Roles & Classes
Squad Role System
The role and class system in Hell Let Loose: Vietnam — 19 roles that turn a 50v50 lobby into a coordinated army. How squads, leaders and specialists fit together.
An army is roles that fit together.
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam keeps the franchise’s defining idea: a 50v50 match is won not by individuals but by an army of specialised roles working together. Reporting points to 19 roles in the game, spanning frontline combat, support weapons, command and specialist jobs.
Why roles matter
Roles are what turn fifty strangers into a fighting force. A squad needs riflemen to take ground, support weapons like the M60 or RPD to suppress it, leaders to coordinate, and specialists to plug the gaps — armour crews, engineers, medics and more. Choosing the role your squad is missing, rather than the one you find most fun, is the core skill of the series.
Leadership roles are especially important: squad and commander roles unlock the command and supply tools that tie everything together.
The exact list of 19 roles, their loadouts and how they differ between the US and North Vietnamese sides are still being detailed, so specifics are expected until launch. See our roles & classes guide for the practical breakdown as it firms up.