INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW WITH LASSAR
In this issue, we pose some questions to Lassar, the popular (and some say legendary) figure around
the War Thunder forums. Lassar is one of the main developers working on War Thunder planes, and
he has been graciously answering questions from gamers about plane updates and releases.
Q: What do you do at Gaijin, and specifically,
what do you do for War Thunder?
support, marketing, etc.), there are around 70
individuals working on War Thunder at the moment.
A: My name is Kirill Vostretsov
AKA Lassar, and I’m a game
Q: How long does it take to collect information,
designer responsible for the
design, produce the model, test, and finally
aviation part of War Thunder.
implement an aircraft or tank into War Thunder?
Which part tends to take the longest time?
Q: How long have
A: It depends on many factors – number of vehicles built,
you worked for Gaijin Entertainment?
how many countries used them. The more popular the
A: Over 2 years.
aircraft or tank was, the easier it is to gather information,
blueprints, photos, etc. In any case, each new vehicle
Q: How large is the team that’s working on War
takes several months of R&D before appearing in the
Thunder? Is the team dedicated to War Thunder
game. The longest p