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Externals·500 HP

High External Stone Wall

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Cheapest way in
×2
Timed Explosive Charge275 HP per hit
Sulfur4,400sulfur ore
Time11sto get in
BenchWB3to craft
275 HP per hit · 2 hits on 500 HP−50 HP overkill
Save 150 sulfurvsTimed Explosive Charge1 Timed Explosive Chargethen82 Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammofor the last 225 HP4,250

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12 tools · full bar = 4× the best
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ToolBench
Timed Explosive ChargeWorkbench 3WinnerCheapest sulfurFastest×24,400 Best11sBestWB3
Explosive 5.56 Rifle AmmoSemi-Automatic Rifle · Workbench 3×1824,550 +3%1m 20s×7WB3
Satchel ChargeWorkbench 1 · ~13 with duds×104,800 +9%23s+97%WB1
Mortar ShellMortar · Workbench 2×175,100 +16%43s×3.7WB2
Beancan GrenadeStuck (right click) · Workbench 1 · ~55 with duds×465,520 +25%3m 16s×17WB1
RocketWorkbench 3×45,600 +27%18s+62%WB3
Propane Explosive BombPlaced · Workbench 2×76,300 +43%1m 20s×7WB2
High Velocity RocketWorkbench 2×326,400 +45%3m 11s×17WB2
Beancan GrenadeThrown · Workbench 1 · ~76 with duds×647,680 +75%4m 32s×24WB1
F1 GrenadeStuck (right click) · Workbench 2×18210,920 ×2.59m 6s×48WB2
F1 GrenadeThrown · Workbench 2×87052,200 ×1243m 30s×229WB2
40mm HE GrenadeMultiple Grenade Launcher · Found in lootLoot only×29Loot onlynone36s×3.1Loot

Why ×2?

How the game gets the number
DamageBaseArmourOuter shellDealt
Explosion550× 0.5 50% blockedskipped275
Per hit275
500 HP÷275 per hit=1.82→ round up →×2
  • C4 sticks to the target, so the building's outer shell is skipped.
  • Fuse 10s, about 1.4s to place each.

Raw components

for 2× Timed Explosive Charge

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