Arctic Recon
Previous level	Kill Switch
Next level	Vertigo
Game	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Character	Bravo 3
Team	Delta Force Spec Ops
Place	The Russian warship Kuvalda, Siberia
Objective	* Disable the Slava
Enemies	Spetsnaz
Campaign level	Down the Rabbit Hole

Arctic Recon is a downloadable Special Ops Mission Mode challenge in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 as part of Content Pack 6. It was available for Call of Duty ELITE subscribers on the Xbox 360 on June 19, 2012. ELITE subscribers on the PlayStation 3 received it on July 19, 2012. It was available for PC players via the Steam service on September 13, 2012.

Baseplate gives the orders to plant beacons on a ship, Kuvalda, to guide missiles which will destroy the ship. Players control a Recon Drone that has a mounted MK46 and thermal vision that is used to designate places where beacons must be placed beforehand. After which, they are extracted via helicopter before the missiles blow up the ship.

Weapon LoadoutEdit

Starting Loadout
ACR 6.8 w/ Red Dot Sight and Enhanced Zoom Five Seven Add a photo to this galleryAdd a photo to this gallery

Initial Area
These weapons can be found on the mat near the spawn point. SPAS-12 SCAR-L w/ ACOG MP7 Barrett .50cal M14 EBR Unscoped Add a photo to this galleryAdd a photo to this gallery

Found in level
These weapons can be found in the level with or without attachments. PKP Pecheneg AK-47 G36C P90 SPAS-12 Add a photo to this galleryAdd a photo to this gallery

GalleryEdit

Concept art for the level

The Recon Drone's view when activated. The transmitters are marked as red squares.

The Recon Drone is outfitted with Thermal Vision and a minigun to engage enemies.

The Recon Drone must tag the transmitter before the player can plant the beacon.

Once the player has planted all 4 beacons, he must fight his way back to the starting point for extraction.

The player is marked as a giant green square from the Recon Drone's PoV.

Planting the bomb

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Achievements/TrophiesEdit

Stay Frosty (15 / Bronze Trophy ) - Complete the "Arctic Recon" Special Ops mission on any difficulty

Sub Zero (25 / Silver Trophy ) - Complete the "Arctic Recon" Special Ops mission on Veteran difficulty

Dr0n3d (35 / Silver Trophy ) - Complete the "Arctic Recon" Special Ops mission in under 3:30

Video WalkthroughEdit

Modern Warfare 3 Spec Ops Mission Arctic Recon(05:37)
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TriviaEdit

• The Recon Drone's crosshairs are that of the RPG-7 instead of its multiplayer standard.
• Baseplate mentions that the Kuvalda is a Slava-class Cruiser, a ship also seen in "Hunter Killer".
• There is a snowman outside the map to the left immediately as you start the mission. It can be viewable with the Barrett .50cal on the ground.
• This is the only time in Modern Warfare 3 where the unscoped M14 EBR can be used (not to be confused with the MK14 assault rifle seen in multiplayer), similarly to the Breach & Clear Special Ops mission from Modern Warfare 2.
• The Recon Drone's appears to have an MK46 attached to its undercarriage.
• Despite being unscoped, the M14 EBR in this mission has no aim assist or auto aim.
• This is the fourth Special Ops mission to not be based on a Campaign level, making its place alongside Stay Sharp, Charges Set, and Kill Switch.

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