Call of Duty, Modern Warfare 3 - Davis Family Vacation and Goalpost, part 7
1"Davis Family Vacation" is the eighth mission of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. It takes place right after "Mind the Gap", with no briefing cutscene playing before the mission. It is mainly cinematic, like "Prologue".
Much like "No Russian" in Modern Warfare 2, this mission can be skipped due to its disturbing content. This mission marks the end of Act 1 of the campaign.
Mr. Davis turns on his video camera and films his wife and daughter on the pavement (sidewalk) in London. His wife and his daughter, Sarah, mention their destination for the day, Big Ben. Filled with excitement, Sarah runs toward a flock of pigeons on the corner of the pavement and spins around, laughing.
Suddenly, a box truck stops around the corner and two Russians in gas masks dismount and run away. Shortly after, the truck explodes, killing the family. The truck releases gas as the camera is still recording. This explosion became part of a series of chemical attacks across Europe, triggering the next step of World War III.
"Goalpost" is the ninth mission of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. It is also the first mission in Act 2. In the aftermath of the chemical attacks, the player-character Derek "Frost" Westbrook and other members of the Delta Force fight through Hamburg, Germany to secure the Vice President from being a hostage.
In the starting cutscene, it is revealed that not only London has been exposed with the gas attack, but also similar attacks have been reported throughout Europe, causing most intelligence agencies to go offline. One of these is the GIGN HQ in Satory, France; Commander Morel while in a distressed state, reports that most of the GIGN members situated there are dead or wounded. The U.S. Army quickly and rapidly respond by sending Decontamination Units and Teams of Army Rangers who act as Quick Reaction Forces (QRF) before the situation abruptly escalates. A major U.S. Air Force base in Ramstein, Germany reports that the "entire Russian army" is sweeping across Eastern and Western Europe. The media similarly reports that an amphibious invasion of the entire European continent is underway. The U.S. military concludes that the gas attacks was not an act of terrorism, but intended to cripple Europe's defenses and pave a way for Russia to invade. The invasion coincides with the Russo-American peace conference that was to be hosted in Hamburg; as seen in "Turbulence", the Russian President was captured by Makarov; similarly, the American delegate at the conference has apparently been captured, as communication with the delegation has been lost. The primary objective of the U.S. forces deployed to Germany is to rescue the delegate-- the Vice President.
To that end, Frost, Sandman and other Delta Force members are flown in to Hamburg in a Black Hawk, along with other Black Hawks, Ospreys, LCACs, M1A2-Abrams Tanks, F-15 Eagles, AH-64 Apaches and infantry units. Russian flak turrets and missiles mercilessly fire and a portion of the American aircraft participating in the assault, including an Osprey near Metal's Black Hawk, are destroyed. After landing, Delta Force, U.S Army Rangers, and the U.S.M.C. tank unit Rhino advance up the beach while under fire from Russian defensive positions. Once clear of the beach, Metal Team take cover in a plane's wreckage, before starting their advance up the street. While clearing the street, U.S forces encounter enemy snipers and tanks, as well as a large infantry force. Once the first street is cleared of enemies, the U.S forces take a left and find themselves in a parking lot.
Rhino 2's commander, Carter, explains that the only way through for the U.S. forces is through the parking garage and out the other side, and that the tanks may be too heavy for the ramps in the parking garage to cope with. Immediately afterwards, Carter is killed by enemy sniper fire. The tank quickly deals with the sniper threat, and Frost replaces Carter in his role on the mounted minigun. Russian Mi-28s start attacking the tanks, but trophy systems were set up immediately and the tanks were protected.
As Rhino 1 and Rhino 2 start to advance toward the parking garage, enemy forces start to retreat into it, making them easy targets. The tanks clear the ground floor, with Rhino 2 at one point ramming straight through a toll booth. However, when the two tanks try to ascend via a ramp in the parking garage, the ramp collapses under the weight and sends Rhino 2 crashing down, with Frost narrowly avoiding being crushed by a falling car, he disembarks to find everyone still combat effective. Sandman arrives and he and Frost, along with the tank crew, fight their way out of the parking lot and back on the streets to continue to their objective.
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