Wolverines!

"Sierra Delta, uh... we may have a minor ACS fault over here. Do you have anything on your scope?" "They're everywhere!" "Sierra Delta, repeat!" "I'm lookin' at fighter jets over I-95! How the hell did they get through!?"

'Wolverines!' is the sixth campaign mission in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Although Task Force 141 successfully recovered the ACS module, they were too late. With the hacked module, the Russians launch a surprise invasion of the United States, catching the Americans completely off guard. With little time to organize a strategy, Rangers from the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment immediately gear up to secure a HVI, codename: Raptor.

Summary
In response to what they believe is a United States-supported terrorist attack on Zakhaev International Airport (after finding the body of Private First Class Joseph Allen at the airport and apparently completely bypassing the United Nations), the Russian government has declared war on the United States, seeking revenge for the deaths of hundreds of innocent civilians. Using a duplicate of the ACS module that Task Force 141 had recovered earlier in Kazakhstan, the Russian military glitches the early-warning systems of NORAD into reporting massing forces approaching the United States on the West Coast, all of which are promptly dismissed by local Air Force bases, therefore allowing the Russians to sneak in on the East Coast undetected. The Russians then launch an attack using cargo planes to airdrop troops, armor, and equipment while fighter jets destroy targets. The U.S. military is caught off-guard by the sudden attack and mobilizes to combat the threat.

Walkthrough

You'll start off in a Humvee patrolling the area, when a BTR comes out of nowhere and pins you down. Quickly rush through the alley or you become toast. Follow your squad (along with some chatter as Foley calls in for air support, Overlord denying as they already used up all air support, and Dunn saying Overlord told them to "F" themselves).

You'll see the BTR again, firing at the houses and trees. DO NOT ENGAGE. Eventually it will reach a barrier and fire at your team. Throw a Smoke Grenade and then rush down the alley on the right (be warned the BTR will start reversing when the Smoke sets off).

Coming across a gas station, you'll be assaulted by gunfire. Pick everyone off, and follow your team. You'll eventually reach Nate's with an important client waiting, Codenamed "Raptor", sitting inside a Meat Locker (which is claimed to be "practically bulletproof"). Foley instructs that you get on the roof and defend your position. You'll find two useful weapons: M14 EBR (Thermal) and a Sentry Gun. Pick up the Sniper and position your Sentry Gun, as waves of foes will come in multiple directions. Since they deploy Smoke Grenades, use your Sniper. If they get on the roof, shoot them down.

Eventually, 2 BTRs come in and pin you down. You are also alerted that a Predator Drone is active and being used. Run to the diner (which is where you came from near the beginning of the mission), kill everyone and then pick up the laptop (Note there is a Stinger in the Diner. Pick it up because you'll need it in a bit).

At this point, it's a good idea to "abuse" your Predator Missile, since hordes of almost-never-ending enemies will appear. When most of them are wiped out, Nate's gets bombed. Since most of Nate's is compromised and destroyed, Raptor must be moved. First kill everyone in Burger Town, and then wait on Foley's 3. When Foley rushes Raptor, cover him. When that's done, "Predatorize" every enemy.

Eventually your Predator Drone will be disabled for the rest of the mission. What's worse is that the enemies keep coming, along with the fact that a Russian helicopter gunship is coming. If you have the Stinger from the Diner, use it. If not, go get it. When you shoot down the gunship, you are alerted that a second gunship is en-route. Quickly run up to the roof on Nate's and grab the Stinger, then shoot down the second gunship.

After the second gunship is destroyed, the convoy arrives in the nick of time. Regroup and the mission will end.



Enemy Intelligence

 * Intel No. 11


 * Inside "NOVA" gas station, on the red counter.


 * Intel No. 12


 * Inside "CRB Financial", on the "Online Banking" counter.


 * Intel No. 13

Inside "Taco Togo", on one of the smaller tables.

Intel No. 14

Inside "Burger Town" dumpster, behind (east of) the building.

Weaponry
In this level, the player first gets a SCAR-H with a Red Dot Sight and a Masterkey Shotgun, and an M9.

Opening Cutscene
NORAD HQ: Sand Bravo, we're reading 70 bogeys in your sector, please verify.

Nome AFB: Very funny, Station. That's a big negative, over.

NORAD HQ: Sand Bravo, be advised, running diagnostics to scan malfunction.

Nome AFB: The skies are clear, Station. You got yourself some phantom dots. Over.

NORAD HQ: Zulu X-Ray 6. Signs in your sector of some 100 bogeys, please advise.

Vandenberg AFB: Negatory, Station. Scope is clear. I dunno what to tell ya. Solar interference? Heavy sunspot activity today.

NORAD HQ: Sierra Delta, uh... we may have a minor ACS fault here. Do you have anything on your scope?

Air Traffic Controller: They're everywhere!

NORAD HQ: Sierra Delta, repeat!

Air Traffic Controller: I'm lookin' at fighter jets over I -95! How the Hell did they get through?!

NORAD HQ: Standby! Attempting to contact the nearest unit in that sector.

Sgt. Foley: I read you. This is First Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Sergeant Foley, acting commander of Hunter Two-One. Do you copy, over?

NORAD HQ: All stations, be advised - satellite surveillance has been disabled. SOSUS and PAVE PAWS arrays are inoperative at this time.

Northeastern Virginia, U.S.A.
''Pvt. Ramirez, Cpl. Dunn, Pvt. Morgan, and Sgt. Foley start off in a Humvee together. They drive into a small down. ''

''The team drive down the street until the approach some roadblocks, and a BTR is at the end of the street. ''

Sgt. Foley: We got a BTR! Get out, get out!

''The team gets out of their Humvee, and follows Sgt. Foley behind some houses, out of the fire of the BTRs. ''

Sgt. Foley: Team, this way! Let's go let's go!

''The team runs out of the houses backyard and into a small area with a creek and the backyards of the houses. ''

Sgt. Foley: Overlord, this is Hunter 2-1 requesting air support, over!

Overlord: Hunter 2-1, all air support is already engaged. Additional ground support is en route to your position but has encountered heavy resistance, over.

Sgt. Foley: Roger that Overlord. Be advised, we've encountered enemy armor and are proceeding on foot, over.

Overlord: Overlord copies all. Good luck. Out.

''The team continues down the creek bed until they get to another street. ''

Cpl. Dunn: Sarge, did HQ just tell us to 'F' ourselves?

Sgt. Foley: Pretty much, Corporal!

''The BTR approaches from down the opposite street, blowing up houses as it goes. ''

Sgt. Foley: Hold your fire! Don't engage the BTR - they haven't acquired us! Hang right and stay behind it!

''The team runs behind another backyard to the right of the BTR. ''

Sgt. Foley: I got a visual on smoke coming from the crash site. That's where Raptor went down!

''The team follows Sgt. Foley up the street after the BTR has passed. ''

Sgt. Foley: We're spotted! Ramirez - use your smoke grenades! Dunn, Morgan - cover him! Throw a smoke grenade on that BTR!

''Pvt. Ramirez throws smoke grenades on the BTR. Troops jump out of the BTR. ''

Sgt. Foley: Use the cover of the smoke to run past the BTR into the alley!

''Pvt. Ramirez and the team avoid the BTR and the troops coming out of it and run into a side alley. ''

''Troops come out from the alley and the team engages them. ''

The team runs to the end of the alley.

Sgt. Foley: Incoming! Truck 12 o' clock!

''The team kill the soldiers from the truck and run into the parking lot of a gas station. ''

Sgt. Foley: On me! Go! Go! Go!

''The team crosses the street and into the parking lot of a restaurant. They approach a downed helicopter. ''

Sgt. Foley: Private! Gimme a sitrep! Where's Raptor?

Pvt. Wells: We moved him to the meat locker, it's practically bulletproof!

''Troops from hiding in a restaurant open fire on the team. Pvt. Ramirez takes them out. ''

Sgt. Foley: What's his status?

Pvt. Wells: He's still unconscious, you got a medic?

Sgt. Foley: Corporal Dunn, check it out! What else?

Pvt. Wells: We got a supply drop on the roof with a M-5 sentry gun!

Sgt. Foley: Ramirez - get to the roof and check out the supply drop!

''Pvt. Ramirez heads inside the restaurant, and finds a ladder in the kitchen. He climbs to the top of the roof. ''

Sgt. Foley: Heads up ladies, we got trucks to the south.

Cpl. Dunn: They're using smoke to cover their advance!

Sgt. Foley: Squad, this is Hunter 2-1 Actual. Switch to thermal optics if you got em. Incoming from the south! Two dozen plus foot mobiles!

''Pvt. Ramirez picks up a M14 EBR with Thermal Scope and takes out the incoming troops. ''

Sgt. Foley: Tangos on the roof behind us!

After Pvt. Ramirez and the team clear the south side of Nate's Restaurant of troops, the team runs to the other side of the roof.

Cpl. Dunn: Incoming, north side!

Sgt. Foley: Roger that!

''Pvt. Ramirez moves the sentry gun to the other side of Nate's Restaurant. ''

Sgt. Foley: Our perimeter is breached! Enemies on the roof!

Cpl. Dunn: Contact to the north!

Sgt. Foley: Team, we got contacts to the north!

Cpl. Dunn: There layin' down smokescreens to the north.

Sgt. Foley: Roger. Switch the thermal if you got it.

''Pvt. Ramirez takes out the troops coming from the north with the M14 EBR with thermal scope. ''

Sgt. Foley: Squad! Hostiles on the roof! Turn around!

''Pvt. Ramirez takes out the troops climbing the two ladders to the roof. ''

''After the team finishes taking the troops out. ''

Sgt. Foley: Looks like Ivan's had enough. Corporal Dunn, gimme a sitrep on Raptor, over.

Cpl. Dunn: Raptor is secure and stable.

Sgt. Foley: Roger that. Everyone check your weapons and ammo. They'll be back. Two-One-Delta, be advised, two BTRs coming in from the north.

Cpl. Dunn: Roger that.

''Suddenly missiles explode in the parking lot of Nate's Restaurant. ''

Cpl. Dunn: What the hell was that?!

Sgt. Foley: Get off the roof!

''Pvt. Ramirez and the team jump down the ladder into the kitchen. ''

Cpl. Dunn: I have a visual on an enemy UAV operator remote-piloting those missiles! He's inside that diner to the west, over!

Sgt. Foley: Ramirez! Get over there, and kill that SOB! I'm sending part of the squad to help you out! Go!

Pvt. Ramirez runs across the Nate's Restaurant parking lot to the Diner.

Sgt. Foley: Get down! One of the BTRs has a visual on you!

Ramirez takes cover while the BTR passes him.

Sgt. Foley: Get behind something solid! That BTRs got you in his sights!

''The BTR circles back around, and Pvt. Ramirez again has to hide. ''

After the BTR goes by, Pvt. Ramirez and the team head to the Diner.

The team enters the diner.

Cpl. Dunn: Incoming! Back door!

The team clears the diner of hostiles.

Cpl. Dunn: Ramirez - get the control rig for the UAV!

''Pvt. Ramirez grabs the UAV control rig off the Diner bar. ''

'Sgt. Foley': Ramirez, neutralize that enemy armor.

Pvt. Ramirez uses the UAV rig to take out the enemy armor in the area.

Sgt. Foley: Good effect on target. That's a kill. One more to go.

Pvt. Ramirez uses the UAV rig to destroy the final enemy armor.

Overlord: He's down.

Sgt. Foley: Nice work team. Regroup over here.

Suddenly more hostiles enter the area.

Sgt. Foley: Enemy fast movers! Take cover!

MiGs fly overhead and bomb Nate's Restaurant.

Cpl. Dunn: Two-One-Actual you still there?

Sgt. Foley: Roger that. Everyone listen up - new plan.

The team that assaulted the diner regroups at Nate's Restaurant.

Sgt. Foley: Ramirez! Take your team and secure Burger Town! We're gonna move Raptor over there! This location has been compromised! Everyone else listen up! We're moving Raptor asap! Stack up by the south entrance of Nate's! We need to get the hell out of this building before those fast movers make another pass.

''Pvt. Ramirez and his squad run across the parking lot to Burger Town and take out the tangos inside. ''

Sgt. Foley: Ramirez! We still got hostiles near the burger town, we have to move!

Tips

 * Ammo drops are located near the first BTR, on the street by the diner, and atop Nate's as well as near the diner across the street (where you have to get the UAV rig).
 * The sentry gun can be saved for later if it is still operational after defending Nate's restaurant from the first wave of attackers. The player can simply take it downstairs before the Predator attack, then take it across to Burger Town once the restaurant has been cleared.
 * Another thing that can be done with the sentry turret is to place it near the Nova Star gas station. It will then kill off any stragglers and groups of hostiles.
 * The player should try to pick up a weapon equipped with a Thermal Sight as it would work against smoke screens.
 * Walking through the middle of the mall can be hazardous, especially when the enemy BTRs are around. Taking the long way around by simply walking closer to the edge of the level may save the player's life, along with smoke grenades the player still has.
 * It is recommended to use the Predator missile as much as possible before it goes offline. Firing it into large groups of enemies as soon as they appear will earn the player the trophy/achievement "Ten-plus foot mobiles." Additionally, unlike all other missions in the campaign and special ops, there is no cooldown time.
 * When taking out the second helicopter on higher difficulties, the player should not try to run to the Stinger on top of Nates' Restaurant, but instead use the M240 in the diner as it is located right next to the first Stinger and works just as effectively.
 * Alternatively, the Stinger can be taken from the top of Nate's with the player upon leaving, though this does fill up a weapon slot with something that will be largely useless for a large portion of the level (until the helicopters arrive).
 * A good trick is after the Predator drone is shot down, work your way to Nate's and ignore the Stinger in the diner, when both helicopters show up, you can grab a Stinger from the crate and fire. Since Stingers respawn, you can pick up the Intervention (the Russians are done with smoke grenades) and dig in at Nate's. It's common for the Rangers to still have Nate's so it should be an easy position to defend.
 * When using the Stinger missile on top of Nate's Restaurant, if you stand near the ammo crate and quickly use it after firing, you will not drop the Stinger, and with your reloaded Stinger you can fire lock and fire up to a total of 3 Stinger missiles at the chopper.
 * One often overlooked strategy is to use the RPG-7, as it has multiple shots, can be used on the helicopters, BTRs, and infantry. In addition to that, after losing all of its ammunition, the player may continue to carry it, and it can be more reliable than the Stinger Missile, because ammunition drops can reload it indefinitely.

Trivia

 * This is the second time in the Call of Duty series that the level setting is the USA. The first time was the training mission in the first Call of Duty, set at Camp Toccoa, Georgia.
 * The loading scene shows that ACS stands for "Attack Characterization System".
 * The ACS module that Task Force 141 apparently recovered controlled U.S. coastal radar systems and defenses, and the Russians duplicated it, allowing them to approach within miles of the coastline without being detected, enabling them to penetrate U.S. airspace before a defense could be mounted. However in reality the U.S. military's defense network is not controlled by only one satellite module and thus hacking just one would not give an enemy enough information to fool U.S radar pickets and they would give such advanced warning as to make this attack a failure, resulting in millions of Russian casualties in transports before "hitting dirt". Furthermore it seems rather unlikely that Russia could have gone by allies of the U.S such as Britain without their own defense networks not picking up such a large invading force, however the British Government's long-range radar site at Fylingdales is part of the American system. If Fylingdales was also compromised (which is suggested in that it is mentioned that PAVE PAWS is down, the Russian Atlantic Force could have flown over North Sea/Iceland/Greenland and then hit the East Coast of the US. The vector of the hostile planes is logical from the images shown in the briefings.


 * The idea that real multirole fighters have the range to cover this distance without a refueling is dubious, unless the fighters possibly took off of Russian navy carriers, which would have been detected by sonar posts.
 * There are three Special Ops missions that take place in this area.
 * The line that shows the I-95 freeway is not exactly the same as shown on a real map. The real map shows I-95 running more along the coast while in MW2 a part of the freeway curves inward inside Virginia.
 * "Wolverines!" is the easiest mission to get the achievement 'Desperado', due to the claymores, M14 EBR's with Thermal Sights, and wide variety of weapons (including shotgun attachment).
 * While the mission, presumably for sensitivity reasons, takes place in a non-specific area of "Northeastern Virginia", evidence in the game files and the layout of the streets, architecture of the houses, and generalized restaurants based on real restaurants suggests that this level is based on Sterling, Virginia in Loudoun County.
 * From looking at content in the level, it can be determined that the restaurants are next to I-95 which Sterling, Virginia is not. The layout closely resembles a shopping center in Springfield, Virginia, which is also closer to Washington, D.C. than Sterling. The Russians attacking this city makes a bit more sense as it is in close proximity to Washington, D.C. and taking out I-95 here would greatly hinder the US in bringing reinforcements into the Washington, D.C. area.
 * There is a bug involving the Intervention. On the roof of Nate's Restaurant, the player can wait at the ladder in the middle of the roof with the Intervention. If they kill an enemy when they climb to the top of the ladder by firing from the hip, the enemy will fly off the roof. A less extreme effect is possible with other weapons including the M5 Sentry Gun.
 * In real life, the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment that Private James Ramirez is a part of, is based in Fort Benning, Georgia, so it is unknown how his unit is the closest to the area in Virginia he was supposed to defend from the invading Russians. Most likely forces from Marine Corps Base Quantico in Triangle, Virginia and Langley, Virginia would be closest to the invasion, unless Foley and his regiment had just arrived from Afghanistan, concentrating on Washington D.C. due to it being a top priority, or en route back to Ft. Benning from Langley Airfield.
 * This is widely considered the most "complete level" in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. It makes use of smoke screens, Predator drones, sentry turrets, sniping, thermal sights, and Stingers. The Rangers even use stealth, but were seen.
 * In the early development of this level, the mission would have been at night and the BTR-80 that attacks you at the start would have been a BMP-2.
 * You actually don't have to enter the Humvee in the convoy, but you do need to reach the squad in order to end the mission.
 * There is a gas station near the convoy with the name "KEATING" which looks like the Shell Gas Stations.
 * Just before you get to the gas station in the alley just before a rubbish bin you can see the Infinity Ward logo on the wall.
 * In the beginning of the level, there is a picture of a young woman, possibly one of the Ranger's girlfriend. Although there is no evidence to prove it.
 * Near the beginning of the level, after getting attacked by the BTR, if you manage to shoot the parachutes that jump off the cargo plane, then they will strangely move all the way to the left then fall down.
 * While accessing the Predator drone a friendly soldier can sometimes be seen moving unnaturally fast towards your position to replace a downed Ranger.
 * In the beginning of the level, from the players perspective in the passenger seat, look on the sun visor, and to the bottom left there are 2 cans of Peppermint Shoal. This could be a joke version of the real tobacco chew Skoal.
 * In reality, the U.S. would never allow an invading force to get even remotely close to land, especially in Washington, D.C.. Even if the U.S. was tricked, the National Guard would still most likely be able to hold them long enough until U.S. forces came to reinforce them. The invading force would also most likely be taken from behind as well.

Suburbs

 * Mixed in with the radio chatter in the level can be heard references to vehicles that don't actually appear in the game, like the BTR-60 and the F-35 Lightning.
 * In the same radio chatter, "broken arrow" is mentioned. This is a code phrase for either an accidental event involving nuclear weapons that does not cause a nuclear war or, in the context of a battle, the codeword used to bring in all available aircraft or artillery fire on a friendly position that has been overrun by the enemy.
 * In the Humvee in the beginning, there are four people inside; Dunn, Foley, Ramirez, and Pvt. Morgan. Morgan will always carry an M240 machine gun with a different sight or no sight every time the mission is played.
 * If the player looks up while riding in the Humvee, it is possible to see the predator drone that later assails the patrolling Rangers.
 * At the beginning of the level, a Russian paratrooper will land on the roof of a house. The Humvee in front will enable it's minigun to fire at the paratrooper. From the rate of fire and the time it lasted for them to stop, 200 rounds will have been used against the Russian. Almost 3/4 of these seem to hit him, but he seems to only be affected by two shots, one in the back and one in the head.
 * The soldiers that try to escape from the first Humvee jump through the window and in other levels, the doors are shown opening and closing. Also, in real life, the Humvee windows would probably be bulletproof and about an inch thick.
 * The men that escape from the first Humvee will disappear through the floor for some reason.
 * After the Humvee in front is destroyed, the player can move up and find a SCAR-H with any attachment in-game including the M203, the shotgun, Red-Dot Sight, ACOG Sight, or iron-sights.
 * If you look carefully, you should notice that the BTR spawns out of nowhere.
 * On Veteran difficulty, the BTR at the beginning of the level will fire only at the player after destroying the Humvee, and not at Cpl. Dunn or Sergeant Foley.

Business District

 * After going down the alley next to the BTR there is a Russian soldier tangled in his parachute cords next to the diner. Needless to say he's an easy kill.
 * The gas station is called Nova, which is the same name of the gas station on the "Derail" Multiplayer map.
 * If the player were to look closely at one of the white cars, it is possible to find an Arabic (presumed Kuwaiti) license plate. It might be remodeled from one of the cars in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
 * In the containers that have newspapers, it is possible to see a picture of a soldier along with the headline Call of Duty 2, (if it hasn't been shot up).
 * If you destroy one of the Russian helicopters with a Stinger and you go back to the street where you throw Smoke Grenades at the BTR (before the Alley), there will be Paratroopers there. If you watch one descend down toward the ground, you can see he just disappears through it.
 * While in the alley, Sgt. Foley will occasionally take cover behind the wall on the left side and will yell "Frag out!", and will turn to the small alleyway on the left, throw a grenade, and it will go forward and to the right into the alley leading to the parking lot, far from where Sgt. Foley would have thrown it.

Nate's

 * If the player enters the financial building and kills everyone there before talking to Foley at the car, Foley and the other Ranger will shoot at the financial building as if people were still there.
 * There is a small chance for a glitch to occur in this level. If the player wishes to take the sentry gun with them to the next restaurant but they fall down with the sentry gun equipped there is a small chance that the gun will disappear but you will still have it equipped. When this happens you will not be able to change your gun, but you will still be able to move.
 * Oddly, when Cpl. Dunn goes to check on Raptor at the beginning, the door may be closed, even though the door to the meat locker is closed, he will walk straight through it.
 * When Foley tells you to regroup at the crash site on the north side of Nate's, you can ignore him and go inside and set up defenses how you like (claymores, sentry gun, etc). Meanwhile, Foley and the rest of the squad will continue fighting on the north side. Once you get close to him (if he is not already next to the car as he is scripted to be when he starts his dialogue) he will clip over to the car at a high speed almost as if he teleported there. He will then ask where Raptor is as usual. This is easiest to see if you run through Nate's and go out the back door to the crash site.
 * When Sgt. Foley talks to the Ranger at the car he and the ranger are simply firing at set targets near the top of the building, not at any hostiles.
 * If the player places the Sentry Gun to cover the entrance on the roof, a glitch can sometimes occur. If an enemy is killed by the Sentry Gun while climbing the ladder, he will fly off of the roof and into the horizon.
 * While defending Nate's from the financial building, a Ranger might shout to another, "Tango near the bank!" To which the other shouts, "Which one is the bank?" The first replies, "It's the one story building with the sign that says 'Financial'!" This conversation may have different variations but goes along these lines.
 * This part of the mission can be completed with almost no work on the part of the player. After climbing up the ladder, jump down off the roof and run away from Nate's before the enemies arrive. The player can then hide and allow the friendly AI to eliminate the enemies.
 * Before leaving Nate's to go to the second diner to kill the Predator operator, if the sentry gun is placed in the top top left corner of the inside of Nate's (when facing the street) it will still be there and operating, though stuck, after Nate's is bombed. This can help greatly when large numbers of enemies start coming from the bank,etc., later in the level.
 * There is a glitch on the roof of Nate's. When you pick up the M14 EBR and then you switch it with the Intervention enough times, the M14 will oddly fall through the floor, and you can not pick it up again.
 * If the player listens to radio chatter, references to the Washington Monument, Hunter 2-3, a department store, and apartments can be heard, as an unidentified command unit (likely Overlord) coordinates counterassaults and firefights.

The Predator

 * The diner with the Predator Missile uplink is the same design used in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare in the level "The Sins of the Father".
 * It is quite possible that the UAV was stolen from friendly hands, since the display and all of the targeting is meant for US forces. However, there is no safeguard preventing an enemy from directing missiles against friendly forces. (The situation is less clear for the Javelins used during "Of Their Own Accord", which in real life do have safeguards against use on friendly targets.)
 * The player can take the sentry gun from the roof of Nate's, and with proper positioning, the sentry gun will automatically kill the enemies inside of the diner, leaving the Predator drone unguarded. Care must be taken to avoid having the sentry gun be run over by the BTRs.
 * After entering the restaurant to get the uplink, two Russians soldiers will break through the backdoor, and some more will appear in the gas station parking lot. Even if the player were to make sure the area around the restaurant is clear, those Russian soldiers are scripted to appear the moment the player gets inside the restaurant.
 * When securing the Burger Town, it is possible to fire a predator missile through the front door/windows to kill enemies inside. This is especially helpful on Veteran. You are also able to drop them in through the roof access, back door and side door.
 * An easy way to acquire the Predator is to stay at the diner when the Rangers are defending Nate's. When the assault on the restaurant ends and Nate's is attacked by the Predator, the Rangers will get off of the roof and the control rig will spawn right in front of the player. Also, no enemies will spawn in the diner.

The Burger Town

 * If the Predator is at the right angle the player can see a stinger missile heading straight for it, prior to the arrival of the gunships. There is no way to save the Predator Drone, even if you kill all enemies in the area.
 * A Ranger with an RPG or Stinger may occasionally spawn when the Russian gunships arrive. He will shoot one of them down if the player doesn't do so.
 * You can shoot down the two gunships with an Intervention, but it takes 2-5 magazines to do it, depending on your placement.
 * You can also use the M14 EBR, SCAR-H, M4A1, or any other weapon to shoot down the Mi-28's but the M240, Intervention, and SCAR-H are the most effective.
 * Sometimes the convoy shoots the last Mi-28 if the player doesn't destroy it.
 * Sergeant Foley refers to the MiG-29s as "fast movers". It's strange that the bombs they drop on Nate's Restaurant don't completely destroy it.
 * Of the above, Captain Price referred to the MiGs in the same way in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, in the level Crew Expendable.
 * If the player goes into the Taco Togo and looks at the tray, it says "BT" on the wrapper, which refers to Burger Town.
 * The highway that the convoy arrives from is blocked off by barriers and barbed wire. Although if you actually watch the convoy arrive you can see that the vehicles actually 'hop' over the barricade.
 * When Sgt. Foley is carrying Raptor to Burger Town, you can use the Predator Missile and fire directly at them and not get a penalty.
 * You don't actually have to defend Burger Town when Sgt. Foley moves Raptor there. You can defend wherever you like.
 * After entering the Humvee at the end of the level it is possible for the player to look completely around in a 360 degree view as many times as the player wants. It seems that IW didn't put a stop on the view ability for that part.
 * it is possible to carry the sentry gun with you to the Humvee, when you sit it the Humvee it goes through your seat.
 * It is strange that Sgt. Foley would know that there was a Stinger at the Diner, as he stayed at Nate's Restaurant to protect Raptor while the player assaulted the Diner to get the Predator Drone Rig.

Pop references

 * "Wolverines!" is a reference to the movie Red Dawn, which depicts a Communist invasion of the United States. The "Wolverines" are a makeshift guerrilla force formed by American high school students. The paratroopers in the mission and planes flying over are also homages to the movie.
 * Another reference to Red Dawn is contained within the mission. The Xbox Achievement/PS3 Trophy for completing this level and Exodus on Veteran Difficulty is actually called "Red Dawn". This same achievement's picture is several Russian helicopters flying next to each other, yet another reference to the movie.
 * The level and the others following also bear similarity to another game, World in Conflict, set in an alternate timeline where the Soviet Union invades the USA in 1989. World in Conflict also appears to have been influenced by Red Dawn.
 * The "Burger Town" fast food restaurant is an obvious parody of Burger King. There is also a Burger Town in the airport in No Russian. The Burger Town logo looks very similar to the (old) Burger King logo.
 * Other parodies of American restaurant chains are Taco Togo (Taco Bell and Togo's ) and Nate's (which closely resembles Nathan's Famous structure and sign, but could also be influenced by the T.G.I. Friday's)
 * At the start of the mission it is possible to see several cans of Choal Minty Fresh in the HMMWV, an obvious parody of Skoal Wintergreen Dipping Tobacco. There will also be a picture of a girl taped to the dashboard—the same picture can be seen in any Humvee the player gets into as the Humvee model at the beginning of the level is the same as the one at the end of the level.
 * The achievement/trophy unlocked after completing this mission on any difficulty is called "Royale with Cheese" which could be a loose reference to the movie Pulp Fiction. Another theory would be that "Royale" refers to the fact that this is a large fight (Battle Royale), and 'With Cheese' is a clear reference to the multiple fast food restaurants in the level.
 * In the Humvee at the start of the mission there is a packet of 'CANDY' which is based on Charms, and Tootsie rolls, which sometimes are part of a U.S Soldier's/ Ration Pack.

IW references

 * Newspapers near the beginning of the level are named "Infinity Ward Times".
 * There are some signs near some houses that read "IW Realty".
 * Post boxes contain cards advertising Infinity Ward; which can be stabbed out.
 * The license plates on most of the cars say Infinity Ward
 * In the bank, the cubicles are labeled with names of Infinity Ward employees.
 * In this mission and in all other missions in the U.S., there are taxis that have "IW Cab" printed on the doors.