diff --git a/Content.Server/Atmos/Components/GasTankComponent.cs b/Content.Server/Atmos/Components/GasTankComponent.cs
index 37fc58377c..ce9f4f3e79 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Atmos/Components/GasTankComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Atmos/Components/GasTankComponent.cs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Atmos.Components
         ///     Increases explosion for each scale kPa above threshold.
         /// </summary>
         [DataField("tankFragmentScale")]
-        public float TankFragmentScale { get; set; }    = 10 * Atmospherics.OneAtmosphere;
+        public float TankFragmentScale { get; set; }    = 2 * Atmospherics.OneAtmosphere;
 
         [DataField("toggleAction", required: true)]
         public InstantAction ToggleAction = new();
diff --git a/Content.Server/Atmos/EntitySystems/GasTankSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Atmos/EntitySystems/GasTankSystem.cs
index f39fdcb8b0..220d47520c 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Atmos/EntitySystems/GasTankSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Atmos/EntitySystems/GasTankSystem.cs
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Atmos.EntitySystems
                 }
 
                 pressure = component.Air.Pressure;
-                var range = (pressure - component.TankFragmentPressure) / component.TankFragmentScale;
+                var range = MathF.Sqrt((pressure - component.TankFragmentPressure) / component.TankFragmentScale);
 
                 // Let's cap the explosion, yeah?
                 // !1984