There they wait for two days for Imran Zakhaev to appear. MacMillan's knowledge of the radiation zones around the perimeter of their route is sound, and after a brief scare when a "convention" of enemies arrives in Pripyat, MacMillan and Price make their way to the hotel. Ultranationalist guards, armored patrols, attack dogs and helicopters are all obstacles they either hide from or take out, depending on the player's inclination.
MacMillan and Price had to sneak through the countryside around Pripyat to get to Hotel Polissya, overlooking where the exchange would take place and an ideal spot for the shot. 50 Caliber Sniper Rifle was used for the assassination attempt. Price and MacMillan were both issued ghillie suits and camouflaged, suppressed M21 sniper rifles for the mission, along with suppressed USP. The peaceful surrounding countryside and Pripyat itself had become overgrown and derelict (with the radiation from Chernobyl still in some places), the least likely location for an arms deal. The venue of the assassination was Pripyat, Ukraine, a once bustling town deserted ten years earlier following the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
Price recalls that it was the first time the British Government had authorized an assassination order since World War II. I've never seen anything like it." - MacMillan's description of Pripyat.ĭuring the Winter of 1996, fifteen years prior to the events of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, a 33-year-old MacMillan was the commander of a two-man sniper team in the 22nd Regiment of the SAS which included then-Lieutenant John Price, who was assigned to assassinate future Russian Ultranationalist leader, Imran Zakhaev, an arms dealer at the time. Fifty thousand people used to live in this city. Biography SAS career " Look at this place.