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The Rocket goes in the Rocket Launcher only, costs 1,400 sulfur in raw materials and stacks three to a slot.
What one batch takes.
Metal Pipe
Gun Powder
Explosives
The same recipe expanded until every line is something you gather, smelt or loot.
Charcoal
Sulfur
Metal Fragments
Scrap
Animal Fat
Cloth
High Quality Metal
Metal Pipe
Gun Powder
Explosives
Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.
[
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 2,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "metalpipe"
},
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 150,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "gunpowder"
},
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 10,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "explosives"
}
]
Workbench Level 3, 5s, yields 1
Researching the blueprint costs 60 scrap at a Research Table.
| Weapon | Damage | Velocity | Damage per second |
|---|---|---|---|
Rocket Launcher | 350, 3.8 m blast | 18 m/s | 57 |
Damage is one body hit up close, with no armour. Damage per second empties one magazine and counts the reload. Velocity and spread are applied locally by your game client, while the server bounds their limits.
Crates, barrels and NPCs that drop the Rocket, most likely first
| From | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
 Helicopter Crate, 4 crates per Patrol Helicopter | 25% | 3 |
 Locked Crate | 5.6% | 1 |
Chance is for one container opened or one NPC killed. Amount is how many it holds when it holds any.
What the Rocket gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 7 + 50% Explosives, 112 + 50% Gun Powder, 1 + 50% Metal Pipe |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 6 Explosives, 90 Gun Powder, 1 + 20% Metal Pipe |
| Green recycler | 50% | 5 Explosives, 75 Gun Powder, 1 Metal Pipe |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 4 Explosives, 60 Gun Powder, 80% Metal Pipe |
The Rocket breaks down into Explosives, Gun Powder and Metal Pipe.
A recycler takes them one at a time, so a full stack of 3 goes through in 3 cycles.
Figures are for one item in perfect condition. Each recycler’s name opens its full table at this item. “7 + 50%” means 7 every time and a 50% chance of one more, and a percentage alone is the chance of getting one.
In Rust, Rocket is a ammunition in the Ammunition category (item ID #-742865266, console shortname ammo.rocket.basic). This ammunition loads into 1 distinct weapon platforms across standard server combat. Inventory storage stacks up to 3 units per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 1 hour.
Ammunition for a Rocket Launcher. A short to medium range self-propelled, unguided rocket which deals large splash damage on impact.
Crafting Rocket in Rust takes 5 seconds at a Workbench Level 3 once the 60 scrap blueprint node is unlocked, with all ballistics, crafting, and durability values read from the Rust game files. Shredding a spare copy at a green recycler recovers base materials at fifty percent yield (vs forty percent at safe-zone yellow units). Equipped and stored units carry no durability wear bar.
The Rocket is fired by one weapon, the Rocket Launcher.
The Rocket loads into the Rocket Launcher, as do the Incendiary Rocket and the High Velocity Rocket.
When choosing between Rocket and related ammunition in Rust, prioritize researching a looted or traded copy at a Research Table (60 scrap) whenever you want to skip the 780-scrap tech tree path and save 720 scrap, or unlock the tech tree branch when your group also needs the prerequisite blueprints.
| Item | Category | Stack Limit | Craft / Source | Tech Tree / Research | Green Recycler Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocket | Ammunition | 3 per slot | Workbench Level 3 | 60 node / 780 path | Not recyclable |
| Homing Missile | Ammunition | 4 per slot | Workbench Level 2 | 60 node / 1,110 path | Not recyclable |
| MLRS Rocket | Ammunition | 6 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
| Smoke Rocket WIP!!!! | Ammunition | 3 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
Compare Rocket with closely related ammunition sheets in the Rust item catalog:
To compare Rocket against every item in its inventory category, browse All 44 items in Ammunition, or plan prerequisite scrap paths on the The Workbench Level 3 tech tree, tile by tile.
Only one weapon fires the Rocket: the Rocket Launcher in Rust. It belongs to the Ammunition category under numeric ID -742865266 across 44 ammunition and despawns after 1 hour when dropped on a default server across 44 published Ammunition entries (39 with crafting blueprints).
The Rocket costs 1,400 sulfur once every ingredient is broken down to raw materials in Rust. It sits in the Ammunition catalog with item ID -742865266 alongside 43 related ammunition and despawns after 1 hour when dropped, with F1 console command inventory.giveid -742865266 3.
The Rocket is crafted at a Workbench Level 3 from 2 Metal Pipe, 150 Gun Powder and 10 Explosives in 5 seconds, once the blueprint is learned in Rust. Smelting raw ores and looting required components from monument crates lets players queue the craft at their workbench.
The Rocket drops from 2 container and NPC loot tables in Rust, led by Helicopter Crate (25% chance) and Locked Crate (5.6% chance). Each listed probability reflects a single container opened or NPC killed, and found copies can be repaired or researched at base.
The Rocket recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 5 Explosives, 75 Gun Powder and 1 Metal Pipe. Monument green recyclers shred items one unit at a time on fast radtown cycles, whereas safe-zone yellow units trade lower material recovery for peacekeeper protection.
Blueprint progression for Rocket at Workbench Level 3 in Rust charges 60 scrap on the target node and 780 cumulative scrap along the prerequisite branch, while direct blueprint study at a Research Table charges 60 scrap. It belongs to the Ammunition category under numeric ID -742865266 across 44 ammunition.
Dropped on the ground in Rust, the Rocket despawns after 1 hour by default. Moving it into a storage box, locker, or player inventory immediately cancels the ground despawn countdown, which the server assigns by item rarity tier to prevent dropped loot from lagging active worlds.
The Rocket stacks to 3 per slot in Rust. Players can split a pile in half with middle-click drag or move a custom quantity with Shift-click drag across inventory slots, storage boxes, and the Tool Cupboard, while dropped copies despawn after 1 hour under the Ammunition category (item ID -742865266).
The Rocket has 32-bit signed item ID -742865266 and shortname ammo.rocket.basic in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Ammunition category (stack limit 3 units per slot).
Server administrators in Rust spawn the Rocket in the F1 developer console with inventory.give ammo.rocket.basic 3 or inventory.giveid -742865266 3 for 3 units. Both console spawn commands require administrator or moderator privileges on the server, while regular players can bind a quick-craft shortcut key instead.