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National Guard Armory
Fallout 3

National Guard Armory

A comprehensive walkthrough for Fallout 3's National Guard Armory, detailing its layout, loot, and the path to the Bobblehead - Small Guns and the utility door.

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A comprehensive walkthrough for Fallout 3's National Guard Armory, detailing its layout, loot, and the path to the Bobblehead - Small Guns and the utility door.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Head east from Friendship Heights to find the National Guard Depot.
  2. 2
    Inside, kill the two Protectrons and proceed through the robot-filled levels.
  3. 3
    In the south-east corner, go down stairs, around a corner, and through a door to find a small storeroom. Loot Nikola Tesla and You from a metal shelf.
  4. 4
    To the west is a Utility Door [Very Hard] that is inaccessible and requires activation elsewhere.
  5. 5
    Head back up the stairs in the south-east corner, then up another flight of stairs to the level above.
  6. 6
    At the top of the staircase, loot two Pre-War Books from a bookcase.
  7. 7
    Go west through offices to a corridor with turrets. Head south down the corridor and down some stairs.
  8. 8
    Head east to find the door to the Depot Training Wing.
  9. 9
    Go north through a door to a hallway with a turret. Use the terminal [Average] across the hallway to deactivate it.
  10. 10
    Go down the tunnel to the east, up some stairs, to a room with Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor on a desk. Loot the locked cabinet [Very Easy], wall safe [Average], and another cabinet containing a Scoped .44 Magnum. Loot the Pre-War Book above the safe.
  11. 11
    Head back down stairs and down the tunnel to the west. Go around the corner north to find a door. Behind the desk is a weapons cache with four Combat Helmets, six Assault Rifles, six 10mm Submachine Guns, and 10mm and 32 Caliber Rounds.
  12. 12
    Head through the door to the north, then east to a firing range with robots and guns.
  13. 13
    At the far eastern side of the firing range, find a door leading south. Loot ammo and grenade boxes in this room.
  14. 14
    Proceed through the door leading to the Depot Offices.
  15. 15
    Continue through the offices until you reach the northern cubicles.
Tips
  • The Robotics Expert perk is very useful in this location due to the prevalence of robots.
  • If you have all five Keller Family Transcripts, the loot inside the National Guard Depot is significantly better.

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