Battlefield 1
50 Achievements
Firefighter
Perform a melee kill on a Flametrooper Elite
How to unlock the Firefighter achievement in Battlefield 1 - Definitive Guide
It is possible to get on all maps not only on Apocalypse. Look at the comments for other locations.
I believe there is only one box on each map with this kit.
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EDIT: Thanks to Jonny1872 for new location on Prise De Tahure
Caporetto
Flag B: On left side of destroyed house if you are facing flag A
Passchendaele
Flag B: Inside a bunker next to the flag
River Somme
Flag E and F: Between these two flags, behind the bridge with two red wagons if you are facing flag D
Prise De Tahure
Flag C: In the middle of the square behind the statue
River Somme near E and F (hide in the train overlooking the spawn).
Amiens near B, got it here for me by hiding in the building overlooking it.
Galicia between D and E, use a dynamite to blow a hole in the field and go prone in the hole until someone takes the equipment.
Either way, whenever someone takes it, either bayonet charge or sneak up behind them and melee them.
This trophy is unlocked by killing a Flametrooper via any method of melee - this includes all the usual melee weapons whilst on foot, but also includes the bayonet charge, as well as kills with your melee weapon while on horseback as cavalry. It’s an instant kill if you can melee from behind whilst on foot. The trophy can either be annoying and luck based or very easy to unlock depending on how you go about it.
To go for it legitimately, use any of the methods above that are readily available to you whenever you see a Flametrooper. If you can possibly flank them or hide out near a crate where the kit will spawn, that will certainly help, but it can be frustrating just waiting until an enemy picks up the kit. A lot of the time it is a matter of luck, as sometimes you will be able to flank them unnoticed, other times they’ll have a guy right behind them who will just kill you before you can get to him.
The alternative is to boost it, which makes it an absolute breeze. Simply load up a map that has the Flametrooper kit and have your partner equip it, then melee kill him however you like. Conquest maps that have the kit available to both teams include (but not limited to):
- [BASE] - Sinai Desert (E Flag)
- [BASE] - Fao Fortress (F Flag)
- [BASE] - Argonne Forest (C Flag)
- [BASE] - Empire’s Edge (D Flag)
- [BASE] - Amiens (B Flag)
- [BASE] - Prise De Tahure (C Flag)
- [TSNP] - Fort De Vaux (C Flag)
- [APOC] - Caporetto (B Flag)
- [APOC] - River Somme (between E Flag & F Flag)
- [APOC] - Passchendaele (D Flag)
Additionally, they will sometimes be available from near the spawn on certain maps and modes, depending on how badly a team is getting beaten or in the case of Operations, how many Battalions have been used.
This achievement is earned by simply killing a Flametropper Elite Class enemy using a melee weapon. The easiest way to do this is to equip a weapon that allows a bayonet attachment. I found it best to just play the game normally while keeping an eye out for an enemy that is producing a large amount of flames. Try to play coy and flank this enemy. Once you have the enemy, hopefully unaware of your presence, in your sights press in the while sprinting towards the enemy to engage the bayonet charge. If you can make solid contact with the enemy it will be a one hit animated kill that should unlock the achievement.
It's also possible to use the standard melee attack on a Flametrooper from behind but is definitely tougher due to their large amount of health. This does not need to be completed on any of the new “Apocalypse” maps and can be completed on any game mode that has Flametropper Elite Class spawns. However, this does seem to be easier on the “Apocalypse” maps since they seem to have a higher number of Flametrooper Elite Class spawns.
Small maps and someone constantly taking flamethrower equipment from the box
Capture mode :
Amiens - point "B"
Argonne Forest - Point "C"
Edge of the Empire - point "D"
Fao Fortress - point "F"
Sinai Desert - Point "E"
See below:
I tried with the bayonet 5 times - I always burned out halfway through.