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'''Space Thunder''' was an [[April Fool's Day]] event taking place 1 - 6th April 2020, and then returning for the Cosmonautic Day, being available on 12 and 13th of April 2020. Event featured the Space Combat Units fighting in a realistic zero-g environment.

==The Event Introduction==
Space mining has always been far from peaceful, but corporations managed to rub along together. Until now, when they found on the Moon the mysterious [[Object 279]], a powerful weapon of the first space race. There can’t be alliances and codexes when you strive to possess such an artifact, so professionals step forward.

Your employers want to control resource platforms in open space, these are perfect transfer sites. You are weapons free with the whole arsenal of combat space suits available in several variants.
{{Youtube-gallery|aNXfsxyJYM8|}}

==Space Combat Units==
<div style="display:flex"><div style="flex-basis:100%">
<div class="ttx">
<div class="ttx-table-line ttx-table-head">Assault CSS</div>
<div class="ttx-image">[[File:Assault combat space suit.png]]
<div class="ttx-table">
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">7.7</span><span class="ttx-name">BR</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">0</span><span class="ttx-name">SP</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line ttx-table-head">Unit characteristics</div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">Average</span><span class="ttx-name">Agility</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">80 / 0 / 80 kJ</span><span class="ttx-name">Armor energy absorption</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">AN/APG-2077</span><span class="ttx-name">Front view AESA Radar</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">TADS-2020</span><span class="ttx-name">Electro-optical surveillance system</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">AAQ-0982</span><span class="ttx-name">Electro-optical target system</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">LSS-2.4</span><span class="ttx-name">LIDAR sensors</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">AN/AAQ-2019</span><span class="ttx-name">Missile approach warning system</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">AR-0104</span><span class="ttx-name">Pilot Augmented Reality system</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line ttx-table-head">Offensive armament</div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">12.7 mm M5 machine gun x 2 (Ammo: 2000)</span><span class="ttx-name">Weapon 1</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">560 rounds/min</span><span class="ttx-name">Fire rate</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">3.5 s</span><span class="ttx-name">Reloading rate</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">Multi-purpose grenade x 16</span><span class="ttx-name">Weapon 2</span></div>
</div>
[[File:Space thunder 1280x720 03.jpg]]
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="flex-basis:100%">
<div class="ttx">
<div class="ttx-table-line ttx-table-head">Scout CSS</div>
<div class="ttx-image">[[File:Scout combat space suit.png]]
<div class="ttx-table">
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">7.7</span><span class="ttx-name">BR</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">60</span><span class="ttx-name">SP</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line ttx-table-head">Unit characteristics</div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">High</span><span class="ttx-name">Agility</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">80 / 0 / 0 kJ</span><span class="ttx-name">Armor energy absorption</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">AN/APG-2077</span><span class="ttx-name">Front view AESA Radar</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">TADS-2020</span><span class="ttx-name">Electro-optical surveillance system</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">AAQ-0982</span><span class="ttx-name">Electro-optical target system</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">LSS-2.4</span><span class="ttx-name">LIDAR sensors</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">AN/AAQ-2019</span><span class="ttx-name">Missile approach warning system</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">AR-0104</span><span class="ttx-name">Pilot Augmented Reality system</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line ttx-table-head">Offensive armament</div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">7.62 mm MG 12 machine gun x 2 (Ammo: 9000)</span><span class="ttx-name">Weapon 1</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">1200 rounds/min</span><span class="ttx-name">Fire rate</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">5.0 s</span><span class="ttx-name">Reloading rate</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">Multi-purpose grenade x 16</span><span class="ttx-name">Weapon 2</span></div>
</div>
[[File:Space thunder 1280x720 02.jpg]]
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="flex-basis:100%">
<div class="ttx">
<div class="ttx-table-line ttx-table-head">Close Combat CSS</div>
<div class="ttx-image">[[File:Close combat space suit.png]]
<div class="ttx-table">
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">7.7</span><span class="ttx-name">BR</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">170</span><span class="ttx-name">SP</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line ttx-table-head">Unit characteristics</div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">High</span><span class="ttx-name">Agility</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">80 / 80 / 80 kJ</span><span class="ttx-name">Armor energy absorption</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">AN/APG-2077</span><span class="ttx-name">Front view AESA Radar</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">TADS-2020</span><span class="ttx-name">Electro-optical surveillance system</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">AAQ-0982</span><span class="ttx-name">Electro-optical target system</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">LSS-2.4</span><span class="ttx-name">LIDAR sensors</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">AN/AAQ-2019</span><span class="ttx-name">Missile approach warning system</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">AR-0104</span><span class="ttx-name">Pilot Augmented Reality system</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line ttx-table-head">Offensive armament</div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">50 mm Mk.19 grenade launcher x 2 (Ammo: 1200)</span><span class="ttx-name">Weapon 1</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">300 rounds/min</span><span class="ttx-name">Fire rate</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">5.0 s</span><span class="ttx-name">Reloading rate</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">Multi-purpose grenade x 16</span><span class="ttx-name">Weapon 2</span></div>
</div>
[[File:Space thunder 1280x720 04.jpg]]
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="flex-basis:100%">
<div class="ttx">
<div class="ttx-table-line ttx-table-head">Support CSS</div>
<div class="ttx-image">[[File:Fire support combat space suit.png]]
<div class="ttx-table">
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">7.7</span><span class="ttx-name">BR</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">260</span><span class="ttx-name">SP</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line ttx-table-head">Unit characteristics</div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">Low</span><span class="ttx-name">Agility</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">80 / 0 / 80 kJ</span><span class="ttx-name">Armor energy absorption</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">AN/APG-2077</span><span class="ttx-name">Front view AESA Radar</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">TADS-2020</span><span class="ttx-name">Electro-optical surveillance system</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">AAQ-0982</span><span class="ttx-name">Electro-optical target system</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">LSS-2.4</span><span class="ttx-name">LIDAR sensors</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">AN/AAQ-2019</span><span class="ttx-name">Missile approach warning system</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">AR-0104</span><span class="ttx-name">Pilot Augmented Reality system</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line ttx-table-head">Offensive armament</div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">30 mm 2A/82 cannon x 2 (Ammo: 800)</span><span class="ttx-name">Weapon 1</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">15 rounds/min</span><span class="ttx-name">Fire rate</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">5.0 s</span><span class="ttx-name">Reloading rate</span></div>
<div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">152 mm 19M220 missile x 4</span><span class="ttx-name">Weapon 2</span></div>
</div>
[[File:Space thunder 1280x720 01.jpg]]
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
== Space Thunder Controls ==
Controls in Space Thunder were unique, as the Space Combat Units followed (somewhat simplified) Newtonian Physics. There was no "up" or "down" and unless acted with a force Unit would continue on its path at the constant speed and direction. Simplifications to the physics revolved around collisions. Impact from weapons added no acceleration to the pods, and colliding with other objects would dampen the motion, allowing players to quickly negate their motion. All of this aimed for much more accessible gameplay than with fully realistic physics, where basically the first hit off-center would add significant angular rotation to the pod, making it impossible to return fire.
[[File:Space thunder controls.jpg|thumb|center|800px|Dedicated controls settings for the Space Combat Unit]]
==The Map==
Space Thunder took place on a dedicated map, centered around an extremely large space station, with added 3 asteroids on the outskirts. Map contained a number of tributes to the ISS:
* [[wikipedia:Integrated Truss Structure|Truss]]-like structures with [[wikipedia:Solar array wing|Solar Array Wings]] (gold-brown) and [[wikipedia:External Active Thermal Control System|Heat Rejection System Radiators]] (solid white) attached.
* [[wikipedia:Canadarm2|Canadarm2]]-like robotic arms
* A number of [[wikipedia:Cupola (ISS module)|Cupolas]] attached to [[wikipedia:Tranquility (ISS module)|Tranquility]]-like modules, and external payloads in a [[wikipedia:Columbus (ISS module)|Columbus]]-like configuration. In fact majority of the modules on the station have a typical design to the ISS modules built by the European Space Agency.

<gallery mode="packed" heights="150px">
File:SpaceThunder Map.png|Distant shot of an entire map
File:SpaceThunder Map Center.jpg|Perspective shot of the Space Station
File:SpaceThunder Map SolarPanels.jpg|ISS-alike solar panels
File:SpaceThunder Map Arm.jpg|Canadarm2-alike robotic arm
</gallery>

==Realism==
Event brought several surprisingly realistic details into the game. Notably:
* There is no sound in space. Player can hear only his own guns, thrusters, when he gets hit, collisions, leaks and internal system warnings.
* Vaccum is obeyed. Muzzle flashes are spherical, instead of having shape perturbed, as it is typical when fired in the atmosphere. Similarly ejecta from the Reaction Control systems expands in a perfect cone, instead of more bell-like shape, as it would in the atmosphere. And finally: Pierced propellant tanks accelerate spacecraft, as matter escapes into vaccum.
* Simplified Newtonian physics. Rotation and speed don't matter, everything is relative. Once accelerated, every pod, piece of debris or bullet will continue flying, there is no need to maintain thrust, Star Wars-style, nor gravity will pull them away.

==External links==
* [https://invisioncommunity.co.uk/war-thunder-developers-send-players-into-outer-space/ War Thunder developers send players into outer space] - IGC
* [https://www.notebookcheck.net/April-Fools-Day-2020-War-Thunder-goes-to-space.459682.0.html April Fools' Day 2020: War Thunder goes to space] - NotebookCheck

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-'''Space Thunder''' was an [[April Fool's Day]] event taking place 1 - 6th April 2020, and then returning for the Cosmonautic Day, being available on 12 and 13th of April 2020. Event featured the Space Combat Units fighting in a realistic zero-g environment.
+'''Space Thunder''' was an [[April Fool's Day]] event taking place 1<sup>st</sup> - 6<sup>th</sup> April 2020, and then returning for the Cosmonautic Day, being available on 12<sup>th</sup> and 13<sup>th</sup> April 2020. The event featured Space Combat Units fighting in a realistic zero-g environment.
 ==The Event Introduction==
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 ==Gameplay==
-Gameplay was centred around two teams of seven players fighting team deathmatch till the first team got 50 kills. Damaging enemy Units, scoring critical kills, and finally: killing them gave SP, which could then be used to spawn more advanced units. Initially, players had 60 SP and throughout the game, there was no limit in a number of spawned Units nor in a collected amount of SP. As damaging opponents over time rewarded additional points, it was preferable to killing them in a single shot (it was possible with the Support CSS, not so much with other units).
+Gameplay was based on two teams of seven players fighting team deathmatch till the first team got 50 kills. Damaging enemy Units, scoring critical kills, and finally: killing them gave SP, which could then be used to spawn more advanced units. Initially, players had 60 SP and throughout the game, there was no limit in a number of spawned Units nor in a collected amount of SP. As damaging opponents over time rewarded additional points, it was preferable to killing them in a single shot (it was possible with the Support CSS, not so much with other units).
 Post-match rewards included fuel, oxidizer and shipping containers for the Space Race event. Also, during the first period the event was active, 1<sup>st</sup> - 6<sup>th</sup> April 2020, players would earn Unique Paint that would be used to create special black camouflage for the event vehicles.
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 ==Realism==
 Event brought several surprisingly realistic details into the game. Notably:
-* There is no sound in space. Player can hear only his own guns, thrusters, when he gets hit, collisions, leaks and internal system warnings.
+* There is no sound in space. The player can hear only his own guns, thrusters, when he gets hit, collisions, leaks and internal system warnings.
-* Vaccum is obeyed. Muzzle flashes are spherical, instead of having shape perturbed, as it is typical when fired in the atmosphere. Similarly ejecta from the Reaction Control systems expands in a perfect cone, instead of more bell-like shape, as it would in the atmosphere. And finally: Pierced propellant tanks accelerate spacecraft, as matter escapes into vaccum.
+* Vacuum is obeyed. Muzzle flashes are spherical, instead of having shape perturbed, as it is typical when fired in the atmosphere. Similarly ejecta from the Reaction Control systems expands in a perfect cone, instead of more bell-like shape, as it would in the atmosphere. And finally: Pierced propellant tanks accelerate spacecraft, as matter escapes into vacuum.
 * Simplified Newtonian physics. Rotation and speed don't matter, everything is relative. Once accelerated, every pod, piece of debris or bullet will continue flying, there is no need to maintain thrust, Star Wars-style, nor gravity will pull them away.
-* There is no atmosphere, therefore there is no haze that typically aids with judging distance and scale, and shadowed areas are pitch-black, unless otherwise illuminated. Objects that are on the other edge of the map appear as crisp and evenly colored as those right next to you.
+* There is no atmosphere, therefore there is no haze that typically helps judging distance and scale, and shadowed areas are pitch-black, unless otherwise illuminated. Objects that are on the other edge of the map appear as crisp and evenly colored as those right next to you.
 * [[wikipedia:Planetshine|Planetshine]] is accurately represented

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 ==The Map==
-Space Thunder took place on a dedicated map, centered around an extremely large space station, with added 3 asteroids on the outskirts. Map contained a number of tributes to the ISS:
+Space Thunder took place on a dedicated map, centred around an extremely large space station, with added three asteroids on the outskirts. The map contained a number of tributes to the ISS:
 * [[wikipedia:Integrated Truss Structure|Truss]]-like structures with [[wikipedia:Solar array wing|Solar Array Wings]] (gold-brown) and [[wikipedia:External Active Thermal Control System|Heat Rejection System Radiators]] (solid white) attached.
 * [[wikipedia:Canadarm2|Canadarm2]]-like robotic arms
-* A number of [[wikipedia:Cupola (ISS module)|Cupolas]] attached to [[wikipedia:Tranquility (ISS module)|Tranquility]]-like modules, and external payloads in a [[wikipedia:Columbus (ISS module)|Columbus]]-like configuration. In fact majority of the modules on the station have a typical design to the ISS modules built by the European Space Agency.
+* A number of [[wikipedia:Cupola (ISS module)|Cupolas]] attached to [[wikipedia:Tranquility (ISS module)|Tranquility]]-like modules, and external payloads in a [[wikipedia:Columbus (ISS module)|Columbus]]-like configuration. In fact, the majority of the modules on the station have a typical design to the ISS modules built by the European Space Agency.
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="150px">
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 ==Gameplay==
-Gameplay was centered around 2 teams of 7 players fighting team deathmatch till the first team got 50 kills. Damaging enemy Units, scoring critical kills, and finally: killing them gave SP, which could then be used to spawn more advanced units. Initially, players had 60 SP and throughout the game, there was no limit in a number of spawned Units nor in a collected amount of SP. As damaging opponents over time rewarded additional points, it was preferable to killing them in a single shot (it was possible with the Support CSS, not so much with other units).
+Gameplay was centred around two teams of seven players fighting team deathmatch till the first team got 50 kills. Damaging enemy Units, scoring critical kills, and finally: killing them gave SP, which could then be used to spawn more advanced units. Initially, players had 60 SP and throughout the game, there was no limit in a number of spawned Units nor in a collected amount of SP. As damaging opponents over time rewarded additional points, it was preferable to killing them in a single shot (it was possible with the Support CSS, not so much with other units).
-Post-match rewards included fuel, oxidizer and shipping containers for the Space Race event. Also, during the first period the event was active, 1 - 6th April 2020, players would earn Unique Paint that would be used to create special black camouflage for the event vehicles.
+Post-match rewards included fuel, oxidizer and shipping containers for the Space Race event. Also, during the first period the event was active, 1<sup>st</sup> - 6<sup>th</sup> April 2020, players would earn Unique Paint that would be used to create special black camouflage for the event vehicles.
 View the video below for the full match run-down.

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 == Awards ==
 {{Main|Awards}}
-Sapce Thunder came with an unique set of awards during the matches. Those were the only awards within the battles:
+Space Thunder came with an unique set of awards during the matches. Those were the only awards within the battles:
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 ==External links==
 * [https://invisioncommunity.co.uk/war-thunder-developers-send-players-into-outer-space/ War Thunder developers send players into outer space] - IGC
 * [https://www.notebookcheck.net/April-Fools-Day-2020-War-Thunder-goes-to-space.459682.0.html April Fools' Day 2020: War Thunder goes to space] - NotebookCheck
 [[Category:April fool's day]]

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 Controls in Space Thunder were unique, as the Space Combat Units followed (somewhat simplified) Newtonian Physics. There was no "up" or "down" and unless acted with a force Unit would continue on its path at the constant speed and direction. Simplifications to the physics revolved around collisions. Impact from weapons added no acceleration to the pods, and colliding with other objects would dampen the motion, allowing players to quickly negate their motion. All of this aimed for much more accessible gameplay than with fully realistic physics, where basically the first hit off-center would add significant angular rotation to the pod, making it impossible to return fire.
 [[File:Space thunder controls.jpg|thumb|center|800px|Dedicated controls settings for the Space Combat Unit]]
 ==The Map==
 Space Thunder took place on a dedicated map, centered around an extremely large space station, with added 3 asteroids on the outskirts. Map contained a number of tributes to the ISS:
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 <gallery mode="packed" heights="150px">
-File:SpaceThunder Map.png|Distant shot of an entire map
+File:SpaceThunder Map.png|Distant shot of an entire map from a "side"
 File:SpaceThunder Map Center.jpg|Perspective shot of the Space Station
 File:SpaceThunder Map SolarPanels.jpg|ISS-alike solar panels
 File:SpaceThunder Map Arm.jpg|Canadarm2-alike robotic arm
 </gallery>