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For similar explosives, see Satchel Charge and C4.

Thermite is an incendiary compound seen in Call of Duty 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Call of Duty: WWII, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Mobile, Call of Duty: Vanguard, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III. Unlike C4 and Semtex, Thermite itself is not explosive, but instead burns at extreme temperatures, melting material with molten iron.

Call of Duty 2[]

Thermite Grenades were used in the mission "The Battle of Pointe du Hoc" in Call of Duty 2 to disable the captured German howitzers.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare[]

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Thermite is present in the game files as an inventory icon. It however is not found anywhere in-game.

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The inventory icon.

Call of Duty: World at War[]

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Thermite is also present in the game files as an inventory icon (the same icon from Modern Warfare) but also has two other texture files of the grenade itself with different color schemes.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3[]

In "Black Tuesday", Derek "Frost" Westbrook plants some Thermite on the base of an enemy communications relay, lighting it with a wireless clacker (similar to the one used to detonate C4) and in the process destroying it.

It also appears in the Special Ops mission Over Reactor where the player has to disarm it before they can enter the submarine.

Call of Duty: Ghosts[]

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"Ignite thermite."
Merrick in "Clockwork"

Thermite is seen in the level "Clockwork", where the Ghosts use it to melt the firewall's hinges. After being melted, the rest of the door is blown off.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare[]

Knox uses Thermite in the level "Bio Lab" to incinerate Atlas servers. It also used by Atlas in "Armada".

Call of Duty: Black Ops III[]

The Thermite makes it debut in Call of Duty: Black Ops III as a lethal equipment unlocked at level 29, where it ignites to cause a radius of fire to burn on the ground. It works similarly to Nova Gas Grenades from Black Ops, except that Thermite is much more damaging to players, lasts a shorter duration, and covers only a circular area on the ground instead of the spherical area the Nova Gas covers. Thermite is easily distinguishable from the blue flames emitted on the ground, and as such, can be deemed useless if used aggressively, as enemies that see it from afar can alert their teammates about the hazard. However it can be used effectively to flush enemies out of certain areas allowing your team to push forward or take out a group of enemies who have an area locked down.

Call of Duty: WWII[]

Thermite is seen in the level "D-Day" and "Hill 493". Daniels uses Thermite grenades to destroy the artillery, flak guns and to disable a Tiger II tank.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare[]

"Burns fiercely for a short while after impact. Sticks to all surfaces."
— In-game description


Thermite returns in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare but this time in a throwable form.

It functions as a combination of Semtex and a Molotov, being able to stick to any surface and burns fiercely on impact. Four projectile variants also exist, in the form of the FTAC Backburn 20" Bolts, the 25×59mm Thermite 5-R mag, the MGL-32, and the 40mm Incendiary.

Call of Duty: Mobile[]

"Sticks to any surface of an object. Burns enemies violently for a short period upon impact."
— Description


The Thermite returns in Call of Duty: Mobile. It was added in the Season 9 Conquest update.

Call of Duty: Vanguard[]

"Explosive which burns fiercely for a short period of time after impact. Sticks to surfaces."
— In-game description


The Thermite returns in Call of Duty: Vanguard and functions similarly to how it did in the previous games.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II[]

"Explosive incendiary device that sticks to surfaces."
— In-game description


The Thermite returns in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III[]

"Explosive incendiary device that sticks to surfaces."
— In-game description


The Thermite returns in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.

Skins[]

Skin Image How to Obtain
Burning Dragon Burning Dragon Thermite Skin MWIII Full Kit: Dragon Soul: Lunar New Year Bundle
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