Third Stage Of Of War Thunder Infantry Battles Closed Beta Testing Announced

It’s been about 7 months since Gaijin Entertainment announced plans to bring infantry battles to its free-to-play war vehicle shooter, War Thunder. Now, the company has announced that the third round of closed beta testing for the upcoming feature will take place this month and applications to participate are open. The test will drop 128 players into a new map based in Africa named “Kivu”.

The map is four times larger than other infantry locations and battles are built around capture points. The test will feature quite a bit of modern military hardware as well as small arms preferred by the US and Russia. During testing, players will be able to try out a new set of gameplay rules designed to support larger engagements. For example, players will be able to respawn at capture points owned by their team, rather than having to make the run from base every time. (Don’t worry, you can still respawn at base as well.)

Another new addition will be troop transport vehicles that can carry up to five players at once. This should make it easier to deploy. But I imagine it will also make those five people easier targets.

An official launch date for the test has yet to be provided. But those wanting to participate can fill out an application on the War Thunder site. Just click the big button associated with your platform of choice. Be sure to do it quickly, as the test is supposed to take place sometime this month.