What is the name of the 5-kill streak reward in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare? It is the Airstrike.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare introduced a simple three-tier killstreak system to multiplayer. Players earned rewards by eliminating enemies consecutively without being killed. Three kills awarded a UAV reconnaissance scan, five kills unlocked the Airstrike, and seven kills called in an attack helicopter.
The Airstrike allowed the player to mark an area for bombardment by aircraft. Because it could cover lanes, objectives, or enemy spawn areas, earning five uninterrupted kills often changed the momentum of a match. The reward system encouraged players to balance aggressive attacks with survival.
The names are easy to confuse with later Call of Duty games, which added Precision Airstrikes, Cluster Strikes, cruise missiles, and many other rewards. In the original Call of Duty 4 multiplayer lineup, however, the classic five-kill reward was simply called Airstrike.