What does a Flare Gun do in Fortnite and what is its ammo type?

Flare Gun is one of weapons that Epic Games has been teasing before start of Fortnite Chapter Two, Season 3. new gun was also part of patch tes that kicked off season earlier this month. It wasn’t introduced to game when season finally arrived on June 17, however, it left several Fortnite fans wondering if weapon will actually be a standard gun or serve a special purpose such as calling a supply drop. w that Season 3 has been out for a few weeks, developers have finally added much-awaited Flare Gun with a recent Fortnite update 13.20.

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What does a Flare Gun do in Fortnite?

Flare Gun can be one of most useful weapons that players can have in Fortnite. It is t just a gun that you can use to fire at your opponents to get a kill, it can also help you augment way you play to sweep out your enemies.

One of first uses of this weapon is that it can be used as a flare. All you need to do is fire a straight shot into sky that sounds off a flare, returning a ping on opponents that are close to your location. This will help you understand if you must start preparing for a battle.

Ar use of this weapon is that it can be used for area denial. gun can explode on ground, dealing 60 dam to opponents in a shot, flushing m out, similar to  Firefly Jar. It can also be used to burn down wooden builds with only a few shots.

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Where is Flare Gun in Fortnite?

A Flare Gun can be easily found from loot chests, llamas, supply drops, on ground in certain buildings, or even a random drop across map. However, weapon is generated at random, so you won’t be able to find it at same locations every time.

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What ammo does a flare gun use

ammo type used for a Flare Gun is Fringe Plank, and it can deal 60 dams with one successful hit and comes loaded with a total of six bullets. gun has a reload time of 1.5 seconds, meaning you won’t be able to fire successive shots.

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