Forum arguments are serious business!

[pmv]

Apparently gamers will stop at nothing to win arguments on the internet - even it means revealing classified military information.

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

www.theguardian.com

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.

Excerpts from the documents, some of which were heavily redacted, appeared to show some documents had “UK RESTRICTED” label crossed out and a stamp of “UNCLASSIFIED” added, the website UK Defence Journal reported.

It said the MoD’s Defence Equipment and Support division had seen the documents and said they appeared “to be a genuine extract”. “It certainly has not been released under FOI (Freedom of Information) previously or considered for redacting.”

 

[kage69]

Going to go out on a limb here and say MoD is really going to mess this guy up. UK forces are still engaged, and that little tidbit could be considered damaging because it pertains to deployed gear. That he crossed out warnings on the material makes me think the Brits might Official Secrets Act his ass. Trying to one up his gaming buddies may have just cost him ~15 years in prison. Argue allll you want, but you never upload a rope for them to hang you with. Dozey prat.


*Dave Chapelle*

"When keepin it real backfires..."

 

[ch33zw1z]

That's why I stick to light trolling about people's mom's, why get to deep into it? 😁

I hear they have great internet in prison, hope it's true, he sure showed them!

 

[compcons]

That's why I stick to light trolling about people's mom's, why get to deep into it? 😁

I hear they have great internet in prison, hope it's true, he sure showed them!

I always say "you don't want to get to deep into moms. It can get real hairy and real messy...."