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Cheapest way in
×109
Explosive 5.56 Rifle AmmoSemi-Automatic Rifle
Sulfur2,725sulfur ore
Time45sto get in
BenchWB3to craft
5.5 HP per hit · 109 hits on 600 HP · one tile = 10 hits−0.6 HP overkill
Save 275 sulfurvsExplosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo1 Timed Explosive Chargethen10 Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammofor the last 50 HP2,450

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Explosive 5.56 Rifle AmmoSemi-Automatic Rifle · Workbench 3WinnerCheapest sulfur×1092,725 Best45s×4WB3
Mortar ShellMortar · Workbench 2×103,000 +10%24s×2.1WB2
Propane Explosive BombPlaced · Workbench 2×43,600 +32%50s×4.4WB2
Satchel ChargeWorkbench 1 · ~10 with duds×83,840 +41%20s+71%WB1
High Velocity RocketWorkbench 2×204,000 +47%1m 57s×10WB2
RocketWorkbench 3×34,200 +54%12s+8%WB3
Timed Explosive ChargeWorkbench 3Fastest×24,400 +61%11sBestWB3
Beancan GrenadeThrown · Workbench 1 · ~45 with duds×384,560 +67%2m 42s×14WB1
F1 GrenadeThrown · Workbench 2×34320,580 ×7.617m 9s×90WB2
40mm HE GrenadeMultiple Grenade Launcher · Found in lootLoot only×17Loot onlynone19s+65%Loot

Why ×109?

How the game gets the number
DamageBaseArmourOuter shellDealt
Bullet50× 0.01 99% blockedskipped0.5
Explosion5.01× 1 noneskipped5.01
Per hit5.51
600 HP÷5.51 per hit=108.89→ round up →×109

Raw components

for 109× Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo

Intermediates flattened into raw components (gunpowder, explosives, low grade).