Charge Shotgun

The Charge Shotgun is a Shotgun in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was introduced in Chapter 2: Season 3. 
The Charge Shotgun has a version called Kit's Charge Shotgun.
== Functionality ==
The Charge Shotgun is a close ranged weapon which should be charged up in order to deal the most damage to an enemy player. Charging the weapon takes around 1 second and allows it to deal higher damage to enemy players. Like all shotguns it is useful at close range but very weak at medium to longer ranges.
However, the range of the Charge Shotgun is better than most other shotguns, like the Pump Shotgun, making it a little more viable from a few tiles away.
The Charge Shotgun reloads 1 shell at a time, and its reload time statistic is how long it takes for a zero ammo reload to a full magazine.
Charge Shotgun Gameplay - Weapon - Fortnite.gif|Charge Shotgun in action
The Charge Shotgun is a hitscan weapon, but fires a spread of 10 pellets when both aiming down sights and hipfiring. Aiming down sights tightens the spread of pellets.
Damage falloff:
*Damage falloff begins at 8.5 meters (1.6 tiles).
*Damage decreases down to 90% of its maximum at 10 meters (2 tile).
*Damage steadily decreases down to 70% of its maximum at 15 meters (3 tiles).
*Damage decreases down to 50% of its maximum at 20 meters (4 tiles).
*It deals damage until 30 meters (6 tiles).
== Stats ==
The Charge Shotguns uses and has a headshot multiplier of 1.75x. At both charged and uncharged shot it has a max damage cap of ////.
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|-|Not Charged=
==Not Charged Damage==
|-|Charged=
==Fully Charged Damage==
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== Sounds ==
Sound Type 	Rarity 	Audio
Pullout 	, , , and	File:Charge Shotgun - Pullout - FX - Fortnite.wav
Shooting (Charged) 	, , , and	File:Charge Shotgun - Shooting - FX - Fortnite.wav
Shooting (Uncharged) 	, , , and	File:Charge Shotgun - Shooting (Uncharged) - FX - Fortnite.wav
Shooting (Half-Charged)	, , , and	File:Charge Shotgun - Shooting (Half-Charged) - FX - Fortnite.wav
Reload 	, , , and	File:Charge Shotgun - Reload - FX - Fortnite.wav
Pickup 	, , , and	File:Charge Shotgun - Pickup - FX - Fortnite.wav
Drop 	, , , and	File:Charge Shotgun - Drop - FX - Fortnite.wav
==Strategy Guide==
*Charging up the Charge Shotgun to full is ideal in an engagement as it deals higher damage than not charging it.
*A good opener to a fight is to throw down a Shockwave Grenade, and while in the air, charge and fire.
*While charging the Charge Shotgun all the way will do maximum damage, in fast-paced battles it is safer to land two uncharged shots than a full charged shot.
*The Charge Shotgun has a longer effective range than most other shotguns, even uncharged.
**It is thus ideal to maintain some distance (2 to 3 tiles) when using this shotgun against other shotguns.
*The Charge Shotgun is a hard counter to weapons like the Harpoon Gun, as once hit you can begin charging your weapon to counter-attack.
*It's best to combine the Charge Shotgun with an SMG or similar weapon. Fire your Charge Shotgun, then switch to the SMG to finish the opponent off.
*Don't charge the Charge Shotgun at all times, since you walk slower while charging and cannot sprint.
*You can cancel the charge of the Charge Shotgun without firing by switching to a different weapon before letting go of the fire button.
**Make sure not to accidentally do this while using it in combination with other weapons.
*You can use the charging of the Charge Shotgun for a rattlesnake-like effect. By charging up the weapon, it could intimidate some players into not pushing into you.
**Don't count on this working against highly skilled opponents, though.
==Weapon ID==
The Charge Shotgun is referred to as Shotgun Charge in the files.
* : WID_Shotgun_Charge_Athena_C_Ore_T03
*: WID_Shotgun_Charge_Athena_UC_Ore_T03
*: WID_Shotgun_Charge_Athena_R_Ore_T03
*: WID_Shotgun_Charge_Athena_VR_Ore_T03
*: WID_Shotgun_Charge_Athena_SR_Ore_T03
==History==
== News Tab ==
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|-|In-Game=
Image	Description 	Date
 	Charge Shotgun Charge up! Hold down fire before releasing to increase damage. 	June 28th 2020
 	Juicy Loot Shock the competition, heal the Squad with Juice's Chug Cannon, soar to new heights with the Jet Pack, and more!	November 24th 2024
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==Trivia==
*The Charge Shotgun appears to be based on the Remington 870 Wingmaster Edition in both tiers.
*The Charge Shotgun is the only weapon released after Chapter 1 that has 2 different models for its high and low rarities.
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