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The Flak Cannon is a staple of the Unreal series and has been in the game since the very beginning. In general, the primary fire launches flak shell shards, and the secondary fire launches a flak shell bomb. The primary differences between the Flak Cannon's incarnations are the damage it causes, the number of times the flak shards bounce, and the distance the flak bomb flies.

Unreal

Flak Cannon
Primary Damage Amount:	?
Alt. Damage Amount:	?

almost the same as the UT Flak Cannon, see below.

the differences include a longer firing rate, and the fact that the flak pieces do not glow at all.

Unreal Tournament

Flak Cannon
Primary Damage Amount:	16 per shard, max of 6 Shards = 96
Alt. Damage Amount:	70 (+ Flak Shards that hit)

Classification: Heavy Shrapnel Shotgun

Primary Fire

White hot chunks of scrap metal are sprayed forth, shotgun style.

Secondary Fire

A grenade full of shrapnel is lobbed at the enemy, with the direction of the smiley face on the shell directing the direction of the shrapnel

Techniques

The Flak Cannon is far more useful in close combat situations.

The primary fire can be reflected of walls slightly

Unlike in UT200X, the pieces of flak are directional in the alternate fire, making it similar to a long range primary fire.

Unreal Tournament 2003

See below

Unreal Championship

see below

Unreal Tournament 2004

Flak Cannon
Primary Damage Amount:	?
Alt. Damage Amount:	?

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Primary Fire

White hot chunks of scrap metal are sprayed forth, shotgun style. the chunks glow as they do in UT, but they also create a trail of yellow behind all the chunks, making it easier to see.

Secondary Fire

A grenade full of shrapnel is lobbed at the enemy, spraying shrapnel in all directions upon detonating.

Techniques/notes

The Flak Cannon is far more useful in close combat situations.

The primary fire can be reflected of walls, making shooting around corners a useful tactic.

Unlike in Unreal and Unreal Tournament, the flak pieces spray in all directions.

Use gravity. shooting the primary fire at the ground will cause it to reflect off of the ground and form an arc. to shoot over objects. This also keeps the flak in a tighter formation, but with the cost of range.

Unreal Championship 2

Unreal Tournament 3

Additional Information

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