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Retro Game Walkthroughs for Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC Games)
Submitted By: Silent Thunder
Red Alert 1 – Weapons Walkthrough, by Silent Thunder.
A walkthrough for every single weapon on Red Alert 1, containing a basic guide about the weapons what they can be used for during game play and some useful tips about how they can be used efficiently, I hope it helps. They should be in order of research.
Rifle Infantry – Extremely useful for taking out enemy soldiers, especially rocket soldiers as the rifle infantry will crouch down and then fire, this will stop injury to your own men. The downside to them is the fact that they can be easily run down by almost every vehicle.
Grenadiers – Again, another brilliant unit. They can easily kill enemy units as they throw a spread of grenades at them; also they can do quite some damage on vehicles and buildings. The only downside to them is that they can be run down and also that they can kill your own men if not positioned right.
Flame Throwers – A top unit, brilliant at taking out any enemy unit, including tanks. If you want them to take out tanks make sure you have many of these men, then they will deliver with maximum effect.
Rocket Soldiers – Definitely one of the top groups of men, not only can they shoot at other units from quite a distance away, but they also act as an Anti Aircraft gun as they shoot at any enemy aircraft passing over. Again, they can be easily run down though.
Engineer – Very useful when you either just want your enemy’s building or you need a new construction yard because the old one was destroyed. Tip: You need about four engineers in total to make a building into your own.
Field Medics – An extremely important member of your team, they can easily and quickly heal injured men. Tip: Always have at least two medics so if one gets injured he can get healed. Again like all foot units they can be run down.
Spies – If you want a nose into your enemy’s base, this is the unit. They can just walk straight through into your enemy’s base and have a look around and the enemy won’t do a thing, also you can go into any enemy building and have a look at what they are constructing. Unfortunately their dogs can smell you out and kill you in seconds; another downside is that they can run down by enemy vehicles.
Mammoth Tanks – The best tank out there, with heavy armour and great firepower. It has two giant turrets that can fire shells and missiles. This tank can also act as an anti aircraft weapon, as it is equipped with ground to air missiles, very effective on any enemy aircraft.
Heavy Tanks – Obviously the second best tank out on the battlefield, it isn’t easily destroyed and can cause a lot of destruction to buildings and other units. It has two turrets so it can fire more efficiently.
Medium tanks – Although this tank only has one turret it can still deliver a mighty blow to other units out on the field, it has quite good armour, obviously not as good as the top tanks, but it can still be one of the best units.
Light Tanks – Quite a simple tank, one small turret, definitely not one of the best tanks in the game, but it does have a major advantage that other tanks don’t have, speed. It can be moved very easily across the map, useful for scouting.
APCs – This unit is a great use on the battlefield especially if you are in a difficult situation, if your men are surrounded by the enemy, drive one of these armoured vehicles in, pick up the men and get out. Remember: this unit can only take Five men. Also this armoured vehicle is armed with two machine guns, attached on the front, a great defence system.
Rangers – A brilliant unit for scouting and exploring, one of the fasted units out there, it can easily get away from sticky situations, it is also good for taking out pockets of enemy men because it is armoured with two machine gun turrets that can easily kill men in seconds.
Ore Trucks – Not actually a weapon, but it can be used to run over men out on the battlefield, but it’s obvious use is to collect ore and give you money, a very heavy armoured vehicle that isn’t easily destroyed.
Artillery – A fantastic unit, it can kill five men with one shell fired, it can fire from a large distance with maximum impact, it is also brilliant at destroying buildings and other vehicles. The downside is that it isn’t very heavily armoured and can be easily destroyed by almost anything.
Radar Jammers – A great use for confusing enemies on the battle field, it will block the enemy’s radar and won’t allow them to see your movements. But unfortunately it can be easily destroyed, so defend it well!
V2 Rocket launchers – Another superb unit out on the battle fields, they can easily destroy other vehicles and units of men, another good thing is that they can destroy most building with one shot, some two. The only bad thing is that they take a long time to reload the rocket.
Mine Layers – Whether it is a personal or vehicle mine they are very effective at what they do, they will almost certainly destroy any unit that goes over them. Remember: Vehicle mines will have no effect on units of men and personal mines will have no effect on vehicles.
MCV’s – Not a weapon, but it can run enemy soldiers over and it is heavily armoured, almost nothing can pierce the armour of this vehicle.
Tanya – An expensive unit, but very effective. She is armed with one pistol that can fire over long distances; also it is one shot, one kill. This pistol is also very good against vehicles as it can pierce the armour.
Mobile Gap Generators – An essential part of a secret, surprise attack on your enemy. Wherever you position this unit it will create a blacked out area, the enemy wont be able to see anything where this unit is. Not armed with anything and not armoured heavily either, but it is good at what it does.
Destroyers – The only ship that has anti aircraft guns attached, very effective at destroying aircraft of any type and these missiles can also be fire long distances across the land and sea. It is a very heavily armoured ship and isn’t easily destroyed.
Cruisers – The top boat out on the seas, although useless against submarine attacks it has more good factors than bad. Such as it has very thick armour that is hard to pierce and the very useful fact that it can fire huge shells across land and seas, it has the longest range in the game. So you can shoot enemy buildings safely from the sea!
Transport Boats – Not actually armed with any weapon, but it can move quickly with troops and vehicles inside that can be moved across seas quickly and easily. It has quite good armour, but can only take five units across at a time.
Submarines – Silent and Deadly, a brilliant weapon that travels through the waves and can easily destroy any ship out there, but if the target was to move it would probably get away as this unit is very slow, but heavily armoured. You don’t have to return to the harbour to reload any missiles you use as well.
Gun Boats – The best and almost the only weapon against submarines, it drops depth charges into the water and will cause a submarine to rise or sink almost immediately. The only downside is that it isn’t very heavily armoured.
Longbow Helicopters – Another excellent weapon. It can do almost anything you want it to, destroy units, convoys, vehicles and buildings. A few downsides to this weapon though, it can only carry six missiles at any time, so make sure you have enough heli-pads for re-arming and it is almost defenceless against rocket soldiers, Destroyers and Anti Aircraft guns. Tip: If you want this unit to destroy buildings, you have to have enough of them.
MIG Fighter Jets – A Brilliant Russian fighter jet that is extremely fast and delivers mighty blows to the enemy, whether it be units, building or vehicles, they cant avoid getting hit by this plane. A major downside is the fact that it doesn’t have much armour and so can be almost defenceless against anti aircraft and rocket soldiers.
Yak Attack Planes – Another brilliant plane, not as fast as the MIG, but still fast and very effective. It delivers a whole field of bullets onto the enemy that will almost certainly kill them. It is also very good against most buildings. Also it doesn’t need re-arming for ages as it can last on the ammo aboard.
Parabombs – Very inaccurate at hitting any targets, you may find yourself missing almost every time. They can be very efficient at destroying targets when they actually hit. The plane that actually carries and drops the bombs can be easily destroyed by anti aircraft guns before it gets to drop the bombs.
Paratroopers – The same plane that carries the Parabombs also carries the troops so it can be easily destroyed as before. A very good way of getting troops behind enemy lines though or even just for getting some free troops to back up your soldiers.
Atom Bomb – Probably the most powerful weapon, as expected. Although it does take a lot of time to prepare an atom bomb, it can be very destructive in the enemy base. It is a very accurate weapon that will destroy a large area of land.
Chronoshift – Useful, but not very useful. It allows you to move troops any where on the map you want on the map, but it takes along time to prepare and you can only transport one unit, so not the best of weapons in the game.
Well that is all the weapons in Red Alert 1, I hope it has been very informative and useful for you. :-)
By Silent Thunder.
A walkthrough for every single weapon on Red Alert 1, containing a basic guide about the weapons what they can be used for during game play and some useful tips about how they can be used efficiently, I hope it helps. They should be in order of research.
Rifle Infantry – Extremely useful for taking out enemy soldiers, especially rocket soldiers as the rifle infantry will crouch down and then fire, this will stop injury to your own men. The downside to them is the fact that they can be easily run down by almost every vehicle.
Grenadiers – Again, another brilliant unit. They can easily kill enemy units as they throw a spread of grenades at them; also they can do quite some damage on vehicles and buildings. The only downside to them is that they can be run down and also that they can kill your own men if not positioned right.
Flame Throwers – A top unit, brilliant at taking out any enemy unit, including tanks. If you want them to take out tanks make sure you have many of these men, then they will deliver with maximum effect.
Rocket Soldiers – Definitely one of the top groups of men, not only can they shoot at other units from quite a distance away, but they also act as an Anti Aircraft gun as they shoot at any enemy aircraft passing over. Again, they can be easily run down though.
Engineer – Very useful when you either just want your enemy’s building or you need a new construction yard because the old one was destroyed. Tip: You need about four engineers in total to make a building into your own.
Field Medics – An extremely important member of your team, they can easily and quickly heal injured men. Tip: Always have at least two medics so if one gets injured he can get healed. Again like all foot units they can be run down.
Spies – If you want a nose into your enemy’s base, this is the unit. They can just walk straight through into your enemy’s base and have a look around and the enemy won’t do a thing, also you can go into any enemy building and have a look at what they are constructing. Unfortunately their dogs can smell you out and kill you in seconds; another downside is that they can run down by enemy vehicles.
Mammoth Tanks – The best tank out there, with heavy armour and great firepower. It has two giant turrets that can fire shells and missiles. This tank can also act as an anti aircraft weapon, as it is equipped with ground to air missiles, very effective on any enemy aircraft.
Heavy Tanks – Obviously the second best tank out on the battlefield, it isn’t easily destroyed and can cause a lot of destruction to buildings and other units. It has two turrets so it can fire more efficiently.
Medium tanks – Although this tank only has one turret it can still deliver a mighty blow to other units out on the field, it has quite good armour, obviously not as good as the top tanks, but it can still be one of the best units.
Light Tanks – Quite a simple tank, one small turret, definitely not one of the best tanks in the game, but it does have a major advantage that other tanks don’t have, speed. It can be moved very easily across the map, useful for scouting.
APCs – This unit is a great use on the battlefield especially if you are in a difficult situation, if your men are surrounded by the enemy, drive one of these armoured vehicles in, pick up the men and get out. Remember: this unit can only take Five men. Also this armoured vehicle is armed with two machine guns, attached on the front, a great defence system.
Rangers – A brilliant unit for scouting and exploring, one of the fasted units out there, it can easily get away from sticky situations, it is also good for taking out pockets of enemy men because it is armoured with two machine gun turrets that can easily kill men in seconds.
Ore Trucks – Not actually a weapon, but it can be used to run over men out on the battlefield, but it’s obvious use is to collect ore and give you money, a very heavy armoured vehicle that isn’t easily destroyed.
Artillery – A fantastic unit, it can kill five men with one shell fired, it can fire from a large distance with maximum impact, it is also brilliant at destroying buildings and other vehicles. The downside is that it isn’t very heavily armoured and can be easily destroyed by almost anything.
Radar Jammers – A great use for confusing enemies on the battle field, it will block the enemy’s radar and won’t allow them to see your movements. But unfortunately it can be easily destroyed, so defend it well!
V2 Rocket launchers – Another superb unit out on the battle fields, they can easily destroy other vehicles and units of men, another good thing is that they can destroy most building with one shot, some two. The only bad thing is that they take a long time to reload the rocket.
Mine Layers – Whether it is a personal or vehicle mine they are very effective at what they do, they will almost certainly destroy any unit that goes over them. Remember: Vehicle mines will have no effect on units of men and personal mines will have no effect on vehicles.
MCV’s – Not a weapon, but it can run enemy soldiers over and it is heavily armoured, almost nothing can pierce the armour of this vehicle.
Tanya – An expensive unit, but very effective. She is armed with one pistol that can fire over long distances; also it is one shot, one kill. This pistol is also very good against vehicles as it can pierce the armour.
Mobile Gap Generators – An essential part of a secret, surprise attack on your enemy. Wherever you position this unit it will create a blacked out area, the enemy wont be able to see anything where this unit is. Not armed with anything and not armoured heavily either, but it is good at what it does.
Destroyers – The only ship that has anti aircraft guns attached, very effective at destroying aircraft of any type and these missiles can also be fire long distances across the land and sea. It is a very heavily armoured ship and isn’t easily destroyed.
Cruisers – The top boat out on the seas, although useless against submarine attacks it has more good factors than bad. Such as it has very thick armour that is hard to pierce and the very useful fact that it can fire huge shells across land and seas, it has the longest range in the game. So you can shoot enemy buildings safely from the sea!
Transport Boats – Not actually armed with any weapon, but it can move quickly with troops and vehicles inside that can be moved across seas quickly and easily. It has quite good armour, but can only take five units across at a time.
Submarines – Silent and Deadly, a brilliant weapon that travels through the waves and can easily destroy any ship out there, but if the target was to move it would probably get away as this unit is very slow, but heavily armoured. You don’t have to return to the harbour to reload any missiles you use as well.
Gun Boats – The best and almost the only weapon against submarines, it drops depth charges into the water and will cause a submarine to rise or sink almost immediately. The only downside is that it isn’t very heavily armoured.
Longbow Helicopters – Another excellent weapon. It can do almost anything you want it to, destroy units, convoys, vehicles and buildings. A few downsides to this weapon though, it can only carry six missiles at any time, so make sure you have enough heli-pads for re-arming and it is almost defenceless against rocket soldiers, Destroyers and Anti Aircraft guns. Tip: If you want this unit to destroy buildings, you have to have enough of them.
MIG Fighter Jets – A Brilliant Russian fighter jet that is extremely fast and delivers mighty blows to the enemy, whether it be units, building or vehicles, they cant avoid getting hit by this plane. A major downside is the fact that it doesn’t have much armour and so can be almost defenceless against anti aircraft and rocket soldiers.
Yak Attack Planes – Another brilliant plane, not as fast as the MIG, but still fast and very effective. It delivers a whole field of bullets onto the enemy that will almost certainly kill them. It is also very good against most buildings. Also it doesn’t need re-arming for ages as it can last on the ammo aboard.
Parabombs – Very inaccurate at hitting any targets, you may find yourself missing almost every time. They can be very efficient at destroying targets when they actually hit. The plane that actually carries and drops the bombs can be easily destroyed by anti aircraft guns before it gets to drop the bombs.
Paratroopers – The same plane that carries the Parabombs also carries the troops so it can be easily destroyed as before. A very good way of getting troops behind enemy lines though or even just for getting some free troops to back up your soldiers.
Atom Bomb – Probably the most powerful weapon, as expected. Although it does take a lot of time to prepare an atom bomb, it can be very destructive in the enemy base. It is a very accurate weapon that will destroy a large area of land.
Chronoshift – Useful, but not very useful. It allows you to move troops any where on the map you want on the map, but it takes along time to prepare and you can only transport one unit, so not the best of weapons in the game.
Well that is all the weapons in Red Alert 1, I hope it has been very informative and useful for you. :-)
By Silent Thunder.