Overview
An accurate, detailed and complete guide on how to unlock every achievement in War Thunder.
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Achievements (1/3)
Order 50 Swedish vehicles.
Purchase any number or tanks, SPAA or planes from the British tech tree to unlock this achievement. Please note, simply researching the vehicle without purchasing it does not count towards the total number of “ordered” vehicle.
Order 50 British vehicles.
Purchase any number or tanks, SPAA or planes from the British tech tree to unlock this achievement. Please note, simply researching the vehicle without purchasing it does not count towards the total number of “ordered” vehicle.
Order 50 US vehicles.
Purchase any number or tanks, SPAA or planes from the US tech tree to unlock this achievement. Please note, simply researching the vehicle without purchasing it does not count towards the total number of “ordered” vehicle.
Order 50 Soviet vehicles.
Purchase any number or tanks, SPAA or planes from the Soviet tech tree to unlock this achievement. Please note, simply researching the vehicle without purchasing it does not count towards the total number of “ordered” vehicle.
Order 50 German vehicles.
Purchase any number or tanks, SPAA or planes from the German tech tree to unlock this achievement. Please note, simply researching the vehicle without purchasing it does not count towards the total number of “ordered” vehicle.
Order 50 Japanese vehicles.
Purchase any number or tanks, SPAA or planes from the Japanese tech tree to unlock this achievement. Please note, simply researching the vehicle without purchasing it does not count towards the total number of “ordered” vehicle.
Order 50 Italian vehicles.
Purchase any number or tanks, SPAA or planes from the Italian tech tree to unlock this achievement. Please note, simply researching the vehicle without purchasing it does not count towards the total number of “ordered” vehicle.
Destroy 1000 players’ vehicles in arcade battles.
Destory any number of tanks, SPAA or planes in Arcade battles. At 1,000 total kills, this achievement will unlock. Please note, assists do not count towards the total, nor do destorying AI controlled vehicles.
Destroy 500 players’ vehicles in realistic battles.
Destory any number of tanks, SPAA or planes in Realistic battles. At 500 total kills, this achievement will unlock. Please note, assists do not count towards the total.
Destroy 100 players’ vehicles in simulator battles.
Destory any number of tanks, SPAA or planes in Simulator battles. At 100 total kills, this achievement will unlock. Please note, assists do not count towards the total.
Win 100 battles using vehicles of rank 1.
Win a total of 100 battles using vehicles from the rank #1 section of any given nation’s tech tree. This can be done on either ground or aviation battles and any number of the two, as well as any combination of battle types (arcade, realistic, simulator).
Win 100 battles using vehicles of rank 2.
Win a total of 100 battles using vehicles from the rank #2 section of any given nation’s tech tree. This can be done on either ground or aviation battles and any number of the two, as well as any combination of battle types (arcade, realistic, simulator).
Win 100 battles using vehicles of rank 3.
Win a total of 100 battles using vehicles from the rank #3 section of any given nation’s tech tree. This can be done on either ground or aviation battles and any number of the two, as well as any combination of battle types (arcade, realistic, simulator).
Win 100 battles using vehicles of rank 4.
Win a total of 100 battles using vehicles from the rank #4 section of any given nation’s tech tree. This can be done on either ground or aviation battles and any number of the two, as well as any combination of battle types (arcade, realistic, simulator).
Win a total of 100 battles using vehicles from the rank #5 section of any given nation’s tech tree. This can be done on either ground or aviation battles and any number of the two, as well as any combination of battle types (arcade, realistic, simulator).
Win a total of 100 battles using vehicles from the rank #6 section of any given nation’s tech tree. This can be done on either ground or aviation battles and any number of the two, as well as any combination of battle types (arcade, realistic, simulator).
Destroy a player’s vehicle while being dead.
There’s a few ways to accomplish this. Either with planes or tanks, lighting an enemy on fire, then getting killed prior to them being destoryed by the fire will earn you this achievement. Another method is artillery fire in a light/medium tank tank. If you die and your artillery destorys a tank (or plane somehow), you’ll be awarded this medal.
Capture an enemy strategic point with hostile team players in direct vision.
In ground battles, capture a strategic point with enemy tanks in your direct field of vision. The enemy combatant(s) do not need to be physically looking/firing at you when you capture it.
Open 10 chests.
Open any ten chests to earn this achievement. You’ll get this without even trying, as you’re awarded them each day when you log in and for completing special tasks from the war bond shop.
Destroy 2 players’ vehicles while your vehicle’s on fire.
Obtainable in both ground or air battles, you need to be on fire while simultaneously destorying two enemy combatants before either putting out your fire via an extinguisher, or being destoryed. Lighting yourself on fire (via artillery in ground battles) will still count for the achievement.
Achievements (2/3)
Purchase 50 modifications.
Obtainable in either ground battles, air battles, or a combination of the two, purchase a total of 50 modifications (upgrades) across any number of tanks or aircraft for any nation.
Activate 10 boosters.
You’ll earn this rather quickly, as you earn a booster as a daily bonus for logging in each day, as well as during special events and from the War Bond shop using earned war bonds. Activate any ten boosters (lions of research points) to earn this achievement.
You do not need to use them completely, nor use any specific types of boosters for this achievement. Note: Lion and gold wagers do not count towards this achievement.
Destroy in one battle 5 players’ vehicles while standing on the strategic point captured by your team.
Obtainable in ground battles, you need to stay within the circle of any captured point and eliminate five enemy vehicles. You do not need to do this on the same capture point or all in the same tank; the kills do not need to be consecutive, but you do need to do it in the same battle.
You do not need to be part of the capturing process in order for the kills to count.
Destroy 5 targets within 1 second
Obtainable in both ground and air battles, you need to destory five ground targets (AI or player controlled targets). Typically obtained via bombing AI targets in air battles, you can also obtain this during ground battles. On any map, if you can bomb five targets (player controlled or AI) at once, if you should be so lucky, with a bomber plane.
However, there is a way to do it on the map “Advance to the Rhine”. This particular map has several AA emplacements a way off screen that actively will shoot at you; they also show up on radar as well. If you take a bomber over there and drop your payload, you can destory enough of them to earn this achievement. It’s a waste of a bombing run so I’d recommend doing it on a sure-fired win already towards the end of a game, but that’s up to you.
Depending on where the game spawns your bomber, you may or may not be in range of the targets right away. If you play the map enough, eventually you’ll spawn nearly on top of them (and be fired on immediately) and be to target them with plenty of time.
Get ‘Shadow Strike’ 100 times.
Obtainable in both ground and air battles, “Shadow Strike” is an in-game medal for destorying an enemy without taking any damage in return. Despite what achievement may hint at, you do not need to accomplish this while being hidden/undetected by the other team.
Get ‘Intelligence’ 10 times.
Obtainable in ground battles, this requires marking of a player-controlled enemy tank/SPAA before a friendly player-controlled plane destroys them. Done in arcade battles, you can either do this by spotting them normally, using your binoculars, or the new marking ability for light tanks. Once marked, an ally must destory said tank for you to earn this achievement.
Get ‘According to Intelligence’ 10 times.
Obtainable in ground battles, this requires destorying a player-controlled tank/SPAA that has been spotted by an allied vehicle. Done in arcade battles, you can destory the tank/SPAA by any means: machine gun, rockets or bombs.
Obtainable in ground battles and rather difficult achievment to earn, this one requires you to kill an enemy vehicle that is tethered to another tank. You can destroy either enemy vehicle that is attached to either end of the cable.
However, with this function hardly being used by players, it will eventually boil down to luck that you find two enemy vehicles attached.
Destroy 5 players’ vehicles at the distance of 1.5 kms or more.
Obtainable in ground battles, the achievement claims the enemy tank/plane must be 1.5kms or further for the award to be granted. However, some users claim that it has been awarded to them at length ranging as far down as 1.0kms. Personally, I have been given this award for units around 1.2kms so the description may not be entirely accurate.
Land on an aircraft carrier.
Obtainable in air battles, you need to successfully land your plane on an aircraft carrier; lower your speed and head straight onto it and the game should “hook” you to it and land your plane.
Destroy 2 players’ vehicles within 30 seconds from a distance of 10 meters or less.
Obtainable in both ground and air battles and fairly straight forward by description, you need to destroy two player-controlled vehicle in rapid succession from within a 10m radius around your current position.
Get ‘Mission Maker’ 10 times.
Obtainable in both ground and air battles, you need to make both the first and last kill in a game to earn this. This award is only given to one player per battle. Another way to look at it is you need to earn both the “First Strike” and “Final Blow” medals in the same game to unlock this one.
Get ‘Thunderer’ 10 times
Obtained in air battles, you need to destroy 18 or more ground AI ground units in a battle.
Shoot down a plane with tank cannon in simulator mode.
Obtainable only in simulator battles, this achievement is very misleading. While you have to shoot down an enemy plane, it does not have to be done exclusively with a tank. You can use a tank’s main gun, its machine guns or even SPAA and it will count once the battle is over. Far easier than it really sounds.
Get ‘Wing Breaker’ 10 times.
Obtainable in ground battles, you need to destroy the most air targets in tank battles (at least 5 enemy aircraft have to be destroyed whilst driving ground vehicles in tank RB or SB mode). You can destory these with either tanks of SPAA.
Get ‘Eye for an Eye’ 5 times.
Obtainable in both ground or air battles, “Eye for an Eye” is an in-game medal for destroying an enemy vehicle that has previous destoryed you in the same battle. Earn this five times to unlock this achievement.
Get ‘Triple Strike’.
Obtainable in both ground or air battles, “Tripple Strike” is an in-game medal for destorying three enemy tanks in a row without missing (ground battles), or destorying three AI ships in one pass (air battles).
Achievements (3/3)
Get ‘Avenger’ 5 times.
Obtainable in both ground or air battles, “Nemesis” is an in-game medal for destorying an enemy player after they have just recently destoryed an allied player. Both the destoryed ally and the destoryed enemy must be player controlled to earn this medal.
Get ‘Heavy Metal Hero’ 10 times.
Obtainable only in ground battles, you need to destroy the most ground vehicles of other players. If several players have equal number of destroyed targets, the award is given to the one with highest overall score. Earn it ten times to unluck this achievement.
Get ‘Hero of the sky’ 10 times.
Obtainable only in air battles, you need to destroy the most aircraft in Air Battles (not less than 13 enemy aircraft) to earn this award. Earn it ten times to unluck this achievement.
Sink 5 aircraft carriers.
Obtainable only in air battles and either in Realistic or Simulator; there are a few ways to earn this achievement:
- Play on certain events such as the past WW II Chronicles event – often times these will have unique scenarios that will net you additional carriers to attack. For instance, this event had four of them on the map at a time. Unfortunately, these aren’t common so stick to the previously mentioned method inbetween such events.
- Get a Pacific map like Saipan and either torpedo (minimum two) or bomb them with, for example (B29 with 40x500lbs) to earn this achievement. You can find them either on the far right and/or left of the map.
- Note There are NO aircraft carriers in Arcade battles.
Win 50 single missions.
Complete 50 different single missions. These are different from the multiplayer aspect of the game. You can find the mission menu under “Battles > Single Missions” on the main menu of the game. You’ll bring up a list of various missions and be able to play them as you like. You’re not required to complete them on a specific difficulty, so play as you see fit. Once the mission has been completed, you’ll notice a star and a check mark on the respective mission and difficulty that has been completed.
Destroy 10 players’ vehicles with artillery strikes.
Artillery is a researchable modification for all light and medium tanks. Call in artillery and kill any ten enemies over time to unlock this achievement. It does not matter what vehicle type you destroy.
Destroy 10 enemy ships by ramming them.
Knock out any ten ships over the course of any number of battles by ramming them. As long as the knockout is done via ramming, you may damage them in any manner beforehand.
Destroy 3 destroyers in a boat without losing your vehicle.
Destroy any three destroyers (assists do not count) with a single boat prior to death or the end of a match.
Get the ‘Adamant’ award 5 times.
Achieving this isn’t really all that difficult. It amounts to being hit by enemy fire and surviving. This is counted by enemy tanks, SPAA, aircraft or artillery fire. You’ll probably earn this without even trying.
Play 3 battles, taking first place in any team.
Achieve first place on the score board over the course of any three battles to earn this achievement. This can be done in any mode you feel like and you do not have to win the match; you just need to be first by the end of the match.
Deal 10000 damage while controlling an aircraft or a naval vessel.
This achievement is cumulative damage dealt over the course of your career playing either aircraft or naval vessels.
Destroy 12 players’ vehicles while controlling an aircraft.
This applies to other enemy aircraft, not ground vehicles. Nor does this achievement count when playing a plane in ground battles. You must be playing air battles (AB, RB or SB) for the kills to count. Destroy your first dozen to unlock this achievement.
Get ‘According to Intelligence’ 10 times.
To achieve a mark of “According to Intelligence”, you need to have a friendly vehicle “Scout” an enemy tank, then kill said tank. This is easily accomplished in a squad where one teammate scounts the enemy and you go in for the kill. Do this ten times to unlock this achievement.
Destroy 30 players’ vehicles by setting them afire.
Obtainable in either ground or air battles, you will need to light the enemy on fire and have that tank/plane burn up and be destoryed from that fire. Please note, lighting them on fire and then destorying them by other means (allied destroyed/you assisted, ammo rack of eliminating via crew depletion) will not count towards the total.
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