Strela-3

For a similarly named weapon, see Strela-P.

The Strela-3 (Russian: Стрела-3, literally "Arrow-3") is a launcher featured in Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified.

Call of Duty: Black Ops

Strela-3
Weapon Class	Launcher
Damage	175-25 explosion (SP/MP) 1000 direct impact (SP/MP)
Fire Mode	Single-Shot Lock-on aircraft
Magazine Size	1 rocket
Starting Ammunition	1 + 1 (MP)
Maximum Ammunition	1 + 2 (SP & MP)
Cost(Black Ops)	2000
Used by	CIA, Soviet Armed Forces (Spetsnaz)
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Campaign

The Strela-3 is used by Jason Hudson while on Rebirth Island to shoot down Mi-8 helicopters that are attacking his squad. It is also used on the mission Redemption in the Wii version by Mason to shoot down enemy helicopters above the deck of the boat. This use is exclusive to the Wii version, as all other versions use a Valkyrie Rocket Launcher instead. This change is due to RAM limitations on the Wii.

Multiplayer

The Strela-3 is a secondary launcher unlocked at level 30, costing 2000 to unlock.

The Strela-3 is lock-on only, meaning that free fire is not possible, thus making the Strela-3 almost completely incapable of killing enemy players. Killing players can be done, either by managing to be directly hit by a Strela-3 rocket (this usually only happens if an enemy jumps into the rocket's path), or in the extremely off chance that a flare redirects a Strela-3 rocket back into the playing field, in which case it may explode near an enemy. For the most part, users should not expect to get any Strela-3 kills.

The Strela-3 can lock on to aircraft, much like the M72 LAW does. Compared to the M72 LAW, the Strela-3's rockets fly much faster, making it capable of destroying aircraft more quickly once the rocket is launched. This heavily increased projectile speed also makes it far less likely for strafing aircraft such as the Attack Helicopter and Gunship from being able to delay their destruction by swerving, something that can be done against M72 LAW rockets.

The Strela-3 allows users to move at 80% of the base movement speed, or strafe at 40% of the base movement speed. The Strela-3 allows users to aim down the sights in 500 milliseconds. Hip-fire is completely impossible with the Strela-3. The Strela-3's reload animation is three seconds long. The user can Reload Cancel the Strela-3 after 1.8 seconds.

The Strela-3 is a single shot weapon. It must be reloaded after firing. The Strela-3's default starting ammo loadout is two rockets. If using Scavenger Pro, the Strela-3's starting ammo loadout increases to three rockets.

Gallery

The Strela-3.

Strela-3's iron sight.

Diving with the Strela-3.

Strela-3 missile in-flight.

Strela-3's Create-A-Class stats.

Render of the Strela-3

The early version of the Strela-3's menu icon.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II

The subject matter of this article was cut from the final version of a Call of Duty game. Since some information cannot be independently verified, the content on this page may be subject to change.

Although the weapon isn't featured in-game, a Create-A-Class image and a pick-up icon can be found in the game files. They are named, menu_mp_weapons_strela_big and hud_strela, respectively. In-game the former is used as the pick-up icon for the Valkyrie Launcher, while the latter is used for the FIM-92 Stinger and the FHJ-18 AA in campaign mode.

Menu icon.

Pick-up icon.

Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified

Strela-3
Weapon Class	Launcher
Fire Mode	Single-Shot
Magazine Size	1 rocket
Penetration	None
Unlocked	Level 4

The Strela-3 returns in Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified. It is unlocked with Create-a-Class.

The Strela-3 has changed significantly from its Black Ops iteration, now fulfilling the same niche as the M72 LAW. It can be free fired or used to attack aircraft or sentries. The Strela-3 is extremely strong, as it commonly kills players or heavily weakens them. However, the Strela-3 is the only launcher that cannot receive extra reserve ammunition on spawn, only having one rocket on tap even when using Surplus. Extra ammunition can only be received by picking up the ammo from a dropped Strela-3.

Overall, the Strela-3 is an extremely common sight in Declassified multiplayer thanks to its extreme lethality against players, aircraft, and sentries, all of which are pretty widespread in Multiplayer.

Trivia

Call of Duty: Black Ops

• Before the player picks up the Strela-3 it shows a Valkyrie launcher but when the player picks it up it changes to the Strela-3 launcher.
• The Valkyrie Rockets killstreak award is fired from a modified Strela-3 launcher, having been enhanced with an aiming module of some sort.
• Strela-3 missiles can lock-on to and take down Valkyrie Rockets.
• If a target moves out of the way (for example the Chopper Gunner) a fired rocket will usually loop around and destroy the aircraft.
• Although unusual, it is quite possible to earn a kill with the Strela-3. This happens when the enemy aircraft passes behind a building and there's an enemy player in this building (in a window or door).
• The delay between firing and reloading when aiming down the sights can be skipped by pressing the reload button, thereby reloading faster overall. This technique can also be used with the M72 LAW.