Timed Explosive Charge
C4, useful for breaking into bases.
Repair
Wearing it
Survival
Farming & fishing
Electrical & stations
Vehicles & mounts
Details
Craft
| Workbench | Craft time | Blueprint |
|---|---|---|
 Level 3 | 30s | 120 scrap to research |
Ingredients and the blueprint steps are on the Craft tab.
Looted from
| Container | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | 1-2 | |
| 27% | 1-2 | |
| 26% | 1-2 | |
| 14% | 1 | |
| 9.6% | 1-2 | |
| 1.9% | 1-2 | |
| 0.2% | 1-2 | |
| 0.2% | 1-2 |
| Monument | Per full clear | Crates |
|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | 1 Locked Crate (Oil Rig)2 Elite Crate | |
| 0.1 | 1 Locked Crate (Oil Rig)1 Elite Crate | |
| under 0.1 | 4 Elite Crate | |
| under 0.1 | 3 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.
Crafting
| Makes | Ingredients | Time | Workbench |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30s | Level 3 | ||
| All raw materialsfor one craft | |||
| Blueprint | What it takes | Scrap |
|---|---|---|
| 120 | ||
| Unlocks nexton the tech tree | ||
Recycling
one item at full condition| Recycler | Always | Chance of one more |
|---|---|---|
 Power Plant75% | ||
 Monument (powered)60% | ||
| Monument50% | ||
 Safe zone40% |
Hits to kill
| Boss | Hits to kill | Damage per hit |
|---|---|---|
| Bradley APC | 6 | 192.5 |
| Patrol Helicopter (body) | 19 | 550 |
Methodology
Tested in game on the current version of Rust. One hit at full health, point blank, with the item's own damage. Fire that keeps burning after the hit is not counted. Patrol Helicopter rows count hits to its body, not its rotors.
Explosion
- Damage
- 550
- at the centre
- Blast
- 4 m
- radius
- Fuse
- 10 s
- to detonate
- Explosion damage
- 550
Damage at the centre by type, before armour. It falls in a straight line from the full-damage radius to the edge. Raiding a base? The Raid Planner shows how many it takes to break any wall, door or deployable.
Damage to buildings
| Wall grade | Amount to destroy |
|---|---|
 Twig | 1 |
 Wood | 1 |
 Stone | 2 |
 Sheet Metal | 4 |
 Armored | 8 |
Amounts are per whole wall. All building blocks
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Skins
Apply with the Repair Bench.
Loading skinsTimed Explosive Charge: common questions
- How many Timed Explosive Charges does it take to clear a monument blocker?
- 1 Timed Explosive Charge clears any monument blocker.
- Where do you find Timed Explosive Charge?
- Craft it at workbench level 3. It drops from Bradley Crate (36%), Supply Drop (27%) and Patrol Heli Crate (26%), plus 4 more. The most from one full clear: Large Oil Rig (0.1), Oil Rig (0.1) and Missile Silo (under 0.1).
- What does Timed Explosive Charge cost to craft?
- Timed Explosive Charge crafts for 20 Explosives, 5 Cloth, 2 Tech Trash.
- What does Timed Explosive Charge recycle for?
- Recycling Timed Explosive Charge at a powered monument recycler (60%) returns 12 Explosives, 3 Cloth, Tech Trash, Tech Trash (20%). Safe-zone recyclers pay 40%; the Power Plant red recycler pays 75%.