Hell Let Loose Vietnam Update 1.5 Full Changelog

CONFIRMED IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT

Key changes and facts

• Official Full Changelog title: Update 1.5 | Full Changelog. A later Steam post Update 1.5 Now Live | Teaser Trailer says Update 1.5 is OUT NOW.
• Helicopter: officially licensed Bell UH-1 Iroquois ‘Huey’ replaces the fictional model, with HUD icons, M60 ammo changes (AP vs boats/tunnels; capacity 400 to 500), cockpit alarm, crash death sequence, and rotor-blade collision changes (main rotors no longer destroy structures; tail rotor can damage infantry).
• Helicopter radio: co-pilot toggle; heard inside and nearby; can be disabled in Audio Settings. A free US Pilot Uniform arrives in Barracks for players who log in during Update 1.5, then becomes purchasable later.
• New weapons: M14 (semi-auto 7.62×51, 20-round mag, default 4 upgradeable to 8) and Type 56 SKS (semi-auto 7.62×39, 10-round internal, default 6 clips upgradeable to 12) for Squad Leader, Rifleman, Specialist and Engineer at level 3.
• Weapon balancing: M16 default magazines increase from 4 to 6; Barracks max rises to 10 magazines vs Type 56 AK max of 7.
• Notable named fixes include KIA scoreboard/stats access, Medic wounded-icon persistence, controller deployment focus, Tactical Map downed-player icons, Commander Orders overlay alignment, no underwater Outposts/Tunnels/Garrisons, Conquest T-54 morale parity, and Garrisons blocked within 15 m of an enemy player.
• Full changelog sections cover gameplay, weapons/equipment, vehicles/helicopters, Commander/squads, UI/HUD/settings, tutorials/practice range, audio/visuals, stability, and map/environment collision and LOD work (including Cam Ranh Port, Quang Ngai, Thanh Hoa Bridge notes).
• The 1.5 post still listed FSR 4.1, new weapons, new maps and more as future work separate from that changelog. FSR 4.1 later shipped in Hotfix 1.5.2. The Patch 1.6 live notes do not mention FSR 4.1.

WHAT PLAYERS SHOULD DO

Use the update without relying on stale advice