War Thunder’s October monthly decals lean into Halloween with skulls, ghosts, a black cat, and five World War I-era aircraft markings, all earnable from October 12 through November 12, 2026. Gaijin Entertainment reworked the usual monthly format for the season and brought back the “Tiefseefisch” emblem, which previously cost Golden Eagles and can now be unlocked by completing a regular task instead.
Updated: October 13, 2026.
All 10 October decals and their unlock tasks
The set splits into five new decals and five returning ones. Every task needs a vehicle at rank III or higher, and the requirements appear in the Monthly Decals tab at the bottom of the customization menu.
| Decal | Nation | Unlock task |
|---|---|---|
| Personal Marking of Kazimir Rudzit | Soviet Russia | Defeat 50 players using Soviet aircraft |
| SPA 91 Emblem | France | Earn 15,000 score using French aircraft |
| “Rice’s Red Devils” Hull Art | USA | Finish in positions 1-3 three times using American ground vehicles |
| Black Cat Squadron Emblem (Type 1) | China | Play 20 battles using Chinese aircraft with at least 60% Battle Activity |
| 337th Squadron “Ghost” Tail Art | Greece | Defeat 20 players using missiles while flying Greek or Israeli aircraft |
| “Grinning Skull” Emblem | UK | Win 10 battles using British tanks |
| “Yellow Skull” Emblem | Sweden | Finish in positions 1-5 five times using Swedish ground vehicles |
| 1st Anti-Aircraft Company, 7th Anti-Aircraft Regiment Emblem | Japan | Destroy 20 aircraft using Japanese ground vehicles |
| SFltl Emblem “Tiefseefisch” | Germany | Score 20,000 damage using German coastal vessels |
| 41° Gruppo Autonomo AS Emblem | Italy | Destroy 30 ground or water targets using Italian aircraft |
What the new markings represent
The five new decals are drawn from real units. Kazimir Rudzit served in the 15th Reconnaissance Aviation Detachment of the Red Military Air Fleet, flying 23 combat and reconnaissance missions on the Southern Front in the spring and summer of 1919. His marking shows Death riding a scythe and holding a red ribbon beside a pair of dragonflies.
France’s SPA 91 Emblem comes from Escadrille SPA 91, formed in the spring of 1917 and dissolved on July 9, 1919 with six confirmed victories. The “Rice’s Red Devils” hull art belongs to Company C of the 89th Medium Tank Battalion, which painted a monster face on a deep red base on its Sherman tanks in Korea. The Black Cat Squadron emblem represents ROCAF’s 35th Squadron, which flew U-2 spy planes from 1961 to 1974. Greece’s 337th Squadron “Ghost” tail art dates to a unit that became the first Hellenic squadron to fly jets.
Availability, boundaries, and the returning emblems
All ten decals are available from October 12 at 11:00 GMT until November 12 at 09:00 GMT, and every task can be completed with rank III or higher vehicles. The Tiefseefisch emblem was originally tied to the first event, so this is the first time players can earn it through a normal task. Gaijin kept the Red Devils hull art generalized so it fits many tank hulls besides the Sherman, and notes the World War I aircraft markings cannot be placed historically.
The details above come from Gaijin’s official “Spooky Monthly Decals for October” announcement. The decals arrive alongside other recent War Thunder activity, including the US Navy Birthday ship discounts and free decal, the Lightfooted screenshot competition and a test for the updated Southeastern City map in Nuclear Escalation.
