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Metal Body Armor (Armadura de metal)

Metal Body Armor is a ProtectiveGear item that weighs 4 kg. Most likely found in: survivor safehouse. Used in 2 recipes. It can be crafted.

Data taken from the game files: Project Zomboid 42.21.0 · updated on

IDBase.Cuirass_Metal
English nameMetal Body Armor
Spanish nameArmadura de metal
Portuguese nameArmadura Corporal de Metal
CategoryProtectiveGear
Weight4 kg
Max condition5
Wears down 1 in4 uses
Body locationbase:cuirass
Wind resistance0.8
Bite defense80
Scratch defense90
Bullet defense20
Run speed0.9
Combat speed0.95

Tips

  • Best place to look: survivor safehouse (cardboard box).
  • Can be melted down in a forge to recover steel (smelting recipes below).
  • Researching it (right-click → Research) teaches you: Forge Coat of Plates Body Armor, Make Scrap Metal Body Armor, Forge Buckle.

Where to find it

PlaceContainerChanceLoot table
survivor safehousecardboard boxvery rareSafehouseArmor_Late
survivor safehousecratevery rareSafehouseArmor_Late
survivor safehousedresservery rareSafehouseArmor_Late
survivor safehousesmall boxvery rareSafehouseArmor_Late
survivor safehousewardrobevery rareSafehouseArmor_Late

What it is for: recipes that use it

RecipeAsResult
Smelt Large Steel Itemingredient1× Large Ceramic Crucible with Steel
Smelt Steel From Large Steel Itemingredient4× Steel Chunk

How to craft it

RecipeYou need
Forge Metal Body Armor
Blacksmithing 6, Tailoring 3
taught by Magazine: Armor in the Iron Age
17× Charcoal or other
8× Steel Sheet - Small
6× Leather Strips
4× Buckle
1× Ball-peen Hammer or other (tool)
1× Tongs (tool)
1× Needle or other (tool)
1× Awl or other (tool)
1× Premium Fishing Line or other

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