All Call of Duty Vanguard ammo types

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All the new ammo types for COD: Vanguard multiplayer.

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New Call of Duty Vanguard ammo types for weapons drastically affect the way everyone plays COD multiplayer, with each type altering the effects of your weapon and the damage it does. These effects range from extra bullet penetration, increased flinch, and quieter, sub-sonic shots that don't reveal your position on the minimap.  We've laid out all the Vanguard ammo types here, so you know what you're loading when you wander into the warzone.

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All Call of Duty Vanguard ammo types

Call of Duty Vanguard ammo types

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At time of writing there are seven special ammo types that we know of available in Call of Duty Vanguard, though there may be more added in later seasons. The available ammo types are:

  • Armor Piercing: Increased damage against vehicles and killstreak-related objects.
  • FMJ: Increased bullet penetration.
  • Frangible: Increased flinch on target, hitting legs slows movement, delays target healing.
  • Incendiary: Adds additional incendiary-type damage.
  • Hollow Point: Does regular damage against enemy limbs, as opposed to reduced damage.
  • Lengthened: Increased velocity.
  • Subsonic: Doesn't reveal player's position on the minimap.

How to change ammo types

Call of Duty Vanguard ammo types

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Ammo types are changed in the Call of Duty Vanguard multiplayer via the Gunsmith - effectively the loadout customisation option in the main menu that all COD players are likely familiar with at this point. Vanguard treats ammo types as its own kind of attachment.

How do Vanguard ammo types work in Warzone?

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We don't know how these changes will affect ammo collection within the game, if collecting raw ammo will effectively convert it to the gun's ammo type while in multiplayer. It's also not been made clear whether these changes will appear in Call of Duty Warzone, or even if they'll be implemented retroactively on older weapons… from decades in the future. This timeline is a mess. However, we do have some information to go on: the new Warzone STG 44 has a blueprint unlockable that places an ammo type in the Laser attachment slot. This may set the precedent for how Warzone plans to incorporate ammo types, or it may be a one-off; time will tell.

Whatever the case, we'll update this guide as more information emerges approaching the game's launch.

Joel Franey
Joel Franey
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