Rail Gun

The Rail Gun is a Sniper Rifle in Fortnite: Battle Royale, that was introduced in Chapter 2: Season 7.
== Functionality ==
The Rail Gun can be fired either by fully charging it, or charging for a small amount of time to deal less damage. While the Rail Gun is charging, it emits a red beam that can be seen by the user and other players. This beam will hurt players through a single structure wall.
Firing the weapon from the hip will always shoot from the center of the screen. Aiming down the weapon grants a much increased zoom, removes the sway, and displays an overlay with a charge bar. The weapon does a a small amount knockback to both players and vehicles.
File:Rail Gun Gameplay - Weapon - Fortnite.gif|Rail Gun in action
File:Rail Gun Gameplay 2 - Weapon - Fortnite.gif|Rail Gun firing through a wall
The Rail Gun deals 500-550 damage to structures and can also pierce through a single structure without losing damage. Damage per second does not take into account charge up time. 
The Rail Gun is a Hitscan weapon. The fired bullet will always shoot from the center of the crosshair. There is no damage falloff on the Rail Gun's projectiles. 
== Stats ==
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|-|v33.20=
===Current Stats since v33.20===
The Rail Gun uses , has a headshot multiplier of 2x and deals 2.5x damage against Saucers. 
|-|v22.00=
===Stats from v22.00 to v33.20===
The Rail Gun uses , has a headshot multiplier of 2x and deals 2.5x damage against Saucers. 
|-|v17.00=
===Stats from v17.00 to v22.00===
The Rail Gun uses , has a headshot multiplier of 2x and deals 2.5x damage against Saucers. 
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== Obtained ==
==Sounds==
Sound Type 	Rarity	Audio
Pullout 	, and	
Scope In/Out	, and	
Shooting 	, and	
Reload 	, and	
Pickup 	, and	
Drop 	, and	
==Strategy Guide==
*In combination with a Recon Scanner or a Shakedown the Rail Gun can be utilized to attack enemies through structures, as both of these functions mark players through structures, and the Rail Gun is a piercing attack.
*It is able to destroy 2 structures in on blast, making it good against enemies gaining cover.
*It is able to shoot through indestructible surfaces, such as: 
**Crashed Abductors’ remnants.
**The floor at Corny Complex.
**Reboot Vans.
**Guardian Towers.
**The barrier surrounding Stealthy Stronghold.
**Invisible barriers in Creative.
*It is highly useful against Saucers.
== History ==
== News Tab==
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|-|Twitter=
Image	Description 	Date
 	Shoot for the stars with these otherworldly unvaults!Hop on and chase some thrills in the Rail Gun Recon Week.	May 24th 2022
|-|In-Game=
Image	Description 	Date
 	New High-Tech Weapons Use the Pulse Rifle to defend against the Invasion, detect threats with the Recon Scanner, take down Saucers with the Rail Gun, or vaporize enemies with the Kymera Ray Gun!	June 8th 2021
 	Rail Gun Recon WeekLine them up and knock them down with the Recon Scanner and the Rail Gun to complete limited time Quests. 	May 24th 2022
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==Trivia== 
*In update v22.30, it was added as a weapon in Save The World, named the Third Rail.
*This is the third weapon in Battle Royale to have the ability to charge itself up, with the first being the Zapotron and the second being the Charge Shotgun.
*In the Chapter 2: Season 7 Battle Stars trailer, an Rail Gun was shown to deal 267 damage headshot. It also had a slightly different icon which glowed blue, rather than red.
* Even though its knockback ability is fairly weak, it is still possible to negate your teammate’s fall damage by shooting them with the Rail Gun inches before they hit the ground, as it will remove the momentum.
*Hitting a Supply Llama with a Rail Gun will stun it for a few seconds.
* Rail Gun deals 2.5x normal damage to Saucers. It deals from 500 to 530 damage to Supply Drop balloons.
*The Rail Gun can shoot through Shield Bubbles.
*During Chapter 2: Season 7, the rail gun could have been found by:
**Crafting a Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle or a Suppressed Sniper Rifle with 1 Alien Nanites.
==Gallery ==
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