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The Guardian: Classified details of army’s Challenger tank leaked via video game
User uploads secret files to prove how tank was ‘incorrectly’ modelled in game played worldwide 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.
The player, who claimed to have been a real life Challenger 2 tank commander and gunnery instructor, disputed the design of the tank in the popular combat video game “War Thunder”, arguing it needed changing.
He claimed game designers had failed to “model it properly”. To support his argument the player posted pages from the official Challenger 2 Army Equipment Support Publication – a manual and maintenance guide.
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Update #1: Classified Challenger tank specs leaked online for videogame (UK Defence Journal)
Update #2: Accuracy at any cost? Gamer leaks British military secrets to company founded in Russia to prove its tank model is wrong (RT)
Update #3: War Thunder fan says tank is inaccurate, leaks classified military documents to prove it (PC Gamer)
WNU Editor: I en joy playing video games (when I have the time). But this commitment to accuracy is crazy.
1 comment:
Granted the gamer is not terminally insane, where his greatest joy comes from choosing from 1 of 3 exquisite colors which Mao suit he will wear, but the gamer is obviously insane. If you want to get rid of the leaks, the solution is for the government to execute a few score of the upper class chosen by lottery and reform the system.
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