Proximity Grenade Launcher

This article discusses content that has been put in the Vault.
This item has been made unavailable in order to adjust the game balance. It may return in the future.

Proximity Grenade Launcher

Details
Category	Battle Royale Weapons
History
Introduced	Patch 9.21
Vaulted	Patch 10.20.2

Proximity Grenade Launcher was an Explosive Weapon available in Epic and Legendary variants. It used Rockets, and fired a arcing explosive grenade that explodes when in a radius of an enemy.

It was semi-automatic, and could hold 2 rockets at a time while quickly being able to fire and reload shots.

The item was vaulted on Patch 10.20.2, due to it being too accurate and extremely rare to find. Even if used, a Heavy Sniper Rifle and Proximity Grenade Launcher combo would be incredibly powerful. The Proximity Grenade Launcher remains in High Explosives, Unvaulted and Solid Gold(for the Legendary variant).

Stats[]

Proximity Grenade Launcher

Details
Bullet Type
DPS	43.55
Damage	67
Fire Rate	0.65
Magazine Size	2
Reload Time	3
Structure Damage	131

Proximity Grenade Launcher

Details
Bullet Type
DPS	45.5
Damage	70
Fire Rate	0.65
Magazine Size	2
Reload Time	2.8
Structure Damage	138

Texture[]

Patch	Epic	Legendary
Since 9.21

Availability[]

Chapter 1[]

Rarities	Chest	Floor Loot	Supply Drop
Epic	✅	✅	❌
Legendary	✅	✅	✅

Sound[]

Proximity Grenade Launcher Pullout

Proximity Grenade Launcher Shooting

Proximity Grenade Launcher Reload

Proximity Grenade Launcher Pickup

Proximity Grenade Launcher Drop

Strategy[]

The Proximity Grenade Launcher is an excellent weapon that can easily counter basic coverings, such as single walls, trees and small rocks. A single round can cause severe damage to the target, so it is best to attack the target with the gun and then eliminating the target with a different weapon.
The gun can be also useful at long-range attacks thanks to its scope, the round's fuse time and a much straighter trajectory, but this requires patience and angle of attack to compensate the arc trajectory at longer distances.
The gun is somewhat slow to fire its two rounds, giving the enemy enough time to react and fight back. Blind-firing can be a good option, so one does not have to take the time at aiming down sights.
The rounds themselves emmit a bright red light, which may alert the enemies of your position. It is best to move away after firing one or two rounds.
Careful to not fire the weapon at closer ranges, as the detonation may hurt the wielder.

Changes[]

Patch Notes[]

Patch 10.20.2 (September 4th, 2019)

Vaulted
- Proximity Grenade Launcher

Patch 9.21 (June 12th) What's New?

Proximity Grenade Launcher
- It's not a horseshoe or hand grenade, but close still counts!

Vault Log[]

Patch	Vault	Unvault
10.20.2	✅ Epic & Legendary

Trivia[]

This is the first scoped explosive weapon in Fortnite Battle Royale.
It uses the same weapon pullout sound as the Common, Uncommon, and Rare Burst Assault Rifle.
The weapon is based on the XM25 CDTE, known to feature programmable ammunition that was intended to defeat coverings (as emulated by the proximity feature). Said weapon was fitted with a 4-round magazine, while the Proximity Grenade Launcher has a 2-round magazine (presumably as a result of gameplay balance).
It is one of the only 3 explosive weapons that can hold more than one rocket, the others being the Quad Launcher and the Grenade Launcher. The Rocket Launcher and Guided Missile have a magazine size of 1.
This combines the worst of the Rocket Launcher and Grenade Launcher because it combines the low clip of an RPG(it does have 2 over 1, GL has 6) and the grenades of a GL over rockets.

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