Sideways Minigun

The Sideways Minigun is an Assault Weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale, that was added in Chapter 2: Season 8.
== Functionality==
The Sideways Minigun is a fully automatic, fast firing, medium ranged weapon, not very accurate, and has a spin up timer, which means the player cannot fire it instantly. The Sideways Minigun does not have a magazine size, and works on a cooldown system. Firing the weapon for too long will cause it overheat, and the player must wait a short time before using it again. When the weapon is close to overheating, the fire rate increases and the bullet spread decreases.
Sideways Minigun Gameplay - Weapon - Fortnite.gif|Sideways Minigun in action
==Stats==
The Sideways Minigun uses and has a 1.25x headshot multiplier. The player can fire 54 bullets continuously before The Sideways Minigun overheats.
The Sideways Minigun is a hitscan weapon, and does not have First Shot Accuracy. 
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==Strategy Guide==
*Make sure to time your cooldown correctly, as even though you will be dealing more damage per second, it will be very dangerous to wait for the several second cooldown period between firing again.
*Unlike the Minigun, the Sideways Minigun does not do extra structure damage, however its insane firing rate when heated more than makes up for this.
*Once this weapon reaches the heat point where its firing rate increases, it is best to try to keep it heated by firing when it's nearly below that point, If you're in a fight and don't have an immediate line of sight on someone it can still be good to just fire off shots to keep the heat up.
*If you're planning to try to jump into someone's box with this item, it is best to make sure it has the heat to increase its firing rate before entering the box, as this weapons low DPS without its fire rate boost makes you very easy to eliminate.
*The Sideways Minigun is not a good alternative to an SMG, it's slow heat charge and long pullout make it a poor follow up. Rather it is better to be used in either its own slot or in place of an Assault Rifle.
==History==
==News Tab==
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 	Here are the Mythics gliding into Creative today! 🔷 Meowscle’s Peow Peow Rifle 🔷 Sideways Minigun 🔷 Spire Assassin’s Primal Shotgun 🔷 Jules’ Glider Gun 🔷 Slone’s Burst Assault Rifle 	December 15th 2021
 	Arm yourself with an anomaly! Come pick up the unvaulted Sideways Rifle & Minigun for Sideways Showdown Week. 	May 17th 2022
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Image	Description 	Date
 	Sideways Showdown Week Take charge with the Sideways Rifle and Sideways Minigun. Use them on the battlefield to complete Quests before May 24 at 9 AM ET.	May 17th 2022
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==Trivia ==
*There are two versions of this weapon, both with identical stats. The Boss Minigun is an unused rarity of it.
*In Chapter 2: Season 8, and Horde Rush, Sideways Miniguns could have been upgraded with:
**10 Cube Monster Parts to .
**15 Cube Monster Parts to .
**20 Cube Monster Parts to .
**25 Cube Monster Parts to .
**50 Cube Monster Parts to .
*This and the Sideways Rifle are the only weapons to have ever been upgradeable to at an upgrade bench.
== Gallery ==
Sideways Rifle & Sideways Minigun - Promo - Fortnite.jpg|Promo image for Update v18.00
|Promotional image for wild week in Chapter 3: Season 2
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