The Cronen Squall is an Assault Rifle from the Gunsmith in the FOB. Its Camo Select screen holds 25 camos, 8 Military, 3 Special, 4 Completionist, 4 Prestige and 6 Mode Mastery.

Its Special camos are Oni, Urban Smoke and Optical Reverb, and each one adds a second challenge after a weapon progression step. Gold, Platinum, Harmonic Break and Divergence make up the Completionist chain, and the Prestige set runs from Pyroclast to Pyroclast Cascade.

How Military unlocks, the Completionist chain and Weapon Prestige work for every weapon is in our MW4 DMZ camo challenges guide.

All 25 Cronen Squall Camos

  1. Military 8 Military Camo 1 Military Camo 2 Military Camo 3 Military Camo 4 Military Camo 5 Military Camo 6 Military Camo 7 Military Camo 8
  2. Special 3 Oni Urban Smoke Optical Reverb
  3. Completionist 4 Gold Platinum Harmonic Break Divergence
  4. Prestige 4 Pyroclast Pyroclast Terminus Pyroclast Scatter Pyroclast Cascade
  5. Mode Mastery 6 Mercurial Drift Polyatomic Reforged Orion Reforged Chiral Ripple Tide Helio

open challenge opens after the step above it Captured October 29, 2026

Military

Weapon progression with this weapon
  1. Cronen Squall with the Military Camo 1 camo in MW4 DMZ

    1Military Camo 1

    1. Earn 9 more weapon unlocks
  2. Cronen Squall with the Military Camo 2 camo in MW4 DMZ

    2Military Camo 2

    1. Earn 16 more weapon unlocks
  3. Cronen Squall with the Military Camo 3 camo in MW4 DMZ

    3Military Camo 3

    1. Earn 23 more weapon unlocks
  4. Cronen Squall with the Military Camo 4 camo in MW4 DMZ

    4Military Camo 4

    1. Earn 30 more weapon unlocks
  5. Cronen Squall with the Military Camo 5 camo in MW4 DMZ

    5Military Camo 5

    1. Earn 38 more weapon unlocks
  6. Cronen Squall with the Military Camo 6 camo in MW4 DMZ

    6Military Camo 6

    1. Earn 44 more weapon unlocks
  7. Cronen Squall with the Military Camo 7 camo in MW4 DMZ

    7Military Camo 7

    1. Earn 53 more weapon unlocks
  8. Cronen Squall with the Military Camo 8 camo in MW4 DMZ

    8Military Camo 8

    1. Earn 59 more weapon unlocks

Special

Weapon progression, then a second challenge
  1. Cronen Squall with the Oni camo in MW4 DMZ

    1Oni

    1. Earn 23 more weapon unlocks
    2. After step 1: Get 75 Point Blank Kills against Enemies
  2. Cronen Squall with the Urban Smoke camo in MW4 DMZ

    2Urban Smoke

    1. Earn 44 more weapon unlocks
    2. After step 1: Get 75 Mounted Kills against Enemies
  3. Cronen Squall with the Optical Reverb camo in MW4 DMZ

    3Optical Reverb

    1. Earn 66 more weapon unlocks
    2. After step 1: Get 3 Enemy Kills without taking damage 50 times

Completionist

Gold, then the mastery chain
  1. Cronen Squall with the Gold camo in MW4 DMZ

    1Gold

    1. Complete the 3 Weapon Specific Camo Challenges
    2. After step 1: Get 100 Enemy Kills in a single match in DMZ
  2. Cronen Squall with the Platinum camo in MW4 DMZ

    2Platinum

    1. Complete 8 Gold Camo Challenges using Assault Rifles
    2. After step 1: Get 100 Headshots against Enemies
  3. Cronen Squall with the Harmonic Break camo in MW4 DMZ

    3Harmonic Break

    1. Complete 33 Platinum Camo Challenges
    2. After step 1: Get 50 Double Kills against Enemies
  4. Cronen Squall with the Divergence camo in MW4 DMZ

    4Divergence

    1. Complete 33 Harmonic Break Camo Challenges

Prestige

Weapon Prestige and Prestige Master level
  1. Cronen Squall with the Pyroclast camo in MW4 DMZ

    1Pyroclast

    1. Prestige The Cronen Squall - Assault Rifle
  2. Cronen Squall with the Pyroclast Terminus camo in MW4 DMZ

    2Pyroclast Terminus

    1. Prestige The Cronen Squall - Assault Rifle
    2. Reach Prestige Master Level 68 to unlock
  3. Cronen Squall with the Pyroclast Scatter camo in MW4 DMZ

    3Pyroclast Scatter

    1. Prestige The Cronen Squall - Assault Rifle
    2. Reach Prestige Master Level 150 to unlock
  4. Cronen Squall with the Pyroclast Cascade camo in MW4 DMZ

    4Pyroclast Cascade

    1. Prestige The Cronen Squall - Assault Rifle
    2. Reach Prestige Master Level 250 to unlock

Mode Mastery

Second tab on the Camo Select screen
  1. Cronen Squall with the Mercurial Drift camo in MW4 DMZ

    1Mercurial Drift

    1. Complete 33 Harmonic Break Camo Challenges
    2. After step 1: Get 10 Kills in a match 250 times
  2. Cronen Squall with the Polyatomic Reforged camo in MW4 DMZ

    2Polyatomic Reforged

    1. Get 10 Kills in a match 250 times
    2. After step 1: Get 3 Kills without taking Damage 300 times
  3. Cronen Squall with the Orion Reforged camo in MW4 DMZ

    3Orion Reforged

    1. Get 3 Kills without taking Damage 300 times
    2. After step 1: Get 5 Kills without dying 500 times
  4. Cronen Squall with the Chiral camo in MW4 DMZ

    4Chiral

    1. Complete 33 Harmonic Break Camo Challenges
    2. After step 1: Get 2500 Tier 3+ enemy kills
  5. Cronen Squall with the Ripple Tide camo in MW4 DMZ

    5Ripple Tide

    1. Get 2500 Tier 3+ enemy kills
    2. After step 1: Exfil 2 LT dog tags in a single deployment 50 times
  6. Cronen Squall with the Helio camo in MW4 DMZ

    6Helio

    1. Exfil 2 LT dog tags in a single deployment 50 times
    2. After step 1: Get 25000 Kills using a Legendary Weapon on a Max Level Operator

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you unlock Oni on the Cronen Squall in MW4 DMZ?

Oni is a Special camo with two steps on the Cronen Squall. First, earn 23 more weapon unlocks. Once that is done, the second step opens, which is to get 75 Point Blank Kills against Enemies.

How do you unlock Urban Smoke on the Cronen Squall in MW4 DMZ?

Urban Smoke is a Special camo with two steps on the Cronen Squall. First, earn 44 more weapon unlocks. Once that is done, the second step opens, which is to get 75 Mounted Kills against Enemies.

How do you unlock Optical Reverb on the Cronen Squall in MW4 DMZ?

Optical Reverb is a Special camo with two steps on the Cronen Squall. First, earn 66 more weapon unlocks. Once that is done, the second step opens, which is to get 3 Enemy Kills without taking damage 50 times.

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