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Scrap Metal Body Armor (Armadura de chatarra)

Scrap 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_MetalScrap
English nameScrap Metal Body Armor
Spanish nameArmadura de chatarra
Portuguese nameArmadura Corporal de Sucata Metálica
CategoryProtectiveGear
Weight4 kg
Max condition4
Wears down 1 in3 uses
Body locationbase:cuirass
Wind resistance0.8
Bite defense80
Scratch defense90
Bullet defense15
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 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
Make Scrap Metal Body Armor
Metalworking 6, Tailoring 1
taught by Magazine: Secrets of the Outback Outlaws
4× Welding Torch
1× Old Welding Goggles or other (tool)
4× Steel Sheet
6× Leather Strips
1× Nuts and Bolts
1× Ratchet Wrench or other (tool)
1× Hacksaw or other (tool)
1× Hand Drill or other (tool)
1× Ball-peen Hammer or other (tool)
2× Dental Floss or other
4× Buckle
1× Simple Metal Knife or other (tool)
1× Needle or other (tool)
1× Awl or other (tool)

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