• @rtxn
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    1871 month ago

    The leak happened earlier this week during a forum discussion regarding the T-90M, T-80BVM, and T-90S Russian main battle tanks, all of which are currently in service and appear in War Thunder itself. The documents shared are user manuals meant for those operating said vehicles and have, like most other military documents, been declared classified or sensitive even though they contain relatively surface-level information.

    • dactylotheca
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      1371 month ago

      For fucking once it’s not idiots leaking western stuff. I’m like halfway convinced War Thunder is a Russian intelligence operation

      • @[email protected]
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        621 month ago

        tbf, if I ran an intel agency, after all these incidents, Id probably have someone “leak” fake classified docs on the warthunder forums or other similar places once in a blue moon, to spread misleading information to rival agencies as to the capabilities of my nation’s equipment. Both to blend in with a place idiots are known to actually post such info, and if its found out my agency was doing this, to cast doubt on the validity of any real docs from my side that were leaked before. Doesnt seem like itd cost much of anything to do, so there would have to be only minimal benefit to be marginally worth it

      • Skua
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        401 month ago

        There have been two leaks about Chinese tanks and two about Russian jets even before this one, so while it’s mostly Western gear it’s not only that

        • dactylotheca
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          1 month ago

          Oh yeah I know there’s been other leaks before, just that most of the time it seems like it’s western gear and it’s a refreshing change

      • @[email protected]
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        371 month ago

        Not even the stupidest Take. Gijin is a Hungarian game studio and Hungarian Govt is more or less pro Russian.

        • dactylotheca
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          1 month ago

          And it was founded in Moscow by Russians, they only moved the HQ to Budapest later on

            • dactylotheca
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              31 month ago

              This is why I’m halfway convinced. Like, I’m not actually convinced, but I’m also not not convinced.

      • @pyre
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        361 month ago

        it’s just morons trying to prove something. people don’t join the army because they’re too happy with who they are.

      • @Delta_V
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        1061 month ago

        Ukrainian farmer: “How do I put this hunk of junk into Neutral so I can load it onto my trailer?” *starts an argument on War Thunder forums*

        • @rtxn
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          Good ol’ Murphy’s Law: the quickest way to find correct information is to post incorrect information on the internet and wait for the inevitable “ackshyually”.

          • lad
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            31 month ago

            "hahaha, classic" meme with a stoned cat, but it's a fox instead

            though

            I see what you did there 🌚