Chinese military secrets leaked in a video game forum

[AshG]

Someone got mad at other forum members and leaked military secrets to prove a point. Oops!

Chinese military secrets leaked on a video game forum

"The weapon in question is the DTC10-125, an anti-tank round fielded by the modern-day Chinese military. Also known as a kinetic energy penetrator, its job is to punch through metal and breach the internal compartments of a tank and knock it out of action. As such, its capabilities are a closely guarded secret. Or at least they were until someone on the War Thunder forums got into an argument and needed to prove a point.

The information was quickly removed from the forums, but it is still available online. Polygon has viewed the original image and can confirm it’s quite a comprehensive photo, and includes an annotated diagram of the munition itself as well as its casing, called a sabot."

 

[TVOLS]

AP rounds have been around a long time I guess the news here is not the technology, but where it showed up.

 

[LouderVol]

This is not the first time something like this has leaked on war thunder.

There has been some info on the british tanks as well.

I feel like someone else got tagged too.

 

[NorthDallas40]

I thought gaming forums was where China got their military secrets? That and Swawell’s Chinese concubines.

 

[Orangeburst]

I thought gaming forums was where China got their military secrets? That and Swawell’s Chinese concubines.

That still pisses me off
No repercussions whatsoever but if it was you or I..well

 

[NorthDallas40]

Also the US was developing kinetic energy kill missiles in the 90’s

MGM-166 LOSAT - Wikipedia

 

[NorthDallas40]

That still pisses me off
No repercussions whatsoever but if it was you or I..well

Wunderidiot is untouchable.

 

[85SugarVol]

Someone posted classified tank specs in a war game forum not long ago.

 

[LouderVol]

This person, and the other idiots who did similar things before, basically just Swatted themselves. Assuming they are in that country, or an extradition country. What better way to have a blacked out SUV roll up to your front door than to give out government secrets on a very public forum.

 

[LouderVol]

Someone posted classified tank specs in a war game forum not long ago.

It was the same game.

 

[DinkinFlicka]

This is not the first time something like this has leaked on war thunder.

There has been some info on the british tanks as well.

I feel like someone else got tagged too.

I feel like I see you playing that a lot.

 

[LouderVol]

I feel like I see you playing that a lot.

More than I would like

 

[DancingOutlaw]

WT walks a fine line, they really go for realism but they seem to have these issues where people divulge actual secrets in an attempt to prove who knows more.