Military science pack — Factorio Production Calculator
Military science pack is crafted in the assembling machine in 10 seconds, producing 2 per craft from 1 × Piercing rounds magazine, 1 × Grenade, 2 × Wall. At 60 per minute you need 10 assembling machines, and the chain behind it draws on 4 raw resources: stone, iron ore, coal, copper ore.
Production chain for 60 Military science pack / minute
| Item | Per minute | Machines | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron plate | 345 | 18.4 | Furnace |
| Stone brick | 300 | 16 | Furnace |
| Military science pack | 60 | 10 | Assembling machine |
| Wall | 60 | 1 | Assembling machine |
| Piercing rounds magazine | 30 | 3 | Assembling machine |
| Firearm magazine | 30 | 1 | Assembling machine |
| Copper plate | 30 | 1.6 | Furnace |
| Grenade | 30 | 8 | Assembling machine |
| Steel plate | 15 | 4 | Furnace |
Raw materials
| Resource | Per minute |
|---|---|
| Stone | 600 |
| Iron ore | 345 |
| Coal | 300 |
| Copper ore | 30 |
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.
Military science pack recipe
| Machine | Crafting time | Output | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembling machine | 10 s | 2 | Piercing rounds magazine × 1, Grenade × 1, Wall × 2 |
What the whole chain needs
60 military science packs per minute pulls in 8 intermediate products, and the whole tree comes to 63 machines across 2 machine types, fed by 4 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 600 per minute, which is 0.67 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 military science pack
No base-game recipe consumes military science pack — 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 military science pack is made from
- Piercing rounds magazine — 1 per craft
- Grenade — 1 per craft
- Wall — 2 per craft
FAQ
How many assembling machines do I need for 60 military science packs per minute?
10 assembling machines. One at standard speed produces 6 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 military science pack take?
At 60/min the chain consumes 600 stone per minute, 345 iron ore per minute, 300 coal per minute and 1 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.