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Paint the Target Walkthrough

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Paint the Target is an Act 3 mission in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) Zombies. Read on to learn more about Paint the Target objectives, and Paint the Target rewards!

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Paint the Target Walkthrough

Paint the Target Objectives

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MW3 Kill 20 Mercenaries with Precision Airstrike
Kill 20 Mercenaries with Precision Airstrikes
Precision Airstrikes can be bought for 5000 Essence at Buy Stations in all threat zones.
The easiest way to complete this objective is by using the precision airstrike during an Aether Extractors contract. You can also do this objective simultaneously with the second and third objective which requires you to hit a Merc Camp and a Merc Convoy with a Precision Airstrike.
▶︎ All Buy Station Locations
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MW3 Precision Airstrike on a Mercenary Convoy
Hit a Mercenary Convoy with a Precision Airstrike
To easily do this objective, shoot the convoy from a distance first to make it stop, then use the precision airstrike on its location.
▶︎ How to Destroy Mercenary Convoy
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MW3 Precision Airstrike on Mercenary Camps
Hit a Merc Camp with a Precision Airstrike
Mercenary Camps are marked in the map with a tent icon in a white hexagon.
This objective can be done simultaneously with the first objective, which requires you to kill 20 Mercenaries with Precision Airstrikes.
▶︎ All Mercenary Camp Locations

Paint the Target Rewards

Paint the Target Rewards
Tombstone Tombstone Soda Can x1 2500 XP

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