Enlisted Iron Echoes artwork with soldiers charging across the Rhine.
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Enlisted: Soldiers, Storm the Rhine in Iron Echoes

October 10, 2025

War reborn on the Rhine

The crack of Lee-Enfields over misty riverbanks, the wail of Luftwaffe sirens, the hiss of cordite in muddy trenches—Enlisted conjures the terror and camaraderie of World War II with ruthless fidelity. Gaijin Entertainment’s squad-based MMO now unites more than ten million soldiers across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox, and the freshly launched Iron Echoes campaign keeps the fronts shifting from Berlin’s rubble to the Rhine’s battered crossings.

Allied and Axis platoons collide in 50-player melees where a single mortar strike can swing an entire sector. Cross-play squads coordinate over crackling comms, AI teammates follow precise orders, and every respawn feels like clawing back another chance at the bridgehead.

British commandos advancing through a ruined village in Enlisted.
Iron Echoes pushes the fight to mist-shrouded river towns where infantry, engineers, and medics fight shoulder to shoulder.

Squad-level savagery and battlefield roles

Enlisted’s heart beats in tactical vignettes. Squad leaders mark targets for synchronized pushes, engineers fortify lanes with sandbags and satchel traps, while anti-tank specialists crawl into Panzer blind spots for bazooka kills that light up the sky. Ballistics model as if each bullet matters—ricochets scream off stone; suppression clouds vision with grit; a poorly cooked grenade can end your own assault.

Axis armor column moving through the battlefield in Enlisted.
Panzers and Shermans clash as armor waves spawn when sectors fall—only well-timed explosives halt the steel tide.
Soldiers storming trenches at night in Enlisted.
Dynamic weather and night flares keep assaults unpredictable, forcing squads to adapt every meter.

Progression, campaigns, and customization

Progression charts a soldier’s journey from raw recruit to hardened veteran. Squad upgrades unlock talents like No Man’s Land Dash for stamina management or Grenade Cook-Off for precise ambushes. Campaigns serve as self-contained sagas with rotating objectives, while specialist trees gate pilots, machine gunners, and tankers behind meaningful milestones.

Weapons and uniforms celebrate historical authenticity. Unlock rare camouflages, switch between period-correct optics, and tailor loadouts with battlefield repairs, stamina boosts, or medical perks. Photo mode and replay tools archive your squad’s heroics amid collapsing bridges and flare-lit skies.

Soldiers defending a sector during Iron Echoes.
Sector pushes in Iron Echoes layer dynamic defenses, from machine-gun nests to paratrooper reinforcements.
Night assault under searchlights in Enlisted.
Night sorties demand disciplined fire lanes and signal flares to keep platoons coordinated under blackout conditions.

Iron Echoes keeps the front alive

October’s Iron Echoes season shifts focus to the Rhine with new missions, armored train raids, and bespoke operations like Bridgehead Breach, where teams detonate support pylons to collapse enemy crossings. Field upgrades introduce portable pontoon kits, trench periscopes, and incendiary mortar rounds that sculpt the battlefield in real time.

Earlier highlights like the Ardennes Offensive and Tunisia reworks now feed into the campaign selector, letting squads relive iconic battles with modern systems. Weekly operations add experimental modifiers—fog-of-war nights, restricted loadouts, or AI armored columns—that keep even veterans guessing.

Airborne troops parachuting over the battlefield in Enlisted.
Airborne drops insert squads behind enemy lines, turning the tide with saboteur plays and quick capture points.
Infantry counterattack during Iron Echoes.
Public squads auto-form so reinforcements arrive instantly, keeping fronts populated around the clock.

Community and competitive cadence

Discord fireteams, LFG boards, and weekly command briefings keep allied platoons linked across continents. Clan wars pit historical regiments against one another, webcasts break down patch notes, and charity operations recreate classic battles for fundraising goals. Cross-progression ensures your barracks follow you between platforms.

Ranked playlists and seasonal leaderboards reward precision and teamwork, while custom lobbies let historians script cinematic recreations for machinima. Anti-toxicity tools, vote-kick systems, and detailed after-action reports safeguard the trenches from bad actors.

Infantry coordinating during a close-quarters street fight in Enlisted.
Ranked platoons juggle artillery calls, vehicle spawns, and revive chains to keep the offensive rolling through urban gauntlets.

Answer the call

Lock and load, soldier. Enlisted is free-to-play with premium battle passes for faster unlocks, yet every battlefield upgrade remains earnable in the trenches. The Iron Echoes front waits for fresh leadership.

Rally your squad, hold the line, and write a new chapter in the Iron Echoes campaign.

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