How to Complete Hands Off Act 1, Tier 5 Mission in MW3 Zombies

Last Updated on: 9 January, 2024 | 11:00 AM

Can you think of a COD game without any mission? Well, no right? That’s because from the very beginning quests are an integral part of the Call of Duty series and players must go through them to understand the story more deeply. Naturally, MW3 Zombies didn’t break this tradition. Instead, they added a fusion. If you have played Warzone 2, you must remember the DMZ mode where missions used to be divided into factions. In MW3 Zombies, the method got a little twist, and now players can get missions divided into different acts and tiers. As you progress through the story, these missions will automatically unlock. So, if you are looking for a guide to complete the Act 1, Tier 5 mission Hands Off, this guide will give you a detailed walkthrough.

Ideally, story missions should not be skipped. Players must complete them to explore different sides of the story. So, before you dive into the Hands-Off mission, let’s check the mission objectives.

What Are The MW3 Zombies Hands Off Mission Objectives?

In the COD games, even in Modern Warfare 3, missions are an excellent way to level up your operator and the weapons. Generally, these missions don’t want you to do impossible tasks. Instead, the tasks are simple, but sometimes the instructions create confusion. That’s the exact case with the Hands Off mission. Before going further into it, check the objectives below-

Kill 20 Zombies with Sentry Guns
Kill 10 Mercenaries with Sentry Guns
Acquire a Cyphered Tablet

These objectives won’t seem difficult if you are aware of a sentry gun and how to acquire it. Once that’s clear, it will be the simplest mission of the game. Without wasting more time, let’s jump into the detailed walkthrough.

Best Method to Complete Act 1, Tier 5 Hands Off Mission in MW3 Zombies

The objectives of this mission have made it clear that you can manually kill the enemies in this mission. Your kills won’t count. You need a Sentry Gun to serve the purpose. If you are a veteran player, and still get confused about the Sentry Gun, let me tell you, it is a Killstreak already added to the game. Though the spawn rate of the Sentry Guns is low enough to make them one of the rarest items, this time it’s different, especially when you accept the mission.

Once you start the Hands Off mission, the Sentry Gun spawn rate rapidly increases. Search all the toolboxes and mercenary crates to have it. Even after having a high spawn rate, still it is hard to get. Also, it is based on pure luck. If you are lucky, you will get it faster. Otherwise, you have to waste some time in finding a Sentry Gun.

If you have failed to find one, there’s another way to have it. Find a Buy Station and you can purchase one from there. This method is indeed expensive, but trust me that’s the only guaranteed method to have a Sentry Gun. Moreover, you can have more than one if you have enough Essence. It costs 2000 Essence, each. There’s a twist, though. Not all Buy Stations give you a Sentry Gun. Buy Stations that are located in the tier-2 threat zone can give you the desired weapon.

Once you have the Sentry Gun, let’s move forward to complete the first objective of killing 20 Zombies with the Sentry Gun. This task is not challenging as you must kill more than 20 zombies every match. But the twist lies in the fact that these kills must be with a Sentry Gun. So, we suggest selecting an area where you will find lots of zombies to kill with Sentry Gun, but don’t choose high-threat zones. That’s not what we are talking about.

We suggest you go to an exfil point. Choose any random exfil point and go there. As soon as you reach the location, a wave of zombies will spawn to attack you. Place your Sentry Gun and hide somewhere until you get 20 kills with the Sentry Gun. You can choose any open location where a wave of zombies will be found to get 20 kills.

After the first task is done, pick up the Sentry Gun, and proceed to the next objectives. The last two objectives will be done in the same location. Killing Mercenaries should be done at a Mercenary camp. These camps are random spawns and can be found in plenty of numbers. Locate anyone on your tac-map, but try to find one in a medium-threat zone. That’s what is required to complete the quest.

Travel to the location, place the Sentry Gun, and hide. Wait for AIs to come and get killed. You must change the location of the gun a few times to attract more Mercenaries. In the meantime, be careful as one of these Mercenaries will drop the Cyphered Tablet. There’s no guarantee who will drop it, but the game will instantly give you a notification saying the Cyphered Tablet is dropped and players can pick it up. Grab the table faster. It won’t be there forever. If you don’t grab it quickly, it will despawn after some time and your quest will fail.

However, that’s not all. There’s another important task to do. Once you complete all the objectives, head to the nearest exfil point and leave the match. Mark the closest exfil point and survive until the chopper comes. Board it and leave the map to complete the Act 1 Tier 5 Hands Off mission.

Rewards For the Hands Off Mission

Once you complete the mission, like every other mission, you will get some attractive rewards. We have listed the rewards below:

Mayhem On Wheels Calling Card
1500 XP

You will receive both rewards instantly. While the first will be added to your inventory and you can use it anytime, the second one will help you level up faster. If you are trying to level up and unlock new perks and equipment, the Hands Off mission can be a great choice.

That’s all you need to do to complete the Hands Off mission in MW3 Zombies. Players can do it easily in solo mode. This mission is an ideal one for the solo players.