- For the similar weapon in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, see Starstreak.
The MAAWS (Multi-role Anti-Armor Weapon System) is a free-fire laser-guided rocket launcher, and also a 9-point (8 with Hardline) Support strike chain reward featured in Call of Duty: Ghosts. It also appears in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
Call of Duty: Ghosts
- "Lase targets to guide missiles from a free-fire shoulder-mounted rocket launcher."
- — Menu description.
Campaign
The MAAWS appears in the campaign once, in Brave New World, where it is used to shoot down an Mi-24 Hind and an EC-635 assaulting the Liberty Wall. Unlike its multiplayer and Extinction counterpart, each fired rocket remains intact instead of splitting into two others.
The MAAWS can be reloaded in campaign, but unlike other weapons it is not automatically reloaded when empty; thus, the reload button must be used.
Multiplayer
The MAAWS appears in multiplayer. When fired, the rocket splits into two other rockets and can lock onto enemy aircraft and aerial pointsreaks (as well as the user's killstreaks). There is a Laser Sight attached to the weapon, allowing the user to manually guide the rockets to a designated target. When aiming with this weapon, instead of using sights, the player's view will zoom in slightly. The MAAWS can kill any juggernaut, even at full health, but it has to be a direct hit, or it won't do much damage.
Extinction
The MAAWS appears as a Strike Package in the Extinction maps Mayday, Awakening and Exodus, replacing the Trinity Rocket from the other maps.
Gallery
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Multiplayer
The MAAWS returns in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, and is available in multiplayer. Once again it is laser-guided, but now it holds only one rocket, and it must be aimed by using a reflex sight present on the launcher's left side. Like in Call of Duty: Ghosts, the reload button must be manually used.
Exo Survival
The MAAWS was added to Exo Survival in an update. It is unlocked at round 6.
The MAAWS is a decent weapon for taking on enemy Warbirds due to it being laser-guided, but is not as good at taking on infrantry and drones. By the time it is unlocked, it usually takes at least two shots to kill one soldier (except in earlier rounds when the map is flipped). This, combined with its low magazine size, reserve ammo, and slow rocket propulsion speed, make it a bad weapon to use as a primary weapon. As well, it isn't as good as the Stinger M7 against Warbirds because the Stinger can lock on to the Warbirds. Plus, the Stinger M7 can lock on to enemy drones, while trying to guide the missiles towards drones with the MAAWS is extremely hard due to the small size of the drones. Overall though, it is a decent weapon to use against Warbirds until the player unlocks the Stinger M7, in which it may be a good idea to switch over to that.
Supply Drop Variants
- Oppressor [Elite]
- Ignition [Elite]
- Tornado [Enlisted]
- Thunder [from Marksman challenge]
Gallery
- For the Camouflage images, see MAAWS/Camouflage.
- For variants images, see MAAWS/Variants.
Trivia
Call of Duty: Ghosts
- The number "64" is inscribed in various spots.
- A multiplayer patch, requiring 25 aircraft shot down with the weapon, has a picture of a shark, referencing the movie Jaws. The terms "Maws" and "Jaws" have a similar contextual meaning.
- The MAAWS used to require a 10 pointstreak instead of 9.
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