Modern Warfare 2 Killstreaks
Killstreak Rewards are special bonuses that can be acquired by killing a certain amount of enemies in a row without dying. You can lower the required amount by 1 with the Hardline Perk.
Modern Warfare 2 expands the killstreak system from Call of Duty 4 and World at War, as you are now able to customize your killstreak rewards to your liking. You can choose a maximum of 3 per class.
Other than the default set, you have to unlock the rest of the killstreaks, but you get to choose the order you unlock them. Below you will find all of the current known killstreaks in the game.
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This deploys a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) that shows the enemies on the radar as dots. The UAV can be shot down by the enemy. This can be blocked with the Cold-Blooded Perk |
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After you throw the red signal flare, the Care Package will be airdropped into the battlefield. This can be picked by anyone, even the enemy.
The package contains either a random killstreak or ammo. The killstreak can be anything from the UAV to the Tactical Nuke, regardless what killstreak rewards you have chosen. |
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This disables the enemy radar for a short period of time. |
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Airdrop a placeable XM312 Sentry Gun. It will automatically fire at enemies, but it can be destroyed. The Sentry Gun can be temporarily disabled with Flashbangs and Stun Grenades.
You can move the Sentry Gun around, even after you’ve deployed it. This can be of great help in, for example, Demolition and Capture the Flag game modes. |
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This allows you to remote control a Predator missile. After opening the laptop, you have approximately 5 seconds to control the missile to your target, as it goes down. You can also give the missile a boost to make it go down faster.
You are vulnerable while using the Predator missile, but if you get killed, you can still continue to control it. |
| Precision Airstrike |
6 Kills |
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This is much like the Airstrike from Call of Duty 4, but this time you can control the direction of the Airstrike for more accurate kills. |
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Airstrike with a hovering Harrier. After dropping its bombs, the Harrier will guard the area for a short period of time.. |
| Attack Helicopter |
7 Kills |
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Deploys a helicopter to the battlefield like in Call of Duty 4. It will circle the map and automatically attack the enemies for a few minutes and leave. It can be destroyed with guns and missiles.
All the enemies that it kills are added to your kill count. |
| Emergency Airdrop |
9 Kills |
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Airdrops 4 random killstreaks or ammo. This is the same as the Care Package, but x4. |
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This deploys a heavily armored Attack Helicopter (Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low) to the map for maximum carnage. As with the Attack Helicopter, all the kills are added to your kill count. |
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Calls in a Stealth Bomber (B-2 Spirit) to carpet bomb the selected area. You can also control the direction, just like with the Precision Airstrike.
The airstrike doesn’t show on enemy radar. |
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Be the gunner of an attack helicopter. The chopper will fly around the map and you can remotely control the 25mm gun with your laptop. |
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After the AC-130 Gunship is deployed via laptop, it will enter the map. You control it remotely for 30 seconds and you can use the 25mm, 45mm and 105mm guns to shoot at enemies. You are vulnerable while controlling the AC-130, but if you get killed while using it, you can still continue. |
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Electromagnetic pulse or EMP for short. Temporarily disables enemy electronics. |
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Ends the match with a bang by killing everyone on the map. The using player/team wins the match. |