PPSh-41: SMG stats and attachments in MW4
PPSh-41 is an SMG in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. It fires 1,110 RPM from a 71-round magazine with 71 reserve rounds, and it unlocks at Player Level 30. Its Apex Attachment is the PPSh-41 Ember.
Tier A (ggranked, 842 ms) · Tier S (DMZ Radar). Tier lists
3 Multiplayer and 2 DMZ builds from CODMunity, pick rate 2.4%. Popular builds
Official PPSh-41 stats
| Stat | Value | Rank among SMGs |
|---|---|---|
| Fire rate | 1,110 RPM | #1 of 5 |
| Magazine | 71 rounds | #1 of 5 |
| Reserve | 71 rounds | #5 of 5 |
| Total rounds | 142 | |
| Weapon levels | 62 | #2 of 5 |
| Unlock level | Player Level 30 |
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
| Number | Value |
|---|---|
| Shots per second | 18.5 |
| Time between shots | 54 ms |
| First to last shot of a full magazine | 3.78 s |
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.
PPSh-41 community-reported stats
Community-reportedNothing attached, from CODMunity (read ); community-reported and unverified.
How this is sourced
Movement, handling, recoil and ammo values for the PPSh-41 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). The Apex Attachment is listed with its own changes further down. Where these numbers come from.
Mobility
- Movement speed
- 4.66 m/s
- ADS movement speed
- 3.13 m/s
- Sprint speed
- 6.18 m/s
- Tactical sprint speed
- 7.29 m/s
- Crouch movement speed
- 2.17 m/s
- Strafe speed
- 3.57 m/s
- Firing movement speed
- 4.19 m/s
Handling
- ADS speed
- 300 ms
- ADS out speed
- 290 ms
- Sprint to fire speed
- 110 ms
- Reload time
- 3900 ms
- Raise speed
- 933 ms
- Drop speed
- 433 ms
Recoil
- Vertical recoil
- 38.6
- Horizontal recoil
- 16.9
- Vertical gun kick
- 45.2
- Horizontal gun kick
- 9.9
- ADS idle sway
- 0.54°
- ADS gun bob
- 0.09°
Range and bullets
- Bullet velocity
- 550 m/s
- Damage range
- 100%
- Bullet penetration
- 9.0 in
Hip fire and flinch
- Hip idle sway
- 1.63°
- Hip gun bob
- 1.09°
- Hip turn sway
- 20.9°
- Flinch received
- 0.22x
Fire rate and ammo
- Fire rate
- 1110 rpm
- Magazine size
- 71 rounds
- Total rounds
- 142 rounds
- Headshot multiplier
- 1.30x
Attachments change these values. The class builder shows the result for a whole build.
PPSh-41 attachments
The PPSh-41 accepts 8 attachment types. Gunsmith allows up to 5 standard attachments on one weapon, plus its Apex Attachment.
Community-reported47 attachments listed by community sites, by type below; community-reported and unverified.
How this is sourced
Activision has not published the names or effects of the individual attachments, so there is no official list to check these against. They are grouped by type in Gunsmith order. Where CODMunity lists a stat change for an attachment on this weapon, the biggest changes are printed under it as a percentage of the base value; "No stat change reported" means the source lists none, not that there is none. Where the names come from.
Optic (18)
Bruen THRM-60 Optic2.1x thermal optic
Corio Bisect4x Scope
Cronen R8084x Scope
FJX 708 PROReflex
GL K2304x Scope
IOTA-DMini reflex optic
KV Corsac HoloHolo
Schlager Night View Pro4x Scope
Slimline EliteMini Reflex
SZ Echelon HoloHolo
SZ Helios HoloHolo
SZ Lonewolf Flip4x Scope
SZ Lonewolf HoloHolo
SZ Micro D-3Reflex
SZ Prima-4 DotLow-profile dot optic
SZ SRE-7Reflex
VLK TrimmerReflex
ZLR Type CMini Reflex
Muzzle (8)
1/2x28 Dual PortHorizontal Comp- Horizontal recoil −25% (better)
- ADS speed +4% (worse)
330TC2 GridlockLight Silencer- ADS speed +5% (worse)
FTAC Silent ReconHeavy Silencer- Bullet velocity +16% (better)
- Damage range +16% (better)
- ADS speed +10% (worse)
- Vertical recoil −6% (better)
Full Port CompBalanced Comp- Vertical recoil −8% (better)
- Horizontal recoil −8% (better)
- ADS speed +4% (worse)
Haebang BAM70Light Silencer- Damage range −10% (worse)
L980-S CompVertical Comp- Vertical recoil −13% (better)
- ADS speed +4% (worse)
RX-5 OverstrikeFlash Hider- Vertical recoil −3% (better)
- Horizontal recoil −3% (better)
XRK RampageBreacher
Barrel (4)
Hanbit Chimmuk-INTRSilenced Barrel- Bullet velocity +12% (better)
- Damage range +10% (better)
- ADS speed +8% (worse)
- Vertical recoil −8% (better)
Hanbit RDR-Tiger 50Heavy Barrel- Vertical recoil −14% (better)
- Horizontal recoil −14% (better)
- ADS speed +8% (worse)
- Bullet velocity +8% (better)
Hanbit RDR-Tiger 50-XLHeavy Long Barrel- Bullet velocity +15% (better)
- Damage range +13% (better)
- ADS speed +10% (worse)
- Vertical recoil −10% (better)
TT Banseok-24NLight Barrel- Vertical recoil +9% (worse)
- Horizontal recoil +9% (worse)
- ADS movement speed +6% (better)
- ADS speed −6% (better)
Underbarrel (4)
FSS Fireline GripAngled grip- Pro: Firing stability
- Con: Aiming speed
- Sprint to fire speed +14% (worse)
- Vertical recoil −9% (better)
- Horizontal recoil −9% (better)
- ADS speed +7% (worse)
FSS TAC90 GripAngled Short Grip- ADS idle sway −50% (better)
- ADS gun bob −50% (better)
GW Domi-9Vertical Short Grip- Hip idle sway −50% (better)
- Hip gun bob −40% (better)
MIRE-50 Tac GripVertical Grip- ADS speed +6% (worse)
- Movement speed +4% (better)
Magazine (2)
35 Round Mag- Magazine size −51% (worse)
- Reload time −26% (better)
- Sprint to fire speed −13% (better)
- ADS speed −7% (better)
53 Round Mag53-round magazine- Magazine size −25% (worse)
- Sprint to fire speed −9% (better)
- Reload time −9% (better)
- ADS speed −5% (better)
Stock (4)
Hanbit Janggun-H9Assault Stock- Vertical recoil −8% (better)
- Horizontal recoil −8% (better)
- ADS speed +7% (worse)
Hanbit RDW7-FTactical Stock- ADS speed −9% (better)
- Vertical recoil +5% (worse)
- Horizontal recoil +5% (worse)
MT-L5 JinhwaLight Stock- ADS movement speed +10% (better)
- Movement speed +4% (better)
- Sprint speed +2% (better)
No Stock- Vertical recoil +30% (worse)
- Horizontal recoil +30% (worse)
- ADS speed −17% (better)
- ADS movement speed +8% (better)
Laser (7)
Expedite 21 CFRCanted Laser- ADS gun bob +30% (worse)
Expedite Squad-304Canted Laser- ADS gun bob +30% (worse)
- Hip gun bob −15% (better)
FJX EVR7Flashlight- Movement speed +2% (better)
- ADS movement speed +2% (better)
Pulse-MW LaserLaser sight; the beam is not visible to enemies- Pro: Hip-fire accuracy
- Pro: Hip recoil control
- Pro: Hip gun kick
- Hip idle sway −7% (better)
- Hip gun bob −7% (better)
QFL-S4.5Laser sight- Pro: Sprint-to-fire speed
- Pro: Hip recoil control
- Pro: Hip gun kick
- Pro: Hip-fire accuracy
- Con: Beam is visible to enemies at the hip
- Sprint to fire speed −17% (better)
Schlager VISIV-5Laser sight- Pro: Sprint-to-fire speed
- Pro: Aim-down-sight speed
- Con: Beam is visible to enemies while aiming
- Sprint to fire speed −17% (better)
- ADS speed −8% (better)
XRK Clutch-LSLaser sight; the beam is not visible to enemies- Pro: Aim-down-sight speed
- ADS speed −4% (better)
No source lists a fire mods attachment for this weapon.
PPSh-41 Ember Apex Attachment
Underbarrel launcher that fires a rapid burst of pyrotechnic projectiles which keep burning briefly for area control.
- Unlock
- Fully level the PPSh-41: 62 weapon levels.
- Blocks
- Reported stat changes
- Total rounds +49% (better)
- Magazine size −25% (worse)
- Reload time −9% (better)
- Sprint to fire speed −5% (better)
- ADS movement speed +2% (better)
- ADS speed −2% (better)
- ADS out speed −2% (better)
- Strafe speed +1% (better)
Community-reportedCODMunity, the biggest 8 of 9 changes; unverified.
- Slot use
- None. Apex Attachments are equipped outside the standard attachment slots.
How to unlock the PPSh-41
Reach Player Level 30. Player Level runs from 1 to 55. XP from Multiplayer and DMZ counts toward it, and Warzone XP does from Season 1. The PPSh-41 Ember needs a separate grind: level the PPSh-41 itself through all 62 weapon levels.
Frequently asked questions
What is the PPSh-41's fire rate in MW4?
1,110 RPM. That ranks #1 of 5 SMGs by fire rate. The magazine holds 71 rounds and the weapon carries 71 in reserve.
When do you unlock the PPSh-41 in MW4?
At Player Level 30. Activision's per-weapon sheet lists Player Level 27, but its unlock table and the progression table both say Level 30, so this site uses Level 30.
What does the PPSh-41 Ember Apex Attachment do?
Underbarrel launcher that fires a rapid burst of pyrotechnic projectiles which keep burning briefly for area control. It blocks Barrel attachments, Underbarrel attachments, and Magazine attachments. It unlocks by fully levelling the PPSh-41 (62 weapon levels).
How many attachments can the PPSh-41 use?
Up to 5 standard attachments, chosen from 8 attachment types (Optic, Muzzle, Barrel, Underbarrel, Magazine, Stock, Laser, and Fire Mods), plus the PPSh-41 Ember Apex Attachment, which does not use one of the 5 slots.
Which attachments are reported for the PPSh-41?
Activision has not published the attachment list, and it says there are more than 500. Community sites report 47 attachments for the PPSh-41, community-reported and unverified: 18 optic, 8 muzzle, 4 barrel, 4 underbarrel, 2 magazine, 4 stock, and 7 laser. The attachments section of this page lists them by type.
