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Defender

Defender

Protect the convoy by shooting down all the planes in The Rhine.

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How to unlock the Defender achievement in Call of Duty: WWII - Definitive Guide

Defender Achievement/Trophy Guide

During Mission 11 'The Rhine' you must destroy all 25 enemy planes while you are on the AA gun. This achievement is similar to the Ack Ack achievement from Mission 2, however there are more planes and they are much faster making them harder to hit. If you should fail to hit one you Must restart the checkpoint immediately otherwise if it checkpoints you'll have to start the entire mission over again.

The planes have a flight pattern which you can use to try kill them;
3 MIDDLE - 5 LEFT - 4 RIGHT - 4 MIDDLE - 4 MIDDLE - 3 MIDDLE - 2 LEFT

Here is a video guide:
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04 Nov 2017 08:35

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Yeah, knowing that the checkpoint is between 4 right/4 middle is very helpful. That way you can make sure you're sitting good going into the checkpoint.
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By Mobius Evalon on 08 Nov 2017 23:34
i missed 1 plane, it really annoys me to have to go through the entire level again just to get to this point of the game, i much prefer chapter points instead based on starting a level at certain points in the level.
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By JPG30 on 09 Nov 2017 22:01
just to add as well the achievement will pop as your getting off the AA gun
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By xONLY INSANEx on 10 Nov 2017 13:10
The 4 planes that come from the right are insanely difficult to hit because of their sharp angle and and the fact that they're flying directly away from. This achievement is stupid. I will get it, but the checkpoint in the middle of this sequence is just the worst. This is the stuff that makes me hate developers.
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By I am Gozer24 on 10 Nov 2017 14:42
Fortunately it is so much easier after those quick ones to the right, and you end up looking right at the next group of planes when the checkpoint hits.
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By Mobius Evalon on 10 Nov 2017 15:32
finally got it, more by luck than skill.
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By JPG30 on 10 Nov 2017 19:16
this is hard af facepalm
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By iLoganW x on 11 Nov 2017 20:26
It is easier to get the 4 on the right by not zooming
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By Ink Splitters on 11 Nov 2017 21:25
4th hardest achievement? Possibly
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By tonyx on 12 Nov 2017 12:27
Reminds me of the that thing in BF1. Fuuu-... facepalm
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By FireRaiser1985 on 12 Nov 2017 17:14
I'm missing some plane and for the life of me can't see which,keep having to restart the mission,also fck these 4 planes to the right,they are a pita.
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By VeiRoN v2 on 13 Nov 2017 00:58
Well,all done now,good luck for those trying.
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By VeiRoN v2 on 13 Nov 2017 01:15
Please add this to the solution as it will help many out.
Before hopping into the turret, save and quit. Then resume your game. If you fail to eliminate the planes and get a checkpoint no worries. Quit WW2 and re launch it, press Y to continue game. It should put you back in the trenches before your able to hop back into the turret. This will save you many hours instead of having to replay the mission from the beginning.
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By flubberfudge on 15 Nov 2017 00:25
Thank you^ wish I had seen that 5 minutes ago lmao
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By on 15 Nov 2017 01:05
BF1 was harder. The only hard part is the 4 planes from the right. If u shoot down those, u get the checkpoint, and the 2nd part is easy.
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By Zaki HUN on 15 Nov 2017 08:01
Achievement is not working for me. Tried several times (lowest difficulty), not popping up after finishing...
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By MoG Alucard212 on 16 Nov 2017 17:27
Finally got it after not missing any plane on first checkpoint.
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By MoG Alucard212 on 17 Nov 2017 12:06
@flubberfudge, nice, I used your method, worked like a charm +1
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By Luuc on 17 Nov 2017 16:39
Cannot iterate enough how important it is to restart from last checkpoint even if you have the slightest inkling that you might have missed a plane.
It's particularly easy to not realise for the 4 from the right as they fly away from you.
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By xWild Yak on 18 Nov 2017 16:49
Add what Flubber said to the solution. Makes this unbelievably easier and less stressful. Good call man!!
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By Latham on 19 Nov 2017 11:29
@Anubseth Your right. Killing the right 4 planes late will void out the achievement.
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By OwnedByOmar on 20 Nov 2017 04:16
What no one seems to have put here...

Shoot where it's gonna be. Not where it's at.

Makes it so much easier.
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By on 21 Nov 2017 03:48
I'll try later. Swore every plane got downed and then no pop. Tired of repeating this over and over.
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By KanjiKoka on 21 Nov 2017 05:37
Great add Flubber. I was just coming here to note that since so many people were struggling. Sadly I found this out because my brand new xbox one X decided to shut down twice while playing this mission starting me all the way at the beginning.
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By ChooseMyFate on 22 Nov 2017 02:53
No one put it here flubber. Youd be surprised how retarded people can be.
Sherlock.
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By on 22 Nov 2017 02:55
This achievement is fucking insane😡 for me it’s the first bloody three I can’t get fuck this
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By Bootybandit1#751 on 23 Nov 2017 13:28
This achievement is fucking insane😡 for me it’s the first bloody three I can’t get fuck this
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By Bootybandit1#751 on 26 Nov 2017 15:19
Thanks for the help all around from the original guide to mentioning the save right before the AA gun. Works like a charm.
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By DownInFlames85 on 06 Jan 2018 19:37
I hate this.
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By Knomadic on 10 Jan 2018 14:37
Finally got it. Took just over 2hrs to get. FML GL to all
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By Knomadic on 11 Jan 2018 15:59
Quickest on YouTube right here folks ---> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qryuV-gGhus
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By dannyboy1973 on 14 Jan 2018 12:13
what helped me a lot was setting my sensivity to 7. then you can turn the AA gun faster.
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By Nightwing DEU on 31 Jan 2018 16:31
Sensitivity on 8 not sure if that helped, but what did it for me was after doing it several times without zooming in, I got all the planes on the third try straight through while zooming in on the groups! Shooting just a bit in front of every plane was so much easier!! Also, I think I had to get a good checkpoint, I think my checkpoint in the middle glitched on me because I didn't shoot the planes down quick enough, like one commenter said, and I had to retry that one. PLEASE add to the solution to Save/Quit after the first checkpoint getting to the AA!!
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By Shadow 00 Fox on 13 Jul 2018 16:05
I swear I got all the planes. Grrrrr
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By MaurickShepherd on 28 Jul 2018 16:08
This is rough, those 4 right before the cp are the worst.
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By Seitzz on 19 Dec 2018 22:59
Flubber's tip for saving and quitting just as you get into the AA gun is so important. I got this achievement done in about 15 minutes thanks to that tip. Save and quit again once you have hit the 4 planes from the right and got the checkpoint
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By LordSmorc on 31 Dec 2019 23:08
So I noticed that if don't kill the 4 planes from the right (before the checkpoint) quickly enough it will bug the checkpoint and no matter how many times you retry the second checkpoint you'll not get the cheevo. Try to kill the first waves quickly and position the AA gun to the point were this last 4 planes appear. Just keep shooting and you'll kill the first 2 planes and putting your aim a bit higher can kill the rest. I killed all of the planes when they were above the tower in our side of the river. Got the achievement after killing the rest.
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By Anubseth on 14 Nov 2017 01:59
Thanks for this guide; I gave you a thumbs up. This achievement is somewhat frustrating but the pattern you listed was very beneficial. I unlocked it after maybe 20 times. People, be careful that the checkpoint will pop after the third group of planes so of you haven't gotten all of the previous planes, quickly load the last checkpoint.
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By Guile132 on 08 Dec 2017 22:41
id like to point out something that helps a lot. as soon as you get to the AA gun, leave the game. this will SAVE the mission at the AA gun first stage. then load it up. if you go into the second stage without shooting down all planes or if you do both and dont get the achievement, just quit the game and start it again. because checkpoints dont update your savegame, the game will load back at the AA gun beggining, no need to restart the whole mission! you can also leave game after the first stage is completed if you are 100% sure you got all planes, then you dont have to play that part again
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By McAwesomePT on 31 Dec 2017 00:13
Just got it, ended up not being too bad. 8 sensitivity is a great tip, I felt it helped me stay in front of the planes much better. Just bump up by 1 sensitivity each time you're used to it til you're at 8. It's really about knowing their path and where to shoot. You can be very quick with the first 3 sets of planes to set up for the 4th set and pre fire. You really want to take these ones out the quickest to have any chance. You can really leave it late here, keep firing even if you don't get the hit marker, if you see the plane explode or burst into flames it should count just make sure you saw it go down or explode and it was 4. You won't get a hit marker because I guess they're so far off screen towards the back. The next set is much easier once you play it 2-3 times and get the pattern down.
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By Seitzz on 19 Dec 2018 23:35
I struggled so much on this achievement. Finally got it. If you miss a plane and it checkpoints its a pain in the ass.
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By Carbonitex on 06 Jan 2024 19:51
This achievement is all about trial and error, Took me an hour of memorizing every single plane spawn and getting it down.. There is a way to not restart the whole damn level every time, Just get to the Flak part where you get on the turret and Save and Exit, than go back in and if you fail, pause and exit to dashboard.. Than load the game back and your checkpoint should be at the Flak part.. Every time you fail repeat this step and try and again.. Also be sure to memorize the checkpoint in the middle so that if you f$&k up you have a few seconds to back out and load the last checkpoint.. I hope i helped, Like i said its all about trial and error with this one
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By FTW IGotChuked on 25 Feb 2022 02:14
The first few before the checkpoint are much harder than the second batch.
Took me a while to reliably get the very first plane and then the four just before the checkpoint.
After the checkpoint it was a cakewalk, cuz they're all coming at you.
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By Dr Marty on 15 May 2022 01:45
The hardest part is making sure you get the 4 from the right, before the checkpoint. Something that was helpful to me was realizing that I needed to kill the first 8 fast enough that I can then swing all the way right and see those 4 as they come in on the horizon, and hopefully get the first 2 right away and the other 2 as they are flying by. Its just too difficult/fast to try to lead your shots into the distance and hope you get all 4 before the checkpoint. toast
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By MasterCheeks117 on 01 Jul 2022 04:57
You may need to add; that once you've took out the 3 at start, 5 on the left, if you think your gonna miss either one of the 4 that come flying in from the right. You need to restart checkpoint fast. Bcz if you fail, it checkpoints... you'll need to restart the mission otherwise
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By Imperi4l joker on 05 Nov 2017 23:24
i just did this on my veteran playthrough as i dont believe its any different once your on the turret. excellent guide, i actually found the 2nd stage more difficult. To shoot the 4 planes from the right in first stage i shot close to the tree line before planes were in sight. seemed to help getting at least the 1st two planes immediately.
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By Diesel Foley on 18 Sep 2020 16:53
I found it easier to be zoomed out. You don’t have to adjust as much to track the planes that way.
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By CheevoMama on 12 Nov 2020 03:01
I just got this achievement and a couple helpful tips are to save and quit the game right before you get on the aa gun and then once you hit all of the first 3 groups of planes save and quit again on the new checkpoint so then you only have to hit the last few waves of planes making this achievement much easier. Also contrary to the above comments i found zooming in to be extremely helpful especially on the first 3 waves of planes as you can see the planes/ destroyed planes more clearly and if your bullets are leading enough to him them.
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By FaMe So LaMe on 11 Sep 2021 00:20
Thanks glibber , got it in 30 minutes your way :)
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By SaP RaZzor on 03 Jan 2020 19:19
Turning up to 8 sensitivity was the only way I could do this! Great guide and comments
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By DELT4 UK on 30 Jul 2020 18:56
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heya guys ... this achievement sucks so bad , its quite a bit harder than the ack ack achievement but still very do-able ... i made a video guide so if you are stuck just watch that and you will see they always come in certain groups ... if you miss one you must use the last checkpoint and re do it :) enjoy

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15 Apr 2018 20:45

A real easy way to get this is to get in the turret and shoot down all the planes and once you get the checkpoint save and quit then hit resume mission and it will take you back to that checkpoint and if you miss the planes and you get a checkpoint then close out the game and DO NOT SAVE AND QUIT once you are loaded back into the game hit resume mission and you just keep closing out the game if you miss a plane and get a checkpoint
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This makes no sense... please use grammar
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By Diplodomcus on 26 May 2019 20:01
This is a pretty good trick. Thanks for adding it
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By klobeast on 10 Jul 2019 23:33
I managed to decode what he suggests. Reach the point of climbing the turret and press pause and quit to menu. This way it saves and when you press resume it will get you to this point. Then try shooting the planes like the other solutions tell you. If you don't succeed, press the glowing button on the controller go down to the game and press menu button, it will open the menu. Press quit the game. Now start the game and go to the menu that chooses the stage to play. Press resume and it will get you to where you saved. You can do this trick infite times until you get the achievement.
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By Cidelion on 08 Jul 2021 22:21
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After getting on the AA Gun in Mission 11, you have to shoot down attack planes. There are 25 planes total. They come in waves in this order: 3 Middle - 5 Left - 4 Right - 4 Middle - 4 Middle - 3 Middle - 2 Left If you miss a plane, restart the checkpoint immediately.

Here is a video guide with English commentary!


Here is a playlist of guides for this game!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-HeW6XkKdUKe25WzwEqI...
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21 Mar 2018 21:12

This trophy is basically a carbon-copy of Ack Ack; however, this time around you'll need to shoot down a total of 25 planes. The section where you'll come across the AA gun is after you’ve crossed the bridge and fought through the trenches, which is fairly late on in the mission. Therefore, it's highly recommended that once you reach the AA gun and trigger the checkpoint, save and quit to the menu then back-up your save to Online Storage. You can restart from your last checkpoint whilst attempting this; however, as there are a high quantity of planes and checkpoints that will trigger midway through, if you miss any planes and get a checkpoint you'll have to replay the whole mission again up until this point. Therefore it will be quicker to redownload your save from Online Storage so you can start the mission back at the AA gun.

Please refer to THIS video for visual help in regards to the order they spawn, credit to PowerPyx.

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Before you sit down at the anti-aircraft gun, it is recommended to make a backup save to a flash drive so as not to replay the mission from the very beginning!
There will be seven waves this time. After the third one, autosave kicks in. If you missed before or during the third wave, restart; if you suddenly didn’t have time, download a backup from a flash drive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7RlaIYXd_s
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To save a checkpoint on a mission, you need to exit the game through a pause, that is, press pause and then press “exit”
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By cyrax on 04 Mar 2018 20:46
Hi all.
It's better to follow this video. Using this video, you can do it on the first or second try, like me.
https://youtu.be/fUZYK5eeAkg
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