BDU shirt
A standard issue battle dress uniform shirt. Old, worn and stained, but provides moderate protection.
Protection
| Damage | Stopped |
|---|---|
| Bullet | 25% |
| Arrow | 20% |
| Slash | 25% |
| Blunt | 25% |
| Stab | 20% |
| Bite | 35% |
| Radiation | 5% |
| Warmth | 30% |
The share of damage stopped with only this piece worn, on the chest, stomach, arm and hand.
Fit
- Slot
- ChestBase layer
- Can't wear with
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Details
Best in slot: Chest
Base layer| # | Piece | Bullet | Melee | Explosion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25% (best) | 25% (best) | 0% | |
| 2 | 20% | 20% | 0% | |
| 3 | 17% | 15% | 0% | |
| 4 | 15% | 15% | 0% | |
| 4 | 15% | 15% | 0% |
This piece is #1 of 9 for bullet protection. The share of damage each piece stops on your chest, worn alone. Skins are left out.
Methodology
Tested on the current version of Rust.
Protection was tested in game on the current version of Rust, with only the piece worn. Every body part a piece covers stops the same share.
Two pieces clash when they take the same slot in the same layer.
Pieces that take the same body parts in the same layer are ranked together, on the hit area named above. The best figure in each column is bold.
Looted from
| Container | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1.9% | 1-2 | |
| 0.7% | 1 | |
| 0.2% | 1-2 | |
| 0.2% | 1-2 |
| Monument | Per full clear | Crates |
|---|---|---|
| under 0.1 | 4 Elite Crate | |
| under 0.1 | 3 Elite Crate | |
| under 0.1 | 2 Elite Crate | |
| under 0.1 | 2 Elite Crate | |
| under 0.1 | 2 Elite Crate |
What opening every crate and barrel there once gives, on average.
Methodology
Best places to find it. Worked out from loot tables tested in game. A crate that has not been tested yet is left out, so a monument can give more than shown.
Recycling
one item at full condition| Recycler | Always | Chance of one more |
|---|---|---|
 Power Plant75% | None | |
 Monument (powered)60% | None | |
| Monument50% | None | |
 Safe zone40% | None |
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Loading skinsBDU shirt: common questions
- How much protection does BDU shirt give?
- BDU shirt blocks 25% of bullet damage, 20% of arrow damage and 25% of melee damage on the areas it covers.
- Where do you find BDU shirt?
- It drops from Elite Crate (1.9%), Patrol Heli Crate (0.7%) and Bradley Heavy Scientist (0.2%), plus 1 more. The most from one full clear: Missile Silo (under 0.1), Military Tunnel (under 0.1) and Ghost Ship (under 0.1).
- What does BDU shirt recycle for?
- Recycling BDU shirt at a powered monument recycler (60%) returns 36 Cloth. Safe-zone recyclers pay 40%; the Power Plant red recycler pays 75%.