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Deployables·100 HP

Tool Cupboard

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Cheapest way in
×9
Explosive 5.56 Rifle AmmoSemi-Automatic Rifle
Sulfur225sulfur ore
Time2sto get in
BenchWB3to craft
11.3 HP per hit · 9 hits on 100 HP−1.4 HP overkill
Burn the TC1 × Molotovno sulfur · 10s

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Explosive 5.56 Rifle AmmoSemi-Automatic Rifle · Workbench 3WinnerCheapest sulfur×9225 Best2s+97%WB3
Incendiary RocketWorkbench 2×1300 +33%1s+25%WB2
Mortar ShellMortar · Workbench 2×1300 +33%1s+25%WB2
Beancan GrenadeStuck (right click) · Workbench 1 · ~4 with duds×3360 +60%13s×16WB1
High Velocity RocketWorkbench 2×2400 +78%6s×7.7WB2
Satchel ChargeWorkbench 1 · ~2 with duds×1480 ×2.19s×11WB1
Beancan GrenadeThrown · Workbench 1 · ~5 with duds×4480 ×2.117s×21WB1
F1 GrenadeStuck (right click) · Workbench 2×12720 ×3.236s×45WB2
Propane Explosive BombPlaced · Workbench 2×1900 ×420s×25WB2
RocketWorkbench 3×11,400 ×6.21s+25%WB3
Timed Explosive ChargeWorkbench 3×12,200 ×9.810s×13WB3
F1 GrenadeThrown · Workbench 2×432,580 ×112m 9s×161WB2
40mm HE GrenadeMultiple Grenade Launcher · Found in lootFastestLoot only×2Loot onlynone1sBestLoot

Why ×9?

How the game gets the number
DamageBaseArmourOuter shellDealt
Bullet50× 0.05 95% blocked× 0.5 50% blocked1.25
Explosion5.01× 2 weak to it× 1 none10.02
Per hit11.27
100 HP÷11.27 per hit=8.87→ round up →×9
  • This hits the outer shell first, which blocks part of the damage.
  • Tool Cupboard takes extra damage of that type: its armour is below zero in the game files.

Raw components

for 9× Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo

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