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Decorated

Decorated

Received one of each ribbon in the game

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How to unlock the Decorated achievement in Battlefield 3 - Definitive Guide

There is a total of 45 ribbons:
*UPDATE* 4/6/12 Updated with new numbers

*UPDATE* I have updated this guide after getting the achievement and the best way to do these. if you vote negative please at least tell me why, weather a PM or comment.

*NOTE* login/create your account @ http://battlelog.battlefield.com/ > go to your stats > awards and there you can see all your ribbons and the ones you need*

- Assault Rifle Ribbon:
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In a round, kill 7 enemies with the assault rifle Has to be done from the Assault specific weapons. Find the one your comfortable with and go with it. Does not have to be done in one life.

- Light Machine Gun Ribbon:
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In a round, kill 7 enemies with the light machine gun. Has to be done from the support specific weapons. Find the one your comfortable with and go with it. Does not have to be done in one life.

- Carbine Ribbon:
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In a round, kill 7 enemies with Carbine rifles. Has to be done with the engineer specific weapons. These guns are super overpowered so you shouldn't have a problem with this. Find the one your comfortable with and go with it. Does not have to be done in one life.

- Handgun Ribbon:
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In a round, kill 4 enemies with a handgun. Doesn't matter which class, or which pistol. Does not have to be done in one life.

- Sniper rifle ribbon:
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In a round, kill 7 enemies with a sniper rifle. Find the sniper you are comfortable with and get 7 kills with it. Does not have to be done in one life. HARDCORE works great for this.

- PDW ribbon:
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In a round, kill 7 enemies with Personal Defense weapons. These include: P90, PDW-R, PP-2000, UMP-45. Kill 7 people with these guns, doesn't matter what class or which gun, and the ribbon is yours. This does not have to be done in one life.

- Shotgun Ribbon:
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In a round, kill 7 enemies with shotguns. Doesn't matter which kit and does not have to be done in one life.

- Disable Vehicle Ribbon:
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In a round, disable 4 enemy vehicles. Before you destroy a vehicle you disable it. Easy to get if shooting tanks from a tank or shooting RPGs at it.

- AntiVehicle Ribbon:
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In a round, destroy 3 Vehicles. You have to actually destroy them not just disable them. Use the C4 that you unlock in the support class.

- Melee Ribbon:
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In a round, kill 4 enemies with a knife. You have to be behind the person to get the dogtag. You can also keep your knife out by holding down your RB (first DOGTAG you get will net you this achievement:
Battlefield 3M.I.AThe M.I.A achievement in Battlefield 3 worth 26 pointsObtain your first enemy Dog Tag


- Surveillance Ribbon:
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In a round, get 5 motion sensor assists. You have to do this with the MAV that you unlock in your recon class. This CAN NOW be done with the T-UGS.

- Medical Efficiency Ribbon:
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In a round, get 5 revives. Once you get the defibs on your assault class just run around with your squad and stay in the back and revive them. Or stay at choke points and revived down teammates. Conquest and Rush give you the most time for this.

- MVP ribbon:
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You have to be the best player in the lobby, not just your team. Easiest to do this in Squad Rush. Just make sure you plant the bombs and kill a few people. If you don't want to do Squad Rush then just Play objectively. Run for OBJs. You will also get this achievement first time you do it:
Battlefield 3Most Valuable PlayerThe Most Valuable Player achievement in Battlefield 3 worth 46 pointsFinish as MVP in a ranked match


- MVP 2 ribbon:
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Same as MVP except second in the lobby. This will net you this achievement
Battlefield 31st LoserThe 1st Loser achievement in Battlefield 3 worth 44 pointsFinish as 2nd MVP in a ranked match


- MVP 3 ribbon:
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Same as MVP/2 except be third in the lobby. This will net you
Battlefield 3It's better than nothing!The It's better than nothing! achievement in Battlefield 3 worth 43 pointsFinish as 3rd MVP in a ranked match


- Suppression Ribbon:
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In a round, receive 4 suppression assist. The easiest way to do this is to have someone that your playing with. I did it with the sniper as it seems to work the best. We layed in the small tunnel area on Operation Metro and he killed people with the saw and I just sniped near them.

- Avenger Ribbon:
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In a round, get 2 avenger kills. You have to kill someone that just killed a teammate. Has to be done fairly quickly after they kill them.

- Savior Ribbon:
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In a round, get 2 savior kills. Kill someone that is shooting at your teammate and is injuring them. Stay with your team. Or if you see an enemy shooting shoot at them.

- Accuracy ribbon:
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In a round, get 5 headshots. Find the gun your comfortable with and go with it. Does not have to be done in one life.

- Ace Squad ribbon:
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Be apart of the best squad. You have to do objective based things or work as a squad. This is not calculated by the most points like in previous games. I have been 2000 points ahead of the next squad and still not gotten the ribbon. Just resupply your buddies and revive them if they go down. This is also easy to get in Squad Rush.

- Flag Defender ribbon:
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In a round, get 5 flag defend kills. This has to be done in conquest. You need to kill someone why laying in the area with the objective that pops up on your screen. Capture an objectives and then just lay there and protect it. Best to do it on the middle objectives as they get captured the most.

- Flag attacker ribbon:
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In a round, get 4 flag captures. This has to be done in Conquest. You have to actually be the first one to the spot to start the capture and never leave. Capture assists do not count.

- Resupply Efficiency Ribbon:
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In a round, get 7 resupplies. (run around with the support class and throw supply kits in groups of people. Remember that if you have one out already and you throw one then your previous one disappears)

- Maintenance Efficiency Ribbon:
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In a round, get 7 repairs. This has to be done with the engineer class. Use your repair tool to repair tanks. Easiest done if your the driver and you have a gunner, so your still protected while repairing. Note that you always get out on the left side of the tank.

- M-COMM Defender Ribbon:
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In a round, defend 2 M-COMM stations. Has to be done in Rush. This one is tricky as you have kill someone that is PLANTING the bomb. I have found the best way to do this is to throw C4 on the M-COMM and stay near the OBJ and when you hear the beeping blow your C4.

- M-COMM Attacker Ribbon:
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In a round, blow up 2 M-COMM stations. Has to be done in Rush. Just Plant as many bombs as you can. The station HAS to be destroyed, AKA has to blow up.

- Nemesis Ribbon:
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In a round, get 2 nemesis kills (Kill someone 5 times in a round and your their nemesis. Proceed to kill them 2 more times)

- Stationary Emplacement Ribbon:
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In a round, Kill 2 enemies with a mounted gun. This is probably one of the hardest ribbons, unless you get luck and get a tank with 2 people in it. I got this by just sitting in conquest firing rockets at the OBJs the whole time. Make sure you sit with a medic pack near you so that if snipers see you it's harder for them to kill you.

- Squad wipe ribbon:
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In a round, get 2 squad wipe bonus. You need to eliminate a squad. This doesn't have to be the same squad and it doesn't matter if it's just 1 person or all 4. It has to be the amount of people alive from that squad. Best done in SQDM or SQRush

- Air Warfare Ribbon:
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In a round kill 5 enemies with air vehicles. If you can figure out how to fly the heli this is the easiest. If not try to spawn as the gunner. Just sit where the heli spawns and wait till someone gets in it. If your a Pro pilot on the jet you can net this too.

- Transport Warfare ribbon:
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In a round, kill 4 enemies with a transport vehicles. These include: AAV-7A1 / Amphibious Assault Vehicle, RHIB Boat, VDV Buggy, Growler ITV, Vodnik, Humvee. Do not underestimate the armor of the APC. I have been able to kill tanks before they kill me before.

- Armored Warfare ribbon:
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In a round, kill 7 enemies with land vehicles. While going for the Transport Warfare ribbon you can get this, but it's easiest done in a tank. Just sit near an OBJ if your not good at driving around and killing.

- Anti-Explosive Ribbon:
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In a round, destroy 3 enemy explosives. I've gotten a few of these by just shooting into buildings with a tank or heli.

- Squad Spawn Ribbon:
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In a round, get 7 squad spawn bonuses. If your in a squad of 4 then you'll net this one pretty easy. If you have a buddy your playing with just tell him to spawn on you. It doesn't matter if all of your mates spawn on you or 1 does it 7 times.

- Combat Efficiency Ribbon:
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In a round, get 3 streak bonuses. You need to get 8 kills without dieing to net one of these. The more kills you get without dieing the faster these will come.

- Rush ribbon:
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Finish a game of Rush

- Rush winner ribbon:
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WIN a game of Rush

- Conquest Ribbon:
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Finish a Conquest game

- Conquest Winner Ribbon:
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WIN a Conquest game

- Team Deathmatch Ribbon:
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Finish a Team Deathmatch game

- Team Deathmatch Winner Ribbon:
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WIN a TDM game

- Squad Rush Ribbon:
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Finish a SQD rush game

- Squad Rush Winner Ribbon:
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WIN a SQD rush game

- Squad TDM Ribbon:
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Finish a SQD TDM game

- Squad TDM Winner Ribbon:
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WIN a SQD TDM game

Getting this achievement you will get these in the mean time:
Battlefield 3Support EfficiencyThe Support Efficiency achievement in Battlefield 3 worth 63 pointsObtain all 4 support efficiency ribbons

Battlefield 3Infantry EfficiencyThe Infantry Efficiency achievement in Battlefield 3 worth 53 pointsObtain all 4 weapon efficiency ribbons

Battlefield 3Vehicle WarfareThe Vehicle Warfare achievement in Battlefield 3 worth 71 pointsObtain all 3 vehicle warfare ribbons

Battlefield 3Most Valuable PlayerThe Most Valuable Player achievement in Battlefield 3 worth 46 pointsFinish as MVP in a ranked match

Battlefield 31st LoserThe 1st Loser achievement in Battlefield 3 worth 44 pointsFinish as 2nd MVP in a ranked match

Battlefield 3It's better than nothing!The It's better than nothing! achievement in Battlefield 3 worth 43 pointsFinish as 3rd MVP in a ranked match

Battlefield 3M.I.AThe M.I.A achievement in Battlefield 3 worth 26 pointsObtain your first enemy Dog Tag
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76 Comments
this guide isn't very helpful, i can read these exact descriptions in my stats, telling how to get these is what i need. as wombat x360a said for example, what is a personal defense weapon. or how do i get the surveillance ribbon. put together explanations and i'll change my negative vote
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By vikingbloodlust on 27 Oct 2011 06:24
those have been updated. everything else tells you how to get the ribbons. If I missed one let me know
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By FuzzyRabbidDogg on 27 Oct 2011 08:30
Much better, vote fixed. Thanks!
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By vikingbloodlust on 27 Oct 2011 11:31
You don't have to knife them from the behind I've got frontal knife kills and prone knife kills that both netted dogtags.
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By matdan on 09 Nov 2011 05:36
it has been reported that the T-UGS does not give the assists. Use the MAV that you unlock from the recon class
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By FuzzyRabbidDogg on 28 Oct 2011 00:17
Anyone have a list with the air vehicles? I mean, which vehicle is on which map? I am looking for a helicopter with chopper gunner seats but I cant find it... The airwarfare is a mess.
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By AC Cloud Strife on 28 Oct 2011 01:26
Anyone have a list with the air vehicles? I mean, which vehicle is on which map? I am looking for a helicopter with chopper gunner seats but I cant find it... The airwarfare is a mess.
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By AC Cloud Strife on 28 Oct 2011 01:51
MIA is not unlocked with a simple knife kill, you have to knife someone from behind to count.
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By Ginn0rz on 28 Oct 2011 10:28
that's the only way to get dogtags
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By FuzzyRabbidDogg on 28 Oct 2011 12:19
Does anyone know exactly how squad wipe works? Do you just need to take everyone in a squad out twice in a round (or everyone in 2 different squads once)? Or do you need to take out an entire squad consecutively?
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By vikingbloodlust on 28 Oct 2011 12:53
you have to wipe out a squad. doesn't matter which one. you can do the same one 2x or 2 different ones. You have to kill all of the people in the squad that are alive, more than 1.
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By FuzzyRabbidDogg on 28 Oct 2011 13:25
Thanks for the suppression assists and every other one we've done Fuzzy XD
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By Jreid1573 on 28 Oct 2011 22:56
always good having a squad mate
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By FuzzyRabbidDogg on 29 Oct 2011 00:53
Any good placed stationary weapon for cheap 2 kills? Thought the highway on rush with defense should work best in the first round.. not sure tho.
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By AC Cloud Strife on 29 Oct 2011 02:27
just go to conquest, as there is alot more tickets and stay on the stationary the whole game with a medic kit near you and just spray the whole time. That's what i did
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By FuzzyRabbidDogg on 29 Oct 2011 03:16
anyone have any suggestions for the air warfare ribbon?
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By vikingbloodlust on 29 Oct 2011 06:28
Rush Isle Kharg attacker side, be chopper gunner in the viper. I did it while being the pilot but it's A LOT harder.
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By AC Cloud Strife on 29 Oct 2011 10:27
how in the world do you destroy 2 enemy explosives??? I have not even been in a match where anyone on the opposite team even used C4, can you blow up tank mines?
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By MxRugg on 29 Oct 2011 18:30
yes tank mines work, claymores, anything really. I got these multiple times by shooting in a tank or a heli
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By FuzzyRabbidDogg on 29 Oct 2011 19:07
any help with 6 air kills and 4 stationary kills? thanks.
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By Barad 007 on 29 Oct 2011 22:03
use the heli on kharg island on rush.

only 2 stationary kills
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By FuzzyRabbidDogg on 29 Oct 2011 23:39
how am i supposed to knife 4 people in 1 round? :/
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By Barad 007 on 31 Oct 2011 22:46
I'm pretty sure killing 4 people near a m com on defense does not net u the ribbon iv tried all day.
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By Thief44 on 31 Oct 2011 23:08
@thief44 i think they need to be actually in the middle of arming it when you kill them, not just standing close to it for it to count.
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By LostMantella9 on 01 Nov 2011 01:15
The guide has been updated with all solutions to get the ribbon and the way that i achieved it.
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By FuzzyRabbidDogg on 01 Nov 2011 11:13
Good info. Thanks!
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By Zymotic on 02 Nov 2011 18:03
As i found out today, if you've got a full team of eight. M-Com attacker can be boosted in a infantry only Rush gametype as there are many empty servers for it, but you gotta be quick as randoms will join when they see people on the server, hope this helps.
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By Lukario RLG on 03 Nov 2011 01:08
FINALLY GOT ALL RIBBONS!
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By Barad 007 on 04 Nov 2011 13:49
ive found something that can help with the surppression ribbion at level 17 you unlock a specialization which caues your character to prudoce more surpressive damger to ur target jus though that would help
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By bernie norman on 05 Nov 2011 21:33
If you're having trouble getting 4 melee kills, try Noshahr Canals on Conquest. Hang out in the Container Area (Objective A) when your team controls it, and there are usually a bunch of guys running around in VERY tight quarters. Use Sprint specialization to catch up to them faster and happy knifing! I've never gotten more than 2 knife kills in a round anywhere else but got 8 in about 5 minutes in this area.
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By MikeWurzWho on 07 Nov 2011 05:54
Could you please describe a PDW Ribbon? It says personal weapons but I'm still confused. You said P90 and so on. What weapon is that cause I've looked on the battlefield website and I don't see any weapon like that on there. Message me if you have the answer. Thanks.
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By Brutaka5 on 09 Nov 2011 05:20
Just need stationary weapon kills, repairs, sniper spots, supression, mcomm defend/attack, flag defend/attack, nemesis and melee if anyone can help with them. Anyway to rack up points for the MAV quickly?
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By matdan on 11 Nov 2011 13:04
Just wanted to let you know: it's spelled "M-COM".
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By John Caboose on 11 Nov 2011 23:53
You can also get Transport Warfare ribbons from the transport choppers that aren't classified as Scout or Attack. The ones that appear in Operation Firestorm for example.
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By Colonel Skills on 12 Nov 2011 14:44
Anyone looking to rank up quick for the MAV should run Recon on Conquest you dont have to be great with a Sniper Rifle just equip Sprint and take flags you get 400-450 per flag I was making anywhere between 3000 and 8000 a round you'll have it in no time.
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By Deranged Asylum on 12 Nov 2011 16:42
Please list a weapon in each type.
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By Emira on 13 Nov 2011 10:41
For Stationary Emplacement Ribbon use the AA gun at the russian team base Kharg Island conquest, you can cover alot of the map and usually pick off an attack chopper.
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By iColdFusion on 13 Nov 2011 13:19
I think I'll try that still M-COMM stations are bugging me can't get either ribbons always get shot to pieces.
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By matdan on 15 Nov 2011 12:34
Also capture assists DO count. I got 3 flag captures and then with the 4th which was an assist I got it.
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By matdan on 15 Nov 2011 23:38
Can someone tell me what are the toughest ribbons to collect?.... ,Im thinkin about getting BF3
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By Aquaman I5 on 19 Nov 2011 04:51
more directly - What ribbons are basically only going to happen if u boost them -Thank you!
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By Aquaman I5 on 19 Nov 2011 05:01
I got the M-COM Defender Ribbon after getting four M-COM Defence Bonuses, but at least one of these bonuses was gained after the bomb was planted. Is it possible that you get the bonus for killing an enemy who is close enough to the objective?
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By Waddaboo on 19 Nov 2011 18:12
Thats what I don't get, haven't got it yet.
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By matdan on 29 Nov 2011 23:59
You have to kill someone who is planting the bomb. Read the guide it explains every ribbon and how I got them
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By FuzzyRabbidDogg on 01 Dec 2011 11:46
Ok I got it best done on squad rush in Grand Bazaar.
Nemesis and Melee are the tricky ones left.
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By matdan on 06 Dec 2011 09:19
The AS VAL also counts as a PDW weapon, and if you've unlocked it, I would recommend it. It's essentially a AEK with a smaller magazine.
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By Yelwarble on 08 Dec 2011 18:58
The T-UGS now registers for the Motion Sensor Assist ribbon. Best place to set it is B flag on Grand Bazaar, Conquest. Hope this helps.
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By Leejaar on 14 Dec 2011 15:56
Norshar Canals is probably the best map to do the M-Com Attack ribbon, there are a lot of Com stations inside spaces that you can plant and hide inside with, or just outside with some cover. Also, im not 100% sure, but i think this map has the most stages for the Com stations, i counted 5 when i played, thats a total 10 Possible Com Stations, i managed to get 5 in that game... suprisingly...
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By Almighty Gates on 15 Dec 2011 10:16
MCOM defender ribbon is a pain in the ass!
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By TeeJayKombo on 15 Dec 2011 16:54
With the new back to karkand update you can get this with the T-UGS
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By ChefJames97 on 18 Dec 2011 18:19
just to confirm on nemesis ribbon. you have to kill someone 7 times? cos I read it as you have to kill the person that has killed you 5 times twice?
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By HiradC on 31 Dec 2011 00:44
"Whether" not "weather," sorry dude, but that bothers me. Stay in school, you can learn things like that.
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By ChknFingrs on 01 Jan 2012 04:04
For the stationary emplacement ribbon I can confirm you can't use the AA gun unless my game glitched. I started off a match of rush on Karg and got 5 kills in the AA with no ribbon.
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By blee92 on 10 Jan 2012 06:14
Are you sure you got the kill? I got my ribbon while using the AA gun and I think is is the easiest way to get this ribbon!
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By Epsilon Theta on 11 Jan 2012 14:03
tip for emplaced weapons, on rush on damavand peak when attacking jump in the centurion (anti air gun),one chopper spawns on other team so normally full to the brim and relatively easy pickings.
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By HiradC on 21 Feb 2012 21:26
finally got mcomm defender, used c4 as recommended but I found trying to watch for when starts flashing or listen for beep was too slow. literally had to find a hidingspot close by and watch for them coming and time it right, give up all pretense of trying to shoot people and just focus on c4 and should get it after a few tries.
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By HiradC on 17 Mar 2012 23:18
They've been changed. Might want to make these adjustments in the guide.
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By Mystic Typh00n on 05 Apr 2012 21:25
updated 4/6/12
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By FuzzyRabbidDogg on 06 Apr 2012 06:30
Is it possible to boost medals from a private game with friends via rent a server?
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By Deviss on 15 Apr 2012 16:29
Yes I believe you can boost on rented servers. It has to be a ranked game and I think without a password and beware that Battlefield is watching for boosters and people renting servers doing it.
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By FuzzyRabbidDogg on 15 Apr 2012 19:15
i boosted on a rented server to get a couple pretty easy, best way in my mind, i love playing online but i wanted to get ribbons quick so i had nothing to worry about. Beware as fuzzy said bf3 are watching you boost so dont set up boosts for longer than 1-2 hour period dont risk it
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By ReV BlackouTz on 19 May 2012 23:47
N0RVY's update to the MCOM Defender hasn't been included in your solution.
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By Bardan Jusik on 20 Jun 2012 16:08
For those of you who, like me, are hopeless at getting the Stationary Emplacement Ribbon, try this. Spawn as an engineer on Conquest, lay down a bunch of AT mines near high traffic areas around your flags, then sit in an AA gun at base. If a tank happens to run over one of your mines, those kills will count towards this ribbon as long as you stay inside the turret.
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By ehcubed on 29 Jun 2012 02:29
i can't get the air kills ribbon, each time i get in a heli ( not as pilot ) i just get the transport kill ribbon... Can't pilot um either as ( for me anyway ) its impossible to fly! lol
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By on 14 Aug 2013 14:44
DannyBoy2k9: go play the Air Superiority mode in the "End Game" DLC. It makes it much easier to get.

Also, for the solution, your description for the "M-COMM Defender Ribbon" is a bit misleading. I just got it by tossing a grenade into a store holding our M-COMM that had already been armed, and it killed the two guys guarding it, giving me an "M-COMM Defender" bonus. A couple more times (one dude got headshot as he was arming it and another got shotgun'd after he'd armed it) and I got the ribbon. So, they don't have to be in the actual process of arming it.
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By Fire Hawk D on 03 Nov 2013 05:54
just got this. tried for ever to get the squad wipe, and while boosting it I can confirm it has to be a squad of 4 people for squad wipe. Tried everything with less than 4 in a squad and it wouldn't pop up on screen with squad eliminated until there was 4 people in it
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By Spangles21 on 25 Jun 2016 21:59
is this achievement still possible? every time i search for squad rush, it is completely empty so cant get them two ribbons
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By iiAssassinXxii on 09 Sep 2017 14:39
Hi guys,

I need the squad rush win ribbon, the squad rush ribbon and the M-Com Attacker ribbon.

Basically I can get these 3 ribbons in one game.

Unfortunalety, there is no more squad rush game available and I do not have the premium pass.

If someone whos has a server could help me with this, I would very appreciate.
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By T0per Harley on 02 Sep 2023 08:21
wrong! i killed a enemy that was alone in SQDM for the Spie Bonus Ribbon 4 times never got it...
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By Fishie Penguin on 09 Nov 2011 08:10
Thank you! Every one of you! If I could give you all thumbs up i definitely would without a doubt! You're all so helpful!

The biggest piece of advice for the M-COM Attacker badge, since i was stuck on that one for a while, as Jambii267 quite rightly said, you can do it easily with a full squad.
If that fails, go to server browser and search for a rush map that has about 8 players. If you are on the attacking team, just run to the M-COM and hide somewhere, you should be able to easily get it with no effort!
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By You So Shady on 09 Nov 2011 00:29
no i didnt copy and paste your solution nub i had that made up b4 i even picked up the game...i decided to be a sport and take it down for you
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By Foxfire49 on 27 Oct 2011 14:09
@ II AM THE STIGI
Shotguns don't count ad PDWs, no matter what class you use. I use shotguns almost exclusively in each class and can confim that. People should use the guns given as an example by the OP.
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By Hail Yourself on 30 Oct 2011 05:59
Just a note TUGS does not count towards the Surveillance Ribbon you must unlock the MAV which is Recon you need 45000xp in that class to unlock it, its the UAV without the Rockets just use the RB/LB to get it up and down and Back Button to mark targets I got this first time on team deathmatch on Operation Metro..

The M-COM Defend I just got on Operation Firestorm I just posted up above the M-COM station on the walkway you can see the enemies run up to it to charge it and unless your seriously unlucky no tanks or jets can get you I got 2 there then the enemy team broke through so I posted up in prone looking at one of the next M-COM stations got another defense then got the final one on the last part.

Destroying Vehicles I got using the AA Rocket Launcher on Helicopters that had no Flares pretty easy if you can find a noob pilot.
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By Deranged Asylum on 10 Nov 2011 21:40
Thanx to the solution provider for the C4 tip. Really helped

M-com defender ribbon is easy enough. As soon as the round starts run up to your prefered M-com station throw 3 C4 around the M-com area, space them around the whole room. The enemy doesn't need to be disarming, just close to the M-com station. hide and either listen to the beeping or I found it easier to keep an eye on the mini map. then blow it. Repeat this on every M-com station. If you concentrate on this and nothing else it is really easy.

Melee ribbon, I had a friend join, happened to be on the other team. we kept meeting up, he let me get the knife kills.

These are the only two ribbons I was struggling with.

If people are struggling with Airwarfare ribbon... Get in a chopper with a really good pilot and just keep shooting at people or around the M-com stations. Again, If you only concentrate on this and not running round shooting people you should get it soon enough.
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By iBrotherVonDoom on 16 Dec 2011 06:31
Thanks for this guide, I was struggling with that Defender ribbon but just followed the guide like you suggested and got it around my 3rd game, the only hard part is finding a good spot to hold yet not get killed. Best method to do that is to just put two on the sides and one in front of the M-COM itself.
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By DNGRDOOM64 on 12 Jan 2012 00:46
anyone having trouble with suppression assist ribbon, heres what i did. got 12 assists in one match. the key is to shoot people without killing them and hope someone on your team kills them while their screen is still blurred. play on rush. best to be a defender and hope the match goes as long as possible. i got mine on grand bazaar. i used support class with m249 with extended mag. this gave me 200 round clip. also use the suppression perk. it increases suppression time that enemies screen is blurry. once the match starts try to spot and hit as many people as possible but stay around your teammates so they can kill them. high traffic areas like the alley are good places to hang out. spam the spot button and fire at ever dot you see. this was my final ribbon. achievement unlocked
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By STRAPxASSASSIN1 on 11 Feb 2012 15:41
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Now that I have this achievement, I figured I'd throw out a couple tips and specifics for some of the ribbons that I haven't seen consolidated. This is gonna be pretty long. I really hope this helps you guys and if you have any questions, let me know!!!

There are a total of 45 ribbons you have to get. Some of these ribbons are self-explanatory. Also, some of these ribbons are pure luck. Many of them you will just get without trying, but some of them will come together.

Game Mode Ribbons(10) ----- Rush, Conquest, Team Deathmatch, Squad Rush & Squad Deathmatch have ribbons for playing a game and for winning a game. You can sometimes be so lucky as to join a game that is ending. I have gotten both participation and winner ribbons without ever even spawning into these games. This counts for TEN of the 45 ribbons right there!

MVP Ribbons(3) ----- There are 3 ribbons for the top 3 scoring players. These are MVP, MVP2 & MVP3. This will just come with time and work. DO NOT try to get this off just killing. The way to get points in BF3 is to be a team player. Heal, revive, resupply & repair your teammates. Support your team and you will be rewarded with MVP ribbons.

Ace Squad Ribbon(1) ----- Similar to the above MVP, the Ace Squad ribbon is best if you have a few friends that are in a team play mood. Support each other and don't run around getting yourself killed a lot (keeping yourself in the fight getting points instead of dead while you just watch) will get you your Ace Squad.

Flag Ribbons(2) ----- The Flag Attacker and Flag Defender ribbons are only gained while playing conquest. To get attacker you must take 4 flags. An assist does NOT count. Due to this, you have to be the first person on your team within capture range and STAY THERE. Defender requires you to get 5 kills on enemies that are in capture range of your team's flags.

M-Com Ribbons(2) ----- M-Com Attacker and M-Com Defender can only realistically be achieved in Rush games. Attacker cannot be gained in a Squad Rush as there are only 2 M-Coms to take out. Attacker requires you be the one to arm and destroy 3 of the enemies M-Com stations. Set it off and stay within sight of the M-Com but don't make yourself to obvious. Defend your bomb! M-Com Defender can be gained in Squad Rush if you want to try it. I found it easier to get than in a big team game. Since there are only 4 on 4, you can have an easier time getting kills without getting fragged yourself. Wait until an attacker is arming the M-Com then nail 'em. You can see that it is being armed when the outer circle of the A (or B) is filling up clockwise if you're looking at it on your HUD.

Squad Spawn Ribbon(1) ----- Get 7 squad spawns in a game. Of course, squad up! It is very important to play as a squad to support your team. Keep yourself alive, near the action but out of the complete chaos and you are a good jumping point for your team! Short of playing with a friend in your squad, you're up to the mercy of your squad mates as to when/if you'll get this one. Don't worry, even if you're playing with strangers, you'll probably nab this one.

Avenger Ribbon(1) ----- Get 2 avenger kills in a game. This one is just a luck of the situation type ribbon. An avenger kill is when you kill an enemy shortly after they kill one of your teammates. It's a luck type ribbon, but it isn't hard to get.

Savior Ribbon(1) ----- Get 2 Savior kills in a game. Another situational, luck type ribbon... You get this by killing an enemy that is currently in the process of killing one of your teammates. So, if someone is shooting at one of your guys, kill him! This ribbon is another luck ribbon... Again pretty easy to get though.

Squad Wipe Ribbon(1) ----- Get 2 squad wipe bonuses in a game. Yet another luck type... To get a squad wipe you have to kill an entire squad within a short period of time. The part about this that is luck is that you have to run across a squad that is doing a couple things: playing together (!!!), not paying attention to you/you get the jump on them. That's really all there is to it. Get good or lucky to get a squad wipe! It is possible to get a squad wipe off destroying a vehicle if the squad is all in a vehicle that you blow up.

Nemesis Ribbon(1) ----- Get 2 nemesis kills. This one is not about luck (although it can help). It is more about skill (or camping if you want to try that). To do that you have to kill the same person 5 times without them killing you. Once you've done that, you are their nemesis. Then, kill 'em 2 more times!

Suppression Ribbon(1) ----- Get 7 suppression assists in a game. This one was a pain in the ass for me. A suppression is when you are shooting at someone and their screen gets all blurry and fuzzy (we've all experienced that, so you should know what I'm talking about). While they are suppressed, one of your teammates has to kill them. There's a few ways to help with this one. Sniping into the midst of close quarters combat (but not hitting) is one way. Laying down fire with a light machine gun (spray with full auto and you won't hit a whole lot) is another way. Also, use vehicles that have machine guns on them. This one can just be luck. Took me a while. /shrug

Accuracy Ribbon(1) ----- Get 5 headshots in a game. This one is self-explanatory. Pair this one with the sniper rifle and you'll nail two at once. You'll get headshots with other weapons it just isn't always as easy. If you like other weapons aside from snipes, swap to single shot and snap off a few at their head.

Combat Efficiency Ribbon(1) ----- Get 3 streak bonuses. This is not self-explanatory... To get a streak bonus, you have to get a streak of 5 kills. You can get 15 kills in a row and get this ribbon. You can mix and match your 5 kills in any way you want as long as they are in streaks of 5.

Anti-Explosives Ribbon(1) ----- Destroy 2 enemy explosives. Claymores, C4 & mines count as enemy explosives. I got this one from people laying mines while I was in a tank. Shoot the mines and BOOM, a ribbon. C4 is often laid near M-Coms in rush games so watch out for that. Claymores are hard to spot if they are used properly so they are hard to seek out for this ribbon.

Disable Vehicle Ribbon(1) ----- Disable 4 enemy vehicles. This is a fairly easy ribbon. You get disable points whenever you mess up a vehicle but don't quite destroy it. A tank is a great ground vehicle for this. Hit a transport like the Hummer and you'll usually get a disable in 1 hit. If you like planes, a single missile hit on another jet is usually a disable, too. You'll get this as you work towards the Anti Vehicle.

Anti Vehicle Ribbon(1) ----- Destroy 3 enemy vehicles. Pretty simple. Completely destroy 3 enemy vehicles. Rockets, explosives, stationary AT... Whatever you've got, use it to blow them up! They don't even have to be in it to get the points, if you disabled an enemy and they jump out... Shoot at it until it goes boom for a destruction credit.

Air Warfare Ribbon(1) ----- Kill 6 enemies with an air vehicle. This counts as jets and helicopters. All 4 jets count. The attack helicopters (MI-28 Havoc & AH-1Z Viper) count. Transport helicopters do not count. You can kill in whatever fashion you want, just get 6 kills.

Armored Warfare Ribbon(1) ----- Kill 7 enemies with land vehicles. For this, you must use the tanks or apcs. So you've got the T-90, M1 Abrams, LAV-25, BMP-2M.

Transport Warfare Ribbon(1) ----- Kill 4 enemies with transport vehicles. Jump on the gun of a transport vehicle like the Vodnik or HMMWV and go to town on those infantry guys. The vehicles you can use are Vodnik, HMMWV, AMTRAC, Buggy, Growler, Boat & transport helicopters (you must be the door gunner in the helo, not using your own weapon). They'll never know what hit 'em.

Stationary Emplacement Ribbon(1) ----- Kill 2 enemies with emplaced weapons. Get on one of the emplaced AT weapons and aim for transport vehicles is my suggestion. Often, a few people will load up in a transport to get to your base and if you nail 'em you may get even 4 kills off a single HMMV! The 2 kills don't have to come together though, so if no one is riding together, you can get 'em however you need to. Even hitting infantry counts if you can aim it good enough.

Support Efficiency Ribbons(4) ----- There are 4 of these ribbons for supporting your team and they aren't hard to get.
Medical requires you revive 5 teammates. Play as assault, unlock the defib and just revive 5 of your guys. You can revive any downed teammate that has a lightning bolt looking emblem on your HUD when you look at them.
Resupply requires you get 7 resupplies. Play as support and drop those ammo boxes around your teammates especially if they are in a firefight. If you drop an ammo box, your previous box will disappear so keep that in mind.
Maintenance requires you get 7 repairs. Play as engineer and whip out your repair tool (or EOD bot) and repair your friendly vehicles as they get hurt.
Surveillance ribbon requires 5 motion sensor assists. Play as recon and get your MAV drone. I have not gotten a single assist with T-UGS. I don't know if it's broken or what, but unlock the MAV drone... Fly over your enemy, spot the hell out of everything and just stay close. Someone is gonna see your handy work and get you some points.

Weapon Ribbons(7) ----- There are ribbons for pretty much every type of firearm that you can carry. These have varying requirements and multiple choices as far as what weapon can be used.

Assault Rifle (Assault): Get 7 kills. You can use M16A3, AK-74M, M416, M26 MASS, AEK-971, M16A4, F2000, AN-94, KH2002, G3A3.

Light Machine Gun (Support): Get 7 kills. You can use M27 IAR, RPK-74M, M249, PKP Pecheneg, M240B, M60E4.

Carbine (Engineer): Get 7 kills. You can use M4A1, AKS-74u, Scar-H, M4, A-91, G36C, SG553.

Sniper Rifle (Recon): Get 7 kills. You can use MK11 MOD 0, SVD, SV98, SKS, M40A5, M98B, M39 EMR.

Shotgun (Any): Get 7 kills. You can use any class for this. You can use 870MCS, M1014, SAIGA 12k, DAO-12, USAS-12.

PDW (Any): Get 7 Personal Defense Weapon kills. You can use any class for this. You can use PP-2000, UMP-45, PDW-R, P90, AS VAL, MP7.

Hand Gun (Any): Get 4 kills. You can use M1911, M9, MP443, G17C, G18, .44, MP412 REX, 93R. It doesn't matter what variants you may use (suppressed, tactical, etc.).

Melee Ribbon(1) ----- Get 4 melee kills. This one is a little tricky and requires patience. You must kill 4 enemies using your knife. You do not have to take their dog tag. It can be a slasher kill. I suggest playing a rush game as a defender. Get in behind the attackers. Take out snipers or any stragglers. Make sure you have sprint specialization on so you can catch up to runners! Just keep at it. You'll get your 4 melees.
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tip for emplaced weapons, on rush on damavand peak when attacking jump in the centurion (anti air gun),one chopper spawns on other team so normally full to the brim and relatively easy pickings.
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By HiradC on 21 Feb 2012 21:23
how come on the battlelog it says 55 ribbons??
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By benbeeri on 04 Dec 2012 07:44
There were 45 until they started adding additional game modes.
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By MadMaxBtTD on 29 Dec 2012 05:31
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I'm not going to go into specifics on every ribbon like other people here have, but I will talk about solutions for ribbons I have only picked up once.

Squad Wipe Ribbon: I would recommend searching Squad Rush or Squad Deathmatch, personally I did it on squad rush. I found that the entire squad had to be dead at one specific point rather then killing each individual member of the squad without dying. In this case, its a team effort to kill the squad and have them all dead at the same time. Use the weapon/class you are most comfortable with, sound tactics and against a squad that is fairly rubbish and sticks together. It will also help to have a squad of players on your team that are relatively good.

Stationary Emplacement Ribbon: I got this one with a friend on the enemy team, and vice versa and to save unnecessary frustration, I would recommend going for this using this method. With good communication and another person willing to go for this it should be straightforward if both players have an understanding of the map. If you don't want to use this method however, I think the best level to go for this particular ribbon would be Conquest on Grand Bazaar (since there are rockets close to A and C), or Caspian Border (if I recall there is a stationary rocket on the hill near C and one near the gas station). However to make things less frustrating I would use the server browser, click RS to filter and look for a server with two free slots, this way you and your friend should get put on opposite teams.

EDIT: If you are looking for stationary kills and own the DLC, I'm pretty sure Gulf of Oman would be a good level. I was sat in the stationary AA on the Russian team and noticed a lot of Jets flying overhead, it is also close to the action on the map.

Armored Warfare Ribbon: Like all the vehicle ribbons you will mainly want to:

A) Spawn as an engineer.
B) Spawn linger near a tank spawn.
C) Choose an open map or areas of that map where its easy to see the enemies such as Operation Firestorm or Noshahr Canals.
D) Tactics and positioning for your vehicle to avoid unnecessary attention and fire.

I personally unlocked this achievement on conquest, but I could see this being easier to unlock on rush if you are on the attacking team. There are plenty of ways for a tank to be destroyed, AT Mines, Rocket Launchers, C4, Tanks, Helicopters and Jets. Three of these six methods can be avoided with relative ease; keep your distance from a fight zone. If you are going to ride into a capture point or whatever it is very likely that someone will whip out whatever anti-tank equipment they have and use it, whereas if they see a tank in the distance the person will likely avoid attacking the tank since it doesn't pose an immediate threat. I also find when I go in to a heated battle I will have someone running over to my tank to C4 and blow it up, since the tank has a limited view and is exposed from behind, its easy to be killed this way (although you can bait yourself and use this to your advantage I guess - sexual innuendo). Jets shouldn't cause many problems, but tanks and helicopters can be a pain, I guess my best advice for these is to have an engineer kit and repair when you can or even better a friend who can do this for you. If you are having trouble with helicopters, switch to the gunner and click to third person view, amazingly you can look and more importantly shoot a bit higher up. However, I find helicopters are only problematic when you shoot at them, otherwise they do their own thing. If you are having problems with the main tank gun, change seats and use the passenger gun, one really good thing about this is the ability to zoom in and kill people. Traffic zones for kills will normally be from any points enemies have captured, just keep a safe distance to avoid enemy kill tactics unless you feel its safe to move in. I'm not sure when its unlocked but it is possible to get a machine gun as a secondary weapon for the driver which can also be useful for enemies that are running. Grand Bazaar on conquest could be a good level to go for this given how many people go for the capture point at B (in the alley) and the relative ease to get to the enemy spawn as well as how exposed the ring road around the map is where people sometimes linger.

Air Warfare Ribbon: Personally, I found this the most frustrating ribbon to get, very stressful, but I have now found an easier way to get this. The helicopter is probably your safest bet since the Jet is horrendous. If you are having trouble with the controls I would recommend going to your options > controls and changing heli sticks to legacy, it feels like the closest controls I could get to flying a helicopter in a similar way to GTA; although not perfect. I found Noshahr Canals is the best map to get this on, with conquest game type and engineer class. Try to spawn on the team which starts on the ship out at sea, at this spawn point there should be two little bird helicopter spawns, which gives you more opportunities to get in a helicopter. Personally I prefer the minigun on the little bird to the rockets on the attack helicopter on some of the other maps such as operation firestorm. The map is really open which gives plenty of opportunities to get kills. Just wait at the deploy screen until a little bird is available and jump in one asap. I usually used the minigun rather then heatseekers, beware though as the crosshair isn't accurate, you have to aim a little higher to directly hit someone, if you see an enemy helicopter, try your luck with a heat seeker (if you have unlocked it), if not, keep steady and use the minigun. I would also recommend lingering "outside" of the fight zone. The biggest enemy for a helicopter or any air vehicle is a locked on RPG, by staying outside of the map this becomes less problematic. Try keeping the helicopter outside of the fight zone near A, just past the bridge, this way you will avoid enemy attention (since the enemies will generally not be looking high up in this direction). Its also easy to see where locked on Rockets are coming from making one more easy target to shoot at and also less chance of getting hit by a Rocket if you can see it coming your direction. Aim to try and keep the helicopter steady and be patient with kills, the last thing you want is to die and have to wait for a helicopter spawn, this can take some precious time away from getting kills. Tanks can be great targets, normally two enemies in one tank, and the tank is limited to shooting high up. If you get shot it will likely take 50% health off of the helicopter, which will slowly deteriorate. Its possible to get back to the ship, if you land it gently it should be easy to repair and away from the enemies just keep an eye out for any team members looking to pinch it. Patience and steady flight are your friends here.

M-Com Defender Ribbon: Like the air warfare ribbon, I had a lot of trouble with this ribbon. I started by trying rush but ended up getting it in squad rush. As others have mentioned, it is best to use C4 since you need to kill the player whilst the bomb is being armed. Given the short time it takes to arm the bomb its pretty annoying to get a kill. Just to confirm, C4 is unlocked in the support class, it shouldn't take too long to unlock. I found with rush that the bomb site would just be a grenade, rocket or tank shot zone and my C4 just wouldn't last or even worse I would die from it all. This doesn't happen half as much on squad rush where there are less vehicles/rockets or whatever and more tactics used. Incredibly frustrating to go for but I'll try and give as much advice as I can. I would recommend squad rush, having less people means less chance to die, however there is always the possibility that the opposing team might not have enough opportunities to plant the bomb. Since there are only two bombs to arm in squad rush for the game to end, you have to have a judgment on when to blow the C4 up. I would work on the basis of achieving two kills per bomb site, and avoiding kills with C4 if the ticket numbers for the enemies get below 6-8 (maybe more tbh). But this is something I would let you be the judge of. I've had games where I got 3 kills with the ticket number only reaching 15 or something, if this happens you can obviously try and go the full distance on the first bomb site, but if you have two kills with about 5 tickets left, it might be an idea to let the other team plant and destroy the bomb and move on to the next bomb site where the enemy will be back to 20 tickets. In many respects you are trying to help the enemy plant the bomb, therefore don't go out to kill enemies, having one less person shooting at them will give them more opportunities to plant the bomb. Find a hidden camp zone where you will either have a nice view of the bomb or close enough to hear the bomb being armed. Plant C4 all around the bomb site, you don't want to have one C4 laid down and the enemy planting on the other side of it shielded from the explosion. Sometimes when a building has been blown bits of rubble will be laying around, these make for excellent spots to lay C4 since the rubble isn't solid and the enemy won't see it. Luckily C4 is part of the support class, if you run out of C4 use an ammo box to pick more up. It might help to have a friend as a recon class and have a T-UGS laid down to get an idea of the locations of all the enemies, although this could give your teammates an advantage to killing them. Remember you don't have to be in a location where you are pointing a gun at an enemy, I've got kills by sitting in a skip next to the objective where I can hear the bomb being armed. These are great spots and are the types of locations I would thoroughly recommend as the enemies won't even think of looking in these locations. It's also good to find a game where the opposite team are relatively strong, that way more opportunities will arise to kill them with C4 rather then having them dither about and dying unnecessarily (if this happens just quit out.) The games are fairly short normally as well, the only time you should quit is if you have no faith of getting the ribbon due to the other teams inability to plant the bomb.

Surveillance Efficiency Ribbon: Firstly you need to unlock the MAV for the recon class, unfortunately this requires 45,000 points as a sniper. This takes quite a while as a sniper to achieve but I will help to explain how to get this if you aren't very good using a sniper. Obviously you can use one of the "all class" type weapons like the UMP or the PP-2000, both are quite weak however but you can get kills. I'm sure there are other PDW unlocked in the co-op which are more powerful, it might be worth putting time into that to unlock more powerful variants. Another method of getting easy points with a recon class is to use both the radio beacon and T-UGS, if you lay the radio beacon in a well hidden location near to where an objective is or something, your squad should use it quite a bit. The same applies for the T-UGS, lay it near to where your team is fighting against enemies and this should bring in some easy points. I would also recommend playing conquest and going for the flags, if you neutralize and capture a point that's 450 easy points bagged. Once you have unlocked the MAV it shouldn't be too difficult to get the 5 spot assists, but if you are having trouble, find a good place to hide and use it for the entire game. I would recommend Seine Crossing or another fairly "open" level to try and get this, that way you can fly that MAV quite high up away from attention. Personally I got it on Damavand Peak on Conquest, might be easier on Rush though.

Suppression Assist Ribbon: I have seen many people complain about getting this ribbon, which is understandable. This is one of those ribbons in which you need to use all your focus to try and unlock it. It isn't too hard to achieve if you intentionally aim achieve it rather then killing enemies. Firstly it might help to understand how to get a suppression kill assist. Basically, you need to be shooting at a player whilst another person kills the player you are shooting at; as another user noted in their guide, they need to have that blurred vision on their screen. With this in mind, it is relatively easy to get if you solely aim to do this in a game. I would recommend a conquest game on operation metro, mainly because the map is narrow and usually has a huge fight going on at point B. Usually there will be a lot of gunfights on either side of the map. If you use a support machine gun the clips are larger and more appropriate for the ribbon (I personally used the M249 which has a 100 round clip). Watch your teammates, pop out when one of your players does, and just spray in the general direction of where the enemies are. If your team mate gets the kill you should get a suppression kill assist. Rinse and repeat and it shouldn't take too long to get the ribbon.

Feel free to leave a comment for any ribbons I haven't covered that you might need help with, I will try and give the best answer I can. I hope this helps to get the achievement :).
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10 Nov 2011 00:27

For those of you who, like me, are hopeless at getting the Stationary Emplacement Ribbon, try this. Spawn as an engineer on Conquest, lay down a bunch of AT mines near high traffic areas around your flags, then sit in an AA gun at base. If a tank happens to run over one of your mines, those kills will count towards this ribbon as long as you stay inside the turret.
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29 Jun 2012 02:30

This is just for what I found to be the two most difficult ribbons.

Stationary Emplacement Ribbon:
Play Conquest on Caspian Border and use the AA guns, the deployment bases each have one. With some luck you'll manage to shoot down two jets, or if you're really lucky you can blow up a helicopter with two or more enemies in it. Don't even try using the stationary rocket launchers, those are practically useless and leave you exposed to enemy fire, you'll die many times while trying to get kills with them.

M-Com Defender Ribbon:
Play Rush on Seine Crossing. In the first stage, the B m-com is in a room that is heavily defended, and you will usually have teammates preventing enemies from reaching that m-com. Instead, put a C4 charge on the A m-com. There's a shipping crate in the alley outside the room that should allow you to hide and camp while an enemy runs past you to set the charge. Since most of your allies will be busy defending B, it's easy to put C4 on A and blow up the enemies as they attempt to arm it.
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06 Apr 2012 08:18

Ribbons are small XP rewards given for completing certain tasks during a multiplayer game. Most of these ribbons can be obtained quite easily, and should not take a long time to do if you play as all the different classes and play towards the objectives.

A list of ribbons for Battlefield 3 can be found here.

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