War Thunder Trailer Shows Eagle's Shadow Vehicles Ahead of Update
Gaijin Entertainment released the trailer for Eagle's Shadow, the next major War Thunder update. The video features the U.S. Rank 8 premium F/A-18D and the Mistel 2 event reward vehicle, alongside tanks firing and aircraft deploying flares and chaff.
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Why it matters
The trailer arrives with pre-orders already open for the named vehicles, so Gaijin is selling the update's content before the update itself ships, and the 14th anniversary discount gives that pre-order push a deadline.
Key Facts
- Gaijin Entertainment released the trailer for Eagle's Shadow, the next major update for War Thunder.
- The U.S. Rank 8 premium vehicle F/A-18D is scheduled for implementation in the next update.
- The Mistel 2 is the reward vehicle for the running event Dreams Come True: Mistel 2.
- The U.S. light tank Stingray II, the heavy cruiser Takao, and the British battleship HMS Duke of York are also scheduled, with pre-orders open.
- War Thunder marked its 14th anniversary on November 1, and the Gaijin.Net Store sale ends at 20:00 Japan time on November 2.
Gaijin also lists the U.S. light tank Stingray II, the Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser Takao, and the British battleship HMS Duke of York as scheduled additions, with pre-orders open. War Thunder marked its 14th anniversary on November 1, and a Gaijin.Net Store sale runs until 20:00 Japan time on November 2.
Pre-orders for the listed vehicles are already open, which puts the update's paid content on sale before the update goes live. The trailer mixes the premium F/A-18D with the Mistel 2, the reward for the running Dreams Come True: Mistel 2 event, and closes on naval guns, tank turrets, and aircraft dropping cluster bombs and breaking off with flares and chaff.
Gaijin has not given a release date for Eagle's Shadow in the material around the trailer. What it has given is a deadline: the anniversary sale on the Gaijin.Net Store, with target vehicle packs up to 50% off, ends at 20:00 Japan time on November 2.
- F/A-18D: U.S. Rank 8 premium vehicle scheduled for the next update
- Mistel 2: Reward vehicle for the running event Dreams Come True: Mistel 2
- Stingray II: U.S. light tank scheduled to be implemented
- Takao: Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser scheduled to be implemented
- HMS Duke of York: British battleship scheduled to be implemented
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