Players of War Thunder are once again sharing additional classified military files on the game’s discussion forums as they delve into discussions about the various vehicles featured in the game.
It is not uncommon for War Thunder players to share military documents in order to prove their points or challenge the realism of the game’s vehicles. Last week, this happened not just once, but twice.
War Thunder players leak military documents, Again
According to a report from Cyber Daily, training material for the Norinco VT-4 tank was shared by a user on December 11th. Additionally, Task and Purpose reported that on December 12th, another user posted a manual for the M2A2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle.
War Thunder’s moderators swiftly took down the posts that contained the documents. Although the documents are not classified, they do include delicate information. Furthermore, the M2A2 Bradley manual falls under export control regulations.
Anton Yudintsev, the founder of Gaijin Entertainment, expressed that they had made efforts to minimize the leakage of the M2A2 Bradley documents. However, he mentioned that the manual had already been shared on different platforms before it was uploaded to the War Thunder forums. Yudintsev acknowledged that they have limited control over what happens on other platforms.
In the year 2023, there have been a total of nine instances where players have mistakenly revealed military documents through War Thunder. These occurrences have been recorded on Wikipedia.