- - Air Control Tower

Fallout 3 - Broken Steel Guide

Who Dares Wins - Air Control Tower

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|ITEMS: [] First Aid Box, [] Nuka-Cola Quantum, [] First Aid Box, [] First Aid |
|          Box, [] First Aid Box, [] Enclave Crate, [] First Aid Box,          |
|       [] Enclave Crate x3, [] Enclave Crate x2, [] Ammo Box x2, [] Grenade   |
|          Box, [] First Aid Box x3, [] Ammo Box, [] Ammo Box, [] Buffout,     |
|       [] Ammo Box, [] Rapid-Torch Flamer, [] .308 Caliber Rounds (x24) x2,   |
|       [] Missile x7, [] Flamer Fuel (x12) x4, [] Mini Nuke x2, [] Nuka-Cola  |
|          Quantum.                                                            |
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I can be quite brief about this floor.  There’s a Robobrain hanging around the offices, and you can find a [FIRST AID BOX] in the NW section in a bookcase, and a [NUKA-COLA QUANTUM] under a desk, as well as another [FIRST AID BOX] in this office space.  Don’t forget to loot the third [FIRST AID BOX] at the base of the stairs as you go up.

When you’ve made your way upstairs you’ll reach the control room, and a few Vertibirds will fly over the building.  Your first thought might be to grab out your Tesla Cannon and blow them to smithereens - and that’s all fine - but you should be informed that if one of them survives your attack they’ll fire missiles at your location, causing HEAVY damage.  So your tactics should either be: 1. Leave them alone (kind of lame, huh?).  2. Shoot down all three of them really effin’ fast.  3. Shoot down 1 or 2 and quickly dive down the stairs to avoid any damage.

Either way, you can find a [FIRST AID BOX] in the control room, and the Research Terminal contains what you came for: The controls to the Mobile Platform Loading Ramp, which you should lower.  Having done this, head out of the building entirely and make your way over to the Mobile Platform to the east.

You can find an [ENCLAVE CRATE] and [FIRST AID BOX] at the Enclave stand nearby the stairs of the Air Control Tower.  As you get within fairly close proximity of the Mobile Platform you’ll encounter many Enclave Troops.  Fortunately, a few brave Brotherhood of Steel Paladins serve as fine meat distractions so you can knock yourself out with the Tesla Cannon .. Err, rather, knock the Enclave out, that is.

There’s also a Hellfire Trooper on top of the Platform.  He seems to keep spitting out his fire all over the place, even when there’s no one in sight anymore. Before you go like: “WTF is this dude doing?” like I did, save yourself the trouble and knock him out with a few Tesla Rounds.

Three [ENCLAVE CRATES] can be found near the small sattelite dish, and two more [ENCLAVE CRATES] are placed in the Enclave stand to the south.  Two [AMMO BOXES] and a [GRENADE BOX] can be found inside the nearby truck.  You can now enter the Moving Platform, or you can optionally visit the Adams Storage Facility to the far southeast.  If you want to continue with the main quest, simply skip that section.

Adams Storage Facility:
It looks like you’ve hit jackpot the second you entered already!  Check the bookcase on your left for [3x FIRST AID BOXES] and an [AMMO BOX], then loot the other [AMMO BOX] on the shelves in the middle of the room and lastly, search the SE corner for a [BUFFOUT] in the wooden crate.

An (Average) [AMMO BOX] can be looted from the bookcase on the NE wall, but you might want to take out the Mark V Turret on the west first.  That area houses a counter with a whopping of supplies, including a new, unique REGULAR flame-thrower: The [RAPID-TORCH FLAMER]. Also look for [.308 CALIBER ROUNDS (x24) x2], [MISSILE x7], [FLAMER FUEL (x12) x4], [MINI NUKE x2] and a [NUKA-COLA QUANTUM].  Who needs a Quantum Chemist Perk when you get enough Nuka-Cola Quantums anyway?

(Well, alright, alright.  Nuka Grenades can be made with them and the AP Bonus is alright, but there really are many, many Quantums in the game already... and you still need TEN regular Nuka-Cola’s to create just one Quantum...)

Upstairs leads to the roof outside with no items, and a Hellfire Trooper will likely attack you from below.  As you head back to the Mobile Platform Crawler, expect a squad of three Sentry Bots to attack you - a rather dangerous occurence in an open field like this.  I suggest you quickly dispatch them with the Tesla Cannon and hide behind already-blown up trucks.  With those out of the way, finally enter the Crawler.