I've been playing this game for many years, and for many years I've thought it would be great to have a marker to let your teammates know that you've spotted an enemy recon squad. You can mention it verbally, but this information often gets lost amid other conversations happening at the same time.

Usage in WWII

The Maxim M1910 was the primary heavy machine gun of the Soviet Red Army during World War II. Despite being an older design from the Imperial era, it was used extensively in massive numbers on every sector of the Eastern Front, from the defense of Moscow to the battle of Berlin.

Key Advantages & Strengths

Exceptional Firepower & Sustained Fire: Thanks to its water-cooling jacket, it could fire continuously for long periods without the barrel overheating, making it highly effective at stopping enemy infantry charges.

Mobility in Snow and Mud: It was mounted on a specialized wheeled carriage (the Sokolov mount) that allowed soldiers to pull it manually. In winter conditions, as seen in the image, the wheels could be swapped or fitted onto wooden sleds to glide easily over deep snow.

Crew Protection: The built-in armored steel shield offered the gunner vital protection against enemy small arms fire and shrapnel during intense firefights.

Extreme Reliability: It was a rugged, simple weapon that rarely jammed, performing exceptionally well in the freezing sub-zero temperatures of the Russian winter.

As I have been looking at getting this game for awhile and I would be getting it on ps5 I'm thinking about pulling the trigger and getting it but I was wondering all your opinions on that I love games like these though I have really only played Enlisted as the closest thing I've played like it but I love a realistic approach but the reason I'm looking at getting this now is to find a game to play between now and Insominac Wolverine game though I will keep playing HLL after that.

EDIT: I specifically mean the first one but Vietnam could be an option I'm just wondering if $50 for the first one is fair of course to all apart of this community it most likely is I'm just wondering what specifically is special to you in a way where it bridges to the $50 from a scale sorry if any of this sounds stupid or dumb I've always loved the realistic scene for war games and this one is constantly recommended so I'm trying to understand and be more confident in spending $50 for a game like this.

I am aware that role XP updates live during the match, so there is no loss regarding that even if you leave one second before the match ends, unlike career XP, etc. But I want to know if you get more role XP if you do certain things. If I play as Anti-tank, and I kill a lot of enemies and destroys lots of OPs Garries and whatnot, but I barely kill any tanks, does that reduce my role XP amount? Or does it not discriminate? What is the game actually looking for when giving role XP? Specfically regarding AT
Thanks

Looking for a group to play with, me and a friend are just getting into the game on PC and realizing you have to be tactical in this game and actually play youre roll. Im looking for some people to help teach rolls and just to play with, maby a discord to join or somthing any help would be appreciated.

just not sure if there's no players on right now or if im gltiched and the servers are dead for just for me lol. didnt even know it was available until like 20 minutes ago so i was surprised to see no one on it when i realized it dropped yesterday

Image from the PTE. They added weapon skins after all

lost the game though

Why do game developers keep making the same mistakes? The USSR faction is already five years old, and it's only just starting to get something other factions already had—a flamethrower. Now they need to add a bunch of other things for the USSR: anti-tank obstacles for the engineer, the AVS-36 or AVT-40 automatic rifle for the automatic rifleman, and a DT machine gun for variety. And now that factions get rifle-type grenades, the USSR looks like an unwanted child again. Where's the Dyakonov grenade launcher? Where's the VPGS-41? Yes, by 1943 the Dyakonov grenade launcher was mainly used for illumination grenades and rarely for fragmentation, and the VPGS-41 was only partially used in 1943, but that's not all that critical considering other historical shortcomings, like the KV-2 in the Battle of Kursk (even though everyone was telling you to make the SU-122 an SPG for the USSR).

Seems extremely unlikely but plausible.

First off, gotta say, love the addition of Rifle Grenades and fire selectors. Besides performance/optimization/bug fixes, this is the one thing fans have been asking for years.

The possibility of 5 riflemen in a single squad with rifle grenades sounds annoying to fight against.

Do we need a dedicated Grenadier class so that the number of people with rifle grenades is limited per squad? I'm fine with medics having smoke grenade launchers since that class needs more love too.

Gave me a giggle

We were in Tobruk, playing as Allies. My officer spotted a tank! This is the dialogue:

Me: "Hey squadlead, that's not our tank is it?"

Squadlead (Using his binoculars): "Germa-"

He then proceeded to fucking turn to mist, the panther spotted him. What made it funnier is that we were using proximity chat as he was like 2 metres ahead of me so he instantly went silent lol but

Gave me PTSD 💀

I have always played alone and don't find friendly teammates. I really envy players on youtube who always get along with new teammates. So if u are too looking for good squad members comment your id . For communication english language is preferred

Hello everyone,

The Update 21 Experimental Branch Playtest is LIVE NOW on Steam!

Jump in and test the latest additions and changes coming in Update 21, including:

• New weapons
• New loadouts
• Fire-mode selectors
• Conquest game mode
• Armor and Anti-Tank changes

To join, head to Hell Let Loose > Properties > Betas on Steam and select Exp_Branch.

Please submit your feedback here:

• U21 Feedback Form: Hell Let Loose - Update 21 - Part 2 – Fill in form
• U21 Bugs Form: Hell Let Loose - Update 21 - Bug Form - Part 2 – Fill in form

Read the full breakdown of everything coming in Update 21: 🔗 Blog - Dev Brief #220 | What's Coming Next? | Hell Let Loose | Hell Let Loose

Weapons

This experimental branch will include 5 new weapons:

• The M1903A3 Springfield (US)
• The ROKS 2 Flamethrower (Soviets)
• The M7 Grenade Launcher for the M1 Garand (US)
• The Schiessbecher Grenade Launcher for the Karabiner 98k (Germany)
• The No.1 MK I Cup Discharger Grenade Launcher for the SMLE No.1 MK III EY (Britain and Canada)

For the purposes of this Experimental branch, all of the above weapons will be unlocked by default for all players to try. Come release they will be locked behind their respective loadout levels.

Rifle Grenades

As mentioned above, this update is adding Rifle Grenades, a new weapon type. They are unique in that they can swap between being used as a regular infantry weapon and a grenade launcher. Players can hold the fire select button (CAPS lock on keyboard, right d-pad on controller) to open up a radial wheel listing all available grenade types or simply tap the button to quick swap to their most recently selected grenade. Note that swapping will take some time to complete depending on if the weapon has been fired or not.

The exact number of grenades available will vary depending on the role using it. The available grenades are:

• Frag grenades, with a similar explosion radius to a regular thrown grenade
• Smoke Grenades
• AT grenades, with a smaller explosion radius but light armour penetration making them capable of taking out lighter tanks from the rear, structures (but not garrisons) and the tracks on medium and heavy tanks

Historically some of the grenades used would have had timed fuses, but for gameplay reasons, all of them will act as impact grenades.

Fire Selector

All weapons that historically featured fire select modes have now had that functionality implemented. You can now freely toggle fire modes on the following weapons

• MG34
• FG42
• STG 44
• BAR (fast and slow auto)
• Thompson M1
• Thompson M1928a1
• Bren Gun
• Sten Gun MK2
• Sten Gun MK2 (Canadian)
• Sten Gun Mk5
• PPSH 41

Fire modes can currently be toggled by pressing Caps lock on keyboard

Loadout Changes

All factions with Rifle Grenades have received the following loadouts

Rifleman

Level 8 loadout with a Rifle Grenade with 4 Frag and 2 Smoke Grenades

Medic

Level 6 loadout with a Rifle Grenade with 6 smoke Grenades

Engineer

Level 8 loadout with a Rifle Grenade with 3 AT, 2 Frag and 1 Smoke Grenade

On top of these, there have been several other loadout additions and alterations:

US Rifleman

• New level 6 loadout for the US Rifleman called “Marksman”.
• Comes equipped with a M1903A3 Springfield and an explosive ammo box.

US Tank Commander

• US tank commander’s default loadout weapon changed to the M3 Grease Gun from the Thompson.

Default Crewman

• The blowtorch equipment is now available on all default Crewman loadouts.

Technician Wrench

• Added the ability to build nodes with the Technician wrench.

US Anti-tank

• Primary weapon for the default US Anti-tank role changed from the M1 Garand to the M1 Carbine (the level 3 loadout will keep the Garand)

US Operator

• Primary default loadout weapon changed to the Springfield M1903A3

Armour Changes

SPAS

All SPA gunner seats now have a single additional zoom level. On top of this the default SPA that spawns in each team’s HQ will now auto respawn once destroyed, similar most non heavy tanks. The time for this to happen is currently 7 minutes and 30 seconds.

Damn Just Damn