Wolverines!

"Sierra Delta, uh... we may have a minor ACS fault over here. Do you have anything on your scope?" "They're everywhere!" "Sierra Delta, repeat!" "I'm lookin' at fighter jets over I-95! How the hell did they get through!?"

'Wolverines!' is the sixth mission in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

In response to what they believe is a U.S. supported terrorist attack on Zakhaev International Airport (after finding the body of Private Joseph Allen at the airport and apparently completely bypassing the United Nations), the Russian Government has declared war on the United States, seeking revenge for the deaths of hundreds of innocent civilians. Using a duplicate of the ACS module Task Force 141 had recovered earlier in Kazakhstan, the Russian military glitches the early warning systems of NORAD into reporting massing forces approaching the United States on the West Coast, of which are promptly dismissed by local Air Force Bases, thereby allowing them to sneak in on the East Coast undetected. The Russians then launch an attack on the U.S. East Coast, using cargo planes to airdrop troops, armor and equipment while fighter jets destroy targets. The U.S. military is caught off guard by the sudden attack and mobilizes to combat the threat.

You play as Private James Ramirez, starting off in a Humvee until it is disabled by enemy fire. The first objective is to rendezvous with Raptor's downed helicopter. You engage Russian forces through the neighborhood. A BTR-80 engages the Rangers, so Sergeant Foley moves his men to avoid the street, passing through alleyways.

Ramirez' team reaches a business district, where "Raptor" is being kept safe inside a restaurant meat locker. Foley directs the team to secure the restaurant area, making use of an air-dropped arsenal on the roof. The arsenal includes an M5 Sentry Gun, M14 EBRs, and a Predator uplink for missile strikes, which later goes offline after a Russian shoots it down. Large numbers of Russian Federation Airborne attack, but Ramirez's

squad keeps on firing, also using Stinger missiles to take out enemy helicopters. The first stinger is in the same diner you found the predator; after using it up, there is an infinite stinger supply on top of Nate's Restaurant (The first place you had to defend). After holding out using everything they can, their convoy arrives and the team breaks for it.

Enemy Intelligence

 * Intel No. 11: Inside "NOVA" gas station, on the red counter.
 * Intel No. 12: Inside "CRB Financial", on the "Online Banking" counter.
 * Intel No. 13: Inside "Taco Togo", on one of the smaller table.
 * Intel No. 14: Inside "Burger Town"'s dumpster, on the East side of the building.

Tips

 * Use the Predator missile as much as you can before it goes offline. Firing it into large groups of enemies as soon as they appear will get you the trophy/achievement "Ten plus foot mobiles".
 * You can save the sentry gun for later if its still operational after defending Nate's restaurant from the first wave of attackers. Simply take it downstairs before the predator attack, then take it across to Burger Town once you've cleared the restaurant.
 * Another thing you can do with the sentry turret is to place it near the Nova Star Gas Station. It will then kill off any stragglers and groups of hostiles.
 * Walking through the middle of the mall can be hazardous, especially when the BTRs are around. Taking the long way around by simply walking closer to the edge of the level may save your life.
 * When taking out the 2nd helicopter on higher difficulties, do not not try to run to the stinger on top of Nates' Restaurant, but instead use the M240 in the diner as it is right next to the first stinger and takes it out just as fast.
 * Alternatively, you can take the Stinger from the top of Nate's with you when you leave, though this does fill up a weapon slot with something that will be largely useless for a large portion of the level (until the helicopters arrive).
 * Alternatively, you can take the Stinger from the top of Nate's with you when you leave, though this does fill up a weapon slot with something that will be largely useless for a large portion of the level (until the helicopters arrive).

Quotes
"Sand Bravo, we're reading 70 bogeys in your sector, please verify." -NORAD HQ

"Very funny, Station. That's a big negative, over." -Nome AFB

"Sand Bravo, be advised, running diagnostics to scan for malfunctions." -NORAD HQ "The skies are clear, Station. You got yourself some phantom dots, over." -Nome AFB

"Zulu X-Ray 6. Signs in your sector of some 100 bogeys, please advise." -NORAD HQ

"Negatory, Station. Scope is clear. I dunno what to tell ya. Solar interference? Heavy sunspot activity today." -Vandenburg AFB

"Sierra Delta, uh... we may have a minor ACS fault here. Do you have anything on your scope?" -NORAD HQ

"They're everywhere!" -Air Traffic Controller

"Sierra Delta, repeat!" -NORAD HQ

"(Siren sounds) I'm lookin' at fighter jets over I-95! How the hell did they get through?" -Air Traffic Controller

"Standby! Attempting to contact the nearest unit in that sector." -NORAD HQ

"I read you. This is First Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Sergeant Foley, acting commander of Hunter Two-One. Do you copy over?" -Sergeant Foley

''"All stations, be advised - satellite surveillance has been disabled. SOSUS and Pave Paws arrays are inoperative at this time." '' -NORAD HQ

Trivia

 * If the Predator is at the right angle you can see a stinger missile heading straight for it.


 * The only logic behind why the enemy BTR would be firing at random civilian houses, is if they wanted to deliberately kill civilians who haven't evacuated or to prevent American forces from using those houses as cover.


 * On Veteran difficulty, the BTR at the beginning of the level will only fire at you after destroying the Humvee, and not at Cpl. Dunn or Sergeant Foley.


 * After going down the alley next to the BTR there is a Russian soldier tangled in his parachute cords next to the diner. Needless to say he's an easy kill.


 * The restaurant with the Predator Missile uplink is the same building used in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare in the level The Sins of the Father.


 * After entering the restaurant to get the Predator Missile uplink, two Russians soldiers will break through the backdoor, and some more will appear in the gas station parking lot. Even if you make sure the area around the restaurant is clear, those Russian soldiers will always magically appear the moment you get inside the restaurant.


 * Right after throwing a smoke grenade near the BTR and when you enter the alley on the right, near a dumpster is a black graffiti of Infinity Ward´s logo.


 * If you look closely on the ground at the beginning of the level, there is newspapers and it is named "Infinity Ward Times".


 * "Wolverines!" is a reference to the movie Red Dawn, which depicts a Communist invasion of the United States. The "Wolverines" are a makeshift guerrilla force formed by American high school students. The paratroopers in the mission and planes flying over are also homages to the movie.


 * Another reference to Red Dawn is contained within the mission. The Xbox Achievement/PS3 Trophy for completing this level and Exodus on Veteran Difficulty is actually called "Red Dawn". This same achievement's picture is three Russian helicopters flying next to each other, yet another reference to the movie.


 * The level and the others following also bear similarity to another game, World in Conflict, set in an alternate timeline where the Soviet Union invades the USA in 1989. World in Conflict also appears to have been influenced by Red Dawn.


 * The "Burger Town" fast food restaurant is an obvious parody of Burger King. There is also a Burger Town in the airport in No Russian. Also, if you closely notice, the Burger Town logo looks very similar to Burger King's, albeit the old logo.


 * The gas station is called Nova, which is the same name of the gas station on Derail.


 * Other parodies of American restaurant chains are Taco Togo (Taco Bell and Togo's ) and Nate's (which closely resembles the T.G.I. Friday's structure and sign, but could also be influenced by Applebee's, Chili's, etc.)


 * If you go into the Taco Togo and look at the tray, it says "BT" on the wrapper, which refers to Burger Town.


 * The ACS module TF141 recovered apparently controlled US coastal radar systems and defenses, and the Russians duplicated it, allowing them to approach within miles of the coastline, without being detected and enabling them to penetrate US airspace before a defense could be mounted.


 * Sergeant Foley refers to the MiG-29s as "fast movers". It's strange that the bombs they drop on Nate's Restaurant don't completely destroy it.
 * In addition, it is unclear how moving Raptor to the Burger Town is any safer than Nate's. They could just as easily level either location.


 * When you fire a Stinger at the enemy helicopter, you can watch it attempt to get away before it is inevitably shot down. You can also shoot them down with a machine gun.


 * While the mission, presumably for sensitivity reasons, takes place in a non-specific area of "Northeastern Virginia," evidence in the game files and the layout of the streets, architecture of the houses, and generalized restaurants based on real restaurants suggests that this level takes place in Sterling, Virginia in Loudoun County.


 * At the start of the mission if you look around the jeep you will see a can of Choal, an obvious parody of Skoal. There will also be a picture of a girl taped to the dash, possibly a girlfriend of one of the Rangers although the same picture can be seen in any Humvee you get into as the Humvee model at the beginning of the level is the same as the one at the end of the level.


 * There are 3 Special Ops missions that take place in this area.


 * There is no way to save the Predator Drone, even if you kill all enemies in the area.


 * In real life, the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment that Private James Ramirez is a part of, is based in Fort Benning, Georgia, so it is unknown how his unit is the closest to the area in Virginia he was supposed to defend from the invading Russians. Most likely forces from Marine Corps Base Quantico in Triangle, Virginia and Langley, Virginia would be closest to the invasion, unless Foley and his regiment had just been shipped off from Afghanistan, concentrating on Washington D.C. due to it being a top priority.


 * The achievement unlocked after completing this mission on any difficulty is called "Royale with Cheese" which could be a loose reference to Pulp Fiction.


 * If you look closely to one of the white cars, You can find a Arabian(Presumed Kuwaiti) License plate, It might be remodeled from one of the cars in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.


 * After Sgt. Foley rescues Raptor and puts him in the meat locker, if you walk outside the building and walk back in, the door will have closed with no way of getting back in, meaning he could still be there after the mission had finished.


 * The highway that the convoy arrives from is blocked off by barriers and barbed wire.


 * You can take the sentry gun onto the Humvee at the end of the level.


 * Rarely, one of your allies will shoot down one of the Mi-28's, saving you some time.


 * If you look at the containers that have newspapers, you can see a picture of a soldier along with the headline Call of Duty 2, that is if it isn't shot at.


 * This is widely considered the most "complete level" in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. It makes use of smoke screens, Predator Drones, Sentry Turrets, Sniping, Thermal Sights, and Stingers. The only element missing is stealth, which the rangers attempted to use against an enemy vehicle, but were eventually spotted.
 * Mixed in with the radio chatter in the level can be heard references to vehicles that don't actually appear in the game, like the BTR-60 and the F-35 Lightning.
 * In the same radio chatter, "broken arrow" is mentioned. This is a codeword for both an accidental event involving Nuclear weapons that does not cause a Nuclear War or in the context of a battle the codeword used to bring in all availble aircraft or artillery fire on a friendly position which has been over run by the enemy.


 * There are some signs near some houses, were you can read "IW Realty" on it, another Easter egg from Infinity Ward
 * You could see Infinity Ward logo behind the diner.


 * Foley strangely closes himself in the meat locker together with Raptor.


 * If the player enters the financial building and kills everyone there before talking to Foley at the car, Foley and the other Ranger will shoot at the financial building as if people were still there.


 * Another Easter egg of Infinity Ward is in the postboxes, there are cards advertising Infinity Ward, these can be stabbed out.


 * In the Humvee at the start of the mission there is a packet of 'CANDY' which is based on Charms, and Tootsie rolls, which are part of a U.S Soldier's/Marine's Ration Pack.


 * If you look at the carsigns to the cars it stands Infinity Ward.


 * If you look up while riding in the humvee you will see the predator drone.
 * In the Bank, the Cubicles have names of Infinity Ward Employees.
 * When you start to get hit by Predator Missiles on the roof of Nate's Restaurant, Sgt. Foley says he can see the man remote-piloting the Predator Drone and to kill him, when you don't have to kill him nor remote-pilot it.
 * You can randomly find a "Sgt.Bowling" before extraction.
 * This maybe rare but a soldier named "Pvt.Cho" can be seen wielding a RPG at the end of the level
 * After Sgt. Foley locks himself in the meat locker with Raptor, if you approach the door and listen carefully you can hear Foley raping Raptor in the ass.