It was vaulted due to the release of the Tactical Assault Rifle, and due to Drum Gun being unvaulted. The Compact SMG has been added to the Vault on Patch 9.01, making it exclusively available in Creative. But was vaulted because the Epic and Legendary Submachine Gun being the same gun. The Compact SMG was able to be obtained from Henchmen, Vault Chests, Upgrade Benches, Supply Drops, and sidegrading a Epic or Legendary Rapid Fire SMG.

The Compact SMG quickly fires low damage shots for long periods of time, but has mediocre accuracy, a long reload time, and very quickly decreasing damage at range. It uses Light Bullets, has a head shot multiplier of x1.75, and lacks first shot accuracy. It is available in Epic and Legendary variants. The Compact SMG is an SMG in Battle Royale. This item has been made unavailable in order to adjust the game balance. This article discusses content that has been put in the Vault.