Infinity Ward has reinvented the way players unlock weapons with the introduction of the new ” Platforms ” feature. Because some weapons are different versions of others, you will actually be leveling up certain weapons to unlock more.
Don’t worry if this sounds confusing, as we have a full explanation of weapon platforms and how to unlock each weapon in Modern Warfare 2 Season 1 Reloaded.
Modern Warfare 2 weapon platforms explained
A new feature in the Modern Warfare 2 weapon platform means that not every weapon is unlocked by rank, you really have to work your way through the weapon tree to unlock all the weapons on that platform.
For example, to unlock weapons like the FTAC Recon and 556 Icarus, you need to reach at least level 14 with M4. Then, to unlock M16, you need to reach level 14 on 556 Icarus.
Some attachments and camouflages will be available for the entire platform, which will greatly speed up and simplify the leveling of these weapons.
We will cover how to unlock every weapon in the game through the weapon platforms, as well as a list of weapons that are either on their own platform or not on any.
Modern Warfare 2 M4 Platform Unlock
Weapon
Unlock requirement
M4
Automatically unlocked
FTAC Recon
Reach M4 level 14
556 Icarus
Reach M4 level 19
M16
Reach level 556 Icarus 14
FSS Hurricane
Reach level 17 FTAC Intelligence
Modern Warfare 2 Tactique Verte Platform Unlock
Weapon
Unlock requirement
TAQ-56
Reach level 19
TAQ-V
Reach TAQ-56 level 11
TAQ-М
Reach level 20 TAQ-56
Bruen Bullpup Modern Warfare 2 Platform Unlock
Weapon
Unlock requirement
STB 556
Reach level 41
MH9
Reach STB 556 level 13
HCR 56
Reach STB 556 level 20
Modern Warfare 2 Lachmann & Meer Platform Unlock
Weapon
Unlock requirement
Lachmann-762
Reach level 16
Lachmann-556
Reach level 12 Lachmann-762
LM-S
Reach level 16 Lachmann-762
RAPP H
Reach level 12 Lachmann-556
Lachmann Sub
Reach level 12 Lachmann-556
Modern Warfare 2 Kastovia Platform Unlock
Weapon
Unlock requirement
Kastov 762
Reach level 23
Kastov 545
Reach Castova 762 level 13
PKK
Reach Castova 762 level 16
Kastov-74y
Reach Castova 545 level 13
Vaznev-9K
Reach Cast-74u level 15
The minis
Reach Vaznev-9K level 14
Modern Warfare 2 weapon platform unlock
Weapon
Unlock requirement
EBR-14
Automatically unlocked
SO-14
Reach level 12 EBR-14
Modern Warfare 2 Bryson 800 Series Platform Unlock
Weapon
Unlock requirement
Bryson 800
Automatically unlocked
Bryson 890
Reach Bryson level 800 16
Modern Warfare 2 Bryson Long Rifle Platform Opens
Weapon
Unlock requirement
SP-R 208
Reach level 7
SA-B 50
Reach level 16 SP-R 208
LA-B 330
Reach SA-B 50 level 17
SP-X 80
Reach LA-B 330 level 17
Modern Warfare 2 XRK Platform Unlock
Weapon
Unlock requirement
H12
Reach level 31
X13 Auto
Reach X12 level 10
Modern Warfare 2 Platform Brien Ops
Weapon
Unlock requirement
BAS-P
Unlocked in Sector A6 of the Season 1 Battle Pass.
M13v
Unlocked by expelling with a weapon after killing the Chemist in the DMZ.
Chimera
Retrieve weapons from DMZ Building 21 or get 2 kills on operatives with assault rifles in 15 separate matches.
How to unlock non-platform weapons in Modern Warfare 2
All of these weapons are currently on their own platform and can be unlocked simply by reaching a high enough rank or sector in the Battle Pass. Weapons can be added to platforms as new ones come in, so we’ll be sure to keep you posted if their platforms get expanded.
Weapon
Unlock requirement
Well 46
Automatically unlocked
PDSW 528
Reach level 5
Fennec 45
Reach level 38
Lockwood 300
Reach level 36
Expedite 12
Reach level 9
Sakin MG38
Automatically unlocked
RAAL MG
Reach level 25
Lockwood Mk2
Reach level 28
MCPR-300
Automatically unlocked
Signal 50
Reach level 44
Riot Shield
Reach level 37
P890
Automatically unlocked
.50 GS
Reach level 13
Basilisk
Reach level 39
SAW
Automatically unlocked
STRELA-P
Reach level 14
JOKER
Reach level 24
RPG-7
Reach level 32
Diet XMR
Unlocked in Sector A7 of the Season 1 Battle Pass.
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