Darkflow launched Enlisted’s Reinforcements Received: Fire and Flight event on August 18, 2026. The progression event runs until September 11 at 13:00 UTC, with a Soviet BR III rifle squad carrying Mosin M91/30 rifles fitted with Zuckerman bottle launchers and a US BR III P-39Q-5 fighter as its two headline rewards.
Players earn battle score in Squads mode and move through a timed reward ladder. Tasks refresh every two days at 13:00 UTC, and unclaimed task rewards do not automatically count after the reset. The event is already underway, but Darkflow says the ladder leaves enough slack to skip some tasks and still reach the main rewards.
The Zuckerman squad
The 128th Separate Anti-Tank Regiment squad contains nine soldiers: seven riflemen, one engineer and one anti-tank gunner. Each uses a Mosin M91/30 with the Zuckerman launcher, a device designed to propel an incendiary bottle farther than a hand throw.
Its engineer receives the broader build menu, including machine-gun nests, anti-aircraft guns and anti-tank guns. That makes the reward more than a weapon novelty: a nine-soldier body count and expanded engineering options can give it utility around objectives even when the launcher is situational.
Darkflow lists the squad at Battle Rating III. The official announcement describes the launcher and squad composition but does not publish a full damage model or final meta verdict. Community tests can illuminate performance, yet those observations should not be confused with developer-confirmed balance data.
The P-39Q-5 reward
The US reward represents the 39th Pursuit Squadron and flies a late Bell P-39 Airacobra variant. Its armament combines a 37 mm M4 cannon with four 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns; two of the .50-caliber guns sit in underwing pods. It also carries a 500 lb AN-M64A1 bomb for ground attack.
The P-39Q-5 is rated BR III in the event notice. That loadout supports both fighter work and a single bombing pass, but its value depends on pilot skill, lineup composition and matchmaking. “All-rounder” is Darkflow’s description, not a promise that it outperforms every research-tree aircraft at the same BR.
What it means for players
Confirmed fact: Fire and Flight lasts August 18–September 11, tasks update every 48 hours, and both main rewards are BR III. Clutchrig interpretation: the Soviet squad is the more mechanically unusual unlock, while the Airacobra offers a conventional mixed air-to-air and ground-attack package.
The most important operational detail is manual collection. If a two-day task is complete, claim it before the 13:00 UTC refresh. Players who join late should count the remaining task windows against the visible ladder rather than assuming the September 11 end date guarantees enough points.
Because battle score is the progression currency, ordinary effective play contributes; the announcement does not require a special historical mission or a separate event queue. A player can therefore keep developing regular squads while advancing the ladder. The two-day cadence is the real constraint: concentrated play can finish a stage, but score cannot recover a reward that was completed and left unclaimed past reset.
After the event closes, a two-day grace period runs until September 13 at 13:00 UTC. During that period, missing rewards can be purchased for Gold. That is a catch-up purchase window, not extra time to earn battle score.
No rumors are included. The official post confirms these two squads but does not announce when, or whether, either will return through another acquisition method.
Availability
The event is live in Squads mode on PC, PlayStation and Xbox. Earning ends September 11 at 13:00 UTC; the Gold catch-up period ends September 13 at the same time.
Sources
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