A War Thunder fan on the game forum published a 730-page NATO document with classified information about the Eurofighter Typhoon DA7 fighter Author: Maxim Panasovsky, August 31, 2023, 22:52
At the beginning of 2023, secret information about the American F/A-18 Hornet fighter appeared on the War Thunder forum. Now it's the turn of the European military aircraft.
What is known
The gamer worked diligently to add the fourth generation fighter, Eurofighter Typhoon, to the game. To be more precise, he wanted to see the DA7 aircraft, which was used in the development of Typhoon, on the virtual battlefields of War Thunder.
Ah man, it happened again…
Export Restricted documents got leaked on the War Thunder forums, this time for the Eurofighter Typhoon DA7… pic.twitter.com/pjByRUXrcS
— Kurnass '86 (the plane guy) | he/they (@BurkeKrohn) August 29, 2023
In an attempt to convince the developers to add the fighter, the user published photos, videos and documents. Among the latter was a NATO document consisting of 730 pages. It contained classified information about the Eurofighter Typhoon DA7.
Distribution of a document classified as NATO Unclassified is permitted for official purposes only. How exactly it got to the average gamer is currently not specified. Of course, the classified file was deleted by moderators.
From time to time, similar situations arise on the War Thunder forum. In addition to the Eurofighter Typhoon DA7 and the aforementioned F/A-18 Hornet, gamers published secret information about the Leclerc and Challenger 2 tanks along with guides for piloting the F-16 fighter.