FIM-92 Stinger

The FIM-92 Stinger is a man portable infra-red homing surface-to-air missile developed in the United States and used by the US military, with whom it entered service in 1981. The basic Stinger missile has to date been used for 270 confirmed kills of aircraft.

It is manufactured by Raytheon Missile Systems and also under license by EADS in Germany. Raytheon designates the missile as a MANPADS (Man-Portable Air-Defense System). It is used by the military of the United States and by 29 other countries. Around 70,000 missiles have been produced.

In Game
It appears only in Campaign Mode, and its appearances are few and far between. 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 the church before the helicopter passes over. You can use the stinger to take it down if you feel like it. The first shot will usually miss and you must run into the church to get another stinger missile. Go outside again and avoid the helicopter's fire. When you get a good spot, lock on it and shoot. The second time will usually work. The second place is the building the sniper is on after the convention. After you kill the sniper, run up the fire escape to where he came out from. Climb into the room he spawned in and there will be stinger missiles in there. You can use it to shoot the nearby helicopter hovering over the enemy soldiers. When you shoot it thought, hurry and get back to MacMillian. Stay in the room on the second floor and keep watch on the window. It helps a lot of you have the unlimited ammo cheat.

In All Ghillied Up it is possible to fire this weapon at the BMP in the convoy you have to sneak past. Take the stingers in the church and target it at the BMP like you would a helicopter. It may or may not take out the BMP along with any nearby troops. It is less simple to use than a Javelin as the target must be located by sight not an electronic screen that locates the target. Also, unlike the Javelin, each stinger has a one-time use. You need to pick up another stinger (if available) in order to continue firing.

Modern Warfare 2
The stinger is usable in multiplayer as a secondary weapon. It can lock onto killstreak vehicles and comes with multiple rockets. The drawback is that it cannot be fired without a lock-on and thus can not be fired at infantry. In the campaign It is used in the mission Wolverines! to shoot down enemy Helicopters.