Steel Armor: Blaze of War: Steel Armor: Blaze of War – achievements

Butcher

Eliminated 100 enemy soldiers

The achievement is actually quite simple, although it is not clear how it takes into account progress – in general or for one campaign between battles.

In any case, just kill enemy soldiers and everything will be fine. Theoretically, it is easier to get these achievements by playing the “Afghanistan 79-89” campaign.

Tank terror

Destroyed 25 enemy armored vehicles

Similar to “Homicide” and “Butcher”, instead of enemy infantry we destroy enemy tanks.

Excellent captor

Captured 20 enemy soldiers

Secret achievement

A very easy achievement, provided that you are fighting only infantry in combat (for example, in the Afghanistan 79-89 campaign), preferably at night. A slow but steady advance and periodic firing can force the enemy to surrender, but this is most influenced by firing from high-explosive fragmentation shells – sometimes one shot at them is enough for the squad to immediately surrender.

Anti tank ditch

Captured 10 vehicles

Secret achievement

Sharp-shooter

Eliminated 50 enemy soldiers with single squad or vehicle

They can be earned without any problems in the same campaign “Afghanistan 79-89”.

These achievements cannot be obtained in the battle editor.

Hero

Destroyed 5 armored vehicles with single squad or vehicle

Can be obtained in the “Khuzestan offensive” campaign, since there you will mainly have to fight armored vehicles. Both enemy tanks and enemy armored personnel carriers are included in the destruction count.

These achievements cannot be obtained in the battle editor.

Hero squad

Destroyed 2 armored vehicles with single infantry squad

Secret achievement

Infantry fury

Destroyed 4 armored vehicles with single infantry squad

Secret achievement

Heavy bomber

Called 3 airstrikes

Secret achievement

Artilleryman

Called 3 artillery strikes

The description of the achievement may raise questions, since when calling more than 3 artillery strikes, the achievement did not give me after the battle – neither in the campaign, nor in the single mission.

It is quite possible that for this you need not to call, but to spend all the shells of 3 artillery batteries in a battle. But this is only a theory.

Silver medal

Single squad or vehicle got 10 medals

Secret achievement

Survivor

Won a battle with one last soldier

Secret achievement

War is war

Eliminated all enemy soldiers

Secret achievement

A fairly easy achievement if you fight against small squads, killing and destroying all enemies on the battlefield.

These achievements cannot be obtained in the battle editor.

Excellent tactician

Won a battle with no casualties

Secret achievement

A fairly simple achievement if you have only 1 tank platoon under your command and fight against 1-2 infantry groups. It is also easier to get because the losses suffered by allies under AI command (marked in yellow on the tactical mode map) do not count towards the achievement.

These achievements cannot be obtained in the battle editor.

Great tactician

Won a battle with 5 to 1 kill ratio

I’m no expert on kill ratios, but in general terms – win the fight by killing and destroying as many enemy forces as possible.

Total control

Captured all flags in a tactical battle

It is easier to get this achievement in battles where the number of points is minimal – for example, in places where enemy forces are surrounded or closer to the borders of the map in operational mode.

Ruthless strategist

Destroyed the entire enemy force in the operational phase

The achievement, although it takes some time, but depending on the campaign, is also hassle-free. All you have to do is simply attack and defeat enemy forces until the end of military operations in the operational phase.

Liquidator

Destroyed the key enemy unit

Secret achievement.

Dutiful

Completed all tasks of the operation

Secret achievement.

Tank driver

Tank driving task completed

We go through a training mission on driving a tank. For a beginner, it may cause some problems due to the vast territory – in this case, turn on the tactical map (F10) and navigate where to go.

Tank commander

Combat mission completed

There is no training mission for the commander in the game, so you will have to go through the missions that we initially play for the commander. Among such missions are smoke, active defense, rangefinder, defense, artillery and tank riders. Of all the missions, the easiest is active defense.

Tank gunner

Gunnery task completed

We go through the training mission as a gunner.

Night wolf

Combat mission completed at night

Secret achievement.

Night battle is the only mission in which combat takes place at night. This is the battle that you need to win to get the achievement.

We are given command of a pair of M60A1 tanks against three T-55s and several BTR-60PBs. In reality, the mission is very difficult for a newbie, since you cannot control the second M60A1, you can only give it orders, and the enemy T-55As are capable of destroying our tank with one shot, and to successfully complete the mission you need to destroy all enemy armored vehicles (though, the first time I was not given this achievement, even despite the victory).

Therefore, to win, you will have to use a trick. To start (1), you need to immediately go to the tactical menu (F10) and order the allied tank to drive into the ditch, and we also need to drive into the ditch, which is located to the north.

Next (2), after waiting a bit, the enemies will start moving: first of all, a T-55 will drive up to our positions from the north (it could be either alone or in a pair with a BTR-60PB). We adjust ourselves at the northern part of the ditch so that we can fire at it from the turret (fortunately, the gun’s vertical aiming angles allow this). We switch the platoon commands to our tank (so that after the shot we can go into the depths of the ditch and then show up again for the shot), load the gun, plot an approximate trajectory of the shell’s flight and fire.

After we finish with it, we drive up to the river in the north and wait from the east (3) for a small column of armored vehicles consisting of two T-55s and 4-5 BTR-60PBs. When they cut through the river, we search the area for T-55s and fire at them at the first opportunity, using the tactics described above.

After the destruction of the last T-55, the remaining BTR-60PBs can either remain in position or retreat to the southern territory (4). After this, you can safely order the allied M60A1 to attack the APC and leave cover without fear of return fire. Just keep in mind that you need to shoot at the infantry from a distance, since some of them are armed with grenade launchers, and at close range they can even throw anti-tank grenades at you, which means fatal consequences for you.

In general, if you do not rush, then everything will work out. Think, diagnose, check.

Smoker

Established smokescreen 3 times in battle

Secret achievement.

You can get it in the training mission for the driver. Turn on the smoke generator (M), wait until it finishes working and turn it on again. The smoke generator itself works continuously for about 4-6 minutes at a time.

Sniper

10 hits in a row without a miss

It is comparatively easier to get in tank battles with poor visibility conditions, such as rain, dust storms, etc. I do not recommend doing it at night, since after the shot there is a high chance of being detected, which complicates the achievement.

We look for enemy tanks, load the gun with high-explosive shells and shoot at them at such a distance that they do not return fire. The same can be done against APCs – one hit is enough for them to be immediately destroyed.

Mechanic

Repaired tracks 2 times in battle

Yes, the game has the ability to repair your tank right on the battlefield. Are you surprised? If not, I’m not surprised either.

The only thing I don’t know about this is how much time it will take to repair the tank (in tactical mode, it is indicated how many man-hours are needed to repair the tank, but in battle it is not specified). But to be simpler, you can, while controlling two tanks, make one track fly off (a sharp turn at a speed of 40-50 km / h is enough), and then order your crew to repair the tank (or, if you are on another tank, they themselves will take on the repair, reporting on the radio). With this approach, it is enough to finish the battle (preferably until the end), after which you can get the achievement.

If we didn’t receive it, then we repeat.

Drift

Drifted 5 times on tank in battle

Secret achievement.

It is easily performed in the training mission for the driver: just accelerate to 30 km/h on the asphalt road and sharply turn left/right – and there will be a small drift. Repeat 5 times until the end of the battle, but for prevention it is better to repeat more than indicated.

Traveler

Traveled more than 10 km in battle

You can get it in the training mission for the driver. Just drive on an asphalt road from one border of the map to another (on the tactical map they are marked with a red line) 4-5 times, after which you complete the training properly.

Assistant

Killed more than 10 enemy soldiers using secondary weapon

It would be correct to assume that the auxiliary weapons are the machine guns mounted on the tank.

In reality, the auxiliary weapons for the achievement are understood to be the anti-aircraft machine gun, which is present on the T-62 and from which only the loader can shoot.

With some effort, you can do it in the “Afghanistan 79-89” campaign, but there is a simpler option: open the battle editor, in the settings for the player’s side, select any side where the T-62 is present, for the AI side – targets in the form of infantry. Finish the settings, start the battle, drive up to the targets (they will not open fire on you), all that remains is for the loader to sit behind the anti-aircraft machine gun and fire at the infantry. Having killed more than 10 people, wait for the end of the battle (or in tactical mode, make a ceasefire) and the achievement is yours.

Roller

Ran over more than 5 enemy soldiers

Secret achievement.

It is easily done in the same battle editor, preferably on the Abu Al Hasib battle zone from DLC Basta 86, since the infantry will have to go through pontoon bridges when attacking the island, which will make it easier to get the achievement.

As usual, we select targets towards the AI, start the battle, look for them and knock them down with a ram. It is necessary to take into account that the infantry often evades the tank, which can take some time to complete the achievement.

Swamper

Fought in difficult conditions

Difficult conditions refers to a mission using UAVs, which is only available with the DLC Basra 86 (in the game, for some reason, it is called artillery). In this mission we will have to fight in defense under the command of an M60A1 and a T-62 against a large concentration of infantry, APCs and IFVs.

In reality, the mission will not cause any problems, since APCs and IFVs are easily destroyed by high-explosive shells. In addition, most of the troops can get stuck at the exit from the pontoon bridge, which can also make the mission and, in fact, the achievement easier. However, again, when fighting against infantry, do not forget about grenade launchers and anti-tank grenades.