TM 2009–2023 · REV. C · FIELD REFERENCE
Weapon Conversion Manual
Modern Warfare 2 (2009) → Modern Warfare III (2023)
For the kids who grew up on MW2 (2009) and want a guide to recreating those experiences in MWIII (2023). Every gun from the original MW2 arsenal, matched to its 2023 successor. Six pairings don't have a clean 1:1 match, but there are some analogs that are close enough.
Shoutout to the JTAGs, the modded controllers, the lag switches, the spawn traps, the noob tubes, the 10th Prestige Level 70s, the quickscope / noscope lobbies, Michael Myers, shotgun jumping out of the map, and all the people that had the patience — or not — to deal with those. The nostalgia runs deep. Cheers boys. We're getting closer to Unc status now.
ACR
MCW
Direct successor. The 2009 ACR traded fire rate for near-zero recoil; the MCW keeps that low-recoil identity but adds full Gunsmith customization the original never had — barrels, underbarrels, and optics that change its role entirely.
M4A1
M4
Direct successor, name shortened. Recoil and time-to-kill are tuned for the modern game's slower overall pace versus 2009's faster kills.
TAR-21
RAM-7
Closest analog by role rather than a renamed clone — the TAR-21 never got a direct lore successor, so this is the bullpup AR that fills its niche: high fire rate, hard-hitting, built for aggressive engagements.
FAMAS
FR 5.56
Direct successor in role — the premier 3-round burst rifle. The 2009 FAMAS had a faster burst cadence; the FR 5.56 trades a little of that speed for more consistent per-burst damage.
SCAR-H
TAQ-V
TAQ-56
Flagged: no single 1:1 match. The 2009 SCAR-H was a hard-hitting 7.62 battle rifle. No single modern gun covers both its weight class and fire mode, so it splits: TAQ-V (Battle Rifle) for the heavy 7.62 punch, TAQ-56 for the lower-recoil, fully automatic 5.56 SCAR-L-style variant.
M16
M16
Same name, same 3-round burst identity. The JAK Patriot Aftermarket Part converts it to fully automatic.
AK-47
Kastov 762
Direct successor, visually near-identical to the classic AK profile. Damage per shot is high but recoil is more punishing than the 2009 version — modern balance leans into "hard-hitting but hard-to-control."
F2000
BP50
Direct successor — Activision's own marketing explicitly called this the F2000's modern return. Ultra-fast firing, futuristic bullpup with excellent mobility.
FAL
SOA Subverter
Lachmann 762
Flagged: no single 1:1 match. The FAL's high-damage, semi-automatic battle rifle role splits between the SOA Subverter (low rate-of-fire, predictable recoil — closer to the FAL's cadence) and the G3-based Lachmann 762. Neither is a renamed FAL.
UMP45
Striker
Direct successor in role — slow fire rate, high chunk damage, same as the 2009 meta-definer. Note: a 2009 shotgun also named "Striker" appears below (Shotguns table) — same name, unrelated weapon, pure naming coincidence between the games.
Vector
Fennec 45
Direct successor, retaining the absurd fire rate of the original. Ammo economy is even tighter than 2009 — modern TTK balancing forces faster follow-up shots.
P90
PDSW 528
Direct successor — keeps the translucent top-loading 50-round magazine and high bullet velocity that made the original recognizable at a glance.
MP5K
Lachmann Sub
Direct successor, though the modern gun is the full-size MP5 platform by default — the compact "K" identity is recreated through attachments rather than a separate base weapon.
Mini-Uzi
WSP 9
WSP Swarm
Flagged: no single 1:1 match. Both are MWIII launch weapons; they split the Mini-Uzi's identity by fire rate: WSP 9 for the slower, harder-hitting classic Uzi feel, WSP Swarm for the blistering modern open-bolt Uzi Pro rate of fire.
Intervention
FJX Imperium
Direct successor — the quickscoping king returns with its bolt-action cycling animation intact. One optic note: if you're hunting for something to recreate the classic scope look, the KR Katt-50 8X Scope isn't it — that's the default optic on the KATT-AMR below, not this rifle.
WA2000
Carrack .300
Direct successor — officially confirmed as the WA2000's in-fiction return, added in MWII's Season 5. The unique semi-automatic bullpup design is preserved exactly.
M21 EBR
EBR-14
Direct successor, categorized under Marksman Rifles. Semi-auto cadence preserved; functions as a long-range two-tap, same identity as 2009.
Barrett .50 Cal
Signal 50
KATT-AMR
Flagged: no single 1:1 match. The Barrett's identity splits by fire mode: semi-automatic Signal 50 captures the rapid cadence, bolt-action KATT-AMR provides catastrophic one-shot, wall-penetrating power. The KATT-AMR's default optic is the KR Katt-50 8X Scope.
Note: in modern Call of Duty titles, shotguns sit in the Primary weapon slot rather than the Secondary slot they occupied in 2009.
SPAS-12
Reclaimer 18
Direct successor with an added mechanic: real-time toggling between pump-action (max one-shot range) and semi-automatic (faster follow-ups) — the original SPAS-12 couldn't do this.
Model 1887
Lockwood Mk2
Direct recreation. The conversion item is officially called the JAK Wardens. Added in MWIII Season 3, it turns the lever-action Lockwood Mk2 into akimbo .410-gauge shotguns — widely understood as an intentional homage to its infamous MW2 (2009) incarnation, down to a similar firing animation.
AA-12
KV Broadside
Direct successor — full-automatic shotgun chaos preserved exactly.
Ranger
Lockwood 300
Direct successor, break-action double-barrel preserved. The Maelstrom Dual Trigger attachment fires both barrels simultaneously for an instant close-range kill.
Striker
Haymaker
Direct successor by role (rotating-cylinder combat shotgun), confirmed as an MWIII launch weapon based on the real-world Fostech Origin-12.
M93 Raffica
Renetti
Direct successor as a mobile 3-round burst pocket pistol. The JAK Ferocity Carbine Kit transforms it into a fully automatic SMG-class secondary capable of optics, stocks, and underbarrels — a far deeper transformation than the 2009 Raffica could manage.
G18
X13 Auto
Direct successor, fully automatic pocket secondary preserved.
PP2000
AMR9
Closest analog by frame and handling — reclassified into the primary SMG slot (a real class change from 2009's machine-pistol secondary), but shares the compact structural layout.
.44 Magnum
Basilisk
TYR
Flagged: no single 1:1 match. Splits between the Basilisk (traditional hard-hitting, slow-firing revolver) and the TYR (a heavier, modern hand-cannon). Neither is a renamed .44 Magnum; both fill its "big revolver" niche.
Desert Eagle
.50 GS
Direct successor, same dramatic visual kick and the ability to reliably two-tap targets to the torso.
USP .45
P890
COR-45
Flagged: no single 1:1 match. The USP .45's role as a reliable, fast-firing starter pistol splits between MWII's P890 and MWIII's COR-45 — both lightweight, semi-automatic, fast-reload starters, neither a direct rename.
Javelin
JOKR
Functionally intact. Lock onto a target; the missile arcs into the sky before a top-down strike — same behavior as 2009.
RPG-7
RPG-7
Functionally intact, same name. Erratic, unguided flight path preserved — though hit detection and explosion physics run on a modern engine, so splash behavior won't be identical to 2009.
Stinger
PILA
Close successor with one real functional change: unlike the original Stinger, the PILA can also be free-fired without a lock — a genuine gameplay addition not present in 2009.
AT4-HS
Strela-P
Direct successor — direct-fire, armor-piercing utility preserved with a flat, high-velocity trajectory.
Thumper
RGL-80
Closest analog, not a literal redesign — the original Thumper was single-shot break-action; the RGL-80 is a 6-round revolving grenade launcher. Same role, different mechanism entirely.