Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023)

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Official Box Art Release Date: November 10, 2023 Developer: Sledgehammer Games Publisher: Activision Series: Call of Duty Platforms: PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X/S PC Genre: First-Person Shooter

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is the twentieth main installment of the Call of Duty first-person shooter series. Developed primarily by Sledgehammer Games instead of Infinity Ward and published by Activision, it is the third installment of the Modern Warfare reboot subseries started in 2019 and a back-to-back sequel of 2022's Modern Warfare II. It was officially released on November 10, 2023, though preorders allowed the game's campaign to be played early a week before.

All the firearms from Modern Warfare II are included in the game across multiplayer, as well as many of them being available in other game modes, so only the new weapons will be covered on this page.

The following weapons appear in the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III:

Handguns

Beretta 92FS

A Beretta 92FS with a fictional MIL-STD 1913 rail similar to the one found on recent Taurus PT92 variants appears as the "Renetti". Unlike Modern Warfare’s Renetti, the safety is now correctly on the slide. It's not a Beretta M9A1 or Beretta 92A1 as the trigger guard shape doesn't resemble the one on either variant. It fires in three-round burst by default, indicating that it's standing in for a Beretta 93R, especially given that it was originally referred to as the “Raffica” in the game's pre-alpha. Other external differences from the real Beretta include a less pronounced beavertail, a differently-shaped magazine release button, and a longer barrel.

Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm Parabellum

Taurus PT92AF with rail - 9x19mm Parabellum. The gun in the game has a frame that very closely resemble the PT92's, although the Renetti has more rail slots.

The "Renetti" in an official render. Note the strange Glock-style double trigger.

Hutch pretends to be in Tropa de Elite while holding the 92FS.

Aiming down the non-tritium painted sights.

Performing a press check. Most of the inspect animation is the same as the in-game Glock series, including the operator bumping the rear of the slide to make sure it is properly seated.

Swapping the M9A3 inspired magazines, with an extra notch.

Inserting a new magazine after dumping the spent one... (Note the manufacturer is apparently "Silverfield Ordinance".)

...and power stroking the slide.

Thumbing the slide release for the "fast hands" reload.

A real Beretta 93R with wood grips, for comparison - 9x19mm Parabellum

A "Renetti" mocked up to resemble the 93R.

CAA RONI

Using the "JAK Ferocity Carbine Kit" places the Beretta into a CAA RONI carbine conversion kit, converts it to full-auto, and allows underbarrel, optical sight and stock modification.

Beretta 92FS mounted in CAA RONI-G1 - 9x19mm Parabellum

The "JAK Ferocity Carbine" conversion. The textures on the carbine kit seem to imply that it's 3D-printed; printable pistol carbine conversion kits do exist (with the Middleton Made Hot Pocket being a notable example of one that doesn't include the pistol's frame as part of the print), though the in-game kit is effectively just a stylized, printed RONI, complete with a printed foregrip.

Glock 21C

The Glock 21 appears under the name "COR-45". This time, it is the 21C variant with compensator cuts, and is full black. It is also a hybrid of the 3rd and 5th generation models, as it has the former's guide rod, square slide edges and non-ambidextrous slide stop, combined with a lack of finger grooves and an enlarged magazine release similar to the latter, as well as being MOS-configured. Differences from the real model also include a differently shaped trigger guard, a flat face skeletonized trigger and a MIL-STD 1913 rail with three slots. It can be assumed it will share the same base platform as the X12 and X13 in 9mm, as they are both based on Glock pistols and their grip areas are almost identical, however the markings and the name suggest it's manufactured by Corvus and not XRK. The logic of who manufactures what in the rebooted Modern Warfare trilogy is beyond anyone's comprehension. It holds 14 rounds by default (one more than the real one).

During the beta, the model lacked a slide stop lever, but this was fixed in the final release.

The "XRK Pyre-9 Heavy Long Barrel" gives the gun a long slide resembling that of a Glock 41, depicted with front serrations.

Glock 21C (3rd Generation) - .45 ACP

Glock 21 MOS FS (5th Generation) - .45 ACP

The "COR-45", aka the "Cor blimey that's a terrible Glock".

Konig holds his fellow Austrian pistol.

Who would have guessed? The animations are ripped straight from the previous game.

Checking the tritium sights.

Doing a tactical reload.

Releasing the slide on an empty reload; due to the aforementioned animation recycling, Konig grabs the front of the slide, despite it not having front cocking serrations like the MWII Glocks this animation was actually meant for.

Glock 41 - .45 ACP

After an inconvenient misunderstanding about ordering breakfast during lunch hours, Konig reloads his custom Glock. Note that the front sight is not mounted at the end of the slide, the slide stop is not engaged, and that the laser is emitting from a spot in mid-air rather than the laser module.

Glock 21C (in carbine conversion kit)

Using the "XRK IP-V2 Conversion Barrel" places the COR-45 inside a carbine conversion kit. The kit partially resembles the carbine kit used in MWII, but without the AR style T-handle and stock. This aftermarket conversion allows the weapon to be modified with scopes and underbarrel rail attachments, along with a binary trigger that in gameplay terms works like the real counterpart, effectively firing the gun when pulling and releasing the trigger.

Glock 17 mounted in a CAA RONI-G1

The "XRK IP-V2" conversion of the "COR-45".

RSh-12

The 2014 model of the RSh-12 appears as the "TYR", the name referencing the god of war in Norse mythology; this is presumably meant to connect it to MW19’s ASh-12.7, known as the "Oden" (an alternate spelling of "Wōden", the Old English spelling of the name "Odin"). The in-game model is heavily stylized, with a significantly smaller cylinder possessing flutes and a strange frontal taper, a barrel with no vent holes, a differently-shaped trigger guard housing an also-reshaped trigger (which sits much further back than the real weapon's), an oddly-straight grip with almost no beavertail, a Colt-type pull-back cylinder release instead of the actual weapon's push-forward release, and a safety based on the 2021 model, alongside numerous smaller changes.

RSh-12, 2014 model - 12.7x55mm

RSh-12, 2021 model - 12.7x55mm. This version does have flutes on the cylinder, albeit different from the in-game model.

The "TYR". Note the significant differences between this weapon and the real one.

Submachine Guns

Beretta PMX

The Beretta PMX will be added in Season 1 as the "HRM-9".

Beretta PMX - 9x19mm

Custom 9mm AR-15

A custom 9mm AR-15 with the same SIG 516/SIG M400-based receiver as Modern Warfare II’s "M4" appears as the "AMR9", which is coincidentally the same name as the five-round burst AR platform weapon (also classified as an SMG) from Advanced Warfare. By default, it features a dimpled barrel (roughly 10"), a solid M16-style stock, and a handguard with a strange lower extension, housing a tube into which lights and lasers are mounted (despite the handguard having side rails); all of the alternate barrel options extend the same distance downwards, likely to keep the foregrip positions and handling animations consistent.

The weapon's file name IDs it as the Model 635 (fixed carry handle, slim handguards, 4-position stock from the Model 653), while the presence of a flattop upper would make it closer to the Model 991 (removable carry handle, KAC rail system, 6-position stock from the M4A1).

Colt 9mm SMG (aka Colt R0991) with RIS handguard and folding rear sight, for comparison - 9x19mm Parabellum

SIG-Sauer SIG516 Carbine with 10" barrel - 5.56x45mm NATO

The in-game "AMR9". Note the strange handguard; the fact that it protrudes this far down would prevent the upper receiver from being pivoted open, while the extension that goes behind the front receiver pin would prevent it from being lifted straight off, meaning that the gun couldn't be field-stripped without removing the handguard. The tube inside this odd lower extension is always there, and does nothing unless a laser or light is equipped.

CZ Scorpion Evo 3 A1

The CZ Scorpion Evo 3 A1 appears, using nearly the same model as the stylized Modern Warfare counterpart. The campaign premiere for "Operation 627" referred to it by its real name, "Scorpion Evo 3", however it has been changed to "Rival-9" which is then retained in the final game.

CZ Scorpion Evo 3 A1 - 9x19mm

The "Rival-9".

Heckler & Koch UMP45

A stylized Heckler & Koch UMP45 appears as the "Striker". It reuses the model of the "Undertaker" blueprint from MW19 (which visually changed that game's LWRC SMG-45 into a UMP45), though rather bizarrely the magazine has been remodeled to be too short. The MW19 version featured a correct-length magazine correctly holding 25 rounds, while the MWIII iteration features a too-short magazine (roughly 20) that somehow holds 30 rounds. A 48-round mag is also available, this one also being too short to fit that amount of .45 ACP rounds.

Heckler & Koch UMP45 with Picatinny rails - .45 ACP

The "Striker" in an official render.

Idle with the "Striker". Unlike the real UMP45, the front and rear sights are not fixed to the body but instead are mounted on the top picatinny rail. The design of the front sight has also been changed to a Troy Fixed HK style non-folding front sight post.

Aiming.

Performing a tactical reload. Note the Lachmann & Meer text on the side, the in-universe analogue to Heckler & Koch.

After running empty, the operator locks the charging handle back and performs a more conventional changing of the magazine...

...then releases the bolt into battery. This is also the initial equip animation.

The operator reloads a customized "Squad 404" inspired UMP45. When using the "Gunner Vest" gear, the operator simply thumbs the bolt instead of using the charging handle. Note that when equipping any optic, the front iron sight gets removed, and when using any magnified optic, the rear sight is also removed.

Right side with the bolt locked back on empty. Note the mirrored text.

Heckler & Koch USC with Picatinny rails - .45 ACP

A USC-like build in the Gunsmith.

IMI Uzi

The IMI Uzi appears as the "WSP-9". It is depicted with a bent trigger guard from the Micro Uzi / Uzi Pistol.

IMI Uzi with buttstock extended - 9x19mm

IMI Uzi Pistol with 32-round magazine and bent trigger guard - 9x19mm Parabellum

The "WSP-9". Note that in contrast to the Uzi from MW19, this incarnation has more close to reality iron sights, handguard & grip textures and bulges above the selector, albeit still somewhat stylized. The fire selector is fictionalized this time, though it does have the A-R-S markings of the military model.

About to lock the bolt back when first equipping the Uzi.

The alternate equip animation (which happens when using optics) on an ITL MARS-equipped Uzi. This is also used when reloading the SMG on empty.

Uzi nine millimeter.

Aiming.

Performing a tactical reload.

About to remove the magazine on empty. Note the protruding magazine catch.

Chambering the Uzi.

IMI Uzi (.45 ACP)

Using the "Broodmother .45 Kit" attaches a suppressor and an early model wooden stock, and converts it to fire .45 ACP with the magazine model changed.

IMI Uzi with detachable wood buttstock (early model with straight comb) - 9x19mm

The "Broodmother .45" conversion of the "WSP-9". The wood stock is slightly stylized.

A different Uzi customized to resemble the early model.

IMI Micro Uzi

The IMI Micro Uzi appears in the handgun class as the "WSP Stinger".

IMI Micro Uzi - 9x19mm

The "WSP Stinger".

IWI Uzi Pro

The IWI Uzi Pro appears as the "WSP Swarm". Although it is select-fire, it is visually based on the pistol variant. By default, it is fitted with a stylized A3 Tactical modular folding stock. It can be equipped with a stabilizing brace, allowing it to be dual-wielded.

IWI Uzi Pro Pistol - 9x19mm

The "WSP Swarm".

IWI Uzi Pro Pistol with stabilizing brace - 9x19mm

LWRC SMG-45 (9mm conversion)

A 9x19mm conversion of the LWRC SMG-45 appears as the "Striker 9". Said conversion was planned for the real weapon, but has not been released so far. Interestingly enough, the weapon is stated to be manufactured by Lachmann & Meer, the in-universe analogue to Heckler & Koch.

LWRC SMG-45 with stabilizing brace - .45 ACP

The "Striker 9".

Shotguns

Fostech Origin-12

The Fostech Origin-12 appears as the "Haymaker" (which is coincidentally named as the similarly functioning shotgun in BO3). A customized version of the Origin-12 appears as the "Recon Haymaker", used by the Support Juggernaut.

Fostech Origin-12 with 9.75" barrel - 12 gauge

The "Haymaker".

Remington 870

The "Lockwood 680" is a stylized tactical Remington 870 pump-action shotgun, similar to the "Model 680" from MW19. The model in-game uses a standard synthetic non-pistol grip stock by default, and can be modified with an MCS-esque pistol grip stock combination by equipping the "FTAC Goliath XM250 Heavy Stock".

Remington Model 870 MCS Entry - 12 gauge

The "Lockwood 680" in an official render.

Idle with the 870.

Aiming.

The inspect animation remains similar to the Mossberg 590's, but with an additional feature of the operator pushing the Flexitab down to check the magazine. Note his thumb clips into the U-notch.

Pumping out an empty husk during the empty reload...

...and loading a new shell into the chamber.

Topping off the magazine tube.

Loading one of the new BOLO shells in someone's cockroach infested kitchen during the "fast hands" animation. Note that the BOLO shells are currently bugged and the empty shells are green slug rounds.

"Riveter"

A .410-gauge automatic shotgun possibly based on the ATI Omni .410 (an AR-15-styled shotgun) is available as the "Riveter". It has a 15-round magazine with plastic windows and fires in full-auto.

ATI Omni - .410 gauge

The "Riveter".

Rifles

AN-94/AK-74M hybrid

A hybrid of the AN-94's barrel and forend with an AK-74M/AK-100 series receiver appears as the "SVA 545". The rifle also features an unusual gap between the trigger guard and magazine release, similar to the Type 81. It's modeled with a Zenitco PT-1 stock, uncanted magazine well, railed handguard and full top rails. The in-game model also comes with the side rail mount that is never used due to the top rails. The barrel assembly resembles a conceptual 6x49mm rifle photoshopped by an internet forum user. Despite this odd combination of visual elements, in gameplay terms the rifle is intended to be an AN-94, featuring its two-round hyperburst at the beginning of every trigger pull. As of launch, the hyperburst fire mode is incorrectly listed as "semi-auto" mode, and removing the stock still uses the impossible "Iraqi reload" technique ala the previous game's AKS-74UN, instead of using a unique reload animation that was received during Season 2 of MWII.

AN-94 - 5.45x39mm

AK-74M with Zenitco furniture - 5.45x39mm

Type 81 - 7.62x39mm

The "SVA 545".

Bushmaster ACR

A Bushmaster ACR with tan furniture appears in-game as the "MCW". The weapon can be converted to fire .300 AAC Blackout ammunition by using the "JAK Raven Kit".

Bushmaster ACR with fixed stock, MOE handguard, Magpul MBUS sights, and PMAG magazine - 5.56x45mm NATO

The "MCW".

A customized ACR as seen with the Polish operator (later revealed to be Swagger) in the middle in a promotional image.

'Murican operator BBQ holds his ACR in a brazilian quarry.

Inspecting the left side. Note the extended ambi mag release, also found on the SCAR-L.

Brass checking while getting a view of the right side.

Partial reloads involve a rather awkward way to swap mags, also found on many different weapons in the Modern Warfare trilogy.

When empty, the operator will flick out the spent P-Mag, John Wick style...

...and then use the (folding) charging handle to send the bolt home. With the "Mag Holster" equipment, the bolt release is used instead.

The "JAK Raven" conversion of the "MCW"; oddly, this apparently requires replacing the entire upper receiver (and several pieces of furniture), despite one of the main selling points of .300 Blackout being the ease with which weapons chambered in 5.56 NATO can be converted to use it (only requiring a new barrel and, where applicable, adjustments to the gas system). Said upper receiver also appears to be made of (or textured to look like) carbon fiber.

Bushmaster ACR (.450 Bushmaster)

The .450 Bushmaster variant of the ACR is available as the "Sidewinder". In the campaign's early access, its caliber was incorrectly labeled as .458 SOCOM; this has been changed to ".450 Huntsman" in the final release. Similarly to the "FTac Recon" introduced in MWII, it is classified as a battle rifle, despite .450 Bushmaster being more of an oversized intermediate cartridge.

Bushmaster ACR - .450 Bushmaster

Left side view of the ACR in .450

Bushmaster ACR DMR

A Bushmaster ACR DMR with black furniture appears as the "MCW 6.8". The beta version was fictionally stated to be chambered in 6.8x51mm; this was changed for the final release to "6.8 Wrath", which is the in-universe version of the cartridge that the General Dynamics RM277-based rifle fires.

Being in the marksman rifle class, it fires in semi-auto only mode by default, but a has full-auto conversion available. In both cases, the fire selector is set to full-auto.

Magpul Masada SPR - 5.56x45mm NATO

The "MCW 6.8". Note that the magazine and well are too short to fit 6.8x51mm; it's possible that the 6.8x43mm SPC caliber was originally intended, but the game still states its chambering as "6.8 Wrath".

CZ 805 BREN A2

The CZ 805 BREN A2 appears as the "MTZ-556". It has a fictional gas plug by default, but most barrel attachments (notably the "MTZ Natter Barrel" with a similar length to the base weapon) give it a correct CZ 805's gas plug. The "MTZ Skeletal Folding Stock" attachment is reminiscent of the early stock of the 1st gen CZ 805. If the player has a "Mag Holster" equipped in his gear slot, the operator will thumb the bolt hold-open button to release the bolt on an empty reload, something not possible on the real rifle. Aftermarket bolt releases have been made for the civilian S1 version, however.

Curiously, it is the weapon seen being distributed to the operators in the multiplayer insertion cutscenes, although, eventually it magically turns into the actual weapon of player's choice.

CZ 805 BREN A2 with telescoping stock - 5.56x45mm NATO

The "MTZ-556".

A U.S. Army Ranger inspects his CZ 805 in the new version of Afghan. Note that the markings call it a "MTX-556".

Brass check, this animation seems to be taken from the SCAR variants.

Looking through the iron sights.

Swapping magazines.

Reloading from empty, this ends with a quick tug of the charging handle.

CZ 805 BREN A1

The "MTZ Clinch Pro Barrel" turns the weapon into a full-size CZ 805 BREN A1.

CZ 805 BREN A1 with telescoping stock - 5.56x45mm NATO

CZ BREN 2 BR

The CZ BREN 2 BR in 7.62x51mm NATO appears in the battle rifle class as the "MTZ-762". It is incorrectly depicted with a reciprocating charging handle and without the trigger guard bolt hold-open device.

CZ BREN 2 BR - 7.62x51mm NATO

The "MTZ-762".

CZ BREN 2

The "JAK Heretic Carbine Kit" converts it into a CZ BREN 2 in 7.62x39mm.

CZ BREN 2 w/ 9" barrel - 7.62x39mm

The "JAK Heretic Carbine" conversion of the "MTZ-762", which features both a carbon-fiber upper receiver like the ACR's conversion and a 3D-printed lower; while no printable BREN 2 lowers are currently known to exist, similar printed lower receivers for AR-10- and AR-15-pattern rifles do, and the BREN 2's lower is made of polymer to begin with, so this isn't particularly far-fetched.

CZ BREN 2 DMR

A CZ BREN 2 in a DMR configuration intended to pass for a BREN 2 PPS appears as the "MTZ Interceptor". By default, it has a short barrel, a stylized Magpul PRS stock and a pistol grip with palm shelf, but can be modified with a longer barrel and a standard BREN 2 BR/PPS stock and pistol grip.

CZ BREN 2 DMR (previously known as BREN 2 PPS) - 7.62x51mm NATO

The "MTZ Interceptor".

FAMAS F1

The FAMAS F1 appears as the "FR 5.56", returning from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, this time without its fictional gas block.

FAMAS F1 - 5.56x45mm NATO

Left side view of the FAMAS.

FN SCAR-H (modified)

An FN SCAR-H set up to pass for an FN HAMR IAR, probably alluding to the NGSW variant chambered in 6.8mm, appears in the light machine gun class as the "TAQ Eradicator". Visually, it's a slightly modified version of the SCAR-H from the previous game, with an extended handguard with two side-protruding sling loops to hint at its unique firing mechanism. Like its Black Ops II depiction, the weapon has a variable fire rate not unlike that of the AN-94; the first few shots in full-auto are fired at 837 RPM, and the rest are fired at a much lower (and so far unstated) RPM, apparently to imitate the real HAMR's transition to open bolt firing when the weapon is heated, though this does beg the question of how the weapon manages to not only heat up to unsafe levels within a few (and consistent) rounds, but also dissipate this heat instantaneously upon the cessation of fire, nevermind the fact that switching the same weapon from open-bolt to closed-bolt operation wouldn't likely cause such a drastic change in fire rate.

Also just like the previous time the HAMR (or an imitation of it) showed up in a major Call of Duty title, it is fed by an X-Products X-25 50-round drum overloaded to 75 rounds (with the magazine being the same model as the drum mag of the "TAQ-V"). Other magazine options include a 30-round Molon Labe magazine overloaded to 45 rounds and a 100-round dual drum magazine holding 150 rounds (and modeled after the ArmaTac Industries SAW-MAG 150-round dual drum magazine for 5.56x45mm NATO). Most animations are shared between the different "TAQ" variants.

FN SCAR-H STD - 7.62x51mm NATO

The "TAQ Eradicator" in an official render.

Operator BBQ holds the SCAR-H on Favela.

About to load a new magazine, which due to a bug appears to be empty (also the chamber has a flat tan texture).

About to depress the bolt release during the "fast hands" reload.

The SCAR-H with the fictional 7.62x51mm SAW-MAG.

The drummed-up TAQ Eradicator in a favela kitchen.

Chambering the SCAR on empty. This is also the equip animation when using the SAW-MAG.

The empty drum as seen in the inspection. Note the housing juncture is way too thin.

The rifle locked open. As in MWII, the rollmarks are mirrored on the right side due to a texture limitation.

Heckler & Koch G36

A Heckler & Koch G36 resembling the stylized MW19 counterpart appears in the assault rifle class as the "Holger 556‎". Like in the original Modern Warfare 3, the assault rifle and machine gun variants of the G36 are available.

Heckler & Koch G36E with G36C-style rail top, short barrel, and vertical foregrip - 5.56x45mm

The "Holger 556".

Heckler & Koch G36C

The rifle can be converted into a Heckler & Koch G36C.

Heckler & Koch G36C3 with an attached EOTech sight over red dot sight, vertical foregrip and laser - 5.56x45mm

Heckler & Koch G36K

A Heckler & Koch G36K with a G36C carry handle appears in the light machine gun class as the "Holger 26", using a 60-round single drum magazine by default. The G36C carry handle is taller than the real version, a middle ground between it and the integrated optics carry handle. It can equip several full-length G36 barrel options (one of which has an integrated bipod), a 100-round double drum or 40-round magazine (no smaller, likely so as to not overlap in role with the assault rifle class version), as well as a stylized depiction of the G36's integrated carry handle optic.

Heckler & Koch G36KV with G36C carry handle - 5.56x45mm

The "Holger 26".

Heckler & Koch MG36

Equipping the above G36K with the G36-length integrated bipod barrel, integrated optic, and 100-round drum makes for a proper MG36 build.

Heckler & Koch MG36 - 5.56x45mm

Heckler & Koch SL8

The Heckler & Koch SL8 is available in the marksman rifle class as the "DM56".

Heckler & Koch SL8-4 - 5.56x45mm

The "DM56".

IWI Tavor CTAR-21

The stylized IWI Tavor CTAR-21 from Modern Warfare is set to return in Season 1 as the "RAM-7".

IWI Tavor CTAR-21 with flat top - 5.56x45mm NATO

QBZ-97

A QBZ-97 with a slightly stylized T97.ca LHG and FTU appears as the "DG-58". Like its counterpart from the original Modern Warfare 3, the weapon fires in three-round bursts, something only possible on the QBZ-97A variant.

Price inexplicably starts with a "DG-58" in the "Countdown" section of the mission "Trojan Horse". Unless the weapon is likely standing in for an SA80 variant or by the off-chance that he stole it from one of the Konni Group members, the chances of a weapon of Chinese origin being used by TF141 or the SFO in the United Kingdom are next to null.

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Emei Type 97 NSR (Canadian civilian version of the QBZ-97) with T97.ca LHG (Lower Hand Guard) and FTU (Flat Top Upper) modifications - .223 Remington

The "DG-58" in an official render. Note the integrated front and rear sights not present on the real Flat Top Upper, but are present on the ACP PEAK replacement upper.

Holding the QBZ-97.

Aiming. The sights are nearly identical to the other in-game Type 95 family.

Inspecting the magazine. Note the emblem on the magwell has the text "钢之龙 (Steel Dragon) Defense Groups" written on it. One can assume the "DG" in "DG-58" stands for "Defense Groups". The serial number has "97" in the text, possibly alluding to the real rifle.

Chamber checking.

Tactical reloading.

Chambering the rifle on empty (a variation this animation is also used when first equipping the rifle). For the "Gunner Vest" faster reload, the animations from the QJB-95-1 empty reload are used.

QBZ-97B / QBZ-95B-1 hybrid

Attaching the "DG-58 Micro Barrel" barrel attachment turns the weapon into a QBZ-97B style carbine (much like the JAK conversion QBZ-95B below). The carbine features the selector and pistol grip (which is just the base grip of the 97) of the QBZ-95B-1, the muzzle device, caliber and magazine/magazine well of the QBZ-97B, with the top rail carry handle somewhat resembling the carry handle of the QCQ-05. The iron sights even more so resemble the aforementioned ACP PEAK upper.

QBZ-95B-1 - 5.8x42mm

QBZ-97B - 5.56x45mm NATO

Two custom DG-58 rifles with the "DG-58 Micro Barrel" attachment. The bottom one has the default muzzle device (which the 95/97B have) and the one above with a changed muzzle device to emulate the look of the 95B-1.

Idle with the hybrid carbine.

Aiming.

Looking at the left side...

...and checking the chamber looking at the right.

Reloading from empty with the faster reload perk...

...and about to release the bolt.

SIG-Sauer MCX-SPEAR

A stylized SIG-Sauer MCX-SPEAR appears in the battle rifle class as the "BAS-B". It is fitted with the same stylized Magpul MBUS used on the RM277 from Modern Warfare II. It was stated in the beta loadout menu to chamber the real life ".277 Fury" instead of the aforementioned "6.8 Wrath"; it has been changed to simply ".277" in the final game. Similar to Battlefield 2042, the weapon is depicted without its custom-designed SIG SLX suppressor by default but it is available as the "Bruen Harmonic Suppressor L". Barrel options include 9" and approximately 20" barrels.

SIG-Sauer MCX-SPEAR (2022 model) with 13" barrel and SLX68-MG-QD suppressor - 6.8x51mm FURY

The "BAS-B" in an official render.

Holding the MCX-SPEAR in the default C-clamp grip.

Aiming down the MBUS-ish flip-sights.

Checking the chamber after inspecting the magazine...

...then thumbing the forward assist.

About to sandwich the magazines together during a tactical reload.

Quickly checking the chamber for malfunctions during the empty reload...

...then tugging the folding charging handle after swapping the magazines.

The operator about the smack the bolt release like it owes him money during the empty "fast hands" reload. Note the SLX suppressor attached, in-game referred to as the "Harmonic" suppressor.

A round inside the barrel when inspecting on empty, an oversight that unfortunately also happened to a few weapons in Call of Duty Vanguard.

SIG-Sauer MCX-SPEAR with 9" barrel

The "BAS-B" modified to resemble it with the 9" Wyvern" barrel and "HUL-BREACH" muzzle device.

SIG-Sauer MCX-SPEAR in MRGG-S configuration with 20" barrel - 6.5mm Creedmoor

The "BAS-B" modified to resemble it with the "Venom" barrel, "TREAD-40" muzzle device, "Flash 8" stock and "TX4 HAVOC" scope.

Sniper Rifles

Bolt-action AK

A bolt-action AK rifle appears as the "Longbow", fitted with a 30-round magazine. It is classified as a sniper rifle in-game, and as a result, it is the most mobile and has the highest round capacity of all the sniper rifles available in its class. While bizarre as a weapon choice in a military setting, the Armenian K11 rifle or the Ukrainian GOPAK are some of the AK-like rifles known to use the bolt-action system in real life, similar to how the "Longbow" functions in-game.

The "Longbow".

Cadex Defence CDX-50 TREMOR

The Cadex Defence CDX-50 TREMOR is set to be added in Season 1 as the "XRK Stalker".

Cadex Defence CDX-50 TREMOR - .50 BMG

Chukavin SVCh-8.6

The Chukavin SVCh-8.6 appears in the sniper rifle class as the "KV Inhibitor". It is fitted by default with a shorter barrel like SVCh variants of other calibers, while the "Kas-Dworf Heavy Long Barrel" attachment approximates the real SVCh-8.6's barrel length.

Chukavin SVCh-8.6 - .338 Lapua Magnum

The "KV Inhibitor" in an official render.

Staring at a very peculiar font. Oh also holding the SVCh.

Making another magazine sandwich while performing a tactical reload. Note the operators' finger clips through the magazine release for part of this animation.

For the "fast hands" reload, the operator uses their middle finger on their right hand to let the magazine drop free.

Kicking the empty magazine free during a standard empty reload...

...and pulling the charging handle. This animation is also used when first equipping the rifle.

The bolt locked back on empty.

Ditto on the other side.

Kalashnikov SVK

The SVK prototype of the Chukavin SVCh appears in the marksman rifle class as the "KVD Enforcer", chambered in 7.62x54mmR.

Kalashnikov SVK prototype - 7.62x51mm NATO

The "KVD Enforcer" in an official render. Despite being supposedly chambered in 7.62x54mmR, the magazine looks more like a 7.62x51mm one.

Holding the SVK in the Caucasus.

Aiming with a GG&G MAD inspired sight at some rock textures that didn't properly load in.

The tactical reload is slightly altered from the SVCh. Note the top rounds seemingly being held in by faith.

The "fast hands" reload is much the same.

Kicking out the "empty" magazine. A strange oversight given the SVCh has an empty magazine model.

An alternate animation for pulling the charging handle instead of the palms up technique used on the SVCh.

The empty inspect makes the full magazine more obvious. Also note that the blow up doll has been changed to something more family friendly.

Steyr HS .50-M1

The Steyr HS .50-M1 appears as the "KATT-AMR".

Steyr HS .50-M1 - .50 BMG

The "KATT-AMR".

Machine Guns

FN EVOLYS

A stylized FN EVOLYS is scheduled to be added in Season 1 as the "TAQ Evolvere".

FN EVOLYS 7.62 - 7.62x51mm NATO

FN Minimi

The FN Minimi returns from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, once again called the "Bruen Mk9". Despite the unchanged name, the weapon is now stated to be manufactured by Tactique Verte, the in-universe analogue to FN Herstal, as inscribed on the right side of the feed tray cover.

FN Minimi Mk3 - 5.56x45mm NATO

Left side view of the Minimi.

PKP Pecheneg

The PKP Pecheneg appears as the "Pulemyot 762", with Pulemyot being Russian for machine gun. It is depicted with a disintegrating belt (which does exist, though it's made out of polymer by Ukraine), unlike the PKM in MW2019 (although that version incorrectly depicted the whole belt as non disintegrating, instead of breaking in sections of 25). It also features a PKM's wooden stock, a few Picatinny rails (one on the top cover for optics, one on the gas tube for foregrips, and a few just ahead of that for lights/lasers/etc.), and a fair few stylistic fictionalizations throughout (e.g. the trigger guard, the front sight, the dust covers, et cetera). Just like with MW2019, the loading procedure is incorrect. In this game, the operator racks the charging handle back at the beginning of the procedure before opening the top cover and slotting a new belt into the feed tray, but unlike Western designs such as the M240, M60, or FN Minimi, the bolt does not push cartridges through the belt links - owing to the fact that the 7.62x54mm cartridge's rim gets in the way. Instead, the PK family of machine guns pulls cartridges backwards out of the belt, which necessitates that the operator rack the charging handle only once at the end of the loading process. The animations in this game would realistically result in the bolt dropping without firing and the operator having to rack the bolt back once more. The rate of fire is also ridiculously too slow at around 500 RPM as real life models tend to fire at around 800 RPM cyclic rate.

PKP Pecheneg - 7.62x54mmR

The "Pulemyot 762".

PKP Pecheneg Bullpup

The weapon can be converted into a PKP Pecheneg Bullpup with the "JAK Annihilator Bullpup Kit". The reload animations are actually correct for a PK series machine gun in this conversion, as now the operator racks the bolt at the end of the process instead of in the beginning.

PKP Pecheneg Bullpup - 7.62x54mmR

The "JAK Annihilator" bullpup conversion of the "Pulemyot 762". As with several other "JAK" conversions, it features carbon-fiber and 3D-printed parts, in this case the feed tray cover and receiver respectively. Precisely why isn't clear, given that the entire point of the Zenit/ZiD bullpup PKP kits is to re-use the barreled receiver of the original PKP and only change out a few parts; in fact, with the barrel, the gas tube, and even the carrying handle having been swapped out, it's not really clear what part of this is still the original PKP. Regardless, such a receiver has no real-world equivalent; the closest thing would be the Plastikov printed AK receiver (with the PK and AK being somewhat similar both in mechanics and in manufacture techniques), though this is still significantly bulkier than its stamped-steel equivalent.

QJB-95-1

The QJB-95-1 appears as the "DG-58 LSW". Much like many other contemporary depictions of weapons in the franchise, it has several fictionalized stylized elements, such as the alternate front sight and placement of the fire selector. When equipping a bipod, third party rail mounted ones are used instead of the actual barrel attached QJB bipod.

QJB-95-1 - 5.8x42mm

The "DG-58 LSW" in an official render. Much like the QBZ-97, it has the "Steel Dragon Defense Groups" logo on the left side. The right side has stylized text reading "天北 (Heavenly North / Northern Sky) Defense Groups", which might be a play on the "China North Industries Group" name (although the real weapon is manufactured by the China South Industries Group).

Idle with the QJB-95-1. In typical Call of Duty fashion, the tops of both sights have both been chopped off.

Aiming slightly off center due to weapon sway.

Inspecting the fictional magazine. The real magazine has a different design in addition to the magwell placement being on the right instead of in the center.

Checking the chamber.

Performing a tactical reload.

Inserting a new magazine on empty...

...and a round visibly being chambered after tugging the charging handle. A variation of this animation is used when intially equpping the weapon.

QBZ-95B-1 / QBZ-97B hybrid

The "JAK Nightshade Rifle Kit" converts the weapon into a QBZ-95B style carbine. This conversion is actually a hybrid, as it has a QBZ-95B-1's 5.8x42mm chambering and fire selector above the pistol grip (like the base QJB-95-1), but with a QBZ-97B's deeper magwell, as well as the muzzle device, front sight position, trigger guard, and buttstock shape of the QBZ-97B / QBZ-95B.

QBZ-95B-1 - 5.8x42mm

QBZ-97B - 5.56x45mm NATO

The QBZ-95/97B hybrid in the gunsmith; as with the bullpup PKP kit, it's not entirely clear how this counts as a "conversion" when more or less every part of the gun has been replaced. Note that it retains the standard QJB-95-1's selector switch above the pistol grip, but also gains the earlier-style stock-mounted selector switch, leaving it with two selector switches. Only the former is actually used.

On sacred grounds with the carbine.

ADS with the mostly unchanged sights.

Inspecting the magazine reveals that it incorrectly has a cutout as if it were a STANAG magazine.

Chamber checking.

Loading a magazine during a tactical reload. The animations are mostly the same as the QBZ-97's...

...although the empty reload is somewhat bugged.

Again, the faster reload reuses the empty reload animation from the QJB-95-1. Note that no round is depicted being chambered.

Launchers

"Burrow 500"

A fictional, stylized sliding breech underbarrel grenade launcher appears as the "Burrow 500". It appears to be based on the M203 grenade launcher, as noted by the sliding breech mechanism and M203-like stylized trigger group and latch. It also borrows some aesthetic design elements from the FN 40GL, most notably the fore.

LMT M203 2003 L2B - 40x46mm

FN MK 13 grenade launcher - 40mm

QLG-91B

The QLG-91B grenade launcher is available as an underbarrel option for the QBZ-97, under the name "TTL-GS 40".

A QBZ-95 with a Type 91 grenade launcher mounted under it - 35x115mm

The QLG-91B in the gunsmith. Unlike the real QLG, which mounts on the barrel and locks into the bayonet lug, the in-game version can be mounted on barrel options lacking the lug.

Idle with the launcher. Much like other grenade launchers in the series, the folding leaf sight is absent.

Inspecting the load, which is incorrectly labeled as 40x46mm (although it seems to be a reused 40mm model instead of a 35mm DFB91 high-explosive round meant for the launcher).

Right side. The launcher is incorrectly set to safe.

Dumping a spent casing

...and loading a new round.

Explosives

Model 7290 Flashbang Grenade

As with previous games, the "Flash Grenade" is a Model 7290 flashbang grenade.

Model 7290 flashbang grenade

M88 HC Røyk Hånd Granat

The M88 HC Røyk Hånd Granat appears as the "Smoke Grenade".

M67 Hand Grenade

A M67 Hand Grenade is featured in the game as the "Frag Grenade".

M67 hand grenade

Hybrid Mine

What appears to be a fictional mine very loosely resembling a VIS-1.6 anti-tank mine apparently scattering PFM-1 mines.

Mounted Weapons

DShK

DShKM - 12.7x108mm

Heckler & Koch GMG

The Heckler & Koch GMG in a Protector RWS turret is mounted on M1A2 Abrams tanks in the map Invasion.

Heckler & Koch GMG on tripod mount - 40x53mm

Unusable Weapons

Kimber Custom TLE RL/II

The same Kimber Custom TLE/RL II from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is seen in the closing campaign credits sequence, despite being unavailable in-game.

Kimber Custom TLE/RL II - .45 ACP