Third-party guides report 38 standard collectibles across Act 2 of Gears of War: E-Day: five in “Bravo Squad,” 27 in “Hold the Line,” five in “No Gear Left Behind,” none in “Fly Boys,” and one in “Overrun.” Xbox does not publish an Act 2 subtotal, so use the chapter totals in your War Journal to verify progress. The routes below follow guide-reported landmarks; a few disputed locations are identified as uncertain.
Act 2 collectible totals
This is the reported count for standard collectibles only. Guides track Hard Cases, Supply Caches, and Secondary Objectives as separate categories; do not add those to the collectible tally. The 38-item total and chapter distribution are reported by GamersBeacon’s October 2, 2026 guide and corroborated by CGN’s October 5, 2026 community checklist. They are guide-reported figures, not an official Xbox count.
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| Act 2 chapter | Reported standard collectibles |
|---|---|
| Bravo Squad | 5 |
| Hold the Line | 27 |
| No Gear Left Behind | 5 |
| Fly Boys | 0 |
| Overrun | 1 |
| Total | 38 |
How to check what you are missing
Open the War Journal and check the collectible tally for the relevant act and chapter. The community checklist says the journal lists chapter collectibles, including items not yet found, making the chapter count a practical way to narrow a search rather than replaying every area. Check it before leaving a chapter, especially after completing optional objectives.
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Chapter 1: Bravo Squad — 5 collectibles
Search both bridge control rooms and the lower bridge route. Items in rooms are easy to pass while following the objective, so sweep the rooms before using their controls or leaving.
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- COG Helmet With Bullet Hole: Behind the ruined bus near the opening street.
- Sniper Goggles: At the far end of the first bridge control room’s left corridor, near a dead Locust.
- Bridge Worker’s Lunch Kit: On the lower gantry beneath the bridge, near police barriers.
- Thrashball RUSH Magazine: On a metal cart or caddy in the second, eastern control room. Some guides spell “Thrashball” as “Trashball.”
- Medic’s First Aid Kit: On the lower bridge after the Boomer fight, near a burning COG truck.
Chapter 2: Hold the Line — 27 collectibles
This is Act 2’s largest and least linear pickup area. It includes shops, apartments, alleys, streets, bridges, and optional objectives. A useful sweep order reported by the guides is opening streets and shops, the bank and nearby alleys, the warehouse district, Mags’ apartment, the hotel and shelter area, then any remaining side objectives. Check optional areas as you complete them; several pickups sit inside buildings or away from the main route.
Opening streets, shops, and the bank area
- Cinema Filmatica Magazine: In the back room of the car dealership showroom or garage.
- A Letter Home: In the Last Dollar Store during the Trapped Family objective.
- Thrashies Cereal Box: At a fuel-station store counter. Some guides spell the name “Trashies,” and they differ on which stop to check.
- Kalona Postcard: Near the train-station exit. Guides disagree whether it is in an alley or by a bench or plaza.
- Foreman’s Datapad: On the foreman’s body at the lowest level of the construction site.
- Vandalized Salvaging Poster: Its reported location is disputed: guides place it either in the Major Burger restroom or interior, or at a damaged building near the bank.
- COG Tags of Private Liz Waxman: On apartment scaffolding or a balcony north of the Bank of Tyrus.
- Emgazi Blitz Display Case: In a bedroom in the same apartment building.
- Birthday Card with Toy Lancer: Near the bank and bridge, by a body facing the river. Guides disagree about which side of the bank.
- Kalona Metro Fare Notice: Near the subway entrance south of the bank.
- Tales from the Tyran Night Story Book: In the scaffolded apartment building near the bank.
- Major Burger Box: In a kitchen or back room near the missing-squad objective.
- COG Tags of Specialist Brendan O’Connell: In a street or alley north of the Financial District, near a body.
- COG Tags of Master Sergeant Mark Avamor: In a loading bay near the Bank of Tyrus and Warehouse District.
- Caricature of Colonel Elias Trench: On a pole near the bridge.
- COG Tags of Specialist Arnold Imhatip: Underground beneath the road between the Warehouse District and Bank of Tyrus.
- Timgad Refinery Recruitment Poster: Inside a building near the east bridge and hotel area. Guides describe its district differently.
- Re: Vibration Complaints: On a door near the Imulsion Stockpile objective and live-music building.
Mags, the bank vault, and nearby objectives
- Photograph and Harmonica from Mags’ Apartment: Received automatically after the “Get Mags’ Meds” objective and story scene.
- War Savings Bond: Received when opening the Bank of Tyrus vault during the Dr. Dalia Fabbri objective.
- COG Tags of Specialist Jada Clemmons: Reported near Grind Coffee and the bank; guides differ on the exact landmark.
- COG Tags of Sergeant Elijah Adams: At the optional COG sniper defense objective.
Hotel, shelter, and residential route
- Pendulum Wars Victory Flag: On a newsstand near the hotel and crashed ambulance.
- Child’s Monster Drawings: In a grocery store’s back storage room north of the Residential District, on the hotel route.
- Holiday Photos: Around the muster point or shelter. Guides differ on the precise landmark.
- Muster Point Instructions: On a wall near a phone booth north of the Residential District.
- Portrait of Chairman Tomas Dalyell: In the Kalona Hotel’s second-floor hallway between the elevators.
Chapter 3: No Gear Left Behind — 5 collectibles
This chapter returns to a more linear route. Check bodies and corners before advancing through the final gate; the two COG Tags near the post-cutscene area have conflicting location descriptions.
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- AN ORIGIN STORY BEGINS — Fight alongside Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago in the gripping origin story of Emergence Day, as the Locust Horde erupts from below.
- A DARKER, GRITTIER THREAT — Face reimagined enemies and a terrifying underground invasion that restores the fear, dread, and intensity at the heart of the Gears of War series.
- MULTIPLAYER EVOLVED — Battle in Horde Siege for large‑scale PvE action or prove your skill in refined Versus PvP with greater precision and competitive depth.
- CLASSIC COMBAT, MODERNIZED — Experience signature cover‑based gameplay enhanced with updated movement, traversal, and controls that feel like Gears while playing like something new.
- COG Tags of Private Sal Harkniss and COG Tags of Private Siv Strickland: Reported near the tunnel or statue area after the cutscene. CGN notes that guides disagree about the exact pickup point.
- Bloodied Spike: By an impaled body beneath the Skytrain tracks.
- Ink-Covered Wrench: Near a bench on the left side of the golden Gear statue plaza.
- COG Tags of Lieutenant Jane Hawkins: By covered bodies on the right near the gate, after speaking with Captain Gray.
Chapter 4: Fly Boys — 0 collectibles
The guides report no standard collectibles in “Fly Boys.”
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- Point Fairlight Hangar Data Pad: Inside the hangar on the left, before moving to the next objective.
After collecting it, the guide-reported Act 2 tally should be 38/38.
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Achievement context
Xbox Wire’s September 9, 2026 achievement list says “Memories From E-Day” requires: “Find all Collectibles in the Campaign (any difficulty).” It does not specify an Act 2 count. The same list labels “The Scorched Legion,” “You Want What On the Front of a Gun?!,” and “Got to the Choppa” as achievements unlocked during Act 2. See the official Xbox Wire achievement list for the campaign-wide requirement.
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