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Rust vehicles

Rust features 37 rideable vehicles, boats, helicopters, and siege engines, led in health by the Tugboat at 3,000 HP.

Rust vehicles and siege machines, by health

Name Health
Tugboat 3,000
Locomotive 2,000
Hot air balloon 1,500
Train caboose 1,200
PT boat 1,000
Scrap transport helicopter 1,000
Battering ramonce built 1,000
Siege toweronce built 1,000
Workcart 1,000
Workcart above ground 1,000
Workcart above ground 2 1,000
Attack helicopter 850
Minicopter 750
Train wagon A 750
Train wagon B 750
Train wagon C 750
Train wagon unloadable 750
Train wagon unloadable fuel 750
Train wagon unloadable loot 750
Submarine duo 700
RHIB 500
Magnet crane 500
Battering ramwhile being built 500
Catapultonce built 500
Siege towerwhile being built 500
Submarine solo 500
Rowboat 400
Horse 400
Motorbike with sidecar 350
Sedan rail 350
Motorbike 300
Mounted ballistaonce built 300
Snowmobile 300
Tomaha snowmobile 300
Pedal trike 275
Pedal bike 250
Ballista 250
Catapultwhile being built 250
Kayak 200
Diver propulsion vehicle 150
Mounted ballistawhile being built 150

How vehicles work in Rust

World transport and siege machines in Rust cover 37 rideable, sailable, flyable, and deployable prefabs across roads, oceans, airspaces, and subterranean rail lines, reaching up to 3,000 hitpoints on heavy armored hulls. The comparison table above benchmarks health pools, fuel consumption rates, passenger and cargo capacities, safe-zone vendor prices, passive decay speeds, and Hammer repair costs side by side for every mobility, logistics, transport, and raid siege option across every procedural server wipe.

Vehicles yields, spawn mechanics and reference breakdown

Each row in the vehicle matrix links craftable siege engines, kayaks, and bicycles to their corresponding item sheets while documenting world-spawned cars, boats, trains, and helicopters across the island. Players can check engine part requirements for modular chassis, compare Scrap costs at safe-zone dealerships, and plan indoor garage storage under a roof inside Tool Cupboard privilege to minimize passive decay between cargo runs, oil rig raids, and monument roams.

  • Transport catalog (37 prefabs): Benchmarks land, sea, air, and rail machines up to 3,000 HP alongside craftable base raid siege engines.
  • Safe-zone dealership pricing: Lists Scrap purchase prices for aircraft at Bandit Camp Air Wolf and watercraft at coastal Fishing Villages.
  • Fuel burn and engine components: Compares Low Grade Fuel consumption per minute and details the five internal engine parts required by roadside modular cars.
  • Garage decay protection: Shows indoor versus outdoor passive decay timers and how parking under a roof inside Tool Cupboard range slows wear.
  • Field repair materials: Documents the Wood, Metal Fragments, or High Quality Metal consumed per Hammer swing when restoring damaged hulls.

The other groups: Animals, NPCs, Loot containers, Ore nodes, Trees, Collectibles and Monument machines.

Frequently asked questions

How many vehicles exist in Rust and which has the most health?

Vanilla Rust includes 37 vehicles across land, sea, air, and rail networks, topped in hitpoints by the Tugboat at 3,000 HP ahead of armored modular cars, locomotives, and attack helicopters, each with distinct fuel, seating, and storage stats.

Which fuel do Rust helicopters, boats, modular cars, and trains use?

Minicopters, Scrap Transport Helicopters, Attack Helicopters, Rowboats, RHIBs, Submarines, Snowmobiles, Modular Cars, Motorbikes, and Workcarts all burn Low Grade Fuel, whereas Kayaks, Bicycles, and Ridable Horses require zero fuel.

Where can you buy helicopters, boats, and submarines in Rust?

Survivors buy Minicopters (750 Scrap), Scrap Transport Helicopters (1,250 Scrap), and Attack Helicopters (2,250 Scrap) at Bandit Camp Air Wolf, and buy Rowboats (125 Scrap), RHIBs (300 Scrap), and Submarines (200 or 300 Scrap) at Fishing Villages.

How do Modular Cars and car lifts work in Rust?

Roadside Modular Cars spawn with 2, 3, or 4 chassis sockets and need five engine parts (Carburetor, Crankshaft, Pistons, Spark Plugs, and Valves) plus Low Grade Fuel, with locks and modules configured on a powered Modular Car Lift.

How do you repair damaged vehicles and helicopters in Rust?

Swinging a Hammer on a damaged vehicle, boat, submarine, or helicopter while carrying Metal Fragments, Wood, or High Quality Metal restores hitpoints outside building-blocked monument zones once the combat repair cooldown expires.

How fast do vehicles decay in Rust when parked indoors vs outdoors?

Vehicles, boats, and helicopters left outdoors decay over several hours, whereas parking a vehicle under a roof inside Tool Cupboard building privilege slows its passive decay timer by up to tenfold.

Which craftable siege vehicles and deployable boats have item wiki sheets?

Craftable vehicles and raid siege engines such as the Kayak, Bicycles, Siege Tower, Battering Ram, Catapult, and Ballista link directly from the 37-row vehicles table to their item sheets for crafting recipes and raid stats.