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Support Efficiency

Support Efficiency

Received all 4 support efficiency ribbons

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How to unlock the Support Efficiency achievement in Battlefield 3 - Definitive Guide

This achievement is Support Efficiency worth 30G

For this achievement you need to obtain the 4 support effiency ribbons. This isn't too hard to do, as long as you focus on helping your teammates.

The Medical Efficiency Ribon requires you to get 5 Revives in 1 match. This is under the assualt class. You will first have to rank up to attain the Defibrillator. The "Defib" is the first gadget you will unlock in the assualt class. Once you have the defib, look for soldiers who recently just died. They will have a lightning looking bolt above there head. This means they can be revived. Just start reviving your teammates and you will have this ribbon after 5 revives. The "Defib" requires 4,000 pionts in the Assualt Class.

The Maintenance Efficiency Ribbon requires you to get 7 repairs in one match. This is under the engineer class. You will automatically start with the repair tool. Just repair a teammates vehicle, while they are inside it, to obtain points. If your following a tank you can keep repairing it while it takes damage and obtain the ribbon off one vehicle.

The Resupply Efficiency Ribbon is for getting 7 Resupplies in one match. This is under the support class, and like the engineer, you will start with ammo bags. When playing as this class, just throw your ammo bags down for anyone with a mag symbol above there head and they will automatically resupply. Do this 7 times in one match to obtain this ribbon.

The Surveillance Efficiency Ribbon is for getting 5 Motion Sensor Assists in one match. This is under the Recon class, and like the assualt, you will need to rank up to obtain the required gadget. Use the MAV which is a mini flying helicopter that uses an IRNV camera to show enemies. This is much easier since you can fly to the hot spot action and just start marking enemies for your team. Do this 5 times with the gadget and you will have your ribbon. The MAV requires 45,000 points in the Recon Class.

NOTE - As of the Back to Karkand Update, you can get the Surveillance Ribbon with a T-Ugs. Thanks to BloodngunsMrphy.

This achievement is fairly easy, but might take some time. If you think there is anything I have left out, let me know and I will update the solution. If your going to vote negatively, at least post why.
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26 Oct 2011 23:31

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The T-UGS I think does not count towards the ribbon, as I have gotten 9 motion assists in a round on quite a few occasions and they have not unlocked it. Just a heads up!
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By Aesiwatt on 27 Oct 2011 02:45
good guide mate!! well done!
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By MIL5Y on 27 Oct 2011 14:11
Ty MIL5Y

Aesiwatt, I will look into this and see if I can get the Surveillance Efficiency Ribbon with T-UGS to confirm if this doesn't work. If it doesn't, I will modify the solution. Until then, I will leave it up in the air.
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By Sly Strategist on 27 Oct 2011 17:53
I thought it was in 1 round lol. A well good news then
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By paddycfc22 on 27 Oct 2011 19:10
do you have to get all 4 in one match at the same time or just need to have them
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By vBURSToACTIVZv on 27 Oct 2011 21:01
-vBURSToACTIVZv
No you don't need to get them all in one match. You can get just 1 at a time.
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By Sly Strategist on 27 Oct 2011 21:57
T-UGS does not count towards achievement.
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By F1R3 PH03N1X6 on 27 Oct 2011 22:08
TY, I have updated the solution.
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By Sly Strategist on 27 Oct 2011 22:52
Are we 100% that the 5 motion sensor assists is not in 1 round? as it states "in a round, get 5 motion sensor assist"... ugh it's so stupid that getting an assist with the motion sensor somehow doesn't count towards a motion sensor assist :/
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By Pukey UK on 31 Oct 2011 17:24
Pukey UK. The Assists have to all be in one match for that type. You don't have to get all 4 ribbons in one match is what they're saying. You do have to get all the motion sensor assists in one match for the ribbon, all the revives in one match, all the repairs in one match, and all the resupplies in one match. Just not all 4 ribbons in one match
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By Ahayzo on 01 Nov 2011 01:42
The little flying helicopter is fun as hell to drive, and I just found out you can actually kill members of the other team with it buy running them down.
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By WAKE n BAKERY on 03 Nov 2011 11:25
I unlocked the MAV at 19,000
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By Soundgoodizer on 05 Nov 2011 03:18
No, your reading the amount of points from your last unlock to your next unlock. 45,000 is the grand total to unlock the MAV
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By Sly Strategist on 05 Nov 2011 12:00
@WAKE n BAKERY
Just like in BC2 - Airkill or the EOD bot.
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By matdan on 09 Nov 2011 05:30
to add to the maintence solution you can sit in a chopper (not sure which one but you can sit in it and not have to take a gun turret you can fix the chopper while it's flying
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By Homunculus Fury on 09 Nov 2011 10:14
Thanks for this. I got the achievement and had no idea how XD
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By OmegaRob3rt on 13 Nov 2011 11:35
If you don't want to wait until you unlock the MAV you can have a friend who has it suicide near you and take their gear.
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By HMTKSteve on 27 Nov 2011 20:33
Thanks bud.
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By Sly Strategist on 30 Nov 2011 15:30
If you set the T-UGS near a flag during a conquest match you get a good chunk of points. Also I didn't run with any sniper rifle I used a simple smg and leveled up pretty fast. Thanks for the tips over all.
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By DNGRDOOM64 on 03 Dec 2011 05:30
As of the Back to Karkand update, you can get the Surveillance ribbon with a motion sensor. I haven't unlocked the MAV yet, and probably only will while going for the B2K assignments (assuming two HAVE to be done with Recon), but I put one near a crate in Rush on Defense and got the achievement! This is GREAT for those of who don't like/can't snipe well, since the MAV takes a lot of Recon points to get (especially compared to Defibs).
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By BloodngunsMrphy on 14 Dec 2011 06:13
Thanks. I will update the Solution.
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By Sly Strategist on 14 Dec 2011 16:21
Great guide, thanks!
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By darthluigi7 on 17 Dec 2011 06:33
back to kirkland? LOL
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By iSM4SHxYOUx on 03 Jan 2012 01:52
How do you get the T-UGS ?
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By Petrolium Bear on 09 Jan 2012 00:11
There the first accessory you get in the sniper class.
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By Sly Strategist on 09 Jan 2012 04:21
Got it with the T-UGS yesterday, so confirming that. Found it easiest to get it Team Deathmatch, where its a bit more hectic, just stand beside one of the choke points and let your team do the killing.
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By StephenMcG on 24 Mar 2012 22:25
thanks true achievments another achievment taged and baged
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By BATTLESTONED87 on 15 Jun 2012 14:01
update, T-UGS works. Just got the achieve using it.
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By Cordover on 03 Jul 2012 05:18
Damn good guide everything you need to know
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By z71fox on 11 Oct 2012 23:51
Thanks z71fox
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By Sly Strategist on 16 Oct 2012 14:22
Is the Maintenance Efficiency Ribbon for squad or team repairs?
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By bhall237 on 26 Mar 2013 15:32
Just team. Doesn't matter if its Squad or Regular team.
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By Sly Strategist on 26 Mar 2013 16:07
T-ugs works fine people... No need for this 45000 crap
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By on 26 Aug 2014 21:36
T-UGS counts, must be running around it 2 get credit 4 assist
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By TXsportsGamer83 on 08 Nov 2015 07:00
FYI: For the T-UGS to work here, you do not need to own or have installed the Back to Karkland DLC.
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By NonKosherSalt on 17 Dec 2016 16:17
T-UGS work awesome, just dropped one of on Rush defense at my base. Hid and just watched the assists roll in. Super easy.
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By Shish Kaa Bobby on 18 Sep 2017 13:13
After the update the T-UGS can be used for the motion sensor assist ribbon. Best place I've found to use this is on Grand Bazaar on Conquest, just place it somewhere around B and sit back and let your teammates get the kills. Hope this helps.
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By Leejaar on 14 Dec 2011 15:52
I infact have obtained all 4 of the efficiency ribbons and have not obtained the achievement ... What am I doing wrong? I don't understand this. I even did them all in 1 match and still nothing. Bugged for me maybe? Someone please help me with this if you can
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By NateDuhGreat on 27 Jul 2012 04:19
Yes, that's been known and posted for about 2 years...
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By Ahayzo on 27 Aug 2014 00:18
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I was about to give up on this achievement after reading the previous solution, so maybe this will help people. Specifically, I wasn't willing to put in the time with the Recon class to get the Surveillance Efficiency ribbon at 45,000. However, if you do it this way you don't have to put in more than a couple minutes with recon class. I killed a recon class and picked up his kit. Then I ran to an area in a Team Deathmatch where there was a big firefight. I dropped the T-Ugs and within a couple minutes I got the ribbon. It seems any enemy killed within the radius of the T-Ugs counts as an assist, even if you kill them. So if you see an enemy you can just drop the T-Ugs, kill them, pick it up and repeat until you get the ribbon. Be careful not to get killed because then you will spawn without the T-Ugs.

Also I was having a lot of trouble with the Maintenance Efficiency ribbon until I read xMidget Furyx's comment about the helicopter. This method works really well. Just put yourself as the passenger (not gunner) in the helicopter and wait until it gets attacked and goes under 75% health, then heal the helicopter (I think you get credit for a repair every time you pass 25%, 50%, 75%.)
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