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Hell Let Loose: Vietnam is on the verge of receiving the game's first major update, and it's definitely one to write home about. Update 1.5 goes live tomorrow, September 16th, introducing brand-new weapons, balancing existing ones, and fixing a long-list of bugs and issues reported by the community.
There's definitely something special at the heart of HLL: Vietnam, and it may very well be one of the best Vietnam games we've seen in decades, but user reviews remain mixed due to technical problems and an overall lack of polish.
Alongside the intensity of 50vs50 guerrilla warfare battles between the US Armed Forces and the North Vietnamese Army, one of the main selling points for HLL: Vietnam is the authenticity of the weapons and vehicles in the game.
Publisher Team17, and developers Expression Games have been working closely with the Royal Armouries since 2024, capturing images, audio, and video of weapons, to create a historically accurate experience in their game, and they're not finished yet.
Update 1.5 builds on this foundation of realism, by replacing the existing fictional helicopter with an officially licensed Bell UH-1 Iroquois, also known as a Huey.
The Bell UH-1 Iroquois is the first member of the infamous Huey helicopters, and the first turbine-powered helicopter to enter service with the US Military. To ensure the Huey is properly represented in HLL: Vietnam, the developers are deploying a helicopter update that includes:
One of the main selling points for HLL: Vietnam is the authenticity of the weapons and vehicles in the game.
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