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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 appeared in Call of Duty: Black Ops II. 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: Ghosts The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Heroes The subject of this article appeared in Call of Duty: Black Ops III. The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: WWII The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Mobile The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Vanguard The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile
For similar Scorestreaks, see Orbital Care Package and Drone Package.
"Care package is ready for deployment."
— Game announcer


The Care Package is a killstreak reward in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Vanguard, an Assault Strike Chain in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, a scorestreak in Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Call of Duty: WWII, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Call of Duty: Mobile, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, a Field Order reward in Call of Duty: Ghosts and a Killstreak and Scorestreak in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.

In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops, the Care Package also gives Ammo Drops alongside the streak reward.

When obtained, the player will throw down a smoke grenade emitting a colored smoke. After a few seconds a helicopter or aircraft will drop the Care Package on the area where the flare was. The icon of the streak reward will appear on top of the care package with the exception of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Vanguard, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III where the Killstreak inside won't be revealed until the package is opened.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2[]

Description[]

This crate can contain either a full ammo restock or a killstreak other than the Emergency Airdrop, Tactical Nuke or another Care Package. Care Packages are dropped on by an OH-6 "Little Bird" helicopter. This helicopter can be shot down before dropping the care package, although it's relatively difficult to do so, causing the care package to drop instantly. If the helicopter is blown up outside of the map, the care package will be uncapturable by anybody. Maps like Wasteland are ideal for this. (If the care package lands close to the radiation boundary, it still might be possible to capture it)

There were initially two major glitches with airdrop-based killstreak rewards. While holding the Care Package, players would receive a large increase in movement speed, as well as a 25% health boost, which was often combined with Marathon, Lightweight, and Commando for extremely fast knifing classes. The other glitch allowed players to have infinite Care Packages to continuously call in whichever Care Package based killstreak reward they had. A patch to fix the problems was finally released on PC and PS3 on January 29, and on Xbox 360 on February 12.

Content Probabilities[]

The probability of any given item is as follows:[1]

Perk Chance (%)
Resupply 14.78
UAV 14.78
Counter-UAV 13.04
Sentry Gun 10.43
Predator Missile 10.43
Precision Airstrike 9.57
Harrier Airstrike 6.09
Attack Helicopter 6.09
Pave Low 4.35
Stealth Bomber 4.35
Chopper Gunner 2.61
AC-130 2.61
EMP 0.87

Call of Duty: Black Ops[]

The Care Package returned in Call of Duty: Black Ops. It now requires a five killstreak (four with Hardline) to obtain and is available to the player from the start along with the Spy Plane and Attack Helicopter. Care Packages are delivered by a CH-47 Chinook. The speed of the helicopter delivering the Care Package has been reduced from that of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and the helicopters can now be destroyed much more easily before the Care Package is delivered. If the helicopter delivering the package is destroyed before it drops the Care Package, the Care Package will be dropped from wherever the helicopter was shot down. 400 XP is awarded shooting down a care package helicopter. The Care Package this time is delivered by a blue smoke grenade instead of red.

As seen in the multiplayer reveal, the Care Package now gives the user high powered weapons in addition to Killstreaks, which could be a Grim Reaper or a Death Machine. Furthermore, with the effect of Hardline Pro, players have a chance to receive another randomized reward if they are dissatisfied with the initial Care Package. However, this isn't without risk: the player could get a worse reward the second time, or alternatively enemy players may have enough time to get to the players location and kill them before they get a chance to claim the Care Package. Thus the enemy can possibly steal the contents.

As with all other helicopter-based killstreaks in Call of Duty: Black Ops, the CH-47's paint scheme will vary depending on whether it belongs to friendly or hostile forces. Friendly CH-47s are painted in the typical U.S. Military gray scheme, while enemies are painted with gray camouflage and red markings. The crates themselves also differ in appearance. Friendly crates appear green, enemy crates are red, and enemy crates that have been stolen and booby-trapped by a player with Hacker Pro will appear black with red skull and cross-bones markings to that player and any teammates. A useful strategy is to pair it with a Counter-Spy Plane, as it can protect it from the enemies who wish to steal the crate. An additional feature with the Care Package is that one can kill someone either with the flare itself, or with the falling care package, although it is very hard to do so.

Content Probabilities[]

Perk Chance (%) Hardline Pro chance (%)
Resupply 20 9
Spy Plane 15 9
Counter-Spy Plane 15 9
RC-XD 9 9
Valkyrie Rockets 5 9
Mortar Team 5 9
Sentry Gun 5 9
Sam Turret 5 9
Rolling Thunder 3 4
Grim Reaper 3 4
Napalm Strike 3 4
Blackbird 3 4
Attack Helicopter 3 4
Death Machine 2 3
Chopper Gunner 2 3
Attack Dogs 1 1
Gunship 1 1

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3[]

The Care Package appears in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 as a four point Assault pointstreak. It is mostly unchanged from Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, although there are no longer crates that contain ammo. A player cannot receive a Support pointstreak from a Care Package. Only Assault Pointstreaks are obtainable. It takes 10 seconds for the care package to arrive, so the player has to guard the place where they chose the care package to come in at.

It should be noted that Care Packages dropped from the Escort Airdrop are different from their Assault Strike Package counterparts. Escort Airdrop Care Packages can contain any Support Strike Package pointstreak except the Escort Airdrop or Airdrop Trap and also the Assault Strike Package pointstreaks Sentry Gun or IMS. Note, however, that one of the Airdrop's care packages will usually itself be an Airdrop Trap. When the helicopter is shot down, the care package will fall down from where it was shot down. Destroying the helicopter rewards 300 xp and one point on to the player's pointstreak.

Special Ops[]

They also appear in Special Ops. They appear in Special Ops Chaos, Survival Mode, Special Delivery, and Vertigo. The Survival Variant will contain a perk purchased by the player, the variant in Vertigo will contain Parachutes, the variant in Chaos Mode will contain either a Combo Freezer, a Sentry Gun, a Self Revive, Bonus Points, or Extra Time, and the variant in Special Delivery will contain a Self Revive, a Sentry Gun, or an XM25.

Content Probabilities[]

Killstreak Chance (%)
UAV 10
IMS 20
Sentry Gun 20
Predator Missile 20
Precision Airstrike 6
Attack Helicopter 4
Strafe Run 4
Reaper 3
AH-6 Overwatch 4
Assault Drone 3
Pave Low 2
AC-130 2

Juggernaut

1

Osprey Gunner 1

Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified[]

"Airdop a random killstreak."
— In-game description.

The Care Package appears in Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified in both multiplayer and Hostiles mode. It can drop any killstreak except another Care Package.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II[]

The Care Package returns in Call of Duty: Black Ops II and functions similarly to previous titles but, similar to its Modern Warfare 3 counterpart, will not yield ammunition. The Care Package requires a scorestreak of 550.

Unlike the original Black Ops, there are no Care Package-exclusive scorestreaks (the Death Machine is now an actual scorestreak). It can be hacked with the Black Hat by the user - to capture it from a distance, by your own team - to capture it in the same fashion (although slower), or by the opponent - Engineer can be used to booby trap it (the scorestreak rerolls, however when opened by the team whose care package it originally was it will make a Semtex-like sound and explode).

The kills a player gains from the contents of a dropped care package do not count towards challenges of those particular scorestreaks (unless the player using the scorestreak has unlocked that particular scorestreak). When equipped, the Engineer perk allows players to change the care package contents one time per care package.

Content Probabilities[]

Scorestreak Chance(%)
UAV 10.6
RC-XD 9.6
Hunter Killer Drone 8.6
Counter-UAV 9.4
Guardian 11.2
Hellstorm Missile 7
Lightning Strike 10
Sentry Gun 8
Death Machine 5.6
War Machine 5.2
Dragonfire 2.4
A.G.R. 2.4
Stealth Chopper 2
Orbital VSAT 2.2
Escort Drone 2.6
EMP Systems 0.8
Warthog 0.8
Lodestar 0.6
VTOL Warship 0.6
K9 Unit 0.2
Swarm 0.2

Call of Duty Online[]

The Care Package returns in Call of Duty Online, unchanged from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 except that it requires 5 kills instead of 4.

The following rewards can be obtained from a Care Package in Call of Duty Online:

Gallery[]

Call of Duty: Ghosts[]

Unlike in other games, the Care Package cannot be selected as a pointstreak reward in Call of Duty: Ghosts. Unlike in previous Call of Duty games, Hardline cannot be used to re-roll the contents of a Care Package, and there is no other perk that has this effect in Ghosts.

In most game modes, Care Packages can only be acquired in the following ways:

  • By far the most common method is to complete a Field Order. Every field order that a player completes rewards them with a Care Package. When summoned, the player is rewarded with any pointstreak from the Assault Strike Package collection, or a map-specific pointstreak that appears with the icon of a K.E.M. Strike.
  • A less common method is when the player earns a Juggernaut of any kind. A Care Package marker is provided and the suit is delivered in a special package via a C-130 Hercules that slowly flies over the position.
  • On every match on Octane, there is a Care Package with completely randomized pointstreak contents stored inside the storage container in the middle of the map. Once a player breaches either side of the container, the Care Package is considered to belong to the breaching player's team.
  • In Drop Zone, Care Packages are dropped as a team owns a drop zone.
  • If a player is using a Loki satellite, the player has the option to drop a Care Package at a specific position. This Care Package always contains a pointstreak from the Assault Strike Package collection.
  • If a player is using an Odin satellite, the player has the option to drop a Care Package at a specific position. This Care Package always contains a pointstreak from the Support Strike Package collection.

Compared to Care Packages in other Call of Duty games, it typically takes a bit longer for the Care Package to be delivered. Due to the lacking availability of anti-air support usage in Multiplayer, Care Package carriers are almost never shot down.

Call of Duty: Heroes[]

The Care Package is a Hero Skill for Soap and Harper. It sends in a support package that heals and repairs allied units within its area of effect for 5 seconds. It has a healing rate of 60 per second, a performing range of 6 tiles, and effect range of 7.

Call of Duty: Black Ops III[]

"Airdrop a random Scorestreak."
— In-game description


The Care Package returns in Call of Duty: Black Ops III as a scorestreak.

The player no longer throws a smoke marker, but instead simply selects a spot on the ground where they want the Care Package to drop. A ship deploys the package, which hovers slowly to the ground.

Call of Duty: WWII[]

"A Care Package is delivered on a parachute; it contains a random Scorestreak."
— In-game description


The Care Package returns in Call of Duty: WWII as a scorestreak.

Inside Care Packages, the only scorestreaks unable to be earned from the care package are the Molotov Cocktail and the V2 Rocket.

In the December 7th, 2017 update, players who teamkill in Hardcore modes are unable to take the killed player's Care Package. [2]

If a teammate takes another teammates care package, both they and the player who called it in will receive a random scorestreak.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4[]

"Airdrop a random Scorestreak."
— In-game description


The Care Package returns in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 as a Scorestreak.

Content Probabilities[]

Perk Chance (%) Engineer reroll chance (%)
UAV 15.0 10.22
RC-XD 15.0 16.13
Dart 12.5 8.06
Lightning Strike 10.5 8.6
Counter-UAV 10.0 9.14
Sentry Gun 9.5 10.75
Hellstorm Missile 9.0 10.75
Thresher 3.5 3.76
Attack Helicopter 3.0 4.84
Mantis 3.0 4.3
Drone Squad 3.0 4.3
Sniper's Nest 3.0 4.3
Strike Team 2.0 3.76
Gunship 1.0 1.08


Call of Duty: Mobile[]

"Call in a care package containing one random scorestreak."
— Description


The Care Package returns in Call of Duty: Mobile as a scorestreak and functions similarly to previous titles. A Helicopter flies into the map to deliver the package. The owner and their allies can collect the scorestreak almost immediately, whereas members of the opposing team have a noticeable delay. The Care Package can be modified with the Engineer perk, causing it to give a different scorestreak when used on a friendly one and to booby trap it when used on an enemy one.

A variant that is painted green, known as the Airdrop, is featured in Battle Royale.

Gallery[]

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare[]

"Call in a random killstreak Care Package to your location."
— In-game description


The Care Package returns in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare as a Killstreak and behaves similarly to other games. The Care Package is called in with a smoke grenade and is dropped by a OH-6 "Little bird" Helicopter which cannot be shot down. Care Packages in Modern Warfare are unique in that they do not indicate their contents to either team. There is no way to reroll them, or booby trap them, and the only way to know what is inside them is to interact with them. Care Packages in Modern Warfare react to bullets and explosions. One being shot at cannot be opened. If the care package is hit with a rocket from a rocket launcher while it is being dropped from the Little Bird, it will be launched very far away, oftentimes out of map boundaries. A Juggernaut killstreak that is obtained from a care package does not need to be called in again, as it will activate straight from the care package.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War[]

"Airdrop a random Scorestreak. Crate self-destructs after use."
— In-game description


The Care Package returns in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War as a Scorestreak.

Enemy Care Packages can be booby trapped via the Spycraft perk. Booby trapped care packages will beep and explode like when captured but the damage will hurt the enemy team

The Chinook that delivers the care package can be destroyed before, during and slightly after delivering the package. This will grant the player the medal “No tip”. The Air Patrol cannot be called to destroy the helicopter nor it will shoot it down if called to destroy other air scorestreaks present.

Call of Duty: Vanguard[]

"Drops a single care package which rewards a random killstreak on pickup."
— In-game description


The Care Package returns in Call of Duty: Vanguard as a Killstreak.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II[]

"Call in a random killstreak care package to your location."
— In-game description


The Care Package returns in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II as both Killstreak and Scorestreak, and remains identical to those in previous games.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III[]

"Call in a random killstreak care package to your location."
— In-game description


The Care Package returns in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III as both Killstreak and Scorestreak, and remains identical to those in previous games.

Advantages[]

The Care Package will release a killstreak for the player's use, similar to any other definite reward, and shooting down the delivery copter will only serve to drop the contents immediately. A falling Care Package will kill any enemy, and in some games, any ally.

Limitations[]

Because the Care Package essentially contains a 'random' reward, players are basically gambling with their chances, and 'low end' killstreaks are a lot more common than 'high end' items. The very act of throwing an air support marker may alert enemies due to the smoke. Players from the same team can be killed with a dropping crate. When acquired, kills with the kill streak will not count for the next one. Scorestreaks obtained from packages however, will count for future scorestreak points. Thus, some players might find it easier to select the higher-tier killstreaks they want instead of risking using a Care Package and getting a "bad" killstreak like the UAV or RC-XD.

Videos[]

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

General[]

  • If a Care Package falls on a player, it will kill the player. Player kills will still be granted to the one that dropped it; it will count as a suicide if the player is hit by their own package.
    • Friendly care packages in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, and Call of Duty: Ghosts can kill teammates, while in Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Call of Duty: WWII, they cannot.
    • In Call of Duty: Ghosts, Care Packages do not kill Juggernauts when they fall on them.
  • In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Call Of Duty: Ghosts and Call of Duty: WWII, the smoke from the Care Package marker is red, while in Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Black Ops II, it is blue.
  • The icon of the Care Package in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 shows it with a parachute, though in all games except Call of Duty: WWII, it does not drop with one.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2[]

  • If the player looks carefully at the cockpit, they can see that no one is in the Little Bird.
  • The smoke coming from the smoke grenade always goes north.
  • When obtained, the multiplayer announcer will call it a Care Package, but the text alerting the player to the killstreak will say "Airdrop".
  • Prior to a patch, the player's move speed was increased when holding a Care Package Marker - this patch only reduced move speed slightly; another patch later on further reduced the move speed with the marker.
  • The radius from which players can open a care package actually forms a sphere, allowing some players to capture a care package from underneath.
  • The red smoke from the smoke grenade used to call in a Care Package does not appear in the Game Winning Killcam.

Call of Duty: Black Ops[]

  • Bots in Combat Training will commonly attempt to take the player's care packages.
  • Bots in Combat Training can booby trap Care Packages. If Hardline Pro is obtained, they can even change what is inside the care packages.
  • Up to three Care Packages can be called in at a time if there are no other aircraft present.
  • If two or three Care Packages are called in on the same location, the helicopters will pass right through each other.
  • If one gets killed near a booby-trapped care package then the Kill-Cam will show the black package, rather than the green package it would normally show.
  • Getting the final kill with a hacked care package will oddly count to the crate drop challenge.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3[]

  • In Survival Mode, perk Care Packages are instantly collected. Also, its collecting radius is smaller than in multiplayer, and it also cannot be collected while in mid-air. If another player attempts to collect the perk Care Package, they too will collect it instantly.
  • If the player is hit by the falling care package in Survival Mode, it will not kill the player nor deal any damage, unlike in multiplayer.
  • Perk Care Packages in Survival mode have the Task Force 141 logo on them.
  • A Trophy System can destroy a Care Package marker.
  • The Care Package grenade has "JU57T1C3" written on it, which is leetspeak for "JUSTICE".

Call of Duty: Ghosts[]

  • If a Care Package marker is seen both before and after being thrown in the Final KillCam, the spot where it is to be thrown will already have red smoke being emitted, even before it is shown being thrown in the KillCam.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II[]

  • Care Packages can destroy most vehicles that it lands on.

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