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Information accurate as of: 904.83 Update


Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo is a variant of the standard 5.56 Rifle Ammo. It is commonly used for Raiding, and less commonly used as ammunition for rifles and large firearms. It will do small amounts of damage to players and structures in an area and deals extra damage upon a direct hit. Small bits of shrapnel may cause bleeding, although this has not been reliably tested. It also deals relatively significant damage to Wood, Stone and Sheet Metal structures, and especially to Sheet Metal Doors; It requires less Gunpowder & Metal to destroy Sheet Metal Doors when compared to Satchel Charges. One of the few downsides of this ammunition as compared to regular 5.56 Rifle Ammo is that it is more expensive to craft, it is more difficult to find in loot crates and airdrops, as well as degrading the gun used to fire it along with the silencer, if used, faster than the standard 5.56 rifle ammo.

The community has debated on the power of the explosive ammo when paired with a Silencer, and many believe it to be overpowered, resulting in a nerf in early 2019.

Damage and function times[]

Crafting[]

Explosive ammo can be crafted once the player has gathered the following materials:

Notes:

  • It takes 10 seconds to craft two bullets.
  • The round sometimes spawns a small fire entity when it impacts an object, much like incendiary ammo.

Researching[]

The Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo Blueprint can be researched at a Research Table with:

Destruction[]

The following table shows the Explosive Ammo rounds needed to destroy a given component when fired from a Semi Automatic Rifle: Last Updated Jan 30 2024.

Demolition Cost
Explosion icon Wood Tier Icon Stone Tier Icon Sheet Metal Tier Icon Armored Tier Icon Wooden Door icon Sheet Metal Door icon Garage Door icon Armored Door icon High External Wooden Wall icon High External Stone Wall icon
Strong Side (SS) 50 127 400 800 19 63 150 250 100 200
Weak Side

(WS)

42 127 400 800 19 63 150 250 100 200
Charcoal SS 1500

WS 1260

3840 12000 24000 600 1920 4500 7500 3000 6000
Sulfur SS 1250

WS 1050

3200 10000 20000 500 1600 3750 6250 2500 5000
Metal Frags SS 250

WS 210

640 2000 4000 100 320 750 1250 500 1000

Note: Single doors and double doors need the same amount of Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo icon Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo.

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