Shield and Sword Challenge

Game Discussion Arcade Battle
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In trying to complete the battle pass Challenge The Confrontation between the Shield and the Sword I did the following…

  • entered an air arcade battle
  • used a rank 3 strike aircraft
  • killed at least 6 of the bot ground units

After battle was over I checked progress and system showed NO PROGRESS - 0 kills

The description for the air portion indicates “bots, player vehicles”

So … why does system show no progress for me?

Is the description of the mission incorrect? If so, it would be impossible to complete that part in air arcade because there are no player ground units or ships…

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refers to the filler bots in naval, not AI targets

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bot planes and vessels - not the various ground and bot air targets in AAB - so yeah, you can’t do it in AAB

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Well that’s disappointing.
And the description is too vague. Does not specify the targets must be “bot vessels”.
Player’s vehicle: rank III and above, Air vehicles
Target vehicle: Ground vehicles, Vessel
Targets: Bots, Players

Thought I was gonna be hosed for this as I don’t play naval at all, and on the few times I play GRB it’s always ground units.

However… just finished a ground arcade battle and I had a strike aircraft, killing a player ground unit. My count is now 1. Would be a slow process as earning a bomber in arcade doesn’t mean you always get to use one, but it’s still possible.

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Just shoot down enemy player planes . . . that’s what you need to do.
Get 3 without dying yourself and it will progress . . .

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Wrong half of the equation - shooting down planes in ground arcade won’t be a problem.

It’s destroying player ground units using CAS in arcade that will be the slow grind.

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oh sorry . . . my bad . . . wrong Challenge . . .
I was thinking of “The Wrath of Jupiter” which I just opened myself . . .
I have not started on this one you are talking about yet . . . again, my apologies

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Not really - it’s pretty common to kill 2-3 with a bomber at medium-low BR’s - stay in the WW2 era and be patient - certainly not guaranteed, but also not too hard.

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Oh it’s certainly possible.

I say “grind” because…

  • You don’t always earn enough pts for attacker/bomber - first battle we got curb-stomped and battle was over too quickly
  • Even if you earn a plane you sometimes don’t get to spawn because you are competing for air units with enemies and even your own team
  • I find that (way too often) when you get into a plane there’s a fighter shooting you down 4 seconds after spawning (happened to me 2x tonight)
  • And sometimes even if you make to battlefield there’s either no targets (end of battle) or more frustrating, your teammates are so close you risk friendly fire when dropping

Having said that, after zero luck in first 3 battles had better luck on the next 3. Have 6 kills from the air - I think it should be 7, but maybe my (random) plane was rank 2?

Slowly getting there but have had…

  • many occaisions where enemy fighter shot me down 4 seconds after spawning. In last battle (5.0-6.0) I had a prop plane and enemy spawned a JET fighter (BR 6.7) close behind me. I stood no chance. Does not seem fair AT. ALL.
  • many occaisions where I did not get bomber until late in battle and few targets were available - so many times I’m about to drop and see friendly right next to target. If my 15th possible is like that I’m dropping anyway.