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| MEDALS LIST |
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- MDL000 -
Medals are unlocked after meeting certain requirements in the game.
Most of them can be acquired by repeating the missions in Free
Mission mode whilst some of them strictly require you to finish the
campaign while meeting the requirements for the medal.
This section will provide you the complete list of all medals that
can be acquired in the game and some tips on how to get them.
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There are two types of medals, Service Medals and Operation Medals.
Operation medals are automatically unlocked after finishing the
specific operation. They are the easiest medals to acquire so far.
Service Medals on the other hand, will pit you through several
requirements, from easy tasks such as destroying a certain number of
targets to the most mundane tasks like finishing the game without any
damage or using machine guns only.
I will be listing all the medals below to serve as a checklist then
we will try to discuss on how to acquire them in detail.
NOTE: The difficulty must be at least NORMAL when trying to get
medals that requires players to finish the campaign. Players need to
finish the campaign and not “patch” it via Free Mission mode.
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| SERVICE MEDALS |
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- MDL01A -
BRONZE ACE Destroy 300 enemies
SILVER ACE Destroy 1500 enemies
GOLD ACE Destroy 3000 enemies
BRONZE MARKSMAN Destroy 10 enemy aircraft with a machine gun
SILVER MARKSMAN Destroy 50 enemy aircraft with a machine gun
GOLD MARKSMAN Destroy 200 enemy aircraft with a machine gun
NEEDLE'S EYE Perform 10 consecutive frontline landings
NIGHT OWL Complete the campaign using only Attacker type
aircraft.
RAGING FALCON Complete the campaign using only Fighter type
aircraft.
BLAZING GRIFFIN Complete the campaign using only Multirole type
aircraft.
GUARDIAN Complete the campaign without getting your wingman
shot down.
QUICKSILVER Complete the campaign in record time
SHARPSHOOTER Complete the campaign using only machine guns
LEGENDARY ACE Complete the campaign mode without getting damaged.
BRONZE STAR Complete the campaign mode on Normal with an S rank.
SILVER STAR Complete the campaign mode on Hard with an S rank.
GOLD STAR Complete the campaign mode on Expert with an S rank.
PLATINUM STAR Complete the campaign mode on Ace with an S rank.
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|| BRONZE ACE || [MDL001]
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Difficulty: [*]
Free Mission: YES
Tips: You don’t need to worry about this medal too much since you will
unlock it along the way, as you try to complete your playthroughs
to unlock the other medals.
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|| SILVER ACE || [MDL002]
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Difficulty: [*]
Free Mission: YES
Tips: Just like the bronze ace, just concentrate on getting the other
medals first and you will unlock this along the way.
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|| GOLD ACE || [MDL003]
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Difficulty: [*]
Free Mission: YES
Tips: This may take a while and a few playthroughs but you will be
able to unlock this medal no matter what.
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|| BRONZE MARKSMAN || [MDL004]
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Difficulty: [*]
Free Mission: YES
Tips: Shooting enemy fighters may be a bit of challenge so make sure
you use your machine gun on easier air targets such as bombers,
jammers, cruise missiles, and attackers.
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|| SILVER MARKSMAN || [MDL005]
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Difficulty: [*]
Free Mission: YES
Tips: If machine gunning fighters may be a bit of for you, just
continue destroying easier air targets as described above.
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|| GOLD MARKSMAN || [MDL006]
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Difficulty: [*][*]
Free Mission: YES
Tips: This may take a while but just continue shooting down easier
targets as mentioned and you should get this medal.
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|| NEEDLE’S EYE || [MDL007]
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Difficulty: [*]
Free Mission: YES
Tips: You’ll need to make 10 frontline landings successfully without
SKIPPING the landing sequence. The best place to do these
landings will be during the second part of Mission 06: Siege on
Silvat.
Just make sure that there are minimal to no enemy units in and
around the landing strip before attempting to land. If you still
have problems landing, I suggest taking the tutorials.
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|| NIGHT OWL || [MDL008]
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Difficulty: [*][*][*]
Free Mission: NO
Tips: You’ll need to finish the campaign using ONLY any of the
following: A-10A, Tornado GR.4 and F-117A. Note that attackers
are the slowest and least maneuverable planes in the game so
facing enemy fighters may be a problem.
Personally, I only used the A-10A with FAEB for ground based
operations/missions and the Tornado with ECMP for the anti-air
missions. Since the medal requires you to finish the game
using an attacker type plane, then you can give your wingman the
best plane you can get and equip him with AA weapons. That way,
you will just have to rely on your wingman and allied units for
support so you can concentrate on the mission.
The FAEB (see Special Weapons section) of the A-10A is probably
the most destructive antiground weapon you can get in the game.
It pretty much destroys light-medium armored targets in a very
large area, making a fast, clean sweep pretty much easier.
The Tornado’s ECMP is very useful when facing enemy aircraft and
“spoof” their missiles. Since the Tornado is really hard to
maneuver, it is almost impossible to evade a missile fired at
short range.
Out of fun, I used the A-10 on Mission 09: Heavy Command Cruiser.
Since the enemy cruisers are large targets, it was exhilarating
to drop FAEBs on their decks and watch several targets destroyed
at once. Try it for once.
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|| RAGING FALCON || [MDL009]
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Difficulty: [*][*]
Free Mission: NO
Tips: Since you will be using a fighter here, you should have an
easier time finishing the campaign. Fighters are the most
common aircraft in the game and they have really good weapon
load outs. If you have the Nosferatu, then finishing the
campaign is breeze.
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|| BLAZING GRIFFIN || [MDL010]
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Difficulty: [*][*]
Free Mission: NO
Tips: Multiroles are great for all-around missions. Their weapon
loadout is really flexible and their stats are well-balanced.
The high-end multiroles you can use would be the Rafale M and
the F-15E.
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|| GUARDIAN || [MDL011]
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Difficulty: [*]
Free Mission: NO (Disable Auto Save ~1)
Tips: Shamrock takes damage just like you do. He will have constant
status report to you so pay attention if he says that he’s in
trouble or got hit by a missile. For repairs, head to the return
lines during missions.
As long as he does not retreat from battle (his damage is too
severe), you will earn this medal after your completed the
campaign, even on your first try.
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1 Disabling autosave will be safer since you can retry the mission
again in case you didn’t reach the requirement or just had an
accident.
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|| QUICKSILVER || [MDL012]
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Difficulty: [*][*][*]
Free Mission: NO (Disable Auto Save)
Tips: You’ll need to finish the campaign within 2 hours and 15
minutes. If you are after this medal, you will need to rush
through all missions as fast as you can, destroying only primary
targets and meeting mission objectives.
The best plane to use for this mode is the CFA-44 Nosferatu with
ADMM of course. Here, you will need to abuse your Allied Attack
command to quickly dispose enemies and end the missions faster.
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|| SHARPSHOOTER || [MDL013]
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Difficulty: [*][*][*][*][*]
Free Mission: NO (Disable Auto Save)
Tips: This is both good and bad. Good because you can easily acquire
all the Marksman medals. Bad because you will destroy ALL
targets using machine gun only.
I suggest finishing this mode using F/A-18F with ECMP. At the
start of each mission or after taking off, switching your SP
weapon to ECMP will prevent any accidental missile firing and at
the same time will allow you to use your ECMP faster.
You can use other more powerful planes but remember, it will
just take one missile or SP weapon misfire and your machine
gunning streak is over. You will need to restart the mission or
the last checkpoint in case that happens. Make sure that during
debriefing, your machine gun kills should register 100%.
Anything else than that, you will need to retry the mission.
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|| LEGENDARY ACE || [MDL014]
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Difficulty: [*][*][*][*]
Free Mission: NO (Disable Auto Save)
Tips: This is the real challenge. You’ll need to finish the campaign
without getting any damage at all. Repairing your aircraft
during missions will remove the damage from the plane but not
from your records. After debriefing, your total damage should
register 0% on every mission.
The best plane to use to acquire this medal is the Nosferatu.
Like the saying, “Offense is the greatest defense”, destroying
any hostile target in your sights as quickly as possible will
significantly lessen the threat to you.
In case you are damaged deep in the mission, just retry from
your last checkpoint. Restart the mission if you are damaged
right after the checkpoint is activated.
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|| BRONZE STAR || [MDL015]
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Difficulty: [*][*]
Free Mission: YES
Tips: Getting this medal is quite easy, except for getting an S rank
in Mission 13. Check out the Q&A section near the end of this
guide for details on how to get an S rank.
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|| SILVER STAR || [MDL016]
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Difficulty: [*][*][*]
Free Mission: YES
Tips: Hard mode is still manageable but will require you be more
cautious.
Enemy damage percentage is raised so be careful not to get hit
by enemy fire as much as possible. Again, getting an S rank in
Mission 13 is a challenge here so check out the details in the
Q&A section of this guide. The good part about Hard Mode however,
is that you will unlock the Nosferatu which will make your job a
lot easier on subsequent playthroughs
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|| GOLD STAR || [MDL017]
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Difficulty: [*][*][*][*]
Free Mission: YES
Tips: Expert mode is a mild hell. Enemy machine gun rounds can chew
20+% off your armor each round. Missiles can take you out in one
hit.
At this point, you should have the Nosferatu and its ADMM so you
will have a fighting chance even against numerous targets.
Additional targets will also appear on each mission. Enemy ace
units for assault records will be start to appear here as well.
Check out the Aces section above for more information about the
aces' locations.
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|| PLATINUM STAR || [MDL018]
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Difficulty: [*][*][*][*][*]
Free Mission: YES
Tips: Ace mode is hell. Machine gun rounds can take you in 3-4 hits
and enemy reinforcements are numerous than before. You will have
to fight hard on every operation and do some crazy flying if
enemy aircraft engages you.
Nosferatu and its ADMM is your greatest chance to excel on every
mission.
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