History VideoGame / RisingStorm2Vietnam

*** [[Film/FullMetalJacket Joker's helmet and Sgt. Hartmann's drill hat]] are available cosmetics for the US Army and USMC factions.

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* KillItWithFire: The [[FireBreathingWeapon M9A1-7 flamethrower]] available to southern forces obviously fits this trope, but as if this wasn't enough, the southern team also has access to a devastating napalm strike delivered by supersonic F-4 Phantoms. White Phosphorous grenades are extremely effective in enclosed environments as well.

*** [[Film/ApocalypseNow Col. Kilgore's]] signatures shades, helmet, and cavalry hat are available as unlockable cosmetics for the pilot classes. In addition, there's achievements like "The Horror" and "The Smell of Napalm in the Morning", which themselves are references to some of the movies more famous quotes.

** The NLF faction, being guerillas, have a mixed arsenal of: improvised explosives made from scrap, old WWI and WWII vintage firearms like the Mosin-Nagant, to some of the more advanced firearms in the Soviet and Communist Chinese arsenals like the Type 56, RPG-7, and RPD.
** The ARVN faction, on the other hand, are given a mix of old WWII-era firearms like the M1 Garand, Thompson, and BAR as well as newer, up-to-date weapons like the M16 and M60.

** The ARVN faction, on the other hand, are given a mix of old WWII-era firearms like the M1 Garand, Thompson, and BARm as well as newer, up-to-date weapons like the M16 and M60.

* SchizoTech: The NLF faction, being guerillas, have a mixed arsenal of: improvised explosives made from scrap, old WWI and WWII vintage firearms like the Mosin-Nagant, to some of the more advanced firearms in the Soviet and Communist Chinese arsenals like the Type 56, RPG-7, and RPD.

** Several references to films like ''Film/ApocalypseNow'' and ''Film/{{Platoon}}'', and ''Film/FullMetalJacket'' are present, ranging from the names of certain achievements, to cosmetic items, etc.

* BreakOutTheMuseumPiece: The ARVN and the NLF/Vietcong arsenals are mostly composed of older weapons dating from UsefulNotes/WorldWarII such as the M1 Garand and Mosin-Nagant. Even the PAVN/NVA, USMC, and USA still use certain weapons from that era as well, such as the [=PPSh=]-41 for the former and the [=M3A1=] Grease Gun for the latter two.

''Rising Storm 2: Vietnam'' is a multiplayer shooter set in UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar that is a sequel to ''VideoGame/RisingStorm''. It was released in May 2017. Initially, the game only had the United States Army and United States Marine Corps as Southern Vietnamese factions facing off against the NLF and PAVN as the Northern Vietnamese factions, but updates have added in Australian forces and the ARVN as well. Rising Storm 2 is the game that has deviated most from the series UsefulNotes/WorldWarII roots, incorporating period accurate weaponry, pilot-able helicopters, and changes to squad and team mechanics.

* AntiAir: The Northern Forces have access to anti-air defenses ranging from Dhsk heavy machine guns to SAM sites. The latter are especially helpful on maps that give the Southern Forces access to attack and transport helicopters.

* AllAsiansWearConicalStrawHats: One unlockable cosmetic for the Vietcong/NLF faction is, unsurprisingly, a conical straw hat.

* BreakOutTheMuseumPiece: The ARVN and the NLF/Vietcong arsenals are mostly composed of older weapons dating from UsefulNotes/WorldWarII such as the M1 Garand and Mosin-Nagant. Even the PAVN/NVA, USMC, and USA still use certain weapons from that era as well, such as the PPSh-41 for the former and the M3 Grease Gun for the latter two.

* AllAsiansWearConicalStrawHats: An unlockable cosmetic for the Vietcong/NLF faction is, unsurprisingly, a conical straw hat.

* GoodGunsBadGuns: Played straight. The Southern forces are shown using M16 and M14 variants, as well as a selection of WWII American firearms like the Thompson and M1 Garand. The Northern forces use a mix of AK variants (namely the Type 56 and AKM), as well as a wide array of other Soviet weapons like the RPD, SKS, and SVD.

* SniperRifle: Sniper variants of the M1 Garand and Mosin-Nagant return from ''VideoGame/RisingStorm'' and ''VideoGame/RedOrchestra2HeroesOfStalingrad'', respectively. In addition, new, dedicated sniper rifles are now available such as the [=M40a1=] for the USMC and the Dragunov SVD for the NVA.

* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: There is a lack of anti-vietnamese racial slurs shouted by US soldiers. The worst thing they are likely to say is something along the lines of [[GoshDangItToHeck "Man, I really hate Charlie."]]

* ShoutOut: One of the achievements you can get is [[https://i.imgur.com/jozPD6Q.jpg literally]] called [[WebVideo/FilthyFrank "Welcome To The Ricefields"]].