How Many Rockets for an Armored Door?
5 rockets
— or 4 from the soft side
5 rockets destroys an Armored Door (1,000 HP) from the hard side. That's 7,000 sulfur once you count the gunpowder, and about 25s to place.
Explosive 5.56 Ammo is cheaper for this.
250× Explosive 5.56 Ammo costs 6,250 sulfur against 7,000 for 5 rockets — a difference of 750 sulfur per armored door. If you've already got the rockets, use them; if you're farming from scratch, don't.
What 5 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 Armored Door
| Method | Qty | Sulfur | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explosive 5.56 Ammocheapest | 250 | 6,250 | 1m 15s |
| Timed Explosive Charge | 3 | 6,600 | 30s |
| Rocketthis page | 5 | 7,000 | 25s |
| Satchel Charge | 15 | 7,200 | 2m 0s |
| Propane Explosive Bomb | 8 | 7,200 | 48s |
| Beancan Grenade | 69 | 8,280 | 6m 54s |
| High Velocity Rocket | 42 | 8,400 | 8m 24s |
| F1 Grenade | 200 | 12,000 | 46m 40s |
Other ways to raid an Armored Door
Rockets against other targets
Frequently Asked Questions
How many rockets for an Armored Door in Rust?expand_more
5 rockets to destroy an Armored Door from the hard side — that's 7,000 sulfur once you count the full gunpowder chain. From the soft side (inside face) it's 4, because the interior takes more damage per hit.
What's the soft side of an Armored Door?expand_more
The soft side is the interior-facing face — the side you see from inside the base. It takes roughly 34% less to break, so 4 rockets instead of 5. If you can get an angle on the inside face through a doorway or window, take it. On a wall, the soft side is the one without the visible seams.
Are rockets the cheapest way to raid an Armored Door?expand_more
No. Explosive 5.56 Ammo is cheaper on sulfur for this target — 250× costs 6,250 sulfur versus 7,000 for 5 rockets. That said, cheapest isn't always right: 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 5 rockets?expand_more
7,000 sulfur, plus 9,500 charcoal and 730 metal fragments. That's the full craft cost including the gunpowder each rocket needs, not just the final recipe.
How long does it take to raid an Armored Door with rockets?expand_more
About 25s of placement time for 5 — that's the deploy time, not the farming. The farming is the real cost, and it's why people check this number before they commit.
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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