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{{Infobox mission
 
|name = Arms Shortage
 
|name = Arms Shortage
|image=ArmsShortage-GTAIII.jpg
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|image = ArmsShortage-GTAIIIde-Intro.png
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|caption =
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|game = {{games|III=y}}
|caption=[[Ray Machowski]] telling [[Claude]] to help protect [[Phil Cassidy|Phil Cassidy's]] [[Phil's Army Surplus|business]]
 
|game = III
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|type = III
|for = [[Ray Machowski]]
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|for = {{For|game=III|ray}}
|location = [[Belleville Park]], [[Staunton Island]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]
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|location = [[Belleville Park]], [[Staunton Island]]
|target = Protect Phil from the [[Colombian Cartel]]
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|target = [[Colombian Cartel]]
|fail = Death of [[Phil Cassidy]]
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|fail = *[[Wasted]]
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*[[Busted]]
|reward = [[Money|$]]10,000
 
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*[[Phil Cassidy|Phil]] dies
|unlocks = [[Evidence Dash]]<br>Weapons at [[Phil's Army Surplus]]
 
|unlockedby = [[Silence the Sneak]]}}
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|reward = *[[Money|$10,000]]
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*[[Phil's Army Surplus]]
 
 
|unlocks = [[Evidence Dash]]
{{quote|I can't believe thos yellow-bellied bastards left me without proper cover again! Well, three arms are better than one, so grab whatever you need. Those Colombians'll be here any minute!Phil Cassidy first quote in GTA Series, which he appears in four games.}}
 
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|unlockedby = [[Silence the Sneak]]
 
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|todo = *'''''<span style="color:#578665">Go and check on Phil!</span>'''''
'''Arms Shortage''' is a mission in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] given by [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] police officer [[Ray Machowski]] to [[Protagonist|protagonist]] [[Claude]] from the toilet block in [[Belleville Park]], [[Staunton Island]], [[liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]].
 
 
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{{Quote|An old army buddy of mine runs a business in Rockford. We saw action in Nicaragua, back when the country knew what it was doing. Anyway... Some Cartel scum roughed him up yesterday, said they'd be back for some of his stock today. He's gonna need some back-up and in return he'll give you knock-down rates on any hardware you buy.|[[Ray Machowski]]|sound=ArmsShortage-GTAIII-Quote.ogg}}
 
'''Arms Shortage''' is a mission in ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'' given by [[Liberty City Police Department (3D Universe)|LCPD]] police officer [[Ray Machowski]] to [[Protagonist|protagonist]] [[Claude]] from the toilet block in [[Belleville Park]], [[Staunton Island]], [[Liberty City (3D Universe)|Liberty City]].
   
 
==Mission==
 
==Mission==
 
Claude goes to see Ray in the toilet block in Belleville Park. Ray informs him of an old friend, [[Phil Cassidy]], being in trouble with the [[Colombian Cartel]] and needs someone to back him up. Claude drives to [[Phil's Army Surplus|Phil's Base]] in [[Rockford]]. Phil says the Colombians will arrive any minute and Claude then picks up everything he needs for surviving the shoot-out. The Colombians after a while arrive in [[Cartel Cruiser]]s and the gunfight begins. Phil and Claude manage to clear out the wave of Colombians and Phil tells Claude that he can come back any time to get upgraded military weapons.
 
Claude goes to see Ray in the toilet block in Belleville Park. Ray informs him of an old friend, [[Phil Cassidy]], being in trouble with the [[Colombian Cartel]] and needs someone to back him up. Claude drives to [[Phil's Army Surplus|Phil's Base]] in [[Rockford]]. Phil says the Colombians will arrive any minute and Claude then picks up everything he needs for surviving the shoot-out. The Colombians after a while arrive in [[Cartel Cruiser]]s and the gunfight begins. Phil and Claude manage to clear out the wave of Colombians and Phil tells Claude that he can come back any time to get upgraded military weapons.
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==Mission objectives==
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==Mission Objectives==
 
In order to complete the mission the player must:
 
In order to complete the mission the player must:
 
*Drive to Phil's Base
 
*Drive to Phil's Base
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Upon completing this mission the player gets [[Money|$]]10,000 and the mission [[Evidence Dash]] is unlocked. The player is also granted access to purchase military-grade weapons from [[Phil's Army Surplus]], like the [[Shotgun]], the [[M16]] and the [[Rocket Launcher]].
 
Upon completing this mission the player gets [[Money|$]]10,000 and the mission [[Evidence Dash]] is unlocked. The player is also granted access to purchase military-grade weapons from [[Phil's Army Surplus]], like the [[Shotgun]], the [[M16]] and the [[Rocket Launcher]].
   
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==Transcript==
After the player is done talking to Phil, the player should see a Barracks OL parked there which is Bulletproof, and may come in handy for future missions. Also take note that it will only be bulletproof during and after the mission, otherwise the Barracks OL isn't bulletproof.
 
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==Walkthrough==
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<gallery position="center" hideaddbutton="true" spacing="small" widths="270px" bordersize="small">
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ArmsShortage-GTAIII-SS1.jpg|[[Claude]] arrives at the public toilets in [[Belleville Park]] to find [[Ray Machowski|Ray]] missing.
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ArmsShortage-GTAIII-SS2.jpg|After looking through some stalls, Ray calls Claude over from another stall.
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ArmsShortage-GTAIII-SS3.jpg|Ray informs Claude of his [[Phil Cassidy|buddy]], who runs a [[Phil's Army Surplus|gun shop]] in [[Rockford]].
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ArmsShortage-GTAIII-SS4.jpg|Ray reveals that members of the [[Colombian Cartel]] assaulted Ray's friend the day before and said that they would come back for his stock at a later time.
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ArmsShortage-GTAIII-SS5.jpg|Ray tasks Claude with going to his friend's shop and protecting him from any Cartel gangsters that may show up. Ray also tells Claude that his friend will give him a discount for all prices for this job.
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ArmsShortage-GTAIII-SS6.jpg|Claude going back to his vehicle.
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ArmsShortage-GTAIII-SS7.jpg|Claude making his way to the gun shop in Rockford.
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ArmsShortage-GTAIII-SS8.jpg|Claude arriving at the shop.
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ArmsShortage-GTAIII-SS9.jpg|Claude is greeted by Phil Cassidy, who tells Claude that he expected Ray to send more men and remarks how he is left with minimal back-up for a big fight again. Phil tells Claude to grab any needed ammunition from the nearby lockers.
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ArmsShortage-GTAIII-SS10.jpg|After climbing on a container, Claude waits for the Cartel gangsters to arrive.
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ArmsShortage-GTAIII-SS11.jpg|Claude blows up one of the [[Cartel Cruiser|gang cars]] that the Cartel gangsters have arrived in, signaling the beginning of the shootout.
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ArmsShortage-GTAIII-SS12.jpg|Claude and Phil taking out Cartel gangsters.
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ArmsShortage-GTAIII-SS13.jpg|After Claude kills the final Cartel member he needs to go and check if Phil is not hurt.
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ArmsShortage-GTAIII-SS14.jpg|Phil tells Claude that he did really well and says that if he had Claude with him in {{WP|Nicaragua}}, he may not have lost his arm.
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ArmsShortage-GTAIII-SS15.jpg|After thanking Claude for his help, Phil tells Claude that he can come back and buy weaponry at any time.
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ArmsShortage-GTAIII-SS16.jpg|Mission passed.
 
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===Video Walkthroughs===
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==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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ArmsShortage-GTAIII-Intro.png|Original version intro.
 
ArmsShortage-GTAIII2.png|[[Phil Cassidy]] telling [[Claude]] about the impending attack from the [[Colombian Cartel]]
 
ArmsShortage-GTAIII2.png|[[Phil Cassidy]] telling [[Claude]] about the impending attack from the [[Colombian Cartel]]
 
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== Trivia ==
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==Notes==
 
*The [[Colombian Cartel]] also carry weapons that aren't normally in their arsenal, these weapons include: [[Molotov Cocktail]]s, [[Grenade]]s, and [[Pump Action Shotgun]]s.
*Sciatica is an actual medical condition, which involves symptoms of severe pain and possibly numbness of the leg because of compression of nerve roots in the buttocks. It's worth noting that he is sitting down at the time, on the toilet. It would not usually cause someone to cough, however, which supports the inference that Ray is pretending to be sick so he won't be shot at.
 
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*If the player fends off all the Columbian Cartel using a [[Rhino|tank]] cannon, a mysterious shotgun shot will be heard and Phil will die, leading to the failure of the mission.
*[[Phil Cassidy]] also lied about [[Boomshine Saigon|why he is missing his arm]], stating he was in Nicaragua, though this is very likely due to the fact that he was drunk and hallucinating that he was in Nicaragua.
 
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*It's possible to obtain the [[Rhino]] during this mission by blocking both its doors and attempting to enter it. Claude will be teleported inside the tank and can drive it. A video of this can be seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bn5wR6KO1U here].
*The [[Colombian Cartel]] also carry weapons that aren't normally in their arsenal, these weapons include: [[Molotov Cocktail]]s, [[Grenades]], and the [[Pump Action Shotgun]].
 
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*The Rhino in this mission is not explosion proof. Saving it in a garage, however, will make it explosion proof like any other Rhino.
 
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*After the player is done talking to Phil, the player should see a [[Barracks OL]] parked there which is bulletproof.
==Video walkthroughs==
 
   
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*[[Phil Cassidy]] lies about [[Boomshine Saigon|how he lost his arm]], stating he was in {{WP|Nicaragua}}.
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**Furthermore, his right arm was shown missing in [[Boomshine Saigon]] in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'', although at the end of this mission, his right arm is shown intact whereas his left arm is shown missing (this could just be an error in the developer team's side).
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*The mission's name might be a pun on Phil's missing arm, since this is the first time [[Claude]] encounters Phil and he explains why he lost it.
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An old army buddy of mine runs a business in Rockford. We saw action in Nicaragua, back when the country knew what it was doing. Anyway... Some Cartel scum roughed him up yesterday, said they'd be back for some of his stock today. He's gonna need some back-up and in return he'll give you knock-down rates on any hardware you buy.

Arms Shortage is a mission in Grand Theft Auto III given by LCPD police officer Ray Machowski to protagonist Claude from the toilet block in Belleville Park, Staunton Island, Liberty City.

Mission

Claude goes to see Ray in the toilet block in Belleville Park. Ray informs him of an old friend, Phil Cassidy, being in trouble with the Colombian Cartel and needs someone to back him up. Claude drives to Phil's Base in Rockford. Phil says the Colombians will arrive any minute and Claude then picks up everything he needs for surviving the shoot-out. The Colombians after a while arrive in Cartel Cruisers and the gunfight begins. Phil and Claude manage to clear out the wave of Colombians and Phil tells Claude that he can come back any time to get upgraded military weapons.

Mission Objectives

In order to complete the mission the player must:

  • Drive to Phil's Base
  • Clear out the attacking Columbians
  • Go and check on Phil

Reward

Upon completing this mission the player gets $10,000 and the mission Evidence Dash is unlocked. The player is also granted access to purchase military-grade weapons from Phil's Army Surplus, like the Shotgun, the M16 and the Rocket Launcher.

Transcript

Transcript
Claude goes to see Ray Machowski at the underground toilet in Belleville Park, but can't seem to find him.
Ray Machowski
(Voice only):
Hey, kid, over here!
Ray is revealed to be behind a toilet stall.
Ray Machowski: An old army buddy of mine runs a business in Rockford. We saw action in Nicaragua, back when the country knew what it was doing. Anyway, some Cartel scum roughed him up yesterday, said they'd be back for some of his stock today. He's gonna need back-up and in return he'll give you knock-down rates on any hardware you buy. I'd go myself, but the old sciatica's playing up, (cough) so, er, hrmmm, good luck.
Claude goes to Phil's Army Surplus in Rockford to meet Ray's old army buddy, Phil Cassidy.
Phil: Ray phoned ahead, but I thought there'd be more of you. I can't believe those yellow-bellied bastards left me without proper cover again! Well, three arms are better than one, so grab whatever you need. Those Colombians will be here any minute!
Claude grabs whatever weapons he can to prepare for the incoming onslaught of Colombian Cartel members, who soon arrive at the base.
Phil: Goddamn, they're here! LOCK'N'LOAD!!
Claude kills all of the Cartel attackers, then goes to check on Phil.
Phil: Heh-hey! If I'd teamed up with you in Nicaragua, maybe I'd still have my arm! If you need any firepower, just drop by and take what you need from the lockers. Leave the cash under the bench. Now get outta here, I'll handle the cops.

Walkthrough

Video Walkthroughs

Gallery

Notes

  • The Colombian Cartel also carry weapons that aren't normally in their arsenal, these weapons include: Molotov Cocktails, Grenades, and Pump Action Shotguns.
  • If the player fends off all the Columbian Cartel using a tank cannon, a mysterious shotgun shot will be heard and Phil will die, leading to the failure of the mission.
  • It's possible to obtain the Rhino during this mission by blocking both its doors and attempting to enter it. Claude will be teleported inside the tank and can drive it. A video of this can be seen here.
  • The Rhino in this mission is not explosion proof. Saving it in a garage, however, will make it explosion proof like any other Rhino.
  • After the player is done talking to Phil, the player should see a Barracks OL parked there which is bulletproof.

Trivia

  • Phil Cassidy lies about how he lost his arm, stating he was in Nicaragua.
    • Furthermore, his right arm was shown missing in Boomshine Saigon in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, although at the end of this mission, his right arm is shown intact whereas his left arm is shown missing (this could just be an error in the developer team's side).
  • The mission's name might be a pun on Phil's missing arm, since this is the first time Claude encounters Phil and he explains why he lost it.

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