Modern Warfare 3 Content Collection 2 Roadmap & Trophy Guide

[Sajiko]

ROADMAP

Overview:
-Estimated Trophy Difficulty: 3 / 10 (Personal estimate)
-Online / Offline: 6 [2, 4]
-Approximate Time to 100%: 1-3 Hours
-Minimum Number of Playthroughs Needed: 1/Mission [2 Recommended]
-Difficulty Affect Trophies?: Yes, must be beat on Veteran
-Number of Missable Trophies: None
-Glitched trophies: None
-Do cheat codes disable trophies?: No Cheat Codes
-Online Pass Required to ?: No


INTRODUCTION
The second content drop for Modern Warfare 3 has 6 trophies related to 2 Spec Ops missions, Iron Clad and Killswitch. Both missions can be done solo but a second player is recommended to make things easier. Playing offline splitscreen with someone or online are your 2 player options for one player to be in a tank driver on Iron Clad / to be Overwatch in Killswitch while the other player is a foot soldier in both missions.

Step 1 - Beat Killswitch on Regular then Veteran
You can speed through this mission in less than 5 minutes on regular. This is recommended so you know where the enemy positions are, where the helicopters come in (taking them out will prevent more enemies from spawning in) and a good route to take/avoid on a veteran run. Whoever is better at sniping should take the overwatch position. The overwatch player can easily nab the Helipocalypse on either difficulty.

Step 2 - Beat Iron Clad on Regular and then Veteran
I found this to be the harder of the 2 missions. You have to keep the tank alive as well yourself. The regular run through is very important to know where suicide bombers and RPGs are spawning in and attacking the tank. However there is a simple strategy that will net you all 3 trophies related to this mission in 1 go.

TROPHY GUIDE

- One-Four-One
Complete the 'Kill Switch' Special Ops mission on any difficulty.

See EMPressive... trophy


- EMPressive...
Complete the 'Kill Switch' Special Ops mission on Veteran difficulty.

*If doing single player you will switch between the ground soldier and the overwatch player*

The more competent sniper player should take point as overwatch player. They will be the person who will score most of the kills. As the ground solider you will need to wait for the sniper to give you the all clear before you advance (mics are important). However before you advance make sure you check the sniper's blind spots (ie walls they cannot see behind). Always stick to cover as some enemies carry shotguns and can 1 hit kill you. Halfway through the mission after you defeat your first juggernaut the sniper will take control of a drone to protect the ground soldier as they move into the building to plant an EMP. You will have to depend on your own gun skills if you are the foot soldier to take out the enemies in the building but sticking to cover and eliminating enemies will easily see you through the warehouse. After you plant the EMP you will meet up with your overwatch player and you will both have to progress through a cargo bay to an escape boat. Make use of your FLASH GRENADES to easily run past the stunned juggernauts to the boat after you've taken out the enemy infantry. Here is a video showing how to complete the run:

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 - Killswitch Trophies (Not a Scratch, Veteran 3 Stars)

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 - Killswitch Trophies (Not a Scratch, Veteran 3 Stars)

- Helipocalypse
Destroy 6 helicopters in the 'Kill Switch' Special Ops mission.

Halfway through the mission after you defeat your first juggernaut the sniper will take control of a drone to protect the ground soldier as they move into the building to plant an EMP. Take your time in the building and the overwatch player will have the ability to take out multiple choppers with the drone. You will see the trophy pop then interact with the device to plant the EMP (or if your overwatch gives you the go ahead). See the video posted under the EMPressive... trophy to see where specifically your overwatch player can get the trophy for you both (yes you both get the trophy if the overwatch kills 6 choppers).


- Don't Tread on Me
Complete the 'Iron Clad' Special Ops mission on any difficulty.

See High Roller trophy.


- High Roller
Complete the 'Iron Clad' Special Ops mission on Veteran difficulty.

*If you do this single player you will switch between control of the tank and foot soldier*

This mission can be tough if you don't know what you're doing. The trick to successfully completing the mission is to let your tank stay back and kill enemies that the foot solider flushes out by advancing slowly forward through cover and then moving back. This tactic is also the way to easily get the Not a Scratch trophy. As the tank driver you should know where RPGs and suicide soldiers come from and make them a priority to take out. As the foot soldier you need to know where the enemy choppers spawn in and take them out with your stinger before they can damage the tank. The foot soldier should ALWAYS stick to cover to avoid unnecessary damage. Move up and progress back to cause enemies to spawn in and move up against your tank making them easy kills for the tank driver. Check this video for the strategy in action:

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 - Iron Clad Trophies (Not a Scratch, Veteran 3 Stars)

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 - Iron Clad Trophies (Not a Scratch, Veteran 3 Stars)

- Not a Scratch
Finish with your tank at full health in the 'Iron Clad' Special Ops mission.

The only things that can damage the tank are RPGs, suicide bombers and enemy choppers. This is very easy to accomplish on regular difficulty but it can also be done with the same strategy on veteran. Basically your tank will want to stay as far back as possible (but still able to kill enemies). This way the suicide bombers will be out in the open as they try to reach the tank and RPGs will almost never hit the tank. The foot soldier will have to know when to be ready with the stinger to take out the incoming choppers. Also make sure to RELOAD the stinger/ammo at the back of the tank before you put the stinger away so you are ready for the next chopper. See the video posted under the High Roller trophy for the strategy in action on veteran difficulty.

[Fynn84]

Nice neat guide dude, looks good and nicely presented Both these spec op missions can be done solo, so you don't need a partner. I did both missions solo last week sometime and they wasn't too bad at all. I would like to try them co-op as it'll be a little different, I'll try to find someone to co-op them with just for fun.

EDIT: Also it's actually 4 and 2 which = 6 trophies for this DLC

[Sajiko]

Originally Posted by Fynn84

Nice neat guide dude, looks good and nicely presented Both these spec op missions can be done solo, so you don't need a partner. I did both missions solo last week sometime and they wasn't too bad at all. I would like to try them co-op as it'll be a little different, I'll try to find someone to co-op them with just for fun.

EDIT: Also it's actually 4 and 2 which = 6 trophies for this DLC

Really? Cause it wouldn't let me start them when I tried to do it on solo. Can anyone else confirm you can do them by yourself?

[J24CTU]

I'm pretty sure I did Kill Switch Solo. The game would switch characters from the Ground Support to Sniper.

[Fynn84]

Originally Posted by Sajiko

Really? Cause it wouldn't let me start them when I tried to do it on solo. Can anyone else confirm you can do them by yourself?

Yes! I can confirm 100% that you can do both of these spec op missions solo, just go to play solo. As the guy above says ^^, on Kill Switch it just switches you to the sniper and then back to the foot soldier. For Iron Clad you control both the soldier and the tank. I did the other set of DLC trophies solo as well. I hope this helps you?

[Sajiko]

Ok thanks guys. I will make the edits

[Bounty V]

For Helipocalypse, it's possible to shoot down the first 3 choppers you see (easier as the sniper) before entering the Reaper. Just switch to your scar and fire away. This will also make the Veteran playthrough easier as it reduces the amount of ground troops considerably.

[p3re1ra]

Thanks, easier than the first dlc

[MicrobeSS]

Very nice guide I managed to solo these in a couple hours. Although when I did Iron Clad I never switched to the tank.

[Dargo]

If you do kill switch in co-op my friend shot all 6 helis down and both of us got the trophy even though I didn't shoot a single bullet in a heli.