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Tactical Walkie Talkie at a glance
Communications Tools
It weighs 1.25.
Weight1.25
Tactical Walkie Talkie
Tactical Walkie Talkie is a communications item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 1.25. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
Tools unlock jobs: carpentry, mechanics, farming, fishing, cooking and more. Many recipes only need the tool to be in your inventory, not equipped.
More: Every tool · Crafting in Build 42.
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Item ID and variants
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.WalkieTalkie4 | Communications |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Tactical Walkie Talkie is on 26 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Police Storage Armor | Pawn shop office (box, locker, shelves); Police gun storage (locker); Police storage (locker) | 13% | 4 |
| Security Storage | Security (box, shelves) | 12% | 4 |
| Fireman Outfit | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 11% | 3 |
| Police State Tools | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 8.2% | 3 |
| SWAT Storage Armor | SWAT locker (locker) | 8.2% | 4 |
| Police Tools | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 7.7% | 3 |
| Ranger Tools | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 6.7% | 3 |
| Ranger Outfit | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 6.7% | 3 |
It is on 18 more tables with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Bandit Early, Bandit, Private Militia.
Inside bags and cases: Small Protective Case, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 1 recipe: Dismantle Electronic Device.
Needed as a tool in 2 recipes (it is not used up): Insert Battery, Remove Battery.
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Crafting and loot tables
Used in 3 recipes (as an ingredient or tool):
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
- SWAT Storage Armor (weight 20)
- Security Storage (weight 20)
- Prison Riot Storage (weight 20)
- Police Storage Armor (weight 20)
- Drug Lab Money (weight 10)
- Drug Lab Guns (weight 10)
- Fireman Outfit (weight 10)
- Police State Outfit (weight 10)
- Ranger Tools (weight 10)
- Ranger Outfit (weight 10)
- Police State Tools (weight 10)
- Police Outfit (weight 10)
- Police Tools (weight 10)
- Ranger Desk (weight 8)
- Control Room Counter (weight 4)
Counts as: any usesbattery.
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Tactical Walkie Talkie weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 1.25 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Tactical Walkie Talkie?
Base.WalkieTalkie4.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.