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 Add a fact *...that in Black Ops, if a player is defusing a bomb, the numbers pressed are a repeating pattern o "115", a reference to the zombie mode? *...that Call of Duty 3 is the only main installment of the series not to feature any Russian factions? *...that Sarah Michelle Gellar grunts like a man when diving to prone? *...that you can obtain the M2 flamethrower from the sniper cabinet in Nacht der Untoten in Call of Duty: ZOMBIES? *...that in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 the Navy SEALs are the least seen faction? *...that in Call of Duty: Black Ops the Extended Mags attachment for the M60 is called "Big Ammo"? *...that in recent games, a light bulb above a player's head means that they are accessing the Start Menu? *...that Soap and Weaver are the only characters in the Call of Duty series to use throwing knives? *...that the Model 1887 was voted the most popular shotgun in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2? *...that the Model 1887 is the oldest firearm to appear in the Call of Duty series, dating to 1887. *...that Grigori Weaver is the only character in the entire series to survive after losing an eye? *...that there was originally going to be a Tank Team Deathmatch mode in Call Of Duty: World at War? *...Frank Woods and Lev Kravchenko have the same birthday (March 20th) and both die on February 19th? *...that the FAMAS in Black ops is the F1 FELIN version, (not the normal version as used in Modern Warfare 2), which strangely, wasn't developed until the 1990's? *..that Makarov's first name is Vladimir, which is Russian for "Ruler of Peace"? *...that the RC-XD available from the Call of Duty: Black Ops Prestige Edition is controlled with a trigger remote, whereas the in-game counterpart uses an ordinary dual-stick remote? * ...that the Call of Duty: Black Ops single player mission Project Nova is the first time in a Call of Duty game that you fight both for and against the same faction? * ...that when you throw the Gersch Device outside the map in Ascension, Samantha Maxis will laugh at you? * ...that "Five" is the only zombie map that doesn't have any white or red writing on the wall? * ...that despite his old appearance, Viktor Reznov is 29 during the events of Call of Duty: World at War and 50 during the events of Call of Duty: Black Ops? *...that the CIA operative who interrogated Alex Mason during his polygraph test upon his escape from Vorkuta was named C. Miller? *...that the multiplayer for Call of Duty: United Offensive features eight different vehicles? *...that there are no sniper rifles in the multiplayer of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized? * ...that if all of the heads of the mannequins on Nuketown are shot off in a time, the song "Sympathy for the Devil" by The Rolling Stones plays? *...that the watch worn by the player's character in Call of Duty: Black Ops multiplayer functions in real-time? *...that Call of Duty: Black Ops sold more pre-orders than Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2? *...that the Crossbow in the Call of Duty: Black Ops campaign fires hitscans while the multiplayer version fires actual bolts? *...that rapper Eminem had his music included in a trailer for both Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops and is also featured in an Easter Egg in the latter? *...that in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, your first-person character will always wear gloves even if your third-person character isn't? *...that in Der Riese, there was originally going to be another Perk Machine called the "Amm-O-Matic," which would give the buyer a Max Ammo, but was taken out at the last minute by Treyarch? *... that all the playable characters in Call of Duty series are right handed? *...that in Search and Destroy in Call of Duty: World at War, if the defuser begins defusing when the bomb is the exact defuse time away from detonation, the defuser will live, but the bomb will still detonate, and both teams will be credited with a point? *...that in the mission "Little Resistance", Miller is a radioman? *...that there have been six different Viktors in the Call of Duty series? *...that in the mission "Little Resistance", it is possible to to obtain the Ray Gun? *...that the M1911 pistol is featured in every console Call of Duty except Call of Duty: Finest Hour, making it the most frequently recurring weapon in the series? *...that the AK-47 is one of the three weapons in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 that uses its intended grenade launcher, the GP-25? *...that Khaled Al-Asad, a character from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, means the eternal lion in Arabic? *...that this wiki is available in 7 languages, including Polish, French, Spanish and Greek? *...that this wiki is available in 7 languages, including Russian, German and Dutch? *...that in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 the player can use the Dragunov in campaign and Spec Ops, but not in multiplayer? *...that the events of the Modern Warfare series are only thirteen days total? *...that in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 the M4A1's pickup text doesn't say "M4A1 ACOG" but simply "M4 ACOG"? *...that in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Task Force 141, OpFor and the Spetsnaz are the only factions to face all of their respective enemy factions in multiplayer? *...that in Call of Duty: World at War, the Grease Gun was going to be featured but was cut from the final version of the game? *...that in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, grenades, special grenades, and other equipment can be used while climbing ladders? *...that there was originally a game mode for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 called "Global Thermonuclear War," but it was removed? *...that the WA2000 is the first bullpup sniper rifle to appear in the Call of Duty series? *...that all of the weapons featured in the Military Channel's "Top Ten: Combat Rifles" are featured in the Call of Duty series at one point or another? (These rifles are the M14, Springfield M1903, STG-44, FAL, AUG, M1 Garand, Kar98k, Lee-Enfield, M16 and AK-47) *...that the perk Marathon from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 requires 26 miles of running to unlock its Pro effect, which is the same approximate length of a marathon race in real life? *...that Gaz and Ghost are both voiced by Craig Fairbrass, hold the same roles, and are killed on day 6 of their respective games with high caliber handguns by the antagonist of their respective games? *...that in Call of Duty: World at War, there was originally going to be a fourth killstreak - Carpet Bomber, B-17 Flying Fortress, Katyusha Rocket Launcher and Kamikaze? *...that in Call of Duty: World at War, there was originally going to be an airstrike killstreak? *...that in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, there was originally going to be an artillery strike killstreak? *...that Infinity Ward employee Robert Bowling voices Cpl. Dunn when the player runs the course in "S.S.D.D." and "The Pit"? *...that some foreign enemies in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 yell various phrases in English? *...that in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer map Highrise, players can get onto the roof of one of the office buildings, where there is a bunch of Teddy Bears? *...that the single player level "Museum" displays only half of the featured vehicles in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2? *...that the Shadow Company soldiers in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 are the first American enemies encountered in the Call of Duty series? *...that seven playable characters have died in the Call of Duty series so far? *...that the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's level "Wolverines!" contains multiple references to the 1984 movie Red Dawn? *...that the Model 1887 is the only 10 gauge shotgun in the Call of Duty series? *...that in the Brazilian multiplayer maps in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the "STOP" signs are in English, instead of "PARE" from Portuguese, the official language of Brazil? *...that some of the U.S. Navy SEALS in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer erroneously wear British flags? *...that Steve Blum, the voice of Tank Dempsey, also did the voice of Captain Foley in the original Call of Duty? *...that Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was ported to the Wii on November 10, 2009 by Treyarch, and is called "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex Edition"? *...that rapper 50 Cent provided voice work for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 as the Navy SEALS' announcer and as a Spec Ops character? *...that in Der Riese, you need to upgrade a weapon in the Pack-a-Punch Machine, and shoot a control panel to activate the Fly Trap and get the achievement "Elevate your Senses"? *...that on Der Riese, if you press (and hold) the action button, on the 3 green jars with bones/spinal cords in them, you will hear this map's musical easter egg, the song Beauty of Annihilation? * ...that Infinity Ward has made four Call of Duty games while Treyarch has made five? *...that Der Riese is German for "the giant" and is a real place in Poland? *...that starting with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, players are able to see what attachment a fallen weapon has in the pickup text? *...that Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was originally going to feature levels where you fought as a Russian against other Russians? *...that Der Riese is where the zombies were originally produced? *...that you swing the knife faster when you have no ammo in your gun in Call of Duty: World at War? *...that there is a secret RC-XD tunnel on Nuketown that goes to the opposite respawn point? *...that in Call of Duty: World at War, players can swim? Although you can't see yourself swimming when playing solo, if playing cooperative, you can see fellow players who are deep enough in water moving their hands and kicking their legs to stay afloat. *...that on Shi No Numa, if you knife the hanged man in the spawn room enough, the map restarts? *... that two maps called mp_Invasion and mp_Favela were cut from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare ' s Variety Map Pack and put into Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2? *...that in multiple points throughout the series, references are made to the 1998 war film Saving Private Ryan and the 2001 war film Black Hawk Down? *...that Call of Duty 2 was the best-selling Xbox 360 game in 2005, but Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare sold nearly three times as many copies in half of the market time? *...that this website was founded before Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was released? *...that even with the god cheat enabled on the PC, you can still get killed by the Flogger on Shi No Numa? *...that there are four editions of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2? Normal, Hardened, Veteran, and Prestige. *...that the original Call of Duty is available for download on the Xbox Live Arcade, Playstation Network, and Steam? *...that the famous film composer Hans Zimmer scored Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2? *...that in the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare mission "All Ghillied Up" and the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 mission "Loose Ends", there is a poster on a wall depicting a World War II-era female Russian soldier wielding an American Thompson through the Lend-Lease program? *...that in Call of Duty 3, even though the Sten is described in-game as being able to use captured MP40 magazines, the ability was not actually featured in-game? *...that this site was founded by fans, is completely written by fans, and is maintained purely by fans? *...that this site gets over 22,000,000 hits per month thanks to readers like you? *...that Captain Price is too old to even be in the SAS? *...that in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the F2000 has the highest rate of fire of any assault rifle? *...that in the Call of Duty 2: Big Red One mission Crucifix Hill, Lt. Hubert misaddressed Sgt. Kelly as a Corporal? *...that during the course of Call of Duty 2: Big Red One, Sgt. Roger's squad took around 80% casualties? *...that at one point, Sgt. Roger's squad consisted completely of non-commissioned officers; Sgt. Kelly, Cpl. Smith and himself? *...that Call of Duty 2 was the first Xbox 360 title to sell one million copies? *...that the KS-23 is the largest bore shotgun in the Call of Duty series at a 6.27 gauge? *...that when the button is activated in the Museum mission of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, General Shepherd holds his .44 Magnum as if it were a sub machine gun? *...that Sgt. Callard sacrificed himself in order to detonate the explosives that weren't working? *...that during the Battle of Stalingrad in Call of Duty: Finest Hour, Lt. Pavelovna stalked a single German officer for at least one day before finally noticing him within a fraction of a second from over a hundred yards away before taking her shot? *...that the level Liberators from Call of Duty 2: Big Red One takes place before the first level in the game but is unlocked after completing several more levels afterward? *...that a sequel to Call of Duty: Finest Hour entitled "Call of Duty: Combined Forces" was proposed to Activision by Spark Unlimited but was quickly rejected after the company went $6 million (300% of their original budget) over their budget to make Finest Hour? *...that in Shi No Numa the voice in one of the radios gives numbers that are coordinates to Tunguska and Area 51? *...that "No Russian" made Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 one of the most controversial games in years? *...that the founders of Infinity Ward, before creating Infinity Ward, worked on Medal of Honor: Allied Assault together? *...that the TVs in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare that have the 'standby' screen can be turned off and on by pressing the use (on PC) or holding the reload (on Xbox 360 and PS3) button? *...that the ACOG Scope in the Wii version of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare lacks the black crosshairs that the console versions of the game have? *...that there have only been five Staff Sergeants in the whole series? SSgt. Walker, SSgt. Griggs, SSgt. Blake (a Marine KIA during "Shock and Awe"), and two Staff Sergeants seen on the cover of Call of Duty 2? *...that the original Call of Duty received over 80 Game of the Year awards? *...that if you pass a copy machine on certain multiplayer maps in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, it will make the scanning sound as if it were working? *...that Call of Duty: World at War, like many other games in the series, uses some of the same NPC animations from previous games? *...that the Eminem song " ' Till I Collapse" is used for the background music in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 launch trailer? *...that the televisions in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare aren't plugged into electrical outlets? *...that there was supposed to be a multiplayer mode in Call of Duty: World at War called "Vehicle Team Deathmatch"? *...that in "Loose Ends", the same poster with a World War II-era Russian woman wielding a Thompson from "All Ghillied Up" can be seen? *...that in both Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the first missions' names are military slang acronyms and contain harsh language? *...that the OpFor are only in two levels in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2; "Team Player" and "Endgame"? *...that in multiplayer on Call of Duty: World at War, it is possible to go under water in the map Makin? *...that Price's and "Soap" MacTavish's first names are both John? *...that if you jump from a height at the last second of a game in Call of Duty 4 and Call of Duty: Black Ops, you will gently float down to the ground as you see the final score displayed? *...that Sgt. MacTavish was named "John MacTavish" during an E3 showing of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare in 2007 before his first name was confirmed to be John? *...that Call of Duty 3 was the only main installment of the series that didn't receive any major Game of the Year awards? *...that there is a blow-up doll in the bathtub after the upstairs breach in "Loose Ends"? *...that in the DS version of Call of Duty: World at War, all bolt-action rifles are automatic? *...that there are currently over fourteen Call of Duty games? *...that on the mission "Cliffhanger" when Captain MacTavish throws Roach on to the mountain after he almost falls he latches on automatically but if the player does not hold the respective button on Veteran mode then he/she will fall? *...that the reversed flag patches worn by many characters, such as Rook, follow convention by placing the honorable position of the flag in the direction of movement? *...that some weapons in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (M4, AK-47, and AK-74u) and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (WA2000, AK-47, and M21 EBR) have the exact same cocking sounds? *...that there are a total of 174,636 combinations with emblems and titles in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 ' s multiplayer? *...that during the Call of Duty: Finest Hour bonus animation reel, at one point, a horde of rats are seen jumping into the air like rabbits? *...that there is only one Warrant Officer in the entire Call of Duty series; Chief Warrant Officer Smith? *...that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 had the highest grossing launch for any entertainment product in history until it was bested by Call of Duty: Black Ops on its launch? *.. that boxes of the environmental trash in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 have a candy brand called Sweet and Sexy? *...that in the Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 trailer a Russian soldier is heard yelling "no!" in English before "Soap" MacTavish stabs him? *...that in Call of Duty 2, at one point when Pvt. Vasili Ivanovich Koslov used a radio, another Russian radioman spoke to Koslov in English before than speaking in Russian to another Russian soldier? *...that the L86 LSW uses the same sound file as the Dragunov, even when fired fully automatically? *...that in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, the M40A3, M14, & the MP44 are all weapons in multiplayer, but never make an appearance in single player? *...that in Call of Duty: World at War, the .357 Magnum Revolver is in multiplayer, but never makes an appearance in single player? *...that on the multiplayer map Terminal, if you spray bullets on the buttons of the vending machine, it will dispense soda? *...that on the multiplayer map Terminal, knifing the abandoned luggage on the floor will rip the bags open and toss clothes around? *...that the "No Loitering" sign in Underpass is in Portuguese, while the "No Loitering" sign on Terminal is in English instead of Russian? *...that FN Herstal makes six guns in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, more than any other manufacturers, beating the German company Heckler and Koch, which only makes five? *...that since Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, the only playable characters not to be seriously injured or killed when they are last played are C. Miller, James Ramirez, Jason Hudson, Mosely, Neitsch and Alex Mason? *...that the Cold Blooded Pro glitch was not fully patched, and that only the experience points were removed, not the obtaining of the Pro Perk? *...that Captain Price is always seen with some form of headgear? *...that outside the map "Rundown" there's a bush with a dead Task Force 141 soldier in it? *...that the first weapon to ever be fired in the Call of Duty series is the MG42? *...that a rare FAMAS with white tape instead of arctic camouflage can be picked up in the mission "Loose Ends" and "Museum"? *...that in the opening of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Ghost is seen running away from the bombings in the mission The Gulag, when in the actual mission, he stayed behind in the control room? *...that in Modern Warfare 2, the FAL's minimum damage is increased if a Holographic Sight is added, making it a 2 shot kill at any range if equipped with Stopping Power? *...that Call of Duty: Black Ops features the most playable characters of any game in the series when you include characters from Nazi Zombies? Otherwise, Call of Duty: Roads to Victory holds the record. *...that when players commit suicide on Call of Duty: Black Ops the kill feed says "Mistakes were made"? *...that even though Kravchenko holds the rank of colonel, Mason refers to him as General Kravchenko in Victor Charlie? *...that the M1911 is the only weapon from Call of Duty: World at War to return in Call of Duty: Black Ops for multiplayer use? *...that multiple weapons that appear in Call of Duty: Black Ops are anachronistic to the time period? *...that when using the Chopper Gunner killstreak in Nuketown you can see the nuclear bomb that nukes the map once the game is over? *...that when the pillar falls on Dimitri in "Vendetta", he burns his hands when he touches it but Reznov doesn't burn his? *...that it's possible to kill Archer and Toad in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 but the player will still receive dialogue and sniper support from the pair? *...that if you throw C4 on a teammate's RC-XD, it sticks to it, but if you throw C4 on an enemy's RC-XD, it will explode? *...that Infinity Ward was originally going to add a survival mode to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 but decided against the idea, and is now adding it to Modern Warfare 3? *...that the PPSh-41 is in the multiplayer and Zombies modes of the DS version of Call of Duty Black Ops? *...that it cost more money to make the "There's A Soldier In All Of Us" commercial than it did to make Call of Duty: Black Ops? *...that there is a soldier called Price in every game made by Infinity Ward? *...that the claymores featured in the Call of Duty series are motion-detonated, while in real life they are detonated using a remote or trip wire? *...that in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 campaign and Spec Ops modes the time to switch weapons is greatly reduced when the gun is empty? *...that the M40A3 in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, when equipped with an ACOG receives a damage boost of 5, meaning that when combined with Stopping Power, it's a one hit kill anywhere in the body (unless the enemy is using Juggernaut or firing through cover)? *...that Call of Duty 3 is the only numerical game in the series not to be released for the PC? *...that the General from Call of Duty: Black Ops is one of the highest ranking characters in any Call of Duty game to date, but only spoke one very short line? *...that in the level Operation 40 in Call of Duty: Black Ops you could destroy the cars in the roadblock that forces you to get into a car, but the lights of the destroyed cars will still be on? *...that the Thundergun can be found and used in the mission Numbers in Call of Duty: Black Ops? *...that every fully automatic, burst of a burst fire gun and semi-automatic weapon (excluding shotguns and original zombie map weapons) in Call of Duty: Black Ops have a rate of fire of either 235, 535, 625, 750, 937.5 or 1250 RPM? *...that many of the guns in Call of Duty: Black Ops had not even been developed by that era? *...that in the Call of Duty: Black Ops map Nuketown, the sign that shows the population is actually how many people are playing on the map? *...that the Call of Duty: Black Ops map Nuketown was so popular, that Treyarch released a new gamemode called Nuketown 24/7, which only plays gametypes exclusively on Nuketown? *...that Operation 40, U.S.D.D., Project Nova, WMD, Revelations, and Redemption are the only missions in Call of Duty: Black Ops where the name of the level is not spoken over the course of the mission? *...that Viktor Reznov was born on April 20th, the same day as Adolf Hitler? *...that there are more Zombies maps in Call of Duty: Black Ops than in Call of Duty: World at War? *...that in the Call of Duty: Black Ops version of Der Riese it is possible to shoot the moon using the M72 LAW? *...that the G11 is the first weapon to fire caseless ammunition in the entire Call of Duty series? *...that the Makarov uses the same magazines as the ASP? *...that the Matryoshka Doll in Call of the Dead still features the original characters inside? *...that in the Call of Duty: Black Ops level Crash Site, you can control where Frank Woods and Joseph Bowman fire their weapons? *...that there are no pistols featured in Call of Duty: World at War: Final Fronts? *...that The Coup, Aftermath, U.S.D.D. and Revelations are the only cinematic levels of the Call of Duty series? *...that both the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops campaigns originally supported cooperative play, but the feature was dropped during development? *...that the banners at the start of "The Coup" in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare say Infinity Ward on them in Arabic? *...that a soldier named Dimitri Petrenko, the protagonist of Call of Duty: World at War, appears in Call of Duty 4? *...that this wiki was founded on June 6th, the anniversary of the D-Day? *...that the events of Call of the Dead take place after the events of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3? *...that all the weapons in Call of Duty 2: Big Red One have their iron sights misaligned? *...that the Rolling Thunder killstreak's name is based off an actual bombing campaign that took place during the Vietnam War? *...that Call of Duty: Black Ops is the first Call of Duty game for the Nintendo DS that features door breaching? *...that in real life, the G11 never left its prototype stage and was never mass-produced? *...that Stan Jackowicz is the oldest character in the Call of Duty series, being born in 1892? *...that in Call of Duty: Black Ops, the range of the SPAS-12 is not affected when using the Suppressor? *...that Call of Duty 3 is the only game by Treyach that was not based off of a modified IW engine? *...that a company called Certain Affinity has created multiplayer maps for the Call of Duty series? *...that Call of Duty: Black Ops has seven usable knives, the most in a Call of Duty game so far? *...that you cannot aim down the sights of the Ranger in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2?