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“Way Of The Samurai”: Crewman (07/02/2017 update)

Warriors, we will rediscover the military testing grounds once again, this time for Japanese ground vehicles - once update 1.65 is released,

another nation in War Thunder which has been waiting for the opportunity to join the battles on the ground. Tester, it's your time!

(Note - the test will be conducted on the normal play server as usual)​

Two new Japanese ground vehicles are available for research and purchase for all the players:

Type 60 SPRG and Type 61​

The “Shuriken” decal may be earned by completing 7 tasks.

Located in the Decals-Special.

How can I become a tester?

First Method (valid till 24th January)

Get 12 “Shuriken” to gain tester status.

Beginning from the 16th of December, participate in random battles and earn a “Shuriken” for every 5 victories with an activity of at least 80% on vehicles of rank III-V. Tasks will be updated automatically every day at 09:00 GMT. You can earn 1 shuriken per day.

You can follow your progress through your profile -> Achievements -> Japanese Ground Forces CBT.

Second Method

Become the owner of the one of the following bundles with Japanese premium vehicles and get your tester’s access and forum award "Way of the Samurai”! immediately! The test will begin after Update 1.65 is released.

Chi-ha 12cm advanced pack Advanced pack Heavy Tank №6 14.99 This pack includes: Type 97 Chi-Ha 12cm (Rank 2, Japan);

1000 Golden Eagles;

7 days of premium account;

Pre-order bonus - “Sakura” 3d decoration

BUY 29.99 This pack includes: Pz.Kpfw.VI Ausf E Tiger (Rank 3, Japan);

1000 Golden Eagles;

7 days of premium account;

9th tank regiment's camouflage;

Pre-order bonus - “Samurai Helmet” 3d decoration BUY Attention! The pre-order bonus 3D decorations 'Sakura' and 'Samurai Helmet' are only available to users that pre-ordered the packs before the release of Update 1.65. Valid on Pc, Linux, Mac.

Closed Forum Section for Ground Force Testers