Black Tuesday

"Black Tuesday" is the first level of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The player takes control of Derek "Frost" Westbrook, a Delta Force operator in New York. The objective of the mission is to destroy a Russian electronics jammer placed in the Stock Exchange. Once the jammer is destroyed, the player will be extracted by a Black Hawk and must duel against Russian helicopters to reach New York Harbor, the location of the next mission.

Gameplay
The level begins with the player, Sgt. Derek "Frost" Westbrook and Sandman climbing from the wreckage of an overturned Humvee in Manhattan. They emerge to find themselves and a friendly Stryker battalion under attack from Russian infantry and vehicles. The player fights his way up the street, past heavy resistance and meets up with a convoy of Strykers at the corner of Exchange and Broadway.

Frost, Sandman and the convoy are then ambushed by a Mi-24 at an enemy roadblock, forcing the team of Deltas to circumnavigate the road block and enter another building. After they clear the shop and alley, they meet with CW4 Grizzly and his team of Deltas, as they fight in front of the Stock Exchange.

As the team reaches the, they fight their way through the trade floor and take a service ladder to the roof. Using thermite, Frost destroys the radio jammer on the roof, restoring radio communications to friendly forces. They then come under attack from enemy forces positioned on some nearby rooftops.

Frost uses guided missiles from a Predator Drone to neutralize the enemy troops, as well as an enemy gunship. A Black Hawk then arrives, extracting the team, but they are pursued by several Hinds. The player mans a minigun and destroys several gunships, but one of them collides with the Black Hawk, causing it to spin out and Frost is nearly thrown out of the cabin. The pilot eventually regains control of the helicopter and the team proceeds to their next mission in New York Harbor.

Trivia

 * The name of the mission is a reference to the Wall Street Crash of 1929 also known as "The Black Tuesday".
 * The date of this level in the E3 Demo was May 13, 2016, as reported by the TV, where a news program similar to FOX News displays the title "BATTLE FOR NEW YORK - America's last stand?" The date is changed to August 17 in the retail release.
 * In the Reveal trailer for MW3, Frost had a US Army Rangers model and Sandman had a MW2 M4A1. This has changed in the E3 demo.
 * The quote that runs on the TV newscrawl is a near word-for-word copy of Mayor Rudy Giuliani's comments about casualties following 9-11.
 * Standing near the TVs allow you to hear some of the reporting on them, although it is hard to make out much during battle.
 * The signs in the Stock Exchange say MSE instead of NYSE, likely for trademark reasons.
 * A board in the Stock Exchange shows all of the major stock exchanges posting large losses, hardly a surprise given that the world's largest economy is under attack, and a battle is raging in one of the world's major economic centers.
 * During the intel on the loading screen for this mission, it can be seen that the 75th Ranger Regiment is also fighting in New York. This regiment is the one which James Ramirez, Foley and Dunn are part of, having previously fought in Virginia and Washington D.C. during Modern Warfare 2.
 * The 2nd Marine Division is also present on the loading screen, apparently fighting in the northern area of Manhattan Island.
 * All stock markets can be seen as falling, apart from those of Activision, Infinity Ward, and Sledgehammer Games, who have stocks on the rise.
 * There is another rising stock market with a tacker labelled "TREY". Though this isn't a valid ticker in the NYSE, this ticker might represent Treyarch. However, due the Stock Exchange being labelled MSE, it might be possible that the ticker was valid during that time.
 * Even though Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 have started their campaign with a tutorial on how to play, this one doesn't.

Videos
Video:Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Campaign Walkthrough Mission 1 Video:Modern Warfare 3 Intel - Black Tuesday Intel Locations (5 Intel) Video:Modern Warfare 3 - E3 2011 'Black Tuesday' Gameplay