Restricted military info is being posted on the War Thunder forums so much these days, nobody really cares anymore (except War Thunder moderators)

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There was a time when the leak of classified military documents on the War Thunder forums brought surprise and amusement in equal measure. Why would anyone do a treason just to win an argument on an internet forum? That actually might be more relatable than some of us care to admit, but the point is that it was a pretty big deal when it happened. These days, though? Not so much.

The most recent criminal offense (for the moment, anyway) involves documents relating to the AH-64D Apache Longbow, an attack helicopter used primarily by the US Army. Earlier this month, someone posted a copy of the vehicle's technical manual on the War Thunder forums, and virtually no one—aside from the War Thunder forum mods—even noticed.

It's not clear why the technical manual was posted, although there was some debate in August as to whether or not the Longbow is now obsolete by modern standards, which seems like the sort of thing that might really set off a die-hard Apache fan. 

Whatever the reason, the doc was posted and then quickly taken down by moderators, which sparked a brief debate on whether the document was actually classified in the first place, and if the guy who posted it should have been suspended.

This is actually a kind of interesting debate. The Apache is nearly 50 years old—it first flew in 1975 and entered service in '86—and the Longbow variant isn't much newer, dating back to 1997. And the technical manual, which was last updated in 2002, is readily available for download through a simple Google search. Seems safe enough, right? 

Well, no. The first page of the manual states clearly that distribution is authorized only for «Department of Defense and DoD contractors,» and that «severe criminal penalties» await anyone who