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The subject of this article appeared in Call of Duty: Black Ops III. The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty Online The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 The subject of this article appears in Blackout The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Mobile
For a similar weapon, see Compound Bow.
For the Zombies variant, see Wrath of the Ancients.
For the missile launcher, see Sparrow Missiles.

The Sparrow is a specialist weapon featured in Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Call of Duty Online, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and Call of Duty: Mobile. It is a compound bow that fires explosive bolts which increase in force the longer the arrow is drawn.

Call of Duty: Black Ops III[]

"Requiring augmented strength to draw, this advanced composite compound bow unleashes devastating explosive arrows that decimate hostile forces."
— In-game description.

The Sparrow is exclusive to Outrider and Blackjack. Compared to other bow weapons from previous installments, the Sparrow has an extremely fast fire rate and projectile speed, and low drop. Arrows will kill upon impact, no matter the draw strength. Stronger draws will force the victim back, potentially striking multiple enemies before the arrow explodes.

Killing two enemies with the sparrow in quick succession awards the "Bowhunter" medal. Killing three will award the "Predator" medal.

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  • Enemies are killed on contact by arrows, then shortly explode after.
  • Arrows can be lobbed over walls as artillery by quickly tapping the trigger.
  • The explosive radius of an arrow is small but lethal.
  • Arrows arc when released early, but fly straight when fully drawn.

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Call of Duty Online[]

The Sparrow appears in Call of Duty Online.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4[]

The Sparrow returns in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, functioning similarly to how it did in Black Ops III.

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Call of Duty: Mobile[]

"Draw the Sparrow back for longer amounts of time to increase range and unleash powerful, blasting arrows."
— Description

The Sparrow returns in Call of Duty: Mobile as an Operator Skill.

Upon activation, it lets the player fire a maximum of nine arrows before exhaustion allowing for both destruction of Scorestreaks and enemies. When fired, the arrows look like red streaks to enemies.

A variant called Sparrow Special Edition can be obtained from care packages in Sticks and Stones. It is available with 5 arrows.

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