ProceduralDistributions

`ArmySurplusLiterature`

Project Zomboid B42 loot table with 27 items and 4 rolls.

Data taken from the game files: Project Zomboid 42.21.0 · updated on 2026-10-01

ID	Name	Weight
`Book_Military`	Book	20
`Magazine_Military_New`	Magazine	20
`Magazine_Military_New`	Magazine	20
`Paperback_Military`	Paperback	20
`BookAiming1`	Aiming I: "Better Aiming"	10
`BookReloading1`	Reloading I: "Basic Reloading"	10
`Book_Military`	Book	10
`Book_MilitaryHistory`	Book	10
`Magazine_Military_New`	Magazine	10
`Magazine_Military_New`	Magazine	10
`Paperback_Military`	Paperback	10
`Paperback_MilitaryHistory`	Paperback	10
`BookAiming2`	Aiming II: "Drawing and Shooting"	8
`BookReloading2`	Reloading II: "Dead Man's Click"	8
`BookAiming3`	Aiming III: "Leading Moving Targets"	6
`BookReloading3`	Reloading III: "Jungle Style Reloading"	6
`BookAiming4`	Aiming IV: "Long Range Sniping Tactics"	4
`BookReloading4`	Reloading IV: "Strippers, Speedloaders, and Bolt Action"	4
`EngineerMagazine2`	Magazine: The Cheapskate's John Spiral - Chemical Warfare	4
`EngineerMagazine3`	Magazine: The Cheapskate's John Spiral - Homemade Explosives	4
`KeyMag1`	Magazine: The Cheapskate's John Spiral - Escaping Captivity	4
`TrickMag1`	Magazine: Real Spy Secrets - May 1993	4
`WeaponMag2`	Magazine: No Man's Land	4
`WeaponMag3`	Magazine: The Cheapskate's John Spiral - Prison Defense	4
`WeaponMag5`	Magazine: The Cheapskate's John Spiral - Street Violence	4
`BookAiming5`	Aiming V: "Secrets From the World's Best Snipers"	2
`BookReloading5`	Reloading V: "The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Reloading Techniques"	2

Add your item to this list

lua

local dist = ProceduralDistributions.list["ArmySurplusLiterature"]
if dist and dist.items then
    table.insert(dist.items, "MiMod.MiItem")
    table.insert(dist.items, 2)
end

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