Armored Warfare — patch notes and updates
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| In Development: Centurion Mk.11 | 2026-05-27 | Commanders!Today we’d like to tell you about the next vehicle that’s coming to Armored Warfare. It is the Centurion Mk.11 Progression Main Battle Tank filling the gap between two early Chieftains.It will be set based on the earlier announced new balancing principles, so you may take it as a sign of things to come. But first, a bit of history as usual.The Centurion has its roots in the end of the Second World War and the search for a multi-purpose tank. Today we’d call the concept “Main Battle Tank” but back then the British called it “Universal Tank”. It was a classic early Cold War design with steel-only armor and a rifled gun, on par with t |
| Force Recon Battle Path is now available! | 2026-05-19 | Commanders! We’re happy to announce that the Force Recon Battle Path campaign has just begun. The Force Recon Battle Path revolves around the topic of reconnaissance, Special Forces and, of course, modern warfare. This time the camouflages, skins and all other assets are inspired by real-life designs but let’s start with the most important part of the Battle Path – vehicles. This time we have the following set for you: BKM-1 Tier 7 Premium Tank Destroyer (which can be considered an upgrade of the early BMPT series)Stridsvagn 122 Tier 8 Premium Main Battle Tank (which can be considered an upgrade of the Leopard 2A5 Main Battle Tank)AMPV 30 Tie |
| Server Maintenance | 2026-05-18 | On the 19th of May 2026, starting from 7:00 CEST, the server will not be available for 5 hours due to a planned server maintenance.Please note that the maintenance can be extended beyond the abovementioned timeframe. We apologize for the inconvenience. |
| Developer Diary: Future Balance Changes | 2026-05-15 | Commanders!With the first half of May almost over, we’d like to once again tell you more about Armored Warfare’s future. While we are working on a lot of new content (some of which might come as a surprise to you), we’re not quite ready yet to reveal a roadmap for the months and years to come. It’ll happen, but only when we are certain with our plans in order not to make promises we’d then fail to make good on.With that being said, what we can tell you about is the future approach to balance and the ideas that we are considering or already implementing.Right now, the situation of the game balance is follows:The game is dominated by autocannon |
| Force Recon Battle Path: Prize Highlights | 2026-05-13 | Commanders!The Force Recon Battle Path is almost here and, as usual, we’d like to take a moment to tell you more about its prizes.As we’ve discussed in the previous article, the Force Recon Battle Path revolves around the topic of reconnaissance, Special Forces and, of course, modern warfare. This time the camouflages, skins and all other assets are inspired by real-life designs but let’s start with the most important part of the Battle Path – vehicles. This time we have the following set for you:BKM-1 Tier 7 Premium Tank Destroyer (which can be considered an upgrade of the early BMPT series)Stridsvagn 122 Tier 8 Premium Main Battle Tank (whi |
| Update: Battle Coins Expiration | 2026-05-12 | Commanders!We would like to remind you that, much like during the previous Battle Path campaigns, the Battle Coins acquired during the On the Hunt Battle Path will not carry over.Please make sure you spend your remaining Battle Coins before the end of the On the Hunt Battle Path (May 12)!Furthermore, please make sure you open any and all in-game Battle Path loot crates containing On the Hunt Battle Coins. It will not be possible to use them in the next Battle Path.We hope that you enjoyed this Battle Path campaign and, as always:See you on the battlefield! |
| Scavenger Run is here! | 2026-05-08 | Commanders!Starting on May 8, you’ll be able to earn a major bonus to your next Gold purchase (even a truly massive one, like 80 percent) by participating in the Scavenger Run event.In other words, in case you win such a bonus and buy 1.000 Gold, you’ll receive 1.800 Gold instead. And that can make one hell of a difference (please note, however, that the maximum amount of bonus Gold obtainable this way is 10.000 Gold).Scavenger Run is, in its core, a very simple event. There are many ruined and abandoned objects across the world of Armored Warfare and your friendly neighborhood arms dealer ran across one of them.You are now being hired to sco |
| Event: Victory Day | 2026-05-08 | Commanders!The celebrations of the end of the Second World War in Europe are once again here. In addition to the already running Glorious Victory event, we have prepared for you a set of bonuses, a gift, and two simple missions. Let’s take a look together!BonusesAside from two already running bonuses:Double daily login bonus (available until May 13)Double Legendary Loot Crate income from matches (available until May 14)You will have the opportunity to earn 50% more XP from battles until May 13 (16:00 CEST).GiftWe have a gift for you available until May 12, 16:00 CEST in our Web Shop. The gift contains:Camouflage: Soviet late four-toneDecal: C |
| Offer: XM1302, Armata 152, Discounted Battle Coins | 2026-05-08 | Commanders!Today we’ve prepared the following items for you:XM1302 Tier 10 Premium Light TankArmata 152 Tier 10 Premium Main Battle TankChallenger 2 Streetfighter II Tier 10 Premium Main Battle TankBMP-2M Berezhok Tier 9 Premium Armored Fighting VehicleBTR-82A Tier 8 Premium Armored Fighting VehicleKurganets-25 Tier 9 Premium Tank DestroyerKhrizantema-S Tier 8 Premium Tank DestroyerBradley AAWS-H Tier 8 Premium Tank DestroyerStryker ADATS Tier 9 Premium Tank DestroyerM1A1 Storm Tier 7 Premium Main Battle TankSabre Tier 6 Premium Armored Fighting VehicleChallenger 1 Falcon Tier 8 Premium Main Battle TankOn the Hunt Battle Coins (Final Discount |
| Offer: Asian Week | 2026-04-30 | Commanders!Today we’ve prepared the following items for you:ZTZ-20 Tier 10 Premium Main Battle TankType 10 Tier 10 Premium Main Battle TankQN-506 Tier 9 Premium Tank DestroyerVT-5 Tier 9 Premium Light TankHunter Tier 9 Premium Armored Fighting VehiclePindad SBS Tier 8 Premium Armored Fighting VehicleK21 Tier 8 Premium Armored Fighting VehiclePile of Gold Loot CrateBetween April 30 and May 7, 2026, the following items will be available:ZTZ-20The ZTZ-20 is a fictional Chinese Main Battle Tank for the 21st century. It combines western influences with some ideas taken from the T-14 Armata. You can read about its (real and fictional) history in ou |
| Gift: International Workers' Day | 2026-04-30 | Commanders!We’re celebrating the International Workers' Day by a series of events and bonuses as well as a gift!The currently active events are:Glorious Victory event available directly in the gameSteelworker event with bonuses and missionsIn addition to all that, we have a gift for you (available until May 4, 16:00 CEST). The gift contains:Iron Heart skin for ZTZ-203 Legendary Loot Crates with Legendary Vehicle blueprints5.000 Battle Coins (for the current Battle Path)This gift is available in our Web Shop.We hope that you will enjoy it and, as always:See you on the battlefield! |
| Event: Steelworker | 2026-04-29 | Commanders!May is coming and with it the celebrations of the International Worker’s Day and the end of the Second World War in Europe. In addition to the already running Glorious Victory event, we’ve prepared another set of missions and bonuses under the name Steelworker.BonusesLet’s start with the bonuses. Between April 29 (16:00 CEST) and May 13 (16:00 CEST), the daily bonuses you receive for logging into the game will be doubled. What this means is that for logging every day to the game, you will receive:Day 1: 40000 CreditsDay 2: 2 Gold Loot CratesDay 3: 10000 ReputationDay 4: 2 days of Premium TimeDay 5: 200000 CreditsDay 6: 2 Platinum L |
| Update 0.515 Now Available | 2026-04-29 | Commanders!We are happy to announce that the Update 0.515 is now available!List of Update 0.515 ChangesFixed an issue that cause multiple Special Operation maps of the Apocalypse series to crashLegendary Vehicle platoons now match better with each other in PvP whenever more than one such platoon is in a PvP queueFixed several internal technical issuesFixed several localization issuesWe are also aware of an issue that seemingly resets your Legendary Blueprint owned amount to 1 upon receiving the Legendary Blueprint from Stage 2 of the event that launched yesterday. This is only a visual issue (your owned blueprints haven't gone anywhere) but w |
| Now Available: Glorious Victory | 2026-04-28 | Commanders!We’ve prepared an event for you to participate in this April to celebrate the end of the Second World War in Europe. The Glorious Victory event is now available!You’ll be earning amazing prizes, including:WW2-themed camouflages and decalsLegendary blueprints (1431 in total)Its rules are, once again, very simple. You can participate by destroying 5 enemy vehicles in PvE (or 1 in PvP) per day in a single match while driving a Tier 3 vehicle or higher in order to receive a reward.Please note:This event may run concurrently with other events and is available to all playersYou may only complete one objective per dayThe event starts on A |
| Historical Camouflages – Second World War (Part 2) | 2026-04-28 | Commanders!We have already shown you some of the camouflages and decals that will become available as a part of the upcoming Glorious Victory event. However, as a part of the end of the Second World War in Europe celebrations, we also will have a gift for you to obtain and missions to complete – both with their own sets of WW2-themed camouflages and decals. Let’s take a look at them together.First, there will be the Soviet Late Four-Tone camouflage, as seen on a SU-152 belonging to the 10th Guards Ural Tank Corps (reformed in 1945 to the 10th Guards Tank Division).The unit was formed in April 1943 in the Ural Military District and was fitted |
| Offer: XM2001 Crusader | 2026-04-24 | Commanders!Today we’ve prepared the following items for you:XM2001 Crusader Tier 10 Premium Self-Propelled GunBradley AAWS-H Tier 8 Premium Tank DestroyerStryker ADATS Tier 9 Premium Tank DestroyerM1A1 Storm Tier 7 Premium Main Battle TankOn the Hunt Loot CrateBetween April 23, 2026 and April 30, 2026, the following items will be available:XM2001 CrusaderThe XM2001 Crusader is an American attempt to replace the M109A6 Paladin in the 1990s with something more modern. The project was cancelled in 2002 due to its heavy weight. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.In Armored Warfare, the XM2001 Crusader is a Tier 10 Premium Self-Pr |
| Offer: Legendary Loot Crates | 2026-04-23 | Commanders!Are you collecting blueprints to get your hands on a Legendary Vehicle as soon as possible? You’re in luck, as that’s what we have for you in today’s offer.We are offering the following bundles of Legendary Loot Crates (the same available for winning matches in the game):1 Legendary Loot Crate5 Legendary Loot Crates25 Legendary Loot Crates50 Legendary Loot Crates75 Legendary Loot Crates100 Legendary Loot Crates300 Legendary Loot CratesThe bundles are available in our Web Shop:Please note:Not sure what these are? Visit our dedicated article to learn all about Legendary VehiclesThe exact contents and drop chances of Legendary Loot Cr |
| Server Maintenance | 2026-04-22 | On the 23rd of April 2026, starting from 5:00 CEST, the server will not be available for 6 hours due to a planned server maintenance.Please note that the maintenance can be extended beyond the abovementioned timeframe. We apologize for the inconvenience. |
| Offer: Altay | 2026-04-22 | Commanders!Today we’ve prepared the following items for you:Altay Tier 10 Premium Main Battle TankBetween April 21, 2026 and April 28, 2026, the following items will be available:AltayThe Altay is the result of a Turkish program to build a true indigenous MBT. After a decade of development with hundreds of millions of dollars spent, Turkey finally achieved its goal and built a tank that is roughly on par in performance with decades-old Leopard 2 variants while it still uses many foreign components, including some of its most critical systems. Nevertheless, future Altay variants are expected to feature some cutting edge components.In Armored W |
| In Development: Reaper FSV | 2026-04-20 | Commanders!As announced in the Force Recon preview article, the Battle Path’s top vehicle prize, the AMPV 30 Tier 10 Premium Armored Fighting Vehicle, will be tied to a Legendary Vehicle and today we’d like to tell you more about it. Meet the AMPV-based Reaper Fire Support Vehicle!In the world of Armored Warfare, the Reaper is a heavily modified AMPV. The complete design plans were one of the items in the data cache obtained by Emily Arakawa during Operation Dawnbreak, but were at the time deemed theoretical and unfinished. Only two years later would a prototype be captured during a raid on a Clayburn Industries facility hidden deep within th |