Cronen Osprey - Assault Rifle specs

Cronen Osprey at a glance

Cronen Osprey is one of the four weapons added in Modern Warfare 4 Season 1, which Activision dates to November 6, 2026. Cronen Osprey is a 5.56 assault rifle arriving in the Season 1 Battle Pass at Tier 16, with a Tier 87 Blueprint. Activision calls its 882 RPM a best-in-class fire rate, and says it is rivaled only by the M4. Helix Mk. II replaces the receiver with a double-barrel system that fires on both trigger pull and release — a different configured weapon from the base rifle, so the base round count and rate do not describe the conversion. It is not part of the 33 launch weapons that shipped on October 23, and this record is kept separate from that roster so the launch count stays accurate.

Specifications

Published Season 1 figures from Activision, checked 2026-11-11. Not stated denotes an absent figure, never zero.

Field	Published value
Class	Assault Rifle
Season	Season 1
Availability	Season 1 launch — Battle Pass Tier 16, Tier 87 Battle Pass Blueprint
Available Criteria	Unlocked via Battle Pass.
Weapon levels	70
Rounds (base)	30
Reserve ammo	90
Fire Rate (source unit)	882 RPM
Attachment Types	Optic, Muzzle, Barrel, Underbarrel, Magazine, Rear Grip, Stock, Laser, Ammunition
Apex Attachment	Cronen Helix Mk. II

In-game description

Precision-engineered for relentless performance, this 5.56 rifle delivers a best-in-class fire rate without sacrificing control, accuracy, or mobility.

The publisher’s description above explains the intended role of Cronen Osprey. It should be read alongside its own numeric block: 70 weapon levels, 30 base rounds, 90 reserve rounds and 882 RPM. These are published fields from the Season 1 announcement, not measurements made by this wiki. Terms like “best-in-class”, “heavy damage” or “highlights” describe intended use; they do not establish a damage table, a time-to-kill result or a tested advantage against a particular opponent. The configuration and mode still matter when interpreting such claims.

How it fits the class

Axion provides a launch-class reference: its launch block lists 30 rounds, 90 in reserve and 705 RPM. Cronen Osprey lists 30 rounds and 90 in reserve. Compare these base configurations before adding an Apex or a capacity attachment. A larger ammunition count describes ammunition available before replenishment; it does not establish more kills, a faster reload or better handling. The other class members are linked below so this comparison stays part of the complete roster.

Ammo and supply

The official Season 1 reserve for Cronen Osprey is 90 rounds, separate from the 30 loaded rounds. Reserve is ammunition outside the current magazine or feed, not a magazine attachment to add to its capacity. This entry does not infer a pickup amount, resupply interval or shared ammunition pool from a cartridge name. In DMZ, access and replenishment depend on the deployment and FOB systems; the announcement’s reserve field does not locate a specific ammunition cache or promise the same inventory after looting.

Magazine options

The Season 1 block supplies 30 base rounds for Cronen Osprey. Its attachment categories are listed separately below, and the announcement does not enumerate every magazine capacity or reload duration. Do not add a chambered round to the published figure or import an extended magazine from an older game. Any Apex description that explicitly changes the feed or capacity describes a different configured weapon. Keep the original base count visible so a later build comparison can distinguish the source specification from the selected attachment setup.

Gunsmith attachment slots

The published categories for Cronen Osprey are Optic, Muzzle, Barrel, Underbarrel, Magazine, Rear Grip, Stock, Laser, Ammunition. Its Apex is Cronen Helix Mk. II. A unique double-barrel receiver transforms this 5.56 rifle into a dual-fire weapon platform. Firing on both trigger pull and release, it delivers punishing damage with an unmatched rate of fire among semi-automatic weapons. Apex Attachments are equipped separately and do not consume an ordinary attachment slot, but the source may explicitly block individual categories for a conversion. Read those restrictions before planning a combination. Weapon progression unlocks shared attachments for compatible weapons, while Weapon Prestige relocks attachments on the weapon being Prestiged. The Gunsmith reference explains that progression context.

What is not measured yet

Season 1 has not launched, so no in-game verification of this weapon is possible yet. Damage per bullet, time to kill, recoil pattern and effective range are not published for it. The Season 1 announcement dates the season, and the weapon tuning page records the published balance pass for the launch weapons.

How to unlock it

Its availability criterion is Unlocked via Battle Pass. Season 1 launch — Battle Pass Tier 16, Tier 87 Battle Pass Blueprint No Player Level requirement is published for it, so the Battle Pass tier is the only stated route. The Season 1 Battle Pass is 1,100 COD Points, or 2,400 for the bundle, and carries a catch-up system that grants 50+ rewards for players who fall behind. Create-a-Class opens at Player Level 4, and in DMZ an unlocked weapon can be bought from the FOB Gunsmith with DMZ Cash, looted during a deployment, constructed from a Weapon Manual found in Hajin, or bought from the FOB Vendor. A cosmetic Blueprint is a separate entitlement, rather than a replacement for the base acquisition route.

Other entries in this class

Axion / Han 86 / Hyeon Burst / Kastov 762 / M4 / Patriot XMR / Oden / Cronen Squall

Sources

Activision Season 1 announcement - reviewed 2026-11-11.

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