ANTICIPATING 6.5 UPDATE
WOT development team offers you a chance to see with your own eyes what to expect from the upcoming update
 
29 June 2011, 12:39
 
Tankers, rejoice! The update that is to take place soon will allow you to feel the power of highly-expected American SPGs Т18, Т82, Т40, M10, M36, T25, T28, T95. Apart from that you will get an opportunity to try out new premium light tanks M22 Locust (American) and Т-127 (Soviet).
 
Plus, two new maps - Redshire and Arctic Region - will definitely evoke your curiosity.
 
Check it out for yourselves and enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aKEop8R1GM

MAINTENANCE WORKS TO IMPLEMENT 6.5 UPDATE
World of Tanks game server will be unavailable on June 30th from 4:00 UTC due to 6.5 Update Release
 
29 June 2011, 17:44
 
Maintenance works to implement 6.5 Update will start in World of Tanks at 4:00 UTC on June 30th. They are expected to continue for till 12:00 UTC. Due to the works not only the game server will be temporarily unavailable but also all the related services. Owning premium accounts will be prolonged for one day.
 
We strongly recommend you to abstain from any payments during the time stated above.
 
Despite the inconveniences, this highly-anticipated update will by no means make the dedicated tankers day! The new items that will be introduced include the following:
 
-      Redshire and Arctic Region maps;
 
-      American TDs Т18, Т82, Т40, M10, M36, T25, T28, T95;
 
-      American premium light tank M22 Locust;
 
-      Soviet premium light tank Т-127;
 
-      Tier 9 American medium tank M26 Pershing will be replaced for M46 Patton.
 
These are not the only introductions to come with 6.5. The full list of changes you can find here.
 
Thank you for your patience and enjoy the 6.5 update!

List of changes in v.0.6.5 vs v.0.6.4:
 
- Added a standard tech branch for USA Tank Destroyers: T18, T82, T40, M10 Wolverine, M36 Slagger, T25 AT, T28, T95.
- Changed M26 Pershing to M46 Patton on USA Medium Tanks Tier 9. The T23 is replaced by М26 Pershing on tier 8. T23 is temporarily removed from the game.
- Added premium vehicles: USA M22 Locust, USSR T-127.
- Added new maps: "Redshire" and "Arctic Region".
- Visually redesigned maps: "Karelia" and "Erlenberg".
- Fixed some jam-up and impassability issues on most maps
- Fixes for damage and destruction models of some game objects
- Fixes in some vehicle models
- Increased profitability of the M12 SPG to the analogous SPGs level of other nations.
- Increased depression angle for guns: T1 hvy, M6, T32, T34.
- Decreased the KV-220 tier.
- 10% increase in profitability for the M6A2E1
- Fixed damage models of the T1 hvy, M6 and M6A2E1.
- Fixed the start battle timer lag issue.
- Fixed disappearing tracers and shot effects during loading models of enemy vehicles.
- Fixed shell penetration traces on the environment objects.
- Fixed the description for the Orlik's Medal.
- Fixed an occasional crash on minimizing the client.
- Fixed display of a user who is banned from voice chat on the map load screen. - Fixed the display of input devices list in the voice chat settings.
- Added a notification in the Garage on the credits total charged for a team kill or damage.
- Fixed the display of the "ready for battle" status with incomplete ammunition.
- Restored voice notification on observation device damage.
- Fixed some unclickable areas on the minimap on resizing the game window.
- Fixed blank lines in graphics settings for specific configurations.
- Fixed graphics settings reset to custom settings on changing general graphics presets.
- Fixed some vehicle's descriptions.
- Fixed incorrect selection of the "weakest" tanker during accelerated training.
- Fixed an issue where users were unable to leave a clan.
- Introduced an additional battle tier for vehicles of tier 1.
- Fixed the display of the elite vehicle icon which was available only on Garage refresh.
- Added tank sale restriction: only 5 vehicles can be sold within 24 hours.
- Fixed inconsistencies in volume levels checked in settings.

In Development: Vol. 3
Update on preliminary patch notes of v.6.6:  
 
New map Siegfried Line (working title, subject to change)
New German heavy tanks line: Pz.VI Tiger (P), VK 4502 (P) Ausf A, Е-75, Е-100.
New tank E-50, a substitution to Panther II as tier 9 German medium tank (the same procedure as for the substitution of M26 Pershing for M46 Patton). Changes to German medium tanks line according to the revised German tech tree
New German premium light tank Skoda Т-15.
New German premium medium tank Skoda Т-25.
"Zero" battles for players with up to 10 battles on their accounts.
Free platoons for 2 players, premium account is required for platoon leader to invite a 3rd member.  
"Supercharging" (working title, subject to change) consumable for E-series providing extra horsepower.
 
ETA -  end of July - beginning of August, 2011.

L’équipe de développement de WoT offre aux tankistes une opération Koursk consacrée à la bataille de Koursk.
 
La bataille de Koursk qui a eu lieu sur le front de l’Est en juillet et août 1943 a été une période intense de la Seconde Guerre mondiale autant pour les forces allemandes que russes. La bataille de Koursk est le nom d’une série d’opération de combats incluant la bataille de Prokhorovka. La bataille de Koursk ayant donné lieu à un important affrontement de blindés, l’équipe de développement de WoT ne pouvait pas passer à côté de cet évènement.  
 
À partir du 1er juillet et jusqu’au 4 Juillet, les bonus suivants seront disponibles :
 
- L’expérience reçue pour la première victoire sera multipliée par 5.
 
- Un compte premium de 7 jours peut être acheté pour le prix d’un compte premium de 3 jours.
 
À partir de 1er juillet et jusqu’au 8 juillet, les bonus suivants seront disponibles :
 
- Les consommables auront un rabais de 50%.
 
Ces offres spéciales seront disponibles après le redémarrage du serveur prévu à 05 :00 UTC le 1er juillet (autrement dit, c’est déjà commencé). Joignez-vous à l’opération Koursk au sein de WoT !