MW4 and Warzone Season 1 Weapons: How to Unlock the Cronen Osprey, CSG-35, JAK 12 and ZLR Talonhawk

Season 1 of Modern Warfare 4 brings four new weapons, and none of them costs money. The official Call of Duty blog lists two Battle Pass guns at launch on November 6 and two more as in-season event rewards. Because Season 1 also folds MW4 into Warzone, GameSpot notes that you can unlock and use all of them in battle royale too. Our Season 1 full intel covers maps, DMZ and the Battle Pass. This post is only about the guns and how to get them.

Quick unlock list

• Cronen Osprey (Assault Rifle): free, Battle Pass tier 16. Its BlackCell blueprint sits at tier 87.
• CSG-35 (SMG): free, Battle Pass tier 36. Its blueprint sits at tier 73.
• JAK 12 (Shotgun): event reward, arriving later in the season.
• ZLR Talonhawk (Melee): event reward, arriving later in the season.

Those tiers come straight from the weapons detail on the Call of Duty blog, which says the Battle Pass includes "two new (and free) Base Weapons."

Cronen Osprey: launch AR at tier 16

The Osprey is a 5.56 rifle with 882 RPM, a 30-round magazine and 70 weapon levels. Activision says only the M4 matches its rate of fire, and it warns that the gun kicks up and to the right in sustained fire. Its Apex attachment, the Cronen Helix Mk. II, adds a double-barrel receiver that fires on both trigger pull and release. GameSpot describes it as a conversion into a dual-fire weapon.

CSG-35: the 1,200 RPM SMG at tier 36

The CSG-35 has the highest fire rate in its class at 1,200 RPM, 28 rounds and 42 levels. The blog says it shreds targets within about 20 meters, but its recoil climbs beyond that range. Its Apex attachment, CSG Crossfire, turns it into akimbo SMGs.

JAK 12 and ZLR Talonhawk: event rewards

The JAK 12, a full-auto shotgun returning from Modern Warfare 2019, fires at 323 RPM with 8-round magazines. Activision pitches it as a breaching tool for clearing rooms. Its Apex attachment, JAK Barrage, fires sticky explosives. The ZLR Talonhawk is a heavy combat axe with 10 levels, mastery badges and no attachments. GameSpot points out that it's a melee weapon, not a throwable tomahawk. Activision lists both as "Unlocked via Event" but hasn't given dates yet.

Bonus: new Apex attachments from the Wager Match

Season 1 opens with the Wager Match Event, where trophies are the currency. According to the blog, its rewards include the Hyeon Auto Apex, which turns the Hyeon Burst AR fully automatic, and the Kastov 545 Apex, which rechambers the Kastov 762 in 5.45mm. An M16 Burst attachment for the M4 also arrives as an event reward. The Joint Fire event gives a bigger XP boost the larger your squad is. For earlier Apex changes, see our day-one update breakdown.

What's next

• November 2: Activision publishes the dedicated Warzone Season 1 blog and roadmap, per the Steam announcement.
• November 6, 00:00 ET (9 PM PT on November 5): Season 1 goes live, and the Osprey and CSG-35 enter the Battle Pass.
• Later in Season 1: events unlock the JAK 12 and ZLR Talonhawk. We'll post the dates once Activision confirms them.