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Collection 3: Chaos Pack

Flyswatter achievement in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Flyswatter

Destroy all helicopters in the "Vertigo" Special Ops mission.

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How to unlock the Flyswatter achievement

  • iNTiMiDaTe xXiNTiMiDaTe xX
    17 Jul 2012 17 Jul 2012 17 Jul 2012
    It is best to play the "Vertigo" mission on regular difficulty when going for this achievement.

    There are a total of 16 helicopters you need to shoot down with your StarStreak.

    As you start the mission there will be four helicopters on your right. There will be three helicopters while you are on top of the hotel and when you parachute off the building there will be nine left. There is an ammo crate just in front of you when you jump off the building.

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    I had problems with dogs a few times, but I found I just had to be very quick to kill the helos after dropping down, got ammo and quickly killed any others. That way I was free to shoot the dogs before they got to me.
    Posted on 24 Mar 14 at 14:55
    Blue Radium"There is an ammo crate just in front of you when you jump off the building" is poorly worded - the ammo crate is there AFTER you jump off the building.
    Posted by Blue Radium On 23 Jun 21 at 06:21
    xGentlemanzWas having difficulty doing it co-op. Doing it solo was easier. The dogs must be killed quick. Careful for the grenades too because they are a pain as well.
    Posted by xGentlemanz On 28 Jun 22 at 23:01
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  • Rasta 360GameTVRasta 360GameTV
    18 Jul 2012 18 Jul 2012
    Here is my "All in One" Guide for the newest Spec Op Mission.

    You can earn all Achievements in One Run, the only Difficulty are the 2 Dogs which cost the Flyswatter Achievement.

    The Key for this Achievement is the Part after you fall down. Stay at the Landing Point and dont go FORWARD! Kill the 3 Choppers then fill your Ammo, at this Point you activated the next Wave and here kill the 2 Dogs quickly if you can!

    After the 2 Dogs the Rest is simple :)

    Question? ask me :)
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    ViniBT+1 for the 2 key advices: not moving after landing and using the assault rifle with thermal scope. Great solution!
    Posted by ViniBT On 18 Aug 19 at 15:11
    EthigyGreat video, this achievement was a pain.
    Posted by Ethigy On 03 Apr 20 at 00:48
    oJI 4 IC KoGreat guide, still helping me 14 years later, thanks!
    Posted by oJI 4 IC Ko On 07 Jul 22 at 10:40
  • Fully AvengedFully Avenged
    20 Jul 2012 17 Jul 2012
    What hasn't been noted here (might be clear in the videos above, I have yet to watch them) is that if you retain some rockets in your StarStreak before you dive off the building (you can shoot down the helicopters with ANY weapon, not just the unique Stinger) then you can actually shoot some of the helicopters at the base of the hotel before you land.

    You'll notice when you dive off of the hotel, you'll begin to descend without any weapons out. However, when your character pulls the cord on his parachute, he will also draw his weapon. At this stage (make sure to equip the StarStreak before you jump off the roof) you can actually fire missiles off at the helicopters before you land on the floor. This makes it a little easier to get rid of them before they fly off.

    It is also worth playing through the level a few times to know which directions the helicopters come from and which directions they fly off to catch them off-guard.

    While you can actually clear up all four of Vertigo's related achievements all in one go with some difficulty, I would suggest you take care of 'Apex' first, have a few practice runs and then take out 'Flyswatter', then move up to Veteran and try to knock out 'Pinnacle' and 'To Jugger...' in the same game. Be aware however, that while Flyswatter can be somewhat complicated on Veteran, it is suggested to remove as many helicopters as possible as they only cause more problems on Veteran and the level becomes significantly easier once they're dealt with.

    [Leave a comment below if you have any questions regarding this solution.]
  • SAS eddriver19SAS eddriver19
    17 Jul 2012 17 Jul 2012 18 Jul 2012
    The other guides stated 16 helis total, however I just got this playing co-op and we had 17 helis show up, the achievement didn't unlock until we took down all 17.

    As for taking them down we had 8 show up on the roof 4 at the beginning then 1 on the right, 1 on the left then 2 from the right use starstreak to take them all down as mentioned by Fully Avenged in his guide make sure you have the starstreak out before you jump and have the person with the missile jump first but only just so when the person with laser' chute opens he can fire at the heli on the ground then the second heli before running right to reload from the ammo crate then just carry on taking out the last few helis most show up from the left then take off right before swinging left to leave except the last 2 which fly straight at you when you kill the last 1 your achievement should pop.

    NOTE after firing the third misslie at the bottom your team mate should protect you from the dogs while you laze the helis
  • Resident JesusResident Jesus
    17 Jul 2012 17 Jul 2012
    16 Helicopters to take out in total, use the StarStreak for all of them to make it easier. Note that there is an ammo box at the base of the hotel (where you parachute to) that will refill your ammo for it.
  • Plasma SKXPlasma SKX
    17 Jul 2012 18 Jul 2012
  • ChunkybrickChunkybrick
    14 Aug 2020 19 Feb 2021 04 Jul 2021
    You need to destroy all helicopters in the Vertigo spec ops mission. If you miss a helicopter (even once), you'll have to restart the mission to try again. Best to be done on the lowest difficulty. Achievement/trophy pops if successful.
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