Gaming increases competitiveness, and when he gets an extra dose of dopamine due to gaming algorithms, it sometimes leads to disaster. That’s what happened when an online gamer got extremely emotional over a debate about a military platform while playing a war game.
Players were discussing the capabilities of the European fighter jet Eurofighter Typhoon while playing the popular online game War Thunder. The focus of the chat was about the scanning capabilities of the Eurofighter Typhoon’s Captor radar system. Fighter jets were recently added to the game.
The discussion soon turned into a heated argument and after a few minutes turned into a full-blown verbal duel. Tempers flared, and in the heat of the moment, one of the players – just to prove his point – posted a classified military document.
The leak of the document – ​​a state secret – led the Italian Defense Ministry to scramble for immediate action to remove the file from the gaming platform. The document was found to be a genuine military secret. It is not known whether the person making the payment was someone from the military or an official with such information.
Within minutes the document was removed by the administrators of the gaming platform and the user’s profile was suspended with immediate effect. The user was reportedly warned by the system, which sent a warning that it was classified material, but the user decided to ignore it and proceed anyway.
The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine, supersonic, canard delta wing, multi-role fighter jet. It is headquartered in Germany and is developed by a European multinational consortium comprising the UK, Germany, Italy and Spain and their leading aerospace and defense companies Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo.
According to the British tabloid newspaper Daily Mail, after the incident, the Italian Defense Ministry said, “We take all unauthorized disclosures of information extremely seriously. The incident will be reviewed and, if appropriate, an investigation will be launched.” , and further mitigation measures will be taken.” “We do not comment on leaked documents to prevent repetition.”
war Thunder
War Thunder is an online, free-to-play, real-time, multiplayer combat and strategy game. It uses animated versions of real military platforms and vehicles. It was developed and produced by Gaijin Entertainment in 2013. Since then it has been evolving over the years. The game is available on Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4 and above, Xbox One and above, Xbox Series X/S, Oculus, and Vive platforms.
The game’s accuracy is said to be so precise that during the COVID-19 lockdown, US Army soldiers used to conduct their training exercises on War Thunder.
It was originally developed as a flight simulation game, but other military vehicles and platforms were later introduced.
Gaijin Entertainment is a privately owned gaming firm headquartered in Budapest, Hungary. The company was founded in Russia in 2002 by Anton and Kirill Yudintsev. The company moved to Budapest in 2015.
Concern over frequent leaks
Although its most popular game War Thunder is a huge success, it has seen its share of controversies with the repeated leaking of classified military documents – Eurofighter Typhoon is the fourth such incident.
It was preceded by the Challenger 2 tank which is in service in the UK, Ukraine and Oman, the Leclerc main battle tank which is in service in France, Jordan and the UAE, and the Chinese Ammunition System, which is used by the People’s Republic of China. Have been leaked. ,
The leak of the Challenger 2 document led to the intervention of the British Ministry of Defense and it was removed. Investigation was conducted after the incident.
Following the most recent Eurofighter Typhoon leak, the game’s moderators have stated that they will not allow any claims using classified information. They have also stated that no in-game content will be modified based on unauthorized sources.
According to the Daily Mail, following the latest leak, one of the forum community managers reminded users of the risks and responsibilities involved. He reportedly wrote, “I would like to use this opportunity to remind everyone here again, please, under no circumstances, attempt to post, share any source unless you are 100 percent “Can’t be assured that they are legally declassified and publicly safe for use.”
A technical moderator on the forum reportedly further stated that “We have confirmed directly with the Italian Ministry of Defense that these are available illegally. You cannot use these documents for reporting and you cannot post them “
Is an India update being planned?
War Thunder may be planning a major update regarding India’s military platforms. India is not in the game at the moment, but a wide platform is open regarding India’s military platforms. It features vehicles and selected aircraft that were used by the British Indian Army, followed by the Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Indian Navy.
An updated pitch, titled ‘Call of Mahabharata – The Indian Nation’, is reportedly being considered. The forum already has a detailed list of India’s platforms, vehicles and munitions.
