World of Tanks news » End of the Year Events Preview
Starting December 21st:
- New Year's Garage Decorations
- Winter Celebration Part I
- Operation: Steel Wall
- Who Sleighed the Sheriff
Starting December 24th:
Starting December 28th:
New Year's Garage Decorations
You may have already noticed if you've logged in, but your garage has received a festive update! We think it adds a much needed splash of brightness for your tank's repair and crewmen during this holiday season.
The decorations will be up until January 14, 2013 at 03:00 PST.
Winter Celebration Part I Details
The Winter Celebration event begins 03:30 PST December 21, 2012 (11:30 UTC) and will be ending 03:00 PST December 26, 2012 (11:00 UTC)**.
**Experience bonus for the first victory of the day: 5x
30% credit and gold discount on Emblems
50% gold discount on Barracks for your crewmen
90% gold discount on Crew Renaming
25% credit and gold discount on Camouflage
Discount on the following Premium Account packages:
- One year (360 days) for 21,600
- Six months (180 days) for 12,150
Credit income boost: +70%
Churchill I 
T1 Heavy Tank
StuG III 
S-35 CA 
T-34 Credit income boost: +30%
Black Prince 
T29 
Jagdpanther 
AMX AC Mle. 1946 
T-43 Operation: Steel Wall
The next operation will net you a sweet 7000! You know the drill, earn the achievement to grab the reward as many times as you can during the dates and times below!
The operation starts 03:30 PST December 21, 2012 (11:30 UTC) and runs through 03:00 PST December 24, 2012 (11:00).
Steel wall
Receive the most hits (at least 11) of any player on your team, with potential damage of at least 1,000 HP, and survive. If two or more players receive an equal amount of hits, the achievement is granted to the player receiving the highest potential damage. If two or more players receive an equal amount of potential damage, the achievement is granted to the player who earned more XP for the battle, including additional XP provided to Premium Account users.
Who Sleighed the Sheriff
The showdown starts 03:30 PST December 21, 2012 (11:30 UTC) and runs through 03:00 PST December 24, 2012 (11:00).
By now we hope you're familiar with our Sheriff events, but in case you're not:
Basically, when you see a specially marked Sheriff_# account make an announcement in your battles, and they are on the enemy team, killing them will score you 500. You can find the complete details for our holiday Sheriff event here!
P.S. Don't kill sheriffs that appear on your own team! Fair warning...
Tank Giveaway
There will be a brief period of maintenance starting early in the morning (specifics to come), that will add a very special 'thank you' to every active player's garage. The T1E6, a premium American tier II light tank, is our gift to you for offering your support and enthusiasm over the last year, and being an all around a swell group of folks.
Winter Celebration Part II Details
The second Winter Celebration event begins 03:30 PST December 24, 2012 (11:30 UTC) and will be ending 03:00 PST January 02, 2013 (11:00 UTC).
50% gold discount for premium vehicles tier II to V
30% gold discount for premium vehicles tier VI to VII
15% gold discount for tier VIII premium vehicles
- Exception, the following premium vehicles will not be offered at a discount: FCM 50 t, TOG II*, and AT-15A.
50% credit discount for vehicles tier III to V
- Exception: SPGs in this tier range will not be offered at a 50% discount
30% credit discount for vehicles tier VI to VII
- Exception: SPGs in this tier range will not be offered at a 30% discount
50% credit discount for SPGs tier II to IV
Gift Shop Packages
The Gift Shop packages will be available starting 22:00 PST December 23, 2012 (06:00 UTC) and will be ending 22:00 PST December 27, 2012 (06:00 UTC).
German Bundle I for $19.39
PzKpfw IV Schmalturm German Bundle II for $27.69
Panther-M10 Russian Bundle for $43.59
SU-122-44 Gold Bundle for $11.09
Operation: Top Gun
This operation will net you a very helpful 1000 bonus XP! You know the drill, earn the achievement to grab the reward as many times as you can during the dates and times below!
The operation starts 03:30 PST December 24, 2012 (11:30 UTC) and runs through 03:00 PST December 28, 2012 (11:00 UTC).
Top Gun
Destroy more enemy vehicles than any other player on your team (at least 6). If two or more players have destroyed equal amount of vehicles, the achievement is granted to the player who has earned more XP for the battle, including additional XP provided to Premium account users.
Tech Tree Focus: USA
This event starts 03:30 PST December 24, 2012 (11:30 UTC) and runs through 03:00 PST December 28, 2012 (11:00).
Bonus credit income: +40%
T82 
T40 
M10 Wolverine 
M36 Jackson New Year's Bash
Crew experience bonus: x3
50% gold and credit discount for Inscriptions
Bonus credit income: +60%
Cromwell 
VK 3601 (H) 
T-34-85 
M6 
ARL 44 50% credit discount:
Cromwell VK 3601 (H) T-34-85 M6 ARL 44 Operation: Sniper
This operation will net you a quick 300 bonus XP! You know the drill, earn the achievement to grab the reward as many times as you can during the dates and times below!
The operation starts 03:30 PST December 28, 2012 (11:30 UTC) and runs through 03:00 PST December 31, 2012 (11:00UTC).
Sniper
Achieve at least 85% hits out of a minimum of ten shots fired with the potential damage of 1,000 HP or more. Non-penetrating hits are included, but hits on friendly units are not included. • If two or more players have an equal hit ratio, the achievement is granted to the player with the highest potential damage. If two or more players have an equal amount of potential damage, the achievement is granted to the player who earned more XP for the battle, including additional XP provided to Premium Account users.
That's the end of the list, whew! We'll be announcing each event and special as they go live, so jump back to the news feed if you're in need of a reminder for current events.
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