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Unfortunately for the dedicated War Thunder player in question, their efforts to make the Challenger 2 a tougher tank were for naught: The documents posted may have been accurate, but because they're classified, they're not acceptable as 'valid source material' and so no changes will be made.

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Maybe best of all, though, it seems that while sharing classified MoD documents in the War Thunder forums might be a violation of the Official Secrets Act, is it apparently not a bannable offense: The account that posted the images is still valid and, by all appearances, in good standing. This is also apparently not the first time something like this has happened: In its initial response to the post, community manager Smin1080p wrote, 'Last time such a document was shared that was claimed to be 'unclassified' it was in fact still classified and was confirmed that it should never have been shared.' How many times have people shared classified military secrets in the War Thunder forums? For one thing, it all started over a dispute in the size of the gap between the main turret structure and hull-a minute detail, you might think, but one that this guy takes very seriously. It's also possible that this isn't a nefarious act of treason in pursuit of a better videogame experience, but simply an error in declassification.īut even if it was an honest mistake, the entire incident is fascinating. It's not known yet whether the player in question is actually a tank commander, or a member of the UK military at all, although as the UK Defense Journal notes, their claimed location of Tidworth, Wiltshire is the home of the Royal Tank Regiment, which operates Challenger 2s. Every time you post this you place us (International representatives of Gaijin), especially any UK citizens, in hot water as the warning so helpfully states that unauthorised retention of a protected document is an offence.'

'Of this you are already aware, as a service person you have signed a declaration that you understand the act and what actions it compels you to take.

'By continuing to disseminate it you are in violation of the Official Secrets Act as stated by the warning on the cover of the document, an offence which can carry up to a 14 year prison sentence if prosecuted,' the moderator wrote in response to the classified post.

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