Winter's Howl

Winter's Howl is a new Wonder Weapon introduced in Call of Duty: Black Ops. It fires a blizzard that causes ice-based effects on the zombies. When a zombie is hit once by the Winter's Howl, it emits an icy steam and slows walking speed. This also does minute damage to the zombie. If that same zombie is hit again while under the effects of the first blast, it is stopped in its tracks and is encased in an ice cube. This ice cube is fairly weak, with one knife or bullet required to destroy it and the zombie inside. The ice cube will shatter if left alone for a few seconds, which also kills the zombie. It holds 6 rounds and has 24 spare rounds. It can be Pack-a-Punched to become Winter's Fury. The Winter's Fury has 9 freeze blasts per magazine with 36 spare blasts. It also has a longer freeze time and more power.

The Winter's Howl and its upgraded version, the Winter's Fury, are best used as support or emergency weapons. The range is mediocre compared to ballistic weapons, and it has a limit to how many zombies it can hit at once. The effect is also vision-blocking, and can be detrimental to the aim of teammates.

Trivia

 * There is a Winter's Howl sitting on one of the desks in the basement of "FIVE." Across from it is a target that has a coating of ice, suggesting that it was tested, if not developed, at the Pentagon.
 * This gun also appears in the Call of Duty: Black Ops version of Verrückt.
 * In "FIVE", use the Winter's Howl against the Pentagon Thief. The Winter's Howl blasts slow him down and does a lot of damage. Also, the Winter's Fury is highly effective against him, and can kill him with a very small number of shots.
 * The Winter's Howl is possibly an American version of the Ray Gun. They look similar, mostly it's shape, except for the far front and back. Even though the Ray Gun has 14 more rounds than the Winter's Howl, they both have immense power.
 * The Winter's Howl is not effective when running away from a horde of zombies. If the player shoots a zombie in the player's way, it will just slow it down and the zombie can still attack.
 * The Winter's Howl and Fury pushes the player back when fired.
 * Winter's Fury becomes ineffective around Round 20, and on Round 30 it takes more than 5 hits to freeze a zombie.
 * The Winter's Howl has a black magazine.
 * Some medics like to use this along with Monkey Bombs and a Pack-a-Punched Ballistic Knife to slow zombies for time to heal teammates, but Pack-a-Punched Crossbows are usually favored.
 * It is also suggested that the Winter's Howl was gun being worked on by Dr. Maxis like the Ray Gun and the Wunderwaffe DG-2 but never finished due to the zombie incident.
 * The Winter's Howl/Fury can slow down zombies by acting as a blockade. Giving the player(s) time to run to a elevator,revive another player,or get a chance to purchase ammo or a weapon.