Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 expands the arsenal available to players with a variety of new weapons to use on the battlefield. Integrated with Modern Warfare 2 through the Call of Duty HQ, players now have over 100 weapons at their disposal when it comes to creating custom classes and loadouts. If players missed playing Modern Warfare 2, or simply have not finished all the camos yet, players will have the opportunity to complete the objectives in Modern Warfare 3 lobbies and unlock mastery camos for every weapon across the two games.

Each of these weapons has a set of camo challenges that players will need to complete to unlock snazzy new custom paint jobs for their favorite weapons. Players hoping to grind out the completionist camo challenges will have to put in a bit of extra effort, completing all base challenges for each weapon as a requirement for progress in the Completionist tree. Once a Completionist camo is unlocked, players can begin working on the mastery challenge for the respective camo by equipping it.

Note: This article is a work in progress and will be finalized in the next few days.

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Mastery challenges will require using the corresponding camo and acquiring a specific number of operator kills - once complete, players will receive an emblem and a calling card reflecting the camo and weapon with which the player has earned mastery. Complete all four mastery challenges to complete the Completionist challenge for a weapon.

Players can complete multiple challenges (or at least complete one and make progress toward another) in the same game as long as they are aware of the objectives of the succeeding challenge. Here is a full list of every weapon camo and their respective unlock requirements in MW3.

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