Decoy

The Decoy is an equipment which appears in Call of Duty: Black Ops. When thrown, the grenade deals no direct damage. Instead, the grenade simulates gunfire and radar indicators (Red dots on the minimap). The gunfire sounds and patterns are random. They bounce wildly on the ground emitting gunfire, simulating player movement. They will eventually explode, sending cartridges flying in several directions and discharging simultaneously, which appears on the map as multiple players firing upon one another. The player should be careful when charging into areas with gunfire, due to the fact that it could be a decoy going off.

Decoys can be used tactically to draw away and kill enemy dogs, as decoys are confirmed to draw the attention of and kill enemy dogs.

If a friendly Decoy is thrown, a dot, similar to that of enemy gun fire, will appear, however will be green instead of red.