Terminal (Special Ops)

"Pummel your way through enemy riot shield ambushes."

- Spec Ops description

Terminal is a Special Ops mission in the Delta series of ops. It takes place in Zakhaev International Airport, where "No Russian" and the multiplayer map Terminal take place.

The Infinity Ward best time for Terminal is 36.4 seconds.

Overview
The player, an Army Ranger caught in the Zakhaev International Airport massacre, must fight through several ambushes while trying to get to the extraction point. There are many Riot Shield troops in this mission, which can only be defeated with explosives, careful shots to exposed arms or toes, or flanking (which is a dangerous tactic on this mission). It is also possible to melee them through the shield twice to kill them.

Walkthrough
Use two players, the M240 and the fact that you can separate the shield soldiers and normal soldiers by exploiting the A.I. Start up the first two spawns by stepping out and stepping towards the escalator's bottom. Hide behind the barricade near the load-out mat. One player can kneel and take down shielded enemies with the knife while the second player can zap the non-shield soldiers when their heads appear.

As for the remaining spawns, simply exploit the A.I. -- it will unerringly find you, so once you hear the crash of a breach and firing, sprint back to the starting area. This does several things: one, you separate the faster regular soldiers from the shield soldiers. This means you can hose them before the shield soldiers appear, giving you an easier time than Breach and Clear.

Secondly, the A.I. has a problem turning corners. Enemies will almost always have a problem turning to face you once they step past the thin barricade's entrance (they generally expose themselves fully, making them sitting ducks).

Lastly, the huge lobby (and the escalators) mean you have plenty of distance to down enemies as they approach. You can do this for all the enemies, right up to the final wave.

Weaponry
Starting Loadout

Trivia

 * At the beginning of Terminal, after the first wave of FSB, the two elevators beside the staircase are destroyed. It is unclear as to why this happens.
 * Terminal is the only Special Ops mission that the player starts with a secondary weapon in the primary slot and a primary as a backup.
 * It is possible to kill all enemies (excluding the first three) with a Riot shield.
 * As the elevators are bulletproof, the player can use this to his or her advantage.
 * It is possible to beat Terminal without killing any enemies, even on Veteran. This video shows how to do it.