How Many Rockets for a Sheet Metal Floor?
8 rockets
— or 6 from the soft side
8 rockets destroys a Sheet Metal Floor (1,000 HP) from the hard side. That's 11,200 sulfur once you count the gunpowder, and about 40s to place.
Timed Explosive Charge is cheaper for this.
4× Timed Explosive Charge costs 8,800 sulfur against 11,200 for 8 rockets — a difference of 2,400 sulfur per sheet metal floor. If you've already got the rockets, use them; if you're farming from scratch, don't.
What 8 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 a Sheet Metal Floor
| Method | Qty | Sulfur | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timed Explosive Chargecheapest | 4 | 8,800 | 40s |
| Explosive 5.56 Ammo | 400 | 10,000 | 2m 0s |
| Satchel Charge | 23 | 11,040 | 3m 4s |
| Rocketthis page | 8 | 11,200 | 40s |
| Propane Explosive Bomb | 13 | 11,700 | 1m 18s |
| High Velocity Rocket | 67 | 13,400 | 13m 24s |
| Beancan Grenade | 112 | 13,440 | 11m 12s |
| F1 Grenade | 993 | 59,580 | 231m 42s |
Other ways to raid a Sheet Metal Floor
Rockets against other targets
Frequently Asked Questions
How many rockets for a Sheet Metal Floor in Rust?expand_more
8 rockets to destroy a Sheet Metal Floor from the hard side — that's 11,200 sulfur once you count the full gunpowder chain. From the soft side (inside face) it's 6, because the interior takes more damage per hit.
What's the soft side of a Sheet Metal Floor?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 6 rockets instead of 8. 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 a Sheet Metal Floor?expand_more
No. Timed Explosive Charge is cheaper on sulfur for this target — 4× costs 8,800 sulfur versus 11,200 for 8 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 8 rockets?expand_more
11,200 sulfur, plus 15,200 charcoal and 1,168 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 a Sheet Metal Floor with rockets?expand_more
About 40s of placement time for 8 — 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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