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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} Italian twin-engine fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update "Hot Tracks"]] as a reward for the [[wt:en/news/6981-special-operation-w-i-n-t-e-r-en|2020 Operation W.I.N.T.E.R.]] event.
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} Italian strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update "Hot Tracks"]] as a reward for the [[wt:en/news/6981-special-operation-w-i-n-t-e-r-en|2020 Operation W.I.N.T.E.R.]] event.
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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The Ro.57 is quite manoeuvrable for a strike aircraft, with a great roll rate and turn time, and will most likely be able to win turn fights with other twin-engine aircraft. However, remember, the Ro. 57 is not a turn fighter, and should not be used as such. In addition, it's rather slow for its BR, so keep that in mind when chasing enemies.
  
 
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* No armour
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* Self-sealing fuel tanks (1 in front of the ammunition for armament, 1 behind pilot, 1 in rear fuselage)
  
 
=== Modifications and economy ===
 
=== Modifications and economy ===
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
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At the start of the battle, climb as high as you can. Use the air spawn to your advantage. Intercepting bombers is usually your main job as an interceptor. Head-on engagements are an option as you have good frontal armaments located in the nose. If you are engaged by a fighter, don't hesitate to turn fight. Your turn rate with combat flaps is much better than it may appear and is sometimes on par with even the Spitfire's turn rate under the right conditions. Boom and Zoom can be done but do so with extra caution as you will be chased quite easily by enemy fighters.
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'''CAS support'''
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The Ro.57 Quadriarma is a champion in Close Air Support at its Battle Rating. With its cannons and payload, it is capable of completely turning around the fortunes of a lost game. The most effective loadout is the 2 x 160 kg bombs and 1 x 250 kg bomb, while as well as the tracer belt for the .50 cal and ground targets belt for the cannons. The launching device of the central bomb is similar to that of the Ju 87 Stuka, so consider having to stay in a dive for about 2 or 3 seconds before the central bomb is released from the mini catapult, in this situation you can extend the airbrake in order to slow down further and be more accurate with the bombs. For the bombs on the wings there are no problems, those are released immediately.
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'''Air Superiority'''
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In addition to being a good CAS, the Quadriarma can play a very important role in air superiority, in this case do not equip bombs, or make sure you have dropped them before you devote yourself to air superiority. In this area it is recommended to arm the Ro.57 with the Tracer or Air Targets belt for the 12.7 mm and the Universal belt for the 20 mm. The Quadriarma strongly suits the energy fighter style of play, even if it doesn't look like it, once enough energy and the right position are acquired, it turns into an excellent fighter.
  
 
=== Manual Engine Control ===
 
=== Manual Engine Control ===
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
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* Lethal nose-mounted armament
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* Can fly on a single-engine
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* Above-average durability
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* Decent speed and climb for a twin-engine aircraft of its rank
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* Agile for a twin-engine aircraft
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* Versatile payloads for many situations
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* Relatively short take-off run
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* Equipped with airbrakes, allowing for dive-bombing and easy landings
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
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* Limited ammunition for the cannons
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* Low muzzle velocity on the Breda-SAFAT machine guns
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* No armour
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* Engine prone to overheating with at high power
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* Bomb trapeze creates a delay between pressing the release button and the bomb actually dropping
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* Carrying any payload reduces the excellent handling
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
 
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The IMAM Ro.57 was designed and developed by Giovanni Galasso, an aeronautical engineer, and was built by IMAM (Industrie Meccaniche Aeronautiche Meridionali).
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The first prototype flew in 1939 and the IMAM technicians proposed the Ro.57 to the Regia Aeronautica as a dive bomber, but in 1939 the Regia Aeronautica was not interested.
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At the demonstration, the armament was composed by only two 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT. It had 2 powerful Fiat A.74 R.C.38 engines with 840 HP each and the plane had a maximum speed of 501 km/h at 5,250 metres of altitude.
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After 2 years, during 1941, after the failure of [[Breda 88 (P.XI)|Breda Ba.88]] as an attacker, the Regia Aeronautica decided to return to the Ro.57 project and make it a complete attacker. 2 variants were created.
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[[File:Ro.57 Quadriarma during tests.png|thumb|Ro.57 Quadriarma during tests]]
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In addition to the ventral attachment for a 500 kg bomb, two wing pylons were added for bombs up to 250 kg, a ventral window (necessary for targeting), and aerodynamic dive brakes.
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The plane got new armament with the addition of two [[Hispano 404 (20 mm)|20 mm Hispano 404]] plus the two [[Breda-SAFAT (12.7 mm)|12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT]] already in the previous tests and prototypes.
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This variant is obscure because the Hispano 404 cannons were only used briefly for testing.
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When all was said and done, the aircraft was renamed IMAM Ro.57 Bis. The aerodynamic obstruction of the rafters, the ventral window, the aerodynamic brakes and the tailwheel brought the maximum speed down to 480 km/h. Worse still, due to strange aerodynamic interference, the oil cooler of the right engine provided insufficient cooling, causing a tendency for the engine to overheat at maximum revs, and the aircraft was unstable when diving, thus compromising the accuracy of the dive bombing.
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[[File:Ro.57 Quadriarma during training.png|thumb|Ro.57 during training]]
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In spite of these defects, the Regia Aeronautica's shortcomings in the field of assault aircraft led, at the end of 1942, to an order for 200 units of the Ro.57 Bis, later reduced to 110. Of these, according to the registration numbers, 75 were built before September 8, 1943, and between 50 and 60 were actually delivered to the Regia Aeronautica (which assigned them to the 97º Gruppo Tuffatori, 226ª and 227ª squadriglia). The aircraft had no importance in the war, as the pilots were not able to finish their training on the new machines before most of the aircraft were destroyed on the ground on July 13, 1943 due to a bombing raid conducted by B-24s on the airfield of Crotone Isola Rizzuto (now Crotone Airport), intended to annihilate the Reggiane Re.2002 of the 5°Stormo and Fiat G.50 of the 50°Stormo that had repeatedly hit the Allied ships engaged in the landing in Sicily.
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The subsequent prototype of the IMAM Ro.58 two-seater heavy fighter was derived from the design of the IMAM Ro.57.
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=== [[wt:en/news/6998-development-ro-57-quadriarma-en|Devblog]] ===
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Just before the outbreak of World War II, the Italian Regia Aeronautica placed an order for a heavy fighter for escorting bombers and long air patrols. The IMAM-based design group proposed a twin-engined aircraft with a pair of FIAT A.74RC.38 engines, armed with two heavy machine guns. Soon the aircraft was modified - the armament was reinforced with two 20 mm cannons, an air brake was installed, and bomb armament added.
  
 
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{{Youtube-gallery|0d_OIZP_r50|'''Starting Christmas in Style! Ro.57 Quadriarma! - Italy - Review!''' - ''Jengar''|x84vOICk-Z8|'''Ro.57 Quadriarma - Operation W.I.N.T.E.R. Reward''' - ''Napalmratte''}}
  
 
== See also ==
 
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* [[wt:en/news/6998-development-ro-57-quadriarma-en|[Devblog] Ro.57 Quadriarma]]
 
* [[wt:en/news/6998-development-ro-57-quadriarma-en|[Devblog] Ro.57 Quadriarma]]
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* [https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/510403-ro-57/ Official data sheet - more details about the performance]
  
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{{Italy premium aircraft}}
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{{Winter Event}}

Latest revision as of 05:01, 11 August 2024

Introducing Wiki 3.0
Ro.57 Quadriarma
ro_57_quadriarma.png
GarageImage Ro.57 Quadriarma.jpg
Ro.57 Quadriarma
Italy flag.png Italy
II Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
2.7 2.7 2.7
Class:
PREMIUM
Purchase:Bundle or Gift

Description

The Ro.57 Quadriarma is a premium gift rank II Italian strike aircraft with a battle rating of 2.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced during Update "Hot Tracks" as a reward for the 2020 Operation W.I.N.T.E.R. event.

General info

Flight performance

Air brakes
Allows you to dramatically reduce the flight speed by releasing special flaps
Max speed
at 5 000 m466 km/h
Turn time22 s
Max altitude8 850 m
Engine2 х Fiat A.74 R.C.38
Type
Cooling systemAir
Take-off weight5 t

The Ro.57 is quite manoeuvrable for a strike aircraft, with a great roll rate and turn time, and will most likely be able to win turn fights with other twin-engine aircraft. However, remember, the Ro. 57 is not a turn fighter, and should not be used as such. In addition, it's rather slow for its BR, so keep that in mind when chasing enemies.

Characteristics Max Speed
(km/h at 5,000 m) 		Max altitude
(metres) 		Turn time
(seconds) 		Rate of climb
(metres/second) 		Take-off run
(metres)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
Stock 451 436 8850 22.9 23.9 10.2 10.0 415
Upgraded 480 466 21.2 22.0 15.0 12.5

Details

Features
Combat flaps Take-off flaps Landing flaps Air brakes Arrestor gear
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X
Limits
Wings (km/h) Gear (km/h) Flaps (km/h) Max Static G
Combat Take-off Landing + -
0 320 470 337 280 ~14 ~6
Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons Rudder Elevators Radiator
< 380 < 280 < 520 > 250

Survivability and armour

Crew1 person
Speed of destruction
Structural0 km/h
Gear320 km/h
  • No armour
  • Self-sealing fuel tanks (1 in front of the ammunition for armament, 1 behind pilot, 1 in rear fuselage)

Modifications and economy

Repair cost
AB736 Sl icon.png
RB3 185 Sl icon.png
SB1 988 Sl icon.png
Crew training4 800 Sl icon.png
Experts32 000 Sl icon.png
Aces250 Ge icon.png
Research Aces440 000 Rp icon.png
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
Talisman.png 2 × 50 / 180 / 270 % Sl icon.png
Talisman.png 2 × 124 / 124 / 124 % Rp icon.png
Modifications
Flight performance Survivability Weaponry
Mods aerodinamic fuse.png
Fuselage repair
Mods radiator.png
Radiator
Mods armor frame.png
Airframe
Mods compressor.png
Compressor
Mods aerodinamic wing.png
Wings repair
Mods new engine.png
Engine
Mods armor cover.png
Cover
Mods engine extinguisher.png
EFS
Mods ammo.png
safat12_belt_pack
Mod arrow 1.png
Mods pilon bomb.png
GP50
Mod arrow 0.png
Mods ammo.png
hispano_belt_pack
Mod arrow 1.png
Mods pilon bomb.png
GP100
Mod arrow 0.png
Mods weapon.png
safat12_new_gun
Mods pilon bomb.png
GP250
Mod arrow 0.png
Mods weapon.png
hispano_404_new_gun
Mods pilon bomb.png
GP500

Armaments

Offensive armament

Main articles: Hispano 404 (20 mm), Breda-SAFAT (12.7 mm)

The Ro.57 Quadriarma is armed with:

  • 2 x 20 mm Hispano 404 cannons, nose-mounted (60 rpg = 120 total)
  • 2 x 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns, nose-mounted (350 rpg = 700 total)

Suspended armament

Main articles: GP 50 (50 kg), GP 100T (100 kg), SAP 100M (100 kg), A.P 160 (160 kg)
Main articles: GP 250 (250 kg), GP 500 (500 kg)

The Ro.57 Quadriarma can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

  • Without load
  • 2 x 50 kg GP 50 bombs (100 kg total)
  • 2 x 100 kg SAP 100M bombs (200 kg total)
  • 2 x 100 kg GP 100T bombs (200 kg total)
  • 2 x 160 kg A.P 160 bombs (320 kg total)
  • 1 x 250 kg GP 250 bomb + 2 x 100 kg SAP 100M bombs (450 kg total)
  • 1 x 250 kg GP 250 bomb + 2 x 100 kg GP 100T bombs (450 kg total)
  • 1 x 250 kg GP 250 bomb + 2 x 160 kg A.P 160 bombs (570 kg total)
  • 1 x 500 kg GP 500 bomb (500 kg total)

Usage in battles

At the start of the battle, climb as high as you can. Use the air spawn to your advantage. Intercepting bombers is usually your main job as an interceptor. Head-on engagements are an option as you have good frontal armaments located in the nose. If you are engaged by a fighter, don't hesitate to turn fight. Your turn rate with combat flaps is much better than it may appear and is sometimes on par with even the Spitfire's turn rate under the right conditions. Boom and Zoom can be done but do so with extra caution as you will be chased quite easily by enemy fighters.

CAS support

The Ro.57 Quadriarma is a champion in Close Air Support at its Battle Rating. With its cannons and payload, it is capable of completely turning around the fortunes of a lost game. The most effective loadout is the 2 x 160 kg bombs and 1 x 250 kg bomb, while as well as the tracer belt for the .50 cal and ground targets belt for the cannons. The launching device of the central bomb is similar to that of the Ju 87 Stuka, so consider having to stay in a dive for about 2 or 3 seconds before the central bomb is released from the mini catapult, in this situation you can extend the airbrake in order to slow down further and be more accurate with the bombs. For the bombs on the wings there are no problems, those are released immediately.

Air Superiority

In addition to being a good CAS, the Quadriarma can play a very important role in air superiority, in this case do not equip bombs, or make sure you have dropped them before you devote yourself to air superiority. In this area it is recommended to arm the Ro.57 with the Tracer or Air Targets belt for the 12.7 mm and the Universal belt for the 20 mm. The Quadriarma strongly suits the energy fighter style of play, even if it doesn't look like it, once enough energy and the right position are acquired, it turns into an excellent fighter.

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer Pitch Radiator Supercharger Turbocharger
Oil Water Type
Controllable Controllable
Not auto controlled 		Controllable
Auto control available 		Controllable
Not auto controlled 		Separate Not controllable
1 gear 		Not controllable

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Lethal nose-mounted armament
  • Can fly on a single-engine
  • Above-average durability
  • Decent speed and climb for a twin-engine aircraft of its rank
  • Agile for a twin-engine aircraft
  • Versatile payloads for many situations
  • Relatively short take-off run
  • Equipped with airbrakes, allowing for dive-bombing and easy landings

Cons:

  • Limited ammunition for the cannons
  • Low muzzle velocity on the Breda-SAFAT machine guns
  • No armour
  • Engine prone to overheating with at high power
  • Bomb trapeze creates a delay between pressing the release button and the bomb actually dropping
  • Carrying any payload reduces the excellent handling

History

The IMAM Ro.57 was designed and developed by Giovanni Galasso, an aeronautical engineer, and was built by IMAM (Industrie Meccaniche Aeronautiche Meridionali).

The first prototype flew in 1939 and the IMAM technicians proposed the Ro.57 to the Regia Aeronautica as a dive bomber, but in 1939 the Regia Aeronautica was not interested.

At the demonstration, the armament was composed by only two 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT. It had 2 powerful Fiat A.74 R.C.38 engines with 840 HP each and the plane had a maximum speed of 501 km/h at 5,250 metres of altitude.

After 2 years, during 1941, after the failure of Breda Ba.88 as an attacker, the Regia Aeronautica decided to return to the Ro.57 project and make it a complete attacker. 2 variants were created.

Ro.57 Quadriarma during tests

In addition to the ventral attachment for a 500 kg bomb, two wing pylons were added for bombs up to 250 kg, a ventral window (necessary for targeting), and aerodynamic dive brakes.

The plane got new armament with the addition of two 20 mm Hispano 404 plus the two 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT already in the previous tests and prototypes.

This variant is obscure because the Hispano 404 cannons were only used briefly for testing.

When all was said and done, the aircraft was renamed IMAM Ro.57 Bis. The aerodynamic obstruction of the rafters, the ventral window, the aerodynamic brakes and the tailwheel brought the maximum speed down to 480 km/h. Worse still, due to strange aerodynamic interference, the oil cooler of the right engine provided insufficient cooling, causing a tendency for the engine to overheat at maximum revs, and the aircraft was unstable when diving, thus compromising the accuracy of the dive bombing.

Ro.57 during training

In spite of these defects, the Regia Aeronautica's shortcomings in the field of assault aircraft led, at the end of 1942, to an order for 200 units of the Ro.57 Bis, later reduced to 110. Of these, according to the registration numbers, 75 were built before September 8, 1943, and between 50 and 60 were actually delivered to the Regia Aeronautica (which assigned them to the 97º Gruppo Tuffatori, 226ª and 227ª squadriglia). The aircraft had no importance in the war, as the pilots were not able to finish their training on the new machines before most of the aircraft were destroyed on the ground on July 13, 1943 due to a bombing raid conducted by B-24s on the airfield of Crotone Isola Rizzuto (now Crotone Airport), intended to annihilate the Reggiane Re.2002 of the 5°Stormo and Fiat G.50 of the 50°Stormo that had repeatedly hit the Allied ships engaged in the landing in Sicily.

The subsequent prototype of the IMAM Ro.58 two-seater heavy fighter was derived from the design of the IMAM Ro.57.

Devblog

Just before the outbreak of World War II, the Italian Regia Aeronautica placed an order for a heavy fighter for escorting bombers and long air patrols. The IMAM-based design group proposed a twin-engined aircraft with a pair of FIAT A.74RC.38 engines, armed with two heavy machine guns. Soon the aircraft was modified - the armament was reinforced with two 20 mm cannons, an air brake was installed, and bomb armament added.

Media

Skins
Images
  • Ro.57 Quadriarma Devblog Images
  • Ro.57 WTWallpaper 001.jpg
  • Ro.57 WTWallpaper 002.jpg
  • Ro.57 WTWallpaper 003.jpg
  • Ro.57 WTWallpaper 004.jpg
Videos
Starting Christmas in Style! Ro.57 Quadriarma! - Italy - Review! - Jengar
Ro.57 Quadriarma - Operation W.I.N.T.E.R. Reward - Napalmratte

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

  • reference to the series of the aircraft;
  • links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links


Southern Mechanical and Aeronautical Industries (IMAM)
Fighters  Ro.57 Quadriarma
Floatplanes  Ro.43 · Ro.44

Italy strike aircraft
  Ba.65 (K.14) L · Breda 88 (P.XI) · F.C.20 Bis · P.108A serie 2
  Ro.57 Quadriarma · SM.91 · SM.92
Hungary  ◐Bf 110 G-4 · ◔IL-10
Romania  Hs 129 B-2 (Romania)

Italy premium aircraft
Fighters  CR.32 bis · Marcolin's C.R.42 CN · He 112 B-1/U2 · Re.2001 gruppo 22
  C. 202D · IAR-81C · ▄Spitfire Mk Vb/trop · ◐Bf 109 F-4 · ◐Bf 109 G-2 · G.55S
Jet fighters  Ariete · G.91 R/4 · ▄F-104S TAF
Strike aircraft  ◐Bf 110 G-4 · Hs 129 B-2 (Romania) · Ro.57 Quadriarma
  AMX A-1A

Winter events
2022  Winter Quest
Pilot stars  Late 298D · ◄Tornado IDS MFG
Tanker stars  T-80UM2
Sailor stars  USS Newport News
2021  Operation W.I.N.T.E.R.
Pilot stars  C. 202D · ◊MiG-23MF
Tanker stars  A.C.I · AGS
Sailor stars  IJN Hayanami · MPK Pr.201K
2020  Operation W.I.N.T.E.R.
Pilot stars  Ro.57 Quadriarma · MiG-21PFM
Tanker stars  E.B.R. (1954) · Class 3 (P)
Sailor stars  Type K-8 No.13 · USS Baltimore
2019  Operation F.R.O.S.T.
Pilot stars  TIS MA · J6K1
Tanker stars  QF 3.7 Ram · ▃Merkava Mk.2B
Sailor stars  PT-811 · Jaguar
2018  Festive Quest
Pilot stars  M.B.152C1 · Fw 190 C
Tanker stars  SU-85A · T30
Christmas Lights  P-43A-1 · Comet I "Iron Duke IV"
2017  Festive Quest
Pilot christmas toys  P-40C · NC.900
Tanker christmas toys  AEC Mk II · Ersatz M10
Christmas Lights  Fw 189 A-1 · KV-2 (1940)
2016  Winter Holiday
Pilot stages  Ki-21-I hei · Me 262 A-2a
Tanker stages  ▃LVT(A)(4) (ZIS-2) · ▂Type 62
2015  War Thunder Fulfills Your Wishes!
Pilot reward  ▂P-63C-5
Tanker reward  VK 45.01 (P)
2014  Holiday War Thunder Marathon!
Pilot reward  I-301
Tanker reward  M8A1 GMC

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