Special: Battle of Saint-Mihiel

Pilots,

As you know, the earliest planes in World of Warplanes stem from the 1930s. This is largely because we chose to focus our game on aircraft of the WWII era – the golden age of military aviation. However, this does not mean that there weren’t any great air battles before that time. WWI saw its fair share of air encounters, of which none were bigger than the Battle of Saint-Mihiel, whose story we want to share with you today. Grab extra XP and delicious discounts on select German and American planes in honour of this unforgettable occasion!

In-Game Offers

Triple XP for the first Victory of the day

After dishing out double crew XP last weekend, this time we hand out triple battle XP for your playing efforts! Enjoy!

50% discount on ammunition

The strongest gun is useless if not loaded with the right ammunition-belt before battle. Make sure yours is charged to the max with your favourite kind of bullets!

50% discount on the following planes:

				Focke-Wulf Fw 159
				Grumman F3F
				Heinkel He 112
				Brewster F2A Buffalo
				Focke-Wulf Fw 190 V
				Grumman F4F Wildcat

Alas, there are no WWI planes in the game, but that shouldn’t stop us from discounting select German and U.S. aircraft to commemorate the battle, right pilots?

30% discount on the following planes:

				Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5
				Chance-Vought F4U-1 Corsair

Seize the moment and grind all the way to the prestigious Corsair! You’ll be saving over 300,000 credits! 

Special Missions

If you focus on hunting down either American or German aircraft this weekend, you shall be doubly rewarded with helpful equipment pieces! 

History Flashback

The Battle of Saint-Mihiel, which took place from 12-16 September 1918, turned out to be one of the most significant engagements of WWI. From the Allies’ perspective, its goal was to overrun the Saint-Mihiel salient – a V-shaped German defence line that surrounded the fortified city of Metz and blocked all rail transport between Paris and the embattled Western Front.

The battle was interesting in several ways. It was the first time that the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), led by General John J. Pershing, mounted and executed an independent offensive. Up until this point, American forces had seen battle only as a portion of larger British or French armies. Saint-Mihiel became therefore the first big test for the Americans on French soil.

Secondly, Saint-Mihiel was also the greatest air battle of WWI. The Allies mustered a total of 1,476 air planes against an estimated defence of 500 German aircraft. This constituted the largest assembly of aircraft that the world had ever seen.

Lastly, it is the outcome of the battle which made this event so significant. Thanks to a brilliant combination of forces, using tanks, infantry, artillery strikes and support from the air, the Allies managed to liberate Saint-Mihiel and the surrounding area from German occupation in a mere two days. This freed up strategically important transportation pathways and allowed the AEF to concentrate their attention further south near the Argonne Forest where they combined with British and French troops and continued to push back the Germans.

This decisive victory gave a major boost to the young American forces and put the Germans on the defensive, leading to the end of WWI only a couple of months later.

How about playing some battles in those bi-planes to commemorate the occasion, pilots?