Q 01/05

Which British tank's classified papers did a self-described commander post on the War Thunder forum?

A) Challenger 2

B) Chieftain Mk 5

C) Centurion

D) Conqueror

Answer · why

A) Challenger 2

Challenger 2 papers went up in 2021 in the hope that Gaijin would correct the in-game tank. The studio refused to touch them, since using still-classi...

Q 02/05

A 2013 April Fools' event in War Thunder added a sixth playable faction from which cartoon franchise?

A) Transformers

B) My Little Pony

C) Thomas & Friends

D) Paw Patrol

Answer · why

B) My Little Pony

My Little Pony supplied 'The Pony Nation', which made the cartoon land of Equestria a joke faction. Gaijin uses its yearly April gags to try out mecha...

Q 03/05

Which animal from a haiku about slowly climbing Mount Fuji appears on War Thunder maker Gaijin's logo?

A) Tortoise

B) Crane

C) Snail

D) Koi carp

Answer · why

C) Snail

Snail imagery on the logo comes from a Kobayashi Issa haiku urging the creature up the mountain. The studio leaned into it with 'Gaijilla', a 2014 jok...

Q 04/05

War Thunder studio Gaijin Entertainment takes its name from the Japanese word for what kind of person?

A) Warrior

B) Apprentice

C) Foreigner

D) Wanderer

Answer · why

C) Foreigner

Foreigner is what 'gaijin' means: founder Anton Yudintsev hoped to enter Japan's market while accepting an outsider's place there. The studio got its ...

Q 05/05

Which German super-heavy tank, the heaviest armoured vehicle ever built, joined War Thunder in 'Big Guns'?

A) Tiger II

B) Panther

C) Elefant

D) Maus

Answer · why

D) Maus

Maus is German for 'mouse', an ironic name for a colossus. Only two hulls and one turret were finished before Soviet troops overran the testing ground...