Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Wiki Guide

No Russian

The revolution does require of the revolutionary class that it should attain its end by all methods at its disposal. If necessary, by an armed rising; if required, by terrorism.

Leon Trotsky, Terrorism and Communism (1920)

PRIMARY - Maintain cover as Alexei Roydin[edit]

Editorial Note[edit]

Playing this stage is optional; the stage will be skipped over completely if you select the correct option in the Options Menu. The stage does not figure in as a condition for any achievement or trophy.

There are no laptops in this level, chiefly due to the slow, slow pace Pvt. Allan is walking. It should be noted that you don't need to neutralize civilians and non-combatants to maintain cover (even on Veteran). However, you cannot attack Markarov or his men since they are flagged as your allies for this mission.

Save your ammunition and scavenge weapons instead. Even if you don't use the M240, you may want its ammunition for the touger fight later. Shoot back at targets who are armed, although Markarov and his men are probably faster than you (since they're A.I.) on the take. Hang back and let the suckers do the work.

What you want to do in the initial part is stay behind Markarov and his team of terrorists and check out the weapons being dropped by slain security guards. There's a dual wield M9 around the time you near the elevators as well as some MP5Ks you may want in lieu of the slow-to-reload M240. Keep the M4A1 Grenadier -- you will need the grenades for the riot shield carrying F.S.B. soldiers later.

FSB operatives will march in and out while maintaining strict discipline under fire. Use either flashbangs to disorient them, or frag grenades (launched or thrown) to disrupt their orderliness. Watch for exploding jet engines. Shoot an engine nacelle enough times and it acts (unrealistically) like a bomb. Use them to clear out the opposing FSB who take cover near them.

The action doesn't heat up until you hit the tarmac. There, Russian F.S.B. soldiers will appear and attempt to take down your party of insurgents. The FSB forces will have shield soldiers, so you either shoot them in the foot to cause them to stagger (and thus expose more vulnerable body parts), or you can roll grenades past them to disrupt their lines.

This will likely be the first mission you will undergo a level of firepower of which you've not experienced before. Only two of your bot allies (Markarov and the other guy) will be invulnerable to enemy attacks -- the others are easily killed off, shifting the battle slowly against you.

The second level office where FSB tries to nuke you. If you have those impact-detonation grenades from the M4A1, now would be a good time to fire them into the windows. Riot shields are handy once you get to the last few waves. Use one to defend yourself and draw fire while your allies attack enemies. Note that you cannot use weapons while using the shield.

Fight past the terminal office with the FSB, survive the last few waves and get to the extraction ambulance. Some surprises are genuinely the ones you don't want popping out of a birthday cake.