Metal Beam
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| “ | Used to construct Metal Beam defenses. | „ |
A Metal Beam is a Large Material used to build metal beam defenses like Tank Traps. It can only be carried one by one on the Player's shoulder.
Acquisition
| Structure | Input(s) | Output | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factory (Utility) | 25 x Basic Materials  |
Crate of 5 x Metal Beam  |
00:00:20 |
| Materials Factory (Assembly Bay) | 25 x Salvage  2 MW of power  |
1 x Metal Beam 1 x Construction Materials  |
00:00:25 |
Individual Metal Beams in personal orders can be retrieved as crates from a logistics vehicle with RMB > "Retrieve as crate" (needs 5 per crate).
Use
They can be used to build Tank Traps, Field Bridges, Navy Piers, and Bridge modifications on Trenches. To build with them, equip them and press B to open the building menu, then select an option and rotate the blueprint with Right Click and place it with Left Click. When the blueprint is placed, submit your large materials with Left Click, and bring more large materials until completion.
They are also used to partially repair large holes on Large Ships caused by Torpedoes.
| Structure | Input(s) | Output | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metalworks Factory (Recycler) | 15 x Construction Materials 1 x Metal Beam 10L x Heavy Oil  8 MW of power |
1 x Processed Construction Materials  |
00:01:30 |
Handling
As Large Items, a soldier can only carry one at a time, on their shoulder. You can press V to either pick one from the ground, drop one, or submit one to a nearby structure. You can force drop one by pressing Shift + V.
Storage
It does not stack in inventories (1 per slot). It can be stored in the stockpiles of Bases (32k max), Facilities that produces it (32k), Material Pallets (120), Material Transfer Stations (1000), Rooster - Tumblebox Trailer (32), Small Flatbed Car (100), and Storage Room (100).
It can be crated (need stack of 5 per crate) and uncrated with the right click context menu while interfacing a Seaport, Storage Depot, or Shipping Container.
Crates of Metal Beam can be directly submitted to any item stockpile that accepts that item to transfer their content. The crates can also be stored in the crate stockpiles of Storage Depots (1000 public, 100 per Reserve Stockpile), Seaports (1000 public, 100 per Reserve Stockpile), Shipping Containers (60), or Storage Ships (1000).
It can be transported by almost any vehicle with inventory slots, but is most commonly transported by Trucks, Small Flatbed Car, or shipping vehicles carrying Material Pallets. It can also be transported in bulk amounts as crates with shipping vehicles carrying Shipping Containers and submit them to a crate stockpile.
Gallery
A soldier carrying a Metal Beam.
A metal beam being carried to build a Tank Trap.
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