Holiday Operations 2021
Did you miss us? The season of wonders and miracles is just around the corner, which means it’s time for the long-awaited Holiday Ops, the most breathtaking event in World of Tanks! Let the festive specials begin!
Discover a New Garage!
When you first open your Garage on December 9, you’ll also notice a special gift from us—the Pz.Sfl. IC, a German Tier IV Premium tank destroyer, with a 100% trained crew and a Garage slot. This vehicle features an autoloader and promises to be a lot of fun, so take it for a spin and have a great time!
This year, our holiday moved from the forest to a picturesque town in the mountains, filled with beautiful lights and magnificent installations. In fact, you won’t even be in a Garage. Instead, your fleet of vehicles will be parked in the Square! And while the Square is completely brand-new, everything should feel familiar. You can easily find the Christmas Tree, Feast, Installation, and Yard. There are also see new objects, including funny neon bears, a train with gifts rolling through the mountains, a Christmas carousel, and other signs of the festive season. The atmospheric Square should help immerse you even more into the holiday season while also lifting your spirits.
Boxes with Decorations
You will receive boxes with decorations and in-game goods as a reward for completing daily missions and special daily tasks from our incredible guest (read below for more details):
- Daily missions: 2 to 6 boxes
- Special daily tasks: 6 boxes
In total, there are 5 Decoration Levels. Level I items are the easiest to get while Level V decorations are really rare. The rarer the decorations you use, the more points they add to your Festive Atmosphere and the faster you ascend a level.
Each box contains 3 decorations of a random level and in-game items (credits, consumables, Training Booklets, directives, and a Garage slot). If Lady Luck’s on your side, you can also find Large Decorations inside these boxes.
Take on Missions From Chuck!
Few people know this, but there’s another type of ammo in the game—the Chuck Norris shell. They penetrate all armor and deal 100% damage. Every day, one new mission will be unlocked for you to complete in Random Battles. All missions can be performed in parallel. If you miss several missions, you can complete them all in one fell swoop.
One day, Chuck fired a shot into the ground at El Halluf. Now there’s an oil well in that spot. There are 32 missions in total, and you’ll receive rewards (a unique decal, an exclusive 2D style, a medal, etc.) for completing them. You’ll also get 6 Small Boxes containing decorations for completing each of these missions. Once you have completed 27 missions, you'll be able to recruit me in the Barracks and I'll become the commander of one of your vehicles.
Chuck Norris
Dodge This!
Thumbs Up From Chuck
Totally (Un)breakable Armor
My MS-1 Is a Mouse Trap
99% Victory Rate? Just Warming Up
Run While You Still Can
When Chuck plays a Random Battle, the battle timer doesn't count down. Chuck decides when the battle is over. The long-awaited credit discounts on researchable tanks are coming back! You’ll unlock them gradually as you complete missions. The first discount on purchasing Tier II vehicles will become available after completing 2 missions. As you progress, the tier of vehicles covered by the discount will also increase. To get a discount on purchasing Tier X vehicles, you need to complete all 32 tasks of my challenge. The discount can be applied even if the vehicle of your choice hasn’t been researched yet.
When Chuck Norris is your commander, you don't need a tank crew*. He can operate a tank with just his pinky. I don't envy your enemies, because as a commander, I come with three skills (Sixth Sense, Repairs, and Brothers in Arms as a zero perk) and enough experience to learn a fourth skill of your choice.
No one knows Chuck Norris’ DPS. No one has ever lasted long enough. Do you think my tasks are too challenging for you? No problem! Use 500 Shards (from the Decorider) to reroll it for easier conditions but the same rewards. This option is available twice per mission.
Chuck Norris doesn’t move his tank around the map. The map moves itself around Chuck Norris. After completing 5 tasks, you’ll unlock a special “Chuck's slot” for your Holiday Ops vehicles. At first, you can only place a Tier V vehicle of any type (except Premium) in this slot, but each new Festive Atmosphere Level will increase the vehicle tier that can be selected for this slot. Most importantly, you can choose any of the three bonuses available (+200% to Free XP, +50% to Combat XP, or +100% to Crew XP) for this slot to provide!
Decorating
Complete daily missions and Missions From Chuck, earn Small Boxes, put up decorations, and fill this town with festive magic! Feel free to decorate just about anything you see in the town and create your own unique atmosphere. Hover over elements that can be decorated or click individual elements for a close-up view. While in close-up view, use the panel to the left to navigate between interactive elements.
Large Decorations
In addition to classic decorations, you can outfit your Garage with Large Decorations. This time, they’re completely different, dynamic, and even fancier.
All of them provide a bonus to credits when fighting in Random Battles. You’ll have the opportunity to receive four Large Decorations, and each of them must be placed in its specific slot via the corresponding interactive element. You can either get Large Decorations in Small Boxes or craft them in the Decorider.
Remember: you can't duplicate Large Decorations! To craft each subsequent Large Decoration, you'll need an increasing number of Shards, which can be obtained by breaking down decorations.
| LARGE DECORATION | COST IN SHARDS |
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| First Large Decoration (if 4 Large Decorations are missing) | 500 
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| Second Large Decoration (if 3 Large Decorations are missing) | 1,500
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| Third Large Decoration (if 2 Large Decorations are missing) | 3,000
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| Fourth Large Decoration (if 1 Large Decorations is missing) | 5,000
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Once you have all 4 Large Decorations, their crafting is blocked.
Festive Atmosphere
Classic decorations increase your Festive Atmosphere Level: the merrier and brighter your Garage looks, the higher the Festive Atmosphere Level. At the start of the event, you’ll have Festive Atmosphere Level I.
Improving your Festive Atmosphere Level will earn you a host of in-game rewards: Personal Reserves, blueprint fragments, new female crew members, a spectacular festive 2D style, and more. Check out the complete list of rewards in the widget below:
- Festive Atmosphere 1.
- Festive Atmosphere 2.
- Festive Atmosphere 3.
- Festive Atmosphere 4.
- Festive Atmosphere 5.
- Festive Atmosphere 6.
- Festive Atmosphere 7.
- Festive Atmosphere 8.
- Festive Atmosphere 9.
- Festive Atmosphere 10.
- German Tier IV Tank Destroyer Pz.Sfl. IC
- 100% crew for the Pz. Slf. IC
- Garage slot
- 3x Small Boxes
500 Shards
- Antiduplicator Charge
If you have already received your Well-Deserved Reward, you will receive additional rewards:
- 7x Small Boxes
- Antiduplicator Charge
- 6x “Merry Christmas!” inscriptions
- 6x “Lieutenant Gingerbread Man” decals
- One random Large Decoration
Once you reach Festive Atmosphere Level IV, the first of us will come to your Garage. Gradually, as your Garage’s Festive Atmosphere increases, three more sisters of mine will join me. You can receive one present from one of us every day. I’ll yield the chair to my sister who will go into more detail.
Receiving Decorations From the Snow Maidens
Each of us is responsible for a specific Collection (more on them below). Click on one of us, and we’ll give you one random decoration from our respective Collection. But remember that we can give a decoration only once a day!
You can also improve the level of decorations you get. Each time you receive a present with a decoration, you fill up a special bar. The more times you accept a present from me and my sisters, the higher you raise the Presents Level. Reaching a new level excludes the lower-level decorations from the present. Once achieved, the Presents Level cannot be reduced.
To completely fill this bar and get only Level V decorations, you need to receive our presents 19 times, but not necessarily every day. It's okay if you miss a couple of days as your progress will be saved. You can also increase the level of decorations you receive with Shards.
EXAMPLE. Your current Presents Level is 3. Accordingly, the Snow Maidens will grant you Level III–V decorations. To reach the 4th Presents Level, you need to pick up their presents 5 times or spend 1,500 Shards.
When you take a present 2 times out of 5, the number of Shards to get to the next Presents Level will decrease from 1,500 to 900 Shards.
| PRESENTS LEVEL | NUMBER OF PRESENTS REQUIRED | COST PER STAGE IN SHARDS | TOTAL COST IN SHARDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | 1 | 100 |
100
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| 2-3 | 3 | 200 |
600
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| 3-4 | 5 | 300 |
1,500
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| 4-5 | 10 | 400 |
4,000
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Special Festive 2D Styles
Upon reaching Festive Atmosphere Level X, you will receive a special festive 2D style as a gift. It can be applied to any vehicle in your Garage.
You will also get the same style to apply temporarily to tanks placed in the Holiday Ops vehicles branch slots.
Gather New Collections!
All the decorations you earn or get are part of four themed Collections:
- Christmas Collection
- Magic Collection
- New Year Collection
- Lunar Collection
Assembling a full Collection nets you an exclusive 2D style and a unique decal. After collecting all the Large Decorations, you'll also get a special decal. Complete all four Collections to earn all four gorgeous brand-new 2D styles and decals for Holiday Ops 2021!
Christmas - "G, Fis, E, D, C, H, A, G" Style
Magic - "Birth Chart" Style
New Year - "Grainy Armor" Style
Lunar - "Pandamagic" Style
Crafting Decorations with the Large Holidron Decorider
Everything is like before:
- Break decorations you don’t need and put the Shards into the Decorider to get the ones your Collections lack.
- Set the parameters (level, type, and collection) for a decoration you want.
- Check if there are enough Shards and push the Craft button.
Don’t have anything in particular on your wish list? Pick “Random Collection” and get the right to craft a random decoration. It will cost you fewer Shards compared to crafting a specific decoration.
Antiduplicator
If you want a 100% chance of getting a decoration that you don't have in your Collection, use Charges. Remember: after each use, the Antiduplicator turns off and you need to turn it back on manually to craft a new decoration without duplication.
'The number of Charges you can obtain is limited, so use them wisely to craft only the most necessary and rare decorations!
Build Your Own Holiday Ops Vehicles Branch!
You can build your own Holiday Ops vehicles branch with up to 6 vehicles, from Tier V to Tier X. All vehicles can be placed in the free slots of the branch, except for Premium vehicles. These vehicles will receive a special bonus in Random Battles, depending on their vehicle class:
- 200% to Free XP 50% to Combat XP 100% to Crew XP
You can also unlock "Chuck's slot". You will receive it when you complete five missions of Missions From Chuck, regardless of your current Festive Atmosphere Level. Feel free to choose any of the three bonuses available (+200% to Free XP, +50% to Combat XP, or +100% to Crew XP) for this slot. At first, you can only place a Tier V vehicle of any type (except Premium) in this slot. But each new Festive Atmosphere Level will increase the vehicle tier that can be assigned to this slot.
You receive slots for your Holiday Ops vehicles by achieving Festive Atmosphere Levels. You receive your first slot when you reach Festive Atmosphere Level V. For each new Level achieved, you will get an additional slot. You can change the tanks in the Holiday Ops vehicle branch every 30 minutes for free.
Tanks, Styles...
Tanks
ISU-152K, a Soviet tank destroyer and the lord of destruction. Its monstrous 750 alpha damage and incredible penetration (286 mm) make this beast a menace on the battlefield.
Bisonte C45, an Italian heavy tank with modified autoreloading mechanics. Available for the first time in the game, this unique brawler will certainly be a valuable addition to your tank collection.
GSOR 1008, the first-ever British tank destroyer with a four-round autoloader. Its small size and high concealment make it perfect for ambushing. The quick reload time between shells and accurate, penetrating gun leave the enemy almost no chance of survival after meeting this stealthy predator.
Bat.-Châtillon Bourrasque, a fast and furious French medium tank with a two-round autoloader. It boasts excellent mobility and can deal 720 damage in a matter of seconds before making a quick escape. It’s the perfect machine for an aggressive and assertive playstyle.
Pz.Kpfw. T 15, a Tier III German light tank with a great view range and good survivability.
Matilda Black Prince, a Tier V British medium tank with a high rate of fire and an accurate gun.
M22 Locust, a Tier III American light tank with excellent mobility and a fast-firing gun.
M4A1 FL 10, a brand-new Tier VI French medium tank with an oscillating turret and four-round autoloader.
T78, a Tier VI American tank destroyer boasting a compact size and decent mobility.
3D styles
Conqueror Gun Carriage - Style "Little Bart"
Maus - Style "Landkreuzer"
60TP Lewandowskiego - Style "40:1"
STB-1 - Style "Winter Lotus"
WZ-111 model 5A - Style "The Last Dragon"
Or you may find one of six cool 3D styles from last year’s Large Boxes:
T110E4 - Style „Major Ram“
E100 - Style „Klarer Himmel“
Object 140 - Style „Sekhmet“
AMX 13 105 - Style „Vipère Noire“
Jagdpanzer E 100 - Style „Panzerschiff“
Object 430U - Style „Kelevra“
Compensation If you find yourself unwrapping a Premium tank you already own, you will be compensated its full value in gold, no matter how many times it happens:
- Bisonte C45 — 10,200
- GSOR 1008 — 9,000
- Bat.-Châtillon Bourrasque — 7,600
- ISU-152K — 8,700
- M4A1 FL 10 — 3,300
- T78 — 2,800
- Matilda Black Prince — 1,750
- Pz.Kpfw. T 15 — 900
- M22 Locust — 900
