SR-71 Blackbird

The Blackbird, known as SR-71 by Multiplayer Announcers, is a killstreak reward in Call of Duty: Black Ops.

Campaign
The SR-71 Blackbird was first seen in the Call of Duty: Black Ops teaser trailer. In the game it appears in the campaign level "WMD". In the cockpit of the Blackbird "Big Eye 6", the playable character Mosely is be prompted to activate the jet's engines, and then pull back on the stick during take-off. Major Neitsch then uses the SR-71's reconnaissance equipment to guide a squad of four friendly soldiers past enemy patrols in the Ural Mountains. Once this is accomplished, players then takes control of Hudson on the ground hiding from the patrols. Once they go away, the mission continues.

Multiplayer
The Blackbird appears as an 8-killstreak in multiplayer, and cannot be shot down. It is an advanced radar, giving real-time updates of where enemies are positioned and in which direction they are facing. The Blackbird lasts about a minute. Counter-Spy Planes fully block the Blackbird. The Blackbird shows all enemy players, even when Ghost Pro is used.

Strategies
While using the Blackbird and playing Domination or Capture The Flag, use the Blackbird while the enemy are holding a flag, since it will make it easy to find out if there are players there and how many are there protecting the flag. Also, in demolition it can be used to tell if enemies are guarding objectives and which way they are facing, so player can sneak around them and flank them.

Operators

 * Neitsch
 * Mosely

Trivia

 * The monitor in the SR-71 shown in Call of Duty: Black Ops uses an 'Ultra High Frequency' system to locate targets on the ground. The UHF indicator is switched on, indicating that the SR-71 may also be able to use different imaging systems such as Infra-Red.
 * There are squares surrounding the allies which is similar to squares surrounding the enemies in Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer. This is to possibly know where the allies are, as it is more important, as the Blackbird is there to guide them.
 * The avatar pilot suit which is given to those who pre-ordered the game when it is released would be the same in the Blackbird.

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