78 New Tanks in World of Tanks in 2025!

Although 2025 is behind us, before we dive into the new one, let’s do a little recap of the machines that 2025 offered us. It was somewhat of a record-breaking year, considering that WG introduced the new Tier 11, and a total of 78 new vehicles were added to the game this year.

The first machines appeared in Update 1.27.1, featuring a new tech tree line of British double-barreled heavy tanks. The line starts at Tier VII with the Chopper, progressing through the Conciever and Contender tanks up to the powerful Canopener (with the XI Contriver added after the release of WoT 2.0). This line is characterized by durable armor and a fun firing mode using both guns simultaneously, with the ability to switch modes while on the move.

Right on January 16th, we saw the first Battle Pass marathon in collaboration with the Rambo film series and the M103M tank, a better-looking relative of the tech tree M-103.

A few days later, 22. – 26. January, the traditional New Year’s auction took place, bringing five tanks. Among them was legend itself – the Waffenträger E100 Phoenix, or the French double-barreled destroyer SFAC 105 at Tier VIII.

January concluded with an offer of re-skins for Premium Tier VIIIs: White Dragon, Stone Sentinel, Forest Spirit, Alembic, IS-3A Peregrine, and Mars.

February: Lootboxes and the Failed Assembly Shop

February brought the first lootboxes, containing for example the VZ-111 Model 6, the Soviet destroyer Object Kust, and the Tier IX German medium tank KPZ Erich Konzept I with excellent gun stabilization.

On February 20th, the “first WG fuck-up” occurred with the Assembly Shop for the Czech destroyer DVB-152. After servers crashed, eager tankers had trouble assembling this tank. As compensation, WG distributed a 3D style to more people than usual. In the following months, you met almost nothing else in battle because the tank is truly deadly.

February closed with the direct sale of the KV-4 Turchaninov, which only a madman or a passionate scrap collector would buy.

March: Battle Passes and Saint Patrick

On March 5th, Update 1.28 arrived, naturally bringing a Battle Pass where you could earn the French Tier IX light tank, the ERAC 105 Proto. There was also a small token of appreciation from Wargaming in the form of the gift FCM 2C, though it didn’t bring players much joy. What to do with a Tier II, anyway…

St. Patrick’s Day celebrations brought lootboxes featuring the new Italian Prototipo 6 (one of the best Tier VIII Premium mediums), the Object 168 German, which isn’t that great, and an interesting Swedish destroyer at Tier IX, the Lätt Stridsfordon 120.

March 20th followed with – wait for it – yes, a marathon. This time with Peaky Blinders and Tier IX French medium Char Murat. Thanks to the WoT collaboration with the anime Girls und Panzer, you could purchase the Churchill Saint Gloriana and Centurion Saint Gloriana.

April and May: Tiered Lootboxes

After a quiet April, an update arrived on May 6th featuring the “Operation Postman” mode, where you could get a slightly modified Tier V Chaffee.

On May 15th, one of the most controversial moments occurred – the arrival of tiered “Raumfalte” lootboxes, which introduced seven new vehicles. For the first time, Tier X tanks appeared in boxes, specifically the Americań heavy MBT-B and British HT Chieftain Mk. 6. Besides them, there were a Tier IX French medium tank featuring a two-mode engine Vercingétorix, a French wheeled light tank armed with a two-shell autoloader VCS 6X6 TS 90, a well-armored Polish heavy with single-shot damage of 650 HP CC-46 Pancernik, a Czechoslovakian heavy carrying a four-shell autoloader Vz. 58 Medvěd and a Tier VIII German tank destroyer Kpz. 3 GST Turm.

The end of May brought a reward for warriors in Onslaught, the Stinger tank. Essentially a T57 Heavy with a special skin.

June to August: Assembly Shop and Anniversary

June kicked off another Battle Pass for the Object 265T tank and a second, this time successful, Assembly Shop for the British heavy, the Gryphon. Unlike the DVB-152, WG was more cautious with this machine, but it is still a very pleasantly playable tank.

July brought a double collaboration with Lara Croft and Duke Nukem, who delivered the Tier VIII American medium tank IMT and the Tier IX American heavy TS-6.

On August 8th, celebrations for the 15th Anniversary of World of Tanks began. And how else to celebrate an anniversary than with a Battle Pass? The Tier VIII French heavy Brenos was available in it. The shop featured the Tier VIII Soviet medium ST-66, and after diligently collecting the summer calendar, you could earn the Tier VI French light tank AMX ELC 901.

September: Update 2.0 and Tier 11

Perhaps the biggest update in World of Tanks history arrived on September 3rd. A wave of new Tier XI tanks hit the game, along with brand-new mechanics. In total, 16 “elevens” were added, including tech tree tanks like the German Taschenrrate, Soviet KR-1, American T803, or the French Imbatable.

Update 2.0 also brought the third Personal Campaign with reward tanks Windhund (Tier VIII German TD), Dravec (Tier X Czechoslovakian heavy), and the Black Rock (Tier XI American heavy).

October and November: Waffenträger and Wolfenstein

Thanks to the success of Update 2.0, Waffenträger lootboxes arrived featuring the versatile Tier IX Premium Czechoslovakian medium tank Vlkodav, the Tier IX Premium French heavy tank Sentinelle, and the Tier VIII Premium Czechoslovakian tank destroyer SZDV Vz. 50 with a gun cooling system. On October 2nd, the best offer of the year arrived – a marathon with the Wolfenstein series and the E 65 Zwilling tank. This Tier VIII German heavy tank with two guns might not have the toughest shell, but it’s capable of firing a salvo in a very short time.

During Halloween, you could grind the Tier VIII Japanese heavy tank Stitch for free, and on November 6th, followed – you know what – exactly, a marathon with the series The Walking Dead and the H3 tank, a Tier IX Premium American heavy with a five-round autoloader.

On November 29th, for the WCI tournament finale, you could buy a re-skin of the DZT-159, the Dragon Soul.

December: Christmas and the End of the Year

On December 3rd, the annual Well-Deserved Reward arrived in the form of the Tier VII British heavy Black Prince II, and Holiday Ops 2026 began on December 5th.

The Christmas large boxes contained 11 new vehicles, including the Tier VIII Swedish medium Stridsyxa, the Tier IX German tank destroyer Jg. Pz. E 90, a French light tank with a rapid-fire autoloader called Projet Louis, the Czechoslovakian heavy TBT, and for the first time in the history of Christmas large boxes, two Tier Xs: the BZT-70 – a Chinese heavy with an impressive alpha damage of 850 (or 1200 with HE) and the Coccodrillo – an Italian medium tank with an impenetrable turret.

The final tank of 2025 was a gift from Christmas celebrity Benedict Cumberbatch, the Tier IX French medium tank Fantôme with a four-shell autoloader and hydropneumatic suspension.

But Wargaming isn’t slowing down and has offered its fans a small taste of what they can look forward to in 2026. As I wrote earlier, new Tier XI tanks await us. Plus, Wargaming has prepared Operation Peacekeeper, Social Media Month, and much more!

I hope you enjoyed 2025—and not just while gaming—and have started the new year, 2026, on the right foot! I wish you all the best in it!