Halo 4 Spartan Ops Weekly Challenges - 12/31/12

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The Challenges:
Shield Break! - Kill 70 Jackals. - 1500 XP
Jackals are probably some of the most annoying enemies to kill in large numbers in Spartan Ops because they are so damn hard to find in large numbers. Basically, any Spartan Ops mission that takes place in Sniper Alley is a good option as long as you are fighting Covies and not Prometheans. I would complete the other two challenges first and get what Jackals you can from them and then move onto this challenge. As well, "The Didact's Gift" (Chapter five, Episode Four) has a large number of Jackals but less than seventy, for sure. Regardless, this challenge will take at least two games or more to complete.

I Am The 99 Percent - Kill 40 Elites. - 1750 XP
So, while Grunts and Jackals can be mildly annoying to come by in the Spartan Ops matchmaking, Elites are not. "Spartan Thorne" (Chapter Five, Episode Five) is a very easy and recent option for this challenge and it should have just enough Elites if you play it solo on whatever difficulty you want. "The Cauldron Base" (Chapter Four, Episode Five) is also a good option for this challenge. If you end up going the "Shootout in Valhalla" option for "Harvesting Hunters" you can rack up a very nice number of Elite kills as well, though you may end up just short if you are playing with friends. Regardless, you can get most if not all of this done in a single game.

Destroyer of Grunts - Kill 100 Grunts. - 1100 XP
The currently available chapters in matchmaking do not actually hold a lot of Grunts. A playthrough of all the chapters in matchmaking solo will get you a hundred Grunt kills no problem. "The Core" in Episode one and "Spartan Miller" in Episode two gave me the most Grunt kills with "Shootout in Valhalla" of Episode four coming in third place. Remember that, for Grunts, a simple headshot is all it takes to score a kill. Prioritize your shots and go for Grunts with Fuel Rods and a Needlers first. Replay the aforementioned Chapters to get the kills a little faster. You are actually possibly better off running through the very first Spartan Ops mission in Episode one as they have a bunch of Grunts for you to eliminate. Work on the other two challenges first, however, cause that will possibly finish off this one.

See the War Games Monthly Challenge here.
See the War Games Weekly Challenges here.
See the Campaign Weekly Challenges here.
See the Waypoint Weekly Challenge here.