History VideoGame / CallOfDutyModernWarfareIII

** Several Season 3 additions reference Sledgehammer's earlier ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyAdvancedWarfare Advanced Warfare]]'' installment. The MORS railgun and Bal-27 assault rifle arrive in the game from ''Advanced Warfare''[='s=] arsenal while the "JAK Atlas" aftermarket kit for the [=AMR9=] rechambers it for [=5.56x45=] and converts it into a five-round burst weapon, which is the same functionality that the weapon of the same name in ''Advanced Warfare'' had. The name of the kit likely references the Atlas Corporation.

** Several Season 3 additions reference Sledgehammer's earlier ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyAdvancedWarfare Advanced Warfare]]'' installment. The MORS railgun and Bal-27 assault rifle arrive in the game from ''Advanced Warfare''[='s=] arsenal while the "JAK Atlas" aftermarket kit for the [=AMR9=] converts it into a five-round burst weapon, which is the same functionality that the weapon of the same name in ''Advanced Warfare'' had. The name of the kit likely references the Atlas Corporation.

** The most serious offender however is the Longbow sniper rifle, which is actually a bolt-action 7.62x39mm Kalashnikov rifle. No such configuration exists in any real-life [=AK=], with its closest approximation, the Ukrainian Gopak, being straight-pull bolt action. Partially justified in-game by its description, which describes it as "heavily modified"

** The most serious offender however is the Longbow sniper rifle, which is actually a bolt-action 7.62x39mm Kalashnikov rifle. No such configuration exists in any real-life [=AK=], with its closest approximation, the Ukrainian Gopak, being straight-pull bolt action.

* FiveSecondForeshadowing: In the first level, you're a member of a special ops team infiltrating a Russian prison, similar to a level from ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfare2''. However, your teammates seem remarkably uncaring about civilian casualties--while they warn you not to shoot the other prisoners, they justify it when it happens by saying "A dead prisoner can't riot"--when, in most cases, the level will end if you shoot a civilian. [[spoiler:In fact, you're playing as a member of Makarov's army, breaking him out.]]

** One of the Blackcell operators, Arthur, is more-or-less someone wearing [[VideoGame/CallOfDutyAdvancedWarfare a FTL rig]], down to the circuits crossing his arms.

** The BP50 (FN F2000), same as it was in ''Vanguard'', has a hole in the stock where the fire control group should be.

* GunsDoNotWorkThatWay: While double-barreled rifle concepts do exist in reality, they are essentially two (or more) guns combined into a single receiver. The various double-barreled Aftermarket Parts depicts them feeding from the same magazine, which would be mechanically impossible.

** The TAQ Evolvere has a top-open feed cover typical of most machine gun designs, instead of the side-open feed cover unique to the FN EVOLYS, which the Evolvere is based on. The belt is also apparently empty when 5.56mm ammunition is equipped.

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It was first teased on August 7th, 2023, was officially revealed via the ''Warzone 2.0'' Shadow Siege event on August 17th, and was released on November 10th on the same platforms as ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfareII'' (Platform/PlayStation4, Platform/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, Platform/XboxSeriesXAndS, and [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows PC]]). The reveal trailer can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITIcmA4Zwa8 here]] while the reveal of the character Makarov can be found [[https://youtu.be/C_6J06wdgXY here]].

It was first teased on August 7th, 2023, was officially revealed via the ''Warzone 2.0'' Shadow Siege event on August 17th, and was released on November 10th on the same platforms as ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfareII'' (UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS, and [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows PC]]). The reveal trailer can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITIcmA4Zwa8 here]] while the reveal of the character Makarov can be found [[https://youtu.be/C_6J06wdgXY here]].

** An oddball exception is the "MTAR" coming in Season 2 (IWI Micro Tavor MTAR-21) -- the submachine gun version of the Tavor family of rifles (the AR variant was added in Season 1 under its 2019 ''Modern Warfare'' name "RAM-7"). The only other weapons with anything resembling their real-world names are carry-forwards from ''II'' (the M4, M16, and RPK). This is even more curious when you realize that ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyGhosts'' tried to pass off its "MTAR-X" as a submachine gun, despite being modeled after the X95 Flattop (which doesn't have an SMG configuration).

** One of the new submachine guns released for Season 2 is the "PM-9" (Minebea M-9), which appeared in the original ''Modern Warfare 3'' under the exact same name.

** An oddball exception is the "MTAR" coming in Season 2 (IWI Micro Tavor MTAR-21) -- the submachine gun version of the Tavor family of rifles (the AR variant was added in Season 1 under its 2019 ''Modern Warfare'' name "RAM-7"). This makes it only the second weapon across both ''II'' and ''III'' with anything resembling its real-world name (the other being ''II''[='s=] RPK). This is even more curious when you realize that ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyGhosts'' tried to pass off its "MTAR-X" as a submachine gun, despite being modeled after the X95 Flattop (which doesn't have an SMG configuration).

** An oddball exception is the "MTAR" coming in Season 2 (IWI Micro Tavor MTAR-21) -- the submachine gun version of the Tavor family of rifles (which is in the game under its 2019 ''Modern Warfare'' name "RAM-7"). This makes it only the second weapon across both ''II'' and ''III'' with anything resembling its real-world name (the other being ''II''[='s=] RPK). This is even more curious when you realize that ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyGhosts'' tried to pass off its "MTAR-X" as a submachine gun, despite being modeled after the X95 Flattop (which doesn't have an SMG configuration).

** An oddball exception is the "MTAR" coming in Season 2 (IWI Micro Tavor MTAR-21) -- the submachine gun version of the CTAR family of assault rifles (which is in the game under its 2019 ''Modern Warfare'' name "RAM-7"). This makes it only the second weapon across both ''II'' and ''III'' with anything resembling its real-world name (the other being ''II''[='s=] RPK). This is even more curious when you realize that ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyGhosts'' tried to pass off its "MTAR-X" as a submachine gun, despite being modeled after the X95 Flattop (which doesn't have an SMG configuration).

** The TAQ Evolvere has a top-open feed cover typical of most machine gun designs, instead of the side-open feed cover unique to the FN EVOLYS, which the Evolvere is based on.

* ContinuitySnarl: The "Flashpoint" level is a flashback to one of Task Force 141's earliest operations, but is stated at the beginning to be set on April 6th, 2019 - which would place it about seven months before [=TF141=] was even formed in this continuity, considering the last mission of the 2019 ''Modern Warfare'' was set November 4th of that year.

* FiveSecondForeshadowing: In the first level, you're a member of a special ops team infiltrating a Russian prison, similar to a level from ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfare2''. However, your teammates seem remarkably uncaring about civilian casualties—while they warn you not to shoot the other prisoners, they justify it by saying "A dead prisoner can't riot"—when, in most cases, the level will end if you shoot a civilian. [[spoiler:In fact, you're playing as a member of Makarov's army, breaking him out.]]

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* PresentDay: As with the previous two games, the campaign begins on November 10th, [[TheNewTwenties 2023]] and takes place over the following week.

* MightAsWellNotBeInPrisonAtAll: Makarov's reveal is of him inside a Russian prison. However, given the events of the previous game and his relevance in this game, it appears he maintains good control and communications with his ultranationalist partners while inside prison.