Osprey Gunner

Osprey Gunner is a 17 point Strike Package reward that appears in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

This strike chain reward calls in a V-22 Osprey. Unlike the Support Strike Package variant, it gives the user control of the gunner position similar to that of the Chopper Gunner from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. It also delivers three Care Packages. This can be confusing to new players, as when a Osprey Gunner is called in, hitting right on the D-Pad brings up a map and a cursor. This is to mark where the player wants the packages to be dropped while they protect them with the onboard gun.

The Osprey has two sets of flares, therefore requiring at least three lock-on missiles. (2 for the flares and 1 for the Osprey itself).

Trivia
The Osprey Gunner is also works as a Escort Airdrop
 * The Osprey Gunner, Escort Airdrop, and AC130 are the only air support killstreak rewards that release 2 sets of flares, making them the most resilient killstreaks in the game.
 * Predator Missile cannot take out the Osprey Gunner, even with a direct hit.
 * Osprey Gunners are seldom used due to it being such a hard pointstreak to obtain and the fact that the players can take his packages while the chopper is active; however, its support package counterpart is more commonly used.
 * The Osprey Gunner has no pilot in the cockpit.