Rolling Thunder

Rolling Thunder is a killstreak reward featured in Call of Duty: Black Ops. It sends in a B-52 bomber that drops bombs in the formation a line; similar to the Stealth Bomber from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. It does not affect nearly as large an area as the Stealth Bomber but it is not as slow.

Use of Rolling Thunder in Hardcore is questionable at best, since it is likely to kill as many teammates as it does enemies.

Trivia

 * If a teammate directs a Rolling Thunder airstrike over the player's location, the message "Rolling Thunder inbound near you!" will appear on-screen.
 * This killstreak shares its name with a title from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, obtained by calling in 100 airstrikes.
 * The plane that drops the bombs is a B-52 Stratofortress.


 * The term "Rolling Thunder" refers to the B-52's infamous carpet-bombing barrages, as the explosions could be heard from miles away, like the sound of rolling thunder, and were used extensively by the United States in conflicts throughout the Cold War era and the Vietnam War.


 * On the map NukeTown, no matter where called the Rolling Thunder will kill every enemy on the map, even if they're in a house. There are three areas where you are safe, but those areas are very small.
 * It can kill players who are in buildings or under cover.