Cronen Squall - Assault Rifle specs

Cronen Squall at a glance

Cronen Squall is one of Activision’s 8 launch assault rifle entries. The official roster contains 33 weapons: 24 Primary Weapons, eight Secondary Weapons and one Melee Weapon. That total excludes Tactical and Lethal equipment, older cosmetic labels and duplicate Blueprint variants. This record uses the October 19 launch article, checked October 26, rather than treating earlier Beta cards as the current specification. Cronen Squall appears under Assault Rifles despite marksman-rifle wording in its description. The October 25 fix explicitly corrects its Battle Rifle misclassification. Maelstrom adds a guided missile controlled while aiming; the base magazine and firing-rate figures describe the rifle, not that missile.

Specifications

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

Field	Published value
Class	Assault Rifle
Player unlock (table when present)	Level 55
Available Criteria (individual block)	Unlocked at Player Level 55.
Weapon levels	67
Rounds (base)	20
Reserve ammo	80
Fire Rate (source unit)	673 RPM
Attachment Types	Optic, Muzzle, Barrel, Underbarrel, Magazine, Rear Grip, Stock, Laser, Ammunition
Apex Attachment	Cronen Maelstrom

In-game description

Chambered in 6.8 Wrath, this open-bolt, bullpup marksman rifle combines long-range accuracy and controllable recoil with punishing damage output.

The publisher’s description above explains the intended role of Cronen Squall. It should be read alongside its own numeric block: 67 weapon levels, 20 base rounds, 80 reserve rounds and 673 RPM. These are published fields, not measurements made by this wiki. Descriptive terms about power, stability or speed 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 same-class reference: its launch block lists 30 rounds, 90 in reserve and 705 RPM. Cronen Squall lists 20 rounds and 80 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. Other class members are linked below so this comparison remains part of the complete roster.

Ammo and supply

The official launch reserve for Cronen Squall is 80 rounds, separate from the 20 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 article’s launch reserve field does not locate a specific ammunition cache or promise the same inventory after looting.

Magazine options

The launch block supplies 20 base rounds for Cronen Squall. Its attachment categories are listed separately below, and the article 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 Squall are Optic, Muzzle, Barrel, Underbarrel, Magazine, Rear Grip, Stock, Laser, Ammunition. Its Apex is Cronen Maelstrom. Fire a precision-guided missile and direct its flight path while aiming down sights using an infrared targeting laser. The projectile can be fired without guidance, though effectiveness drops sharply at extended ranges. Blocks Laser and Underbarrel Attachments. 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

Infinity Ward states that Multiplayer and DMZ have bespoke tuning. Record the mode, patch date and exact configuration when measuring damage, recoil, effective range or time to kill; published cyclic rate alone cannot supply those results. The October 23-25 patch notes distinguish implemented fixes from proposed future tuning.

How to unlock it

Cronen Squall’s Main Player Levels unlock table lists Player Level 55. Its individual Available Criteria entry agrees: Unlocked at Player Level 55. This is a player progression requirement, distinct from the 67 weapon levels listed for attachment progression and access to Weapon Prestige. Create-a-Class opens at Player Level 4. In DMZ, unlocked weapons can be purchased through the FOB Gunsmith with sufficient DMZ Cash; looting, Weapon Manuals and the FOB Vendor provide other acquisition routes described by Activision. A cosmetic Blueprint name is a separate entitlement, rather than a replacement for these base progression rules.

Other entries in this class

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

Sources

Activision launch roster and weapon details - reviewed 2026-11-11.

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