War Thunder’s Great War Event Returns November 11: How to Earn the Fokker D.VII and SPAD S.XIII, Every Stage and Reward

The War Thunder The Great War event returns on November 11, Armistice Day, and runs until November 18 at 11:00 GMT (12:00 CET). Gaijin's First World War mode sends you to the trenches of Flanders in 1918 with the first tanks, biplanes, a Zeppelin and AI infantry, and by completing stages you can keep the vehicles for good. This year two fighters join the rewards for the first time: Germany's Fokker D.VII and France's SPAD S.XIII.

The Great War event at a glance

When is the War Thunder Great War event?

Gaijin's announcement gives November 11 to November 18 (11:00 GMT). Stages change once a day at 11:00 GMT on November 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17, so there are seven daily stages for each side over the week.

How do you play The Great War in War Thunder?

Open Events and Tournaments → Historical Events → The Great War. You fight on the Flanders map as either the Triple Entente or the German Empire, using First World War tanks and aircraft, and the German side can even fly a Zeppelin armed with 14 × 300 kg bombs and 7.92 mm machine guns. Tanks are given better mobility than their real-life figures in this mode; once you own them, they use their historical speed and handling in regular Ground Realistic Battles.

AI infantry in period uniforms roam the trenches and no man's land, charge across, shoot back and throw grenades. Each soldier you take out is worth 5 mission points, up to 500 points (100 soldiers) per battle, which helps with the stage tasks.

What are the rewards in War Thunder's Great War event?

Each side has seven stages, and each stage needs 5,000 mission points. You can finish one stage per side each day. Rewards depend on how many stages you've completed:

Triple Entente

• Stages 1, 3, 4 and 6: a random Triple Entente vehicle (Mark V, St-Chamond, Garford or H.P.12 bomber)
• Stages 2 and 5: a decal ("Yette" or "Excellent")
• Stage 7: the SPAD S.XIII fighter (France)

German Empire

• Stages 2, 3 and 5: a random German Empire vehicle (A7V, Beutepanzer Mk.IV or Garford-Beute)
• Stages 1 and 4: a decal ("Smiling skull" or "Tanker's badge of the German Empire")
• Stage 6: the "Trench fighter" title
• Stage 7: the Fokker D.VII fighter (Germany)

All the vehicles are Rank I event vehicles that go into your tech tree, so you can use them in regular battles after the event. You can't receive the same vehicle twice, and vehicles are activated on your account straight away.

Do I need to claim the rewards?

Yes. After finishing a stage, click your nickname, go to Achievements → "The Great War" and press Get Reward. The same screen tracks your progress. If you're short on time, each stage can be bought for 599 Golden Eagles.

What if I already own last year's vehicles?

You get a trophy for each vehicle you already have, containing one of: a 20-50% RP booster for 3-10 battles, a 20-50% SL booster for 3-10 battles, 3-5 universal backups, one day of Premium account, or a random ground vehicle camouflage.

What are the Fokker D.VII and SPAD S.XIII like?

Gaijin calls the Fokker D.VII one of the best German fighters of the war: a 1918 biplane with a metal frame that could take higher overloads and turn well, armed with two synchronised rifle-calibre machine guns, and more than 3,000 were built. The French SPAD S.XIII, developed from the S.VII, first flew on April 4, 1917 and was used by France, Britain, the USA and Italy. It has two 7.7 mm Vickers machine guns and a top speed of over 200 km/h.

Which vehicles can I use in the event?

• Triple Entente: Mark V (Britain), Garford (Russia), St-Chamond (France), H.P.12 bomber (Britain) and the SPAD S.XIII.
• German Empire: A7V, Beutepanzer Mk.IV and Garford-Beute (captured British and Russian vehicles), the Fokker D.VII and the Zeppelin.

Only 22 A7Vs were ever built, and Gaijin notes that the Germans had more captured "trophy" tanks in service than their own design.

Watch the War Thunder Great War trailer

The official trailer is on the War Thunder YouTube channel.

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