5.56mm Round

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5.56mm Round

General

Category

Ammo

Encumbrance

0.025 (single)
1.2 (box)

Used in

AssaultRifle

Properties

Capacity

60 rounds

Technical

Item ID

Base.556Bullets
Base.556Box

The 5.56mm round is a type of ammo for firearms.

Usage

5.56mm rounds are used in the M16 assault rifle. They can be loaded into a 5.56mm magazine.

Crafting

60 rounds can be merged into a box of 5.56mm rounds, saving encumbrance compared to carrying the rounds individually.

This ammunition can be disassembled to create gunpowder.

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Gunpowder	One of: .38 Special Round ×1 .44 Magnum Round ×1 .45 Auto Round ×1 9mm Round ×1 5.56mm Round ×1 .308 Round ×1 .223 Round ×1 Shotgun Shells ×1	none	none	none	none
5.56 Round ×60	Box of 5.56 Rounds ×1	none	none	none	none
Box of 5.56 Rounds	5.56 Round ×60	none	none	none	none

Distribution

The loot distributions can be found in the table(s) below.

556Bullets distribution Show / Hide

Containers

Building / Room	Container	Rolls	Chance
all	Outfit_ArmyCamoDesert	1	10
all	Outfit_ArmyCamoGreen	1	10
all	Outfit_Ghillie	1	10

556Box distribution Show / Hide

Containers

Building / Room	Container	Rolls	Chance
all	Outfit_ArmyCamoDesert	1	1
all	Outfit_ArmyCamoGreen	1	1
all	Outfit_Ghillie	1	1
all	locker	4	10
all	militarycrate	4	20
all	militarycrate	4	10
all	militarylocker	4	20
all	militarylocker	4	10
armystorage	locker	4	10
armystorage	locker	4	20
armystorage	metal_shelves	4	10
armystorage	metal_shelves	4	20
bedroom	locker	4	10
druglab	metal_shelves	4	10
pawnshopoffice	locker	4	10
pawnshopstorage	locker	4	10

5.56mm Rounds can be found very rarely in police stations, gun stores, military buildings, and on zombies.

Code

Code snippet! This section contains source code from Project ZomboidShow / Hide

5.56mm Round
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_weapons.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item 556Bullets
    {
        DisplayCategory = Ammo,
        Count	=	5,
        Weight	=	0.025,
        AlwaysWelcomeGift	=	TRUE,
        Type	=	Normal,
        DisplayName	=	.556 Ammo,
        Icon	=	RifleAmmo308loose,
        MetalValue = 1,
        WorldStaticModel = RifleAmmo,
    }

Box of 5.56mm Rounds
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_weapons.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item 556Box
    {
        DisplayCategory = Ammo,
        Weight	=	1.2,
        AlwaysWelcomeGift	=	TRUE,
        Type	=	Normal,
        DisplayName	=	Box of .556 Bullets,
        Icon	=	RifleAmmo308,
        MetalValue = 40,
        WorldStaticModel = RifleAmmoBox,
        PlaceOneSound = BoxOfRoundsPlaceOne,
        PlaceMultipleSound = BoxOfRoundsPlaceAll,
    }

See also

• .223 Round
• .308 Round
• Shotgun Shells