Rapid Fire SMG

The Rapid Fire SMG was a Submachine Gun in Fortnite: Battle Royale that was first introduced in Chapter 2: Season 2.

Functionality
The Rapid Fire SMG is a short range, high hip-fire accuracy weapon that fires faster than most other SMGs. Compared to the standard SMG, the Rapid Fire SMG has a higher DPS, but depletes its magazine around twice faster, making accuracy important. The weapon can function at longer ranges, but the damage falloff is high and the accuracy low.

Stats
The Rapid Fire SMG ranges from dealing 13 to 17 damage per shot (195 to 255 Damage Per Second). All Rapid Fire SMGs use. The Rapid Fire SMG has a headshot multiplier of 1.75x. The Rapid Fire SMG is a hitscan weapon. It does not have First Shot Accuracy.

Damage falloff


 * Damage falloff begins at 20 metres (4 tiles)
 * Damage reaches its minimum value of 45% of its maximum at 40 meters (8 tiles).
 * Damage falloff does not affect Structure Damage.

Obtained
Trespassers now use and drop a Rapid-Fire SMG.



Strategy Guide

 * The Rapid Fire SMG is ideal paired with a Shotgun, due to their close range abilities, if you do not kill the enemy with the shotgun, switch to the Rapid Fire SMG to finish them off.
 * The Rapid Fire SMG rewards accuracy. Landing all shots can easily knock a full HP and Shield Target.
 * The Rapid Fire SMG is great for destroying builds, due to its high fire rate and fast reload.

Chapter 2: Season 2

 * Update v12.00: The Rapid-Fire SMG has been added to the game, in rarity. (Only available in henchmen chests)
 * Update v12.10: rarity added.
 * Update v12.20: Magazine size increased from 18 to 20.

Chapter 2: Season 3

 * Update v13.00:, , and rarities added.
 * The Rapid-Fire SMG can now be sidegraded to a Submachine Gun / Compact SMG (Depending on rarity).
 * Update v13.20: rarity damage reduced from 14 to 13.
 * The and  Rapid-Fire SMG cannot be sidegraded to a Compact SMG anymore because it was vaulted (Instead it will be a Submachine Gun).

Chapter 2: Season 4

 * Update v14.00: Vaulted the Rapid-Fire SMG.

Chapter 2: Season 5

 * Update v15.50: Un-vaulted the Rapid-Fire SMG.
 * It is now obtained like regular weapons, rather than needing a sidegrade, or dropped from Henchmen.

Chapter 2: Season 6

 * Update v16.00: Vaulted all rarities of the Rapid-Fire SMG.

Chapter 2: Season 7

 * Update v17.00: Unvaulted all rarities of the Rapid-Fire SMG.
 * It can be obtained by crafting a Submachine Gun or a Suppressed Submachine Gun with Nuts 'n' Bolts.
 * Update v17.10:, and  versions officially added to Creative.
 * Content Update v17.10: to  rarities of the Rapid-Fire SMG can be crafted into a Kymera Ray Gun of the same rarity using Alien Nanites.

Chapter 2: Season 8

 * Update v18.00: Trespassers now use and drop a Rapid-Fire SMG.

Chapter 3: Season 1

 * Update v19.00: Vaulted the Rapid Fire SMG in all rarites.

Trivia

 * The Rapid Fire SMG has a near identical model to the Burst SMG, the only difference is the Rapid Fire SMG is black, not white.
 * The Rapid Fire SMG has the highest fire rate out of all weapons, being 15
 * The weapon is based off of the American KRISS Vector Submachine gun.
 * The Rapid Fire SMG is the only weapon which could be sidegraded to two different weapons, as the distinction between the Compact and Regular Submachine Gun was complicated, allowing the rapid fire to be sidegraded to both.
 * Furthermore, it is the only weapon which had a non-reversible sidegrade, as the Compact SMG could not be obtained from sidegrading a Rapid Fire SMG, but vice versa worked.

Gallery
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