Osprey Gunner

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

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 player 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 that contains strike chain rewards from the Assault Strike Package, similar to the Emergency Airdrop from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

This can be confusing to new players, as when an 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, Escort Airdrop, Pave Low, Recon Drone and AC-130 are the only air support killstreak rewards that release 2 sets of flares, making them the most resilient killstreaks in the game.
 * A Predator Missile or a shot from the Reaper can take out the Osprey Gunner with a direct hit.
 * Osprey Gunners are seldom used due to it being such a hard pointstreak to obtain and the fact that other players can take the packages while the player is still inside; however, it can be argued that the Care Packages are meant for other teammates, otherwise only one crate would be dropped. In contrast, its Support Package counterpart is more commonly used.
 * There is no visible minigun on the Osprey; the bullets seems to spawn right from the front of the aircraft.
 * The Osprey has no pilot in the cockpit.
 * The Osprey Gunner is absent in the Wii version of the game due to its low RAM capacity.
 * The Osprey flies very low to the ground, rarely, enemies using Launchers can kill players below because of its low altitude of when the explosion happens. The same can happen with an Escort Airdrop.