The PPSH-41 is an SMG 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 Blackwell, Iron and Currents, 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 PPSH-41 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 Blackwell Iron Currents
  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

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Military

Weapon progression with this weapon
  1. PPSH-41 with the Military Camo 1 camo in MW4 DMZ

    1Military Camo 1

    1. Earn 10 more weapon unlocks
  2. PPSH-41 with the Military Camo 2 camo in MW4 DMZ

    2Military Camo 2

    1. Earn 16 more weapon unlocks
  3. PPSH-41 with the Military Camo 3 camo in MW4 DMZ

    3Military Camo 3

    1. Earn 22 more weapon unlocks
  4. PPSH-41 with the Military Camo 4 camo in MW4 DMZ

    4Military Camo 4

    1. Earn 30 more weapon unlocks
  5. PPSH-41 with the Military Camo 5 camo in MW4 DMZ

    5Military Camo 5

    1. Earn 37 more weapon unlocks
  6. PPSH-41 with the Military Camo 6 camo in MW4 DMZ

    6Military Camo 6

    1. Earn 43 more weapon unlocks
  7. PPSH-41 with the Military Camo 7 camo in MW4 DMZ

    7Military Camo 7

    1. Earn 50 more weapon unlocks
  8. PPSH-41 with the Military Camo 8 camo in MW4 DMZ

    8Military Camo 8

    1. Earn 56 more weapon unlocks

Special

Weapon progression, then a second challenge
  1. PPSH-41 with the Blackwell camo in MW4 DMZ

    1Blackwell

    1. Earn 19 more weapon unlocks
    2. Get 30 Double Kills Against Enemies
  2. PPSH-41 with the Iron camo in MW4 DMZ

    2Iron

    1. Earn 40 more weapon unlocks
    2. Get 75 Longshot Kills
  3. PPSH-41 with the Currents camo in MW4 DMZ

    3Currents

    1. Earn 61 more weapon unlocks
    2. Get 250 Kills while Aiming Down Sights

Completionist

Gold, then the mastery chain
  1. PPSH-41 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. PPSH-41 with the Platinum camo in MW4 DMZ

    2Platinum

    1. Complete 5 Gold Camo Challenges using SMGs
    2. After step 1: Get 75 Enemy Kills from Behind
  3. PPSH-41 with the Harmonic Break camo in MW4 DMZ

    3Harmonic Break

    1. Complete 33 Platinum Camo Challenges
    2. After step 1: Get 100 Hipfire Kills against Enemies
  4. PPSH-41 with the Divergence camo in MW4 DMZ

    4Divergence

    1. Complete 33 Harmonic Break Camo Challenges

Prestige

Weapon Prestige and Prestige Master level
  1. PPSH-41 with the Pyroclast camo in MW4 DMZ

    1Pyroclast

    1. Prestige The PPSh-41 - SMG
  2. PPSH-41 with the Pyroclast Terminus camo in MW4 DMZ

    2Pyroclast Terminus

    1. Prestige The PPSh-41 - SMG
    2. Reach Prestige Master Level 63 to unlock
  3. PPSH-41 with the Pyroclast Scatter camo in MW4 DMZ

    3Pyroclast Scatter

    1. Prestige The PPSh-41 - SMG
    2. Reach Prestige Master Level 150 to unlock
  4. PPSH-41 with the Pyroclast Cascade camo in MW4 DMZ

    4Pyroclast Cascade

    1. Prestige The PPSh-41 - SMG
    2. Reach Prestige Master Level 250 to unlock

Mode Mastery

Second tab on the Camo Select screen
  1. PPSH-41 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. PPSH-41 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. PPSH-41 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. PPSH-41 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. PPSH-41 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. PPSH-41 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 Blackwell on the PPSH-41 in MW4 DMZ?

Blackwell is a Special camo with two steps on the PPSH-41. First, earn 19 more weapon unlocks. The second step, which is to get 30 Double Kills Against Enemies.

How do you unlock Iron on the PPSH-41 in MW4 DMZ?

Iron is a Special camo with two steps on the PPSH-41. First, earn 40 more weapon unlocks. The second step, which is to get 75 Longshot Kills.

How do you unlock Currents on the PPSH-41 in MW4 DMZ?

Currents is a Special camo with two steps on the PPSH-41. First, earn 61 more weapon unlocks. The second step, which is to get 250 Kills while Aiming Down Sights.

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