Medals

Ribbons and medals arerewards given for performing a certain action a number of times. There are multiple achievemen/trophy associated with ribbons. Medals give more XP than ribbons because they are harder and take longer to achieve than ribbons. Below they are divideded into groups.

Kills
Assault Rifle Ribbon (200 XP) In a round, kill 7 enemies with Assault Rifles

Machine Gun Ribbon (200 XP) In a round, kill 7 enemies with Machine Guns

Carbine Ribbon (200 XP) In a round, kill 7 enemies with Carbines

Hand Gun Ribbon (200 XP) In a round, kill 4 enemies with Handguns

Sniper Rifle Ribbon (200 XP) In a round, kill 7 enemies with Sniper Rifles

PDW Ribbon (200 XP) In a round, kill 4 enemies with Personal Defense Arms

Shotgun Ribbon (200 XP) In a round, kill 4 enemies with Shotguns

Disable Vehicle Ribbon In a round, disable 4 enemy vehicles.

Melee Ribbon (200 XP) In a round, kill 4 enemies with melee weapons

Suppression Ribbon (200 XP) In a round, do 14 suppression assists

Marksman Ribbon (200 XP) In a round, do 5 headshots

Avenger Ribbon (200 XP) In a round, do 3 avenger kills

Savior Ribbon (200 XP) In a round, do 2 savior kills

Nemesis Ribbons (200 XP) In a round, do 2 Nemesis kills

Squad Wipe Ribbon (200 XP) In a round, do 2 squad wipe bonuses

Anti Explosives Ribbons In a round, destroy 2 enemy explosives

Squad Spawn Ribbon In a round, do 2 squad spawn bonuses

Combat Efficiency Ribbon (500 XP) In a round, do 3 streak bonuses

Kit Usage
Medical Efficiency Ribbon In a round, do 5 revives

Resupply Efficiency Ribbon In a round, do 7 resupplies

Maintenance Efficiency Ribbon In a round, do 7 repairs

Vehicle Use
Anti Vehicle Ribbon In a round, destroy 3 enemy vehicles

Air Warfare Ribbon In a round, kill 6 enemies with air vehicles

Stationary Emplacement Ribbon In a round, kill 3 enemies with emplaced weapons

Surveillance Efficiency Ribbon In a round, do 5 UAV spot assists

Transport Warfare Ribbon In a round, kill 5 enemies with transport vehicles

Ground Warfare Ribbon In a round, kill 7 enemies with land vehicles

Performance
Ace Squad Ribbon (500 XP) In a round, be part of the best squad

MVP Ribbon (500 XP) In a round, be the best player

MVP 2 Ribbon (400 XP) In a round, be the 2nd best player

MVP 3 Ribbon (300 XP) In a round, be the 3rd best player

Objectives
M-COM Attacker Ribbon (200 XP) In a round, blow up 3 M-COM Stations

M-COM Defender Ribbon (200 XP) In a round, defend 4 M-COM Stations

Flag Defender Ribbon In a round, do 5 flag defends

Flag Attacker Ribbon In a round, do 4 flag captures

Squad Rush Ribbon Finish a Squad Rush round

Squad Deathmatch Ribbon Finish a Squad Deathmatch round

Rush Ribbon (200 XP) Finish a Rush round

Conquest Ribbon Finish a Conquest Round

Team Deathmatch Ribbon Finish a Team Deathmatch round

Squad Deathmatch Winner Ribbon Win a Squad Deathmatch round

Squad Rush Winner Ribbon Win a Squad Rush Round

Rush Winner Ribbon (500 XP) Win a Rush round

Conquest Winner Ribbon Win a Conquest round

TDM Winner Ribbon Win a Team Deathmatch round

General
RU Army Service Medal Play in RU army for 100 hours.

US Army Service Medal Play in US army for 100 hours.

Kills
Assault Rifle Medal Get Assault Rifle Ribbon 50 times.

Light Machine Gun Medal Get Light Machine Gun Ribbon 50 times.

Carbine Medal Get carbine ribbon 50 times.

Handgun Medal Get the handgun ribbon 50 times.

Sniper Rifle Medal Get the sniper rifle ribbon 50 times.

Shotgun Medal Collect the shotgun ribbon 50 times.

PDW Medal Have the PDW (Personal Defence Weapon) ribbon 40 times.

Melee Medal Get the melee ribbon 30 times.

Combat Efficiency Medal Collect Combat efficiency ribbon 50 times.

Avenger Medal Have the Avenger ribbon 50 times.

Marksman Medal Get the Marksman ribbon 50 times.

Nemesis Medal Get the nemesis ribbon 50 times.

Savior Medal Get the Savior ribbon 50 times.

Suppression Medal Get the Suppression ribbon 50 times.

Kits
Assault Service Medal Play for 50 hours as an Assault.

Engineer Service Medal Play for 50 hours as an Engineer.

Support Service Medal Play for 50 hours as Support.

Recon Service Medal Play for 50 hours as Recon.

Medical Medal Get the medical ribbon 50 times.

Maintenance Medal Get the maintenance ribbon 50 times.

Resupply Medal Get the resupply ribbon for times.

Radio Beacon Medal Have 100 spawns on you radio beacon.

Claymore Medal Have 300 kills using Claymore.

Laser Designator Medal Take out 300 enemies using the Designator.

Mortar Medal have 300 kills with the Mortar.

Vehicles
Tank Service Medal Play 20 hours or more in tanks.

Stationary Service Medal Have 10 hours of gameplay with stationary weapons.

Helicopter Service Medal Get 20 hours of gameplay in Helicopters.

Jet Service Medal Have 20 hours of gameplay in jets.

Transport Warfare Medal Get the transport welfare ribbon for 20 times.

Ground Warfare Medal Obtain the Ground Warfare Ribbon 30 times

Air Warfare Medal Have the Air Warfare Ribbon 30 times.

Stationary Emplacement Medal Have the Stationary Emplacement Ribbon for 50 times.

Surveillance Medal Get the Surveillance ribbon for 50 times.

Anti Vehicle Medal Have the anti vehicle ribbon for 50 times. Obtain the Anti Vehicle Ribbon 50 times

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