Flamethrower turret — Factorio Production Calculator
Flamethrower turret is crafted in the assembling machine in 20 seconds, producing 1 per craft from 30 × Steel plate, 15 × Iron gear wheel, 10 × Pipe, 5 × Engine unit. At 60 per minute you need 40 assembling machines, and the chain behind it draws on 1 raw resources: iron ore.
Production chain for 60 Flamethrower turret / minute
| Item | Per minute | Machines | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron plate | 14,100 | 752 | Furnace |
| Steel plate | 2,100 | 560 | Furnace |
| Iron gear wheel | 1,200 | 20 | Assembling machine |
| Pipe | 1,200 | 20 | Assembling machine |
| Engine unit | 300 | 100 | Assembling machine |
| Flamethrower turret | 60 | 40 | Assembling machine |
Raw materials
| Resource | Per minute |
|---|---|
| Iron ore | 14,100 |
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.
Flamethrower turret recipe
| Machine | Crafting time | Output | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembling machine | 20 s | 1 | Steel plate × 30, Iron gear wheel × 15, Pipe × 10, Engine unit × 5 |
What the whole chain needs
60 flamethrower turrets per minute pulls in 5 intermediate products, and the whole tree comes to 1,492 machines across 2 machine types, fed by 1 raw resource. 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 14,100 per minute, which is 15.67 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 flamethrower turret
No base-game recipe consumes flamethrower turret — 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 flamethrower turret is made from
- Steel plate — 30 per craft
- Iron gear wheel — 15 per craft
- Pipe — 10 per craft
- Engine unit — 5 per craft
FAQ
How many assembling machines do I need for 60 flamethrower turrets per minute?
40 assembling machines. One at standard speed produces 1.5 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 flamethrower turret take?
At 60/min the chain consumes 14,100 iron ore per minute. 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.