Company Gaijin entertainment announced that the main theme of the update “Viking Rage” for military online action War thunder the line of Swedish tanks will become, however, fans of all countries and military branches will receive new vehicles – more than 60 models of ground, air and sea equipment. For example, the Soviet fleet will replenish with the post-war light cruiser “Sverdlov“, And American aviation – carrier-based attack aircraft Douglas A-4B Skyhawk times of Vietnam.
Swedish tanks are not as famous as the equipment of the countries participating in military conflicts of the XX century. But the decisions of the Swedish designers, taking into account both the experience of neighbors and the peculiarities of the landscape of their own country, turned out to be unique, and at the same time quite practical. In the upcoming update, War Thunder players will be able to try how this technique – starting with light pre-war Strv m / 31 and Strv m / 40L and ending with the most modern models, like CV90C, – will oppose the armored vehicles of the largest tank-building powers. By the way, in real history, the Swedish fighting vehicles still fought a bit – for example, the rebels in the Republic of Santo Domingo used the Strv m / 40L in the fight against M48 patton US Army, and various versions of the CV90 used by the armies of Sweden, Denmark and Norway in the current war in Afghanistan.
Project 68 bis light cruisers, the first representative of which was Sverdlov, were built taking into account the experience gained during the Second World War. They could boast of excellent armor, high autonomy and enhanced anti-aircraft weapons. “Sverdlov” was put into service in 1950 and carried out combat duty in the waters of the Baltic Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The cruiser was never tested in business, but it was on it that the Soviet delegation arrived in London for the coronation of Elizabeth II at the height of the Cold War.
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk – A cheap in production and extremely successful fighter attack aircraft, which was designed taking into account the experience of the Korean War. The main armament of the A-4B is made up of two 20-mm Colt Mk.12 guns, additional – guided (Bullpup) and uncontrolled (Mighty mouse and Zun) air-to-surface missiles, as well as AIM-9B Sidewinder air-to-air class. After Vietnam, the Skyhawks took part in the 1982 Falkland War (as part of the Argentine Air Force) and until 2018 were the backbone of the Brazilian aircraft carrier Sao Paulo.
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