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This week: remember to take part in the Take Point event to earn prizes, have a look at our brand new Premium vehicles, tackle new Weekly Ops, and prepare to Fight for your Academy!

Fight for your Academy: Team Up and Fight for Prizes!

Are you ready to Fight for your Academy? In a unique showdown running from September 19 until September 23, you will be randomly assigned to one of six Academies when you log in to the game. The Academy you are assigned to will be your team throughout the event, during which you need to score points to hopefully contribute to the ultimate victory for your team!

Prizes include Premium time, Crew Customization vouchers, and the coveted Fight for your Academy Medal for the victors! There are even rewards available for every 15 points you manage to earn for your team.

Stay tuned for more details coming on Monday!

Take Point Event: Grind Points for Rewards, Including the Scourge Kirovets-1!

Time is running out to take part in the Take Point event! In our latest big in-game event, you can earn points by completing certain tasks in-game that you can redeem against awesome rewards. There’s everything from Silver, Consumables and Premium time, to the mighty Scourge Kirovets-1 up for grabs depending on how you do!

Check out the upcoming Weekly Ops at the end of the article to see how many points you can earn from them for the Take Point event!

Mercenary Mayhem: September Contracts and the Trinity Mk II

Mercenary vehicles are the newest line of tanks to be added to World of Tanks: Mercenaries. Accessible via the Mercenaries Tech Tree in your game’s ‘Tanks’ tab, you can activate Contracts and complete a series of tasks to earn these unique and powerful vehicles for free. Here's a list of all the active Mercenary Contracts you can tackle right now:

Thresher (available until September 16)

(available until September 16) ThunderBucket (available until September 16)

(available until September 16) Stinger (available until September 30)

(available until September 30) Sharpshooter (available until November 11)

(available until November 11) Tusk (available until December 23)

This Contracts will be available in-game very soon:

SmoothMan (active from September 18 until October 7)

(active from September 18 until October 7) Caboose (active from September 18 until October 7)

Check out our dedicated guides to Mercenary vehicles and the Contract System before you dive into a new Contract!

The Trinity Mk II makes history as the first Premium Mercenary vehicle to join World of Tanks: Mercenaries! Unite the powers and engineering prowess of three mighty nations, and take this armored annihilator for a fiery ride through the battlefield. The Trinity Mk II has excellent defensive capabilities thanks to a triple layer of outstanding spaced armor, making it one of the most well-armored Medium Tanks in the game. It also comes with the exclusive Sonic Valkyrie Crew, whose Track Mechanic and Pain Tolerance skills give her faster track repair times and a lower chance of taking critical damage!

Maul Your Enemies with the Bear KV-122!

It's wild and brutal, and it's ready to fight for you. The Bear KV-122 is the newest Premium tank to join the game, and it brings an animalistic predator instinct to every war it wages. Wielding an incredible gun, it handles like a dream and has added protection against HE rounds.

Weekly Ops: Supreme Commander

Every week, you can find a selection of brand new Ops to tackle in World of Tanks to help you earn rewards that include Silver, Consumables, Experience, and much more! To activate an Op, simply select the 'Ops' tab in World of Tanks: Mercenaries, and select the ones that catch your eye. From there, it's a case of fulfilling the Op's requirements and enjoying the rewards!

You can earn points towards the Take Point event from these Ops, so make sure you finish them all if you're still slugging away for prizes!

These Ops are available to Tier III-X vehicles in Multiplayer battles only. The Dishing Out More Damage Op is available to Tier V-X vehicles in Multiplayer battles only.