Gaijin Entertainment has confirmed in an official announcement that War Thunder Battle Pass Season 25, titled Steel Fury, runs from October 21 at 12:00 GMT to January 20 at 12:00 GMT. The 90-day season is themed around Germany, with decorations, inscription decals, and premium vehicles built around that focus.
The two main Battle Pass vehicles
The S-706, a Rank III premium torpedo boat, leads the season for Germany. Gaijin states the vessel was laid down at the Danziger Waggonfabrik shipyard in Danzig and commissioned on October 31, 1944. It operated in the North Sea and the English Channel during the war, was transferred to the United States as war reparation, studied in Philadelphia, and sold for scrap in 1948. The S-706 belongs to the most advanced generation of German Schnellboote, reaches speeds of nearly 80 km/h, and carries depth charges. Its four torpedo tubes, two in the bow and two in the stern, hold a total loadout of six torpedoes. Because the tubes face both directions, a captain can launch while closing in or breaking away and does not need a full turn to bring weapons back to bear. Gun armament includes 30 mm and 20 mm cannons plus machine guns, and Gaijin says the boat is set to become one of the best torpedo boats in the game, both against small boats and as a point-capturer against larger naval vessels.
The Jagdpanther G2 is the season’s other main reward, a Rank IV premium tank destroyer. Gaijin identifies it as the 1944 second and final production variant of the Jagdpanther, which saw use in the final stages of the war, notably in the Lake Balaton Offensive and the Ardennes campaign. Its 88 mm gun is the same as the famous King Tiger and can penetrate the frontal armor of most medium and heavy tanks. Sloped frontal armor withstands most smaller-caliber armor-piercing rounds. The G2 keeps the G1’s strengths and adds an Em 0.9 m R rangefinder and premium status, so it can stay in a front-facing position longer than the G1.
Warbond shop and first-time vehicles
The Warbond shop runs in tandem with the Battle Pass, and its items are bought with Warbonds earned during the pass. It has six shop levels, each unlocked by reaching Battle Pass levels, and items from shop level 3 also require medals earned by completing Special Tasks.
The Z4 Zerstörer, a premium German destroyer, appears in the Warbond shop for the first time. According to Gaijin, the destroyer USS Claxton (DD-571) entered service in December 1942 and fought in the Pacific Theater; in December 1959 it was transferred to the West German Navy and renamed Z4 Zerstörer. Six 76 mm guns with high-explosive proximity-fuze shells, combined with radar, make it lethal to aircraft and small vessels at range. As a first-time Warbond vehicle, it gives players a path to a radar-equipped premium destroyer paid for with Warbonds rather than Golden Eagles. Gaijin also marked the US Navy’s birthday this month with ship discounts and a themed decal.
The FR-1 Fireball, an aircraft for the United States, is the other first-time Warbond shop vehicle. Gaijin describes it as the first jet aircraft to enter U.S. Navy service, with a hybrid propulsion system combining a piston engine and a jet engine. It is armed with four 12.7 mm machine guns, and its hardpoints can carry HVAR rockets, fuel tanks, naval mines, and 500 or 1000 lb bombs.
The Warbond shop also lists the Pz.IV G for Italy, the T-126 for the USSR, the MGB-75 for Great Britain, and the Ki-44-II Otsu for Japan.
Cost, progression, and upgrade coupons
The Battle Pass costs 2,000 Golden Eagles and unlocks every level. The improved version costs 2,500 Golden Eagles and comes with an extra 150 progress points, which is 15 levels from the start. Players can also purchase progress points for Golden Eagles starting 28 days after the season begins. One level is 10 progress points, earned by logging in (1 to 5 points), completing Daily Tasks (2 to 5 points each), and completing Battle Pass Challenges (30 points each). New Challenges unlock once a week, and another three come from reaching specific levels.
The improved pass costs 500 Golden Eagles more and starts a player 15 levels ahead, since one level is 10 points and the upgrade adds 150 progress points. It does not change the number of coupons required or the final reward, but it reduces the activity needed to reach the two Upgrade Coupons by 150 points. For players who expect to miss some daily logins or weekly challenges, that 15 level buffer can be the difference between reaching the coupons before January 20 and falling short.
Two Upgrade Coupons sit at levels 105 and 125. Both are needed to get the next Battle Pass for free, and they also make the two new vehicles tradable on the Gaijin Market. To use them, a player must wait until the current season ends and the new season begins, then exchange both coupons in the purchase window. The free pass requires a full season of commitment: a player must reach level 125, hold both coupons until the season ends, and redeem them once the next season starts. The same two coupons also convert the S-706 and Jagdpanther G2 into market-tradable items, which gives players a reason to chase level 125 even if they do not plan to use the free pass themselves.
Other rewards and the Battle Trophy
Beyond the four vehicles, the pass includes Silver Lions, Warbonds, Orders, Wagers, Backups, a Test Drive for one of the new vehicles, 10 days of Premium Account time, unique camouflages for the two new reward vehicles, a title, and a loading screen. The German theme carries through the cosmetics: the Ammunition Crate, PWK 42 LP, and Puppchen ship decorations, the Clementine, Gertrud, Erika, and Brunhilda inscription decals, a Miss October 1944 Pin-up decal, and a Jagdpanther G2 profile background. A special trophy in the Warbond shop contains decals previously featured in 2019.
There is also a Battle Trophy with four vehicles from past Battle Passes or events: ORP Garland for Great Britain, USS Detroit for the United States, Matilda Hedgehog for Great Britain, and Ro.57 Quadriarma for Italy. Opening it gives one vehicle. If a player already has all of them, the reward becomes Silver Lions and the Golden Battles Wager, which allows up to 1,000 Golden Eagles. Gaijin outlined its next major update and fourth-quarter events in the War Thunder community update No. 13.
