How Many Explosive ammo for an Auto Turret?
112 explosive ammo
112 explosive ammo destroys an Auto Turret (1,000 HP) from the hard side. That's 2,800 sulfur once you count the gunpowder, and about 34s to place.
Incendiary Rocket is cheaper for this.
1× Incendiary Rocket costs 300 sulfur against 2,800 for 112 explosive ammo — a difference of 2,500 sulfur per auto turret. If you've already got the explosive ammo, use them; if you're farming from scratch, don't.
What 112 explosive ammo costs
These are full craft costs — the sulfur figure includes everything that goes into the gunpowder, which is why it's bigger than the recipe on the item page suggests. Sulfur is the number that actually matters, because it's the thing you farm.
Every way to break an Auto Turret
| Method | Qty | Sulfur | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incendiary Rocketcheapest | 1 | 300 | 8s |
| High Velocity Rocket | 3 | 600 | 36s |
| F1 Grenade | 10 | 600 | 2m 20s |
| Satchel Charge | 2 | 960 | 16s |
| Beancan Grenade | 16 | 1,920 | 1m 36s |
| Timed Explosive Charge | 1 | 2,200 | 10s |
| Explosive 5.56 Ammothis page | 112 | 2,800 | 34s |
| Propane Explosive Bomb | 6 | 5,400 | 36s |
| Rocket | 4 | 5,600 | 20s |
Other ways to raid an Auto Turret
Frequently Asked Questions
How many explosive ammo for an Auto Turret in Rust?expand_more
112 explosive ammo to destroy an Auto Turret from the hard side — that's 2,800 sulfur once you count the full gunpowder chain.
Are explosive ammo the cheapest way to raid an Auto Turret?expand_more
No. Incendiary Rocket is cheaper on sulfur for this target — 1× costs 300 sulfur versus 2,800 for 112 explosive ammo. That said, cheapest isn't always right: explosive ammo may be faster to place or already in your base, and sulfur you've already farmed is a sunk cost.
How much sulfur is 112 explosive ammo?expand_more
2,800 sulfur, plus 4,256 charcoal and 560 metal fragments. That's the full craft cost including the gunpowder each explosive round needs, not just the final recipe.
Amounts come from the same sourced raid chart as our raid calculator and every /raid/ page, so they can't disagree with each other — verified for the July 2026 wipe. Deployables and external walls are approximate; always test on your own server build. Sulfur includes the full gunpowder chain.
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