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Overview:

  • Estimated trophy difficulty: 8/10 (Difficulty Thread)
  • Total Trophies: 51 [ (P) 1 | (G) 2 | (S) 7 | (B) 41 ]
  • Offline: 36 [ (G) 2 | (S) 3 | (B) 31 ]
  • Online: 14 [ (S) 4 | (B) 10 ]
  • Approximate amount of time to platinum: 35 - 50 hours
  • Minimum number of playthroughs: 1
  • Number of missable trophies: 0 (chapter select)
  • Glitched trophies: 1 (see Weapon Collector)
  • Does difficulty affect trophies?: Yes
  • Do trophies stack?: Yes
  • Do cheat codes disable trophies?: No cheats available

 

 

Introduction:

 

Welcome to IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey, one of the best World War II flight simulators available on the PS3. You take the role of a pilot in the European theatre where you must engage in intense dogfights high above the sky, destroy enemy ships out at sea, and dive down into the heart of the action and bomb enemy tanks and flak cannons. IL-2 Sturmovik's trophy list has a good mix of singleplayer and multiplayer related trophies, the former being the most difficult and the latter being the most time consuming. Boosting is highly recommended if you want to achieve the platinum due to an increasingly small player pool with ace pilots patrolling the online skies. Trophies aside, IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey is a very enjoyable game worth playing, especially if you fancy WWII flying games.

 

Walkthrough:

 

 

Step 1: Completing the campaign on Simulator Difficulty and Single Missions

 

Before you can jump into the campaign you must first complete Primary Training. Upon completion of Primary Training you’ll receive the First step, Born to be ace, and Fresh forces trophies as well as unlock the Tutorials which unlock the Realistic and Simulator difficulties. You can choose to complete the campaign on lower difficulties if you’re more comfortable, however the campaign is fairly lengthy and Simulator actually won’t prove to be very difficult if you follow the tips for the Elite flight club member trophy. During your playthrough of the campaign you’ll unlock the chapter related trophies as well as few miscellaneous trophies such as Eagle eye, To hit a bull’s eye, and Clear sky. There are also a few mission specific trophies to look out for during the campaign like Real feelings, Loyal partner, and Side mission however you can come back to them later during cleanup if you wish.

 

With the campaign finished, start working on the single missions to complete the encyclopedia and earn the Well-read pilot trophy as well as the Always ready to attack, Always ready to cover, and Always ready to fight trophies for completing all single missions with the “ground attack”, “need cover”, and “fighter” tags. All of the single missions can be completed on Arcade difficulty which makes them a breeze. Once you’ve completed the campaign and all single missions you’ll have the majority of aircraft unlocked, so it’s time to tackle the lengthy online portion.

 

Trophies you will unlock after completing this step:

(B) First step

(B) Fresh forces

(B) Real aviator

(B) Real experience

(B) Master of acrobatic flight

(B) Born to be ace

(B) To hit the bull’s eye

(B) Royal Navy’s Friend

(B) Invulnerable pilot

(B) Real feelings

(B) Good partner

(B) Side mission

(B) Eagle eye

(B) Perfect defense

(B) Clear sky

(B) Threat from the air

(B) Well-read pilot

(B) Always ready to attack

(B) Always ready to cover

(B) Always ready to fight

(B) Defender of Britain

(B) Defender of Stalingrad

(B) Liberator of Sicily

(B) Liberator of Korsun

(B) Defender of the Ardennes

(B) Liberator of Berlin

(B) Hero of the World

(B) Flight club rookie

(B) Elite flight club rookie

(S) Be ready!

(S) Flight club member

(G) Elite flight club member

 

Step 2: Weapon collector and Bird fan online trophies

 

Note: The consensus is that almost all of the online trophies must be boosted if you plan on getting the platinum due to few online players, the majority of which are ace pilots.

 

The first trophies that you should focus on upon starting the online portion are the Weapon collector, Bird fan, and Comrade-in-arms trophies. Try to find boosting partners in advance so that you can earn the Comrade-in-arms trophy as soon as possible. While earning unlocks, you’ll earn The Ace of Aces trophy after reaching 100 kills as well as the Immortal pilot trophy if you shoot down 5 players without dying. Be sure to rotate between each arena and win in each to earn the Any sky is home for me trophy. Playing 50 matches for the Honored fighter trophy and winning every game mode once for the Not a rookie anymore trophies will come naturally during the online portion of the game.

 

For a full comprehensive list of unlocks, visit the Unlock Requirements section of the guide.

 

Trophies you will unlock after completing this step:

(B) Comrade-in-arms

(B) Immortal pilot

(B) Any sky is home for me

(B) Not a rookie anymore

(B) Honored fighter

(S) The Ace of Aces

(S) Bird fan

(S) Weapon collector

 

Step 3: Online Win trophies

 

As you are working towards the Weapon collector and Bird fan trophies, you’ll earn wins towards the Team Battle champion, Dogfight champion, Strike champion, and Capture Airfields champion trophies. The fastest way to get the remaining wins out of the way after earning all of the unlocks is to setup up a match with the lowest possible time limit, take the lead and then let the time run out, then rinse and repeat. Be sure to use the IL-2 during this time to earn the Flying tank trophy and if you haven’t earned the Landing master trophy yet, then make sure to play Capture airfields on Realistic and work on getting a few landings in each game while earning the wins.

 

Trophies you will unlock after completing this step:

(B) Team Battle champion

(B) Dogfight champion

(B) Strike champion

(B) Capture Airfields champion

(S) Landing master

(G) Flying tank

 

Step 4: Test Pilot trophy and cleanup

 

You should be on the home stretch by now, so go to Training and set up a mission with one enemy plane(you don’t actually have to shoot down the enemy plane to complete the mission), then play a training mission with each aircraft until you unlock the Test Pilot and Soviet aircraft expert, Allied aircraft expert, and Axis aircraft expert trophies respectively. Cleanup any mission specific trophies and miscellaneous trophies if you haven’t already. Once everythings complete you’ll earn yourself a shiny new platinum trophy!

 

Trophies you will unlock after completing this step:

(B) Test Pilot

(B) Soviet aircraft expert

(B) Allied aircraft expert

(B) Axis aircraft expert

Any mission specific trophies and miscellaneous trophies you haven’t earned yet.

(P) Platinum

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Trophy Guide

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/01.jpg Platinum (P)

Awarded for successfully collecting all trophies from IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey

 

Self-explanatory.

 

 

Single Player Trophies

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/38.jpg Defender of Britain (B)

Complete the 'Battle of Britain' chapter.

 

Earned upon completion of all of the missions in the chapter on any difficulty.

 

Battle of Britain Missions:

  • Baptism by Fire
  • Convoy
  • Fox Hunt
  • The Red Skies of Dover

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/39.jpg Defender of Stalingrad (B)

Complete the 'Battle of Stalingrad' chapter.

 

Earned upon completion of all of the missions in the chapter on any difficulty.

 

Battle of Stalingrad Missions:

  • They shall not pass!
  • Deep Raid
  • Hornet’s Nest

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/40.jpg Liberator of Sicily (B)

Complete the 'Invasion of Sicily' chapter.

 

Earned upon completion of all of the missions in the chapter on any difficulty.

 

Invasion of Sicily Missions:

  • First Steps
  • Wheel of Fortune
  • Apocalypse
  • Guardian Angels
  • Lawn Mower

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/41.jpg Liberator of Korsun (B)

Complete the 'Korsun Pocket' chapter.

 

Earned upon completion of all of the missions in the chapter on any difficulty.

 

Korsun Pocket Missions:

  • Firestorm
  • Breakthrough

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/42.jpg Defender of the Ardennes (B)

Complete the 'Battle of The Bulge chapter.

 

Earned upon completion of all of the missions in the chapter on any difficulty.

 

Battle of the Bulge Missions:

  • Nuts!
  • Tiger Hunt
  • Pesticide

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/43.jpg Liberator of Berlin (B)

Complete the 'Battle of Berlin' chapter.

 

Earned upon completion of all of the missions in the chapter on any difficulty.

 

Battle of Berlin Missions:

  • Together
  • Shed Burners
  • Reichstag Assault

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/02.jpg Hero of the World (B)

Complete the single player campaign.

 

Complete all of the campaign chapters on any difficulty to earn this trophy. See Elite flight club member for tips.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/03.jpg Flight club rookie (B)

Complete any chapter of the campaign on Realistic.

Difficulty Trophies Stack

 

Complete all missions in a chapter on Realistic or Simulator to earn this trophy. See Elite flight club member for tips.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/04.jpg Flight club member (S)

Complete the single player campaign on Realistic.

Difficulty Trophies Stack

 

Complete all chapters in the campaign on Realistic or Simulator to earn this trophy. See Elite flight club member for tips.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/05.jpg Elite flight club rookie (B)

Complete any chapter of the campaign on Simulator.

 

Complete all missions in a chapter on Simulator to earn this trophy. See Elite flight club member for tips.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/06.jpg Elite flight club member (G)

Complete the single player campaign on Simulator.

 

Complete all chapters in the campaign on Simulator to earn this trophy.

 

Tips and Advice:

  • Turning aileron and elevator sensitivity to near zero makes Simulator difficulty a LOT easier.
  • Use your wingmen to shoot down enemy airplanes whenever possible by pressing :up:
  • Practice setting your Trim by pressing :cross: without moving the analog sticks when the crosshair is centered on the horizontal line so that your plane flies straight.
  • There are no hud indicators to assist you in locating enemy aircraft and ground units, holding :circle: will bring up the map which you can use to see enemy positions.
  • On Simulator difficulty, you only have two view options: Real Cockpit and Virtual Cockpit. I suggest using the Virtual Cockpit as it gives you a better field of view.
  • Press and hold :r3: and move the analog stick around for a better view of your surroundings.
  • When bombing ground targets it's easier to kamikaze into them and release your bombs just before impact as it's very difficult to determine where your bombs will land without a landing zone indicator.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/07.jpg Born to be ace (B)

Destroy 5 aircraft in one mission.

 

You will earn this during Primary Training missions. Keep a steady aim when shooting at an enemy plane and use :l2: to fine tune your aiming. Fire in bursts and always try to aim ahead of where the target is moving.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/08.jpg To hit the bull's eye (B)

Destroy a ship using bombs.

 

Using a bomber to earn this trophy is a must since fighter plane bombs are so weak. During the campaign you’ll have multiple opportunities to destroy ships. Once given the opportunity, align your plane so that it flies over the ship’s deck from bow to stern or vice versa for the best accuracy. Maintain a fairly low altitude above the ship, reduce your airspeed to about 50%, and release the bombs when ready. It may take multiple runs to destroy the ship. If you’re flying on Arcade or Realistic difficulty, it’s much easier to destroy ground targets as you’ll have a bomb landing zone indicator to show you where you’re bombs will land.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/51.jpg Royal Navy's Friend (B)

Complete the 'Convoy' mission.

 

‘Convoy’ is the second mission in the Battle of Britain chapter. Complete it on any difficulty and it will unlock. It’s most easily done on Arcade difficulty. The goal is to protect the convoy from incoming threats. It’s a fairly straightforward mission that won’t prove to be difficult.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/09.jpg Be ready! (S)

Unlock all the single missions.

 

To unlock all single missions you must first complete the campaign on any difficulty, as well as the Battle of Britain Single Mission, Escort.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/44.jpg Always ready to attack (B)

Complete all the single missions with the 'ground attack' tag.

 

Can be completed on any difficulty. There are nine total.

 

Ground Attack Missions:

  • Battle of Stalingrad:
  • City in Flames
  • Counterattack
  • Nice Try
  • Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
  • Invasion of Sicily:
  • Shock and Awe
  • Korsun Pocket:
  • Preparing for Attack
  • Battle of the Bulge:
  • The Coup de Grace
  • Battle of Berlin:
  • Last Throes
  • Checkmate

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/45.jpg Always ready to cover (B)

Complete all the single missions with the 'need cover' tag.

 

Can be completed on any difficulty. There are ten total.

 

Need Cover Missions:

  • Battle of Britain:
  • Cover
  • Escort
  • Defend the Vessel
  • Defend a Friendly
  • Invasion of Sicily:
  • Armored Defense
  • Air Defense
  • Korsun Pocket:
  • Escorting Sturmoviks
  • The Babysitter
  • The Shepherd
  • Battle of the Bulge:
  • Supplies for Bastogne

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/46.jpg Always ready to fight (B)

Complete all the single missions with the 'fighter' tag.

 

Can be completed on any difficulty. There are eleven total.

 

Fighter Missions:

  • Battle of Britain:
  • Defend Manston
  • Tangling with the Aces
  • Channel Patrol
  • In the Crosshairs
  • Channel Dogfight
  • Invasion of Sicily:
  • Fight over Trenches
  • Korsun Pocket:
  • The Dogfight
  • Battle of the Bulge:
  • Aerial Swiss Cheese
  • Battle over Bastogne
  • Searchlights
  • Battle of Berlin
  • Forward Air Control

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/13.jpg Eagle eye (B)

Damage 100 ground units using rockets or bombs.

 

Pretty self-explanatory, whenever given the opportunity, use your rockets/bombs against enemy ground units to damage them. This will come naturally during the campaign.

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/14.jpg Perfect defence (B)

Destroy 50 aircraft in the Gunner View.

 

This is easiest to earn in Training using the settings I’ve listed below. As soon as the training begins, maintain a steady altitude and reduce your airspeed to around 50%. Fly towards the enemy planes, once you pass them they’ll follow behind you. Switch to the gunner position via :triangle: and shoot down the enemy planes. Rinse and repeat until the trophy unlocks.

 

Training Settings:

  • Difficulty level: Arcade
  • Situation: Equal altitude
  • Aircraft: Any bomber
  • Number of enemies: 16
  • Enemy aircraft: Any fighter
  • Enemy weapons: The fewer machine guns and cannons the better
  • Enemy skill level: Rookie

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http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/15.jpg Clear sky (B)

Destroy 100 aircraft.

 

This is the same idea as the Born to be ace trophy, only you need to destroy 100 aircraft. Keep a steady aim and shoot where the enemy airplane is moving. You’re basically guaranteed to achieve this during your campaign playthrough. Playing on Arcade or Realistic gives you an indicator of where to shoot in relation to where the enemy plane is moving, making it easier to hit the target.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/16.jpg Threat from the Air (B)

Destroy 100 ground units.

 

This is the same idea as the Eagle Eye trophy except this time you need to destroy the targets. Just try to be as accurate as possible and this will come naturally during the campaign. Playing on Arcade or Realistic difficulty gives you a bomb landing zone indicator making it much easier to gauge where your bombs will land.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/17.jpg Well-read pilot (B)

Unlock all the articles in the encyclopedia.

 

The majority of the articles in the encyclopedia will be unlocked upon completion of the campaign. To unlock the rest you need to complete a few single missions.

 

Single Missions that unlock encyclopedia articles:

  • Battle of Britain:
  • Defend Manston
  • Tangling with the Aces
  • Cover
  • Inspect AAA
  • Inspect Airfields
  • In the Crosshairs
  • Channel Dogfight

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/18.jpg Flying tank (G)

Complete 100 missions in singleplayer or online mode with the IL-2 Sturmovik.

 

The IL-2 Sturmovik is unlocked upon completion of the campaign mission: Battle of Stalingrad, Deep Raid. This is one of the more time consuming trophies that I recommend saving towards the end after you’ve earned the Weapon Collector trophy as you’ll most likely have a good amount online wins left to do, so it’s best to use the IL-2 for any remaining wins. In the event that this trophy hasn’t unlocked by the time you’ve finished the online portion, then you can grind Training Missions to get it.

 

Training Settings:

  • Difficulty level: Arcade
  • Situation: Equal altitude
  • Aircraft: IL-2
  • Number of enemies: 1
  • Enemy aircraft: Any fighter
  • Enemy skill level: Rookie

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/47.jpg Invulnerable pilot (B)

Complete 'Escort' with limited fuel and ammo and additional attempts set to 0.

 

‘Escort’ is a Battle of Britain Single Mission. Your goal is to intercept and destroy any Luftwaffe aircraft that threaten the Blenheims. Just play on Arcade difficulty with the required settings and just be conservative with your ammo and fly steady.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/48.jpg Real feelings (B)

Complete 'The Red Skies of Dover' in the real cockpit view.

 

Before you attempt this trophy, go to Profile > Options > General and set the Default view to Cockpit. ‘The Red Skies of Dover’ is the fourth and final mission in the Battle of Britain chapter. Play the mission on Arcade mode as it’s easier, and complete the mission without ever changing your view. The mission is fairly straight forward, you’ll start off by intercepting and destroying several dozen enemy bombers. Later during the mission enemy Stukas attack a friendly ship and so you must intercept the Stukas and destroy them. Once destroyed the mission will end.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/49.jpg Good partner (B)

Successfully defend your leader in the 'Baptism by Fire' mission.

 

‘Baptism by Fire’ is the first mission in the Battle of Britain chapter. Playing on Arcade difficulty will make this easier. During the mission you’ll encounter several enemy bombers, take them out as soon as possible to protect your leader and this trophy won’t prove to be too difficult at all.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/50.jpg Real aviator (B)

Complete the first mission in the 'Battle of Britain' chapter on Simulator.

 

The first mission is fairly straightforward, you’re primary objective is to basically patrol the cliffs of Dover. You’ll encounter a few enemy bombers, take them out when they appear and continue to follow the instructions until the mission is over.

 

Note: Reducing Aileron and Elevator sensitivity is highly suggested when playing on Simulator difficulty.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/19.jpg Side mission (B)(H)

Find the Brandenburg Gate and attack the vehicle near it.

 

This trophy can only be done on the final mission of the Battle of Berlin chapter, Reichstag Assault. Once the mission starts, fly South-West of Berlin and look for the Reichstag which is easy to find due to its large size. Near the Reichstag will be the Brandenburg Gate which is located at the end of a road, behind it lies the vehicle. Drop several bombs on it to destroy it and unlock the trophy.

 

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http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/33.jpg Real experience (B)

Conduct a successful landing on Simulator.

 

I recommend doing this in an online match in Britain as the airfield there has an extremely long and flat runway. Take your time lining up your plane to the runway. Once lined up, put your landing gear down and begin a slow and steady descent. Don’t reduce your airspeed too quickly or your altitude will drop to quickly resulting in a crash landing. Once you touchdown continue to reduce your speed until you come to a complete stop.

 

Note: Reducing Aileron and Elevator sensitivity is highly suggested when playing on Simulator difficulty.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/35.jpg Master of acrobatic flight (S)

Perform all the aerobatic manoeuvres on Realistic.

 

The aerobatic manoeuvres you need to complete:

  • Barrel Roll - :lsleft:
  • Inside Loop - :lsdown: + :rsup:
  • Split - :lsleft: or :lsright: followed by :lsdown: once completely upside down.
  • Spin - stalling your airplane will cause it to go into a spin, once in the spin use a combination of :lsleft: + :rsright: and :lsright: + :rsleft: depending on which direction you’re spinning in order to recover from the spin.
  • Immelmann - :lsdown: + :rsup: until upside followed by :lsleft: or :lsright:

Training Settings to perform the moves:

  • Difficulty level: Realistic
  • Situation: Altitude advantage
  • Altitude: 5000 or 7500 is sufficient
  • Aircraft: Hurricane Mk II is a good choice
  • Number of enemies: 1
  • Enemy aircraft: It doesn’t matter since they won’t bother you
  • Enemy skill level: Rookie

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/36.jpg Fresh forces (B)

Complete Primary Training.

 

Primary Training consists of three tutorial missions: Introduction to Flight, Advanced Controls and Aerial Combat. Upon completion of all three missions the trophy will unlock, as well as the Optional Training missions which include the missions that unlock the Realistic and Simulator difficulties.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/37.jpg First step (B)

Conduct a flight manoeuvre during the first mission of the tutorial.

 

Begin the first tutorial mission and follow the instructor’s orders. For his last order he’ll instruct you to perform a loop manoeuvre. Move :lsdown: to climb & :rsup: to increase your engine power. Keep the movements smooth and the trophy will unlock upon completion of the loop.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/20.jpg Soviet aircaft expert (B)

Complete one mission or match with each Soviet aircraft.

 

Completing training missions in Soviet aircraft counts towards this trophy, so combining it with the Test pilot trophy is recommended.

 

Soviet Aircraft:

  • I-153
  • I-16 type 24
  • IL-2
  • IL-2M
  • IL-10
  • IL-4
  • La-5FN
  • La-7
  • Po-2
  • Yak-1B
  • Yak-3
  • Yak-9T

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/21.jpg Allied aircaft expert (B)

Complete one mission or match with each Allied aircraft.

 

Completing training missions in Allied aircraft counts towards this trophy, so combining it with the Test pilot trophy is recommended.

 

Allied Aircraft:

  • A-20G
  • B-17G
  • Blenheim Mk IV
  • Hurricane Mk II
  • P-51B
  • P-51D-5
  • Spitfire Mk II
  • Spitfire Mk IX
  • Spitfire Mk XVI

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/22.jpg Axis aircaft expert (B)

Complete one mission or match with each Axis aircraft.

 

Completing training missions in Axis aircraft counts towards this trophy, so combining it with the Test pilot trophy is recommended.

 

Axis Aircraft:

  • Arado-234
  • Bf 109 E-3
  • Bf 109 F-4
  • Bf 109 G-2
  • Bf 109 G-6
  • Bf 109 G-10
  • Bf 109 K-4
  • Bf 110 C-4
  • Fw 190 A-5
  • Fw 190 F-8
  • Fw 190 D-9
  • He 111 H-3
  • He 111 H-6
  • He 111 H-16
  • He 162 A-2
  • Ju 87 B-2
  • Ju 87 D-3
  • M.C.202
  • Me 163 B
  • Me 262 A-1A
  • Ta 152 H-1

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Online Related Trophies

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/10.jpg Test pilot (B)

Complete a training mission with each aircraft.

 

The Bird fan trophy must be earned before you can attempt this. Once you’ve unlocked all aircraft, go to training and complete a training mission with each aircraft. Set up the game with one enemy plane(you don’t actually have to shoot down the enemy plane to complete the mission), then play a training mission with each aircraft until you unlock the trophy.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/11.jpg Bird fan (S)

Unlock all aircraft.

 

The majority of aircraft will be unlocked upon completing the campaign and single missions, the rest will have to be earned during online matches.

 

For a full comprehensive list of unlocks, visit the Unlock Requirements section of the guide.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/12.jpg Weapon collector (S)

Unlock all weapon presets.

 

This is where you’ll be spending a lot of your time. Weapons can be unlocked in a variety of ways such as destroying a target in a Strike match with X plane, shooting down a certain number a planes with a specific aircraft, capturing airfields, etc. Finding a good boosting partner is highly recommended if you hope to earn this trophy.

 

Note: The B-17G unlock 8 x 1000 lb bombs - Win 20 online Strike games with the B-17G is glitched as the weapon is available as soon as you unlock the aircraft, however they won’t register as being unlocked for the trophy until you complete the requirements for the unlock.

 

Note: Some fighter aircraft such as the P-51 D-5 require you to destroy ground targets in Strike matches but are not properly equipped to destroy such targets. Playing on Arcade and carefully landing the plane near a target, taxiing over to it and shooting it with your machine guns/cannons makes destroying targets much easier and faster.

 

For a full comprehensive list of unlocks, visit the Unlock Requirements section of the guide.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/23.jpg Team Battle champion (B)

Win 50 matches in Team Battle.

 

Set up a Team Battle game on any map with the time set to 3 minutes. Shoot down your partner’s plane and then let the timer run out. Repeat until you’ve earned the trophy.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/24.jpg Dogfight champion (B)

Win 30 matches in Dogfight.

 

Set up a Dogfight game on any map with the time set to 3 minutes or score set to 20. Shoot down your partner’s plane and then let the timer run out. Alternatively you can save at least 30 seconds by continuing to shoot down your partner until you reach the point cap if it’s set to 20. Repeat until you’ve earned the trophy.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/25.jpg Strike champion (B)

Win 50 matches in Strike.

 

The majority of these wins will come along the way to earning the Weapon collector and Bird fan trophies. Set up a Strike game on any map with the time set to 3 minutes. Have your boosting partner crash his/her plane and then let the timer run out. Repeat until you’ve earned the trophy.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/26.jpg Capture Airfields champion (B)

Win 50 matches in Capture Airfields.

 

The majority of these wins will come along the way to earning the Weapon collector and Bird fan trophies. Set up a Capture Airfields game on any map with the time set to 3 minutes. Capture the airfield and then let the timer run out. Repeat until you’ve earned the trophy. If you haven’t earned the Landing master trophy then now is the time to get it.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/27.jpg The Ace of Aces (S)

Destroy 100 player aircraft.

 

This should come along the way to earning the Weapon collector trophy. If not however, you can get the remaining kills very quickly while you’re getting wins for the Team Battle champion and Dogfight champion trophies.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/28.jpg Immortal pilot (B)

Destroy 5 player aircraft without dying.

 

Simply play an online match such as Dogfight or Team Battle and kill the opposing aircraft 5 times in a row without dying. Boosting this is highly recommended.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/29.jpg Any sky is home for me (B)

Win an Online match at each location.

 

During your time earning the various online trophies, be sure to change the arena location between games and you’ll have this in no time.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/30.jpg Not a rookie anymore (B)

Win an Online match in each mode.

 

This is almost guaranteed to come while earning the Weapon collector trophy. Just win a match in each mode.

 

Online Modes:

  • Dogfight
  • Team Battle
  • Capture Airfields
  • Strike

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/31.jpg Honoured fighter (B)

Play 50 online matches.

 

If you haven’t unlocked this by the time you’ve earned Weapon collector, then this will come naturally when going for the (X) number of Mode win trophies.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/32.jpg Landing master (S)

Conduct 50 successful landings on Realistic in Capture Airfields.

 

You can either combine this when going for the Capture Airfields champion trophy, or if you really want to get it out of the way then you can set up a Capture Airfields match on Britain with the score and timer set to max and keep landing with your partner until you both earn the trophy. Make as much use of the runway as possible to maximize the number of successful landings you can perform each time around. Make sure you come to a complete stop (throttle says 0%), once stopped wait a few seconds then take off and reduce your throttle to come in for another landing as soon as you become airborne. I was able to get around 5-6 landings on the Britain airfield each time while using the IL-2.

 

 

http://www.playstationtrophies.org/images/trophies/208/34.jpg Comrade-in-arms (B)

Invite two friends in your team and win a match.

 

This should be one of the first trophies that you should try to get done with as soon as possible as there aren’t many players online anymore and even less players to boost with online. Start a match in Team Battle with players set to 4 (note that only the host will earn the trophy). Once in the lobby, invite your boosting partners and you and two of your partners choose Team A and have the 4th player choose Team B. Once the game starts shoot down the Team B player to take the lead and then finish the match.

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Aircraft/Weapon Unlock Requirements

 

 

Weapons will become unlocked once the requirements are met regardless of whether or not you’ve unlocked that specific aircraft, however they won’t become available to you until you’ve unlocked said aircraft.

 

Every Online game counts towards unlocks regardless of whether or not you actually finish the Online game.

 

Some fighter aircraft such as the P-51 D-5 require you to destroy ground targets in games but are not properly equipped to destroy such targets. Playing on Arcade and carefully landing the plane near a target, taxiing over to it and shooting it with your machine guns/cannons makes destroying targets much easier and faster.

 

Legend:

  • DM = Deathmatch
  • TDM = Team Deathmatch
  • CTA = Capture Airfields

 

Completion of this list will earn you the Bird fan and Weapon collector trophies.

 

 

 

Aircraft: A-20G

Power: Allied

Type: Bomber

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete mission: Invasion of Sicily, Apocalypse

 

 

Aircraft: Arado-234

Power: Axis

Type: Bomber

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete Single Missions chapter: Battle of the Bulge

 

 

Aircraft: B-17G

Power: Allied

Type: Bomber

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Win 30 Online Strike games using any bomber
  • 16 x 500 lb bombs - Win 5 Online Strike games using the B-17G or Kill 5 ground targets in Online games using the B-17G
  • 2 x 2000 lb bombs - Win 15 Online Strike games using the B-17G
  • 8 x 1000 lb bombs - Win 20 Online Strike games using the B-17G*
    *It’s shown as automatically unlocked as soon as you unlock the B-17G, however it doesn’t count towards the trophy unless you actually fulfill the requirements.

 

 

Aircraft: Bf 109E-3

Power: Axis

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Unlocked by default

 

 

Aircraft: Bf 109F-4

Power: Axis

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete mission: Battle of Stalingrad, They shall not pass! or Win 2 DM or TDM games using the Bf 109E-3

 

 

Aircraft: Bf 109G-2

Power: Axis

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete chapter: Invasion of Sicily or Win 4 Online DM or TDM games using the Bf 109 series of aircraft

 

 

Aircraft: Bf 109G-6

Power: Axis

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete chapter: Korsun Pocket or Win 6 Online DM or TDM games using the Bf 109 series of aircraft

 

 

Aircraft: Bf 109G-10

Power: Axis

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Win 8 Online DM or TDM games using the Bf 109 series of aircraft

 

 

Aircraft: Bf 109K-4

Power: Axis

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Kill 20 planes in Online games using the Bf 109 series of aircraft

 

 

Aircraft: Bf 110C-4

Power: Axis

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete single mission: Battle of Britain, In the Crosshairs

 

 

Aircraft: Blenheim Mk IV

Power: Allied

Type: Bomber

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete chapter: Battle of Britain or Play 2 Online games
  • 1 machine gun, 2 x 500 lb bombs - Win 1 Online game using the Blenheim Mk IV

 

 

Aircraft: Fw 190A-5

Power: Axis

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete single mission: Korsun Pocket, The Dogfight

 

 

Aircraft: Fw 190D-9

Power: Axis

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete single mission: Battle of the Bulge, Battle over Bastogne

 

 

Aircraft: Fw 190F-8

Power: Axis

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Win 4 Online CTA or Strike games using the Ju 87D-3
  • 2 machine guns, 2 cannons, 4 x 50 kg bombs, 250 kg bomb: Win 4 Online DM or TDM games using the Fw-190 F-8

 

 

Aircraft: He 111H-3

Power: Axis

Type: Bomber

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Win 5 Online Strike games using the Bf 109E-3
  • 32 x 50 kg bombs : Win 1 Online game using the He-111H-3 or Kill 1 ground target in Online games

 

 

Aircraft: He 111H-6

Power: Axis

Type: Bomber

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete mission: Battle of Stalingrad, They shall not pass!
  • 32 x 50kg bombs - Kill 3 ground targets in Online Strike games using the He-111H-6

 

 

Aircraft: He 111H-16

Power: Axis

Type: Bomber

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete Single Missions chapter: Invasion of Sicily or Kill 10 planes in Online games using the He 111H-6
  • 32 x 50kg bombs - Play 4 Online Strike games using the He 111H-16 or Kill 5 ground targets in Online games

 

 

Aircraft: He 162A-2

Power: Axis

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete Single Missions chapter: Battle of Berlin

 

 

Aircraft: Hurricane Mk II

Power: Allied

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Unlocked by default
  • 12 machine guns, 2 x 250 lb bombs - Complete mission: Battle of Britain, Baptism by Fire
  • 12 machine guns, 6 x RP-3 rockets - Win 1 Online game using the Hurricane Mk II

 

 

Aircraft: I-153

Power: Soviet

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete chapter in Single Missions: Battle of Stalingrad or Play 3 Online games using the I-16 type 24
  • 2 cannons, 6 x RS-82 - Play 2 Online games using the I-153
  • 2 cannons, 4 x 50kg bombs - Win 1 Online game using the I-153
  • 2 cannons, 4 x 100kg bombs - Win 2 Online games using the I-153

 

 

Aircraft: I-16 type 24

Power: Soviet

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Unlocked by default
  • 2 machine-guns, 2 cannons, 2 x 50kg bombs - Kill 1 ground target in Online games
  • 2 machine-guns, 2 cannons, 2 x 100kg bombs - Kill 2 ground targets in Online games
  • 2 machine-guns, 2 cannons, 6 x RS-82 - Win 1 Online CTA game

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Aircraft: IL-2

Power: Soviet

Type: Bomber

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete mission: Battle of Stalingrad, Deep Raid
  • 2 machine guns, 2 cannons, 4 x 50 kg bombs, 8 x RS-82 - Play 2 Online games using the IL-2
  • 2 machine guns, 2 cannons, 4 x 50 kg bombs, 8 x RS-132 - Play 5 Online games using the IL-2
  • 2 machine guns, 2 cannons, 4 x 100 kg bombs, 8 x RS-82 - Win 1 Online game using the IL-2
  • 2 machine guns, 2 cannons, 4 x 100 kg bombs, 8 x RS-132 - Win 4 Online games using the IL-2
  • 2 machine guns, 2 cannons, 8 x RS-82 - Win 1 Online Strike game using the IL-2
  • 2 machine guns, 2 cannons, 8 x RS-132 - Win 3 Online Strike games using the IL-2
  • 2 machine guns, 2 cannons, 4 x 50 kg bombs - Kill 1 ground target in Online games using the IL-2
  • 2 machine guns, 2 cannons, 4 x 100 kg bombs - Kill 2 ground targets in Online games using the IL-2

 

 

Aircraft: IL-2M

Power: Soviet

Type: Bomber

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete mission: Korsun Pocket, Breakthrough
  • 3 machine guns, 2 cannons, 4 x 50 kg bombs - Win 2 Online CTA games using the IL-2M
  • 3 machine guns, 2 cannons, 4 x 100 kg bombs - Win 4 Online games using the IL-2M
  • 3 machine guns, 2 cannons, 4 x 50 kg bombs, 8 x RS-82 - Kill 1 ground target in Online games using the IL-2M
  • 3 machine guns, 2 cannons, 4 x 50 kg bombs, 8 x RS-132 - Kill 2 ground targets in Online games using the IL-2M
  • 3 machine guns, 2 cannons, 4 x 100 kg bombs, 8 x RS-82 - Kill 3 ground targets in Online games using the IL-2M
  • 3 machine guns, 2 cannons, 4 x 100 kg bombs, 8 x RS-132 - Kill 4 ground targets in Online games using the IL-2M

 

 

Aircraft: IL-4

Power: Soviet

Type: Bomber

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Win 2 CTA games using the Yak-1B

 

 

Aircraft: IL-10

Power: Soviet

Type: Bomber

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete chapter: Battle of Berlin
  • 3 machine guns, 2 cannons, 2 x 50 kg bombs - Win 1 Online game using the IL-10
  • 3 machine guns, 2 cannons, 2 x 100 kg bombs - Win 3 Online games using the IL-10
  • 3 machine guns, 2 cannons, 2 x 50 kg bombs, 4 x RS-82 - Win 5 Online games using the IL-10
  • 3 machine guns, 2 cannons, 2 x 50 kg bombs, 4 x RS-132 - Win 6 Online games using the IL-10
  • 3 machine guns, 2 cannons, 2 x 100 kg bombs, 4 x RS-82 - Win 7 Online games using the IL-10
  • 3 machine guns, 2 cannons, 2 x 100 kg bombs, 4 x RS-132 - Win 8 Online games using the IL-10

 

 

Aircraft: Ju 87B-2

Power: Axis

Type: Bomber

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete mission: Battle of Britain, Fox Hunt

 

 

Aircraft: Ju 87D-3

Power: Axis

Type: Bomber

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Win 1 Online Strike game using the Ju 87B-2

 

 

Aircraft: La-5FN

Power: Soviet

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete mission: Korsun Pocket, Firestorm
  • 2 cannons, 2 x 50 kg bombs - Win 2 Online games using the La-5FN or Kill 5 planes in Online CTA or Strike games using the La-5FN
  • 2 cannons, 2 x 100 kg bombs - Win 3 Online games using the La-5FN or Kill 10 planes in Online CTA or Strike games using the La-5FN

 

 

Aircraft: La-7

Power: Soviet

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete single mission: Battle of Berlin, Last Throes
  • 2 cannons, 2 x 100 kg bombs - Win 4 Online CTA games using the La-7 or Win 4 Online games using the La-7
  • 2 cannons, 2 x 50 kg bombs - Kill 1 ground target in Online games using the La-7

 

 

Aircraft: M.C.202

Power: Axis

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete single mission: Invasion of Sicily, The Bait

 

 

Aircraft: Me 163 B

Power: Axis

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete chapter: Battle of the Bulge

 

 

Aircraft: Me 262 A-1A

Power: Axis

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete mission: Battle of Berlin, Reichstag Assault

 

 

Aircraft: P-51B

Power: Allied

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete mission: Invasion of Sicily, Guardian Angels
  • 4 machine guns, 2 x 100 lb bombs - Win 2 Online games using the P-51B
  • 4 machine guns, 2 x 500 lb bombs - Win 5 Online Strike or CTA games using the P-51B

 

 

Aircraft: P-51D-5

Power: Allied

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete mission: Battle of the Bulge, Nuts!
  • 6 machine guns, 2 x 250 lb bombs - Kill 1 ground target in Online Strike games using the P-51D-5
  • 6 machine-guns, 10 x HVAR rockets - Kill 10 planes in Online CTA games using the P-51D-5

 

 

Aircraft: Po-2

Power: Soviet

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete Single Missions chapter: Korsun Pocket
  • 3 x 100 kg bombs - Win 1 Online CTA game or Win 2 Online games
  • 2 x 50 kg bombs, 2 x 100 kg bombs - Play 1 Online game using the Po-2 or Kill 1 ground target in Online games using the Po-2

 

 

Aircraft: Spitfire Mk II

Power: Allied

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete mission: Battle of Britain,The Red Skies of Dover

 

 

Aircraft: Spitfire Mk IX

Power: Allied

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete mission: Invasion of Sicily, First Steps
  • 4 machine guns, 2 cannons, 250 lb bomb - Win 2 Online games using the Spitfire Mk IX or Kill 10 planes in Online DM

 

 

Aircraft: Spitfire Mk XVI

Power: Allied

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Kill 20 planes in Online games using the Spitfire series of aircraft
  • 2 machine guns, 2 cannons, 2 x 250 lb bombs - Kill 6 planes in Online games using the Spitfire series of aircraft or Kill 1 ground target in Online games using the Spitfire series of aircraft

 

 

Aircraft: Ta 152 H-1

Power: Axis

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Win 1 Online game

 

 

Aircraft: Yak-1B

Power: Soviet

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete chapter: Battle of Stalingrad
  • 1 machine-gun, 1 cannon, 6 x RS-82 - Win 1 Online Strike game or Kill 1 ground target in Online games
  • 1 machine-gun, 1 cannon, 2 x 100 kg bombs - Play 3 Online games using the Yak-1B
  • 1 machine-gun, 1 cannon, 2 x 50 kg bombs - Kill 2 planes in Online games using the Yak-1B

 

 

Aircraft: Yak-3

Power: Soviet

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete mission: Battle of Berlin, Together

 

 

Aircraft: Yak-9T

Power: Soviet

Type: Fighter

Unlocks:

  • Unlock Aircraft/Default Weapons: Complete mission: Korsun Pocket, Breakthrough

 

 

Thanks to Gaijin CEO Anton Yudintsev for providing the new 1.01 Patch unlock requirements.

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Another missing weapons:

 

Aircraft: Fw 190F-8

 

2 machine guns, 2 cannons, 4 x 50 kg bombs, 250 kg bomb: Win 4 Online DMor TDM games on Fw-190 F-8

 

Aircraft: He 111H-3

 

32 x 50 kg bombs : Win 1 Online game on He-111H-3 or Kill 1 ground target in Online

 

I've made the corrections, thanks. :)

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