Shturman Guide
Spawn Chance
54%
Map
Woods
Total HP
812 HP
Guards
4
Field Info
Spawn Location
Lumber Mill
Escorts (Guards)
4× Shturman Guard
Shturman Armor and the Ammo That Beats It
Shturman wears no body armor, so every round to the body goes straight to health. No helmet.
Guards go up to class 6 body armor.
The table below shows, per caliber, the weakest round with at least a 50 percent chance to penetrate the guards' strongest body armor (class 6) on the first shot. Stronger ammo is of course better; this list shows the minimum for the gun you have.
| Caliber | Round | Pen | Body (class 6) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.7×33 | FMJ B | 57 | 54% |
| 5.56×45 | SSA AP | 57 | 54% |
| 7.62×39 | MAI AP | 58 | 64% |
| 7.62×51 | M61 | 60 | 86% |
| 5.45×39 | PPBS | 62 | 92% |
| 7.62×54R | SNB | 62 | 92% |
| .338 Lapua | AP | 79 | 97% |
| 12.7×99 | M903 | 115 | 98% |
Chances are for the first shot against full durability armor, using the game's penetration formula; they rise as the armor takes damage. For every armor and ammo match-up see the armor chart.
Shturman is the boss of Woods and carries 812 total health. He spawns at a 45 percent rate, moves with three guards and stays around the sawmill.
Where Shturman Spawns
His fixed zone is the Lumber Mill. Approaching the sawmill across open ground turns you into a target the moment you leave the treeline.
How to Kill Shturman
He wears no armor and has 812 health, but his weapons reach far. He carries an AK-105, a TKPD 9.3x64 carbine or an SVDS sniper rifle, which means in the open he shoots first.
Approach from the treeline and listen between the containers before you push. His three guards spread around the mill, so backing off into the trees after first contact usually works better than pressing on.
Because he has no armor, mid tier ammo is enough. The real task is setting the range in your favour: move from cover to cover instead of sprinting across the clearing.
What Shturman Drops
The Shturman key drops every single time. It opens his stash at the sawmill, and the stash is often worth more than the boss himself.
The Woods minefield map drops 80 percent of the time. A TerraGroup Labs access keycard appears 6 percent of the time, so roughly one in twenty Shturman kills sends you home with a Labs card. An IFAK is always on him.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What armor class does Shturman wear?
Shturman wears no body armor.
What ammo should I use against Shturman?
The guards' body armor goes up to class 6. The weakest rounds with at least a 50 percent chance to penetrate it on the first shot: FMJ B (12.7×33), SSA AP (5.56×45), MAI AP (7.62×39), M61 (7.62×51), PPBS (5.45×39).