Siege weapons · Uncommon · Workbench 2

Mounted Ballista

A ballista mounted on wheels, designed for mobility and capable of firing bolts at distant targets. Can be towed by horses.

Health: 300
Seats: 1

Craft cost and ammo: Ballista. Built to smash base walls: Building tiers.

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Craft

250 Metal Fragments
1 Gears
2 Sheet Metal

Workbench 2 · 25 s

Where to get

Craft WB2
Locked Crate 1.3%
Mission: Treasure box 1.6%

Every source

Recycle

150 Metal Fragments
1 Sheet Metal

Chance of one more: Gears 60%, Sheet Metal 20%

Monument (powered) recycler, 60%

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How to get

Way	Cost
Craft at Workbench 225s to craft. 40 scrap to research.	×250 ×1 ×2

Ammunition

Round	Damage	Blast m
Piercer Bolt	140	-
Pitchfork Bolt	130	-
Incendiary Bolt	90	-
Hammerhead Bolt	65	-

Strongest first.

Other siege engines

Health of each.

Damage by ammo

Chest hits at point blank on a 100 HP player.

Damage by ammo, a column for each ammo
	Piercer Bolt	Pitchfork Bolt	Incendiary Bolt	Hammerhead Bolt
Damage	best 140	130	90	65
Headshot	best 210	195	135	97.5
Shots to kill no armour	best 1	best 1	best 1	2
Shots to kill full metal	best 1	2	2	3
Drop ends m	100	100	60	60
Remains at drop end	60%	60%	80%	80%
Speed m/s	best 100	best 100	best 100	80

Piercer: +60 Anti-vehicle, in the damage
Pitchfork: +10 Anti-vehicle, in the damage, 1.5 m splash
Incendiary: +15 Anti-vehicle, in the damage, 99.9% fire chance a hit, flames do 5 damage/s before armour, for 30-40 s, 2 m splash, 35 heat damage
Hammerhead: +15 Anti-vehicle, in the damage, 1 m splash, 25 explosion damage (doors only)

Every ammo: full damage to 10 m.

Ammo	Damage	Headshot	Shots to kill no armour	Shots to kill full metal	Full damage to m	Speed m/s	Effect
Piercer Bolt	best 140	best 210	best 1	best 1	10 m	best 100	+60 Anti-vehicle, in the damage
Pitchfork Bolt	130	195	best 1	2	10 m	best 100	+10 Anti-vehicle, in the damage, 1.5 m splash
Incendiary Bolt	90	135	best 1	2	10 m	best 100	+15 Anti-vehicle, in the damage, 99.9% fire chance a hit, Flames do 5 damage/s before armour, for 30-40 s, 2 m splash, 35 heat damage
Hammerhead Bolt	65	97.5	2	3	10 m	80	+15 Anti-vehicle, in the damage, 1 m splash, 25 explosion damage (doors only)

Best: the most damage or speed, or the fewest shots, of all the ammo. Full metal: Metal Facemask, Metal Chest Plate, Road Sign Kilt, Hoodie, Pants, Boots, Tactical Gloves.

Damage resistance

Damage type	Damage taken %
Explosive	60
Bullet	10
Fire	5
Melee	4
Arrow	5

Recipe

Makes	Ingredients	Time	Workbench
Mounted Ballista	×250 ×1 ×2	25s	Level 2
Gears1 needed, recipe for one	×25 ×100

Blueprint	What it takes	Scrap
Research Table	Mounted Ballista×40ScrapMounted Ballista blueprint	40
Tech treeWorkbench Level 2	BallistaMounted Ballista blueprint Unlock one of these first, then this one.

Recycling

one item at full condition

Recycler	Always	Chance of one more
Power Plant75%	×187 ×1	50%75%50%
Monument (powered)60%	×150 ×1	60%20%
Monument50%	×125 ×1	50%
Safe zone40%	×100	40%80%

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Craft it at a Level 2 Workbench in 25s. The recipe and blueprint are on the Craft tab.

Looted from

Looted from
Container	Chance	Amount
Locked Crate, Same loot in: Locked Crate (Oil Rig), Locked Crate (Ghost Ship)	1.3%	1-2
Elite Crate	0.8%	1-3
Christmas Tunnel Crate	0.4%	1
Military Crate	0.4%	1
Wagon Military Crate	0.4%	1
Missile Silo Scientist	0.3%	1
Deep Sea Scientist, Same loot in: Oil Rig Scientist	0.074%	1
Scientist, Same loot in: Bradley Scientist	0.074%	1
Bradley Heavy Scientist	0.061%	1-2
Heavy Scientist	0.061%	1-2

Best places to find it

Best places to find it
Monument	Per full clear	Crates
Missile Silo	0.1	19 Military Crate4 Elite Crate
Large Oil Rig	under 0.1	8 Military Crate2 Elite Crate1 Locked Crate (Oil Rig)
Underwater Lab	under 0.1	7 Military Crate2 Elite Crate
Military Tunnel	under 0.1	3 Elite Crate4 Military Crate
Ghost Ship	under 0.1	6 Military Crate2 Elite Crate

What opening every crate and barrel there once gives, on average.

Missions

1 mission

Missions
Mission	Chance	Amount
Treasure boxTreasure Hunter mission	1.6%	1-2

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.