Sandcraft Battling

The following is a list of all of the "positions" and the commands they may use. Note that FP is gathered pretty much the same way as in normal battles (passing turns doing nothing adds a lot of FP). Every "position" has 2 commands to choose from, (aside from Guard, and Wait, which simply pass turns) and one Force Ability command. Force Abilities are indicated by yellow text.

Deckmate Commands
Command Name:	What it does:
Load Ammo (4 FP)	Reload gun to full ammo.
Assist Piloting (24 FP)	Deckmate "helps" another position, increasing amount of turns.
Repair Craft (25 FP)	Refills some of Sandcraft's HP.
Gunner Commands
Command Name:	What it does:
Fire Main Gun (16 FP)	Blast enemy with the main cannon. Must reload when ammo is depleted.
Prepare Elemental Ammo (24 FP)	Adds an elemental property to your next attack. Consumes an elemental ammo item.
Fire all Ammo at Once (25 FP)	Fires off all ammo in one shot; damage is relative to current ammo load.
Harpooner Commands
Command Name:	What it does:
Fire Harpoon and Capture Target (8 FP)	Fires out harpoon. If it hits, target's RFX (speed) lowers and your attacks become more effective.
Retract Harpoon (8 FP)	Retrieves harpoon if you missed hitting the enemy with it; if harpoon is in the enemy, pulls the enemy closer, making your attacks stronger.
Fire and Immediately Retract Harpoon (25 FP)	Does both harpoon commands at once.
Helmsman Commands
Command Name:	What it does:
Move to Advantageous Position (8 FP)	Moves the sandcraft to the side of the opponent, so attacks do more damage. If at the monster's side already, this command moves you behind the monster.
Divert with Flash Bomb (16 FP)	Lowers the enemy's evasion by blinding them with a flash bomb.
Feint and Pursue Target (25 FP)	Moves behind target, and blinds them with a flash bomb.

The ideal battle strategy is incredibly simple; purchase the best Sandcraft gun in the game, put your character with the highest RFX into the Gunner position, your character with the 2nd highest RFX in the Deckmate position, and just Fire all Ammo at any enemy you see. Enemies will rarely (if ever) have a chance.

Below is a list of equipment for the sandcraft, which can be purchased by talking to Emilia in Jolly Roger. Once you buy the equipment, remember that you have to equip it in store! There are 4 types of Equipment: Main Gun, Sub Gun (Harpoon), Armor and Power (Engine). Upgrade to the Ark Smasher (the strongest gun) ASAP; it takes a bit of time, but Dragon Fossils are dropped by nearly EVERY enemy in the game; including low-level Gobs and Balloons.

Main Guns
Name	Cost (in Dragon Fossils)	Shot Power	HIT (Accuracy)	Bullet Capacity	Critical Hit Rate	Weight
Revolver Cannon	0 (Default)	60	50	2	0.1	4000
Bunker Cannon I	14	90	150	3	0.5	6000
Bunker Cannon II	16	130	120	6	0.3	8000
Bunker Cannon III	18	160	80	2	0.2	11000
Scud Cannon I	30	200	280	6	0.7	10000
Scud Cannon II	32	230	220	8	0.5	12000
Scud Cannon III	34	300	180	4	0.4	15000
Ark Smasher	50	270	250	8	0.7	18000

Harpoons
Name	Cost (in Dragon Fossils)	Shot Power	HIT (Accuracy)	Critical Hit Rate	Weight
Singing Swallow	0 (Default)	30	30	0.1	2000
Owl T1	10	40	60	0.2	3000
Owl T2	12	50	40	0.6	4000
Owl T3	14	60	50	0.3	6000
Hawk T1	22	80	100	0.4	5000
Hawk T2	24	90	70	0.8	6500
Hawk T3	26	110	80	0.5	8000
Soaring Falcon	40	100	90	0.7	9000

Armor
Name	Cost (in Dragon Fossils)	Defense	Magic Resistance	Weight
Econo-Frame	0	75	75	6000
Delux-Frame DX	12	200	100	9000
Delux-Frame EX	14	100	200	12000
Delux-Frame FX	16	180	180	18000
Maxx-Frame DX	24	450	200	15000
Maxx-Frame EX	26	200	450	20000
Maxx-Frame FX	28	350	350	24000
Ultra-Frame	45	400	400	27000

Engines
Name	Cost (in Dragon Fossils)	Capacity (HP Value added)
Dragon Heart OG	0 (Default)	12000
Dragon Heart G1	20	18000
Dragon Heart G2	25	24000
Dragon Heart G3	30	30000
Dragon Heart G4	35	36000
Dragon Heart G5	40	42000
Dragon Heart G6	45	48000
Dragon Heart NG	50	54000

Elemental ammo is also sold for 1 Dragon Fossil each, but being the vast well of WA3 knowledge that I am, I can safely say you will never need to use anything but Fire all Ammo with the Ark Smasher equipped. Even the big bad Balal Quo Naga will fall in one hit.

Now for a mini-bestiary for all of the enemies you will meet while cruising around on your sandcraft. I don't have EXACT HP values, but what does it matter when you're doing 300000 damage a hit?

Name	HP Range:	EXP:	Gella:
	Drop:	Location:	Comments:
Botis	35000-44000	540	250
	???	Sandsea around Yggdrasil	Attempts to lower your RFX, and physically attacks.
Capricorn	33000-73000	720	360
	???	Sandsea around Yggdrasil	Uses physical and Ice attacks.
Crab Bubbler	34900-39000	540	250
	???	Sandsea around Yggdrasil	Casts Quicken on itself.
Dinosaur	75000-110000	1030	500
	???	Sandsea around Yggdrasil	Uses physical and Earth attacks.
Dune King	45600-102000	1200	600
	???	Sandsea around Jolly Roger, north of Boot Hill	Boosts it's attack with Hyper, weakens your defense with Fragile, then attacks.
Gara Diablo	33000-71000	580	250
	???	Sandsea south of Gunner's Heaven	Uses physical and Wind attacks.
Garpike	20000-22680	460	250
	???	Sandsea around Jolly Roger	Uses physical and Fire attacks.
Grodine (flying)	60000-96000	970	480
	???	Inner sandsea	Uses physical and Water attacks; increases it's speed.
Grodine (walking)	60000-96000	970	480
	???	Inner sandsea	Uses physical and Water attacks.
Jenny Green Teeth	42000-78000	760	380
	???	Sandsea around Yggdrasil	Uses physical and Ice attacks.
Jumbo Critter	35000-68000	670	380
	???	Sandsea around Yggdrasil	Lowers defense, then attacks.
Nak	40000-80000	860	430
	Light Ring	Sandsea around Yggdrasil	Uses physical and Light attacks.
Pantagruel	66000-89000	970	480
	???	Inner sandsea	Uses physical and Earth attacks.
Rufflesia	Less than 41000	800	280
	Potion Berry	Sandsea around Jolly Roger	Strong physical attacker.
Sand Tentacle	67000-101000	1030	500
	???	Inner sandsea	Uses physical and Thunder attacks.
Simurgh	36000-52000	580	300
	???	Sandsea around Yggdrasil	Casts Turbulence on itself, physically attacks.
Yurlungur	41000-72000	800	400
	???	Sandsea near strange rock formation	Uses physical and Light attacks.
Zazan Bronzo	31000-38000	500	260
	???	Sandsea around Jolly Roger	Attempts to raise it's DEF, and physically attacks.