User:Lumineee/ Machine Pistol

The Machine Pistol is a Submachine Gun in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was added in INSERT.

Functionality
The Machine Pistol functions similar to other SMGs, being a fast firing, close range weapon. The Machine Pistol can hurt targets at longer ranges, but due to weapon spread and damage drop off it is exceedingly weak.

Obtained
The Machine Pistol can be obtained as Floor Loot or from Chests.

Upgrading
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Stats
The Machine Pistol ranges from dealing 15 to 17 damage per shot (210-238 Damage per second) to both players and structures. All of them used.

Strategy Guide

 * The Machine Pistol 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 Machine Pistol to finish them off.

History
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Trivia

 * For the longest time, there was a great deal of confusion surrounding this weapon, and the old A|Submachine Gun. This is for several reasons:
 * Both Icons and Models for the old Submachine Gun and Machine Pistol use real life machine pistols as their icons.
 * Both weapons appear in the same three rarities.
 * Although the stats are different, the weapons fill a similar role to each other.
 * The difference in Icon between the old SMG and Machine pistol could have suggested a 'Chapter 2 Style' update for the old Submachine Gun.
 * The Machine Pistol regularly appeared in the Unvaulted LTM, alluding to it being a Vaulted weapon.
 * The model for the Machine Pistol is based off the Israeli Uzi, specifically the Mini version.
 * Before the weapon's introduction, it had been teased for release several times:
 * A Creative Featured Island News page on July 21st, 2020 featured the Pistol in its image.
 * The Google Play Store had shown an image of it.
 * Most recently, and most believably, a leaked image of the cover art for Chapter 2: Season 5 shows one Outfit holding a gun that looks similar to the Machine Pistol.
 * In Season X, during the updated Solid Gold LTM, the Machine Pistol was accidentally put into the playlist, and quickly removed, in only. This was the weapons first appearance since its vaulting in Season 2.
 * It was also brought back in Chapter 2: Season 5 with the Unvaulted LTM, alongside its Team Rumble variant.
 * Despite being named Machine Pistol the weapon is an SMG.