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Front Mission 3
Battle Skills List

by Anthony Nguyen, aka Luxion
last updated: May 11th, 2000

Where I am in the game (Emma's Storyline):
Mission 64 (now I'm counting my medals to determine that).

This is one of five Front Mission 3 informative collections by me.  I have a habit
of collecting technical information from strategy/tactical console games.  I do
it for myself, but all that work deserves some attention, so whether you appreciate
it or not, here it is.

This FAQ near complete, but with recent knowledge of an official
strategy guide being released for the game, I would like to make my work known
before I become accused of "stealing" information from other sources.

This FAQ is meant for those who have played the game.  It is organized
in a fashion where anyone can look at it and understand what is going on, but that is
just my opinion and optimism.

Credit goes to Square for releasing yet another great game, and finally bringing
over to the US a piece of the Front Mission universe.  Most all numbers, stats,
technical descriptions, and names belong to Front Mission 3.

Disclaimer :
This FAQ Copyright 2000 Anthony Nguyen.  I went through a lot of trouble to collect
this information myself.  If any information is used from this guide for
reproduction or mass distribution, please mention my name as well as e-mail me at:

[email protected]

ICQ# 4462286

If there any comments, corrections, and/or suggestions, please send them to me!

Thank you for your support.


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SKILLS
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Due to popular demand, I have organized two lists for Battle Skills.
The first is organized by Wanzer models, for easier reference when
unlocking skills.

The second list is simply an alphabetical sort, for reference.

Finally I moved this list from my Wanzer parts and weapons FAQ into its
own FAQ file.

Those without description of abilities are skills I have not run across
yet in my game.  AutoI and AutoII are really annoying to unlock, so if
anyone has the exact wording of the skill's ability and would like to
tell me, I would greatly appreciate it.  Can no enemy stun my anymore?

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Alphabetized by Wanzer Part (then organized by Body, Arm, Leg)
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Skill         Slots     Wanzer          Part    Type/Hint               Ability
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Chaff           1       Drake M2C       Body    All weapons (def)       Diverts attacking missiles
Pilot DMGI      1       Drake M2C       Arm     No grenades             High dmg to enemy pilot
EXPx2           1       Drake M2C       Leg     No grenades             Doubles battle skill EXP
AutoI                   Enyo Mk109      Body    No shoulder wpn
Leg Smash       4       Enyo Mk109      Arm     1 Shot, Mel, Msl        Destroys enemy's legs
Prvnt Loss      1       Enyo Mk109      Leg     All weapons (def)       Saves lost part, but reduces HP to 1
Pilot Eject             Foura M12A      Body    No shoulder wpn
Arm Smash       4       Foura M12A      Arm     1 Shot, Mel, Msl        Destroys enemy's arm
Escape          1       Foura M12A      Leg     All weapons (def)       Escapes before a part is destroyed
Def-C1[Up]      1       Genie           Body    No shoulder wpn         Def-C upgrade up 1 LV
Pilot DMGIII    3       Genie           Arm     No grenades             Major dmg to enemy pilot
AutoCountr      1       Genie           Leg     All Weapons             Counters even when part destroyed
RevengeIII      3       Getty           Body    No shoulder wpn         Returns twice the received dmg
FiringSquad     3       Getty           Arm     Range                   Calls 2 allies for backup fire
E-Skill2[Down]  2       Getty           Leg     No shoulder wpn         Enemy's weapons skill down 2 LVs
MeleeIII        3       Grapple M1      Body    Melee                   Doubles the melee skill for a turn
Dbl PunchI      2       Grapple M1      Arm     RL Same Melee Wpns      R-L combo with one melee type
Skill+2[Up]     2       Grapple M1      Leg     No grenades             Weapon skill up 2 LVs for a turn
ZoomIII         3       Grezex          Body    No grenades             Doubles Acc
Aim             3       Grezex          Arm     Burst                   Concentrates all attacks on 1 part
Hrd Knocks      1       Grezex          Leg     No grenades             Weapon skill LVs up when machine weakened
Rvnge-Body              Hoshun Mk112    Body    No shoulder wpn
Body Smash      5       Hoshun Mk112    Arm     1 Shot, Mel, Msl        Destroys enemy's body
AP-0            3       Hoshun Mk112    Leg     No grenades             Reduces AP cost to 0
RevengeI                Jinyo Mk110     Body    No shoulder wpn
ROFUPII         2       Jinyo Mk110     Arm     Burst                   Fires 1.5 times normal ammo
Fast Attack     2       Jinyo Mk110     Leg     No shoulder wpn         Attacks, then escapes counterattack
MeleeII         2       Kasel M2        Body    Melee                   Melee skill up 1.5 LVs for a turn
Stun Punch      1       Kasel M2        Arm     Melee                   Stuns enemy pilot
AP-30%          1       Kasel M2        Leg     No grenades             Reduces AP cost by 30%
ZoomI           1       Kyojun Mk107    Body    No grenades             Raises Acc 1.2 times
ROFUPI          1       Kyojin Mk107    Arm     Burst                   Fires 1.2 times normal ammo
BraceI          1       Kyojun Mk107    Leg     No shoulder wpn         Enemy attacks first, but damage cut by 50%
MeleeI          1       Kyokei Mk108    Body    Melee                   Melee skill up 1.2 LVs for a turn
Hit or Miss     1       Kyokei Mk108    Arm     Burst                   All shots either hit or miss the enemy
DMGFix100       1       Kyokei Mk108    Leg     All weapons (def)       Reduces dmg between 101-200 to 100
Def-C2[Up]      2       Laiying 1       Body    No shoulder wpn         Def-C upgrade up 2 LVs
Pilot DMGII     2       Laiying 1       Arm     No grenades             Very high dmg to enemy pilot
Skill+3[Up]     3       Laiying 1       Leg     No grenades             Weapon skill up 3 LVs for a turn
TackleIII       3       Lanze           Body    Melee                   Tackles with all body weight; major dmg
ShieldAtkII     2       Lanze           Arm     Melee                   Attacks with shield; very high dmg
Avoid40         2       Lanze           Leg     All weapons (def)       Reduces dmg under 40 to 0
InitiativeIII   3       Lenghe 1        Body    No shoulder wpn         Player attacks first without handicap
ShieldAtkIII    3       Lenghe 1        Arm     Melee                   Attacks with shield; major dmg
Gangbeating     3       Lenghe 1        Leg     Melee                   Calls 2 allies for melee backup
Def-CMAX        3       Mingtian 1      Body    No shoulder wpn         Def-C upgrade maxed
RndmSmash       4       Mingtian 1      Arm     1 Shot, Mel, Msl        Destroys a random part
Blackout        1       Mingtian 1      Leg     No grenades             Disables enemy's Battle Skills
E-Acc1[Down]    1       Pare PAW1       Body    No shoulder wpn         Enemy's Acc upgrade down 1 LV
ToppleShot      1       Pare PAW1       Arm     Range                   Knocks enemy down & reduces AP by half
EvadeI[Up]      1       Pare PAW1       Leg     No shoulder wpn         Evade upgrade up 1 LV during an attack
AutoII                  Prov PAW2       Body    No shoulder wpn
Dbl ShotI       2       Prov PAW2       Arm     RL Same Rng Wpns        R-L combo with one ranged type
Guard-B         1       Prov PAW2       Leg     All weapons (def)       Defends attacks to the body with an arm
RevengeII       2       Qibing 0        Body    No shoulder wpn         Returns 1.5X received dmg
TopplePnch      2       Qibing 0        Arm     Melee                   Knocks enemy down & reduces AP to 0
DmgFix200       1       Qibing 0        Leg     All weapons (def)       Reduces dmg between 201-400 to 200
ZoomII          2       Rekson M4F      Body    No grenades             Raises Acc 1.5 times
BkupFire        3       Rekson M4F      Arm     Melee                   Requests fire support from an ally
E-Skill1[Down]  1       Rekson M4F      Leg     No shoulder wpn         Enemy's weapons skill down 1 LV
E-AccNul        3       Shangdi 1       Body    No shoulder wpn         Enemy's Acc upgrade disabled
Dbl ShotII      2       Shangdi 1       Arm     RL Dif Rng Wpns         R-L combo with dif. ranged types
EXPx3           2       Shangdi 1       Leg     No grenades             Triples battle skill EXP
E-EvadeNul      3       Shunwang 1      Body    No grenades             Enemy's Evade upgrade disabled
Aim-Body        3       Shunwang 1      Arm     Burst                   Concentrates all attacks on enemy's body
Evade-Max       3       Shunwang 1      Leg     No shoulder wpn         Evade upgrade maxed during an attack
DmgFix400       1       Shunyo Mk111    Body    All weapons (def)       Reduces dmg between 401-800 to 400
Rvnge-Same              Shunyo Mk111    Arm     No shoulder wpn
AP-60%          2       Shunyo Mk111    Leg     No grenades             Reduces AP cost by 60%
TackleII        2       Tiandong 3      Body    Melee                   Tackles with all body weight; very high dmg
EjectPunch      1       Tiandong 3      Arm     Melee                   Ejects enemy pilot
Avoid20         1       Tiandong 3      Leg     All weapons (def)       Reduces dmg under 20 to 0
E-Dec-C2[Down]          Tieqi 4         Body    No grenades
Aim-Leg         3       Tieqi 4         Arm     Burst                   Concentrates all attacks on enemy's legs
BraceII         2       Tieqi 4         Leg     No shoulder wpn         Enemy attacks first, but dmg cut by 80%
E-Evade2[Down]  2       Vinedrai        Body    No grenades             Enemy's evade upgrade down 2 LVs
Aim-Arm         3       Vinedrai        Arm     Burst                   Concentrates all attacks on enemy's arm
EXPx4           3       Vinedrai        Leg     No grenades             Quadruples battle skill EXP
E-Def-CNul      3       Whisk           Body    No grenades             Enemy's Def-C upgrade disabled
Salvo           1       Whisk           Arm     Missile                 Fires all remaining missiles
Evade2[Up]      2       Whisk           Leg     No shoulder wpn         Evade upgrade up 2 LVs during an attack
E-Acc2[Down]    2       Wude 3          Body    No shoulder wpn         Enemy's Acc upgrade down 2 LVs
Dbl PunchII     2       Wude 3          Arm     RL Dif Mel Wpns         R-L combo with dif. melee types
E-Skill3[Down]  3       Wude 3          Leg     No shoulder wpn         Enemy's weapon skill down 3 LVs
BkupMelee       3       Yongsai 3       Body    Range                   Requests melee support from an ally
ROFUPIII        3       Yongsai 3       Arm     Burst                   Fires 2X normal ammo
Avoid80         3       Yongsai 3       Leg     All weapons (def)       Reduces dmg under 80 to 0
Dbl Assault     2       Zanislev        Arm     Melee & Range           R-L combo with melee and range weapon
Tackle          1       Zenislev        Body    Melee                   Tackles with all body weight; high dmg
InitiativeI     1       Zenislev        Leg     No shoulder wpn         Player attacks first, but receives 1.4Xdmg
E-Evade1[Down]  1       Zeros           Body    No grenades             Enemy's evade upgrade down 1 LV
ShieldAtkI      1       Zeros           Arm     Melee                   Attacks with shield; high dmg
InitiativeII    2       Zeros           Leg     No shoulder wpn         Player attacks first, but receives 1.2Xdmg


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Alphabetized by Skill Name
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Skill         Slots     Wanzer          Part    Type/Hint               Ability
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Aim             3       Grezex          Arm     Burst                   Concentrates all attacks on 1 part
Aim-Arm         3       Vinedrai        Arm     Burst                   Concentrates all attacks on enemy's arm
Aim-Body        3       Shunwang 1      Arm     Burst                   Concentrates all attacks on enemy's body
Aim-Leg         3       Tieqi 4         Arm     Burst                   Concentrates all attacks on enemy's legs
AP-0            3       Hoshun Mk112    Leg     No grenades             Reduces AP cost to 0
AP-60%          2       Shunyo Mk111    Leg     No grenades             Reduces AP cost by 60%
AP-30%          1       Kasel M2        Leg     No grenades             Reduces AP cost by 30%
Arm Smash       4       Foura M12A      Arm     1 Shot, Mel, Msl        Destroys enemy's arm
AutoI                   Enyo Mk109      Body    No shoulder wpn
AutoII                  Prov PAW2       Body    No shoulder wpn
AutoCountr      1       Genie           Leg     All Weapons             Counters even when part destroyed
Avoid20         1       Tiandong 3      Leg     All weapons (def)       Reduces dmg under 20 to 0
Avoid40         2       Lanze           Leg     All weapons (def)       Reduces dmg under 40 to 0
Avoid80         3       Yongsai 3       Leg     All weapons (def)       Reduces dmg under 80 to 0
BkupFire        3       Rekson M4F      Arm     Melee                   Requests fire support from an ally
BkupMelee       3       Yongsai 3       Body    Range                   Requests melee support from an ally
Blackout        1       Mingtian 1      Leg     No grenades             Disables enemy's Battle Skills
Body Smash      5       Hoshun Mk112    Arm     1 Shot, Mel, Msl        Destroys enemy's body
BraceI          1       Kyojun Mk107    Leg     No shoulder wpn         Enemy attacks first, but damage cut by 50%
BraceII         2       Tieqi 4         Leg     No shoulder wpn         Enemy attacks first, but dmg cut by 80%
Chaff           1       Drake M2C       Body    All weapons (def)       Diverts attacking missiles
Dbl Assault     2       Zanislev        Arm     Melee & Range           R-L combo with melee and range weapon
Dbl PunchI      2       Grapple M1      Arm     RL Same Melee Wpns      R-L combo with one melee type
Dbl PunchII     2       Wude 3          Arm     RL Dif Mel Wpns         R-L combo with dif. melee types
Dbl ShotI       2       Prov PAW2       Arm     RL Same Rng Wpns        R-L combo with one ranged type
Dbl ShotII      2       Shangdi 1       Arm     RL Dif Rng Wpns         R-L combo with dif. ranged types
Def-C1[Up]      1       Genie           Body    No shoulder wpn         Def-C upgrade up 1 LV
Def-C2[Up]      2       Laiying 1       Body    No shoulder wpn         Def-C upgrade up 2 LVs
Def-CMAX        3       Mingtian 1      Body    No shoulder wpn         Def-C upgrade maxed
DMGFix100       1       Kyokei Mk108    Leg     All weapons (def)       Reduces dmg between 101-200 to 100
DmgFix200       1       Qibing 0        Leg     All weapons (def)       Reduces dmg between 201-400 to 200
DmgFix400       1       Shunyo Mk111    Body    All weapons (def)       Reduces dmg between 401-800 to 400
E-Acc1[Down]    1       Pare PAW1       Body    No shoulder wpn         Enemy's Acc upgrade down 1 LV
E-Acc2[Down]    2       Wude 3          Body    No shoulder wpn         Enemy's Acc upgrade down 2 LVs
E-AccNul        3       Shangdi 1       Body    No shoulder wpn         Enemy's Acc upgrade disabled
E-Dec-C2[Down]          Tieqi 4         Body    No grenades
E-Def-CNul      3       Whisk           Body    No grenades             Enemy's Def-C upgrade disabled
E-Evade1[Down]  1       Zeros           Body    No grenades             Enemy's evade upgrade down 1 LV
E-Evade2[Down]  2       Vinedrai        Body    No grenades             Enemy's evade upgrade down 2 LVs
E-EvadeNul      3       Shunwang 1      Body    No grenades             Enemy's Evade upgrade disabled
E-Skill1[Down]  1       Rekson M4F      Leg     No shoulder wpn         Enemy's weapons skill down 1 LV
E-Skill2[Down]  2       Getty           Leg     No shoulder wpn         Enemy's weapons skill down 2 LVs
E-Skill3[Down]  3       Wude 3          Leg     No shoulder wpn         Enemy's weapon skill down 3 LVs
EjectPunch      1       Tiandong 3      Arm     Melee                   Ejects enemy pilot
Escape          1       Foura M12A      Leg     All weapons (def)       Escapes before a part is destroyed
Evade1[Up]      1       Pare PAW1       Leg     No shoulder wpn         Evade upgrade up 1 LV during an attack
Evade2[Up]      2       Whisk           Leg     No shoulder wpn         Evade upgrade up 2 LVs during an attack
Evade-Max       3       Shunwang 1      Leg     No shoulder wpn         Evade upgrade maxed during an attack
EXPx2           1       Drake M2C       Leg     No grenades             Doubles battle skill EXP
EXPx3           2       Shangdi 1       Leg     No grenades             Triples battle skill EXP
EXPx4           3       Vinedrai        Leg     No grenades             Quadruples battle skill EXP
Fast Attack     2       Jinyo Mk110     Leg     No shoulder wpn         Attacks, then escapes counterattack
FiringSquad     3       Getty           Arm     Range                   Calls 2 allies for backup fire
Gangbeating     3       Lenghe 1        Leg     Melee                   Calls 2 allies for melee backup
Guard-B         1       Prov PAW2       Leg     All weapons (def)       Defends attacks to the body with an arm
Hit or Miss     1       Kyokei Mk108    Arm     Burst                   All shots either hit or miss the enemy
Hrd Knocks      1       Grezex          Leg     No grenades             Weapon skill LVs up when machine weakened
InitiativeI     1       Zenislev        Leg     No shoulder wpn         Player attacks first, but receives 1.4Xdmg
InitiativeII    2       Zeros           Leg     No shoulder wpn         Player attacks first, but receives 1.2Xdmg
InitiativeIII   3       Lenghe 1        Body    No shoulder wpn         Player attacks first without handicap
Leg Smash       4       Enyo Mk109      Arm     1 Shot, Mel, Msl        Destroys enemy's legs
MeleeI          1       Kyokei Mk108    Body    Melee                   Melee skill up 1.2 LVs for a turn
MeleeII         2       Kasel M2        Body    Melee                   Melee skill up 1.5 LVs for a turn
MeleeIII        3       Grapple M1      Body    Melee                   Doubles the melee skill for a turn
Pilot DMGI      1       Drake M2C       Arm     No grenades             High dmg to enemy pilot
Pilot DMGII     2       Laiying 1       Arm     No grenades             Very high dmg to enemy pilot
Pilot DMGIII    3       Genie           Arm     No grenades             Major dmg to enemy pilot
Pilot Eject             Foura M12A      Body    No shoulder wpn
Prvnt Loss      1       Enyo Mk109      Leg     All weapons (def)       Saves lost part, but reduces HP to 1
RevengeI                Jinyo Mk110     Body    No shoulder wpn
RevengeII       2       Qibing 0        Body    No shoulder wpn         Returns 1.5X received dmg
RevengeIII      3       Getty           Body    No shoulder wpn         Returns twice the received dmg
RndmSmash       4       Mingtian 1      Arm     1 Shot, Mel, Msl        Destroys a random part
ROFUPI          1       Kyojin Mk107    Arm     Burst                   Fires 1.2 times normal ammo
ROFUPII         2       Jinyo Mk110     Arm     Burst                   Fires 1.5 times normal ammo
ROFUPIII        3       Yongsai 3       Arm     Burst                   Fires 2X normal ammo
Rvnge-Body              Hoshun Mk112    Body    No shoulder wpn
Rvnge-Same              Shunyo Mk111    Arm     No shoulder wpn
Salvo           1       Whisk           Arm     Missile                 Fires all remaining missiles
ShieldAtkI      1       Zeros           Arm     Melee                   Attacks with shield; high dmg
ShieldAtkII     2       Lanze           Arm     Melee                   Attacks with shield; very high dmg
ShieldAtkIII    3       Lenghe 1        Arm     Melee                   Attacks with shield; major dmg
Skill+2[Up]     2       Grapple M1      Leg     No grenades             Weapon skill up 2 LVs for a turn
Skill+3[Up]     3       Laiying 1       Leg     No grenades             Weapon skill up 3 LVs for a turn
Stun Punch      1       Kasel M2        Arm     Melee                   Stuns enemy pilot
TopplePnch      2       Qibing 0        Arm     Melee                   Knocks enemy down & reduces AP to 0
ToppleShot      1       Pare PAW1       Arm     Range                   Knocks enemy down & reduces AP by half
Tackle          1       Zenislev        Body    Melee                   Tackles with all body weight; high dmg
TackleII        2       Tiandong 3      Body    Melee                   Tackles with all body weight; very high dmg
TackleIII       3       Lanze           Body    Melee                   Tackles with all body weight; major dmg
ZoomI           1       Kyojun Mk107    Body    No grenades             Raises Acc 1.2 times
ZoomII          2       Rekson M4F      Body    No grenades             Raises Acc 1.5 times
ZoomIII         3       Grezex          Body    No grenades             Doubles Acc

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