Crewman

Crewman
General information
Type	Armor
Faction	United States Germany Soviet Union United Kingdom

"As a Crewman you’ll be spending the majority of your time on the front in a tank. Under the leadership of a Tank Commander you will find yourself either driving a tank or taking control of its armaments."

— Crewman Role Guide

The Crewman is one of the fourteen playable roles featured in Hell Let Loose.

Crewman work in conjunction with their Tank Commander to operate their team's tanks. Like the Tank Commander, the Crewman may switch between the Driver, Gunner, and Periscope seats. They are generally ill-equipped for combat outside of their vehicle.

Gameplay tips

Hull down: When opportunity presents itself, try to keep the main body of your tank behind cover/terrain, with the turret and as little of the hull as possible showing. This greatly reduces the risk of taking critical damage.

Front facing: Your armour is strongest at the front of your tank; it also has the highest chance to score a deflection. In combat, face your foes head on!

Greased lightning: Higher gears give you more speed, lower gears give greater turning mobility.

Onwards & upwards: Being in first gear will allow you to climb and navigate obstacles that can’t be passed on higher gears.

Bullet hell: Use the hull mounted machine gun and coaxial machine gun to suppress enemy infantry. This is particularly useful whilst a Gunner reloads.

Shield of steel: Tanks make a great shield for infantry pushing forward under fire. If you see friendly infantry having a hard time, offer to have them sprint behind you as you gloriously shield your team.

Together you’re stronger: Tanks are powerful, but alone they can be picked apart by the Anti-tank role. Proceeding through cover heavy areas without infantry support is just inviting yourself to be ambushed.

Watch your treads: AT mines are normally found in high vehicle traffic areas. Keep this in mind when pushing down roads or choke points at high speed.

Loadout

	United States	Germany	Soviet Union	United Kingdom
Crewman Level 1	Standard Issue	Standard Issue	Standard Issue	Standard Issue
Primary weapon	Colt M1911 x4	Walther P38 x6	Nagant M1895 x4	Webley MK VI x6
Utility	Bandage x2 M3 Knife	Bandage x2 Feldspaten	Bandage x2 MPL-50 Spade	Bandage x2 Fairbairn-Sykes
Crewman Level 3	Mechanic	Mechanic	Mechanic	Mechanic
Primary weapon	Colt M1911 x4	Walther P38 x6	Nagant M1895 x6	Webley MK VI x6
Utility	M18 Smoke Grenade x2 Torch Bandage x2 M3 Knife	NB39 Nebelhandgranate x2 Torch Bandage x2 Feldspaten	RDG-2 Smoke x2 Torch Bandage x2 MPL-50 Spade	No.77 x2 Torch Bandage x2 Fairbairn-Sykes

• Loadouts Current for: Update 13

Trivia

• A player's posture and equipment status will persist when entering and exiting a vehicle. In other words, entering a vehicle in the prone stance and with a weapon equipped will cause you to exit the vehicle in the same conditions.