Managed to get a War Thunder account for sale? Then that means you have a ton of vehicles to use at your disposal. Every single one of these vehicles in War Thunder are all unique from each other in both gameplay and design. But the game doesn’t allow you to customize the look of these vehicles. Which is a shame because customization is a great way to keep players in the game.
But there’s hope for those who play on PC. You are able to customize the skin of your vehicles by going to the Camouflage section of the War Thunder website. You can then download different kinds of skins for all of the vehicles available in the game. Don’t just download all of them however. Some aren’t really worth the effort.
Here’s a list of all of the best skins in War Thunder to download.
Best War Thunder Skins
Before we start, please bear in mind that these War Thunder skins are only available on PC. You are not able to modify files for War Thunder on consoles. This list is also 100% opinionated. It is not meant to be taken as a factual list of the best skins to use in the game.
Another thing you should take note that there are some skins that are unavailable in the website due to different reasons. Mainly being no longer available or it has not been updated to be compatible with the latest version of the game. Rest assured that the skins listed below are all fully updated and is compatible with the latest version of the game.
| Skin | Vehicle |
| BuNo. 126925 | AD-4NA, A-1H, and both US and French AD-4 |
| ‘4305’, 149th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade, 76th Group Army, People’s Liberation Army, Qinghai Province, China, June 2020 | ZTZ-99III |
| ‘7402’, 75th Air-Defense Brigade, 75th Group Army, People’s Liberation Army, Yunnan Province, China, 2021 | TORM1 |
| Croatian Air Force | Mig21 Bison |
| European CARC Camo ‘Predator’ | Leopard 2A4 M |
| Punisher | M1A1 HC Abrams |
| Fuji Tank Instructor Corps, 1st Company, 95-5285, as seen during the Fuji Firepower Exercise of 2014 | Type 10 |
| ‘1210’, 90th Light Combined Arms Brigade, 72nd Group Army, People’s Liberation Army, Coastal Defense Exercise, China, June 2022 | PTL-02 |
| North American A-36 Apache | A-36 Apache |
| Pre-MSIP Serial Number 62-8864 | F-15J |
| “Hothead” | M5A1 |
| JASDF SN: 22-8813 | F-15J |
| 32nd Bomber Squadron, Menidi, Greece, 1941 | Blenheim Mk IV |
| Sundowners F-5E | US F-5E |
| JZ402 Q-F of 853rd NAS, HMS Queen (1945) | Tarpons, US TBF-1C Avenger |
| AVIC J-11A, PLAAF, Standard Low-Vis Scheme, 70290 | J-11A |
| Tactical Fighter Training Group, 69-5135 | Mitsubishi T-2 |
| HAWKER TEMPEST F.B. MK. II ‘PR774’, EG-T, 1946. No. 16 Squadron. Fassberg, Germany | Tempest Mk. II |
| The “Black Ship” F-117 Nighthawk | F-16 Viper |
| Russian Armed Forces, HeroRace-21, Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast, June 2021 | T-90S Bhishma TWMP |
| T-62, 25th Armored Brigade, Sinai, 1973 | T-62 |
| 126th Fighter Aviation Regiment. 23rd Air Army of the USSR Air Force .Air Base Choir-2 , Mongolia | MiG-23M |
| Yak-3 White 100 | Yak-3 |
| Type 5 Ho-Ri Prototype, of the Fuji Artillery School Corps, 4th Company, 92-9220 | Type 5 |
| B-24 Diamond Lil | B-24 |
| FW.200V-5 (FW.200A-03) Nordmark D-AMHC | FW.200V |
| F8F-1 Bearcat, Jolly Rogers – USS NIMITZ | F-14 Tomcats |
| “Combat Girlfriend” No. 434 Berlin April 25, 1945 | IS-2 Mod. 1944 |
| 502 Heavy Panzer Battalion, Unit 135 World War II | Panzer III |
| HAF – 340Sqn / F-16C – Have Glass Scheme | F-16C |
| McDonnell Douglas F-15C MSIP-II Eagle | F-15C MSIP-II |
| US Air Force F-15C 17th AF 32nd TFG Wolfhounds | F-15C |
| Universal Desert Camo | M1A2 Sep, M1A2, M1A1 HC, M1A1, M1 IP, M1, M1 KVT, HSTV-L, M3A3 Bradley, M3 Bradley, XM1069 ADATS, XM975, LAV-AD, M1128, M1128 Wolfpack, M60A1 AOS, M60A1 RISE P, M60A3 TTS, M1A2 SEP V2, M1A1 Click-Bait |
How to Install War Thunder Skins
Not being knowledgeable about installing skins is completely normal. But it’s not a completely difficult task to do. It’s actually really easy to install these. Simply follow the following instructions:
Step 1
Head to the War Thunder website and look for the skin you want to download. Make sure you are downloading the skin you want to use. The skins in the site will always be usable in the game. The ones that are not will be marked as unusable for convenience.
Step 2
In your War Thunder directory, you will have to create a new folder called UserSkins. Place the files inside the zip file into the folder. This is a newly made folder so there’s nothing really to override when you put them inside.
Step 3
Launch the game and head to the vehicle customization menu. Select the vehicle you downloaded the skin for and you will find the custom skin ready for you to use in the game.
Benefits of Using War Thunder Custom Skins
Custom skins allow players to use skins that are officially not in the game. Usually major gaming companies don’t even allow custom skins and want players to buy their own official skins instead. But War Thunder amasses a good fanbase because of this. They allow the creativity of their players to take center stage and show off what they can do.
Not a lot of people understand this, but being able to have that level of customization allows players to keep playing the game. That’s why so many people often play games like World of Warcraft or Final Fantasy XIV. People crave that personal customization that allows them to express themselves.
If you don’t like mods and would prefer to just keep playing the game without any, then that’s fine. You won’t even see other players custom skin unless you download the same exact one and install it. It’s a great way to please both people who love to mod their games and people who prefer just playing the game as is.
In Conclusion
War Thunder’s community are full of creative people who share that creativity with everyone else. The skins are proof of that shared community’s creativity and the community spirit to come together and share them.
The developers actively support this as well. So you don’t have to worry about getting banned from using mods like other games. So buy War Thunder boosting if you want to show off your custom skins with some style.
