The well-known online war game "War Thunder" (War Thunder) reported that some players leaked the confidential radar data of the People's Liberation Army Air Force's J-8 fighter jets in order to win or pursue more accurate data.

The picture shows the J-8B fighter that crashed in the 2001 Sino-US collision incident.

(picture taken from Wikipedia)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] The well-known online war game "War Thunder" (War Thunder) is loved by many players for its realistic military and gameplay.

However, it is often reported that in order to win or pursue more accurate data, players have leaked a lot of confidential information on weapons.

The latest "bitter master" is the J-8 fighter jet equipped by the People's Liberation Army Air Force.

Military fan Joseph Wen said on Twitter today (31st) that a player of "War Thunder" leaked the radar data of the PLA Air Force J-8 fighter jet on the forum on the 30th, but the post was quickly hidden.

Winjoser also said that since the confidentiality period of the CCP’s documents seems to be only one to ten years, the radar data of the J-8 fighter jet should have reached the declassification period.

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According to the records left by the backup website Internet Archive (Internet Archive), a "War Thunder" player said that in the J-8B fighter modification handout published by the 601st Research Institute of the Ministry of Aerospace Industry of China, it was mentioned that the J-8B The 8B radar has an azimuth control mode, but the fighters in the game do not.

The information provided by the player is written in simplified characters "J-8 II Aircraft Modification Handout Air Crew Part" ("J-8 II Aircraft Modification Handout Air Crew Part"), and the radar model is "208 Fire Control Radar", from China Encyclopedia A query on the website "Quick Understanding Encyclopedia" also confirmed that the J-8B is equipped with this type of radar.

"War Thunder" was famous for the fact that some players leaked the confidential armor data of the British Challenger-2 main tank, followed by leaks of data such as F-15 fighter jets and AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles. It is dubbed by netizens as "a world-class intelligence unit that is on par with the CIA, FBI, and M16 of the United Kingdom."

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"War Thunder" players said that the J-8B fighter modification handout published by the 601st Research Institute of the Ministry of Aerospace Industry of China mentioned that the J-8B radar has an azimuth control mode, but the fighter in the game does not.

(The picture is taken from Wen Yueser's Twitter)

"War Thunder" players said that the J-8B fighter modification handout published by the 601st Research Institute of the Ministry of Aerospace Industry of China mentioned that the J-8B radar has an azimuth control mode, but the fighter in the game does not.

(The picture is taken from Wen Yueser's Twitter)