How To Unlock (& Use) Akimbo Weapons In Modern Warfare 3

The Akimbo weapon style in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 allows you to use a gun in each hand, but you have to level up your firearms enough to unlock this stylish combat technique. Acting as a special attachment, dual wielding is given as a reward for those who dedicate themselves to mastering a single weapon. This Akimbo playstyle is reserved only for a few different types of guns.

Several weapons have the Akimbo Perk as part of their leveled progression as a loadout ability you can equip before queuing for an online match. This is different from carrying two primary weapons in Modern Warfare 3, with the Perk duplicating a pre-existing firearm instead. Every handgun has the Akimbo Perk, the ideal gun to consider when taking advantage of this trait.

How To Get Every Akimbo Weapon

Use Specific Weapons Often

You can get 14 guns with the Akimbo Perk, each with its prerequisites for the dual-wielding feature. These weapons must be used in multiplayer if you want to level them up by doing well in matches and earning killstreaks. As of the official launch of Modern Warfare 3, some updates have changed the goals you need to meet to get the ability to use Akimbo on certain weapons.

When you meet any of these goals, go to the Gunsmith menu and equip the Akimbo Perk with the weapon you want to use. This attachment clones the gun into two twins of destructive force, especially in close-range encounters.

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Akimbo is listed as an Attachment within your loadouts, usually as a Rear Grip applicable to certain types of guns. SMG weapons are often the ones you can dual-wield the most, but other weapons support the Akimbo feature you can explore. Some Primary weapons have an Aftermarket Part that allows them to be Akibmo, but these are far less abundant than secondary tools.

How To Unlock & Use SMG Akimbo

Meet Every Requirement And Challenge

The only way to unlock every Akimbo Weapon is to increase a specific gun’s Level or complete challenges tied to an individual firearm in Moderarfn Ware 3. Each Attachment for a particular weapon that gives it the Akimbo feature has a unique goal you have to meet. Here are all the possible weapons that can get an Akimbo Attachment and how to get each part:

Equipping any one of the listed Attachments changes your gun significantly, making it take longer to reload but have more damage to dish out. On top of looking cool, the Akimbo playstyle is better for a loadout designed for close-quarters combat and chaotic encounters. Akimbo guns have higher recoil and less accuracy, so make sure to use other Perks or equipment that could help balance these weaknesses.

You can always check which pros, cons, and stat changes occur when you equip an Akimbo Attachment in the Gunsmith menu for a gun. Those who unlock Akimbo weapons in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 can use an incredibly slick approach to fighting other players in online matches.

Platform(s)

PC , PS5 , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S , PS4 , Xbox One

Released

November 10, 2023

Developer(s)

Sledgehammer Games

Multiplayer

Online Multiplayer , Local Multiplayer

ESRB

M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Use of Drugs

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