The Hell Let Loose Spotting Guide

Ever had trouble identifying what is dropping in the sky or what tank just killed you? Then this guide is for you! We will go over most of the objects that live in Hell Let Loose, so you can identify them when you see them in the wild.

We will start off with the objects that are the same for all the factions, and after that we will go over the faction-specific objects.

Some Thoughts

• Airdrops can be hard to identify from far away, use binos or aim at the drop with your gun.
• All tanks have different camos/colors, once you get familiar with them you can identify different tanks very quickly.

Global Objects (Not faction specific)

Drops

Airhead

All airheads are made the same. It will always be a red parachute with a square box.

Ammo Drop

Faction Specific Objects

Drops

Supply Drop

There is currently two types of supply drops in the game, one for the axis and one for the allies. The easiest way to spot if a supply drop is a friendly is by the color of the parachute. An allied supply drop will have a white parachute, and an axis supply drop will have a red parachute.

If it's a red parachute make sure you check the shape of the drop to rule out an airhead. The german supply drop will look like a rocket.

Tanks

Recon Vehicles

Light Tanks

There's currently only two light tanks in the game, the American Stuart and the German Luchs.

Medium Tanks

T-34

Panzer-IV

M4A3 Sherman

Make sure you call it out as a MEDIUM to avoid confusion. A sherman can either be the medium or one of the heavies.

Heavy Tanks

Heavy tanks generally easier to spot because they are the biggest, but identifying the type can is equally important since there are two heavy tanks for USA and Axis.

Russian IS-1

The Russian IS-1 can be identified by its very long barrel and its blocky front shape. The T-34 is a bit more rounded, and has an angled front plate.

Axis tanks

The germans have both the Tiger and the Panther, two very different tanks with very different playstyles. The Tiger is the biggest tank in the game, and is very boxy. The Panther is a bit smaller and has angled armour.

US Tanks

You can keep your callout short by simply calling these tanks out as either a 75 or a 76

On the US side you have two very similar heavy tanks, the Jumbo 75mm and the Jumbo 76mm. The most common ways to distinguish between them is either the color or the size of the barrel. The 76mm has a very long barrel with a muzzle break at the end. The 75mm is missing the muzzle break and is a different color of green.

Light vehicles

Half-Tracks

If the engine is off, it can be used as a spawnpoint. You can lock it by standing within 15m of it.

Generally half-tracks are easy to spot, but very important to call out. You wouldn't want one sneaking around behind your lines.

Supply Trucks

Transport Trucks

Other less important stuff

Planes

All different drops and airstrikes can be identified by sound and type of plane. If correctly identified it can allow you to anticipate earlier for what is coming (ex. bombing runs, strafing runs).