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Call Of Duty: Black Ops Timeline

  • Project Nova

    "Project Nova" is the eigth (chronogically the first) campaign mission featured in Call of Duty: Black Ops. It is a flashback mission that details the events which lead up to Viktor Reznov's incarceration in Vorkuta and the death of a familiar character from Call of Duty: World At War.
  • Operation 40

    "Operation 40" is the first campaign mission in Call of Duty: Black Ops. This mission introduces the player to most of the story's main characters. The mission takes place in Santa Maria, Cuba, as Mason, Wodds and Bowman attempt to assasinate Cuba's notorious dictator, Fidel Castro as the Bay of Pigs invasion is taking place, under the orders of the United States.
  • Vorkuta

    "Vorkuta" is the second campaign mission featured in Call of Duty: Black Ops. The player controls the main protagonist Mason as he attempts to escape the Russian labor camp, Vorkuta, with assistance from Reznov and the prisoners of the labor camp.
  • U.S.D.D.

    "U.S.D.D." (United States Department of Defence) is the third campaign mission in Call of Duty: Black Ops. It is similar to "The Coup" of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare because they are both mainly cinematic levels and presidents are involved, with pistols aimed at them. The mission takes place at the Pentagon after Alex Mason escapes from Vorkuta.
  • Executive Order

    "Executive Order" is the fourth campaign mission in Call of Duty: Black Ops, set in Baikonur, USSR. The player controls Alex Mason, whilst carrying out a mission in a cosmodrome facility. The misssion takes place after "U.S.D.D.".
  • S.O.G.

    "S.O.G." is the fifth campaign mission in Call of Duty: Black Ops.
  • The Defector

    "The Defector" is the sixth campaign mission in Call of Duty: Black Ops.
  • Numbers

    "Numbers" is the seventh campaign mission in Call of Duty: Black Ops. The setting of this map is also featured in the First Strike map pack. A thunderstorm and heavy rain set the tone for this level.
  • Victor Charlie

    "Victor Charlie" (Viet Cong) is the ninth campaign mission in Call of Duty: Black Ops.
    The mission involves investigating for signs of Russian presence, who are believed to be providing support for their North Vietnamese allies.
  • Crash Site

    "Crash Site" is the tenth campaign mission in Call of Duty: Black Ops. The player controls Alex Mason as his SOG unit attempt to find a crashed Soviet cargo plane containing Nova 6.
  • WMD

    "WMD" is the eleventh campaign mission in Call of Duty: Black Ops set in Mount Yamantau, where Kilo is told to find codename Nova-6.
  • Payback

    "Payback" is the twelfth campaign mission in Call of Duty: Black Ops set in Laos. In this mission, the player operates a Mi-24 Hind, in order to find Kravchenko's compound and kill him. Although the player has full control of horizontal movement, they cannot control vertical movement.
  • Rebirth

    "Rebirth" is the thirteenth campaign mission of Call of Duty: Black Ops.
  • Revelations

    "Revelations" is the fourteenth and penultimate campaign mission in Call of Duty: Black Ops. The mission is mostly cinematic, similar to "U.S.D.D." earlier in the game.
  • Redemption

    "Redemption" is the fifteenth and final mission of Call Duty: Black Ops. It is set upon a Russian ship, the Rusalka, and has Mason and Hudson attempting to stop Nova 6 from being unleashed in the USA.