ASU-57

A Russian air-droppable tank destroyer, infamous in War Thunder for its sneakiness and surprisingly deadly gun. This sneakiness is often amplified with bushes. It’s also known as simply ASU.
Of course I couldn’t see him, he’s a ASU-57 covered in bushes!
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Schräge Musik

A type of weapons setup used by German and Japanese aircraft in World War 2. In it, aircraft have cannons mounted in an upward firing position, usually diagonally, which are meant to hit and destroy bombers. The Japanese also had a variation with downward firing cannons which proved less successful. The term comes from German, and means Strange Music.
The allies initially struggled to counter German fighters with Schräge Musik guns.
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HeroBudu

A War Thunder content creator who joined YouTube in 2017, who as of the time of writing this article has 8.48K subscribers. He has a discord, and his own In-Game squadron, =BUDU=, which I am currently a part of.
Have you heard of HeroBudu? He’s a great content creator.
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Wind of Change

The (as on the time of writing) most recent major update to War Thunder, famous for adding the A-10 Thunderbolt II.
(In 2025)

Person 1: Hey dude which update did Gaijin add the A-10 in?
Person 2: Wind of Change.
Person 1: Oh yeah.
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Bonk Gun

A term used for large guns in War Thunder. Most players usually classify guns of this type as those with a caliber of 37mm and up, as these are extremely powerful against planes.
XxOpaqueBoobsxX: I just got killed by a Ki-109
=BALD=McChicken: Which one’s that again?
XxOpaqueBoobsxX: The Japanese twin engine with the 75mm Bonk Gun.
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Spahpanzer SP.I C

A West German light tank destroyer prototype armed with a 90mm cannon, developed in the 1950s. It was designed to be small, mobile, and air-droppable, allowing them to easily ambush mass Soviet armoured attacks.

It’s available in World of Tanks and World of Tanks Blitz as a Tier 7 light tank, notable for poor armour but great mobility and stealth.
I know World War 2 prototypes are cool, b it have you heard of the Spahpanzer SP.I C?
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Curtiss-Wright CW-21

A US built fighter meant for export built shortly before world war 2. The aircraft was exported to China and the Dutch East Indies and proved to be one of the few aircraft capable of keeping up and turning with Japanese built A6Ms and Ki-43s. It can be found in War Thunder in the Chinese tech tree at rank I, with a battle rating of 2.7. With a excellent rate of climb, great agility, and decent firepower, it makes for a great bomber interceptor.

Interestingly, there is a popular misconception that the aircraft was known as ‘Demon’. This name was actually attached after the war. Since the aircraft was made for export, demonstrator aircraft would often be sent out to other countries for them to observe. They were often referred to as ‘Demon.’ in short in documents, which led to some believing it was being referred to as Demon.
Person 1: Hey, that guy just shot down my bomber!
Person 2: What sort of plane was it?
Person 1: It was one of those damn Curtiss-Wright CW-21s. How didn’t my FW-200’s guns kill it?
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