PILA: Launcher stats in MW4

PILA is a launcher in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. It fires 8 RPM from a 1-round magazine with 1 reserve rounds, and it unlocks at Player Level 4. Launchers have no Gunsmith and no Apex Attachment; only the appearance can change.

Build with PILA All launchers

LauncherUnlocks at Player Level 4

Official PILA stats

PILA stats from Activision's launch weapon sheet
Stat	Value	Rank among launchers
Fire rate	8 RPM	#4 of 4
Magazine	1 rounds	#2 of 4 (tied)
Reserve	1 rounds	#2 of 4 (tied)
Total rounds	2	Derived: magazine plus reserve
Weapon levels	46	#1 of 4 (tied)
Unlock level	Player Level 4	Level cap is 55

Damage, time to kill and the in-game Gunsmith bars are not published by Activision, so they are not shown. Community-reported movement, handling and recoil values follow in their own section.

Derived firing numbers

Numbers calculated from the published fire rate and magazine size
Number	Value
Shots per second	0.1
Time between shots	7500 ms

These are arithmetic on the published fire rate and magazine size. They ignore reloads, recoil and burst or pump cycling, and they say nothing about damage.

PILA community-reported stats

Community-reportedNothing attached, from CODMunity (read October 28, 2026); community-reported and unverified.

How this is sourced

Movement, handling, recoil and ammo values for the PILA with nothing attached. Activision has not published them, and they are launch data that changes with patches. Fire rate, magazine size and total rounds are Activision's published numbers. Damage and time to kill are not included.

Each attachment below lists its biggest changes as a percentage of the value above, and the changes of everything equipped are multiplied together (the source's rule, not confirmed by Activision). Where these numbers come from.

Mobility

Movement speed: 4.12 m/s
ADS movement speed: 1.07 m/s
Sprint speed: 5.52 m/s
Tactical sprint speed: 6.33 m/s
Crouch movement speed: 1.80 m/s
Strafe speed: 3.16 m/s
Firing movement speed: 3.14 m/s

Handling

ADS speed: 680 ms
ADS out speed: 572 ms
Sprint to fire speed: 250 ms
Reload time: 5933 ms
Raise speed: 1267 ms
Drop speed: 600 ms

Recoil

ADS idle sway: 0.80°
ADS gun bob: 0.10°

Range and bullets

Bullet velocity: 64 m/s
Damage rangeAn index: 100 is the weapon's own damage range, and attachments scale it: 100%

Hip fire and flinch

Hip idle sway: 1.50°
Hip gun bob: 1.10°
Hip turn sway: 8.0°
Flinch received: 0.10x

Fire rate and ammo

Fire rateFrom Activision: 8 rpm
Magazine sizeFrom Activision: 1 rounds
Total roundsRounds carried in total, the loaded magazine includedFrom Activision: 2 rounds

Attachments change these values. The class builder shows the result for a whole build.

PILA attachments

Launchers have no Gunsmith and can only change appearance (camos, decals and stickers), so the PILA has no attachments.

How to unlock the PILA

Reach Player Level 4. Player Level runs from 1 to 55. XP from Multiplayer and DMZ counts toward it, and Warzone XP does from Season 1. Create-a-Class opens at Level 4; before that you deploy with premade default loadouts.