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Walls·2,000 HP·Has a soft side

Armored Wall

Same HP as floors, foundations, and other armored pieces.
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Cheapest way in
×8
Timed Explosive Charge275 HP per hit
Sulfur17,600sulfur ore
Time20sto get in
BenchWB3to craft
275 HP per hit · 8 hits on 2,000 HP−200 HP overkill
Save 1,450 sulfurvsTimed Explosive Charge7 Timed Explosive Chargethen30 Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammofor the last 75 HP16,150

Compare tools

12 tools · full bar = 4× the best
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ToolBench
Timed Explosive ChargeWorkbench 3WinnerCheapest sulfurFastest×817,600 Best20sBestWB3
Explosive 5.56 Rifle AmmoSemi-Automatic Rifle · Workbench 3×79819,950 +13%5m 55s×18WB3
Mortar ShellMortar · Workbench 2×6720,100 +14%2m 56s×8.9WB2
RocketWorkbench 3×1521,000 +19%1m 26s×4.4WB3
Satchel ChargeWorkbench 1 · ~58 with duds×4622,080 +25%1m 17s×3.9WB1
Propane Explosive BombPlaced · Workbench 2×2522,500 +28%4m 20s×13WB2
Beancan GrenadeStuck (right click) · Workbench 1 · ~263 with duds×22326,760 +52%15m 48s×48WB1
High Velocity RocketWorkbench 2×13426,800 +52%13m 40s×41WB2
Beancan GrenadeThrown · Workbench 1 · ~309 with duds×26231,440 +79%18m 34s×56WB1
F1 GrenadeStuck (right click) · Workbench 2×1,986119,160 ×6.81h 39m 18s×301WB2
F1 GrenadeThrown · Workbench 2×19,2781,156,680 ×6616h 3m 54s×2,921WB2
40mm HE GrenadeMultiple Grenade Launcher · Found in lootLoot only×114Loot onlynone2m 34s×7.8Loot

Why ×8?

How the game gets the number
DamageBaseArmourOuter shellDealt
Explosion550× 0.5 50% blockedskipped275
Per hit275
2,000 HP÷275 per hit=7.27→ round up →×8
  • C4 sticks to the target, so the building's outer shell is skipped.
  • Fuse 10s, about 1.4s to place each.

Raw components

for 8× Timed Explosive Charge

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