How Many Rockets for an Armored Wall?
15 rockets
15 Rockets destroys an Armored Wall (2,000 HP), from either side. That's 21,000 sulfur once you count the gunpowder, and about 1m 15s to place.
Timed Explosive Charge is cheaper for this.
8× Timed Explosive Charge costs 17,600 sulfur against 21,000 for 15 Rockets — a difference of 3,400 sulfur per an Armored Wall. If you've already got the Rockets, use them; if you're farming from scratch, don't.
What 15 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 Wall
| Method | Qty | Sulfur | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timed Explosive Chargecheapest | 8 | 17,600 | 1m 20s |
| Explosive 5.56 Ammo | 799 | 19,975 | 4m 0s |
| Rocketthis page | 15 | 21,000 | 1m 15s |
| Satchel Charge | 46 | 22,080 | 6m 8s |
| Propane Explosive Bomb | 25 | 22,500 | 2m 30s |
| High Velocity Rocket | 134 | 26,800 | 26m 48s |
| Beancan Grenade | 262 | 31,440 | 26m 12s |
| F1 Grenade | 20409 | 1,224,540 | 4762m 6s |
Other ways to raid an Armored Wall
Rockets against other targets
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Rockets for an Armored Wall in Rust?expand_more
15 rocket to destroy an Armored Wall, from either side — that's 21,000 sulfur once you count the full gunpowder chain
How much Rockets do you need for an Armored Wall?expand_more
You need 15 Rockets to break an Armored Wall, from either side — 'how much' and 'how many' come out to the same number.
Is an Armored Wall cheaper to raid from the soft side?expand_more
No. Explosives do the same damage from either side: in the game, the soft side only takes extra from melee tools and bullets. It's 15 Rockets from inside or out.
Are Rockets the cheapest way to raid an Armored Wall?expand_more
No. Timed Explosive Charge is cheaper on sulfur for this target — 8× costs 17,600 sulfur versus 21,000 for 15 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 15 Rockets?expand_more
21,000 sulfur, plus 29,250 charcoal and 1,500 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 Wall with Rockets?expand_more
About 1m 15s of placement time for 15 — 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 Livestock wipe. Deployables and external walls are approximate; always test on your own server build. Sulfur includes the full gunpowder chain.
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