(Image credit: Gaijin Entertainment)
A War Thunder player has shared classified UK defense documents in an effort to get the development team to redesign a tank within the game.
War Thunder player Pyrophoric – who d taken to the game s official forum in a bid to get developer Gaijin to improve the accuracy of the design of the vehicle – posted excerpts from a Challenge 2 Army Equipment Support Publication – sort of like a user manual , according to
Eurogamer) – stating it proved the developer s version of the tank was not quite right .
Although the accompanying images reportedly had unclassified stamped upon them, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence – the UK government s department responsible for implementing the UK s defense policy – allegedly told the site s moderating team that despite what the images said, the document was still classified and not for public circulation.
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16 July 2021
The player posted secret info about the UK s Challenger 2 tank to prove that War Thunder s modeling is wrong.
(Image credit: Gaijin Entertainment)
The Challenger 2 is a main battle tank that s been in service with the British Army since 1994, during which time it has seen operational service in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Iraq. It can also be found in War Thunder, Gaijin Entertainment s free-to-play online war game: The War Thunder wiki describes it as a force to be reckoned [with] on the battlefield, thanks to competent grades in firepower and armour, although a number of distinct shortcomings means that it really needs a skilled commander to make the most of it.
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