Battlefield 3 Achievements and Trophy Guide

Like Call of Duty: World at War, Battlefield 3 has a bunch of mission specific Achievements and Trophies. That means that if you miss them you'll have to play the mission over again. Save yourself the hassle and use our guide on your first run. We've got video for the difficult Achievements/Trophies and text for the simple ones. So fire up your 360/PS3, slap on your helmet and get em all. 

1st Loser 

30 points

Silver Trophy 

Finish as 2nd MVP in a ranked match

For this you’ll need to come in second place in any match.  Try to rack up the kills, get points for captures and the like and be near the top of your team’s scoreboard.


Army of Darkness 

30 points

Bronze Trophy 

Shoot out the 4 lights with 4 bullets in Night Shift 

At the very beginning of “Night Shift” you will be tasked with shooting out 4 lights that are hanging over the street. Take your time and line up your shots so that your cross hair is above the light source to give you a better chance of hitting it in one shot. The game seems to be pretty forgiving where you hit, but to be safe, aim above the blob of light. Hit each light in one hit each and this is all yours.



Army of Two 

50 points 

Gold Trophy

Complete all co-op missions on Hard 

Play through each of the 6 co-op missions on hard to nab this.  Although there are nearly as many missions as the main campaign, they can get just as hairy.  Again use patience and use cover to your advantage.



Between a Rock and a Hard Place

15 points

Bronze Trophy 

Beat Solomon, flawlessly, in The Great Destroyer 

At the very end of the game, you will go mano-a-mano with Solomon in a bout of fisticuffs. When you confront him, you will need to complete a series of quick time button presses correctly and without fail to receive this. Thankfully unlike most of the other tropies and achievements, if you mess it up, you can just reload the last checkpoint and try again.



Bullseye 

20 points

Bronze Trophy 

Reach and save the hostages without alerting any enemies in Drop 'em Like Liquid

Much like the Ninja achievement/trophy, you and your co-op partner will need to time your shots perfectly when taking down enemies.  Start by taking out the first few pairs of enemies and then enter the building and go through the door to the right at the top of the stairs.  Clear out the room and then have your partner and you time the shots once the next pairs of enemies that appear outside. Once they are down, you will then need to clear the enemies from the 2 buses down below. One player will need to take one and the other the next bus.  Clear them out as your squad drops the flashbangs through the windows. Head outside and there will be a couple more pairs to take out.  When they are down, there will be a few more groups that appear to the right.  You will need to take them down, one group at a time, as fast as you can so that they don’t alert anyone.  Once the groups are down, a sniper will appear in a window across from you.  Pop him quickly and then head to the vantage point waypoint on the right. Take out the few more groups of enemies that appear and come out from the doorway behind the fountain.  When the squad moves into location outside the window, kill the two enemies inside and the squad will enter the building.  Follow them up to the next room and get ready to clear the enemies out when the flashbang goes off.  Once those final enemies are down, you will get your reward.



Butterfly 

25 points

Bronze Trophy 

Take down the jet in one attempt in Rock and a Hard Place

When you reach the end of the “Rock and a Hard Place” mission, there will be a jet that buzzes you and tries to take out you and your squad. To get this reward, you need to take down the jet with the Stinger missile in one hit and without dying. If you miss the jet once you reach the launcher or the jet kills you, you’ll need to play the entire mission over again. Use cover to your advantage when the jet is heading towards you until you have moved far enough along to grab the launcher. When you have it equipped, wait for the jet to pass over you- back the way you came- and then lock on to it until you get a solid beep. Fire and the jet should be on its way back towards you as the missile hits.



Car Lover 

20 points

Bronze Trophy 

Complete the mission without losing a humvee in Operation Exodus

For this achievement, you have to complete the level with all 6 humvees still operational.  The only real tricky part is after the first wave of enemies arrive, there will be some RPG soldiers that appear in the buildings.  Be sure to take them out immediately or they will torch at least one of the jeeps.  Also be sure to use mines to your advantage and place them in the paths of tanks when they arrive.



Colonel 

50 points

Gold Trophy 

Achieve rank 45

There’s not much that can help out with this achievement/trophy other than playing multiplayer a whole crap load.  You can hit 45 faster by performing feats to acquire ribbons and medals faster to help boost the XP gain, but no matter what you do, this is going to take a good long while. Set yourself in for the long haul and focus on the other achievements/trophies and let this one come to you eventually.



Decorated 

50 points

Gold Trophy 

Obtain one of each ribbon in the game

All in all there are 45 ribbons in the game that you can collect by playing multiplayer. Each ribbon has a set task required to obtain it and each ribbon gained during each match will increase your XP by a set amount.  Here’s a full run down of all the ribbons, tasks, and XP rewarded, that you’ll need to collect for this achievement/trophy:

Assault Rifle Ribbon - 200 XP

In a round, kill 7 enemies with Assault Rifles

Hand Gun Ribbon - 200 XP

In a round, kill 4 enemies with Handguns

Sniper Rifle Ribbon - 200 XP

In a round, kill 7 enemies with Sniper Rifles

Light Machine Gun Ribbon - 200 XP

In a round, kill 7 enemies with Light Machine Guns

Carbine Ribbon - 200 XP

In a round, kill 7 enemies with Carbines

Anti Vehicle Ribbon

In a round, destroy 3 enemy vehicles

Melee Ribbon - 200 XP

In a round, kill 4 enemies with melee weapons

PDW Ribbon - 200 XP

In a round, kill 7 enemies with Personal Defense Arms

Shotgun Ribbon - 200 XP

In a round, kill 7 enemies with Shotguns

Disable Vehicle Ribbon

In a round, disable 4 enemy vehicles.

Accuracy Ribbon - 200 XP

In a round, get 5 headshots

Avenger Ribbon - 200 XP

In a round, get 2 avenger kills

Savior Ribbon - 200 XP

In a round, get 2 savior kills

Nemesis Ribbons - 200 XP

In a round, get 2 Nemesis kills

Suppression Ribbon - 200 XP

In a round, get 7 suppression assists

MVP Ribbon - 500 XP

In a round, be the best player

MVP 2 Ribbon - 400 XP

In a round, be the 2nd best player

MVP 3 Ribbon - 300 XP

In a round, be the 3rd best player 

Ace Squad Ribbon - 500 XP

In a round, be part of the best squad

Combat Efficiency Ribbon - 500 XP

In a round, get 3 streak bonuses 

Anti Explosives Ribbons

In a round, destroy 2 enemy explosives

Squad Spawn Ribbon

In a round, get 7 squad spawn bonuses

Squad Wipe Ribbon - 200 XP

In a round, get 2 squad wipe bonuses

Transport Warfare Ribbon

In a round, kill 4 enemies with transport vehicles

Armored Warfare Ribbon

In a round, kill 7 enemies with land vehicles

Stationary Emplacement Ribbon

In a round, kill 2 enemies with emplaced weapons

Air Warfare Ribbon

In a round, kill 6 enemies with air vehicles

M-COM Attacker Ribbon - 200 XP

In a round, blow up 3 M-COM Stations

M-COM Defender Ribbon - 200 XP

In a round, defend 4 M-COM Stations

Rush Winner Ribbon - 500 XP

Win a Rush round

Conquest Winner Ribbon

Win a Conquest round

TDM Winner Ribbon

Win a Team Deathmatch round

Squad Rush Winner Ribbon

Win a Squad Rush Round

Rush Ribbon - 200 XP

Finish a Rush round

Conquest Ribbon

Finish a Conquest Round

Team Deathmatch Ribbon

Finish a Team Deathmatch round

Squad Deathmatch Winner Ribbon

Win a Squad Deathmatch round

Squad Rush Ribbon

Finish a Squad Rush round

Squad Deathmatch Ribbon

Finish a Squad Deathmatch round

Flag Attacker Ribbon

In a round, get 4 flag captures

Flag Defender Ribbon

In a round, get 5 flag defends

Resupply Efficiency Ribbon

In a round, get 7 resupplies

Maintenance Efficiency Ribbon

In a round, get 7 repairs

Medical Efficiency Ribbon

In a round, get 5 revives

Surveillance Efficiency Ribbon

In a round, get 5 motion sensor assists



Infantry Efficiency 

30 points

Bronze Trophy 

Obtain all 4 weapon efficiency ribbons

To get this achievement/trophy, you’ll need to complete the requirements for the Assault Rifle Ribbon, Light Machine Gun Ribbon, Carbine Ribbon, and Sniper Rifle Ribbon.


In the Nick of Time 

20 points

Bronze Trophy 

Disarm the bomb in under 20 seconds in The Eleventh Hour

Once you reach the lower level of the train station and press forward, a timer will begin to countdown from 60.  Ignore everything else and just run for the bomb.  Do the QTE to disarm it and you should have plenty of time left over.



Involuntary Euthanasia 

25 points

Bronze Trophy 

Kill the 2 soldiers before the building falls on them in Uprising 

During the mission “Uprising” you will go through a small garage and come out to a few enemies on the other side.  Once you pass them, you will go through a bus that gets it by an RPG.  Once you recover your footing, take out the few enemies outside and then before exiting the bus, toss a grenade behind the car directly across from the bus exit.  When you toss it, step out and two enemies will then appear.  When they do, they will get blown sky high before the building crumbles on top of them.

It's Better than Nothing! 

30 points

Silver Trophy 

Finish as 3rd MVP in a ranked match

For this you’ll need to come in third place in any online public match.  Try to rack up the kills, get points for captures and the like and be near the top of your team’s scoreboard.



Lock 'n' Load 

30 points

Silver Trophy 

Unlock all unique co-op weapons

There are eight weapons overall that can be unlocked- or bought- during the co-op missions.  When you play through each mission, you will gain points and these points can then be put towards unlocking the weapons.  To see which weapons you still need to unlock, you can go to “My Soldier” in the menu and then “Co-op Stats and Progression.” Here is a list of the weapons that you need to unlock for the achievement/trophy:

MP412 Rex - 63,000 pts

KH2002 - 126,000 pts

MP7 - 189,000 pts

M39 - 252,000 pts

93R - 315,000 pts

SG553 - 378,000 pts

G3A3 - 441,000 pts



M.I.A 

20 points

Bronze Trophy 

Obtain your first enemy Dog Tag

In the multiplayer you will take the enemy’s dog tag when you perform a knife kill from behind. There will be many opportunities to get this while playing, so just wait for the right time and then strike.



Most Valuable Player 

30 points

Silver Trophy 

Finish as MVP in a ranked match

For this you’ll need to come in first place in any online public match.  Try to rack up the kills, get points for captures and the like and be the best of the best of your team’s scoreboard.



Ninjas 

20 points

Bronze Trophy 

Reach the VIP without setting off the alarm in Exfiltration

For this achievement, you and your partner need to time your attacks perfectly. There are almost always two enemies together and you will need to kill them both at the same time. You will also need to take out the CCTV cameras to avoid setting off the alarm. The only real tricky part is near the end where one player will have to shoot a guard and a camera with the same shot while the other player takes out the second guard.



Not on My Watch 

25 points 

Bronze Trophy

Protect Chaffin from the soldiers in the street in Operation Swordbreaker

Near the very end of the mission “Operation Swordbreaker” you will need to cover Chaffin as the doc tries to help him off the road below. Use your scope to pop the enemies that appear on the street and the buildings on the left side until they say that they are clear and begin moving out. Once they have gotten off the street, there will be a few more enemies that come rushing. Take out one or two of them for safety sake and the achievement/trophy will pop as you start to make your way off the roof.



Ooh-rah! 

30 points

Silver Trophy 

Complete the campaign story

Simply complete the single player campaign on any difficulty for this.



Platinum Trophy

Platinum Trophy- PS3 Only

Collect all other Battlefield 3 Trophies

All PlayStation 3 owners know how this one goes.  Collect every other trophy in the game and you will receive the coveted platinum.



Practice Makes Perfect 

15 points

Bronze Trophy 

Headshot each of the targets in the gun range in Kaffarov 

When you are traversing through the house during the mission “Karrarov” you will go through a dark hallway down some stairs where you fight a corridor of enemies with flashlights.  Once they are dispatched, your two buddies will keep cover at a door and tell you to find another way around.  Head down the stairs on the right side and you will go through a firing range.  There are 15 targets throughout the range that need to be shot in the head.  There is only one that moves and it is the last one.  During your way through, some enemies will appear, so make sure not to accidently shoot the targets while taking down the enemies.



Push On 

20 points

Bronze Trophy 

Reach the garage without going into man-down state in Hit and Run 

Make sure that you and your partner both use patience and cover to avoid getting took down. There are a ton of enemies along the way to the garage and it will take some time to get there. There will be a spot just before the garage where one player will go high and the other low.  Use spotting and have the player on the upper level clear out most of the enemies for the lower player.  Once you hit the garage level B, this will pop.



Roadkill 

20 points

Bronze Trophy 

Kick the car to kill the soldiers in Uprising 

After you exit the building after acquiring a weapon, you will come to a small group of enemies and a car on the right side. Go past that car and ahead of you will be an ammo box and a path leading to the right that overlooks an area below. When you head to the right, there will be a car halfway over the cliff. Walk up to it and press the button prompt to give it a push onto the enemies below.



Semper Fidelis 

50 points

Gold Trophy 

Complete the campaign story on Hard 

As stated, for this achievement/trophy, you will need to play through the entire single player campaign on hard mode. Patience is the key to survival on hard mode. Use it well and use it often. 



Scrap Metal 

25 points

Bronze Trophy 

Destroy 6 enemy tanks before reaching the fort in Thunder Run 

At the start of “Thunder Run” you will be trucking along in a tank when not long after the mission begins some enemy tanks will roll in from the right side.  Simply use the tank controls to take out each of the 6 tanks and this achievement/trophy will pop. 

Support Efficiency 

30 points

Bronze Trophy 

Obtain all 4 support efficiency ribbons 

To get this achievement/trophy, you’ll need to play various classes to acquire all the required ribbons. Here are the Ribbons necessary:

Resupply Efficiency Ribbon

In a round, get7 resupplies

Maintenance Efficiency Ribbon

In a round, get 7 repairs

Medical Efficiency Ribbon

In a round, get 5 revives

Surveillance Efficiency Ribbon

In a round, get 5 Sensor Assists (with the UAV)



The Professional 

30 points

Bronze Trophy 

Complete the street chase in Comrades in under 2 minutes 30 seconds without dying 

This achievement/trophy can be a pain. To make it pop, you need to make it from the door of the building where you have a quick talk with your cohort- all the way down the street to the archway that the person you need to catch runs through. Not only do you have to do this in under two and a half minutes, you have to do it without dying. If you die, restarting the checkpoint will not help. You will need to restart the ENTIRE mission all over and give it another go.



Twofor 

15 points

Bronze Trophy 

Take down 2 enemies with 1 bullet in Night Shift

Once you leave the rooftops in “Night Shift” and head to the streets, you will need to hide behind a car as a transport passes by. When you do, there will be three enemies down the street standing together. Your team mate will tell you to not engage them, but if you’re impatient like me, you can shoot the two enemies that are standing close together and kill them both in one shot for the achievement/trophy. If you do however, you will fail and need to reload from the previous checkpoint. If you don’t want to do it that way, there is a spot later on where you are tasked with taking out two enemies on a balcony that you can also tag with one shot. Either place is where you can get this.



Two-rah! 

30 points

Silver Trophy 

Complete all co-op missions

Simply go through each of the six co-op missions on any difficulty.



Untouchable 

20 points 

Bronze Trophy 

Complete the mission without using the fire extinguisher in Fire from the Sky

For this co-op mission, one player will be flying a helicopter while the other uses the guns to clear out the enemies below.  Make sure the pilot stays far enough away from the enemies on the ground that you aren’t getting shot continuously. You will also need to keep moving to avoid getting hit and having to use the fire extinguisher to void the achievement/trophy.



Vehicle Warfare 

30 points

Bronze Trophy 

Obtain all 3 vehicle warfare ribbons

There are more than a few vehicle related ribbons that you can acquire, but to fulfill this achievement/trophy, you’ll need to get the ribbons that allow you to kill the opposing team from land, sea, and air.  The ribbons are:

Air Warfare Ribbon

In a round, kill 6 enemies with air vehicles

Transport Warfare Ribbon

In a round, kill 4 enemies with transport vehicles

Armored Warfare Ribbon

In a round, kill 7 enemies with land vehicles



What the Hell Are You? 

20 points

Bronze Trophy 

Take a Russian Dog Tag in the forest ambush in Rock and a Hard Place 

At the start of “Rock and a Hard Place” you will get ambushed by some Russian enemies that are hiding behind trees. Simply run up to one of them and give him the whatfor with your knife and you’ll take his dogtag and well as his dignity.



You Can be My Wingman Anytime 

30 points

Bronze Trophy 

Complete "Going Hunting" in a perfect run

This is easily one of the most frustrating achievements/trophies of the single player campaign.  To get this, you need to take out each enemy fighter with one missile while not getting it yourself.  There are seven planes to take out and if you miss or get hit, you will need to restart the mission. When first engaged, let out 2 flares behind you to ward of the rockets fired at you. Once you get them ahead of you, take out the first jet after it lets out 3 flare bursts. After the first plane is taken out, you can immediately take out the 2nd and 3rd when it appears.  For the 4th, you’ll need to let it get behind you.  Drop your flares to avoid being hit and the jet will then get ahead of you.  Let it drop out 2 flares and then take it out and quickly take out the 5th plane afterwards.  A short scene will play and then you will have 2 jets left.  When they are behind you, drop out 3 flares to avoid their rockets and then the 6th plane will pass on the right.  Follow it and after it drops its second flare, take it out.  Now you will have one jet left which you can take out when it drops its 3rd flare.  When you are waiting for the jets to drop their flares to fire, make sure you give the flares enough time to dissipate and move away so that your missile still doesn’t go towards them.  Also make sure to keep your crosshairs on the jets even though you are locked on as much as possible.



Secret Achievements and Trophies



Flash Forward

10 Points

Bronze Trophy

Completed Semper Fidelis

This is story related and acquired at the end of “Semper Fidelis.”



No Escape

30 Points

Bronze Trophy

Captured Kaffarov

This is story related and acquired at the end of “Kaffarov.”



Shock Troop 

15 Points

Bronze Trophy

Survived the quake

This is story related and acquired at the beginning of “Uprising.”



This is the End

20 Points 

Bronze Trophy

Failed to prevent the attack 

This is story related and acquired at the end of “Comrades.”



Wanted: Dead or Alive

20 Points

Bronze Trophy

Captured Al Bashir 

This is story related and acquired during “Night Shift.”



Where are the other two?

20 Points

Bronze Trophy

Found the nuke

This is story related and acquired at the end of “Operation Guillotine.”



Oct 26th, 2011