Potato Cannon

, officially designated as the PPP-7 (Probably Propelled Potato) is a Cannon added in the v0.7.8 "" update on June 7, 2019. It uses Potato Ammo (Brown Ammunition), although the ammunition is unlimited.

Update note
"PARMA's FSTMS division proudly presents the potato cannon.

Officially designated the PPP-7 (Probably Propelled Potato), the potato cannon is truly the pinnacle of starch-based modern warfare. The potatoes it fires are packed with nutrients ... and nitroglycerin! Each potato cannon also comes with a handy tuber replication device."

Summary
It uses exclusive brown Potato Ammo (Infinite) and has a capacity of 4. It slows the Player down dramatically when held. It fires Potatoes that explode upon impact, dealing very high damage per potato.

It cannot be found by destroying Potatoes or being swapped by Potatoes. It is only found in the Red Emblem Case in the Crimson Ring Club and Golden Air Drops.

Pros

 * High Damage
 * Long range
 * Infinite ammo supply
 * Cannonballs (Potatoes) explode on impact
 * Cannonballs do not reflect
 * Explosions and no reflections mean the Pan is useless
 * Explosions go through Obstacles
 * Potatoes forcefully remove a victim's item

Cons

 * Very slow movement speed when held
 * Slow reload for each bullet
 * You may get targeted for this gun
 * You may damage or kill yourself
 * High recoil

Strategies

 * Because it is so rare, attempt to hide it most of the time so that other Players do not know you have it.
 * Reload the Potato Cannon every time when you are not fighting your opponents.
 * Do not attempt to rush while holding the Potato Cannon; it slows you down much more than other weapons.
 * However, it can be Quickswitched like a Sniper Rifle. Use this to your advantage when fighting opponents. Quick switching two Cannons does not raise the rate of fire, however.
 * The Potato Cannon is a viable weapon at almost all time. It will not be swapped by rotation, and the explosive Potatoes do the Potato effect too. Get a bunch of throwable Potatoes, and you can win easily by slowing and weakening the opponents with Potatoes and finishing them with the Cannon.
 * Feel free to destroy faraway obstacles with the Potato Cannon in late-game - it will not be swapped away by rotation, and clearing the obstacles with it means you have empty battlefield which you can throw Potatoes without problem.
 * Since this cannon is explosive, do not use it to clear obstacles close to you even though the ammo supply is infinitive. Doing so will damage or even suicide yourself.

Countering

 * Find at least an Obstacle so that the Potato will end up exploding there.
 * Do not stand close to the obstacle between you and the shooter, as the explosion will go through the obstacle.
 * Do not even attempt standing still and medicate while countering the Potato Cannon; it can kill you in almost no time.
 * If you want to defeat the shooter rather than run away, get close to the opponent, and use a high DPS weapon to out-damage the Potato Cannon. MP220 with is recommended.
 * Take advantage of the speed of the wielder, and the slow rate of fire to attack the shooter.

Sounds

 * Reloading
 * Firing
 * Switching To

Trivia

 * It, FAMAS, Groza, and Groza-S are the only guns that the hand doesn't grab into the stock.
 * It is also the 4th gun to use its unique ammo, after DEagle 50, AWM-S and Flare Gun.
 * However the ammo supply is infinite, so it will not run out of ammo supply.
 * It has a switch delay of 0.9 seconds like the M870 and the M1100. These three guns also share single reloading.
 * The Potato Cannon is the 2nd Explosive gun after the USAS-12.
 * The Potato Cannon is the only gun which does not spawn ammo when dropped.
 * The Potato Cannon is the only weapon that does not swap after destroying a Potato.
 * Similarly, it is the only weapon that cannot be obtained by potato weapon swaps.
 * It is currently the fourth weapon in the game that doesn't exist in real life aside (at least its design and its explosive potatoes, although potato cannons with explosive projectiles have been made), with the OT-38 being first (OTs-38), and the AWM-S being third (AWC). (This doesn’t include the other suppressed weapons since they are too similar to the original weapon).
 * The Potato Cannon is "the first prototype of weaponized tubers" as proved in the . That means there will be a new cannon later.
 * The Potato Cannon resembles an RPG-7 without its breech.
 * The Potato Cannon holds the most characters in its name, with 12 characters (13 with spaces).
 * The Potato Cannon closely resembles a real combustion potato cannon, although the chamber to barrel ratio would not be the ideal 1.5:1.

History

 * June 11, 2019
 * Nerfed its throwable damage from 100 to 95
 * Buffed its structural damage from 1.2 to 1.3
 * v0.7.8
 * Added