They also behave in bad faith, sometimes even things that are obviously wrong if you use a bit of common sense (like ammunitions not detonating when hit on a specific russian tanks, to which they answered "working as intended") or are straight up impossible won't get fixed because they don't feel like it or because their own sources (which they never disclose, hence the "sekrit documents" meme) tell them otherwise. Sun 05.30 EDT Classified details of the British Army’s main battle tank, Challenger 2, have been leaked online after a player in a tank battle video game disputed its accuracy. Videos aren't enough, multiple sources saying the same thing often aren't enough, etc. An argument over the design of a tank in War Thunder lead to the leaking of classified military documents. They'll release vehicles with incorrect stats/missing features due to a ridiculously tight dev schedule (they often don't know if a vehicle will be ready for release days before the content patch hits), and they then have ridiculously high standards for getting them to fix the vehicles. It's dumb, but it's unsurprising that it happens given their attitude.Įssentially, the devs have kind of fostered these attitudes. This wasn't too much of an issue when it was WWII era and Cold War era stuff since they're declassified, but as they add more and more modern stuff (a recently added russian vehicles is still undergoing trials), well. So ultimately, people resort to posting the one thing that they can't contradict: Official manuals. They also behave in bad faith, sometimes even things that are obviously wrong if you use a bit of common sense (like ammunitions not detonating when hit on a specific russian tanks, to which they answered "working as intended") or are straight up impossible won't get fixed because they don't feel like it or because their own sources (which they never disclose, hence the "sekrit documents" meme) tell them otherwise. Videos aren't enough, multiple sources saying the same thing often aren't enough, etc. The documents, which contained information about the armor structure of the vehicle, were edited to make them appear declassified. War Thunder is a vehicular combat multiplayer video game developed and published by Gaijin Entertainment. Arguments that some think are best solved by finding and sharing government documents from global militaries.Click to shrink.Essentially, the devs have kind of fostered these attitudes. On July 14, 2021, a forum member claiming to be a Challenger 2 tank commander posted images of classified documents pertaining to the tank on the official War Thunder forums. A gamer identifying as Challenger 2 commander has posted a classified document online in order to improve the accuracy of the design of the tank in the game ‘War Thunder’. With wargaming, there is a lofty push to keep the vehicles and weapons platforms of the game as realistic as possible, which often leads to arguments and disagreements among players. This is not the first time this has happened. However, since it is within a 30-year time span it is still considered "restricted" to share it openly. Thankfully, the document, which seems to be a file that was a part of the F-16's manual, has been around long enough that it is no longer a part of classified status. RELATED: Multiple Valve Games Suffer Extensive Assets Leak With Never Before Seen Maps, Models, And More The document this user posted, which has now been deleted by the site's mods, was in regard to the "control panel" of the plane and had to do with its abilities while in the testing phase of its development, and the "AMRAAM" air-to-air missile the plane uses. The user in question, spacenavy90, made a post on January 16th in the War Thunder forum on the discussion of the history and abilities of the F-16. Schematics for the Challenger 2 tank extracted from its Army Equipment Support. This is the second time a major leak of controlled military documents has surfaced from a War Thunder player. OSINTtechnical (Osinttechnical) JThis is a familiar phenomenon for the War Thunder forums. Getting hired by the military-industrial complex is generally the same as getting hired anywhere else. A War Thunder player has leaked confidential military documents in relation to the United State's F-16 fighter jet. Last year, classified military documents were leaked on War Thunder forums twice.But it didnt end with 2021 as a different person has leaked more classified documents on the same forum, making it a hotbed for accidental whistleblowing. Published Defense contractors are asking if you play War Thunder as part of the hiring process now.
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