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| "Defeat AF Great Wall" | |
| General information | |
| Client | Algebra |
| Area | Lowland Desert |
| Objective | Defeat Enemy AF |
| Reward | 800,000c |
| Real world information | |
| Game | Armored Core: For Answer |
| Music | "Great Wall" |
"Defeat AF Great Wall" is a mission in Chapter 2 of Armored Core: For Answer.
Briefing[]
This is the mission.
The client is Algebra. Your job will be to destroy GA America's main Arms Fort, Great Wall.
Great Wall is one of the most powerful land weapons operating today. It's big and lumbering but don't underestimate it. It comes with some serious firepower, armor, and load capacity.
Your best bet will probably be to get inside and obliterate it from within. Destroy the large-scale hatch at the rear of the AF to gain entry. Once inside, target its power source and de-claw the beast.
That is all.
This is an excellent chance to raise your profile within Algebra. It might be a good idea to take it.
Overview[]
Enemies[]
- Takafumi Arisawa (Hard Mode)
Dialogue[]
Serene Haze:Commence mission. Destroy the GA Arms Fort, Great Wall. First, infiltrate the Arms Fort from the rear. |
Serene Haze:You've gotten inside. Keep advancing towards its internal power source. |
Serene Haze:What was that sound? Did it separate? They've disengaged from the rear unit! Quick! Go after its power source! Dammit. It's like a lizard discarding its tail. |
Takafumi Arisawa:(Hard Mode) The rats have come out to play... Hmph, what a hassle. |
Serene Haze:(Hard Mode) A NEXT? Arisawa just had to stick his neck out... The enemy NEXT is a heavily armored tank-type. Don't get into a direct firefight. Be smart about this. |
Takafumi Arisawa:(Hard Mode) My Rai-Den disabled? You monster! |
Serene Haze:Good. You've almost reached the core. After you destroy it, evacuate quickly, or you'll get caught in the blast. |
Serene Haze:Enough, you've started a chain reaction! Get clear of the power unit! |
Serene Haze:Confirmed. Arms For Great Wall has been destroyed. Mission successful. "The most powerful land based weapon." You handled yourself pretty well. Maybe I underestimated you. |
Walkthrough[]
Normal Mode[]
Armored Core For Answer Defeat AF Great Wall
The enemy is an enormous train-like AF armed with oversized grenade cannons and missile launchers. The only way to destroy it is to get inside and take down the engine at its front. The best strategy is to fly above it avoiding fire. From there, destroy the armored door at its rear to gain access. There are about six SOLARWIND normals and eight mobile cannons for each wagon. However, their destruction is not required to complete the mission. When you reach the last wagon, the AF will separate from the rear unit so you must quickly jump to the main unit.
To make escaping easier you may want to take out the enemies in the final section as well as bump your NEXT into the structures inside to destroy them. Hitting them while escaping will slow you down and the time to escape is rather short.
Whatever your decision, destroy the armored doors and shoot the energy reactor. You don't need to be inside the room, you just need to fire into it to damage the reactor. Turn around and boost quickly to exit otherwise you'll suffer enormous damage from the engine's explosion, if not outright die.
An alternative option (according to Youtuber Posaydal) is to simply equip rockets, confront the main car where the reactor is from the outside, and fire salvo after salvo at a 45 degree angle, along with at least one Assault Armor charge in order to penetrate Great Wall's armor through concentrated fire. Once you see badly rendered black smoke spewing from the impact area, that is when the engine will start exploding and when the cutscene will play soon.
Bear in mind that the exterior gatling cannons and missile launchers are also destructible, at least with rockets.
Hard Mode[]
On Hard Mode, the AF Great Wall is defended by Raiden. He is occupying the entrance to the main unit once it separates from the others. You can fight him using EN weapons since his EN defense is low but just about anything works as he just sits in the entryway and doesn't actually move. He will fire at you with his arm grenade launchers but he doesn't use his trademark OIGAMI back grenade cannon. He isn't too hard to deal with since he's basically a turret. However, sometime you don't need to fight him because the AI will have Raiden fall outside of the AF. If he falls, simply ignore him and keep your distance as destroying him isnt necessary to complete the mission. If he falls inside the unit, you can easily get inside and destroy it without a problem.
If you complete the mission on hard mode you will be rewarded with OIGAMI, Raiden's enormous grenade cannon.
Trivia[]
- Serene Haze's comments on Raiden is a reference to Serious Tank (ガチタン Gachitan) playstyle. Serious Tank is a nickname of Tank Legs playstyle that sacrificed AC's mobilities for purely firepower (Cannons) and defensive (High AP parts) capabilities.