So uh. What's the difference between this and World of Tanks?
the tanks and planes are in the same battle, the tanks are much more realistic(the way they handle, and fire), where as world of tanks leans more towards a arcade shooter. World of tanks doesnt have a realism mode, where as War thunder does. The spotting system is 100x better then what WoT's ever put together.
so
War Thunder is;
slower paced
offers an arcade mode and a realism mode
has a better spotting system
puts planes and tanks on the same battlefield
World of Tanks is;
faster paced
has more tanks currently
quicker battles
no planes yet