Overview

Disambig gray This article is about the weapon introduced in Season 5. For the weapon introduced in Chapter 3: Season 2 with a similar name, see Combat SMG.

This page is split into multiple sections, as there are 3 different variants with the same name.

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It is available in the loot pool and can be obtained through different means.

Fires at a very high rate, dealing great damage while consuming a lot of ammo.
— In-Game Description

The Compact SMG is a Submachine Gun in Fortnite OG that was introduced in OG Chapter 1: Season 5.

Functionality

Functionality[]

The Compact SMG is a fast firing, short range and high hip-fire accuracy weapon, in line with most SMGs in the game. The purpose of the Submachine Gun is to deal high amounts of DPS in a close range environment, similar to a shotgun. The weapon can function at longer ranges, but the damage falloff is high and the accuracy low.

The Compact SMG is a Hitscan weapon. It does not have First Shot Accuracy enabled, and will always fire a random spread of bullets, which increases with continuous fire. This spread is decreased whilst crouching.

Stats

Stats[]

Current Stats since v40.30[]

The Compact Submachine Gun uses Light Bullets - Ammunition - Fortnite Light Bullets and has a headshot multiplier of 2x.

Submachine Gun (High Tier) - Weapon - Fortnite Compact SMG
(Epic)
DPS 200
DAMAGE 20
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 20
MAGAZINE SIZE 40
FIRE RATE 10
RELOAD TIME 3.14s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 40 (2x)
Submachine Gun (High Tier) - Weapon - Fortnite Compact SMG
(Legendary)
DPS 210
DAMAGE 21
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 21
MAGAZINE SIZE 40
FIRE RATE 10
RELOAD TIME 2.97s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 42 (2x)

Unreleased[]

Note: The stats listed below only exist in the files and are not available in-game.

Submachine Gun (High Tier) - Weapon - Fortnite Compact SMG
(Common)
DPS 170
DAMAGE 17
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 17
MAGAZINE SIZE 40
FIRE RATE 10
RELOAD TIME 3.63s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 34 (2x)
Submachine Gun (High Tier) - Weapon - Fortnite Compact SMG
(Uncommon)
DPS 180
DAMAGE 18
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 18
MAGAZINE SIZE 40
FIRE RATE 10
RELOAD TIME 3.46s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 36 (2x)
Submachine Gun (High Tier) - Weapon - Fortnite Compact SMG
(Rare)
DPS 190
DAMAGE 19
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 19
MAGAZINE SIZE 40
FIRE RATE 10
RELOAD TIME 3.3s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 38 (2x)

Stats from v37.10 to v40.30[]

The Compact Submachine Gun uses Light Bullets - Ammunition - Fortnite Light Bullets and has a headshot multiplier of 2x.

Compact SMG - Weapon - Fortnite Compact SMG
(Epic)
DPS 200
DAMAGE 20
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 20
MAGAZINE SIZE 40
FIRE RATE 10
RELOAD TIME 3.14s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 40 (2x)
Compact SMG - Weapon - Fortnite Compact SMG
(Legendary)
DPS 210
DAMAGE 21
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 21
MAGAZINE SIZE 40
FIRE RATE 10
RELOAD TIME 2.97s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 42 (2x)

Unreleased[]

Note: The stats listed below only exist in the files and are not available in-game.

Compact SMG - Weapon - Fortnite Compact SMG
(Common)
DPS 170
DAMAGE 17
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 17
MAGAZINE SIZE 40
FIRE RATE 10
RELOAD TIME 3.63s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 34 (2x)
Compact SMG - Weapon - Fortnite Compact SMG
(Uncommon)
DPS 180
DAMAGE 18
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 18
MAGAZINE SIZE 40
FIRE RATE 10
RELOAD TIME 3.46s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 36 (2x)
Compact SMG - Weapon - Fortnite Compact SMG
(Rare)
DPS 190
DAMAGE 19
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 19
MAGAZINE SIZE 40
FIRE RATE 10
RELOAD TIME 3.3s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 38 (2x)

Stats from v37.00 to v37.10[]

The Compact Submachine Gun uses Light Bullets - Ammunition - Fortnite Light Bullets and has a headshot multiplier of 2x.

Submachine Gun (High Tier) - Weapon - Fortnite Compact Submachine Gun
(Epic)
DPS 200
DAMAGE 20
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 20
MAGAZINE SIZE 40
FIRE RATE 10
RELOAD TIME 3.14
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 40 (2x)
Submachine Gun (High Tier) - Weapon - Fortnite Compact Submachine Gun
(Legendary)
DPS 210
DAMAGE 21
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 21
MAGAZINE SIZE 40
FIRE RATE 10
RELOAD TIME 2.97
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 42 (2x)

Unreleased[]

Note: The stats listed below only exist in the files and are not available in-game.

Submachine Gun (High Tier) - Weapon - Fortnite Compact Submachine Gun
(Common)
DPS 170
DAMAGE 17
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 17
MAGAZINE SIZE 40
FIRE RATE 10
RELOAD TIME 3.63s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 34 (2x)
Submachine Gun (High Tier) - Weapon - Fortnite Compact Submachine Gun
(Uncommon)
DPS 180
DAMAGE 18
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 18
MAGAZINE SIZE 40
FIRE RATE 10
RELOAD TIME 3.46s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 36 (2x)
Submachine Gun (High Tier) - Weapon - Fortnite Compact Submachine Gun
(Rare)
DPS 190
DAMAGE 19
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 19
MAGAZINE SIZE 40
FIRE RATE 10
RELOAD TIME 3.3s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 38 (2x)

Sounds

Sounds[]

Compact SMG - Weapon - Fortnite Compact SMG Sounds
Sounds ID
Pickup Bullpup_Pickup_01
Equip PDW_Reload_End_01
ADS In SMG_FirePetal_ADS_In_01SMG_FirePetal_ADS_In_02SMG_FirePetal_ADS_In_XX
Out SMG_FirePetal_ADS_Out_01SMG_FirePetal_ADS_Out_02SMG_FirePetal_ADS_Out_XX
Shoot Loop Close PDW_Fire_Loop_01
Medium PDW_Fire_Loop_MediumNew_01
Distant PDW_Fire_Loop_DistantNew_01
Low Ammo ar_lowammo_loop_03
Shoot Stop Close PDW_Fire_Stop_01
Medium PDW_Fire_Stop_MediumNew_01
Distant PDW_Fire_Stop_DistantNew_01
Reload Start PDW_Reload_Start_01
Insert PDW_Reload_Insert_01
Insert Slam PDW_Reload_InsertSlam_01
End PDW_Reload_End_01
Out of Ammo Pistol_OutofAmmo_01Pistol_OutofAmmo_02Pistol_OutofAmmo_03Pistol_OutofAmmo_04Pistol_OutofAmmo_XX
Drop Weapon_Generic_Drop_Rifle_Hv_01Weapon_Generic_Drop_Rifle_Hv_02Weapon_Generic_Drop_Rifle_Hv_03Weapon_Generic_Drop_Rifle_Hv_04Weapon_Generic_Drop_Rifle_Hv_XX
Former Sounds (Before v38.00)
ADS In Weapon_HEAVYASSAULT_ADS_IN_01Weapon_HEAVYASSAULT_ADS_IN_02Weapon_HEAVYASSAULT_ADS_IN_XX
Out Weapon_HEAVYASSAULT_ADS_OUT_01Weapon_HEAVYASSAULT_ADS_OUT_02Weapon_HEAVYASSAULT_ADS_OUT_XX
Weapon Changes

Weapon Changes[]

OG Chapter 1: Season 5[]

Update v37.00[]

  • Added Epic and Legendary rarities.
  • Added stats for Common, Uncommon and Rare rarities.
  • Current issues:
    • Named Compact Submachine Gun rather than Compact SMG.
    • Uses its Season 8 icon.
    • Uses its Chapter 2 model on the ground.
    • Uses its Chapter 2 textures while being held.
    • Uses the incorrect held animation if moving while crouching.

Update v37.10[]

  • Now uses its original Update v5.10 icon.
  • Now correctly named Compact SMG instead of Compact Submachine Gun.
  • Now has a bug where swapping weapons while its magazine is empty causes the low ammo sound to play constantly with global attenuation.
  • August 27th 2025: Muted the low ammo sound as a temporary fix to an issue.

OG Chapter 1: Season 6[]

Update v38.00[]

OG Chapter 1: Season 8[]

Update v40.10[]

  • April 1st 2026 Hotfix: Added damage falloff against structures.

Update v40.30[]

  • Updated icon.

Strategy Guide

Strategy Guide[]

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  • The Compact 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 Compact SMG to finish them off.
  • The Compact SMG's large magazine of 40 rounds allows it 4 seconds of sustained fire. This makes it a powerful tool to pressure buildings and opponents alike.
  • Its larger magazine size comes with a disadvantage of a 3 second reload time, which is enough time for an opponent to drink a Small Shield Potion.
  • The Compact SMG has very high damage drop off at range. This, combined with its accuracy, makes it unsuitable as a weapon to be used beyond close range, even at the start of a match if it's your only gun.
Weapon ID

Weapon ID[]

The Compact Submachine Gun is referred to as Figment Compact SMG in the files.

  • Epic: WID_Figment_CompactSMG_Athena_VR
  • Legendary: WID_Figment_CompactSMG_Athena_SR
Mode Specific History

Mode Specific History[]

Fortnite OG History

Fortnite OG History[]

Trivia

Trivia[]

  • The Compact SMG is modeled after the Belgian FN P90.
    • The P90 model itself differs drastically from its real life counterpart. As the magazine, receiver and carry handle have been moved more forward from the bolt, leaving the stock to be very short as a result. With this a foregrip was added to use up the newly added space.
Gallery

Gallery[]

Promotional Images[]

Former Icons[]

References

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