Command and Conquer Red Alert 2 Yuri's Revenge Expansion
Battle Techniques Guide v1.3
Written by Feng Rao (icbm182@netscape.net)
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Version 1.3 (22nd August, 2002)
Contents
1) Updates and What's New
2) Intoduction to this Guide
3) Storyline of Yuri's Revenge
4) Differences from Red Alert 2
5) Allied Units
6) Soviet Units
7) Yuri Units
8) Allied Combat Buildings/Defensive Structures
9) Soviet Combat Buildings/Defensive Structures
10) Yuri Combat Buildings/Defensive Structures
11) Superweapons - Attack
12) Superweapons - Defence
13) Levels of Veterancy
14) Other Strategies
15) Miscellaneous Information
16) Online Gaming
17) Credits
1) Updates and What's New
FUTURE UPDATES
Future updates will see:
Unit Statistics (Is this part necessary? I shall not bother with this
unless there people who need this part. For the moment though, please
consult Stephanus Rudiyanto's Yuri's Revenge FAQ for the unit statistics.)
More Tactics for Online Gaming
More Techniques
WHAT'S NEW?
Version 1.3 22/8/02
Though there is not a huge increase in file size, there is a significant
amount of corrections from the old version, plus, there are more techniques
added (see the Ivans section and Harrier section)...
This may be the last update for a while, as school is restarting soon.
Version 1.2 29/7/02
BIG UPDATE
I have now, for each unit, put the unit description separate from the
strategies, so there is no confusion.
Added a Superweapons section
Added Combat Buildings section for each race
Version 1.1 22/7/02
Added a few more strategies and techniques, corrected a few errors, but not
a major change. Found a few facts that I wasn't sure about, especially the
veterancy thing. It would be helpful if somebody can confirm some of these.
Expect a big update very soon.
Version 1.0 12/7/02
Finished the basics of the guide, while putting a few techniques at various
points during some of the unit descriptions.
2) Introduction to this Guide
I wanted to make a guide for Yuri's Revenge after playing the game for
quite a while and seeing so many other guides out there. This guide finally
came into being after consecutive days of my summer break spent on it. I
hope my effort has not been wasted and that this guide will either help you
get going on the game, or to help you improve your skills with some new
techniques.
This guide will mainly be concentrating on the killing side of Yuri's
Revenge, hence I have no section for base buildings. The Unit section is
mainly about attack, while Combat Buildings are mainly about defence.
Anything out of the ordinary will be included in the "Other Strategies"
section.
To start off this guide, I have included the introduction to the game
(intro video) for those who are reading this guide to decide whether to buy
the game or not.
WHILE YOU ARE READING THIS GUIDE...
This is something that will occur in the units sections. If a particular
infantry or vehicle specifies that it will require the construction of a
Air Force Command HQ/Radar Tower/Psychic Radar, any can be used, i.e. A
Rocketeer can still be trained if you have Barracks and Radar Tower. This
does not work for something like the Harrier, which NEEDS the Air Force
Command HQ. I also do not think that this will work for any country
specifics, e.g. a Sniper cannot be created from just a Barracks and a Radar
Tower. I will check this though.
3) Storyline
The Allied forces have won the war against the Soviets! But unfortunately,
they had managed to let Yuri, previously working for the Soviet forces,
escape. Yuri has taken with him the mind-controlling technology that the
Soviets once had. Unknown to the Allies, he was building sinister
structures known as Psychic Dominators at various points around the World.
The American President, Dugan, hears from Yuri just before the Psychic
Dominators unleash their power. In a desperate attempt to try and save some
of the American people, an air strike (of 4 Harriers?!?!?!?!) is called in
an attempt to destroy the Psychic Dominator on Alcatraz Island, near San
Francisco. As the Gattling Guns wipe out the Harriers, one crashes into the
nuclear power plant powering the Psychic Dominator. The loss of power stops
the full deployment of the Superweapon. Yuri now seeks more power by hoping
to capture the numerous Tech Power Plants around San Francisco. The
Civilians in and around San Fransisco are now the only free people left on
Earth.
Both the Allies and Soviets must stop Yuri achieving this task. The Allies
must capture the Power Plants for themselves to use the Time Machine, a
device developed by Einstein to travel back in time. The Americans plan to
travel back in time before the Psychic Dominators were fully completed and
destroy Yuri's forces there. But the Soviets have other plans. They also
want to get rid of Yuri, but if they can capture the Time Machine, they may
even be able to change the outcome of the War with the Allies...
4) Differences from Red Alert 2
The Allied forces now have the use of the Battle Fortress, Navy SEAL, Robot
Control Centre (Producing Robot Tanks) and Guardian GI.
The Soviet forces now have the use of the Siege Chopper, Boris and the
Industrial Plant. But they have lost the Cloning Vats, Yuri (Clone),
Psychic Radar, and Yuri Prime as Yuri stole the technology away.
Yuri has formed a race of his own.
There are now characters in the game, namely Tanya, Boris, and Yuri Prime.
There are others on some of the missions, such as the Hollywood mission for
the Allies. Characters cannot be crushed and all characters have self-
healing, but will still get an extra self-healing when they reach elite,
and the same goes for when you capture a tech hospital. You may only train
one of each character. You will, though, still get a clone if you have
Cloning Vats. Characters are also immune to mind control.
Tech Hospital now gives all infantry units you control self-healing and no
longer allows infantry to be entered into it for healing.
There are now 3 new tech buildings: Tech Machine Shop, Tech Power Plant,
and Tech Secret Lab. Tech Machine Shop gives all vehicles you control self-
healing. Tech Power Plant, once captured, gives an extra 200 units of
power. Tech Secret Lab will give you the ability to create a unit that you
couldn't before. You may only have one new unit, i.e. any extra Secret Labs
you capture will not give you other units for production. The units that
you can get are:
Yuri Clone
Demo Truck
Sniper
Grand Cannon
Tank Destroyer
Terrorist
Tanya now costs $500 more, and you can only train one of her, but can now
use her C4 charges on vehicles.
When a Spy enters an enemy Battle Lab, what you get is different from Red
Alert 2: Enters Soviet - You get Chrono Ivan; Enters Allied - You get
Chrono Commando; Enters Yuri - You get Psi Commando.
Your basic infantry units now do get up ranks when they are garrisoned in a
civilian building/battle bunker. However, you will not get an audio alert
to their promotions. These can only be seen when you make them leave the
building.
5) Allied Units
INFANTRY
GI $200
Requires: Allied Barracks
Weapons: Parabellum Pistol, M60 Machine Gun
Description
The GI is the Allies' basic infantry unit; therefore it can enter Battle
Bunkers and civilian buildings. While it is undeployed, it can move about
and can attack enemies with a pistol. When you require a bit more power
though, you may deploy the GI. It will then camp at a spot, surround itself
with sandbags, and get out an M60 Machine Gun. While in this state,
however, the GI may not move. This is also the state the GI be in when it
is garrisoning a building.
Notes/Strategies
The GI is built for defence, being excellent when deployed in packs.
Undeployed weapon can be useful for attacking in masses, but it is
generally not advised as heavy losses are going to occur.
Early in the game it is an excellent defence against possible rushes - just
place them around your place and deploy them. Any IFVs that come by will be
destroyed extremely quickly.
Attack Dog $200
Requires: Allied Barracks
Weapons: Dog Bite
Description
The Attack Dog is a unit which can only work against infantry. Its bite
will kill all infantry in one, but it will not have any effect on tanks or
buildings. This unit, being an animal, is immune to mind control.
Notes/Strategies
This unit is evil at the start of the game. It acts as an extremely good
scout being fast, so the dog is often used to uncover large portions of the
map while your enemies have not got their defences sorted out yet. At the
start, you may want to place the dog outside an enemy barracks, forcing
them to destroy the dog before they can start producing any infantry.
This unit will be at its best when it is against Yuri Clones and deployed
Guardian GIs, being immune to mind control and too fast for the rockets.
Guardian GI $400
Requires: Allied Barracks
Weapons: M60 Machine Gun , Armour Piercing Missile Launcher (will strike
air targets)
Description
The Guardian GI is equipped with the M60 Machine Gun while mobile, which is
the reason for their slow speed. When deployed, it will surround itself
with metal plates, and will pull out a missile launcher. This missile
launcher fires anti-armour missiles at ground and air targets. While in
deployed state, the Guardian GI cannot be crushed by vehicles.
Notes/Strategies
Finally! An Allied unit capable of massacring a tank rush from the Soviets.
This unit is deadly against all tanks, especially the slow moving
Apocalypse. The fact that it can also shoot at air, and that it has the
same weapon as a deployed GI when undeployed makes this unit one to be
reckoned with...
Guardian GIs serve as a brilliant form of air defence, capable of
destroying Harriers/Black Eagles with a few hits, and being able to take
out Kirovs(!) with enough numbers as well. Unfortunately, the missiles are
slow and render the Guardian GI useless against a whole fleet of Harriers.
Engineer $500
Requires: Allied Barracks
Weapons: N/A
Description
The Engineer is a unique unit. It does not have a weapon, but it can
capture enemy buildings by walking into them. It can also fully repair your
own buildings. But both the above tasks will result in the loss of the
Engineer. As well as capturing enemy buildings, the Engineer can also
capture neutral buildings, such as Tech Buildings and buildings of a
neutral side. Its final ability is that it can detect Dynamite set by Crazy
Ivans or Chrono Ivans within a vertain range and then defuse it. You will
still have the Engineer after this though.
Notes/Strategies
Probably the most important feature of the Engineer is its ability to
capture enemy buildings and tech buildings. This makes early rushes with
Engineers so annoying if you're the victim, and so fun if you are
implementing it. Techniques of doing this include: 3/4/5 IFVs each with an
Engineer in, and drive them to the enemy base. When there, deploy the
Engineers out, and protect them with the IFVs as they capture buildings.
The fastest rush (that is, one that is fast but also useful) is probably
the Engineers in Flak Track rush - simply load up a Flak Track with 5
Engineers, and use that to rush into the enemy base...evil...
Rocketeer $600
Requires: Allied Barracks, Air Force Command HQ
Weapons: Small Mini-gun
Description
The Rocketeer is an aerial infantry unit. It carries a not very powerful
mini-gun and will fire at ground and aerial units. Being in the air all the
time, it is immune to mind control.
Notes/Strategies
This unit is not very powerful, but work well in packs. They are best in
dealing with Guardian GIs as the Armour Piercing rockets are useless
against infantry. This unit can be good in dealing with Yuri Clones/Prime,
but just watch out for Gattling Guns/Tanks, which will wipe these aerial
men from existence as quick as a flash...
Navy SEAL $1000
Requires: Allied Barracks, Air Force Command HQ
Weapons: C4, MP5 Machine Gun
Description
The Seal is basically the Tanya from Red Alert 2. The Navy SEAL will use
its Machine Gun for infantry and vehicles, but when told to attack a
building, it will run up to it and set a C4 charge on the building. The C4
will explode almost instantly, but the SEAL will not be damaged from the
blast. The Navy SEAL has also been trained to swim, and will use its C4
charges on Submarines and Ships.
Notes/Strategies
The power of the weapon against infantry makes it one of the best units for
dealing with infantry rushes and paradrops, especially when it is in an
IFV.
Just like Tanya, it can swim and destroy buildings, subs and ships with C4,
but it cannot destroy land vehicles with C4. And since the weapon is
useless against vehicles, it is a major weakness of the SEAL. Otherwise, it
is one of the best infantry units in the game.
Spy $1000
Requires: Allied Barracks, Allied Battle Lab
Weapons: N/A (Make-up kit for disguise)
Description
This unit is made for infiltration. It can be told to attack (infiltrate) a
number of enemy buildings, but once it has been used, the Spy will be lost.
The following data shows the buildings that a Spy can infiltrate and the
effects that it will have:
ENEMY RADAR (Air Force Command HQ, Radar Tower, Psychic Radar) -- Resets
shroud for enemy, i.e. all places explored by enemy will be recovered by
shroud and he will only be able to see the places occupied by his/her
units. NOTE: This does not work with AI, or if the player has a Spy
Satellite Uplink.
ENEMY ORE REFINERY (I'm not sure whether it will work on a deployed Slave
Miner) -- Steals half of the victim's money.
ENEMY POWER PLANT (Power Plant, Tesla Reactor, Bio Reactor, Nuclear
Reactor) -- Shuts down enemy power for 1 game minute (depends on speed
setting).
ENEMY BARRACKS -- All infantry you train from then on will be produced with
veteran status, i.e. they will start on veteran. NOTE: Only infantry that
can go up ranks will be affected by this.
ENEMY WAR FACTROY -- All vehicles you produce from then on will be produced
with veteran status, i.e. they will start on veteran. NOTE: Only vehicles
that can go up ranks will be affected by this.
ENEMY SUPERWEAPON -- Resets the timer of that Superweapon.
ENEMY BATTLE LAB -- You will now be able to produce one of the following
units (depending on what Battle Lab was Infiltrated):
Allied Battle Lab - Chrono Commando
Soviet Battle Lab - Chrono Ivan
Yuri Battle Lab - Psi Commando
To aid its infiltration, the spy can take up the disguise of any ground
infantry, including enemy infantry. It will adopt the shape and colour of
the infantry you tell it to attack (change into). Once disguised as a
enemy, it can walk through the base with the same colour without harm,
unless there is a dog or mind control technology (both can detect spies,
and will attack the spy automatically); or if the enemy tells one of his
units to attack the spy. The spy will not show up directly as a spy on the
enemy radar or screen, but when the cursor is moved over it, the enemy will
see the destroy sign.
Notes/Strategies
The spy is a brilliant unit in theory, and during missions and skirmishes,
but it is hardly ever used online. Reason? It is too obvious. Even though
the disguise as an enemy unit can fool AI, no human player is stupid enough
to let a random unit and he/she cannot control just walk into the base. It
is only useful in rushes, and even with that, Dogs can wipe them out.
I have, though, compiled various techniques to making use of the spy
online, though most will cost a lot of money.
The first technique I have thought out will definitely work for its
purpose, even though it is unlikely to get your spy into an enemy base by
itself. It involves you and a human ally, one of you being Allied and one
being Yuri. The Yuri side is one that will benefit from this. Basically,
the Yuri side has to build Yuri Clones, while the Allied side has to build
the spies. When you are ready to send in a wave of spies, the Yuri side
must use the Yuri Clones of take control (force fire) of the Spies that the
Allied side has just trained. This will make them completely immune to mind
control, as a player cannot mind control a unit that is already under mind
control. This tactic is extremely useful as mind control can detect and
control spies automatically. This will make the spies excellent for trying
to infiltrate a Yuri base. This idea, though, is no good by itself, so try
the plan below to aid your infiltration plans.
My plan involves making no use whatsoever of the ability to disguise as an
enemy unit. The plan is to not allowing the Spy to be detected. Disguising
it as an enemy is not a good idea, as it is 1. not subtle, and 2. the enemy
can move their pointer over the suspected spy, and if it flashes red, that
means that it must be a spy. The plan involves an infantry rush. Gather up
a force of whatever you can muster. If you have an ally, get him to build
up the infantry while you build the spies. Now the next bit is important -
LEAVE THE SPIES WITH THE DEFAULT DISGUISE (GI). Now your spies will look
like one of your men, and the enemy will never notice anything different,
as the name will show up as "GI", and since it is disguised as one of your
own men, the red pointer will not be as obvious. The only way they can tell
is when they notice your "GI"s are not shooting. This is the need for the
actual infantry rush, so that they can be preoccupied with destroying the
infantry. Now before you rush in you have to decide (with your ally if you
have one) where you want to infiltrate. If, for example, you want veteran
vehicles to be produced, attack the war factory with the proper infantry as
well as directing the spies towards it.
If you do not understand the above, please email me and I will try of
explain in more simple terms.
Tanya $1500
Requires: Allied Barracks, Allied Battle Lab
Weapons: Double Pistols, C4
Description
Tanya is the hero unit of the Allied race. She can do all the things that a
Navy SEAL can do (the weapon may look different, but it is essentially the
same thing), but she has more health, and can use her C4 on vehicles. Tanya
also has all the characteristics of a character, i.e. she is immune to mind
control, cannot be crushed, and will have auto heal as standard.
Notes/Strategies
Tanya is rarely used now as the Navy SEAL has become an official unit, but
the fact that she is immune to mind control still makes her lethal to Yuri
bases.
Chrono Legionnaire $1500
Requires: Allied Barracks, Allied Battle Lab
Weapons: Neutron Rifle (Time Eraser weapon)
Description
The Chrono Legionnaire is a unit which uses the allied chrono technology,
which uses time to teleport to anywhere. The Chrono Legionnaire will
teleport to anywhere on the map instantly, and cannot move any other way.
The Chrono Legionnaire, though, has to warp out of time once it has arrived
at its destination, and the further away he teleports, the longer it takes
for him to warp out. While he is still warping out, other units can attack
it, and the Legionnaire won't be able to do anything about it. So be wary
of that.
The weapon is unique to the Chrono Legionnaire. It is a gun which fires a
neutron beam at the target. The neutron beam will stop the target in its
tracks and will erase it from time. The neutron beam will also to temporary
damage to the victim, but the damage will not be shown until the target is
destroyed. During the victim's period away from proper time, nothing other
than other Chrono Legionnaires may fire at it.
Notes/Strategies
There's a neat trick involved with the Chrono Legionnaire though - if you
manage to get an IFV near an enemy, you can teleport a Chrono Legionnaire
into the IFV and it will immediately start shooting. But when you take the
Legionnaire out, it will undergo the delay, a small price to pay as long as
you get him out at a safe spot.
The Chrono Legionnaire is excellent for getting crates, as they can just
teleport onto them. Otherwise, the Chrono Legionnaire is best used in
groups, and can be used to soften the enemy's defences while you are
attacking. A good tactic is to use them to target power plants, as without
the power plants existing, there will be no power. Then the rest of your
attack force can just wipe out the entire base.
Sniper $600
Requires: Player to be Britain, Allied Barracks, Air Force Command HQ
Weapons: Sniper Rifle
Notes/Strategies
Oh this thing is evil, pure evil. The trick is, you always use it with an
IFV, for the extra speed, power, and range. It has been accustomed online
that being Britain is to get elite IFVs. Sniper IFVs get up ranks so
quickly because of the range that the Sniper can pick off infantry at in an
IFV. Snipers are one of the best units if you need to take out
characters...NB: Snipers may also aid Battle Fortresses in gaining up ranks
as well, but the cost of the Battle Fortress makes this less useful...it's
probably better to stick with Guardian GIs and wiping out tanks.
The Sniper is my preferred Country specific if I want to be Allied, purely
because they are so good in defence. It will also pick off any Yuri Clones
that happen to walk near your base. With enough snipers, one can easily
take out buildings. But it's better to stick to sniping infantry...
Chrono Commando $2000
Requires: Barracks, your Spy to have infiltrated an enemy Allied Battle Lab
Weapons: MP5 Machine Gun, C4
Description
The Chrono Commando has the chronoshift device that is on the Legionnaire,
i.e. it can teleport the same way. Otherwise, it is basically a Navy SEAL
that can't swim. The Teleportation is probably better though, because of
the C4.
Notes/Strategies
Possibly the cheapest way to win a game - you train about 30-40 Chrono
Commandoes, teleport them near an enemy's base, out of range of anything
major that can massacre your force, and then once everybody has phased out,
tell them all to attack the enemy construction yard. There is no way that
the enemy can take out all of your Commandoes before one of them phases out
and plants a C4 charge on the construction yard. It is best to do this with
a few Chrono Ivans as well so that you have a back-up plan in case they
decide to pack up the construction yard and run away. What ever happens,
after you destroy the construction yard/planted dynamite on MCV, destroy
the War Factory, making it impossible for them to build another MCV.
There is only really one way to protect yourself against this - surround
your construction yard with a wall or other buildings.
The only thing stopping the whole world doing this online is the difficulty
in getting a Chrono Commando against human opposition...
Chrono Ivan $1750
Requires: Barracks, your Spy to have infiltrated an enemy Soviet Battle Lab
Weapons: Dynamite
Description
The Chrono Ivan is the same as a Crazy Ivan but with the ability to
teleport. It is, in my opinion, a waste of good money. There is basically
nothing which a Chrono Ivan can do which a Crazy Ivan or a Chrono Commando
can't do better.
Notes/Strategies
The only useful one is probably the one mentioned with the Chrono Commando,
but it is less useful as Dynamite are a bit too obvious and can be defused.
But the Chrono Ivan can also be used for the suicide tactic (see Crazy
Ivan), but it's not really worth it as they cost too much.
Psi Commando $1000
Requires: Barracks, your Spy to have infiltrated an enemy Yuri Battle Lab
Weapons: Mind Control, C4
Description
The Psi Commando was trained from the Allies gaining technological advances
from a trip into the Yuri Battle Lab. The Psi Commando will be able to mind
control units like the Yuri Clone, but it will also wreck havoc on a base,
being able to plant C4 charges on buildings.
Notes/Strategies
No real strategies here, but I have to say, it is my favourite out of the
three extra infantry units that you can get with a Spy. Though it cannot
swim like a SEAL, it is better equipped with mind control to deal with
tanks as well as infantry, while SEALs die if a tank spots it (squish).
Just grab a whole lot of these guys, and storm the enemy base. They can't
be mind controlled either!
VEHICLES
Grizzly Battle Tank $700
Requires: Allied War Factory
Weapons: Fires 105mm Anti-Armour Shells
Description
Basic tank unit, able to penetrate armoured vehicles. It has very light
armour and not a lot of health. It is, though. Very fast, and quite
powerful against tanks. It can be a good unit at any time in the game. It
is best to use this at the start though. A quick promotion up to elite will
make this tank very good at the beginning of the game.
Notes/Strategies
This thing rocks when Elite though, capable of destroying infantry in one
with its burst of 2 shells. Nasty...
This unit starts becoming less and less useful as the game progresses. At
the start, speed is everything. You need fast units to counter rushes, and
then rush in yourself. This unit provides the speed needed, but it doesn't
have the power and strength to last for the entire game. Use this while you
can.
IFV $600
Requires: Allied War Factory
Weapons: (if there is nothing inside to change the mode) Dual Anti-Ground,
Anti-Air Hover Missiles
Description
IFV stands for Infantry Fighting Vehicle. It is called this because it is
primarily used to support infantry in the game. It does this by allowing
one infantryman to go in it and this will usually result in the IFV losing
its hover missiles but gaining a more powerful version of the weapon
belonging to the man inside the IFV. The IFV is the fastest land unit in
the game, being the same speed as the Terrordrone and the Robot Tank.
Without infantry in it, it acts as a good air defence, having semi-powerful
hover missiles that will shoot down anything if there are enough IFVs. The
missiles will also pass over walls if you're attacking a base with it
during a rush.
Notes/Strategies
This is arguably the best unit in the game, for its speed, cost, and the
fact that it is versatile. It is a unit that can carry any infantry unit
with a size of 1 pip (all except the brute, worth 2). By itself, it is a
good form of basic air defence, which can be improved by putting a Guardian
GI in.
Why do I say that? Because most infantry units that go in activates a
different mode on the IFV, causing it to change weapon, usually to a more
powerful version of the weapon carried by the infantry. For example, for a
Guardian GI, the new weapon will fire dual anti-armour missiles, instead of
the single one that a deployed Guardian GI fires. Exceptions to this rule:
Any mind controlling infantry unit will just get a longer ranged mind
control ability, a Crazy Ivan inside will make the IFV a mini-Demo Truck.
There are so many manoeuvres that one can do with the IFV that this guide
doesn't have the space to fill them in. Important ones concerning the IFV
and the units inside them will be found in the infantry section where
appropriate.
The IFV, though, is a decent unit by itself, providing air defence early on
in the game for not a lot of money, and also being a good scout.
Chrono Miner $1400
Requires: Allied War Factory
Weapons: N/A
Description
This is able to carry 20 units of ore/gems, half as much as the War Miner,
but it is much faster in getting the ore back, being able to teleport back
to the refinery once it has been filled up with ore. As a miner, it comes
with auto-heal. It is also immune to radiation and mind control.
Notes/Strategies
Probably the worst of the miners in my opinion, having no weapon to easily
protect itself against Terrordrones. It has a sort of tactic which makes it
less vulnerable...in a way. If a Terrordrone has penetrated one of your
Miners, the radar screen should flash up and you should get the alert:
"Your Miner is Under Attack". Immediately go to that event, and select your
dying miner. The tell him to move to your refinery. The miner will teleport
there, and then move him to the nearest repair point, whether it is an
Engineer IFV, a Service Depot, or a Tech Outpost. This should work, unless
you have none of the above built, in which case the miner is probably dead.
CORRECTION: (Thanks to Matt Volpini for this) Apparently, once the Chrono
Miner teleports, it will leave the Terrordrone behind, and the Terrordrone
will no longer be a danger.
Nighthawk Transport $1000
Requires: Allied War Factory, Air Force Command HQ
Weapons: Machine Gun
Description
The Nighthawk Transport is a helicopter, capable of holding 5 normal
infantrymen (i.e. not the brute, which will take up two spaces). The
Nighthawk is invisible to enemy radar and has a machine gun which will only
fire when it is in the air, and will shoot air and ground targets.
Notes/Strategies
This is pretty much useless online, being of high cost and of low use. Its
weapon is hardly noticeable, being of low damage. Not worth it...unless you
are able to get in a rush quickly, as you can transport 5 engineers quickly
towards the enemy base and capture everything, aided by the fact that this
unit is invisible to enemy radar. Be warned though, air defence can be
built pretty early on, and especially look out for anti-air units, most
notably the Armour Piercing rockets of the deployed Guardian GI.
NOTE: It is the best transport if you need infantry to be on the other side
of a sea, as it is harder to destroy than an amphibious transport.
Prism Tank $1200
Requires: Allied War Factory, Allied Battle Lab
Weapons: Prism Beam
Description
The Prism Tanks works on power, and has very low health and very light
armour. It is also quite slow, being just a bit faster than Apocalypses.
Its weapon is a powerful prism cannon, firing high-intensity light beams at
the enemy. Once the beams hit, they split into smaller, less damaging beams
which will automatically target other enemies near to the original target.
The beams will work best against buildings and infantry, but will not do as
well against tanks, though enough prism tanks will plough through a mass of
tanks just as easily.
Notes/Strategies
It is best to use these tanks with a few anti armour tanks, such as the
Tank Destroyer if you have the technology, or Apocalypse/Battle Fortress
with 5 Guardian GIs. Then stick in a few Anti-air units and your force
should take out anything.
Mirage Tank $1000
Requires: Allied War Factory, Allied Battle Lab
Weapons: Mirage Gun
Description
The Mirage Tank is another showing of the subtlety of the Allied Forces.
The Mirage tank is equipped with a camouflage device with makes it look
like a tree to enemies when it is immobile. It has a very powerful weapon
which is good against all targets, but especially infantry, which it can
kill in one by using the gun to set them on fire. It is, though, like most
of the Allied Tank, very weak.
Notes/Strategies
NOTE: Mirages are not COMPLETELY invisible from enemy radar, they do
however, make it harder to spot them, as their dots get darker.
As explained in the description, this tank needs something big to protect
it against other more resistant tanks. Another problem with this tanks that
subtlety rarely pays a part in internet games. Nobody is dumb enough not to
suspect anything when trees start sprouting in front of your war factory or
trees suddenly appearing outside your base. The need for protection has
lead to the production for a much more stable tank...
Battle Fortress $2000
Requires: Allied War Factory, Allied Battle Lab
Weapons: Machine Gun
Description
The Battle Fortress can carry 5 infantrymen, but with a difference - they
can shoot. Also, it serves as a slower but more secretive transport than
the IFV because enemies can't tell what units are inside the Battle
Fortress. To add to the destruction, this giant of a machine can crush
TANKS and WALLS. This machine was made to be able to counter the continuing
threat of a Soviet Tank rush...it's certainly done that. The Battle
Fortress can also crush other things that can't normally be crushed, such
as Characters (Tanya, Boris, Yuri Prime) and the Guardian GI when deployed.
The Battle Fortress, though, is still unable to crush MCVs or other Battle
Fortresses.
Notes/Strategies
This is the king of tanks - there is almost nothing that can stand it and
its Scottish driver. Though it costs a lot, it is worth it, having a hell
of a lot of armour and the ability to creating a monster. This can be the
ultimate defence and the ultimate addition to your attack force. Place it
anywhere on the Battlefield and it can do wonders for that place. Unless it
is completely outnumbered or it is got at from distance, this can really
wreck some havoc.
Combinations of infantry in the Battle Fortress that have been tried and
tested are:
5 Guardian GIs: probably the most popular one, capable of destroying any
tank without any problem. Can also wipe out Kirovs and other minor aerial
threats. Problems include infantry and fleets of Harriers. Watch out for
those.
5 Tesla Troopers: another popular one, being effective against everything.
But it is vulnerable to air attacks. Hint: try to get the Tesla Troopers up
to Elite before putting them in the Battle Fortress, then all their
electric bolts will split like a prism tank's.
5 Flak Troopers: provides great air defence, of which Harriers and Black
Eagles will find it hard to get through.
5 Yuri Clones: ooohhh, this one is nasty - this is basically a mobile
psychic tower, being able to control things faster, and also having a back
up of a machine gun for things that it can't mind control. This is
definitely one of the best combinations.
5 Chrono Legionnaires: this set-up is ok, just watch it that your Battle
Fortress doesn't come under heavy attack, as this is only really good
against a small tank force. NOTE: While the Chrono Legionnaires are firing
at a unit, the Battle Fortress will not be able to crush that unit, but the
Battle Fortress will shoot with its small machine gun at other units.
4 Guardian GIs and a Navy SEAL: Contributed by Nick. This is an excellent
example of how you can mix things up in a Battle Fortress - the 4 Guardian
GIs work against aerial units and tanks while the Navy SEAL can wipe out
any infantry creeping up to the Battle Fortress. If you have a lot of
these, they can take out anything.
2/3 Guardian GIs and 2/3 Flak Troopers: This sort of works on the same
principle as the SEAL Fortress, but it will take out infantry slower, and
will have less power against tanks. It is, though, a formidable air
defence, and having a few of these won't go amiss either. This will, unlike
the previous combination, be good against Rocketeers.
You may want to try out some others, especially some mixed combinations. In
general though, a Battle Fortress containing 5 of the same infantry work
the best
Tank Destroyer $900
Requires: Player to be Germany, Allied War Factory, Air Force Command HQ
Weapons: Fires SABOT Shells
Description
The Tank will fire what is the most powerful single shell out of all the
tanks in the game. Unfortunately, it will only do significant damage on
other tanks. Good enough, I suppose, especially for a very low price. The
tank is very slow as well, which is something one must take into account.
Notes/Strategies
As the name suggests, this is the ultimate tank killer. Its shells can
punch through any kind of vehicle armour with ease and do massive damage.
Big problems arise, though, when it is against infantry, which it does
basically nothing to. Though it can crush them, it is far too slow and it
will only really work if there is a small infantry force. It will certainly
not work if your opponent keeps moving the infantry further and further
away though...A good idea is, then, to put tanks such as Prisms or Mirages
with it so wipe out basically anything in its path.
Though a good addition to your arsenal, it is not the best you can get out
of the country specifics. Some people, though, like using the Tank
Destroyer. It is best to try this unit out, but I find that during a game,
you will hardly ever need to use it, as there are plenty of tanks and the
Guardian GI that can wipe out other tanks.
Robot Tank $600
Requires: Robot Control Centre, Allied War Factory, Power Levels to be
Stable (i.e. not in the red)
Weapons: Robotic Anti-Armour Gun
Description
This tank will fire small anti-armour shells at targets. It is extremely
fast and can cross over water. It requires the Robot Control Centre to be
online to work, and it is immune to mind control. It is very weak and
cannot go up ranks. But all for a cheap price of $600. Depends if you're
willing to spend the money.
Notes/Strategies
These tanks were built to resist the army that Yuri built as the mind
control can only work on human minds, and this is robotic. You will need a
LOT of these to be able to take out a base though, or anything else. It
doesn't really have any strengths. But then again, it is only $600.
NOTE: (Thanks to Dark654 for this correction) Though the tanks need
electricity to operate, they don't actually drain any electricity. It's
easier to understand if you look at it this way - the Robot Tanks need the
Robot Control Centre to operate, and the Robot Control Centre needs power.
With low power, the Robot Control Centre ceases to operate, powering down
the Robot Tanks. Of course, this means that if the Robot Control Centre
gets destroyed, the Robot Tanks will also cease to function.
Allied MCV $3000
Requires: Allied War Factory, Allied Service Depot
Weapons: N/A
Description
This is what your construction yard starts as at the start of any skirmish
game. There is rarely any need to build extras against AI, but it may be
necessary when playing against people who actually think about their
attacks. The MCV is very strong, and will survive a lot of shots, but it is
very slow.
Notes/Strategies
Not really a lot to say about this. Deploys into an Allied Construction
Yard. I, being paranoid, build one just in case at the start of every game.
There is something that you should look out for though. This is explained
more fully in the Miscellaneous Information section of the guide.
AIRCRAFT
Harrier $1200
Requires: Air Force Command HQ
Weapons: Maverick Bomb
Description
The Harrier is an aircraft. The Harrier can only be built if there is a
space left for it to land in your Air Force Command HQ. Each Air Force
Command has 4 landing spaces. You will need to build extra if you want more
than 4 Harriers. The Harriers have light armour and very low health. Just
about any anti-air unit will be able to take this out. But it is very
powerful. The Maverick bomb is an extremely powerful weapon, and a few will
take out most things. The Harrier, with its low health, is built for hit-
and-run attacks, and carries only one missile. After it has fired the
missile, it will go back to the Air Force Command to reload a missile. At
the Air Force Command, it will automatically start to re-heal.
Notes/Strategies
Harriers and Black Eagles mean a black hole next to your money pile. To
make these have any effect, lots are needed. And since each Air Force
Command only has 4 landing sites, they need to be built constantly. Only
advanced players should try these, or players who know how to conserve
money (non-existent).
There are various strategies involved with the Harriers/black eagles
though. The first is that use them to kill any annoying infantry - a bomb
will kill any infantry in one. The second is use them to kill any annoying
vehicles/ships that do not have air defence and are slow. One bomb will
destroy a prism tank that has not been promoted for example. The above two
tactics should be sufficient to get your aircraft up a few ranks, and
hopefully, some should have been made elite. Now you need to concentrate on
buildings. This has little to do with actual mental work, as all one needs
to know is: "one Harrier does damage, lots of Harriers do lots of damage".
Sadistic, yes I know, but one generally needs to be a sadist to consider
using Harriers.
There is a nasty trap for all who want to go in and destroy a construction
yard (minimum 8 Harriers/black eagles). Just as the bombs drop, undeploy
the MCV. Most of the bombs will miss, as the MCV is significantly smaller
than a construction yard.
There is really only one way to get past this trap, and that is, just force
them to undeploy their MCV with your first wave of Harriers, and then
attack the MCV with another wave. This will require excellent positioning
of the landing space of the aircraft, which in most games will be
impossible.
If the defending player is Allied, then don't even bother, as there is an
even more efficient way to do it:
ALLIED DEFENCE VERSUS AGAINST AIR STRIKES (contributed by Darker654):
This requires the player to have a few Chrono Legionnaires. As soon as you
notice that there is an air strike, immediately position your Chrono
Legionnaires outside important buildings (Race specifics, Battle Labs, War
Factories, Construction Yards, etc.) once the Harriers get into your base,
tell your Chrono Legionnaires to fire at your buildings. The Harrier's
bombs will do NO DAMAGE, as a building being erased from time can only take
damage from Chrono Legionnaires. Just remember to tell the Chrono
Legionnaire to stop firing after the Air Strike is over (well, duh).
But what if you were able to get in an Air Strike before they build enough
Chrono Legionnaires???
A FOOL'S MATE OF YURI'S REVENGE
This attack can be used in small maps and large maps - small so that it is
fast, big maps for more subtlety, but it requires your opponent to have
some sort of air defence. This will only require a few Harriers or Black
Eagles...say about 6, 4 Black Eagles may also do the job. Launch your air
strike quickly, and go for the Construction Yard. (If they are cowards and
pack, up, just target the War Factory or Battle Lab) As soon as you fire,
your jets will automatically return to your base. But round them up, and
force move them to the air space above the enemy Construction Yard, and
hover them there (continuously click on that space). The enemy will try to
shoot them down, but once they are shot down, they will hit the
Construction Yard, and about 4 or 5 direct crashes will destroy a
Construction Yard. It works very well. Plus, an ally of yours can just move
in for the kill on the ground.
Black Eagle $1200
Requires: Player to be Korean, Air Force Command HQ
Weapons: Maverick2 Bomb
Description
The Korean Black Eagle Jets are a major advancement on the Harrier. It is
better health, and more powerful bombs, all for the same price. It will act
the same as a Harrier though.
Notes/Strategies
Because the Black Eagles have more power, in many cases, less aircraft are
needed for certain objectives. So if you must try for an all-out air
strike, go for Korea. It will at least conserve at least a few thousand
credits.
NAVAL UNITS
Amphibious Transport $900
Requires: Allied Naval Shipyard
Weapons: N/A
Description
The Amphibious Transport is a Naval Unit and a Land Unit, as it can travel
on both surfaces. It can ferry up to 12 pips of passengers, and these
passengers can include vehicles. For vehicles, all have a pip value of 3,
except: the Chaos Drone and Terrordone which have a pip value of 2; and the
Apocalypse, Battle Fortress, Magnetron, Mastermind, and MCVs which have a
pip value of 6. For infantry, all will have a pip value of 1 except the
Brute, which takes up two. Though it hovers, it will be shot at by naval
units such as submarines, and it has fairly low health, so make sure that
it gets protection.
Notes/Strategies
This transport is quite unreliable, as it has no way to defend itself
against vehicles (it can crush infantry), and it is very weak. It is best
not to use this, unless there is no other way to get your vehicles across
water. If you must use the vehicles on another island, it would be a good
idea to transport an MCV over and build a War Factory there instead of
transporting vehicles all the time. If you still don't like this, just use
the Aircraft Carrier as it has tremendous range, or use Robot Tanks.
Destroyer $1000
Requires: Allied Naval Shipyard
Weapons: 155mm Artillery Cannon (for land), ASW Helicopter (for sea, acts
as separate unit, but comes with Destroyer, Destroyer will automatically
respawn one if one is destroyed)
Description
The Destroyer is the fastest Allied ship, and it was made to defend the
Allied ships against Submarines. It can detect underwater units and send
its Helicopter to attack it with depth charges. Otherwise, the Cannon
aboard the ship will destroy most land units pretty quickly. The ship is
not that weak, and will stand a few torpedoes, but it's better to build
lots of these.
Notes/Strategies
This is a brilliant ship to use if you're planning a naval rush. Being
cheap, it can easily be produced in masses, and will protect your slow
Aircraft Carriers against other naval forces.
Aegis Cruiser $1200
Requires: Allied Naval Shipyard, Air Force Command HQ
Weapons: Medusa Surface to Air Missile Launcher
Description
The Aegis Cruiser is the death of all aerial strikes. The missiles are the
most powerful anti-air defence system in the entire game. And they are also
much faster than normal hover missiles. If on Elite status, the Aegis
Cruiser will destroy a Kirov with 3 hits...now that's impressive. The Aegis
Cruiser, though, has no way to protecting itself against other naval units
and is incredibly slow and quite weak.
Notes/Strategy
It is best to use these with your Destroyers, as these will be picked off
easily by submarines. Set them at various points around the sea so that
nothing can get to your base by flying over the sea.
Aircraft Carrier $2000
Requires: Allied Naval Shipyard, Allied Battle Lab
Weapons: Hornet Launcher
Description
The Aircraft Carrier is a giant of a ship. Once told a target, the Aircraft
Carrier will launch 3 Hornet Aircrafts to fire a missile at the target. The
Missiles will do a lot of damage when they all hit, and the Aircraft
Carrier also has a tremendous range to launch these Aircrafts. This means
that the Aircraft Carrier was made for destroying Bases from the ocean. It
is very slow and has medium health. It will definitely need support against
Submarines as it cannot detect them. Though it cannot detect them, if you
don't have support, it is not the end of the world, as you can just force
fire on where the torpedo is coming from.
Notes/Strategies
This is certainly the death of a base if it gets too close. The fact that
each of the Hornets respawn if destroyed means that once this thing gets
going, there's almost no stopping it. If a base is even remotely near the
coast, the chances are, the Aircraft Carrier will be able to reach it.
Dolphin $500
Requires: Allied Naval Shipyard, Allied Battle Lab
Weapons: Sonic
Description
The Dolphin was also made to detect underwater units. It is, though,
extremely weak in both firepower and health. The only thing saving it is
its speed, which is nearly unmatched in the sea. They are cheap as well,
and no matter how weak a unit is, it will destroy anything when it's got
numbers.
Notes/Strategies
This unit is used primarily against the Soviet Giant Squids, capable of
releasing ships from the Squids' fatal grasp. This can be done by using
them to force fire on your ship. The weakness of it will mean that it will
not do a lot against Submarines, but by just detecting them, it may do a
lot for you, as once detected, other units can move in for the kill.
NB: According to Bilen Varol, The Dolphins can actually go up ranks, but it
is usually too weak and will usually die too early for you to see it.
6) Soviet Units
INFANTRY