The VEL 46 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 Jungle Shadow, Ghast and Gunmetal, 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 VEL 46 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 Jungle Shadow Ghast Gunmetal
  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. VEL 46 with the Military Camo 1 camo in MW4 DMZ

    1Military Camo 1

    1. Earn 8 more weapon unlocks
  2. VEL 46 with the Military Camo 2 camo in MW4 DMZ

    2Military Camo 2

    1. Earn 14 more weapon unlocks
  3. VEL 46 with the Military Camo 3 camo in MW4 DMZ

    3Military Camo 3

    1. Earn 21 more weapon unlocks
  4. VEL 46 with the Military Camo 4 camo in MW4 DMZ

    4Military Camo 4

    1. Earn 27 more weapon unlocks
  5. VEL 46 with the Military Camo 5 camo in MW4 DMZ

    5Military Camo 5

    1. Earn 32 more weapon unlocks
  6. VEL 46 with the Military Camo 6 camo in MW4 DMZ

    6Military Camo 6

    1. Earn 39 more weapon unlocks
  7. VEL 46 with the Military Camo 7 camo in MW4 DMZ

    7Military Camo 7

    1. Earn 46 more weapon unlocks
  8. VEL 46 with the Military Camo 8 camo in MW4 DMZ

    8Military Camo 8

    1. Earn 53 more weapon unlocks

Special

Weapon progression, then a second challenge
  1. VEL 46 with the Jungle Shadow camo in MW4 DMZ

    1Jungle Shadow

    1. Earn 19 more weapon unlocks
    2. Get 125 Enemy Kills while Aiming Down Sight
  2. VEL 46 with the Ghast camo in MW4 DMZ

    2Ghast

    1. Earn 39 more weapon unlocks
    2. Get 100 Enemy Kills while Prone
  3. VEL 46 with the Gunmetal camo in MW4 DMZ

    3Gunmetal

    1. Earn 59 more weapon unlocks
    2. Get 75 Headshots against Enemies

Completionist

Gold, then the mastery chain
  1. VEL 46 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. VEL 46 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. VEL 46 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. VEL 46 with the Divergence camo in MW4 DMZ

    4Divergence

    1. Complete 33 Harmonic Break Camo Challenges

Prestige

Weapon Prestige and Prestige Master level
  1. VEL 46 with the Pyroclast camo in MW4 DMZ

    1Pyroclast

    1. Prestige The VEL 46 - SMG
  2. VEL 46 with the Pyroclast Terminus camo in MW4 DMZ

    2Pyroclast Terminus

    1. Prestige The VEL 46 - SMG
    2. Reach Prestige Master Level 61 to unlock
  3. VEL 46 with the Pyroclast Scatter camo in MW4 DMZ

    3Pyroclast Scatter

    1. Prestige The VEL 46 - SMG
    2. Reach Prestige Master Level 150 to unlock
  4. VEL 46 with the Pyroclast Cascade camo in MW4 DMZ

    4Pyroclast Cascade

    1. Prestige The VEL 46 - SMG
    2. Reach Prestige Master Level 250 to unlock

Mode Mastery

Second tab on the Camo Select screen
  1. VEL 46 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. VEL 46 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. VEL 46 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. VEL 46 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. VEL 46 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. VEL 46 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 Jungle Shadow on the VEL 46 in MW4 DMZ?

Jungle Shadow is a Special camo with two steps on the VEL 46. First, earn 19 more weapon unlocks. The second step, which is to get 125 Enemy Kills while Aiming Down Sight.

How do you unlock Ghast on the VEL 46 in MW4 DMZ?

Ghast is a Special camo with two steps on the VEL 46. First, earn 39 more weapon unlocks. The second step, which is to get 100 Enemy Kills while Prone.

How do you unlock Gunmetal on the VEL 46 in MW4 DMZ?

Gunmetal is a Special camo with two steps on the VEL 46. First, earn 59 more weapon unlocks. The second step, which is to get 75 Headshots against Enemies.

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