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https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a42573614/war-thunder-players-share-classified-documents-f16-leak/
Jan 23, 2023 2:38 PM
somethingcleverlol
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https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a42573614/war-thunder-players-share-classified-documents-f16-leak/
spazztastic
The pop mag's are just tabloids these days. Also I do some of this but most of it is stuff snowden already leaked, and more carefully.
dudehiemer
LOL This is pretty funny. I have to delete my posts sometimes because I mention , & .
kingbudo101
WalksWithNoFear
Like CPE 1704 TKS?
mrsparkle001
faultysage
Apparently already happening
WhyDontYouMakeMe
JellyChopper9
StrictlyBull
you mean to tell me they only want to win arguments not use those documents to write novels like Tom Clancy?
SomeDetroitGuy
With Tom Clancy, it was the opposite - he didn't have access to classified documents but was able to figure basically everything out himself
Pheehelm
It was actually the investigators who gave away the secrets, because they were the ones letting people know the book matched reality.
Pheehelm
Clancy also said there was a lot of "where did you learn these secrets?" "What parts were secret?" "We can't tell you, they're secret."
hakunamatatamotherfucker
From what I've read you'd have 9 or 10 nickels.
PurringKitty
"A turtle? What's a turtle?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiuAI-GuOOc
DoseOfScience
You don't understand! There was someone WRONG on the INTERNET!
TheGriffin
I'm curious to see someone use that defense in front of a judge
ChallengerDeep
"Don't violate my NDA and preserve national security? OR prove trash talker wrong? No contest - check out these blueprints b•tch." :-O
Rosfmmmhzdrozzley
I'll never understand how someone can just be blatantly wrong online and not admit it. Personally, I'm never wrong nor will I ever be.
SometimesISayHistoryStuff
I'm not sure if it's comforting or terrifying that war nerds act like all other nerds. I'm gonna go terrifying.
Robtheshaman
I'm terrified by the comfort war nerd will cause me by leaking classified secrets. Take that intelligence agencies!
LarvaLamp
In war time, it's nice to know there are comfort nerds available.
mentallychallengeaccepted
The best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer. It’s called Godwin’s Law
Cargobiker530
No, Godwin's Law is where it takes more energy to refute obvious bullshit than the energy used to create it.
WhythehelldidImakethisaccount
Can’t wait to get asked “Do you associate with anyone who attempts to overthrow the US GOVERNMENT by hostile means?”
countseven
Actualy, it's 9 times, two different challenger leaks, two different chinese tank rounds, and one of the design engineers for the eurotiger>
countseven
>gave classified info when they hired him to help with accurate modeling.
countseven
Oh, also there was a leak of the F-16 flight manual while it was still in development
DEADGH057
F15E weapon manuals got leaked too
ceallachdon
Could fully fund a retirement fund with those nickels if it was for every time someone in congress leaked intel for their own benefit
ceallachdon
Source: worked in Langley & Fort Meade throughout the 90's
DavidNightingale
"A turtle? What's a turtle?"
Treblaine
MacklinBurtMacklinFBI
Anything about UFOs ?
aPokal
Meanwhile corpos looking up your spreadsheets in space https://www.tentonhammer.com/guides/practical-espionage-for-beginners-in-eve-online
Iaimtomisbehave
Only six nickels?
countseven
They counted wrong. You'd actually have 50 cents
magus200342
2 challenger, Chinese ammo, eurocppter, American missile, f16, and Russian su76. I think there's another too. Can't remember.
TheRiattAct
French leclerc
SoberAndBored
This guy?
Keeperofthe7keys
Yes, but no, I avoid the forums lol.
localsurfer
Hmm, if I were in intelligence I'd 'leak' wildly inaccurate details about my tech and then make a fuss about the leak...
Treblaine
To be fair, the F-35 sounds like it has made up stats "yeah it's a stealth jet and it can hover and the radar can scan for ground targets."
houpbajoup
"Nope, I'm an Ace Combat stan, and if you hire me I intend to figure out how to make a Raptor carry a hundred-thirty AIM-9s"
JaceArveduin
"I'm just sayin, if we want the best pilots, we gotta get them doing their best Skywalker impression and start training in the Grand Canyon"
Returned
We already fly through star wars canyon / jedi transition though
Returned
And have them reliably hit ground targets!
zenoshogun
You've got a long way to go, current record is 28.
MisterLemons
Sounds like an F-15 record. What an absolute monster of a fighter. The end result of the US thinking the soviets bested them once.
SJBSavageInk
Wasn't it just a user manual that was already declassified?
Treblaine
Does Trump play War Thunder?
r0twhylr
Depends. How easy is it to cheat?
faultysage
That was one instance. It was declassified, however it was still under protection orders and cannot be spread online.
FailedCrate
How about we leak everything everywhere?!
nemocares
That'd make a number of murderous ex'es very happy.
supervillin
Idkillpickanamelater
Last time wasn't Chinese ammunition leaked because on the forms people were shitting on it and someone wanted to prove them wrong?
DEADGH057
Dcs trumped the WT forums and leaked stuff about the SU-57
nemocares
Any links? All I find is a patent application leak.
HiddenSanity
That was awhile ago, but more or less how it usually goes, posting it to win an argument on the internet.
justsotired
apparently that was 7 months ago
justsotired
yeah this https://www.polygon.com/23152203/war-thunder-chinese-tank-weapon-leak-classified-military-secrets-forum
LefthandedLink
no fury like a nerd scorned
michiyl
Wait, I missed a leak? Dammit ...
RealityInflicted
Oh just wait until you're getting close to your 50's. There'll be leaks a plenty.
PicassoCT
Operation diaper clip
BearRaid
No, the last time was a week before this one when someone posted restricted F-15 documents. This happens a lot.
RoyalWithChz
According to the shared article, the Chinese anti tank weapon is more recent.
BearRaid
Both this (f16 docs) and the one I referred to (f15 docs) happened in Jan 2023. The Chinese anti tank thing was July 2022.
BearRaid
Unless there was another more recent leak of the Chinese thing I’m not aware of, which is easily possible.
esedu
i believe there have 3 or 4 leaks this past week
AxelBeingCivil
I think it's nine total, nw?
TopTierWaifu
Pretty sure the AMRAAM on the F-16 leak was the 10th time.
AxelBeingCivil
I tried to look for a compiled list but couldn't find one.
TheSecondPiewackit
"Have you leaked classified documents?" And "Have you ever been a member of an organization dedicated to overthrowing the US" are actual...1
TheSecondPiewackit
... security clearance interview questions. Same with "Have you ever committed a sexual act that was illegal?" I had to pause at that one..2
modus0
IIRC, UCMJ makes any sexual position other than "missionary" illegal for US soldiers.
TheSecondPiewackit
So, that came up when I re-upped. It didn't count with my first investigation because I'd never been under UCMJ. Basically they said..1
TheSecondPiewackit
..."As long as you're not raping, trafficking, or facilitating in raping or trafficking, we don't care if you got a BJ in a TX."2
TheSecondPiewackit
... and embarassingly ask my interviewer "So like... I'm pretty sure I've gotten a blowjob in a state with sodomy laws...?" and my...3
TheSecondPiewackit
... interviewer laughed and said "No, we're talking about sex offenses here, but it's good that you're trying to be honest about it." 4
maliciousGman
Honesty is key. A lot of those questions is to make sure you don't have any secrets that could potentially be used as blackmail against you.