How Many Satchels for an Auto Turret?
4 satchels
4 Satchels destroys an Auto Turret (1,000 HP), from either side. That's 1,920 sulfur once you count the gunpowder, and about 32s to place.
Incendiary Rocket is cheaper for this.
1× Incendiary Rocket costs 300 sulfur against 1,920 for 4 Satchels — a difference of 1,620 sulfur per an Auto Turret. If you've already got the Satchels, use them; if you're farming from scratch, don't.
What 4 Satchels 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 Chargethis page | 4 | 1,920 | 32s |
| Beancan Grenade | 16 | 1,920 | 1m 36s |
| Explosive 5.56 Ammo | 112 | 2,800 | 34s |
| Timed Explosive Charge | 2 | 4,400 | 20s |
| Propane Explosive Bomb | 6 | 5,400 | 36s |
| Rocket | 4 | 5,600 | 20s |
Other ways to raid an Auto Turret
Satchels against other targets
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Satchels for an Auto Turret in Rust?expand_more
4 satchel to destroy an Auto Turret, from either side — that's 1,920 sulfur once you count the full gunpowder chain
How much Satchels do you need for an Auto Turret?expand_more
You need 4 Satchels to break an Auto Turret, from either side — 'how much' and 'how many' come out to the same number.
Are Satchels 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 1,920 for 4 Satchels. That said, cheapest isn't always right: Satchels may be faster to place or already in your base, and sulfur you've already farmed is a sunk cost.
How much sulfur is 4 Satchels?expand_more
1,920 sulfur, plus 2,880 charcoal and 320 metal fragments. That's the full craft cost including the gunpowder each satchel 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 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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