All Base Weapon Unlock Requirements (Receivers) in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Old and new COD players are perplexed with the Weapon Platforms and Receiver system introduced in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The new system can get a bit hectic to get used to, but it isn't that difficult once you've understood the general idea of how the Receivers work.

In summary, each new Weapon Platform has weapons of different categories (Assault Rifles, Battle Rifles, SMGs, etc.) in that single platform. By default, one weapon within each platform is already unlocked. You can unlock the rest of the weapons by leveling up the default weapon to reach a specific level, at which point the Receiver for the next weapon will unlock.

The Receivers essentially convert your weapon into a completely different weapon. Some weapons require you to unlock weapons in a different Weapon Platform before you can unlock them. This going back and forth between platforms can be confusing.

The new UI in Modern Warfare 2 doesn't make it any easier to navigate the weapon platforms. In this article, we've listed all the weapons and their respective Weapon Platforms, Receivers, and unlock requirements, so you can easily identify what weapon you must level up to unlock the weapon of your choice.

We've separated each table into a specific category (Assault Rifles, Battle Rifles, SMGs, etc.). The tables will be updated as well get more weapons in the future seasons.

Assault Rifles

Weapon	Unlock Requirement	Weapon Platform
M4	Unlocked by Default	M4
M16	Reach 556 Icarus Level 14	M4
TAQ-56	Reach Level 19	Tactique Verte
STB 556	Reach Level 41	Bruen Bullpup
Lachmann-556	Reach Lachmann-762 Level 12	Lachmann & Meer
Kastov 762	Reach Level 23	Kastovia
Kastov 545	Reach Kastov 762 Level 13	Kastovia
Kastov-74u	Reach Kastov 545 Level 13	Kastovia

Battle Rifles

Weapon	Unlock Requirement	Weapon Platform
FTAC Recon	Reach M4 Level 14	M4
TAQ-V	Reach TAQ-56 Level 11	Tactique Verte
Lachmann-762	Reach Level 16	Lachmann & Meer
SO-14	Reach EBR-14 Level 12	Ordnance Weapon

Marksman Rifles

Weapon	Unlock Requirement	Weapon Platform
TAQ-M	Reach TAQ-56 Level 20	Tactique Verte
LM-S	Reach Lachmann-762 Level 16	Lachmann & Meer
EBR-14	Unlocked by Default	Ordnance Weapon
SP-R 208	Reach Level 7	Bryson Long Rifle
SA-B 50	Reach SP-R 208 Level 16	Bryson Long Rifle
Lockwood MK2	Reach Level 28	Mark 2

LMGs

Weapon	Unlock Requirement	Weapon Platform
556 Icarus	Reach M4 Level 19	M4
HCR 56	Reach STB 556 Level 20	Bruen Bullpup
RAPP H	Reach Lachmann-556 Level 12	Lachmann & Meer
RPK	Reach Kastov 762 Level 16	Kastovia
Sakin MG38	Unlocked by Default	Sakin MG
RAAL MG	Reach Level 25	RAAL

SMGs

Weapon	Unlock Requirement	Weapon Platform
FSS Hurricane	Reach FTAC Recon Level 17	M4
MX9	Reach STB 556 Level 13	Bruen Bullpup
Lachmann Sub	Reach Lachmann-556 Level 12	Lachmann & Meer
Vaznev-9K	Reach Kastov-74u Level 15	Kastovia
Minibak	Reach Vaznev-9K Level 14	Kastovia
Vel 46	Unlocked by Default	LMP
PDSW 528	Reach Level 5	Tactique Defense
Fennec 45	Reach Level 38	Fennec
BAS-P	Complete Sector A6 of the Season 1 Battle Pass	Bruen Ops

Handguns

Weapon	Unlock Requirement	Weapon Platform
X12	Reach Level 31	XRK
X13 Auto	Reach X12 Level 10	XRK
P890	Unlocked by Default	Bruen 890
.50 GS	Reach Level 13	Sakin G Series
Basilisk	Reach Level 39	Basilisk 500

Shotguns

Weapon	Unlock Requirement	Weapon Platform
Bryson 800	Unlocked by Default	Bryson 800 Series
Bryson 890	Reach Bryson 800 Level 16	Bryson 800 Series
Lockwood 300	Reach Level 36	Lockwood Sport
Expedite 12	Reach Level 9	Expedite

Sniper Rifles

Weapon	Unlock Requirement	Weapon Platform
MCPR-300	Unlocked by Default	MRBA
LA-B 330	Reach SA-B 50 Level 17	Bryson Long Rifle
Signal 50	Reach Level 44	Signal
SP-X 80	Reach LA-B 330 Level 17	Bryson Long Rifle
Victus XMR	Complete Sector A7 of the Season 1 Battle Pass	Imperatorium

Launchers

Weapon	Unlock Requirement	Weapon Platform
PILA	Unlocked by Default	N/A
STRELA-P	Reach Level 14	N/A
JOKR	Reach Level 24	N/A
RPG-7	Reach Level 32	N/A