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Deployables·1,250 HP

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Cheapest way in
×5
Timed Explosive Charge275 HP per hit
Sulfur11,000sulfur ore
Time16sto get in
BenchWB3to craft
275 HP per hit · 5 hits on 1,250 HP−125 HP overkill
Save 700 sulfurvsTimed Explosive Charge4 Timed Explosive Chargethen60 Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammofor the last 150 HP10,300

Compare tools

10 tools · full bar = 4× the best
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ToolBench
Timed Explosive ChargeWorkbench 3WinnerCheapest sulfurFastest×511,000 Best16sBestWB3
Mortar ShellMortar · Workbench 2×4112,300 +12%1m 47s×6.8WB2
Explosive 5.56 Rifle AmmoSemi-Automatic Rifle · Workbench 3×49912,475 +13%3m 44s×14WB3
Satchel ChargeWorkbench 1 · ~37 with duds×2913,920 +27%51s×3.3WB1
RocketWorkbench 3×1014,000 +27%55s×3.6WB3
Propane Explosive BombPlaced · Workbench 2×1614,400 +31%2m 50s×11WB2
Beancan GrenadeThrown · Workbench 1 · ~164 with duds×13916,680 +52%9m 51s×38WB1
High Velocity RocketWorkbench 2×8416,800 +53%8m 31s×33WB2
F1 GrenadeThrown · Workbench 2×1,24174,460 ×6.81h 2m 3s×239WB2
40mm HE GrenadeMultiple Grenade Launcher · Found in lootLoot only×70Loot onlynone1m 34s×6Loot

Why ×5?

How the game gets the number
DamageBaseArmourOuter shellDealt
Explosion550× 0.5 50% blockedskipped275
Per hit275
1,250 HP÷275 per hit=4.55→ round up →×5
  • Fuse 10s, about 1.4s to place each.

Raw components

for 5× Timed Explosive Charge

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