Explosive uranium cannon shell — Factorio Production Calculator
Explosive uranium cannon shell is crafted in the assembling machine in 12 seconds, producing 1 per craft from 1 × Explosive cannon shell, 1 × Uranium-238. At 60 per minute you need 24 assembling machines, and the chain behind it draws on 5 raw resources: petroleum gas, water, iron ore, coal, depleted uranium fuel cell.
Production chain for 60 Explosive uranium cannon shell / minute
| Item | Per minute | Machines | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron plate | 600 | 32 | Furnace |
| Steel plate | 120 | 32 | Furnace |
| Plastic bar | 120 | 1 | Chemical plant |
| Explosives | 120 | 4 | Chemical plant |
| Explosive uranium cannon shell | 60 | 24 | Assembling machine |
| Explosive cannon shell | 60 | 16 | Assembling machine |
| Sulfur | 60 | 0.5 | Chemical plant |
| Uranium-238 | 60 | 20 | Centrifuge |
Raw materials
| Resource | Per minute |
|---|---|
| Petroleum gas | 2,100 |
| Water | 1,500 |
| Iron ore | 600 |
| Coal | 120 |
| Depleted uranium fuel cell | 100 |
Machine counts are not rounded up. Add a little headroom in game — belt throughput and inserter speed usually mean you want 5-10% more than the exact number.
Explosive uranium cannon shell recipe
| Machine | Crafting time | Output | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembling machine | 12 s | 1 | Explosive cannon shell × 1, Uranium-238 × 1 |
What the whole chain needs
60 explosive uranium cannon shells per minute pulls in 7 intermediate products, and the whole tree comes to 130 machines across 4 machine types, fed by 5 raw resources. The table above already sums demand across every branch — if copper cable is used by two recipes, you see the total, not one of them.
Belt check: the busiest input here moves 2,100 per minute, which is 2.33 of a yellow belt's 900 per minute. Above 1.0 and you need a second belt (or a faster tier) before the machines themselves become the limit.
What uses explosive uranium cannon shell
No base-game recipe consumes explosive uranium cannon shell — it is an end product. Once you build it, the chain stops here, which makes it a good target if you only want to size the sub-factory that feeds your mall.
What explosive uranium cannon shell is made from
- Explosive cannon shell — 1 per craft
- Uranium-238 — 1 per craft
FAQ
How many assembling machines do I need for 60 explosive uranium cannon shells per minute?
24 assembling machines. One at standard speed produces 2.5 per minute, so 60 ÷ that number is the count. The calculator above rounds nothing — add 5-10% headroom for belt and inserter losses in a real factory.
How much raw ore does explosive uranium cannon shell take?
At 60/min the chain consumes 2,100 petroleum gas per minute, 1,500 water per minute, 600 iron ore per minute and 2 more. Those numbers are the theoretical minimum — mining productivity research and productivity modules both reduce them.
Machine counts assume bare machines at standard speed. Recipe data comes from the game's own prototypes (PlayerCalc, Factorio 2.0 base game). Not affiliated with Wube Software.