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The subject of this article appeared in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The subject of this article appeared in Call of Duty: Black Ops. The subject of this article appeared in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty Online The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Warzone


For the similar killstreak in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, see Helicopter (killstreak).
For the similar scorestreak in Black Ops II, see Stealth Chopper.

The Attack Helicopter is a killstreak reward featured in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops, and Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified, an Assault Strike Chain pointstreak in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, and a Scorestreak in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and a vehicle in Call of Duty: Warzone.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2[]

The Attack Helicopter appears in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 as a seven killstreak reward (six with Hardline), and is identical to its Call of Duty 4 counterpart in appearance. It is generally less effective than its Call of Duty 4 counterpart, mainly because of the Cold Blooded perk.

It appears to fire FMJ rounds, as evidenced by the sound it makes when the bullets impact. The Attack Helicopter's (as well as the Harrier's) main weakness is its lack of flares. A single Javelin or Stinger missile will bring it down, as well as a single Predator Missile.

It will also linger around for a little longer than its Call of Duty 4 counterpart. Task Force 141, Rangers, and SEALs use the AH-1W Super Cobra. Brazilian Militia, OpFor, and Spetsnaz use the Mi-24 Hind.

It is also very sensitive if shot at as it will immediately target the player and return fire. If attacking another target, it will immediately target the player once the other target is dead.

Harriers can be a lot more sensitive to enemies than the Attack Helicopter can. In addition, Harriers can also destroy any helicopter killstreak, further increasing the Harrier's advantage over this killstreak.

Call of Duty: Black Ops[]

"Call in a support helicopter."
— In-game description


The Attack Helicopter, or "Cobra" by multiplayer announcers, is a seven killstreak (six with Hardline) that is immediately available to the player at rank 1, along with the Spy Plane and Care Package. When activated, the user designates an area on the map near which the Attack Helicopter hovers for a short period of time.

This marking comes in handy when the player needs to protect a position, such as a bomb site or flag. On the small maps and many of the medium-small maps, placing an Attack Helicopter in the center of the map will allow it to cover nearly the whole playing field. Attack Helicopters are quite deadly if the opposing team or players do not neutralize it in a timely manner.

The Attack Helicopter prioritizes shooting players who are locking on to it with a rocket launcher.

Destroying the Attack Helicopter can be accomplished with generous amounts of small arms fire or two rockets or missiles from a launcher weapon. The Attack Helicopter has a set of flares, allowing it to successfully divert a single locked-on missile. Identifying friendly or hostile Attack Helicopters is possible by observing the dorsal stripe and camouflage colors, green markings on tan camouflage for friendly, and red markings on gray camouflage for hostile.

Attack Helicopters can be dispatched very quickly, and are extremely easy to handle with a dedicated anti-aircraft class. As the Attack Helicopter is completely AI controlled, Ghost Pro users are almost never going to be hit by the Attack Helicopter, giving them ample time to lock on and shoot down the Attack Helicopter. On certain maps and from certain angles, the Attack Helicopter can be seen flying in well before it reaches the battlefield, giving enemies much more time to take aim and fire missiles at the Helicopter. Because of this, the effectiveness of the Attack Helicopter lies greatly in how proactive the enemy is in taking it down, or using Ghost Pro. Depending on the playstyle tendencies of enemies, the Attack Helicopter can be of little benefit. When said items are not in use though, the Attack Helicopter can prove to be quite effective.

When shot down with a launcher or regular gun, the helicopter will appear to spin for a second and then explode in a ball of flame.

It also has the ability to attack enemy attack dogs.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3[]

The Attack Helicopter is a seven-point (six with Hardline) Strike Chain reward, which is part of the Assault Strike Package in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Like with its previous counterparts, the Attack Helicopter will either be an Mi-24 Hind or an AH-1 Cobra, depending on the faction.

It can be shot down by any rocket launcher. Like the previous Modern Warfare Attack Helicopter, it tends to go wherever enemies are located while circling the map. The Attack Helicopter takes 5–10 seconds to arrive, and will last for 60 seconds. The Attack Helicopter now hovers higher above the map and moves faster than in Call of Duty: Black Ops, and tends to be more aggressive than the version used in Modern Warfare 2.

It is also much less sensitive than the Modern Warfare 2 variant, as it won't return fire if shot at.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified[]

"Call in a support helicopter."
— In-game description

The Attack Helicopter returns in Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified.

Call of Duty Online[]

The Attack Helicopter returns in Call of Duty Online as a killstreak. It is unlocked by default (level 1) and can be used after getting 7 kills without dying.

Like Modern Warfare 2, the Attack Helicopter's main weakness is its lack of flares. It can be brought down by a single Stinger missile without difficulty.

As the Attack Helicopter is AI-controlled, it will not target Blind Eye players. This makes it relatively easy to shoot down, particularly by players with both the Stinger and the perk.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 4[]

"Call in a support helicopter."
— In-game description


The Attack Helicopter returns in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 as a Scorestreak under the name Attack Chopper.

It needs 7 seconds to enter the battlefield, hovers over the map for 70 seconds before leaving. Being an aircraft, the helicopter can be targeted with launchers, 4 rockets are required to take it down. Players can hack enemy attack helicopters to let them become friendly units.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War[]

"Call in an armed support helicopter."
— In-game description


The Attack Helicopter returns in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War as a Scorestreak. When players call in the helicopter through a radio, an AH-1 Cobra flies over and locks on enemies, firing on them with its miniguns. It can attack and shot down enemy attack helicopters as well.

Call of Duty: Warzone[]

The Attack Helicopter returns in Call of Duty: Warzone as a playable vehicle spawned around certain points around the maps. It was added as part of the Season One of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.

Just like the Heli, it seats up to 5 players and unlike the Heli, it has two machine guns on the side so that players can use them to counter Fighter Plane and to shoot down at enemies.

Trivia[]

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2[]

  • In the final campaign level, "Museum" when the player presses the red button on either of the two rooms, the Attack Helicopter sound will play.

Call of Duty: Black Ops[]

  • The cockpit is near-fully rendered - it has the control board and the seats, but the detail level is very low. Unlike the Napalm Strike aircraft, however, this helicopter does not have a pilot or a gunner.
  • Both a friendly and enemy helicopter can be in the air at the same time.
  • On the Wii version, the helicopter is much stronger and fires faster than in other versions.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3[]

  • The Point Streak logo of the helicopter is now an Mi-24 Hind, as opposed to the usual AH-1 logo, but the kill logo is still an AH-1.
  • An Attack Helicopter can be rammed and destroyed by a C-130 Hercules as it drops a Juggernaut package. An example of such situation can be seen in this video.
  • In multiplayer the Attack Helicopter will explode differently if it is destroyed with a missile or if enough damage is done. If it destroyed with a missile, it will instantly explode in a huge ball of flame; if it simply takes enough damage it simply spins out of control and explodes normally.
  • The wreckage that spawns when an AH-1 is destroyed in a single hit will always face in the opposite direction of where the helicopter was facing.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War[]

  • If players enter theater mode and go up to the attack chopper, there are two pilots with models from Fracture Jaw. These two pilots are a part of Chalk Two (Badger 9-2).
  • Regardless if the player is on a NATO or Warsaw Pact team, the helicopter will still bear the insignia “United States Army”.

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