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The Siege Cannons are an environmental trap in Fortnite: Battle Royale introduced in Chapter 3: Season 2.
Functionality[]
The Siege Cannon has two uses: Attacking Opponents, and launching a player long distances. The Siege Cannon has one seat, and works similar to a Pirate Cannon. The player can shoot a projectile, which will deal damage. The player can also lock inside the cannon, then trigger the cannon to shoot, and be launched out at a high speed. The player will then land safely, but cannot control their character unless they deploy their glider or land.
Stats[]
The Siege Cannon deals 50 damage per shot (50 Damage Per Second). It has 400HP. Damage to vehicles and structures is increased to 400.
| Siege Cannon |
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| Common |
| DPS: 50 |
| Damage: 50 |
| Fire Rate: 1 |
| Reload Time: 5.0s |
| Seats: 1 |
| HP: 500 |
Strategy[]
This section outlines a strategy.
Feel free to add tips, tricks and general advice about the topic.- If you ping a location less than 250 meters away, the horizontal and vertical lines will have a ping icon on them. If you center both the icons, the cannon will strike that exact location.
- Siege Cannons deal high structure damage. Use this to your advantage by obliterating buildings enemy players can hide in.
- You can hide in a Siege Cannon by locking yourself in it without launching.
- When an enemy is shooting at your Siege Cannon, immediately lock in to avoid direct damage.
History[]
Chapter 3: Season 2[]
- Update v20.00: Introduced the Siege Cannon. It can be found at Command Cavern, The Fortress, Tilted Towers, Blimps and scattered IO outposts.
- Update v20.20: The Siege Cannon was added to Creative.
- Collision: The Siege Cannon at The Fortress changed position and shot an energy beam never seen before.
Chapter 3: Season 3[]
- The Siege Cannons are removed but one remains near Sanctuary.
- Update v21.10: The last Siege Cannon near Sanctuary was removed.
Trivia[]
- If the player launches themselves into a large bush, it will deal 500 damage causing an instant elimination.
Gallery[]
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