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Re:Classified tank specs leaked on War Thunder game forums a... by hutzlibu on Monday October 11, 2021 @02:10AM (#28825276)
"Moreover, if leaking the manual really puts the lifes of the crew at risk, would not leaking also put lifes at risk, i.e. the one of the people fighting the tanks?"

Thats the point. No military is interested in making it easier for its enemies to fight you.

And with irregular conflicts, you cannot assume everyone knows everything anyway. If you would have to fight this tank for real, don't you think, you want any information possible? Weak spots, sensors,.. or even getting enough knowledge to take over the tank. Military secrets have their reason, no matter how you judge the stance of said military.

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Re:Classified tank specs leaked on War Thunder game forums a... by rhn_mk1 on Monday October 11, 2021 @02:18AM (#28825326)
>No military is interested in making it easier for its enemies to fight you.

Is this game made by the military?

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Re:Classified tank specs leaked on War Thunder game forums a... by thioordc on Monday October 11, 2021 @02:24AM (#28825366)
I could be wrong but I don’t think Gaijin was created or contracted by the military to make the game.
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Re:Classified tank specs leaked on War Thunder game forums a... by Cthulhu_ on Monday October 11, 2021 @05:06AM (#28826292)
I dunno, in effect it's military propaganda. I know the game America's Army was funded and promoted by the US army at the time.
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Re:Classified tank specs leaked on War Thunder game forums a... by Bayart on Monday October 11, 2021 @07:28AM (#28827130)
I think it's the other way around : due to past propaganda, Russians really like tanks. As a result, tank games come from Russia.
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Re:Classified tank specs leaked on War Thunder game forums a... by stayfrosty420 on Monday October 11, 2021 @06:35AM (#28826778)
I think there is probably a genuine desire for people to play a realistic game w here you're in large, heavily armoured weapons of war. The game in question has tanks from almost every nation that has ever produced tanks, so I'd wager it's either a consequence of propaganda rather than propaganda for military per se.
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Re:Classified tank specs leaked on War Thunder game forums a... by ganzuul on Monday October 11, 2021 @05:09AM (#28826316)
> Military secrets have their reason...

These reasons are only tangential to the public good, which is better served by transparency and democracy.

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