The Sins of the Father

"Drop the bloody gun! Now drop it!"

 is the sixteenth campaign level of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, in which the main character must chase down Victor Zakhaev, the son of Imran Zakhaev.

Plot
The mission begins with Soap, along with other SAS, Russian Loyalist and Marine forces. They take out a large group of guards at a checkpoint and then change into the enemies clothing and await Victor Zakhaev. When he arrives, the team take down the Ultranationalists but Victor makes his escape, leaving John "Soap" MacTavish and Griggs to chase him down.

He runs through an adjoining town where Ultranationalists cover him as he flees. He runs into a partially destroyed building while Soap's team gets support from an American Helicopter, callsign Vulture One-Six, to take out enemies and track Victor through the building.

Once they wipe out all the enemies in the building, they corner Victor Zakhaev on the roof and attempt to restrain him; he then takes the opportunity to shoot himself. As the mission ends, Gaz tells Price of his disappointment, and remarks that "Zakhaev's son was our only lead." Price, however, correctly replies, "I know the man, he won't let this go unanswered."

Tips

 * In the final part of the level (going into the building), try picking up an enemy's W1200 as it will become useful in the small rooms.


 * The building in front of the tower with the snipers has the same exact layout as a fast food restaurant in Wolverines!


 * Take the opportunity when chasing Victor Zakhaev to kill two enemies by destroying a car to get the Xbox 360 Achievement; Roadkill.


 * If the player loses track of Victor Zakhaev, either the American Helicopter or the compass will guide the player (he appears on the compass)


 * When using auto aim, make sure that the target isn't Victor; the player's gun can accidentally lock on to him, which will kill him and fail the mission.


 * If acting quickly in the beginning, the player will have access to better weapons before being scripted into the watch tower. After sniping the two guards in the tower, the player should move quickly, sprinting around to the other side. Take some shots at the Ultranationalists with the pistol. Go up the tower's ladder and switch out the R700 for the SVD and switch the pistol with the G36C. These weapons are more suited to the remainder of the mission, but grabbing the Dragunov is optional, as it helps slightly less than the G36.

Enemy Intelligence

 * Laptop 24 is found near the beginning of the level, before dressing as a Russian. It is located in the restaurant where most of the enemies are, on the left, on a table. The player will have to be quick in getting it before getting changed.


 * Laptop 25 is found after taking the "Alley on the Left", after seeing a green car and a red dumpster take a right. Kill the enemies then go up some stairs leading into a building, kill the enemies in there and collect the laptop.

Xbox 360 Achievements/ PlayStation 3 Trophies

 * The Third Horseman is earned by completing both this mission and Heat on Veteran difficulty.


 * Desperate Measures is earned by completing this mission on any difficulty.

Transcript
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Trivia

 * If the player uses the noclip command in the console, when going up to the helicopter the player will see that there is no pilot. The player can also go up to Zakhaev this way, turn it off and nothing will happen, he will continue to stand there and so will the allies.
 * When Victor rams the tower and John "Soap" MacTavish is on the ground, Victor wields an M1911, but right before he begins to run his M1911 turns into an Mini-Uzi.
 * The UH-60, Vulture One-Six, will fire rockets at the enemy reinforcements during the convoy ambush, despite the fact that it clearly does not mount rocket pods.
 * Looking closely at the helicopter, notice that there's an Ultranationalist riding it. Also, the minigun is an M249.
 * There is a secret way to Victor Zakhaev when inside the apartment. When there is a machinegun nest and the helicopter destroys it, walk up until looking at a crooked toilet on the left. Go inside the doorway and jump on the toilet. From there face the direction in which the player came from and slightly to the right there should be a broken wall on which that can be jumped onto. After that jump onto a door frame in front. Move back as to have enough length to sprint towards a crumbled platform to the right. If done correctly, the player should now be able to see the area where Victor suicides. Run into the doorway that leads to the stairs and see him standing there. He has a Mini Uzi with Red Dot Sight and Silencer. Be aware the player can kill him here.
 * A much easier way to get to Victor Zakhaev is to sprint into the building when the helicopter just trains its bullets onto the mounted MG that's on the top floor. The player can catch him and cut him off. Also, get a good look at him.
 * Even if the player catches up to Victor, Gaz and Griggs don't try to apprehend him
 * When waiting for the enemy convoy in the guard tower, notice that Gaz has disguised himself as an Ultranationalist. But when the player starts chasing after Victor, Gaz is back in his SAS uniform. This sudden change of wardrobe was most likely meant to prevent players from confusing Gaz with the real enemies when chasing Victor.
 * The player's allies in disguise are actually re-labeled Ultranationalist models. Gaz is always the model with the keffiyeh, while Kamarov is a random model, regardless of how much it differs from his actual appearance. Because of this, when the cheat "A Bad Year" is activated, the player's allies will turn into tires.
 * When Victor Zakhaev shoots himself, a blood cloud appears around his head before the shot is fired.
 * This is the only SP level that you can use the R700.
 * If the player is able to get close enough to Victor Zakhaev, the player will be able to stab him with a knife a total of two times before mission failure on the third try. This is odd since he can only be shot with a gun once before the failure screen.
 * When Victor rams the tower and after the player recovers, head off to a red car. There the player will see Sgt. Kamarov. If the player shoots him, he dies. Which is not possible in any other levels as he is an invincible character.
 * If one types 'noclip' into the console (on the PC version only) and goes to the first machine gun nest overlooking the car park that the helicopter destroys, the use icon will be that of an MG42 rather than a mounted M249 SAW.

Video:Call of Duty 4 - The Sins of Our Fathers
 * Griggs' line, "Oh shit", when Zakhaev's son crashes into the tower may change to, "Oh fuck", if you didn't miss a shot before everyone changes into enemy clothing.
 * There is another example of British soldiers using typically American dialect in this mission, when Price tells Soap to "Get up on the dumpster." British people tend not to use the word 'dumpster', instead they typically just say 'bin'.
 * No matter how fast you can get to the top of the roof, Cpt. Price and Griggs will always start talking before you get to the top. This still will happen if you beat Griggs and Gaz to the top.
 * When Captain Price tells you to get on the dumpster, there is sometimes a Dragunov lying on top of the roof in front of you. If the 'noclip' console command is used on the PC, it can be picked up.
 * This is one of the levels shown in the Modern Warfare 2 introduction, with Zakhaev commenting on the blood of his son.
 * If you throw a flashbang right before Zakhaev's son kills himself, the game will start to beep oddly. This is not a glitch, as it is caused by the helicopter behind you.
 * When Victor commits suicide, the gun will remain in his hand as he falls to the ground. This is inaccurate since the body loses motor functions once brain dead and the gun should fly out of Victor's hand due to the recoil; the hand does not retain enough grip to hold onto the pistol.
 * When you have dressed into a Russian outfit, you can throw flashbangs on the metal roof where two of your partners are going 'Prone' If you manage to make one fall off, he'll just walk backwards and glitch back on.
 * When Victor is in his car and attempts to ram the outpost, if you shoot him when the car is heading towards you, he'll fall out of the car, your mission will fail and the car will turn and continue to ram you, with no driver.
 * If the player chooses to stand around instead of restraining Victor, he says "You will all die soon" in Russian.
 * If you look at the toilets in the five-story building, you will see the toilet has feces stuck in it.
 * The player can use the "noclip" console command on the PC to get close to Victor in the 5-story building. If they are right behind him at the very last set of stairs, Gaz will say his line, Victor will freeze where he is (his Uzi will change to an M1911) and put up his hands. Sometimes he will not ever move and sometimes he will teleport to his spot on the roof after a brief delay.
 * When Victor is killed at all, even by an ally or enemy, the player will fail the mission and Victor's death is blamed on them (they get the message "You killed Zakhaev's son!").
 * You may watch the whole suicide scene through the window inside the attic.
 * After Victor commits suicide, if you go up to him as close as possible you can grab his M1911.
 * If you shoot Victor his name will change from red to green.
 * In the beginning cutscene, Victor is holding a Stg-44, a weapon that is not used in this singleplayer, although it can be used in multiplayer.
 * If the player has the "A Bad Year" cheat on when Victor commits suicide, he will not turn into tires until his death animation is over.
 * If you destroy the red and blue cars that are in front of the guard tower in the first part of the mission, they will be rebuilt in the second part.
 * There is an unused Griggs line here if you go through the internal files, There will be an audio file that Griggs should have used but was canceled. He says "Hmph. Who said there was no such thing as a Black Russian?"
 * Sgt. Kamarov and the other Loyalists will be completely changed, into Allied Ultranationalists.
 * When you are on the tower you may somewhere see a loyalist named Dimitri Petrenko, the russian main character in Call of Duty: World at War.
 * After Victor shoots himself in the head, you are invincible until the screen fades to black. Try jumping off the edge of the five story building and you will find out that you don't die.
 * If you try to kill Victor before he commits suicide, his nametag will turn from red to green.