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Story related, cannot be missed.

Story related, cannot be missed.

Story related, cannot be missed.

Story related, cannot be missed.

Story related, cannot be missed.

Story related, cannot be missed.

Story related, cannot be missed.

Story related, cannot be missed.

Story related, cannot be missed.

Story related, cannot be missed.

Story related, cannot be missed.

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Story related, cannot be missed.

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Story related, cannot be missed.

Beat the game on any difficulty.

This will most likely be the first achievement you get. When you learn about DFM mode in the tutorial, wait until the target circle is red before you fire your missile - if the enemy plane blows up, the achievement will pop.

See Chain Master.

ASM is basically the ground attack version of DFM. Chances are this achievement will pop up during the mission pipeline. When you enter ASM (the game explains how) you need to take out all the targets, this is done very easily by flying slowly and using only your machine gun. In ASM the machine gun does not over-heat. Only use air to ground missiles if you are desperate.

During various missions will appear on the screen, press it to focus on a target/point of interest. Doing this 3 times will make the achievement pop.

Thanks to HellSpawn137 from PS3T for the heads up on that one.

You should get this during the first helicopter mission. To focus on an enemy hold down the button so the camera zooms in on the target, you will need to kill the enemy too.

You should get this during the mission ‘Spooky.’ Press the button to cycle through the weapons and use each one to kill an enemy unit.

This should come during the credit intro sequence. When you are the door gunner (on the side of the helicopter) just kill every enemy unit you can see. It should pop very quickly.

Chances are you’ll get this either the first or the second time you pilot a jet. The best planes to do this with are ones which appear as green on your radar, you need to take them out with one shot/a fully charged up shot in DFM. To do this, lock onto a plane and enter DFM mode, wait until the circle turns red then fire your missile.

For faster results, switch to quick manoeuvre missiles as they do more damage and put the difficulty to rookie.

This can be tricky as it’s not an easy move to pull off by when you first start the game. When you follow an enemy in DFM, a red arrow might appear on their aircraft, when that happens, you need to press + at the same time followed by the button.

To get it over with quickly, keep repeating the mission “Inferno” this is where you are given the tutorial to do this move and the game will freeze at the moment you have to do it. Repeat until the achievement pops.

When an enemy plane performs DFM on you, you’ll see a green and red icon on the screen, you need to slow your plane down and tilt your wings until they line up, when that happens hold + and you’ll perform a counter move.

This is move is taught in the tutorial mission (Nightmare) but you will certainly get this as you progress through the story.

This can only be done during the campaign or free mission mode. On the mission "Power Play" the moment the level starts to turn left and head towards the island which looks like a giant palm tree (The Palm Islands), at the very top of this island is a building which has a giant archway. Fly through the archway to get your achievement.

In real life this hotel is called “The Atlantis Hotel.” Google image it if you are unsure as to what you are looking for.

You should get this during the mission "Inferno," however it might be missable depending on your actions. What happens is that you have to enter DFM on one of the red targets and remain locked on so that the plane takes you through one of the games cinematic sequences in the oil refinery. At one point there’s an explosion and a chimney begins to fall, your plane will automatically fly under it. When this happens the achievement will pop.

Unfortunately there is no way to tell which plane is the right one, it’s best to enter DFM mode on all red targets in this level and remain locked on until you are sure there will be no chase sequence.

Often in these modes, the plane in question cannot be destroyed until the sequence ends.

This is done on the second helicopter mission (Motherland), it cannot be done on co-op. Unfortunately this trophy is not very specific as to when the timer starts, but it’s been narrowed down to two possible locations.

1: At one point in the mission you are told to head to below building height and instructed to go after radar convoys. As this is the first point where you are specifically ordered to destroy the radar missile defence systems.

2: The attack on the Kremlin. Reason being is that this is the specific moment in the game where your co-pilot actually says that if you destroy the radar vans you’ll disrupt the enemy’s communications.

Unfortunately the achievement doesn’t pop until the end of the stage; it’s therefore advised that you attempt to beat the mission as quickly as possible the moment you are instructed to fly below building height.

For more information see this topic on our sister site: Speed Demon trophy

When you enter DFM, just use your machine gun to destroy an enemy plane, there is a moment in the tutorial where you are shown how to do this, it should pop up then so long as you use the machine gun.

During the mission “Siege” you have to defend a bunch of cargo planes that are trying to land whilst under fire from enemy aircraft. One of the planes has the call sign “Sova 1” this plane absolutely must land safely, if it gets shot down or blow up as it lands then the achievement will fail (but the mission will not).

The higher the difficulty level, the more damage enemy missiles do. So do this on lower difficulties to prevent Sova 1 from being destroyed, if you don’t get it on your first try, consider picking a plane that has quick air to air missiles.

This can only be done on the mission “Launch.” This is the mission where one half you are flying the bomber, the other a jet. When you are the bomber, you need to target and destroy as many ground targets as possible.

Unfortunately there are not enough targets in this mission to get the achievement in one attempt; you have to replay the mission several times in order for it to pop. Furthermore, whilst the achievement will pop up the moment you destroy the last target required, the exact number is unknown and it’s not known if you have to actually beat the mission for the targets you have destroyed to count.

It’s also unclear as to if restarting from a checkpoint will not erase the targets you had previously destroyed. Therefore it’s best to do this in free mission mode on rookie difficulty and finish the mission, then repeat it until the trophy pops.

??This achievement CANNOT be done in multiplayer. This is without question one of the hardest achievements in the game, but there are a few missions that you can get it with a bit of luck and patience. An assault chain is when you have an enemy plane in DFM and you destroy them, instead of the game going to the slow motion sequence, it then automatically locks onto another plane which is nearby.

However, the one mission which seems to generate the most success is “Blue on Blue.” Select it from the free mission menu and set the difficulty to Rookie. Then pick the F-22 and make sure you have skills such as advanced machine gun/missiles and DFM enhancers, etc.

After you abort the landing sequence at the start, head to the waypoint and lock onto the first red target. Enter DFM and just wait. Eventually a second plane will fly into view, at this point fire your missiles and machine guns, it should then lock onto the second plane... again... just keep it locked on and wait... a third plane should then appear. Destroy the one you have locked on (in DFM) and it should auto lock onto the next.

Be aware, that when the second wave of reds appear, they will try to get you into DFM, if this happens it will break your chain, if you still can’t get it due to enemy planes locking on, try doing it with a plane that has the ECM special weapon, this will prevent enemy planes from locking onto you.

See this topic on our sister site for more information and advice on this achievement: How I Got Chain Master!

This video shows you what should be what happens when you go for chain master:

This can be boosted. You have to shoot down 50 enemy players online. Outside of boosting there are a number of ways to do it, but it will most likely come as you try to get your 50 hours.

One method which works well is to pick a helicopter armed with anti air missiles, sit behind your own base in Capital Conquest mode, then just wait for enemy planes to begin their bombing run. Your helicopter will lock onto the planes so just fire your missiles, so long as they don’t break out of their bombing run, chances are you’ll shoot them down.

To find boosting partners, head here.

This can be boosted.

The easiest way to get this is to play Capital Conquest. When a plane is preparing to bomb the base, if he pushes down on the d-pad he can request support, you'll notice the words ASM Support appear at the bottom of your screen. Press the indicated button and you'll join that player in the bombing run so long as you are close to him, once you do this the achievement will pop.

This can take a long time to get outside of boosting, so I strongly advise you to boost it.

When an enemy has someone from your team in DFM, you need to lock onto that enemy, enter DFM yourself, and then kill that enemy before they destroy the person that they had in DFM.

To boost it, have someone from your team fly in a straight line, then have someone on the enemy team lock onto them and enter DFM, then you need to lock onto them, enter DFM and shoot them down. The achievement should pop up shortly after the kill.

This grind is horrible. The 50 hours is time spent in online games flying around, not waiting in menus or in a lobby.

Play the co-op missions, this will get you the co-op trophy as well as knock up time and go for the other online trophies. Then it’s up to you. If you enjoy the online, just play normally.

Otherwise, find a boosting partner, select a death match with just private slots, turn off computer bots and put the time limit as 30 min. Pick helicopters... Then just sit there and do nothing.

Do not worry if you ever get a disconnect as the game will still record your time up to the moment you lost your connection.

Also... this achievement will pop the moment you hit 50 hours online whilst you are playing the game, you don't have to wait until you get to the results screen.

Find a partner here.

This is exceptionally easy, just beat every co-op mission, doesn’t matter what grade you get at the end, so long as you beat them all the achievement will pop.

Find a partner here.

You need 2 partners to do this. Either use the DFM support option to get everybody involved, or agree to target a specific enemy. e.g. the last red in the first wave. You will know when you are all targeting the same enemy as you’ll see your own target circle as well as two blue ones. It doesn’t matter who gets the kill, the achievement will pop for everyone.

Find a partner here.

You need to beat the game in order for all the planes to unlock. Then you can either select them via free mission, or by online. I advise doing it in online as it’ll help with the 50 hour trophy. Please be aware that you cannot select every plane in normal campaign mode, it can only be done after you beat it either by free mission or online.

Or if you just want the achievement, "You can add that simply going to free mission, starting a mission with a plane, and then immediately quitting still counts as flying it, however it will not add it in the aircraft viewer section" --- Shika

The most common planes that people forget about are the two bombers, the Hind and the PAK-FA.

See Warwolf Squadron.

This can be boosted. Either do it normally, lock onto an enemy player and kill them when in DFM, or find a boosting partner and take it in turns.

Find a partner here.

This can be boosted. You need to play in either Capital Conquest or Domination and you need to be in either a multirole jet or an attacker. When you see a ground attack path open up you need to enter it (via pressing + ). Then destroy any ground target when flying in ASM. You can use air to ground missiles/attacks which will help.

Note: Any ground targets that appear in the ground attack route will contribute to the trophy; it’s not just the HQ bases.

Find a partner here.

This can be boosted. Outside of boosting, the best way to get this is to pick the helicopter, enter Capital Conquest and then sit behind your own base. When the enemy planes start their attack run, use the machine gun to take out their missiles. Or just fly around the map and try to take out missiles.

If you want to boost, both players pick helicopters, and take it in turns to take out one another rocket pod attack.

Can be boosted. A lot of people have problems getting this to unlock, reason being is that you have to be very specific with what you do.

You need to play on all maps in every online mode... from the start of the game to the very end, you can’t just join a game and then stay to the end, nor can you join a game and then exit immediately.

To make sure you get it, start your own lobby then when the game ends, change the map then start a new game. Do this with every map on that game type, then change the game type.

Getting an A rank for the Free Missions is not as bad as it sounds, but you do need to plan ahead for it.

First of all: beat the game on Elite mode. This will unlock the Ace difficulty, this is almost a requirement for getting A ranks on some missions.

Secondly: Unlock the “Multirole Pilot” skill (get an A rank on All the Multirole missions when flying a multirole plane). This skill gives you more points when you fly a multi-role aircraft in the free missions, thus making getting A ranks easier. Try using the PAK-FA, use machine guns for all the bombing runs, only use the trinity missile on the castle in pipeline and on the last ground cluster of enemies in Siege. On Elite this should get you an A rank, on Ace it will pretty much guarantee it.

Thirdly: Complete the co-op missions and get as many A ranks as possible, getting A ranks on these missions unlock the “Skill +” abilities, which are vastly superior to the normal skills.

Fourthly: The following skills will aid you greatly in getting A ranks. Make sure you set them to your skill set before you attempt a mission.

Multirole/Fighter/Helicopter/Attacker Pilot (depends on what plane/mission you intend to do)
Enhanced MG
Enhanced Missiles
Enhanced DFM
Quick Assault
Double Assault
Extra Armor

Consider: beating every free mission regardless of rank, this unlocks the Ace Pilot difficulty which will give you bonus points for any plane you fly.

Getting A ranks depends on how well you perform in the mission, such as machine gun only kills, the speed you beat the mission, how many hits you take too and if you were able to chain enemies in DFM mode.

Each mission has different approaches, but almost every mission will need to be done on Elite or Ace difficulty in order to get an A rank.

For specific advice on the missions, this topic on our sister site should help: What we know about getting A ranks on free missions

And one final note for this. You do not need to get A Ranks in co-op missions for this trophy. Only free missions.

This can be boosted. There are 4 MVPs in the game;

Hero: Get the final shot on an enemy base in Capital Conquest.
Ace Pilot: Get the most kills on enemy players.
Ace Striker: Get the most kills on ground targets.
Survivor: Stay alive for the longest period of time.

Outside of boosting it depends a lot on skill and luck. Survivor isn’t too bad, pick a stealth aircraft and then fly directly up... then just fly around the map for the whole game.

To boost this quickly, set up a 30 min Capital Conquest game, let one player take out all the initial red targets which opens up the way to the enemy base. Have the other player crash and get shot down by the person going for the MVP’s. Provided the person going for the MVP’s doesn’t get shot down, or the second player doesn’t attack any ground units. Then one player can get all 4 MVP’s in one game.