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Fortnite: new weapon, Proximity Grenade Launcher

Fortnite: new weapon, Proximity Grenade Launcher

A new weapon has arrived on Fortnite's Battle Royale mode with update 9.21.

It's Tuesday and a new update has just been deployed for Fortnite to integrate a new weapon in Battle Royale mode. The Proximity Grenade Launcher therefore lands with update 9.21.

Details of the weapon

  • Fires an arcing, bouncing, explosive projectile that explodes when in proximity of an opponent.
  • Available in Epic and Legendary Rarities.
  • Semi-Automatic.
  • Uses Rocket Ammo.
  • Holds 2 Explosive Rounds.
  • Rate of Fire: 0.65 shots per second.
  • Player Proximity Radius: 250 units (about half the width of a tile).
  • Explosion Radius: 300 units (about 60% of the width of a tile).
  • Explosion damage:Player: 67/70
  • Environmental: 131/138
  • Reload Speed: 2.8s/3s
  • Projectiles explode automatically after 10s or if it has nearly come to a stop.

Written by Robert "Marshall Gunner" Obéron. Translated from French by Millenium.us.org.

Details of update 9.21

Details of Fortnite v9.21 on Fortnite Battle Royale PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch and Mobile versions. Discover new features, changes and corrections in the patch note.

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