On September 7th, Independence Day, Brazilian military aviation was honored by the developers of the game War Thunder. Gaijin Entertainment, the producer of the online multiplayer game, published a video this morning showing historical milestones of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB).
The video is part of the Moments of Valor series. In the Brazilian episode, the story begins with a father giving his son a pendant of Our Lady of Loreto, the patron saint of aviators.
The narration then tells important moments in Brazilian combat aviation, starting with the FAB's performance in the Second World War – with the 1st Fighter Aviation Group, the famous Senta a Púa – and going on to the interception of an English bomber during the Falklands/Malvinas War.
Check out the full video through the player or by clicking here.
Most of the textures seen in the video were produced by the engineering student Felipe Leite, who is also a community coordinator at Gaijin. “I loved being part of the project. I’ve been playing War Thunder for a long time and have been working with Gaijin for about a year. But I’ve been waiting for years to see a tribute to Brazil, to the P-1s of Senta a Pua. It was very rewarding to be able to be part of the project.”
The tribute comes just a few months after the A-1A AMX became the first Brazilian aircraft to reach the platform, in May. As of 2022, War Thunder has accumulated more than 70 million ed players, ranking among the 15 most popular games in the world.
In addition to the video, Gaijin is also offering a commemorative package for Brazil's 202nd anniversary of Independence, with two aircraft: the Gloster Meteor Reaper and the Brazilian AMX itself. The package also includes 15 to 30 days of hip, the Fighter Group paint job for the Gloster Meteor and the title “Wings that protect”, a reference to the Brazilian Air Force's motto, “Wings that protect the country”. Two paid textures have also been added to the game, for the P-47 Thunderbolt and the M41 Walker Bulldog tank.
