Overview

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OG (S1)
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It has been made unavailable to balance the loot pool, and may return in the future.
It is still available in Creative and UEFN.

SMG: Submachine Gun. Fires at a very high rate, dealing great damage while consuming a lot of ammo. Good for run-and-gun combat, and accurate enough to fight at mid range when fired in short bursts.
— In-Game Description

The Submachine Gun is a Submachine Gun in Fortnite OG that was added in OG Chapter 1: Season 1.

Functionality

Functionality[]

The Submachine Gun is a fully automatic SMG that functions similarly to other SMGs, being a fast firing, close range weapon. It can also damage targets at longer ranges, but due to weapon spread and damage drop off, it is exceedingly weak.

The Submachine Gun is a Hitscan weapon with First Shot Accuracy disabled.

Stats

Stats[]

Current Stats since v40.10[]

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

Submachine Gun (v1.6) - Weapon - Fortnite Submachine Gun
(Common)
DPS 210
DAMAGE 15
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 20
MAGAZINE SIZE 20
FIRE RATE 14
RELOAD TIME 2.42s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 30 (2x)
Submachine Gun (v1.6) - Weapon - Fortnite Submachine Gun
(Uncommon)
DPS 224
DAMAGE 16
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 21
MAGAZINE SIZE 20
FIRE RATE 14
RELOAD TIME 2.31s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 32 (2x)
Submachine Gun (v1.6) - Weapon - Fortnite Submachine Gun
(Rare)
DPS 238
DAMAGE 17
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 22
MAGAZINE SIZE 20
FIRE RATE 14
RELOAD TIME 2.2s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 34 (2x)

Stats from v36.20 to v40.10[]

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

Submachine Gun (v1.6) - Weapon - Fortnite Submachine Gun
(Common)
DPS 153
DAMAGE 17
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 15
MAGAZINE SIZE 20
FIRE RATE 9
RELOAD TIME 2.2s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 34 (2x)
Submachine Gun (v1.6) - Weapon - Fortnite Submachine Gun
(Uncommon)
DPS 162
DAMAGE 18
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 16
MAGAZINE SIZE 20
FIRE RATE 9
RELOAD TIME 2.1s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 36 (2x)
Submachine Gun (v1.6) - Weapon - Fortnite Submachine Gun
(Rare)
DPS 171
DAMAGE 19
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 17
MAGAZINE SIZE 20
FIRE RATE 9
RELOAD TIME 2s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 38 (2x)

Stats from v34.40 to v36.20[]

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

Submachine Gun (v1.6) - Weapon - Fortnite Submachine Gun
(Common)
DPS 210
DAMAGE 14
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 15
MAGAZINE SIZE 35
FIRE RATE 15
RELOAD TIME 2.2s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 28 (2x)
Submachine Gun (v1.6) - Weapon - Fortnite Submachine Gun
(Uncommon)
DPS 225
DAMAGE 15
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 16
MAGAZINE SIZE 35
FIRE RATE 15
RELOAD TIME 2.1s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 30 (2x)
Submachine Gun (v1.6) - Weapon - Fortnite Submachine Gun
(Rare)
DPS 240
DAMAGE 16
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 17
MAGAZINE SIZE 35
FIRE RATE 15
RELOAD TIME 2s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 32 (2x)

Stats from v33.30 to v34.40[]

The Submachine Gun uses Light Bullets - Ammunition - Fortnite Light Bullets and has a headshot multiplier of 2.5x.

Submachine Gun (v1.6) - Weapon - Fortnite Submachine Gun
(Common)
DPS 210
DAMAGE 14
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 15
MAGAZINE SIZE 35
FIRE RATE 15
RELOAD TIME 2.2s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 35 (2.5x)
Submachine Gun (v1.6) - Weapon - Fortnite Submachine Gun
(Uncommon)
DPS 225
DAMAGE 15
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 16
MAGAZINE SIZE 35
FIRE RATE 15
RELOAD TIME 2.1s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 37.5 (2.5x)
Submachine Gun (v1.6) - Weapon - Fortnite Submachine Gun
(Rare)
DPS 240
DAMAGE 16
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 17
MAGAZINE SIZE 35
FIRE RATE 15
RELOAD TIME 2s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 40 (2.5x)

Stats from v33.00 to v33.30[]

The Submachine Gun uses Light Bullets - Ammunition - Fortnite Light Bullets and has a headshot multiplier of 2.5x.

Submachine Gun (v1.6) - Weapon - Fortnite Submachine Gun
(Common)
DPS 210
DAMAGE 14
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 16
MAGAZINE SIZE 35
FIRE RATE 15
RELOAD TIME 2.2s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 35 (2.5x)
Submachine Gun (v1.6) - Weapon - Fortnite Submachine Gun
(Uncommon)
DPS 225
DAMAGE 15
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 16
MAGAZINE SIZE 35
FIRE RATE 15
RELOAD TIME 2.1s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 37.5 (2.5x)
Submachine Gun (v1.6) - Weapon - Fortnite Submachine Gun
(Rare)
DPS 240
DAMAGE 16
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 16
MAGAZINE SIZE 35
FIRE RATE 15
RELOAD TIME 2s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 40 (2.5x)

Sounds

Sounds[]

Submachine Gun (v1.6) - Weapon - Fortnite Submachine Gun Sounds
Sounds ID
Pickup Pickup Pistol_Pickup
Stinger new_weapon_loot_reward_01new_weapon_loot_reward_02new_weapon_loot_reward_XX
Equip machine_pistol_reload_end
Shoot Close sfx_smg_singlefire_close
Medium sfx_smg_singlefire_medium
Distant sfx_smg_singlefire_distant
Reload Start machine_pistol_reload_start
Insert machine_pistol_reload_insertlong
End machine_pistol_reload_end
Out of Ammo fort_ui_new_neg_01
Drop Drop pistol_drop_04
Land Weapon_Generic_Drop_Impact_Pistol
Weapon Changes

Weapon Changes[]

OG Chapter 1: Season 2[]

Update v33.30[]

  • Added damage fall-off.
  • Changed to initially have tight spread, drastically increasing with sustained fire.
  • Adjusted structure damage from 16 on all rarities to 15/16/17.

OG Chapter 1: Season 3[]

Update v34.40[]

  • April 23rd 2025: Decreased headshot multiplier from 2.5x to 2x.

OG Chapter 1: Season 4[]

Update v36.20[]

  • Increased damage from 15/16/17 to 17/18/19.
  • Decreased fire rate from 15 to 9.
  • Decreased magazine size from 35 to 20.

OG Chapter 1: Season 8[]

Update v40.10[]

Strategy Guide

Strategy Guide[]

Calculated - Emote - Fortnite This section outlines a strategy.
Feel free to add tips, tricks and general advice about the topic.
  • The Submachine Gun is ideally paired with a Shotgun, due to their close range abilities, if you do not kill the enemy with the shotgun, switch to the Submachine Gun to finish them off.
  • Make sure to be close range so you can hit all your shots, so you can do much damage to the enemy.
  • This weapon can be somewhat accurate at range in a pinch, as the first 3 or so shots are a lot more accurate, so in a situation in which you run out of ammo for an Assault Rifle and need to lay suppressive fire on an opponent to make them back off so you can reload, you can tap fire this a few times before reloading your Assault Rifle.

Counters[]

  • The Submachine Gun becomes very inaccurate with sustained fire, especially at medium range, so keeping distance between an opponent using a Submachine Gun and using a more suitable weapon, such as an Assault Rifle, can be very effective.
Weapon ID

Weapon ID[]

The Submachine Gun is referred to as Figment Pistol Auto Heavy in the files.

  • Common: WID_Figment_Pistol_AutoHeavy_Athena_C
  • Uncommon: WID_Figment_Pistol_AutoHeavy_Athena_UC
  • Rare: WID_Figment_Pistol_AutoHeavy_Athena_R
Mode Specific History

Mode Specific History[]

Fortnite OG History

Fortnite OG History[]

Creative History

Creative History[]

Chapter 6: Season 1[]

Update v33.10[]

  • Introduced.
  • Aims higher than the players view and clips through the camera when aimed in First Person.

Trivia

Trivia[]

  • The Submachine Gun is based off the Swedish Intratec TEC-9.
    • The Tactical and Makeshift Submachine Gun are also based off the TEC-9, but with a modified appearance to distinguish them from the Pre-Season SMG.
  • It uses the same model as the Thrasher in Save the World.