War Thunder (tuxdb.com)

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Name	War Thunder
Developer	Gaijin Entertainment
Publisher	Gaijin Entertainment
Tags	Simulation MMO Singleplayer Co-op
Release	2013-08-15
Steam	€ £ $ / %
News	2173
Controls	Keyboard Mouse Partial Controller Support
Players online	62636
Steam Rating	Mostly Positive
Steam store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/236390
SteamSpy
Peak CCU Yesterday
Owners	10,000,000 .. 20,000,000 +/-
Players - Since release	+/-
Players - Last 2 weeks	+/-
Average playtime (forever)	2464
Average playtime (last 2 weeks)	329
Median playtime (forever)	243
Median playtime (last 2 weeks)	288
Public Linux depots	War Thunder Linux [48.49 M] War Thunder Content [32.31 G] War Thunder - Ground Forces High-res Texture Pack (1945840) Depot [29.53 G] War Thunder - Air Forces High-res Texture Pack (1945841) Depot [19.32 G] War Thunder - Environment High-res Texture Pack (1945930) Depot [5.42 G]
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[Development] ARL-44 - A Battleship in Disguise

The ARL-44 is a post-war heavy tank project, purely intended for French engineers to refresh their knowledge on tank development after the end of the occupation period. Although the tank was developed too late to participate in hostilities, it did fulfill its purpose to serve as a base for future French tank development, giving engineers valuable experience that would be put to good used in the decades to come.

Development of the ARL-44 began shortly after the Liberation of France in 1944. The established provisional government was keen on restoring France’s influence and power to what it used to be before the war. This involved, among other things, the revival of all French military branches. The situation was looking particularly desperate for the army, as most indigenous equipment and tanks were manufactured in the 1930s and the most advanced in use at the time was equipment left behind by the Germans. The French Ministry of War decided to remedy this issue by starting the production of a so called “transitional tank”. This project was intended to bolster the number of indigenous tanks in use with the army, reuse existing tank parts and, most importantly, provide French engineers with a base on which they could “experiment” on to gain valuable experience for future tank development. Thus, in November 1944, the decision was made to design a heavy tank with relatively modest specifications. Staff from several design and manufacturing state companies were assigned to the project and work on what would become the ARL-44 began.

The ARL-44, despite some of its shortcomings, is still a very formidable force to come across on the battlefield . The classical attributes of heavy duty protection coupled with a very powerful gun make it a very attractive competitor to some of the already well-established “top dogs” in the game. The ARL-44 is headed to War Thunder’s battlefields with the upcoming , along with a whole host of other French ground forces. Stay tuned to the news to find out more about the next major update to War Thunder! Until then!

For more information, read the full Dev Blog article on the Official War Thunder Forums!

[ 2017-12-19 08:30:18 CET ] [ Original post ]