Crossbow


 * For the weapon in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized, see Explosive Tip Crossbow

The Crossbow is a weapon that will be featured in Call of Duty: Black Ops. It is a silent, high-powered weapon.

Campaign
The Crossbow is known to appear in the mission "WMD," which is set in the Ural Mountains, 1968. The crossbow can fire different types of bolts, such as normal or explosive bolts. It can attach a sniper scope, which the player can steady ; it can also zoom in further. It is currently unknown if the Crossbow will appear in other missions. In the uncut reveal trailer, it seems to be fairly accurate when fired from the hip, as the player hits an enemy who is in the middle of the screen, without aiming down the scope.

Multiplayer
The Crossbow also appears in multiplayer. Thus far it has only been seen with iron sights and the Explosive Tip attachment. It seems to be a secondary weapon. However, the player could have picked it up.

Known Ammunition

 * Standard Arrow
 * Explosive Tip

Trivia

 * Judging from the trailer, it is possible to cripple enemies with the Crossbow.
 * This weapon is almost identical to the Explosive Tip Crossbow in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized.
 * The Crossbow appears to be the first portable weapon in the Call of Duty series to have a scope with variable levels of zoom. However, it is possible that this is simply a new feature of sniper scopes in Black Ops.
 * The Crossbow has Arctic Camo in "WMD".
 * The Crossbow only has 2 bolts in the multiplayer trailer, despite there being no less than three bolts attached underneath.
 * The Crossbow is confirmed to be in at least one single-player mission.
 * The explosive tip may possibly be an attachment indicated by the inventory saying Crossbow Explosive Tip, instead of just Crossbow.
 * The Crossbow is also seen without a Sniper Scope. This may be because some weapons you have to achieve a certain amount of kills to get it.