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[RavenSan]

Sorry if it's the wrong forum, couldn't decide if this was gaming or off topic:

For 13th time, sensitive military information leaked on ‘War Thunder’

The post was quickly deleted, but restricted information is readily available elsewhere on the internet.

taskandpurpose.com

This is insane. How does this happen thirteen times. At this point I'm convinced this is some kind of elaborate plot/plan by someone.

Perhaps more importantly, how has there never been a thread about this until now?

 

[Dick Jones]

Sadly it's gaming related so we have to take the flak for these fucking idiots.

 

[kanjobazooie]

Flight sims are not games. /s

 

[calistan]

Military geek with access to a bunch of old technical manuals wants to prove he knows more than the developers and players of his favourite game.

Unfortunately for him, that game isn't a super accurate hardcore sim like DCS World, it's frickin' War Thunder.

 

[T4keD0wN]

Sadly it's gaming related so we have to take the flak for these fucking idiots.

Nah, we can just say that this proves that those thousand year old jokes about how military members are stupid are true.

 

[Dick Jones]

 

[winjer]

Nothing like publishing classified info, to win an argument on the internet.

 

[keraj37]

It has been 0 days?

 

[Spyxos]

In fact, many of the restricted manuals are available for purchase on websites that appear to be legitimate, he said.

“So, some of the users purchase them and try to bring them to us, even though those documents are clearly marked as restricted,”

 

[STARSBarry]

Flight sims are not games. /s

I know it has the /s tag... but I feel the need to correct the fact that Warthunder is just a flightsim.



Most the documents getting leaked are for tanks over aircraft.

 

[RavenSan]

It has been 0 days?

I suppose it was a couple days ago -- but I just read about it today.

 

[Dream-Knife]

With how over classified things are, if the govt doesn't want it on the internet then they should classify it.

 

[StereoVsn]

With how over classified things are, if the govt doesn't want it on the internet then they should classify it.

It’s probably labeled as CUI and export controlled. Not everything is classified but even non classified information can be very much restricted for distribution.

I don’t think it’s a federal crime though unlike posting actual classified information, but not 100% sure.

 

[Dream-Knife]

It’s probably labeled as CUI and export controlled. Not everything is classified but even non classified information can be very much restricted for distribution.

I don’t think it’s a federal crime though unlike posting actual classified information, but not 100% sure.

An Eotech is export controlled, but look at Alpha's AKs. They all have Eotechs on them.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

Don't people also leak stuff on DCS World? I think Asperger's plays a role in this.