C&C Red Alert REMASTERED - "Ukraine: Nuclear Escalation" Soviet Bonus Mission (Hard) (No Commentary)

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Published on July 5, 2020 9:39:01 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_hOUMiwUl0

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Command & Conquer: Red Alert (1996)

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Playthrough of the Soviet bonus mission "Ukraine: Nuclear Escalation" in Command & Conquer: Red Alert Remastered on Hard difficulty.

This is harder than anything on the Allied side in Counterstrike and Aftermath. The AI attacks very harshly in the beginning and it also often micromanages its tanks to crush your infantry. It also does a big all-in attack when you destroy the Tech Center that coordinates their nuke strikes, which also killed me a couple of times in previous attempts. It didn't do much damage to me in this run however due to my defenses and that I managed to kill some of their units with my attack force after taking out the Tech Center.

I don't have the nuclear bomb sites memorized, so I try to destroy the northwestern Tech Center quickly to stop the nukes. After destroying that, the AI does this big all-in attack that also includes their harvesters, after which the AI pretty much goes braindead and stops attacking you almost completely. That naturally allows you to easily steamroll through the rest of the mission.

So, the real challenge is in the beginning. You start with a low amount of credits and get attacked by tanks when you can't afford any yet, leaving you to defend with your limited starting units, infantry and flame towers. The AI also performs flank attacks from the sides. You really want to move your MCV to the east from the starting location, or you'll run out of resources and be very vulnerable to the flanks. After deploying, you need to build up your economy and get enough units to take down the Tech Center. While there is no massive hurry, you need to proceed fairly quickly as the resources on the eastern side of the map will run dry. For assaulting the Tech Center, a combination of Heavy tanks and V2s works well. A few V2s are great for taking down the Allies' defenses; while the AI rebuilds them, taking them down temporarily allowed me to rush the Tech Center with Heavy tanks without needing to deal with turrets. After the Tech Center is down, retreat, defend against the all-in and the rest is then easy.

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