Red against Gold
Two sides share the arena: Red (USSR, USA, Britain) and Gold (Germany, Japan, Italy). Close enemy airfields, drop paratroops to capture them, bail out and walk home — or wait to be rescued. Every sortie gets a debrief.
Free · Multiplayer · No download
FH ArenaWWII air combat in your browser
An online arena for World War II dogfights. Pick a side, take off from an airfield and fight together with pilots, gunners and tank crews in one sky and on one ground. It all runs in the browser — open the page and fly.
Test map arena:
Mediterranean arena:
Training works without an account.
FH Arena is made for a computer with a joystick. On a phone you can still fly with tilt or an on-screen stick.
- 125aircraft
- 6nations
- 50ground vehicles
- 2theatres
- 6training modes
- Freeno ads, no purchases
The game
One sky for everyone
FH Arena is a persistent online battle in the spirit of the classic air combat arenas: no matches and no lobbies — the war goes on, and you join it whenever you like.
Bombers and gunners
Heavy bombers carry up to six gunner positions. Change seats in flight and aim the turrets with the mouse. Level bombing with a bombsight, dive bombing, torpedoes and rockets.
War on the ground
Tanks, self-propelled and anti-aircraft guns, trucks with troops, towed anti-tank guns and infantry with mortars. Airfields defend themselves with flak; hangars and towers can be destroyed.
Fleets and carriers
Battle groups sail the sea lanes as targets for bombers and torpedo planes. Carrier aircraft take off from the deck and land on the arresting wire.
Training without an account
Free flight, targets and intercepts, a duel, two against one, a furball and ground attack — with bots and three difficulty levels. Your control settings carry over to the arena.
Your pilot record
Victories, ground and naval targets, captured fields and reconnaissance all count. Each fight is kept in your battle log with a debrief; friendly fire costs points.
Screenshots
In the air
Theatres
Islands and the real Mediterranean
Two maps, two online arenas. Switch between them at the top of the arena menu.
Online arena · quick fights
Test map
Fictional islands with 23 airfields, ports and a fleet. Short distances and fast action — the main online arena today, with bots on duty when the sky is empty.
Real map · notional 1943
Mediterranean theatre
The real central Mediterranean on a round Earth: Sicily, Malta, Tunisia and southern Italy, with northern Italy, Corsica and Provence beyond. Terrain is built from 30-metre elevation data.
A second online arena with 32 airfields, 14 ports and 552 flak guns; for training, 668 airfields across the map.
Aircraft
125 aircraft, from the I-16 to the Me 262
Fighters, heavy fighters, attack aircraft and dive bombers, bombers, reconnaissance and transport aircraft — even an airship. Every aircraft is open from your first sortie: nothing to unlock.
Red 74 aircraft
USSR · 27
Yak-1, Yak-3, Yak-9D, La-5FN, La-7, LaGG-3, MiG-3, I-16, Il-2, Pe-2, Pe-8, Tu-2S, Su-2
USA · 29
P-38, P-39, P-40, P-47, P-51, F4F, F6F, F4U, SBD, TBF, B-17F, B-24D, B-25, C-47, K-class airship
Britain · 18
Spitfire Mk Ia to XIVe, Seafire, Hurricane, Typhoon, Tempest, Mosquito, Beaufighter, Meteor III, Lancaster I
Gold 51 aircraft
Germany · 30
Bf 109 E-4 to K-4, Fw 190 A-3 to D-9, Bf 110, Me 262, Me 410, Ju 87, Ju 88, He 177, Do 217, Fw 189
Japan · 17
A6M2, A6M5, Ki-43, Ki-44, Ki-61, Ki-84, N1K2-J, J2M3, D3A2, B5N2, G4M2, Ki-67
Italy and France · 4
C.202, C.205V, S.M.79, D.520
The full list is in the game’s Hangar: open the game and choose the “Hangar” tab.
How to start
In the air in three steps
Open the game
On a computer, in Chrome, Edge or Firefox, press “Play in browser”. There is nothing to install.
Try training
No account needed: pick an aircraft and a mode and take off. Set up your joystick or keys in Settings.
Join the arena
Create a callsign and password — or sign in with Google or Yandex ID — choose Red or Gold and an airfield. Your callsign is your name in the sky.
What you need
| Browser | Chrome or Edge 111+, Firefox 114+ with WebGL 2. Safari has not been tested yet. |
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| Computer | A desktop or laptop with hardware 3D graphics. A discrete graphics card helps on the large map. |
| Controls | A joystick or HOTAS is recommended: axis calibration, response curves, up to 128 buttons in Chrome and Edge. Keyboard and mouse work too. |
| Phone or tablet | You can fly with tilt or an on-screen stick, but the game is made for a computer. |
| Connection | Stable broadband. Wi-Fi works; a cable is better for the online arena. |
FAQ
Questions
Is FH Arena free?
Yes. It is a non-commercial project: no ads, no premium accounts, no in-game purchases.
Do I need to download anything?
No. The game runs in the browser; aircraft and maps load as you play.
Do I need an account?
Not for training. For the online arena you need a callsign and password, or sign-in with Google or Yandex ID. Your controls and settings are kept in the account and follow you to any computer.
What do you receive from Google or Yandex?
Only your email address and account ID, so we can recognise you next time. We don’t store your name or photo. Details are in the privacy policy.
Which joysticks work?
Anything your browser sees as a game controller. In Chrome and Edge, sticks and throttles with many buttons (VKB, Virpil and others) work through WebHID — up to 128 buttons.
Can I change my callsign?
No: the callsign is your login and your name in battle logs and statistics. Choose it carefully.
What are the rules?
Fly fair: no cheats, no abuse, no deliberate friendly fire. The details are in the arena rules.
I found a bug or have an idea
Write to fharena@googlegroups.com. A screenshot and the time it happened help a lot.
Contact
Community and contact
fharena@googlegroups.com — questions, bug reports, account deletion.
Community forum
forum.wbfree.net — where veterans of the classic online air combat arenas meet.
Your account
Sign in to see your statistics and battle log, link Google or Yandex ID, or change your password.