Tank — Factorio Production Calculator
Tank is crafted in the assembling machine in 5 seconds, producing 1 per craft from 32 × Engine unit, 50 × Steel plate, 15 × Iron gear wheel, 10 × Advanced circuit. At 60 per minute you need 10 assembling machines, and the chain behind it draws on 4 raw resources: iron ore, petroleum gas, copper ore, coal.
Production chain for 60 Tank / minute
| Item | Per minute | Machines | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron plate | 35,280 | 1,881.6 | Furnace |
| Copper cable | 6,000 | 50 | Assembling machine |
| Steel plate | 4,920 | 1,312 | Furnace |
| Pipe | 3,840 | 64 | Assembling machine |
| Copper plate | 3,000 | 160 | Furnace |
| Iron gear wheel | 2,820 | 47 | Assembling machine |
| Engine unit | 1,920 | 640 | Assembling machine |
| Electronic circuit | 1,200 | 20 | Assembling machine |
| Plastic bar | 1,200 | 10 | Chemical plant |
| Advanced circuit | 600 | 120 | Assembling machine |
| Tank | 60 | 10 | Assembling machine |
Raw materials
| Resource | Per minute |
|---|---|
| Iron ore | 35,280 |
| Petroleum gas | 12,000 |
| Copper ore | 3,000 |
| Coal | 600 |
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.
Tank recipe
| Machine | Crafting time | Output | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembling machine | 5 s | 1 | Engine unit × 32, Steel plate × 50, Iron gear wheel × 15, Advanced circuit × 10 |
What the whole chain needs
60 tanks per minute pulls in 10 intermediate products, and the whole tree comes to 4,315 machines across 3 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 35,280 per minute, which is 39.2 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 tank
No base-game recipe consumes tank — 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 tank is made from
- Engine unit — 32 per craft
- Steel plate — 50 per craft
- Iron gear wheel — 15 per craft
- Advanced circuit — 10 per craft
FAQ
How many assembling machines do I need for 60 tanks 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 tank take?
At 60/min the chain consumes 35,280 iron ore per minute, 12,000 petroleum gas per minute, 3,000 copper ore 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.