I.E.D. (mission)

For the equipment, see I.E.D. (equipment).

I.E.D.
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Game	Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Team	JSOC Strike Force
Place	Maidan Shahr, 50 Miles West from Kabul, Pashtun Territory, Afghanistan
Date	June 6th, 2025
Enemies	Mujahideen SDC
Campaign level	Old Wounds

"ESCORT a convoy of Afghan and Russian VIPs and destroy any landmines blocking its path."

— Mission description

"I.E.D." (Improvised Explosive Device) is the third Strike Force mission in the Call of Duty: Black Ops II campaign. It involves defending the Afghan President from assassins.

Overview

The player starts in a cutscene as an MQ-27 Dragonfire moving to neutralize an RPG threat. It manages to take one of the two hostiles, but the other destroys the Dragonfire with a well-placed RPG shot. The player then assumes control of another Quadrotor and has to defend the convoy consisting of four vehicles to the extraction point.

On the way through the mission, the player will encounter large amounts of enemies riding on horseback, enemies on foot with RPGs, helicopters and tanks. The player must use a mixture of the Quadrotors and ASDs to deal with the threat. At some parts of the mission, the convoy will come across a line of mines that cross the path of the convoy, during this the player must destroy the line before the convoy continues, possibly leaving it vulnerable to attacks from enemies. There are also tanks along the route. Eventually, the convoy will near the extraction point, and that then cues two large waves of enemies to attack the convoy; one being a wave of enemies on horseback, and another wave of enemies on foot. Should the player escape this barrage, the convoy will successfully reach the extraction point intact. Afghanistan will help JSOC save the Obama.

Challenges

• Eliminate enemy personnel (x3) while they are planting IED
• Eliminate enemy personnel (x10) on horseback
• Convoy never stopped by presence of an IED
• Destroy tanks (x3) with kinetic projectile weapon
• Destroy helo with kinetic projectile weapon
• Eliminate enemy personnel (x20) as a quad drone
• Run over enemy personnel (x10) as ASD
• Use only ASDs to destroy tanks
• Keep all vehicles in convoy safe
• Complete the mission in "tactical view" only

Units Available

• Quads
• ASDs
• HAMP (High Altitude Munition Platform)
• CLAW (In the end) (Unusable)

Weapon Loadout

Found in level (unobtainable)

RPG-7

AK-47

Enemy vehicle

• T-62
• Mi-24 Hind

Gallery

Attacking RPG positions as part of the opening sequence.

Calling in a HAMP strike on a priority target.

Targeting enemy cavalry while controlling a Dragonfire.

Setting off an I.E.D. at a safe distance.

Passing through heavily occupied territory.

CLAWs arriving to assist the evacuation at the mission's conclusion.

Video Walkthrough

BOII Strike Force Mission 3 - I.E.D. Playthrough

Achievement/Trophy

• Desert Storm (15 / Bronze Trophy ) - Successfully escort the VIPs to safety.

Transcript

Main article: I.E.D. (mission)/Transcript

Trivia

• The Mujahideen in this mission use 1980's weapons like the AK-47 and RPG-7.
• When the enemy choppers are shot down and destroyed, they are not solid objects. They can be passed right through by the ASDs, Quadrotors and even the convoy vehicles.