MODERN WARFARE 3 FIELD GUIDE

Modern Warfare 3 Guns & Weapons

All 50 multiplayer loadout weapons, including the Riot Shield: 34 primary and 16 secondary choices, grouped by weapon class, with original MW3 menu pictures.

Create-a-Class weapons

Base multiplayer weapons are listed once, including the primary-slot Riot Shield. Attachments, proficiencies, equipment, fixed weapons and campaign-only guns are separate from this catalogue.

Assault rifles 10 Submachine guns 6 Light machine guns 5 Sniper rifles 6 Shotguns 6 Shields 1 Machine pistols 4 Handguns 6 Launchers 6

Assault rifles

M4A1 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Assault rifles · Multiplayer

M4A1

A fast-firing automatic rifle with a familiar carbine layout, useful for close and medium-range encounters.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: M4A1 · Original game image

M16A4 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Assault rifles · Multiplayer

M16A4

A three-round-burst rifle suited to measured fire; keeping a full burst on target is its central challenge.

Fire type: Three-round burst
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: M16A4 · Original game image

SCAR-L weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Assault rifles · Multiplayer

SCAR-L

An automatic rifle with a steady firing rhythm and a standard thirty-round magazine.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: SCAR-L · Original game image

CM901 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Assault rifles · Multiplayer

CM901

An automatic battle rifle that trades a slower firing rhythm for stronger individual hits.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: CM901 · Original game image

Type 95 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Assault rifles · Multiplayer

Type 95

A bullpup rifle firing three-round bursts, particularly dangerous when its burst lands at close range.

Fire type: Three-round burst
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: Type 95 · Original game image

G36C weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Assault rifles · Multiplayer

G36C

A compact automatic rifle with a folding-stock design and a broad set of multiplayer attachment options.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: G36C · Original game image

ACR 6.8 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Assault rifles · Multiplayer

ACR 6.8

A low-recoil automatic rifle that makes it easier to keep repeated shots on a distant target.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: ACR 6.8 · Original game image

MK14 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Assault rifles · Multiplayer

MK14

A semi-automatic rifle for deliberate individual shots, with a twenty-round standard magazine.

Fire type: Semi-automatic
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: MK14 · Original game image

AK-47 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Assault rifles · Multiplayer

AK-47

An automatic rifle with strong individual hits and visible recoil that rewards controlled fire.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: AK-47 · Original game image

FAD weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Assault rifles · Multiplayer

FAD

A fast-firing bullpup rifle with a forty-round standard magazine and an unusual integrated sight.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: FAD · Original game image

Submachine guns

MP5 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Submachine guns · Multiplayer

MP5

A compact automatic submachine gun that favors close engagements and mobile play.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: MP5 · Original game image

UMP45 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Submachine guns · Multiplayer

UMP45

A hard-hitting submachine gun with a slower firing rhythm than the fastest weapons in its class.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: UMP45 · Original game image

PP90M1 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Submachine guns · Multiplayer

PP90M1

A rapid-firing submachine gun with a cylindrical helical magazine, effective in close-range fights.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: PP90M1 · Original game image

P90 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Submachine guns · Multiplayer

P90

A compact bullpup submachine gun with a fifty-round standard magazine mounted above the receiver.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: P90 · Original game image

PM-9 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Submachine guns · Multiplayer

PM-9

A very fast-firing submachine gun with substantial recoil, best suited to short-range engagements.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: PM-9 · Original game image

MP7 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Submachine guns · Multiplayer

MP7

A compact, fast-firing submachine gun whose low recoil makes sustained aiming relatively manageable.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: MP7 · Original game image

Light machine guns

L86 LSW weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Light machine guns · Multiplayer

L86 LSW

A bullpup light machine gun that combines a large multiplayer ammunition capacity with a detachable-magazine reload.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: L86 LSW · Original game image

MG36 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Light machine guns · Multiplayer

MG36

A light machine gun built around a twin-drum magazine, allowing lengthy bursts of automatic fire.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: MG36 · Original game image

PKP Pecheneg weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Light machine guns · Multiplayer

PKP Pecheneg

A belt-fed light machine gun with a large ammunition supply and a reload that needs a safe opening.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: PKP Pecheneg · Original game image

MK46 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Light machine guns · Multiplayer

MK46

A belt-fed light machine gun for sustained automatic fire, with a lengthy belt-box reload.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: MK46 · Original game image

M60E4 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Light machine guns · Multiplayer

M60E4

A heavy, belt-fed machine gun with a deliberate firing rhythm and strong close-range damage.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: M60E4 · Original game image

Sniper rifles

Barrett .50cal weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Sniper rifles · Multiplayer

Barrett .50cal

A powerful semi-automatic sniper rifle that permits a follow-up shot without manually cycling a bolt.

Fire type: Semi-automatic
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: Barrett .50cal · Original game image

L118A weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Sniper rifles · Multiplayer

L118A

A bolt-action sniper rifle with a detachable magazine and a pause between each aimed shot.

Fire type: Bolt-action
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: L118A · Original game image

Dragunov weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Sniper rifles · Multiplayer

Dragunov

A semi-automatic sniper rifle with a ten-round standard magazine, suited to repeated scoped shots.

Fire type: Semi-automatic
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: Dragunov · Original game image

AS50 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Sniper rifles · Multiplayer

AS50

A large semi-automatic sniper rifle with a five-round standard magazine.

Fire type: Semi-automatic
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: AS50 · Original game image

RSASS weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Sniper rifles · Multiplayer

RSASS

A semi-automatic sniper rifle with a twenty-round standard magazine for repeated long-range fire.

Fire type: Semi-automatic
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: RSASS · Original game image

MSR weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Sniper rifles · Multiplayer

MSR

A bolt-action sniper rifle that requires a bolt cycle after each shot.

Fire type: Bolt-action
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: MSR · Original game image

Shotguns

USAS 12 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Shotguns · Multiplayer

USAS 12

An automatic shotgun feeding from a detachable box magazine, with six shells before a standard reload.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: USAS 12 · Original game image

KSG 12 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Shotguns · Multiplayer

KSG 12

A pump-action bullpup shotgun with a twelve-shell standard capacity, firing pellet spreads in MW3.

Fire type: Pump-action
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: KSG 12 · Original game image

SPAS-12 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Shotguns · Multiplayer

SPAS-12

A pump-action shotgun for close-range blasts, reloaded a shell at a time.

Fire type: Pump-action
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: SPAS-12 · Original game image

AA-12 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Shotguns · Multiplayer

AA-12

A fast automatic shotgun that can empty its small standard magazine in a brief close-range exchange.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: AA-12 · Original game image

Striker weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Shotguns · Multiplayer

Striker

A semi-automatic shotgun with a rotating cylinder, allowing rapid follow-up shots before a lengthy shell-by-shell reload.

Fire type: Semi-automatic
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: Striker · Original game image

Model 1887 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Shotguns · Multiplayer

Model 1887

A lever-action shotgun with a visible action cycle between shots; MW3 uses it as a single primary weapon.

Fire type: Lever-action
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: Model 1887 · Original game image

Shields

Riot Shield weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Shields · Multiplayer

Riot Shield

A primary-slot shield that blocks frontal bullets and can bash nearby enemies; the user remains exposed around its edges.

Fire type: Shield bash / protection
Availability: Primary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: Riot Shield · Original game image

Machine pistols

FMG9 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Machine pistols · Multiplayer

FMG9

A folding automatic machine pistol with rapid fire and an available Akimbo attachment.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Secondary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: FMG9 · Original game image

MP9 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Machine pistols · Multiplayer

MP9

A compact automatic secondary with a thirty-two-round standard magazine and relatively manageable recoil.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Secondary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: MP9 · Original game image

Skorpion weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Machine pistols · Multiplayer

Skorpion

A small automatic secondary weapon with a twenty-round standard magazine.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Secondary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: Skorpion · Original game image

G18 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Machine pistols · Multiplayer

G18

A very fast-firing automatic pistol whose strong recoil makes close targets easier to handle.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Secondary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: G18 · Original game image

Handguns

USP .45 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Handguns · Multiplayer

USP .45

A semi-automatic sidearm with a twelve-round standard magazine and a Tactical Knife attachment option.

Fire type: Semi-automatic
Availability: Secondary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: USP .45 · Original game image

P99 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Handguns · Multiplayer

P99

A semi-automatic pistol with a twelve-round standard magazine and a titanium-colored slide.

Fire type: Semi-automatic
Availability: Secondary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: P99 · Original game image

MP412 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Handguns · Multiplayer

MP412

A six-shot, top-break revolver that trades ammunition capacity for stronger individual hits.

Fire type: Double-action revolver
Availability: Secondary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: MP412 · Original game image

.44 Magnum weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Handguns · Multiplayer

.44 Magnum

A powerful six-shot revolver with substantial recoil and an available Akimbo attachment.

Fire type: Double-action revolver
Availability: Secondary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: .44 Magnum · Original game image

Five Seven weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Handguns · Multiplayer

Five Seven

A low-recoil semi-automatic handgun with a sixteen-round standard multiplayer magazine.

Fire type: Semi-automatic
Availability: Secondary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: Five Seven · Original game image

Desert Eagle weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Handguns · Multiplayer

Desert Eagle

A heavy semi-automatic pistol with strong recoil and an eight-round standard multiplayer magazine.

Fire type: Semi-automatic
Availability: Secondary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: Desert Eagle · Original game image

Launchers

SMAW weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Launchers · Multiplayer

SMAW

A rocket launcher that can fire freely or lock onto aircraft, giving it both anti-personnel and anti-air roles.

Fire type: Free fire / aircraft lock-on
Availability: Secondary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: SMAW · Original game image

Javelin weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Launchers · Multiplayer

Javelin

A missile launcher that locks onto vehicles or a selected ground location before firing its arcing missile.

Fire type: Vehicle / ground-area lock-on
Availability: Secondary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: Javelin · Original game image

Stinger weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Launchers · Multiplayer

Stinger

An anti-aircraft launcher that must acquire a vehicle lock before it can fire.

Fire type: Aircraft lock-on
Availability: Secondary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: Stinger · Original game image

XM25 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Launchers · Multiplayer

XM25

A magazine-fed grenade launcher whose rangefinder lets the player set an airburst distance.

Fire type: Fully automatic airburst grenades
Availability: Secondary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: XM25 · Original game image

M320 GLM weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Launchers · Multiplayer

M320 GLM

A standalone single-shot grenade launcher, reloaded after each arcing explosive round.

Fire type: Single-shot grenade
Availability: Secondary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: M320 GLM · Original game image

RPG-7 weapon image from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

Original Modern Warfare 3 weapon image. Picture source

Launchers · Multiplayer

RPG-7

An unguided rocket launcher that fires directly toward the chosen target without a lock.

Fire type: Free-fire rocket
Availability: Secondary multiplayer slot

Call of Duty Guide: RPG-7 · Original game image

Edition notes

Original Modern Warfare 3 (2011), with the complete 2012 DLC season. Multiplayer and Spec Ops references cover the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 versions and the Mac port where available. Wii includes Survival but omits Spec Ops Mission Mode and DLC; other features also differ. The separate DS game Defiance and Modern Warfare III (2023) are outside this guide.

Original Call of Duty game imagery © Activision. Mission pictures, map loading screens and menu icons are credited with each entry.

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