It can be equipped with either the Melee or Speed Proficiencies. It is unlocked from the start of Multiplayer. The Riot Shield appears in Multiplayer in a similar fashion to the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 variant in which it never breaks. The Riot Shield was first seen in the Survival Mode trailer in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Spetsnaz " The Riot Shield offers significant protection, deflecting attacks across a wide area." - Call of Duty ELITE The Riot Shield is prominently featured in Special Ops missions such as " Terminal" and " Breach & Clear". The missile must hit exactly at the shield on the player's back, and the impact will still cause heavy damage. To do so, the player must switch to his or her secondary and lie down. It can also protect a player from Predator Missile's direct impact. Although it protects against many things, it cannot protect the user against a falling Care Package. It should also be noted that the Riot Shield can block gunfire from several killstreaks including the Harrier, but the shield is useless against the Chopper Gunner and AC130 killstreaks. However, when engaging an enemy, switching from the Riot Shield to a secondary weapon takes a considerable amount of time and is one of the greatest risks of using Riot Shields. Switching to a secondary weapon places the shield on the wielder's back, which offers some limited protection. Unlike the enemies in the campaign, the player cannot use a weapon while wielding the shield.
Deflecting enemy bullets with the shield will give a player bonus experience points, but the effect decreases over time to prevent abuse. Bullets can also ricochet off the Riot Shield and kill enemies, which can be seen here. However, using this melee ability can expose the wielder to knife attacks. The Riot Shield does have a number of offensive capabilities, such as a melee attack, in which the player bashes an enemy with the shield, two of which (one in Hardcore) will kill an enemy. This is likely the real reason behind the very slow movement of players using Riot Shields, as the effect does not disappear when the player drops the Riot Shield. When looking at a player that has a Riot Shield equipped, they appear to have additional pads/armor on them as well as a helmet. Spawning with a Riot Shield as a primary weapon will slow down movement at all times. This tactic is particularly effective in "Just Like Old Times" as smoke grenades and conveniently placed weapons make it likely to already be equipped. Thermal sights are also effective, as forms a white rectangle with the areas exposed appearing around the edges. Another method, although not widely preferred, is continuously firing at an enemy's Shield until he wears down, he will then be open for a kill shot in the leg. Fragmentation grenades or a Grenade Launcher are also effective weapons if aimed behind or next to the Shield. An interesting tactic is to equip a Riot Shield and melee just as the enemy attacks as it takes two hits to kill an enemy with the Shield. Using flashbangs, as with all enemies, will cause Shield-wielding enemies to stumble, providing an opening to shoot or engage in melee combat. If an enemy is killed while using a Riot Shield and firing a weapon simultaneously, the enemy will drop both the Riot Shield and the weapon. Enemies will either shoot the player or slowly creep their way towards him to melee the player with the Shield. Unlike players, all NPC enemies can wield a weapon (always a MP5K) and a Shield simultaneously. It is then featured in later missions with Russian heavy assault troops in " The Gulag" and Shadow Company soldiers in " Just Like Old Times". It's first appearance is in " No Russian" when the FSB arrive to counter Makarov's terrorist group. The Riot Shield is used by various enemies in certain parts of the campaign. This vulnerability can be circumvented by running at an angle. Players currently holding the Riot Shield cannot go prone, knife, or place a breaching charge.īecause of the way the shield is held, the player's right side tends to be more exposed than the left, and sprinting with the Riot Shield will shift it even more to the left. In addition, it renders the user immune to the effect of Stun Grenades (in front), similar to Blast Shield, but not against Flashbangs.
In some ways, it makes Blast Shield unnecessary however, any hostile Semtex that sticks to the user is lethal (therefore prompting the use of the equipment). The shield also greatly reduces explosive damage if pointed in the right direction, enabling the player to survive grenades and Claymores with little trouble. The shield will deflect all enemy bullets, but the impacts will leave large cracks across the front of the shield, until the game reloads the image (it could overload the game eventually if it does not do this).
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