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This time, gamers have shown their passion by sharing the specs of the M2A2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle.
Fans of the online military simulation game War Thunder have once again earned the ire of tired administrators by posting sensitive military material to the game’s forum.
This time, the documents were concerning the US M2A2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) and included details on the IFV’s turret, hatch, and spall liner – the interior lining that stops fragments of hull material pinging around the cabin when hit by an enemy round.
As usual, the material was posted to prove a point about how the in-game version could be made more accurate, and – as usual – the post was quickly deleted.
The material was not classified per se, but it is export-controlled. Anton Yudintsev, Gaijin Entertainment’s founder, told Task and Purpose that even though the content had been posted on other sites previously, he was still playing it safe.
“As far as we know, this particular leak did not appear on War Thunder forums first. It was published online on December 8th or even earlier and has been spreading on various platforms for days until it landed on War Thunder forums,” Yudintsev said.
“While we did our part in helping to limit the leak spreading further by deleting that post, we can do nothing with what’s happening on other platforms.”
It’s been a big year for War Thunder leaks. Details of NATO’s Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft were posted to the game’s forum in August, and the AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter followed shortly after in September.
The most recent vehicle to earn some poor War Thunder fan a banning was a Chinese main battle tank, which was posted on 12 December.
We might be able to make it the rest of the year without another gamer accidentally committing mild treason – but we’re not holding our breath.
David Hollingworth has been writing about technology for over 20 years, and has worked for a range of print and online titles in his career. He is enjoying getting to grips with cyber security, especially when it lets him talk about Lego.
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