War Thunder’s F-89D Sale Runs Through August 17
The premium interceptor costs 5,278 Golden Eagles until 09:00 GMT on August 17.
War Thunder has placed the F-89D on sale for 5,278 Golden Eagles, cutting its price by 30% for a limited promotion tied to the aircraft’s first-flight anniversary. The offer runs from August 13 at 09:00 GMT until August 17 at 09:00 GMT, as detailed in a Steam announcement.
Players can find the aircraft through USA > Aviation > Premium vehicles. The F-89D can only be purchased during the promotion, so the sale window is also the only current opportunity to add it to a collection at the reduced price.
What the F-89D brings to battle
The discount marks the anniversary of the Northrop F-89 Scorpion prototype’s first flight on August 16, 1948. The aircraft was the first to carry air-to-air rockets with nuclear warheads and was among the earliest American fighter jets to use guided missiles.
In War Thunder, the F-89D serves as a very fast interceptor, but it does not have forward-firing guns. Instead, it carries 100 proximity-fuzed FFAR “Mighty Mouse” rockets. Those rockets can be difficult to land against agile fighters, while bombers and larger aircraft provide much more forgiving targets and can suffer devastating damage.
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War Thunder
Developed by Gaijin Entertainment
War Thunder is a free-to-play vehicular combat MMO featuring aircraft, ground vehicles, and naval craft spanning from the early 20th century to the modern era. Players progress through technology trees across multiple nations, unlocking increasingly advanced military vehicles. The game offers three realism tiers for each vehicle type: arcade, realistic, and simulator modes. Originally developed as a flight simulator under the name "World of Planes," the game expanded to include tanks in 2014 and naval forces later, becoming a combined-arms experience. A mobile version was released in 2023.
- Genre Shooter, Simulator, Tactical
- Platforms Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
- Perspective First person, Third person, Virtual Reality
- Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
- Release January 28, 2013
- Publisher Gaijin Entertainment
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