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Modern Warfare 3 Achievement List Revealed

For those of you that are waiting patiently for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 only because you have to, and not because patience is your thing, here is a tiny morsel to help tide you over. Xbox360Achievements.org has released a list of the achievements you can earn in the game.

As with the previous Call of Duty games, the achievements are mostly for the single player campaign, with a few exceptions left for the Spec Ops missions. The competitive multiplayer remains achievement free, which is normal for the series.

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If you wish to remain spoiler free, avoid the list below, and wait for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on November 8. You’ve been warned!

50/50– 20 points; Complete a Special Ops Mission Mode game with the same number of kills as your partner. 

Arms Dealer– 20 points;  Buy all items from the Survival Weapon Armory. 

Back in the Fight– points; Start the Single Player Campaign on any difficulty. 

Back Seat Driver– 10 points; Track down Volk. Complete “Bag and Drag” on any difficulty.

Bad First Date– 10 points; Find the girl. Complete “Scorched Earth” on any difficulty.

Birdie 20 points; Kill 2 enemy helicopters without getting hit in a Special Ops Survival game. 

Brag Rags– 10 points; Earn 1 star in Special Ops Mission Mode. 

Carpe Diem– 10 points; Escape the mountain safe house. Complete “Persona non Grata” on any difficulty.

City of Lights– 25 points; Complete “Bag and Drag” and “Iron Lady” on Veteran difficulty.

Danger Close– 20 points; Take down a chopper with an AC-130 smoke grenade in “Bag and Drag.” 

Danger Zone– 20 points; Buy all items from the Survival Air Support Armory. 

Defense Spending– 20 points; Buy all items from the Survival Equipment Armory. 

Diamond in the Rough– 10 points; Rescue the Russian President. Complete “Down the Rabbit Hole” on any difficulty. 

For Whom the Shell Tolls– 20 points; Destroy all targets during the mortar sequence with only 4 shells in “Back on the Grid.” 

Frequent Flyer– 10 points; Defend the Russian President. Complete “Turbulence” on any difficulty. 

Get Rich or Die Trying– 25 points; Have $50,000 current balance in a Special Ops Survival game. 

I Live– 10 points; Survive 1 wave in a Special Ops Survival game. 

Informant– 20 points; Collect 22 Intel Items.

Jack the Ripper– 20 points; Melee 5 enemies in a row in Single Player or Special Ops. 

Kill Box– 20 points; Kill 20 enemies with the Chopper Gunner in a single run in “Return to Sender.” 

Ménage à Trois– 20 points; Destroy 3 tanks with a single 105mm shot in “Iron Lady.” 

Nein– 20 points; Kill 9 enemies with A-10 strafing runs in “Scorched Earth.” 

No Assistance Required– 20 points; Complete a Special Ops Mission Mode game on Hardened or Veteran with no player getting downed. 

One Way Ticket– 10 points; Make it to Westminster. Complete “Mind the Gap” on any difficulty.

Out of the Frying Pan…– 25 points; Complete “Persona Non Grata”, “Turbulence”, and “Back on the Grid” on Veteran difficulty.

Overachiever–40 points; Earn 48 stars in Special Ops Mission Mode. 

Payback–25 points; Complete “Mind the Gap”, “Goalpost”, and “Return to Sender” on Veteran difficulty.

Requiem– 10 points; Escape the city. Complete “Blood Brothers” on any difficulty.

Sandstorm!– 10 points; Assault the shipping company. Complete “Return to Sender” on any difficulty.

Scout Leader–35 points; Collect 46 Intel Items. 

Secret Achievement– 20 points; Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement.

Serrated Edge– 15 points; Finish a Juggernaut with a knife in Special Ops. 

Storm the Castle– 10 points; Discover Makarov’s next move. Complete “Stronghold” on any difficulty. 

Strike!– 20 points; Kill 5 enemies with a single grenade in Single Player or Special Ops. 

Survivor– 20 points; Reach Wave 10 in each mission of Special Ops Survival mode. 

Tactician– 20 points; Earn 1 star in each mission of Special Ops Mission Mode. 

The Best of the Best– 100 points; Complete the campaign on Hardened or Veteran difficulty. 

The Big Apple– 25 points; Complete “Black Tuesday” and “Hunter Killer” on Veteran difficulty.

The Darkest Hour– 25 points; Complete “Eye of the Storm”, “Blood Brothers”, and “Stronghold” on Veteran difficulty.

This Is My Boomstick– 20 points; Kill 30 enemies with the XM25 in “Black Tuesday.” 

This is the End– 25 points; Complete “Scorched Earth”, “Down the Rabbit Hole”, and “Dust to Dust” on Veteran difficulty.

Too Big to Fail– 10 points; Destroy the Jamming Tower. Complete “Black Tuesday” on any difficulty.

Unstoppable– 40 points; Reach Wave 15 in each mission of Special Ops Survival mode. 

Up to No Good– 10 points; Infiltrate the village. Complete “Back on the Grid” on any difficulty.

Vive la Révolution!– 10 points; Reach the church. Complete “Eye of the Storm” on any difficulty.

We’ll Always Have Paris– 10 points; Escape Paris with Volk. Complete “Iron Lady” on any difficulty.

Welcome to WW3– 10 points; Save the US Vice President. Complete “Goalpost” on any difficulty.

Wet Work– 10 points; Take back New York Harbor. Complete “Hunter Killer” on any difficulty.

What Goes Up…– 20 points; Destroy all the choppers with only the UGV’s grenade launcher in “Persona Non Grata.” 

Who Dares Wins– 40 points; Complete the campaign on any difficulty. 



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