Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Guide
2007 · Infinity WardStory Read the concise recap →
Soap, Price and the missile threat
Follow the SAS and US Marines in six illustrated beats, from the opening coup to the bridge finale.
Characters All 13 characters →
Captain Price
Price leads Soap and Gaz against Al-Asad and the Ultranationalists. The Pripyat flashback also places the player in his boots as a lieutenant serving under MacMillan.
John “Soap” MacTavish
Soap joins Captain Price’s team after training at Hereford. The player follows his first-person perspective through the SAS missions and the final joint operation.
Gaz
Gaz teaches Soap the basic weapons drills at Hereford, then accompanies Price’s team through the campaign. He carries a shotgun for the freighter’s close quarters.
Guns & Weapons All 29 weapons →
M4 Carbine
An automatic assault rifle. Campaign M4A1 variants carry different attachments from the multiplayer M4 Carbine.
AK-47
A fully automatic rifle carried throughout the campaign and selectable in multiplayer.
MP5
A compact automatic submachine gun. The suppressed MP5SD is especially prominent in SAS campaign missions.
Perks All 22 perks →
Stopping Power
Increase bullet damage.
UAV Jammer
Hide your position from enemy UAV scans.
Sleight of Hand
Reload weapons faster.
Dead Silence
Make your footsteps quieter.
Maps All 21 maps →
Crash
A crashed helicopter sits amid buildings, alleys and a prominent multistory rooftop.
Shipment
A tiny container yard with crossing lanes and almost immediate close-range encounters.
Crossfire
A long sloping street provides distant sightlines, while interconnected buildings offer flanking routes.
Killstreaks All 3 rewards →
UAV Recon
Radar support that reveals enemy positions on the minimap for your team, helping you find opponents and choose an Airstrike target.
Airstrike
Choose a target area for three aircraft to bomb. The planes approach from your team’s current spawn direction, so aim for exposed groups.
Helicopter
An attack helicopter circles the map and automatically engages enemies, giving your team sustained aerial support while you keep fighting on the ground.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare game imagery © Activision. Original game pictures and references: Call of Duty Guide.
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Covered edition: Original Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007), its PC/Mac editions and original console maps. Wii Reflex (2009) shares the campaign and launch maps, with differences noted. Modern Warfare Remastered, the 2019 reboot and the separate DS game are outside this wiki.