Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

Advanced Warfare ASM1

Submachine GunsUnlocked at Level 10Takes camo
Submachine GunsASM1 — Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare weapon render

How do you unlock the ASM1?

The ASM1 unlocks at Level 10 in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. It is one of the 34 selectable weapons in the original multiplayer launch roster in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and fills the sustained-fire SMG with changing handling role. Longer trigger holds become more accurate while the firing rate slows. After reaching a rank-gated launch weapon's level, spend one standard Create-a-Class Unlock Token to equip it. Its camo track finishes at Gold (200 kills with no attachments). Complete every camo challenge on it and Diamond unlocks. Earn Diamond on every camo-eligible launch weapon required in its category for Royalty.

UnlockLevel 10 · 1 Unlock Token
Takes camoYes
Diamond camoComplete every camo challenge on this weapon
Royalty camoEarn Diamond on every camo-eligible launch weapon required in its category
Original launch weapon gated at Level 10 and one standard Create-a-Class Unlock Token on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Windows PC.

Reviewed July 28, 2026. Release identity, modes, Exo movement, Pick 13, DLC and M1 Irons access were checked against Activision sources. The final roster, launch access gates and post-patch class challenge matrix were reconciled against dedicated historical references and individual camouflage records. Weapon advice is editorial; unsupported damage and magazine statistics are intentionally omitted.

Sources: Activision — Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare · Activision — Advanced Warfare multiplayer reveal · Activision — Advanced Warfare release · Activision — Day Zero Edition · Activision — Havoc DLC overview · Activision — AE4 availability · Activision — Ascendance and Ohm · Activision Support — M1 Irons · MP1st — launch multiplayer roster · MP1st — later weapon update and old-generation scope · Call of Duty Wiki — Advanced Warfare challenges · Call of Duty Wiki — M1 Irons camouflage profile · GameFAQs — post-patch camouflage values mirror · PlayStation Store — Advanced Warfare Digital Edition pack · Steam — Backdraft Personalization Pack · Steam — Psychedelic Personalization Pack · Steam — X-Ray Personalization Pack

How does the ASM1 play in Advanced Warfare?

RoleSustained-fire smg with changing handling
Real-world basisA futuristic weapon whose visual language recalls early submachine-gun designs; no exact production counterpart is asserted
StrengthsLonger trigger holds become more accurate while the firing rate slows; The ASM1 has a defined sustained-fire SMG with changing handling purpose instead of being treated as interchangeable class filler
TradeoffsThe changing cadence means the weapon does not feel identical at the start and end of a sustained burst; The ASM1 still depends on route choice and first-shot discipline in Advanced Warfare's fast Exo-movement fights
Build and setup guidanceBuild for fast entries and readable close-range sights before trying to stretch the weapon across rifle lanes; A mobility or control choice is more useful when it supports the exact flank you plan to run
Challenge noteThe ASM1 uses the smg post-patch challenge profile. Gold is a separate final challenge, then Diamond requires every camouflage challenge on this weapon. Personalization camos and Sentinel do not count.
Progression tipCamo progress is stored on the ASM1. Its Diamond completion counts toward Royalty because it is a camo-eligible launch weapon.
Camo tipBegin close fights decisively, then keep tracking as the slower, steadier phase takes over.
Compared withThe BAL-27 accelerates under sustained fire; the ASM1 moves in the opposite direction by slowing and tightening.

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ASM1 — common questions

What level does the ASM1 unlock at in Advanced Warfare?

The ASM1 unlocks at Level 10 in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare multiplayer. After reaching a rank-gated launch weapon's level, spend one standard Create-a-Class Unlock Token to equip it. The level cap is 50, and prestige is 15 original Prestige levels followed by 15 Master Prestige ranks, ending at Grand Master Prestige.

How do you unlock camos on the ASM1?

Camo progress is per-weapon. Advanced Warfare has fourteen regular challenge camos followed by a separate Gold challenge on each eligible weapon. The post-patch totals vary by class and, within Specials, by MDL, Crossbow and M1 Irons. Complete every weapon challenge including Gold for Diamond; earn Diamond on the required base weapons in a category for Royalty. Heavy Shield has no camo track. M1 Irons has its own final challenge profile, and the twelve later Supply Drop weapons were released only on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC. On the ASM1 the final tier is Gold — 200 kills with no attachments. After that, Diamond needs every camo challenge on the weapon done, and Royalty needs Diamond on every camo-eligible launch weapon required in its category.

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