Campaign & Story
The story pops — one per mission as you play, plus the intel collectible and Combat Training. Play the campaign on Veteran (see the Veteran page) and these all come naturally.
Death to Dictators
BronzeFull guideCollapseTake down Castro with a headshot.
Death to Dictators
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Unlocks at the end of the opening mission, Operation 40. During the raid on Castro's compound you storm his bedroom — when the game hands you the moment, put a round through Castro's head (it's scripted, just aim high). Story-related and cannot be missed.
Sacrifice
BronzeFull guideCollapseEnsure your squad escapes safely from Cuba.
Sacrifice
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A story pop for finishing Operation 40 — Bowman and the team escape Cuba while Mason is taken prisoner. Nothing to do but complete the mission.
Give me liberty, or give me death
BronzeFull guideCollapseEscape Vorkuta.
Give me liberty, or give me death
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Complete Vorkuta, the Reznov prison-break mission with the mine-cart and motorcycle escape. Unmissable.
VIP
BronzeFull guideCollapseReceive orders from Lancer.
VIP
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Complete the U.S.D.D. briefing mission, where you receive orders from 'Lancer' — President Kennedy's Secret Service codename. Story-automatic.
A safer place
BronzeFull guideCollapseSabotage the Soviet space program.
A safer place
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Complete Executive Order at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, where you sabotage the Soviet rocket program and escape by launching the Soyuz. Unmissable.
Looks don't count
BronzeFull guideCollapseBreak the siege in the battle of Khe Sanh.
Looks don't count
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Complete SOG, breaking the siege at the Battle of Khe Sanh. Story-related.
SOG Rules
BronzeFull guideCollapseRetrieve the dossier and the defector from Hue City.
SOG Rules
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Complete The Defector in Hue City, retrieving both the dossier and the defector. Unmissable.
Broken English
BronzeFull guideCollapseEscape Kowloon.
Broken English
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Complete Numbers, escaping across the Kowloon rooftops in Hong Kong. Story-automatic.
Never get off the boat
BronzeFull guideCollapseFind the Soviet connection in Laos.
Never get off the boat
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Complete Crash Site, the river-boat run through Laos chasing the Soviet connection (an Apocalypse Now nod). Unmissable.
Some wounds never heal
BronzeFull guideCollapseEscape the Past.
Some wounds never heal
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Complete Project Nova, the 1945 flashback where Reznov, Dragovich and Steiner first encounter Nova 6. Story-related.
Clarity
BronzeFull guideCollapseCrack the code.
Clarity
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Earned in the finale as Mason finally decodes the numbers. It unlocks as you complete the last mission, Redemption. Unmissable.
Stand Down
SilverFull guideCollapseComplete the campaign on any difficulty.
Stand Down
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Awarded for finishing the campaign on any difficulty. If you're chasing the platinum you'll be clearing on Veteran anyway — a Veteran completion also unlocks this, so you won't need a separate easy run.
Closer Analysis
BronzeFull guideCollapseFind all the hidden intel.
Closer Analysis
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Collect all 44 pieces of hidden intel (laptops), roughly three per mission. They are NOT missable — mission select lets you replay any level, and anything you've already grabbed stays collected. Follow an intel-location guide and mop up whatever you missed after your Veteran run.
Tip
Intel you pick up during your Veteran playthrough counts, so grab them as you go and save yourself a second lap.
Ready For Deployment
BronzeFull guideCollapseReach rank 10 in Combat Training.
Ready For Deployment
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Play Combat Training — the multiplayer mode against AI bots — and reach rank 10. Pick a fast objective mode like Domination on a small map; it takes roughly one to two hours of casual play. It's the only 'multiplayer menu' trophy in the game and can be done fully offline.