The Gulag/Trivia

== General ==
*The long pieces of text shown in the opening cutscene were excerpts from the book, Gulag: A History by .
*This mission features the rare White Tape Camouflage, only on the FAMAS.
*In the Japanese version of the game, the level was renamed "収容者#627" ("Prisoner #627") instead of using the Japanese word for gulag ("グラグ").
*Captain MacTavish has five guns in total. He first starts with his M4A1 w/ Red Dot. After he uses a riot shield, he uses an MP5K without any attachments. He uses an M1911 to hold Price at gunpoint, which is given back a few moments later to the latter. When he and the others make a run for the chopper, he is holding a standard M4A1 without attachments. Finally, after Price helps Roach up, Captain Mactavish uses an M4A1 Grenadier w/ ACOG scope to shoot a flare.
*When Roach dies in the level, Captain MacTavish will say “Roach is down!” or “Roach!” He also says this later at the end of the level.
== Approach ==
* At the end of the previous mission, six people boarded the MH-6 Little Bird, including the player. At the start of this mission, only Roach, MacTavish and two other soldiers are on the Little Bird. Also, the player was on the right side of the chopper, while here, he is on the left side of the chopper.
*Two Jeeps survive the destruction of the radar station.
*When Jester One-One says the Little Birds are cleared all the way in, only three will reply, even though there are four Little Birds.
*After the destruction of the third castle tower, just before landing, MacTavish and Ghost complain to Shepherd about the "Yanks" reckless bombing of the gulag that could endanger friendly troops. However, during the latter half of the conversation, MacTavish's lips are not moving. This scene foreshadows the end of the game where Soap has to fight Shadow Company.
**In fact, after the initial "Thirty seconds" from MacTavish, whenever he speaks, his lips aren't moving.
*The F-15's at the beginning of the level have "IW4" and a skull painted on their tail fins. "IW" is a popular Easter egg throughout the series that indicates Infinity Ward. This is also a reference to the number of Call of Duty games Infinity Ward has made. This may also be a reference to the game engine, known as IW 4.0.
*The character model of the Russians from COD4 Modern Warfare 1 can be seen running between the towers on the Gulags walls.
== Insertion ==
* A Little Bird carrying six soldiers lands before the player does, but when the player touches the ground, the soldiers disappear.
* The gallows in front of the gulag have no noose on the rope. It is possible to get Arctic camouflage SPAS-12 here.
* Hornet Two-One was an MH-6 Little Bird (transport) helicopter when the helicopter landed, however when Soap asks for support, Hornet Two-One is an AH-6 Little Bird (attack) helicopter.
* The player has a movement restriction for five seconds after touching the ground.
== Inside The Prison ==
*The chair that Ghost sits on to tap into the computer is not seen before he says "I'll tap into their system and look for the prisoner! It's gonna take some time!"
*The armory in this mission is one of the only two places in the single-player campaign were an M93 Raffica can be found.thumb|right|300px|The armory
* The player can find two sets of Akimbo M9 pistols in the armory.
* At the armory, a Riot Shield materializes directly in MacTavish's hand.
*After the door at the armory is opened, if the player still has a Riot Shield when the player exits, MacTavish will tell them to use it to draw enemy fire. If the player dropped it before exiting the armory, MacTavish will say he will draw their fire and tells the player to take out the enemies.
*There are no other prisoners in the entire gulag other than #627.
*Some of the screens in the control room show panning footage of the gulag's entrance, but when the player doubles back into the entrance, no cameras are found.
*In the remastered version, it is possible to see a zombie on one of the TV screens. If the player throws a grenade into Cell 227 and return to the control room, a previously turned-off TV screen will turn on featuring a zombie trapped in the cell.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cYNTvjEctc
== Lower levels ==
* If the player equipped a riot shield after the Navy bombing, the riot shield will fall on the ground, and the player will have to pick it up again. However, the riot shield will completely disappear on Veteran difficulty.
* During the night vision area, Soap doesn't have night vision goggles on.
* When the player activates the night vision, Task Force 141 troops will have IR lasers on their MP5K's. If the troop dies and the player grabs their gun, the laser disappears.
* Debris in the lower areas, especially around the shower room, may cause dropped weapons to be unobtainable, as the weapons fall inside the geometry of the debris.
* Before breaching the shower room, if the player goes to the door next to it, Soap will say, "Roach, forget that door, plant the breaching charge over here." Just standing around will cause him to yell at the player to put the charge on the wall.
* In the shower room, there is a Russian soldier stood against the wall who will fly backward upon the breaching explosion. If the player shoots the Russian soldier in the air the bullets will go right through him. There is another Russian soldier to the left of him. If the player shoots the latter, the slow-motion will end.
* The player can get a woodland camouflage AK-47. Although very rare, it can be seen in digital camouflage as well.
* The design of the shower room is very similar to that of the shower room of Alcatraz in the 1996 film The Rock."Gather round kids. Before WarZone the Gulag was a mission I designed/built for MW2. The mission had strong Alcatraz inspiration, so obviously The Rock was on repeat. Copied? I prefer "Homage". - Jason McCord, Twitter
== Escape from the gulag ==
* Price strangles a Russian soldier, before knocking down the player. If the player turns to their back just before Price knocks Roach down, the Russian soldier can be seen escaping through the breached wall. Although nearly all Russian troops in the gulag are wearing cold-weather gear, the soldier that Captain Price strangles is wearing the urban camouflage.
* Price's prison outfit looks similar to the outfit worn by John Mason (played by Sean Connery) in The Rock.
* Sometimes there is a soldier that looks like Worm but has a random name. However, after Price knocks the player down, the soldier's name will always be Worm.
*When leaving the gulag, Price latches on to nothing nor does he have a harness to latch with.
*During the Reveal Trailer, Ghost is the placeholder for Price's position on the SPIE rig. He was featured in the trailer as the soldier running on the left of the squad in the tunnel before Price was put in that spot. Also, Ghost is seen carrying an AK-47 just like Price does as they leave the tunnels.
*It is possible to take a shortcut at the end of the level by running straight to the second extraction point.
*During the escape towards the first extraction point, an enemy appears behind the team. He is unarmed and seems wounded. He will not appear if the player waits by the fork instead of following everyone down the hallway. If he survives the falling rocks, he walks forward and sits down, holding his head.
* If the night vision goggles are on before the fall of the debris on the player, they cannot be turned off until the end of the mission.
*When the team is waiting for the SPIE rig, Worm pushes Soap's head out of the way of falling debris.
*The player does not have to hook up on the SPIE rig until the last second. If they do so, the hooking up animation will not occur and Roach will get directly clipped to the SPIE Rig.
==References==
Category:Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Trivia