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List of Equipment: Tactical, Lethal, and Field Upgrades

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Modern Warfare 3 - List of Equipment: Tactical, Lethal, and Field Upgrade

Equipment for your loadouts are categorized as Tacticals, Lethals, and Field Upgrades in Call of Duty (COD) Modern Warfare 3 (MW3). Read on to see a complete list of all equipment you can use, and learn more about what they do and how to unlock them.

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All Equipment
Tactical Equipment
Lethal Equipment
Field Upgrades
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Equipment by Type
Tactical	Lethal	Field Upgrades

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Tactical Equipment

Tactical Equipment are used to obstruct vision, debilitate enemies, cause distractions, or even improve your combat abilities to get the jump on your enemies.

Best Tactical Equipment in MW3

All Tactical Equipment

Some Tactical Equipment will require you to complete Armory Unlock Challenges in order to unlock them. This feature is unlocked once your account reaches Level 25.

Equipment	How to Unlock	Description
Stun Grenade	Default	Slow victim's movement and aiming.
Battle Rage	Reach Level 13	Experimental stimulant that gives you an adrenaline rush. Health regenerates quickly, Tactical Equipment is resisted, and Tactical Sprint is constantly refreshed.
Smoke Grenade	Reach Level 16	Deploys a smoke screen that blocks vision and automated targeting systems.
Scatter Mine	Reach Level 18	Throw a field of mines across a wide area that detonate when enemies come within range.
Decoy Grenade	Reach Level 42	Counter-intel grenade that simulates gunfire, movement, and radar signatures to confuse the enemy.
Flash Grenade	Complete 3 Armory Unlock Challenges	Blinds and deafens targets.
EMD Grenade	Complete 3 Armory Unlock Challenges	Applies a tracking device to enemies hit, revealing them on your team's minimap.
Shock Stick	Complete 3 Armory Unlock Challenges	Electrical device that sticks to surfaces. Electrocutes enemies, destroys equipment, and causes vehicles to go haywire.
Stim	Complete 3 Armory Unlock Challenges	Military stimulant that promotes clotting to close wounds quickly and refreshes Tactical Sprint.
Tear Gas	Complete 5 Armory Unlock Challenges	Explodes on impact with the ground, releasing a lingering cloud of tear gas that causes slowed movement, blurred vision, and coughing.
Snapshot Grenade	Complete 5 Armory Unlock Challenges	Provide a momentary glimpse of enemies within the blast radius for your team or squad.

Lethal Equipment

Lethal Equipment are used to deal damage against enemies or even kill them. They can also be used to dislodge enemies from cover, and some can be used to protect your flank like the Proximity Mine.

Best Lethal Equipment in MW3

All Lethal Equipment

Some Lethal Equipment will require you to complete Armory Unlock Challenges in order to unlock them. This feature is unlocked once your account reaches Level 25.

Equipment	How to Unlock	Description
Frag Grenade	Default	Cookable fragmentation grenade.
Claymore	Reach Level 8	Proximity-activated explosive mine.
Throwing Knife	Reach Level 30	Retrievable throwing knife that is lethal on impact in Core MP.
Thermite	Reach Level 33	Explosive incendiary device that sticks to all surfaces.
Thermobaric Grenade	Reach Level 53	Cookable grenade. Creates a large explosion that stuns, leaves a fiery residue, and increases the lethality of explosives for a period of time.
Semtex	Complete 3 Armory Unlock Challenges	Timed sticky grenade.
Drill Charge	Complete 3 Armory Unlock Challenges	Charge with a thermal lance that can burrow into surfaces before exploding.
Breacher Drone	Complete 3 Armory Unlock Challenges	Explosive drone that explodes on proximity to an enemy or on impact.
C4	Complete 5 Armory Unlock Challenges	Large explosive that sticks to surfaces and can be detonated remotely when the equipment is deployed.
Proximity Mine	Complete 5 Armory Unlock Challenges	Proximity-triggered explosive that launches in the air, and deals heavy damage to the surrounding area.
Throwing Star	Reach Level 55 and kill 50 enemies with the Throwing Knife	A swift and deadly throwing star that inflicts a wounding effect on the target.

Field Upgrade Equipment

Field Upgrades provide a wide selection of utility for unique advantages in the battlefield. These require to be fully charged to use. Charge is gained over time but kills charge it even faster, so try to rack up as many kills as you can for quicker charging!

List of All Field Upgrades

All Field Upgrade Equipment

Some Field Upgrades will require you to complete Armory Unlock Challenges in order to unlock them. This feature is unlocked once your account reaches Level 25.

Equipment	How to Unlock	Description
Inflatable Decoy	Complete 5 Armory Unlock Challenges	Proximity activated decoy mine. Upon activation the reinforced fiber target is violently deployed to confuse and distract.
Dead Silence	Complete 8 Armory Unlock Challenges	Temporarily makes your footsteps silent and applies Ghost. Gun, melee, and throwing knife kills refresh duration.
Heartbeat Sensor	Complete 8 Armory Unlock Challenges	A limited use tablet that displays rough information about nearby enemies.
Loadout Drop	Complete 8 Armory Unlock Challenges	Call in a team based loadout crate with limited uses. Each player can only use it once.
Anti-Armor Rounds	Complete 5 Armory Unlock Challenges	Gives weapon ammo that applies bonus damage against armored targets; this includes vehicles, equipment, body armor, and targets behind penetrable cover.
Suppression Mine	Complete 5 Armory Unlock Challenges	Trip mine that when triggered, emits a constant sound wave that disrupts enemy vision and slows their movement.
Recon Drone	Complete 5 Armory Unlock Challenges	Remote-controlled drone that has manual and auto marking capabilities.
DDOS	Complete 5 Armory Unlock Challenges	Activates a device that deactivates electronics, and disrupts enemy sensors in the immediate area for a short time.
Tactical Camera	Complete 5 Armory Unlock Challenges	Remote-controlled camera that marks enemies. Press the Field Upgrade button to throw it, and press it again to connect to it. When left on its own the camera will monitor the area, and warn players of nearby enemies by sound.
Munitions Box	Default	Deploy a box of ammo and equipment for you and your teammates.
Trophy System	Complete 3 Armory Unlock Challenges	Deployable autonomous defense system that destroys up to three nearby pieces of equipment and projectiles. Some larger targets may take multiple shots.
Med Box	Reach Level 55	Deploy a box of medical supplies for you and your teammates to reduce healing delay.
Smoke Airdrop	Reach Level 51	Call in a line of drones to deploy a smoke wall at a targeted location.
Tactical Insertion	Reach Level 45	Marks a location as your next spawn point. Tactical Insertion doesn't have an effect in one-life modes.
Portable Radar	Reach Level 41	Emits a periodic radar ping to detect nearby enemies.
A.C.S.	Reach Level 28	The Automated Computer Spike slowly captures points and temporarily hacks nearby enemy devices. Point capturing applies in the following modes: Domination, Hardpoint, Control, Ground War.
Deployable Cover	Reach Level 22	Portable, rapidly-deployable ballistic cover.
Comm Scrambler	Reach Level 6	Disables communication with intel within its radius. Enemies will not be able to activate killstreaks. Enemy UAV and intel systems will not detect you and your teammates. Location of the scrambler is visible in the enemy minimap.

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