Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 features 76 achievements worth a total of 1610 gamerscore on Xbox 360 version and 77 trophies on the PlayStation 3 version.
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| All In | Earn all available trophies for Modern Warfare 3. | Platinum 
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| Back in the Fight | Start the Single Player Campaign on any difficulty. | 5 Bronze 
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| Too Big to Fail | Destroy the Jamming Tower. Complete "Black Tuesday" on any difficulty. | 10 Bronze
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| Wet Work | Take back New York Harbor. Complete "Hunter Killer" on any difficulty. | 10 Bronze
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| Carpe Diem | Escape the mountain safe house. Complete "Persona Non Grata" on any difficulty. | 10 Bronze
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| Frequent Flyer | Defend the Russian President. Complete "Turbulence" on any difficulty. | 10 Bronze
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| Up to No Good | Infiltrate the village. Complete "Back on the Grid" on any difficulty. | 10 Bronze
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| One Way Ticket | Make it to Westminster. Complete "Mind the Gap" on any difficulty. | 10 Bronze
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| Welcome to WW3 | Save the US Vice President. Complete "Goalpost" on any difficulty. | 10 Bronze
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| Sandstorm! | Assault the shipping company. Complete "Return to Sender" on any difficulty. | 10 Bronze
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| Back Seat Driver | Track down Volk. Complete "Bag and Drag" on any difficulty. | 10 Bronze
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| We'll Always Have Paris | Escape Paris with Volk. Complete "Iron Lady" on any difficulty. | 10 Bronze
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| Vive la Révolution! | Reach the church. Complete "Eye of the Storm" on any difficulty. | 10 Bronze
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| Requiem | Escape the city. Complete "Blood Brothers" on any difficulty. | 10 Bronze
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| Storm the Castle | Discover Makarov's next move. Complete "Stronghold" on any difficulty. | 10 Bronze
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| Bad First Date | Find the girl. Complete "Scorched Earth" on any difficulty. | 10 Bronze
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| Diamond in the Rough | Rescue the Russian President. Complete "Down the Rabbit Hole" on any difficulty. | 10 Bronze
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| The Big Apple | Complete "Black Tuesday" and "Hunter Killer" on Veteran difficulty. | 25 Silver 
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| Out of the Frying Pan... | Complete "Persona Non Grata", "Turbulence", and "Back on the Grid" on Veteran difficulty. | 25 Silver
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| Payback | Complete "Mind the Gap", "Goalpost", and "Return to Sender" on Veteran difficulty. | 25 Silver
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| City of Lights | Complete "Bag and Drag" and "Iron Lady" on Veteran difficulty. | 25 Silver
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| The Darkest Hour | Complete "Eye of the Storm", "Blood Brothers", and "Stronghold" on Veteran difficulty. | 25 Silver
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| This is the End | Complete "Scorched Earth", "Down the Rabbit Hole", and "Dust to Dust" on Veteran difficulty. | 25 Silver
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| Who Dares Wins | Complete the campaign on any difficulty. | 40 Silver
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| The Best of the Best | Complete the campaign on Hardened or Veteran difficulty. | 100 Gold 
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| Strike! | Kill 5 enemies with a single grenade in Single Player or Special Ops. | 20 Bronze
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| Jack the Ripper | Melee 5 enemies in a row in Single Player or Special Ops. | 20 Bronze
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| Informant | Collect 22 Intel Items. | 20 Bronze
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| Scout Leader | Collect 46 Intel Items. | 35 Silver
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| This Is My Boomstick | Kill 30 enemies with the XM25 in "Black Tuesday." | 20 Bronze
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| What Goes Up... | Destroy all the choppers with only the UGV's grenade launcher in "Persona Non Grata." | 20 Bronze
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| Flight Attendant (secret) |
Kill all 5 enemies during the zero-g sequence in "Turbulence." | 20 Bronze
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| For Whom the Shell Tolls | Destroy all targets during the mortar sequence with only 4 shells in "Back on the Grid." | 20 Bronze
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| Kill Box | Kill 20 enemies with the Chopper Gunner in a single run in "Return to Sender." | 20 Bronze
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| Danger Close | Take down a chopper with an AC-130 smoke grenade in "Bag and Drag." | 20 Bronze
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| Ménage à Trois | Destroy 3 tanks with a single 105mm shot in "Iron Lady." | 20 Bronze
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| Nein | Kill 9 enemies with A-10 strafing runs in "Scorched Earth." | 20 Bronze
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| 50/50 | Complete a Special Ops Mission Mode game with the same number of kills as your partner. | 20 Bronze
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| Birdie | Kill 2 enemy helicopters without getting hit in a Special Ops Survival game. | 20 Bronze
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| Serrated Edge | Finish a Juggernaut with a knife in Special Ops. | 15 Bronze
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| Arms Dealer | Buy all items from the Survival Weapon Armory. | 20 Bronze
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| Danger Zone | Buy all items from the Survival Air Support Armory. | 20 Bronze
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| Defense Spending | Buy all items from the Survival Equipment Armory. | 20 Bronze
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| Get Rich or Die Trying | Have $50,000 current balance in a Special Ops Survival game. | 25 Silver
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| I Live | Survive 1 wave in a Special Ops Survival game. | 10 Bronze
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| Survivor | Reach Wave 10 in each mission of Special Ops Survival mode. | 20 Silver
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| Unstoppable | Reach Wave 15 in each mission of Special Ops Survival mode. | 40 Silver
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| No Assistance Required | Complete a Special Ops Mission Mode game on Hardened or Veteran with no player getting downed. | 20 Bronze
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| Brag Rags | Earn 1 star in Special Ops Mission Mode. | 10 Bronze
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| Tactician | Earn 1 star in each mission of Special Ops Mission Mode. | 20 Bronze
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| Overachiever | Earn 48 stars in Special Ops Mission Mode. | 40 Silver
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| Slippery Slope | Complete the Special Ops mission "Black Ice" on any difficulty. | 15 Bronze
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| A Baker's Dozen | Run over and kill 13 enemies with the snowmobile in the "Black Ice" Special Ops mission. | 35 Silver
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| Ice in Your Veins | Complete the Special Ops mission "Black Ice" on Veteran difficulty. | 35 Silver
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| Shotgun Diplomacy | Complete the Special Ops mission "Negotiator" on any difficulty. | 15 Bronze
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| Skilled Negotiator | Complete the Special Ops mission "Negotiator" on Veteran difficulty. | 25 Silver
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| Not on My Watch | Rescue all the hostages in the Special Ops mission "Negotiator". | 35 Silver
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| Don't Tread On Me | Complete the "Iron Clad" Special Ops mission on any difficulty. | 15 Bronze
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| High Roller | Complete the "Iron Clad" Special Ops mission on Veteran difficulty. | 25 Silver
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| Not A Scratch | Finish with your tank at full health in the Iron Clad Special Ops mission. | 35 Silver
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| Helipocalypse | Destroy 6 helicopters in the "Kill Switch" Special Ops mission. | 30 Silver
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| EMPressive | Complete the "Kill Switch" Special Ops mission on Veteran difficulty. | 30 Silver
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| One-Four-One | Complete the "Kill Switch" Special Ops mission on any difficulty. | 15 Bronze
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| Stay Frosty | Beat "Arctic Recon" on any difficulty. | 15 Bronze
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| Sub Zero | Complete the "Arctic Recon" Special Ops mission on Veteran difficulty | 25 Silver
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| Dr0n3d | Complete the "Arctic Recon" Special Ops mission in under 3:30 | 35 Silver
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| Apex | Complete the "Vertigo" Special Ops mission on any difficulty. | 15 Bronze
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| Pinnacle | Complete the "Vertigo" Special Ops mission on Veteran difficulty. | 20 Bronze
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| Flyswatter | Destroy all the Helicopters in the Vertigo Special Ops mission. | 15 Bronze
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| To Jugger or to Jugger-Naut | Kill all Juggernauts after they land on Veteran difficulty in the Special Ops mission Vertigo. | 25 Silver
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| Siege | Complete the "Light 'Em Up" Special Ops mission on any difficulty. | 15 Bronze
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| Lights Out | Complete the "Light 'Em Up" Special Ops mission on Veteran difficulty. | 15 Bronze
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| Deer in the Headlights | Stab five stunned enemies in a row in the "Light 'Em Up" Special Ops mission. | 45 Silver
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| Handle with Care | Complete the "Special Delivery" Special Ops mission on any difficulty. | 10 Bronze
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| Deliver This | Complete the "Special Delivery" Special Ops mission on Veteran difficulty. | 25 Bronze
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| Discriminating Buyer | Use exactly one of each care package in the "Special Delivery" Special Ops mission. | 15 Bronze
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| Untouchable | Use only one self revive care package in the "Special Delivery" Special Ops mission. | 25 Silver
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Videos[]
CoD MW3 - For Whom the Shell Tolls - Achievement Trophy Guide by Carbon DRFT
Call of Duty MW3 - What Goes Up... Achievement Guide
Notes[]
- Achievements available in the base game do not require the same unlock requirements for content additional maps or missions.
- The The Big Apple achievement, as well as all achievements referring to the entire campaign, require "Prologue" to be completed with the same unlock requirements.
Trivia[]
- The Too Big to Fail achievement is a reference to the phrase "Too big to fail", where the failure of a financial institution, such as the New York Stock Exchange, would cause catastrophic economic collapse. This achievement is also in tandem a reference to the Wall Street Crash of 1929 with the name of the mission, "Black Tuesday".
- The Wet Work achievement is a reference to the colloquial name for performing an assassination, "wetwork".
- The Carpe Diem achievement is "Seize the day" in Latin.
- The Frequent Flyer achievement is a reference to the Frequent-flyer programs airlines operate for customers. The achievement image also features the symbols for turning on a seat light, the notice to buckle the seatbelt, and a lit button for a gun.
- The Vive la Révolution! achievement is French for "Long live the Revolution!".
- The We'll Always Have Paris achievement is a reference to the quote from the 1942 movie Casablanca, "We'll always have Paris".
- The Nein achievement is a pun on the German word "nein" for "no", and the number 9.
- The Ménage à Trois achievement is French for "Household of Three".
- The Storm the Castle achievement image consists of the Trojan Horse, a structure consisting of a wooden horse with hidden soldiers inside used to gain access to a highly secured area.
- The Diamond in the Rough achievement is a reference to the idiom "a diamond in the rough", wherein something of value is hidden amongst a harsh or unremarkable surface.
- The For Whom the Shell Tolls achievement is a reference to the 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway.
- The This Is My Boomstick achievementis a reference to a line in the 1992 movie Army of Darkness, where the main character holds a shotgun and shouts to a crowd "This is my boomstick!".
- The The Big Apple achievement is a reference to the nickname of New York City, the "Big Apple".
- The Out of the Frying Pan... achievement is a reference to the idiom "Out of the frying pan into the fire." meaning to leave a bad situation and into a worse one.
- The City of Lights achievement is a reference to the nickname of Paris, "The City of Lights".
- The Jack the Ripper achievement is a reference to the 19th century English murderer Jack the Ripper.
- The This is the End achievement is a reference to the song The End by band The Doors.
- The Who Dares Wins achievement is a reference to the motto of the Special Air Service, "Who Dares Wins".
- The Get Rich or Die Trying achievement is a reference to the album by rapper 50 Cent, Get Rich or Die Tryin'.
- The Birdie achievement is a pun of the golf score of one under par, the birdie, and a nickname for helicopters, a "bird".
- The What Goes Up... achievement is a reference to the saying "What goes up, must come down".
- The Deer in the Headlights achievement is a reference to the phrase "a deer in headlights", referring to someone who is paralyzed by fear.
- The To Jugger or to Jugger-Naut achievement is a reference to the famous line from the play Hamlet, "To be, or not to be, that is the question". In the achievement image, a Juggernaut is holding a skull, an iconic prop of the play.
- The Dr0n3d achievement is the word "Droned" in leetspeak.
- The Stay Frosty achievement is a reference to the phrase "stay frosty", meaning to "keep one's cool".
- The High Roller achievement is a reference to the gambling term "High roller", referring to someone who gambles a large sum of money.
- The A Baker's Dozen achievement is a reference to the term "a baker's dozen", another name for the number 13.
- The EMPressive achievement is a portmanteau of the words "Impressive" and "EMP".
- The Helipocalypse achievement is a portmanteau of the words "Helicopter" and "Apocalypse".
- The One-Four-One achievement is a reference to the in-game faction Task Force 141.
- The Don't Tread On Me achievement is a reference to the Gadsen flag, an American Revolutionary flag flown in support for the Revolution.