Honey Badger (callsign)


 * "I've requisitioned a Stryker from the 8th Armored."
 * — General Shepherd
 * — General Shepherd


 * "Honey Badger's a mean bitch, sir."
 * — Sgt. Foley

Honey Badger is the callsign of a Stryker ICV (Infantry Combat Vehicle) that appears in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 level "Exodus", and the Spec-Op mission Wardriving. It escorts the player to the house that the HVI has taken shelter in. Along the way, the player is given the task of 'painting' targets with a laser designator for Honey Badger's M2 machine gun; it is a very effective support unit, it has an active protection system that "hardkills" (fires a counter-projectile and destroys the missile in flight) RPGs, but this can become overloaded and will need some assistance from the player to reduce the amount of fire at the vehicle.

Trivia

 * Even though Honey Badger may announce that a target is suppressed, there are often enemies still in the area, ready to kill the player.
 * Near the apartment complex, two enemy helicopters appear. They can be lazed, and Honey Badger will quickly dispose of them. This is also true with a helicopter near the security checkpoint (where the Sentry Gun is located).
 * If the player lases an enemy soldier, Honey Badger will attack just the infantry, if the player lases a building, Honey Badger will just fire on the building, not necessarily hitting soldiers. So the player must be precise when lasing targets.
 * If the player lases a vehicle, Honey Badger will fire on that vehicle until it explodes, killing any infantry nearby.
 * The player can be run over by Honey Badger, so it is advised to stay out of Honey Badger's way.
 * Honey Badger can also kill the player with its M2 machine gun, but only if the player stands in the line of fire.
 * In the multiplayer map Afghan a Stryker exactly identical to Honey Badger can be seen marking the border of the map.
 * It is possible to stand on top of Honey Badger, if you use the no-clip cheat.
 * When Ramirez is about to get run over, either Sgt. Foley or Cpl. Dunn will yell at the player to get out of the way.
 * If the player lases the civilian vehicle in the beginning of the mission the ICV will fire at and destroy the vehicle even though it's civilian.
 * The name 'Honey Badger' is a reference to a joke made by Jeremy Clarkson in the British motoring TV show, Top Gear. In the Zimbabwe challenge episode, Clarkson informs his two accomplices of the dangers posed to them by African wildlife, including the Honey Badger, a vicious, fictional carnivore that "eats your testicles".
 * It is possible to lase the two MI-8 helicopters that appear near the security checkpoint and, if they are in range, will be shot down, but Honey Badgers commander will inform you if the targets are out of range.