Strafe Run

The Strafe Run is a 9-pointstreak featured in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
The Strafe Run is a 9-pointstreak in the Assault Strike Chain. Once obtained, this reward allows the player to call in five AH-64 Apaches on a designated area of the map. The helicopters will sweep over that area of the map twice before exiting. The helicopters can be targeted by SAM Turrets, do not release any flares, and players can destroy each helicopter with a single rocket from a launcher. The Javelin and Stinger can even take multiple helicopters down at once. Each helicopter destroyed adds a point towards a Strike Chain. With an open skyline it is possible to destroy a whole Strafe Run with two Stinger missiles before they even fly in range of the map. Destroyed helicopters will not affect the journey of the rest of the helicopters.

Trivia

 * Shooting one helicopter will usually result in the helicopters adjacent to them being destroyed as well, allowing one to get multiple Point Streaks at once.
 * Tip: Use the Stinger on one of the two helicopters next to the middle one to take out three at once on on side, then use the other missile to finish the last two together.
 * As opposed to using the Mi-28 also, all teams use the AH-64 Apache.
 * The strafe run initially featured three helicopters but this was increased to five during development as three was found to be underpowered. The icon still displays three helicopters.
 * Strafe run choppers use a recycled model from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, it can be found via the mod tools.