![]() ![]() While it had been declassified, the distribution of the report is still restricted under US law, since it contains export-restricted data on some of the missiles used on the F-16. The document has since been deleted by forum moderators, but was reportedly no longer classified. Players had been debating the F-16 for over six months on the War Thunder forum, but the discussion took a sharp turn earlier this week when a user named spacenavy90 posted a document detailing equipment tests for the jet. Users in the War Thunder forums have leaked classified documents in the past. ![]() Over 4,500 planes of this type have been built since their introduction, with over 30 nations still actively using the jets. The latest instance came during a discussion about the F-16 Fighting Falcon, a versatile multi-role fighter jet that’s been in use since 1974. Previous instances of this occurring were during discussions on the British Challenger 2 main battle tank, the French Leclerc main battle tank, the European Tiger attack helicopter, and the Chinese DTC10-125 anti-armour shells, all of which had classified or restricted documents leaked in the forums. ![]() Unfortunately, those players can be a little bit too dedicated to accuracy at times, and there have been multiple instances of players using classified military documents to bolster their arguments. War Thunder has a thriving web forum, where players spend months debating the finer details of particular military vehicles, in the hopes of improving the game’s accuracy and balancing the vehicles’ stats in the game to more accurately reflect real life. Arguments that some think are best solved by finding and sharing government documents from global militaries.Players of the online military vehicle simulation game War Thunder have once again leaked restricted military documents, something that’s happened multiple times in the past. With wargaming, there is a lofty push to keep the vehicles and weapons platforms of the game as realistic as possible, which often leads to arguments and disagreements among players. This is not the first time this has happened. ![]() However, since it is within a 30-year time span it is still considered "restricted" to share it openly. Thankfully, the document, which seems to be a file that was a part of the F-16's manual, has been around long enough that it is no longer a part of classified status. RELATED: Multiple Valve Games Suffer Extensive Assets Leak With Never Before Seen Maps, Models, And More The document this user posted, which has now been deleted by the site's mods, was in regard to the "control panel" of the plane and had to do with its abilities while in the testing phase of its development, and the "AMRAAM" air-to-air missile the plane uses. The user in question, spacenavy90, made a post on January 16th in the War Thunder forum on the discussion of the history and abilities of the F-16. This is the second time a major leak of controlled military documents has surfaced from a War Thunder player. A War Thunder player has leaked confidential military documents in relation to the United State's F-16 fighter jet. ![]()
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