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MW3 Warzone Sledgehammer
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How to Get Sledgehammer in MW3 and Warzone

All about the game and how to play it.

The Sledgehammer is a new melee weapon added with Season 4: Reloaded for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone that brings the power at close range. Here is how to get the Sledgehammer in MW3 and Warzone.

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How to Unlock Sledgehammer in MW3 and Warzone

MW3 Warzone Sledgehammer
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The Sledgehammer can be unlocked by completing five Season 4 Week 5 challenges. It will be available to unlock through these specific challenges until Season 4 ends, then players will have to unlock it from the Armory once the season is over.

There are a total of 21 Week 5 challenges to be completed among MW3 multiplayer, Zombies, and Warzone modes. Only five challenges of the week need to be done to unlock the Sledgehammer. Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile players will have to spend Arsenal Coins in the Arsenal Store to unlock the melee weapon.

Here are all the Season 4 Week 5 challenges that can be completed:

MW3 Multiplayer

  • Get 30 Operator assists
  • Get 15 Operator One Shot One Kills with recommended shotguns
  • Get 12 Operator kills with Claymores, Proximity Mines, or C4
  • Get 10 Operator kills with the gun-butt of a recommended weapon
  • Perform three finishing moves on enemy Operators
  • Get three operator melee double kills
  • Get two Operator Fury kills with a recommended weapon

MW3 Zombies

  • Get 250 One Shot One Kills with a Pack-a-Punched recommended shotgun
  • Get 75 kills with the gun-butt of a recommended weapon
  • Get 75 kills with Claymores, Proximity Mines, or C4
  • Complete 10 contracts
  • Get 10 kills without being hit 20 times with a recommended melee weapon
  • Perform five finishing moves on Mercs
  • Get five rapid kills 30 times with a recommended assault rifle

COD Warzone

  • In Warzone Fortune’s Keep, get 10 Operator kills in the North Region (Gatehouse, Keep, Terraces)
  • In Warzone Fortune’s Keep, get 10 Operator kills in the South (Ground Zero)
  • In Warzone Fortune’s Keep, get 10 Operator kills in the East (Konni Outpost, Lighthouse, Pier, Winery)
  • In Warzone Fortune’s Keep, get 10 Operator kills in the West (Graveyard, Overlook, Town)
  • In Warzone, place in the top 10 five times
  • In Warzone, complete 10 contracts
  • In Warzone, open 50 loot caches

For more on Season 4 for Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone, check out how to get the JAK Thumper-656 Aftermarket Part to give your grenade launcher different ammo.


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