Battlefield: Bad Company

Battlefield: Bad Company

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One In a Million

One In a Million

Hit hostile helicopter with laser designator

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How to unlock the One In a Million achievement in Battlefield: Bad Company - Definitive Guide

I done this on Ghost Town and at the very end of the level but remember to keep the missle designator that you blew the silo up with. So this was alot easier once i figured out that you have to wait for the helicopter to take out the anti aircraft gun at the very end. Before that i was hitting the helicopter with the missle and no cheev popped. So what i done was move up towards the gun wait for the helicopter to blow it up and then your team tells you to find another way to destroy the helicopter. I then proceeded up the stairs ontop of the helipad timed my missle and hit it first time and cheev popped. May take a couple of attempts to get your timing right but its not as hard as it seems
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31 Oct 2010 21:54

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The wording is literal-- you do not need to kill the chopper, just hit it. You must have also traveled to the platform on which the AA gun sits or you will not unlock the achievement.
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By on 03 Nov 2010 11:01
That's it dude glad it helped you out and thanks for the positive
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By JODAW on 03 Nov 2010 13:05
Thanks :)
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By Tier2016 on 24 Jun 2023 18:50
Cool, thank you. I was wondering why it didn't unlock when I killed it earlier before it destroyed the AA gun on my first playthrough. I thought it was glitched.
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By DoomScott on 16 Nov 2023 03:34
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You can get this on the "Crash and Grab" level.

The Laser Designator is located near a dam on your way to the monastery. It's to explain where it is but there are a couple of boats and a hanger nearby.

Once you've got that carry on with the mission until after you've rescued your team. On the way down to the next checkpoint a chopper will start to attack you. It can be very hard to hit and you won't have much space for cover while you're aiming. So the easiest way to do this would be to work your way back up to the monastery and climb to the top. From there you have plenty of cover and the chopper won't move around much.
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08 Jul 2008 21:24

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I gotta say, it's easier to wait untill the last level. Even on Hard it's easy to hold on to it on this level and you can take out the helicopter quickly with it for the achievement
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By Dragon Boy Andy on 08 Sep 2008 18:24
It was a long time ago when you wrote this but thanks for the guide, it worked perfectly. I'm playing through on Hard and got it after several near misses. Cheers! : )
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By L0RD Melchett on 13 Mar 2011 21:47
Can you add that the designator is on the roof with the mounted gun before crossing the river
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By Humpyrton on 26 Apr 2011 18:44
I found this far easier. The last level seems to have issues deciding what point the achieve unlocks - did it on hard at the final spot and I blew it up but got no achieve but firing from the tower got me the achieve as soon as it hit.
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By boldfoxrd on 08 Mar 2012 23:32
I don't know why this is getting so many negative votes. I got this on my first try using this method.
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By HyacinthHouse71 on 11 Jan 2015 16:57
Thanks :)
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By Tier2016 on 24 Jun 2023 18:52
I drove down from the monastery, ditched the jeep when it was too badly damaged, and the helicopter arrived soon after and killed me (near the first village you reach). I re-spawned in the bottom of the tower, so I ran up the tower, went out on a balcony, and there's the helicopter below and in front of me. I used the laser designator, guided the missile right into it, and poof, there's the achievement. Couldn't have been easier.
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By olde fortran 77 on 16 Jan 2016 22:33
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WAY! Easyer way: On the last level, keep the laser det. after you destroyed the silos. Keep going on in the level and when the boss appears, hit it with the laser det missile. It is easyer to target it while its moving and hit it when its holding still.
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I found that at the end of the final Level, if you climb to the highest point at the end of the pier/runway (whatever it is!) and hide around the boxes next to the Rocket Launcher, target the Chopper whilst it's flying so that when it stops your Missile is coming from the sky, then it's just trying to line it up. I hit it and failed to get the achievement, so carried on, hit it a 2nd time, which destroyed it and the achievement popped up. It's rather frustrating, but I didn't take too much damage from the Chopper, just make sure you keep topping your health up. Your squad-mates will take out any enemy soldiers firing at you.
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Thanks :)
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By Tier2016 on 24 Jun 2023 18:53

The best chapter to attempt this trophy is the final chapter 'Ghost Town'. The best strategy for getting this trophy is to find some cover, take out the Laser Designator and lock on to the helicopter. To lock on to a target with the Laser Designator, hold and hold to begin the lock. Once you have a full lock you will hear a voice confirming it, and after a few seconds you will take control of the missile. To control the missile, move the Right Analog Stick. It may take a few attempts, so don't give up. This trophy can be quite frustrating to try and get on 'Hard' so I would recommend doing it on 'Normal' or 'Easy'.

Note: For practice, you can lock on to empty enemy vehicles with the Laser Designator and practice controlling the missile.

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The best way to get this trophy is during "Crash and Grab" after leaving the Monastery. Once you get back down to the dam to get into a boat, cross the dam and then climb the metal steps to get on top of the building where a laser designator is located. For best results, get inside the building and aim the laser on the chopper. It will be pounding you mercilessly. Just before you control the bomb, you should be able to hide back in the building to keep you alive. Steer the bomb to the helicopter. It might take you a couple of times to hit it.
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05 Feb 2016 06:06

By far the simplest level to get this in (if not the only one) is the final mission “Ghost Town” against the final boss.

You’ll receive a laser designator about 2/3rds of the way through the level during the mini-mission “REACH THE GOLD.” A laser designator will be dropped for you to pick up and use to destroy a silo. After you’ve destroyed the silo hold onto the laser designator until the end of the level when you get the objective “Take down the legionnaire.”

The legionnaire will be in a black helicopter and will fly around, stop, and then resume flying. You can take him down without too much trouble by zooming in with the laser designator and targeting him while he is moving. Hopefully he’ll stop moving as the missile starts coming into orbit and you’ll be able to get to him before he has too much of a chance to move.

Also, it doesn’t matter if it kills him, it just has to connect with the helicopter and the achievement will unlock.

Be sure to clear the surrounding area of enemies before you try to hit the helicopter.

The laser designator is the gadget that looks similar to a high-tech pair of binoculars. You use the laser designator by “locking onto the enemy vehicle” by holding the crosshair over the enemy and holding until your buddy gets the enemy’s coordinates. After a couple of seconds you’ll be controlling the missile, use the RS to lean it in the direction you want and steer it at the enemy which now has a yellow aimer on it.

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The easiest way, if not the only way to get this trophy, is the final boss at the end of Ghost Town. You will be given a laser target near the end of the mission to destroy the launcher. At the end of the mission you will be given the task “Take down the legionnaire”. Save at least one charge until this point.
“Legionnaire” is a black helicopter that flies in circles and periodically stops, start aiming at it while it is flying and if you are lucky, when the missile starts flying it will stop, then you will be able to hit it without any problems.
It doesn't matter whether you kill him with a rocket or not, the main thing is to hit him.
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04 May 2009 14:48

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You can only complete it when you reach the anti-aircraft gun and the task “Kill a Legionnaire” appears.
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By Slonokotik on 25 Oct 2020 18:35
A few clarifications: It’s not possible to hit a helicopter after you’ve pushed through the enemy’s defenses and found yourself on the platform (this is at the very end of the game). It’s useless to hit it earlier. You must have a laser target pointer (in the form of binoculars) in your arsenal. I can’t say with certainty. but the trophy was given at the hard level.
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25 Nov 2009 08:40