--- title: "Chinese Military Secrets Leaked on Video Game Forum" description: "A Chinese gamer has posted classified military information on the forum of a tank video game to get developers to change the stats of the game's tanks." date: "2022-06-04" modified: "2022-06-04" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/chinese-military-secrets-leaked-on-video-game-forum" categories: - "Military" - "Science & Energy" tags: - "chinese military" - "the digest" - "video games" --- # Chinese Military Secrets Leaked on Video Game Forum ![A Chinese gamer has posted classified military information on the forum of a tank video game to get developers to change the stats of the game's tanks.]() *\Image: Gaijin/Futurism\* ## Tank Nugs A Chinese gamer has posted what appear to be classified military information on the forum of a tank video game called "War Thunder." His motivation? Not international espionage, in a hilarious twist, but to get developers to change the stats of the game's tanks, [*Kotaku* reports](). Astonishingly, it's at least the third time that something like this has happened. Last year, a different player [posted the manual of a UK military tank]() to a "War Thunder" forum, forcing the UK's Ministry of Defense to intervene. Just months later, a different player [posted schematics of a French tank](). ## Take Down The most recent post, by the Chinese player, included a photo of armament schematics of a round fired by Chinese tanks. The image even included a real-life version of the round, placed on top of the schematics, according to *Kotaku*. We don't have to tell you that posting military secrets on a video game forum is a bad idea — not only are you risking being banned from the game, but the military might want to have a word with you as well. While the forum post has since been removed, the image is now making the rounds on social media. "Our community managers immediately banned the user and deleted his post, as the information on this particular shell is still classified in China," the forum's moderators told *Kotaku*. "Publishing classified information on any vehicle of any nation at War Thunder forums is clearly prohibited, and the game developers never use it in their work." So there you have it. The next time you're irked by a video game's inaccurate portrayal of modern warfare, perhaps just let it go — or at least don't resort to leaking classified information in response. **READ MORE:** [ANOTHER Guy Has Leaked Classified Military Documents On The SAME TANK GAME'S forums]() \[*Kotaku*\] **More on classified info:** *[US Government Releases Classified UFO Report With Huge, Intriguing Redactions]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()