Airdrop Trap

The Airdrop Trap is a 5-point Support Strike Chain which appears in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

It deploys a booby-trapped care package to the map, similar to booby-trapped care packages when hacked in Call of Duty: Black Ops. When an enemy player tries to pick up the package, it will usually tell them that it is a high level pointstreak from the Assault Strike Package, like an Assault Drone or a Pave Low. However, this is not always the case. The moment an enemy player finishes capturing it, it will emit a loud beeping sound before exploding violently, killing anyone close to it. Both the Escort Airdrop and the Osprey Gunner pointstreaks come with one Airdrop trap, along with 4 Care Packages. The Airdrop Trap was first spotted in Modern Warfare 3's Multiplayer Reveal Trailer. The faction announcer calls it an "Explosive Decoy". When playing the private match game Drop Zone, note that Emergency Airdrops can drop airdrop traps.

Trivia

 * It should be noted that players using Riot Shields can attempt to claim the Trap without fear of death. It will explode, but the Riot Shield will absorb the blast. If the player has a Ballistic Vest on, the triggered explosion won't be fatal.


 * Having the perk Sitrep is extremely useful in identifying Airdrop Traps, as to someone using Sitrep, the Packages will glow bright red.
 * Even if a player does not have SitRep, one can easily identify a trap by how long the package takes to acquire; it takes 5 seconds for an enemy to acquire a normal Care Package, but a trap only takes 3 seconds to activate.
 * If a player has the perk Blast Shield, the explosion should not be deadly.