How Many HV rockets for an Auto Turret?
3 HV rockets
3 HV rockets destroys an Auto Turret (1,000 HP) from the hard side. That's 600 sulfur once you count the gunpowder, and about 36s to place.
Incendiary Rocket is cheaper for this.
1× Incendiary Rocket costs 300 sulfur against 600 for 3 HV rockets — a difference of 300 sulfur per auto turret. If you've already got the hv rockets, use them; if you're farming from scratch, don't.
What 3 HV rockets 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 Rocketthis page | 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 Ammo | 112 | 2,800 | 34s |
| Propane Explosive Bomb | 6 | 5,400 | 36s |
| Rocket | 4 | 5,600 | 20s |
Other ways to raid an Auto Turret
HV rockets against other targets
Frequently Asked Questions
How many HV rockets for an Auto Turret in Rust?expand_more
3 HV rockets to destroy an Auto Turret from the hard side — that's 600 sulfur once you count the full gunpowder chain.
Are HV rockets 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 600 for 3 HV rockets. That said, cheapest isn't always right: HV rockets may be faster to place or already in your base, and sulfur you've already farmed is a sunk cost.
How much sulfur is 3 HV rockets?expand_more
600 sulfur, plus 900 charcoal. That's the full craft cost including the gunpowder each HV rocket 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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