Summary
While there are plenty of guns to use inCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, you won’t find yourself on the winning team without some proper equipment usage. Lethal equipment is vital when it comes to defeating enemies and taking over objectives.
you’re able to use lethal equipment as a main means of damage or simply as a setup, and whether you place them down or throw them at your opposition, each one has its importance. There are definitely some more useful than others. You’ll find that out as we detail just how well each lethal equipment item will treat you in MW3.
11Throwing Star
Like A Ninja
The Throwing Star is absolutely the least effective of all Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 lethal equipment. Firstly, you have to get 50 kills with a Throwing Knife to unlock it, and it doesn’t even give you a guaranteed kill like the Throwing Knife does.
Instead, it inflicts a wounding effect on whoever it connects with. There’s a chance it could take their health down to zero, but just a chance, so the amount of work it takes to acquire and the lack of satisfaction from using it makes it a dud.
10Thermite
Start The Fire
Thermite is a good choice if you’re playing the campaign or a mode with bots, and in multiplayer, however, it is a bit useless. When you reach level 33, you’ll unlock it and can throw it at surfaces, which causes it to stick.
After it sticks, it just bursts into flames and causes fire damage to anyone in contact with it. Most players are smart enough to see it coming and will quickly escape its vicinity, so you’ll have to be lucky to do real damage with this.
9Breacher Drone
Self-Guided Explosive
You need to complete threeArmory Unlock challengesto obtain the Breacher Drone in MW3, which is not a ton of work. Once you get it, it is a fun toy to play with, but it has little effect unless you can catch enemies huddled together.
This drone explodes on impact or when in proximity to an opposing player, so if a player ducks behind a wall just before it explodes, it’ll render the drone attack obsolete. It can be decent enough to send the other team running, though.
8C4
A Vehicle’s Worst Nightmare
The C4 was once a must-have piece of equipment in Call of Duty, but that has changed for Modern Warfare 3. While it stillpacks a punch, several other throwable explosives do a much better job, especially if you have to complete five Armory Unlock challenges for it.
You can set up traps on objectives or take down armored vehicles in the game’s larger modes. If you die before you detonate it it’ll be wasted, so that’s the biggest downfall, as it lacks an immediate payoff like other lethal equipment items.
7Drill Charge
See You On The Other Side
The Drill Charge is great forclearing buildings or rooms with objectives. Just don’t expect to deal much damage or get an elimination off of it, as the build-up before it is fully effective gives enemies way too much time to evacuate.
You’ll add it to your locker after completing three Armory Unlock challenges for it, and to get the best use out of it, play a mode like Search and Destroy or Headquarters. Launch it into a wall with the objective on the other side.
6Proximity Mine
Set It And Forget It
The Proximity Mine requires you to complete five Armory Unlock challenges in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. That’s more than many other pieces of lethal equipment you need to unlock, but it’ll be worth it if you’re a sniper.
If you need to watch your back but don’t have a teammate to do it, the Proximity Mine works great, as it does have a tell whenever it is activated. That gives enemies time to crouch and avoid its explosion, making it less useful than it could be.
5Frag Grenade
Old Reliable
A classic choice, the Frag Grenade is the default lethal equipment item. It has served COD players well for decades, as a simple and effective weapon that you just have to aim, throw, and wait for it to explode.
The upside of the Frag Grenade is that you can cook it, meaning you can hold it in your hand to delay throwing it. If you hold it too long, it’ll blow up in your face, but time it just right and you’ll land it perfectly as it explodes to net you a kill.
4Thermobaric Grenade
Bombard Them With Grenades
The Thermobaric Grenade is an explosive that helps the entire team, which you may get at level 53. Much like the basic Frag Grenade, you can cook it, but it does a lot more than the Frag, as it stuns and creates fire in the area for a short period.
The fire causes damage that canlead to an elimination, and on top of that, it increases the lethality of other explosives for a brief duration. If your teammates follow up with their explosives, whoever is on the receiving end is doomed.
3Throwing Knife
Get Your Montage Clips
You’ll be hard-pressed to find more of a fan-favorite piece of lethal equipment in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. At level 30, you’re able to get the Throwing Knife, which has been at the forefront of montages and simply trolling enemy teams in COD for years.
The Throwing Knife is 100% lethal no matter where it lands on an enemy, whether you launch it at their head or foot. The best part is that you can pick it back up after throwing it to replenish your supply and keep racking up eliminations.
2Claymore
Set A Trap
The Claymore is a camper’s dream. At the low level of eight, you can add it to your arsenal, and if f you’re a sniper who wants to secure your rear or you’ve got a solid setup to block enemies entering an objective, the Claymore should be your go-to.
It is a “set it and forget it” type of lethal weapon. You place it facing a certain direction, such as an entryway, and when an enemy runs into the line of sight at a close enough distance, the Claymore explodes and deals massive damage.
