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MW4 Military Camos: All 8 Names and the Level Each Unlocks At

MW4 Military Camos: All 8 Names and the Level Each Unlocks At

By Luke Setzer · Updated 11/13/2026

In short

- The eight Military camos are Shed, Grazer, Ice Storm, Dapple Cast, Indexed, Groundcover, Mosswood and Mausoleum, in that order, the same on every weapon. - They have no challenges. One unlocks per weapon level, so the only input is XP. - You do not need max level for all eight. Mausoleum lands before max on every gun, by 6 levels in the typical case and by 13 on the M4. - Gold does not open on a weapon until all eight Military and all three Special camos are finished on it.

The Military camos are the eight at the bottom of every weapon’s camo list, and they are the odd ones out in Modern Warfare 4: no challenges, no conditions, nothing to do except level the gun. One unlocks per weapon level, and the levels are fixed per weapon.
In order, they are Shed, Grazer, Ice Storm, Dapple Cast, Indexed, Groundcover, Mosswood and Mausoleum. Same eight on every gun in the game.

You do not need max level for all eight

This is the thing worth knowing before you plan a grind around it. Mausoleum, the last one, unlocks before a weapon reaches max level on every single gun. In the typical case it lands 6 levels early. On the M4 it is 13 levels early, at 59 against a max of 72.
So if the camos are what you are after, you can stop short. If you want the gun’s last attachments and its Apex Attachment, you cannot, and that is a different job.

Every weapon and every Military camo level

The exact level each camo unlocks at, per weapon. The first one shows up between level 6 and 13 depending on the gun, so even the early ones are not uniform.

Weapon Shed Grazer Ice Storm Dapple Cast Indexed Groundcover Mosswood Mausoleum Max
APOC-338 9 15 22 26 33 40 44 51 56
Astaroth .57 10 15 20 26 32 37 42 48 54
Axion 10 19 26 34 41 48 55 62 69
Cronen Squall 10 17 24 31 39 45 54 60 67
FiNN LMG 12 18 24 31 37 42 48 53 59
FSS Carbon Edge 1095 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46
Han 86 10 18 25 34 42 50 57 65 72
Hyeon Burst 10 17 26 32 40 49 55 62 68
ISO Nightshade 12 19 25 31 38 44 50 57 64
JOKR 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46
Kastov 762 10 19 27 37 45 54 61 67 68
KG-7 Vulcan 13 22 31 38 47 54 61 69 75
Krait P68 10 14 18 22 25 28 32 35 38
M4 10 18 26 35 39 44 51 59 72
MAR-9 10 19 29 38 45 52 58 69 73
Mojave .357 9 13 18 22 26 30 35 40 44
Mosin-Nagant 10 17 25 31 38 47 55 61 69
Oden 12 21 25 33 39 46 53 59 65
Oris 8.6 11 18 27 33 42 49 55 61 70
Patriot XMR 11 20 28 36 43 52 59 66 72
PILA 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46
PM-40 Anvil 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46
PPSh-41 11 17 23 31 38 44 51 57 62
Rezi 12 11 18 26 30 38 42 47 54 60
RPG-8 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46
SANG 9mm 9 13 17 21 25 28 31 35 38
Signal 50 10 18 28 35 43 52 57 67 74
Type 73 12 19 26 34 41 48 55 61 65
VEL 46 9 15 22 28 33 40 47 54 60
Warlord 13 19 25 30 37 43 49 55 60
WZ.55 Striga 12 18 23 29 36 41 47 54 60
X-58 Nyx 9 15 20 25 29 35 42 47 53
The .50 GS is missing a row on purpose. Its max level is 37, confirmed in game, but the Military camo levels we pull for that gun do not line up with it, and the trackers we cross-check against disagree with each other in the middle of the set as well. The whole row is being read off the gun rather than patched one number at a time, and it goes in once that is done.

The launchers are the quickest set

All four launchers share the same eight levels, and they are the lowest in the game. That makes them the fastest Military set on the roster by a wide margin, which is the same reason they come up in the launcher camo guide.

Where they sit on the camo ladder

Step How many What it takes
Military 8 per gun One per weapon level, no challenge
Special 3 per gun Named per gun, each with its own challenge
Gold 1 per gun All 8 Military and all 3 Special finished on that gun
Platinum 1 per gun Gold on every weapon in the class
Harmonic Break 1 per gun Platinum finished across all 33 launch weapons
That is why the Military set matters even if you do not care how it looks: Gold will not appear on a gun until all eight are done, so everything above it waits on them.

The fastest way to get them yourself

It is a pure XP problem, so the usual rules apply: objective modes, double XP windows, and the modes with the highest kill density. We wrote the full version up in how to level up weapons fast in CoD.
The one Military-specific tip: check the table above before you grind. Stopping at Mausoleum instead of max saves you real time on guns like the M4, and nothing above Military needs those last levels.

Want them done instead?

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FAQ

What are the 8 Military camos in MW4?

Shed, Grazer, Ice Storm, Dapple Cast, Indexed, Groundcover, Mosswood and Mausoleum, in that order. They are the same eight on every weapon and the only camos in the game with no challenge attached.

How do you unlock Military camos in MW4?

By levelling the weapon. One Military camo unlocks per weapon level, at levels that are fixed for each gun. There is nothing else to do and no challenge to complete.

Do you need max level for all 8 Military camos?

No. Mausoleum, the eighth camo, unlocks before max level on every gun in the game, typically 6 levels early and up to 13 early on the M4. Max level is what you need for the last attachments, not for the camos.

What level is the first Military camo?

It varies by weapon, somewhere between level 6 and 13. The launchers get theirs earliest, at level 6, and they share the same eight levels as each other.

Do I need Military camos for Gold?

Yes. Gold does not open on a weapon until all eight Military and all three Special camos are finished on that same weapon, so the Military set is the first thing standing between you and anything higher.

Are the Military camos the same on every gun?

The camos are, the levels are not. Every weapon gets the same eight camos in the same order, but each gun unlocks them at its own levels.

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