5

These planes, while being premium planes at lower tiers, can be extremely effective for anyone who's looking to level up their American and British trees early on, so log on to War Thunder this weekend and have some fun while earning these rewards!