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Front Mission 3

by Smasher Dynamo

Part 12: Mission #11: Clockwork

Mission #11: Clockwork

Oh, I suppose we should get on with the mission...but, first, let's check our email!

Koike posted:

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Sorry

Kazuki, Ryogo.
Don't reply if you get
this mail.
You're both wanted for the
bombing of Yokosuka Base.
I know you're not the ones
who did it.

Kirishima Industries is not
talking to the police...
Maybe there was pressure
from the JDF, or maybe they
made a deal.
I have a wife and son.
I know that's just an excuse,
but please understand.

: Hey, Ryogo. I got some mail from Mr. Koike.
: Oh, yeah? What did he say?
: He's apologizing. I don't know why.
Well, he left us to die back at the Yokosuka base in the second mission of the game.
: Really? Let's write him back.

Kazuki posted:

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Understood

I understand your
situation. But we want
to know what the JDF.
is after.
Do you think you can find
any information on the
Kirishima Industries server?

Kinkakuji posted:

TITLE
Extremists

Welcome to the world
of illegal activities!
I represent the
Japanese spenders web site.
Come and check out our site!
It's ARMOREDKIN/OTHER/JAPAN.
A JDF bomber like you
is our friend!

Jinguji posted:

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Terrible

Ryogo, are you okay!?
I was so surprised
to see you on the news.
I still can't
believe it.
Let me
help you.

Look into the Ministry
of Peace site to find out
what the police are up to.
The password is "992".

The OCU intelligence
CIU web site password
is "C4I5U6".
You might find this useful.
Good luck, you guys!

: ...(Who the heck is Shizuka Jinguji? Oh well. I'll just ignore it.)


Ms. Hasegawa posted:

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Hasegawa

This is your teacher,
Kisako Hasegawa.
I can't believe you
and Kazuki are wanted
by the police.
The school was flooded
by reporters the next day.

I don't believe you're
the culprit in that explosion.
There must be a mistake!
I'm on your side.
Send me a reply!

: Ms. Hasegawa is all worked up.
: She's worried about you.
: She's kind of extreme. She might do something rash.
: I wonder what she's like.

Ryogo posted:

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Ms. Hasegawa

Hey, don't worry
about us, Kazuki and
I are doing fine.
We'll be back in
Japan soon.

Sakura Elementary posted:

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Safety

Hello, Miho.
I liked your class
on traffic safety.
The part where you got
run over by a car
was my favorite.

You said you didn't
have a boyfriend.
Do you have one now?
Come visit us again.
Bye!

P.S.
I'm the class's teacher,
Kuroi. Thank you for
your lecture.
I'm attaching a photo
from that day.



: Miho, you look great!
: Really?
: (They probably didn't let her do anything else...)
That's probably the meanest thing Kazuki has said or done thus far.



Well, time to blow up the missile base.



: That's a SAM silo. After the base, take out the silo, then withdraw.



: First, we gotta deal with the enemy.
: That's right, let's go!



I rotate Alisa out for this battle. No good reason for why, I just felt missiles weren't going to be very helpful.



There are three of these fixed machine guns along with a Kasel and two Genies. Not too threatening.



Kazuki brings pain, chaining two Tackles together and killing a machine gun in one turn.



Hey, look, the Philippine Army wanzers have little flags emblazoned on their shoulders! And then I send in Miho to erase it from existence.



And the Kasel aims straight for Liu. It knows where the weak link on our team is...



Also, look at why I like shields. You see, without a shield, this could have done twice as much damage to Ryogo's body or weapon arm.



Kazuki and his Berzerker wanzer have reached a potentially unhealthy symbiosis. They feed off each other's rage to commit ever greater acts of brutality. Here, Kazuki destroys both arms of a wanzer in a single turn. Why? Because he stubbed his toe that morning...



And Ryogo destroys a machine gun with a pair of chained ROF IIs. He's still the most reliable member of the team.



It's only turn 4, but only one enemy remains.



And then there were none.



How long can this streak of platinum medals last? Not long, as it turns out



: All right. Kazuki, how's it going over there?
: We're set!
: Okay, the timer's set. Pull out! Hurry!



I told you guys we could take the Philippines!

Next Time: Saving Private Kazuki!

Item List
For Scalding Coffee

Name/Size/Price/Description

Grenade/2/100/Reloads Grenade Launcher
Missile/2/100/Reloads Missile Launcher
Repair/1/100/Restores 50% of HP to a part
Repair Mx/2/200/Restore all HP to a part
Restore Lo/2/160/Repairs Broken Part and 25% HP
Restore Hi/3/300/Repairs Broken Part and 50% HP
Restore Mx/4/400/Repairs Broken Part and 100% HP
Recover/1/80/Restores 50% of Health to pilot
Recover Mx/2/140/Restores 100$ of Health to pilot
Shield Rpr/2/120/Restores 50% of Shield Durability
Shield Mx/3/200/Restores 100% of Shield Durability