NPC

Patrol Helicopter

Attack helicopter that strafes bases on sight, raking them with its machine gun and rocket salvos. It fires napalm rockets near a base and on about 1 in 4 strafes. Shoot it down for the Patrol Heli Crates.

Health: 10,000 HP

Found at: Roams the map (timed event)

Drops the Patrol Heli Crate

Combat and behaviour

Machine gun: 11 dmg/round
Rockets per strafe: 11-12; orbit strafe 9-27
Napalm fire: 8 dmg/s; 3 m · lasts 3-5 min
Top speed: 42 m/s

Hits to kill

10,000 HP · hits to the body

Item	Hits to kill	Damage per hit
Timed Explosive Charge	19 (fewest)	550
MLRS Rocket	20	500
High Velocity Rocket	21	480
Satchel Charge	22	475
Rocket	29	350
F1 Grenade	45	225
Beancan Grenade	87	115
40mm HE Grenade	112	90
12 Gauge Slug	125	80
Incendiary 5.56 Rifle Ammo	179	56
Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo	200	50.01
5.56 Rifle Ammo	200	50
HV 5.56 Rifle Ammo	200	50
Incendiary Rocket	200	50
Pistol Bullet	200	50
Wooden Arrow	200	50
Nailgun Nails	556	18
12 Gauge Buckshot	667	15

Damage per hit is the health the Patrol Helicopter loses after its own armour. Explosions have no hit location, so rockets, C4 and grenades always count as body hits. A bullet or arrow that hits a rotor does the same damage to the body and also wears the rotor down. Main rotor and engine: 900 HP. Tail rotor: 500 HP. Breaking a rotor takes 50% of the helicopter's full health.

Methodology

Tested in game on the current version of Rust. Each row is one hit on a full-health Patrol Helicopter, point blank, with no fall-off by range. One hit is one bullet, pellet, nail, arrow, rocket or blast. Ammo rows use the ammo's own damage, and a gun's damage scale changes it. Fire that keeps burning after the hit is not counted.

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Patrol Helicopter: common questions

How much HP does the Patrol Helicopter have in Rust?

10,000 HP. Its machine gun hits for 11 per round, it fires about 12 rockets a strafe.

How many rockets or C4 does it take to shoot down the Patrol Helicopter?

Hits to its body: Rocket 29, High Velocity Rocket 21, Timed Explosive Charge 19, Satchel Charge 22. The Patrol Helicopter has 10,000 HP. A bullet or arrow that hits a rotor also wears the rotor down, and breaking a rotor takes 50% of the helicopter's full health.

Where do you find the Patrol Helicopter?

Roams the map (timed event).

What does the Patrol Helicopter drop?

The Patrol Heli Crate. Its page lists every item and drop chance.