Ammunition
Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo
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Explosive rifle rounds (nicknamed 'explo ammo') deal splash damage to structures. Fired in bulk from an automatic rifle, they can raid sheet metal doors and walls.
Crafting
 Metal Fragments | ×10 |
 Gun Powder | ×20 |
 Sulfur | ×10 |
Workbench Lvl 3Craft time: 3sYields ×2
account_treeTotal Raw Cost(crafting every sub-component)
| Metal Fragments | ×10 |
 Charcoal | ×60 |
| Sulfur | ×50 |
Blueprint
60
Research (scrap)
60
Tech tree node (scrap)
480
Tech tree path (scrap)
Workbench Lvl 3
Requires
Recycling
recyclingSafezone Recycler
| Metal Fragments | ×2 |
| Gun Powder | ×4 |
| Sulfur | ×2 |
warningRadtown Recycler
| Metal Fragments | ×3 |
| Gun Powder | ×6 |
| Sulfur | ×3 |
Radtown recyclers (found in monuments) give more than the safe-zone recyclers at Outpost and Bandit Camp. A percentage next to a yield is the chance of receiving it.
Looted From
Locked CrateLocked Crate - GhostshipLocked Crate - OilrigElite Crate - BradleyElite Crate - HeliSupply DropBradley Heavy Flamethrower ScientistBradley Heavy M249 ScientistBradley Heavy Minigun ScientistBradley Heavy Spas-12 ScientistOil Rig Heavy Flamethrower ScientistOil Rig Heavy M249 Scientist
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