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Recyclers hand back the Targeting Computer from 2 items, and 2 recipes use it.
Crates, barrels and NPCs that drop the Targeting Computer, most likely first
| From | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
 Locked Crate | 55.3% | 1 to 2 |
 Bradley Crate, 3 crates per Bradley APC | 49.8% | 1 |
 Satellite Crate | 45.7% | 2 to 4 |
 Underwater Lab Tech Crate | 16.7% | 1 to 2 |
 Elite Crate | 15.3% | 1 to 3 |
| Scientist PT Boat Dry Box | 14.3% | 1 to 3 |
 Military Crate | 8.7% | 1 |
 Underwater Lab Military Crate | 8.7% | 1 |
 Wagon Military Crate | 8.7% | 1 |
Missile Silo Scientist (underground) | 6.1% | 1 |
 Tool Box | 3.1% | 1 |
 Sunken Crate | 2.1% | 1 |
Scientist | 1.7% | 1 to 2 |
Heavy Scientist | 1.3% | 1 |
Tunnel Dweller and Underwater Dweller | 0.19% | 1 |
 Treasure Box, mission reward | 24% | 1 to 3 |
 Gingerbread Mine Present, Christmas event only | 8.7% | 1 |
Chance is for one container opened or one NPC killed. Amount is how many it holds when it holds any.
What the Targeting Computer gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 1 + 50%  High Quality Metal, 75  Metal Fragments, 3 + 75%  Tech Trash |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 1 + 20% High Quality Metal, 60 Metal Fragments, 3 Tech Trash |
| Green recycler | 50% | 1 High Quality Metal, 50 Metal Fragments, 2 + 50% Tech Trash |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 80% High Quality Metal, 40 Metal Fragments, 2 Tech Trash |
The Targeting Computer breaks down into High Quality Metal, Metal Fragments and Tech Trash.
A recycler takes 7 per cycle, so a full stack of 64 goes through in 10 cycles.
Figures are for one item in perfect condition. Each recycler’s name opens its full table at this item. “1 + 50%” means 1 every time and a 50% chance of one more, and a percentage alone is the chance of getting one.
2 items give back Targeting Computer in a recycler
| Item | Red recycler | Green recycler (powered) | Green recycler | Yellow recycler |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Auto Turret | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
 Computer Station | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
What one of each item gives back in Targeting Computer, in perfect condition, most first by the green recycler’s figure. A percentage alone is the chance of getting one.
In Rust, Targeting Computer is a crafting part in the Resources category (item ID #1523195708, console shortname targeting.computer). In active play, it follows standard server rules for crafting part gear across procedural maps. Inventory storage stacks up to 64 units per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 1 hour.
A computer loaded with software that can analyze a video and produce rotational deltas to individual objects contained in the feed.
In Rust, Targeting Computer has no player crafting recipe; acquisition relies on 15 world loot tables 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 Targeting Computer goes into the Auto Turret and the Computer Station.
The Targeting Computer is one of the 25 crafting parts; Rust classifies it under the Resources inventory category.
When comparing Targeting Computer against related resources in Rust, prioritize farming its highest-probability monument containers or recycling surplus components at an unpowered radtown green recycler (fifty percent base yield, versus forty percent at safe-zone yellow units) because this item cannot be crafted at a player workbench.
| Item | Category | Stack Limit | Craft / Source | Tech Tree / Research | Green Recycler Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Targeting Computer | Resources | 64 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
| Advanced Blueprint Fragment | Components | 100 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
| Aiming Module | Components | 1 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
| Basic Blueprint Fragment | Components | 100 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
To compare Targeting Computer against every item in its inventory category, browse All 36 items in Resources.
In Rust, the Targeting Computer belongs to the Resources category under numeric ID 1523195708 (shortname targeting.computer) and stacks to 64 units per slot, while server admins spawn it via inventory.give targeting.computer 64. It goes into 2 recipes: the Computer Station alongside the Auto Turret.
The Targeting Computer drops from 15 container and NPC loot tables in Rust, led by Locked Crate (55.3% chance), Bradley Crate (49.8% chance), and Satellite Crate (45.7% chance). Each listed probability reflects a single container opened or NPC killed, and found copies can be repaired or researched at base.
The Targeting Computer recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 1 High Quality Metal, 50 Metal Fragments and 2 Tech Trash plus a 50% chance of one more. Radtown green recyclers return higher base material efficiency than safe-zone yellow recyclers, which trade lower output for peacekeeper turret protection.
The Targeting Computer comes back from 2 items in a recycler in Rust. It belongs to the Resources category under numeric ID 1523195708 across 36 resources and despawns after 1 hour when dropped on a default server, with F1 console command inventory.giveid 1523195708 64.
Dropped on the ground in Rust, the Targeting Computer despawns after 1 hour by default. Picking it back up into a player inventory or storing it inside a base container immediately resets that ground despawn timer, which the server scales by item rarity tier.
The Targeting Computer stacks to 64 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 Resources category (item ID 1523195708).
The Targeting Computer has 32-bit signed item ID 1523195708 and shortname targeting.computer in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Resources category (stack limit 64 units per slot).
Server administrators in Rust spawn the Targeting Computer in the F1 developer console with inventory.give targeting.computer 64 or inventory.giveid 1523195708 64 for 64 units. Both console spawn commands work only on dedicated or local worlds where your Steam account holds administrator or moderator privileges.