FIM-92 Stinger

"Captain Price! We got Stinger missiles in the barn!"

- Gaz during "Hunted".

The FIM-92 Stinger is an anti-aircraft launcher featured in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
It appears only in the campaign and its appearances are few. It first appears in the level "Hunted" to destroy the pursuing Mi-8. It also appears in several hidden weapons caches in "All Ghillied Up", but using it tips everyone to the player's position and is very detrimental to the mission. It is found in two places. The first one is in the church before the helicopter passes over. The second one is in the building with the sniper after the convention. Also, in "Shock and Awe", when Pelayo's chopper gets shot, the missile that hits the Cobra appears to be a Stinger missile due to its smoke tail.

Using the "give all" console command on "Game Over" will give the player a strange Stinger which looks like an AT4, and is unusable.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
The Stinger returns in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for the same purpose as the first game.

Campaign
In the campaign, it is used in the mission "Wolverines!" to shoot down two enemy Mi-28s. It can also be found in "The Only Easy Day...Was Yesterday" and can be used to destroy an enemy Little Bird.

Multiplayer
The Stinger is available in multiplayer as a secondary weapon, unlocked at level 30. It can lock onto killstreak vehicles and comes with two missiles. It can only be fired at killstreaks, and not other players.

If there is an airborne Harrier, a good tactic is to wait until the enemy player calls in a Pave Low or Chopper Gunner, as the player can lock-onto the Harrier and destroy the Pave Low or Chopper Gunner together with one missile if they fly nearby.

Campaign
Strange Stinger can be obtained in mission "Persona Non Grata". At the beginning of the level, a loyalist soldier will use it to take down an enemy helicopter. If friendly fire is disabled via console commands, that soldier can be killed and he'll drop the Stinger, which can be picked up but cannot be used. Also, it has the same skin as the AT4.

Multiplayer
The Stinger again appears in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3; it is unlocked at level 40. It is the same as its previous counterparts, namely that it is lock-on only and maintains its ability to destroy killstreak rewards in one shot (unless it has flares). It comes with two missiles as starting ammo, meaning that in order to take down vehicles with more than one set of flares, the player must either die or find more ammo. It is also possible to lock on to Juggernauts (Assault or Support version) and Assault Drones to get a one hit kill. Unlike its MW2 predecessor, it can now lock on to aircraft through glass windows, which they will shoot and break through and still hit their targets.

As of Title Update 1.15 on the PS3, the Stinger can no longer lock on to Juggernauts.

The Stinger is the best Launcher for obtaining Blind Eye Pro, as it locks on faster than the Javelin, and has more firepower than the SMAW, while having more starting ammunition than both.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II
The FIM-92 Stinger appears in Call of Duty: Black Ops II's campaign mode. It is first seen in the mission Old Wounds where the player must use it to destroy Russian tanks and BTR's. It has a free fire and aircraft lock-on mode. Also, if firing in free fire mode, the rocket can be detonated by the player, not only on impact. It is unlocked for the single player loadout by completing 5 challenges on the mission "Suffer With Me".

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

 * In the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare multiplayer, objectives in Search and Destroy are depicted as Stingers packed into boxes.
 * During the mission "All Ghillied Up," the Stinger can lock-on to the wild dog, however only before MacMillan tells the player to avoid it.
 * Contrary to popular belief, the Stinger can be reused. This is done by pressing the weapons switch button when the player begins to throw it away. The player will retain the Stinger, which can be reloaded by walking over another Stinger.
 * On the area where the player holds the Stinger, there is text that reads, "BLAH BLAHAJ8 HAJ8." This can be easily seen on the Stingers in the bell tower in "All Ghillied Up."
 * In the mission "All In", a SAS operative destroys an enemy Hind. The missile's smoke trail looks like an RPG's smoke trail. However, if the player looks closely, he/she can see that the SAS soldiers are using a Stinger.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

 * When aiming down the sight, it is possible to see a fingerprint of the sight.
 * The Stinger has a high blast radius that can kill players if it explodes nearby.
 * On the side of the Stinger, clearly visible through a sniper scope, there is writing that says "BLAH BLAH BLAH".
 * On Infinity Ward's website, the Stinger was voted the favorite rocket launcher in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
 * On top of the Stinger scope, there's writing which form names, these can be seen through a sniper scope: 8R0CKH8URD (Blackbird) - P3A58NT (Peasant) - T5U38M1 (Tsunami) - M8GN3TH38D (Magnethead) - QW33F8E8ST (Qweefbeast) - 5t0n3p13l0t (Stonepilot) - CH08ACCA (Chewbacca) - G315L3R (Geisler) - L0N65H035 (Longshoes) - C0177PY6 (Coitus) - 120YC3 (Royce) - PO12T312 (Porter) - 5OUPY (Soupy) - L0RCK (Lorck) - G121GG1 (Griggs) - K177Y (Kitty). These are all gamertags of Infinity Ward employees on Xbox Live.
 * The Stinger can't lock on through a window.
 * The Stinger can still lock onto air support even during an EMP due to a patch.
 * The Stinger is the only weapon in game to have no Master (headshot) challenge after Prestiging, which is instead replaced by a Veteran IV challenge, requiring 5,000 helicopter kills.
 * It is possible to shoot down multiple aircraft with a single Stinger missile, if they are close enough together.
 * There is a Stinger headshot title, though it is obtained through the Veteran challenges.
 * Dunn will use a Stinger during the Crows nest battle in "Of Their Own Accord". However, he will fire at ground targets, not the helicopters that have to be shot down. This is the only time Stingers have been seen to be fired at ground targets.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

 * It is possible to lock on to Assault Drones with this launcher.
 * The resulting explosion can potentially kill other players.
 * Similar to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, it is possible to destroy multiple aircrafts with one Stinger missile. when they are close enough together. This is best observed when using the Stinger against one of the helicopters performing a Strafe Run.
 * If a Stinger is locked onto a vehicle and fired, but is destroyed before the Stinger missile impacts, the missile will ricochet back to the person who fired it or another player, and can potentially kill the player, therefore it has been famously dubbed, "Stingerang," by many players.
 * It is possible to lock on to Juggernauts with the Stinger, however this can only be done if the Juggernaut is not moving.
 * The Stinger's sight is dented.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II

 * When used in future missions, it cannot lock on to modern aircraft, such as the Dragonfire drone.
 * When in free-fire mode, the Stinger has the same iron sights as the RPG-7.
 * In free fire mode, if it is detonated by player, it is possible to see flames coming out of it; those flames can hurt/kill both player and enemies.
 * Rarely, the Stinger's explosive rockets can incinerate enemies if they are not killed in the initial blast.

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