Season 2 of Black Ops 6 and Warzone has brought back a fan-favorite weapon: the PPSh-41. This highly effective SMG shines in both Multiplayer and Zombies modes, offering unique advantages in each. Let's dive into the optimal loadouts.
How To Unlock the PPSh-41 in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
The PPSh-41 is unlocked via the Season 2 Battle Pass. It's the High Value Target on Page 6, with an Ultra rarity Blueprint on Page 14. For quickest access, disable auto-spending of Battle Pass Tokens to focus on unlocking the SMG. BlackCell owners can instantly skip to a page of their choice, making Page 6 (and the PPSh-41) readily available.
Best PPSh-41 Loadout in Black Ops 6 Multiplayer
The PPSh-41's high capacity and fire rate make it a close-quarters powerhouse in Multiplayer, capable of impressive multi-kills. However, its recoil can be challenging. This loadout mitigates that:
- Compensator: Improves Vertical Recoil Control.
- Long Barrel: Improves Damage Range.
- Vertical Foregrip: Improves Horizontal Recoil Control.
- Extended Mag II: Boosts magazine capacity to 55 rounds (from 32), at a slight cost to ADS speed, reload, and sprint-to-fire speed.
- Balanced Stock: Improves hipfire, strafing, sprint-to-fire, and overall movement speed.
This build enhances accuracy, magazine size, and mobility, making it ideal for flanking and surprising enemies. To complement its aggressive style:
- Perk 1: Flak Jacket (reduces explosive and fire damage).
- Perk 2: Assassin (marks killstreaks on minimap, drops Bounty Packs).
- Perk 3: Double Time (extended Tactical Sprint duration).
- Perk Greed: Scavenger (resupplies ammo and equipment from kills).
This perk setup unlocks the Enforcer Combat Specialty, providing temporary movement speed and health regeneration boosts upon kills.
PPSh-41 Loadout Changes for Ranked Play
Ranked Play has different attachment and perk availability. Use the above build, replacing Extended Mag II with Recoil Springs (as Extended Mag II is unavailable). The recommended perks are:
- Perk 1: Dexterity
- Perk 2: Fast Hands
- Perk 3: Double Time
- Perk 4: Flak Jacket
Best PPSh-41 Loadout for Black Ops 6 Zombies
The PPSh-41 is a Zombies legend. Its rapid fire rate and high capacity deliver exceptional DPS, perfect for clearing hordes while maintaining mobility, especially on close-quarters maps like The Tomb. Here's the Zombies loadout:
- Suppressor: Chance to drop extra salvage.
- Long Barrel: Improves Damage Range.
- Vertical Foregrip: Improves Horizontal Recoil Control.
- Extended Mag II: Increases magazine capacity to 55 rounds.
- Quickdraw Stock: Vastly improves Aim Down Sight Speed.
- Steady Aim Laser: Improves Hipfire Spread.
- Recoil Springs: Improves horizontal and vertical recoil control.
This setup prioritizes accuracy and mobility. We've omitted attachments like the CHF Barrel and Rapid Fire due to their relatively weak performance compared to their recoil increase.
To maximize this loadout, use Speed Cola with the Classic Formula Major Augment and the Dead Head Major Augment for Deadshot Daiquiri to boost critical damage.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is available now on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
