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The Sand Hawk is a Unique Submachine Gun manufactured by Dahl, added in the DLC expansion Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty. Sand Hawk is obtained from the mission Whoops located in Wurmwater.

Special Weapon Effects

In. Not Unlike Errol. – Consumes three rounds per shot, producing 8 slow-moving projectiles in a horizontal bird-shaped pattern which shifts as though flapping its wings. Projectiles disappear after travelling a set distance, but still travel onto the target, you just can't see them.

Usage & Description

The weapon fires 8 rounds in the pattern of a bird, at the cost of only three SMG rounds. This gives the weapon an impressive spread similar to a shotgun, but the downside is the muzzle velocity is extremely low, meaning the weapon must be used like a shotgun against any target capable of moving. An exception to this are Loaders, because their upper critical hit points are lined up in a fashion, which enables the bird pattern to do high amounts of damage. The fire rate is also cripplingly low, so it must be used in a different manner to a normal SMG, but increases significantly due to the Dahl burst fire effect when aiming down the sights. However, since there is no yellow multiplier to the damage, The Bee is extremely effective as full amp damage is applied to each projectile.

Notes

  • The Sand Hawk's projectiles do not form the bird-shaped spread until they travel a short distance from the gun. Within that distance the three projectiles impact a single spot, potentially dealing high damage to point-blank targets. After that distance has been passed the spread immediately forms the bird-shaped horizontal spread.

Trivia

  • The red text is a reference to the phrase, "In like Flynn", and actor Errol Flynn, who starred in numerous pirate movies, including, notably, The Sea Hawk.
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