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| Ernst | |
| General information | |
| Classification | Raven |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation and military information | |
| Rank | 1 |
| Craft | AC Anfang (Jap) AC Phoenix (Eng) |
| Real world information | |
| Appearances | Armored Core: Master of Arena |
Ernst is a Raven that appears in the Armored Core: Master of Arena Extra Arena He is ranked #1 in the Humanoid Leg Arena.
Information[]
His AC consists of basic parts, but still remains well balanced offensively and defensively.
AC Phoenix | Anfang[]
Anfang / Phoenix
Phoenix is a middleweight two-legged AC armed with a machine gun, laser blade, grenade launcher and multi missile launcher. Due to the Human Plus enhancements of the pilot the unit can fire the grenade launcher while moving, fire blade waves and launch into battle overweight.
In Japanese, the AC name is called Anfang (アンファング An fangu).
Strategy[]
As expected for the top-ranker for the Humanoid legs Arena, Ernst is definitely not a pushover and is not to be taken lightly. He packs tremendous firepower that's enough to turn enemy ACs into smoking husks in a short period of time. Not to mention he also loves to jet as high as possible (far out of reach of your lock range) while raining down hard-hitting grenade rounds or rapid bursts of machine gun fire. Another thing to note, is Ernst has the tendency of backing away instead of closing distance (like majority of the Arena rankers) since his AC is built mainly for mid-to-long range fights, meaning getting into close-combat with him is going to be very difficult.
The best way to take care of him would to restrict his flying ability in an enclosed map like the parking garage, which would presumably make it easier to target him. The next thing is to avoid his grenade launcher, because that is his heaviest hitter and is quite accurate with it as well, so dodging this weapon is paramount to your victory. The other weapon you should be wary of is his machine gun. Though the machine gun does lesser damage than the grenades, it has incredible fire rate and can take off AP in no time if you let him hit you repeatedly with it. His missiles also do potent damage but he rarely uses this weapon so you needn't be too concerned about this.
To beat Ernst, use heavy or hard hitting weapons. His AC does possess a decent bit of AP and defense even though it's constructed with basic parts. High power energy weapons like the Karasawa or the XFwPPk work well on him as Ernst has lower EN defense compared to shell defense. If you have Human PLUS, heavy cannons like his own grenade launcher or the IR24 laser cannon can break him apart easily. The Moonlight blade also works against him but take note that Ernst has a blade of his own, while he may not have the Moonlight he has the blade that can shoot 3 blade waves at once instead of 1, so don't let him hit you with his blade.
Parts[]
- Head: HD-REDEYE
- Core: XCA-00
- Arms: AN-101
- Legs: LN-1001
- Generator: GBG-XR
- FCS: QX-9009
- Boosters: B-T001
- Back Weapon L: WC-GN230
- Back Weapon R: WM-X201
- Arm Weapon L: LS-3303
- Arm Weapon R: WG-AR1000