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19 February 2026

Season Update 1.22.3: “Steel Dragons”

The Major Content Update – Season 30 – for War Thunder Mobile is now in the game!

In this update, you can expect to see the following:

Official release of the Chinese tank tree!
New top-rank vehicles and their blueprints in seasonal Trophies.
A new season of the long-term event with unique vehicles in the Trophies.
A new season of the Battle Pass.
А Lunar Battle Pass.

Read more about the changes in the Steel Dragons major update in the article below.

New vehicles

Tanks

Challenger 3 TD main battle tank (Rank XIII)
(standard and premium versions can be obtained from the trophies during the Steel Dragons event)
VT4 main battle tank (Rank XIII)
(standard and premium versions can be obtained from the trophies during the Steel Dragons event)

Ships

USS Seawolf missile submarine (Rank VI)
(standard or premium versions can be obtained from the trophies during the Steel Dragons event)
HMS Type 21 missile frigate (Rank VI)
(standard or premium versions can be obtained from the trophies during the Steel Dragons event)

Aviation

Su-11 jet fighter-interceptor (Rank IX)
(standard and premium versions can be obtained from the trophies during the Steel Dragons event)
F-84G-21-RE jet fighter-bomber (Rank IX)
(standard and premium versions can be obtained from the trophies during the Steel Dragons event)

Official Release of the Chinese Tank Tree

The Chinese ground forces tech tree is now available to all players as of February 19! Early access restrictions have been removed, and the legendary machines of the Celestial Empire are ready to join your hangar.

Please note: Chinese vehicles previously found in the Collector’s tab or in the Soviet tech tree branch have now been moved to the China tab.

Forge your own path to victory by experimenting with bold squad lineups, unleashing unexpected vehicle combinations, and dominating the competition.

Season “Steel Dragons”

Complete the Steel Dragons Season combat missions, earn War Bonds and Keys as rewards and unlock trophy containers with valuable prizes for them.

In total for the Season, you can get more than 8,550 bonds for completing tasks, a welcome bonus, a free Battle Pass lineup, completing the season's task progress bar, and getting into the top 1% of the tank, ship, and aviation leaderboards. Additional bonds can be obtained from the Small Trophy by watching ads and when opening the Medium and Big Trophies, and from the Infinite Trophy in the Battle Pass.

The “Steel Dragons” season will last from February 19th to March 19th, 2026.

Seasonal vehicles: Challenger 3 TD and VT4.

Medium Trophy Jackpot: standard version of Challenger 3 TD or VT4.

Big Trophy Jackpot: premium version of Challenger 3 TD or VT4.

Guaranteed reward: 700 blueprints for one of the seasonal tanks for 50 attempts in the Medium Trophy or 14 attempts in the Big Trophy.

The jackpot can be won at any time, but only once per trophy. Once won, the guaranteed reward for this trophy will be disabled. It is possible to win the jackpot after reaching the guaranteed reward.

Once you have obtained all seasonal vehicles before reaching the jackpot or guaranteed reward, you will receive 1,750 Golden Eagles as your guaranteed reward, instead of the Jackpot, you will receive 2 Keys from the Medium Trophy and 1,750 Golden Eagles from the Large Trophy.

Seasonal vehicles: HMS Type 21 and USS Seawolf.

Medium Trophy Jackpot: standard version of HMS Type 21 or USS Seawolf.

Big Trophy Jackpot: premium version of HMS Type 21 or USS Seawolf.

Guaranteed reward: 700 blueprints for one of the seasonal ships for 50 attempts in the Medium Trophy or 14 attempts in the Big Trophy.

Seasonal vehicles: Su-11 and F-84G-21-RE.

Medium Trophy Jackpot: standard version of Su-11 or F-84G-21-RE.

Big Trophy Jackpot: premium version of Su-11 or F-84G-21-RE.

Guaranteed reward: 700 blueprints for one of the seasonal aircraft for 50 attempts in the Medium Trophy or 14 attempts in the Big Trophy.

300 bonds are awarded as a gift with the start of the Season to players after at least 5 battles in any Campaign.
Rewards for completing the tasks of the season of all three campaigns.
Rewards in the overall progress bar of the season's tasks.
Campaign ranking awards.
Battle Pass rewards.
With a chance – from the Infinite Trophy in the Battle Pass.
Reward from Small or Medium Trophies (10 to 300 items).
Season Offers and Store.

As a reward in the Season Task progress bar;
As a Battle Pass reward;
For being in the top 1% and top 10% of the ship, tank or aircraft leaderboards of the Season;
From Medium and Big Trophies (2 to 4 keys per successful opening);
As items in special event’s store;
Through Seasonal Offers and the Store.

War Bonds and Keys cannot be used in the next season. After the end of the current season, War Bonds and Keys will be automatically used to open the relevant trophies in random campaigns. If you want to get rewards from a certain campaign, you have to use the War Bonds and Keys yourself before the end of the season, until 10:00 (GMT) on March 19th 2026.

Leaderboards

To get into the campaign leaderboard, you need to fight at least 5 battles using vehicles from the relevant campaign (tank and ship take-offs don't count for access to the Aviation Campaign).

The rating season ends on March 12th, 2026 at 10:00 (GMT). Rewards will be distributed within a few days after the leaderboards are frozen. It’s important to note that rewards may be given out at different times for different leaderboards.

Battle Pass

Complete special tasks, level up your Battle Pass and receive rewards for your completed steps.

When you purchase the VIP pass, you instantly receive special camouflages for one vehicle from the trophies of each campaign, as well as automatically completing 10 steps from the Battle Pass lineup. If you have already purchased an upgraded BP, the cost of the VIP pass will be reduced.

VT4

HMS Type 21

F-84G-21-RE

The unique camouflages are given when you purchase a VIP pass no matter if you have a vehicle.

Lunar New Year Pass

From February 19th to February 26th (ends at 10:00 UTC), join the final stage of the Lunar New Year celebration event. A brand-new themed Battle Pass and even more valuable Lunar Bonds await!

Don’t miss your chance to exchange Lunar Bonds for premium vehicles, decorations, keys, and other valuable rewards – the Event Store closes on February 26 at 10:00 UTC.