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Mission 5: Dark Night.
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2

Mission 5: Dark Night.

Destroy 2 Soviet Nuclear Silos in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2's Dark Night mission. Use Tanya and spies to infiltrate and eliminate the threat.

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Destroy 2 Soviet Nuclear Silos in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2's Dark Night mission. Use Tanya and spies to infiltrate and eliminate the threat.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Disguise your spies and use Tanya to eliminate Conscripts and Guard Dogs on the road to the Soviet base.
  2. 2
    Proceed northeast with Tanya, eliminating all threats, especially Guard Dogs, as they can cause a game over if they attack Tanya.
  3. 3
    Reach the entrance to the Soviet base. Destroy all visible threats, including oil barrels and soldiers, and avoid Tesla Coils.
  4. 4
    Consider finding an alternate route by going to a nearby farm. Shoot a barrel standing by a wall to create an opening.
  5. 5
    Use the opening to pick off soldiers. Take one or two spies to infiltrate the Tesla Reactor and shut down power.
  6. 6
    Destroy all Tesla Coils within the Tesla Reactor facility.
  7. 7
    Send a Spy to infiltrate the Battle Lab. This will expand your map and reveal the location of the two Nuclear Silos.
  8. 8
    Before proceeding, shoot barrels near the base wall to create another opening.
  9. 9
    Follow the path past a crashed airplane. Rescue the GIs and Engineers from the wreckage.
  10. 10
    These survivors will explain they were shot down by Soviet air defenses and mention other survivors are nearby.
  11. 11
    Bring the rescued GIs and Engineers to the captured Soviet base.
  12. 12
    Send the Engineers to capture the Barracks and the War Factory.
  13. 13
    Train additional Engineers to capture the rest of the base.
  14. 14
    Once the base is captured, build more War Miners as Soviet harvesting is slower.
  15. 15
    With sufficient harvesters, begin building Rhino Heavy Tanks with permanent production.
  16. 16
    Send an initial wave of 15 tanks, with more being built to replace them.
  17. 17
    Send Tanya with the first wave of tanks to eliminate any infantry.
  18. 18
    Use cows (optional) to scout Tesla Coil locations.
  19. 19
    Move the first wave of tanks to the first Nuclear Silo. Target and destroy Tesla Reactors first, then Tesla Coils. Alternatively, Tanya can destroy the Reactors while tanks distract the coils.
  20. 20
    Destroy the wall around the silo and then the silo itself.
  21. 21
    Wait for the second wave of tanks to be ready and rendezvous with the first group.
  22. 22
    Move the combined tank force to the second Nuclear base.
  23. 23
    If Tanya is accompanying the tanks, be cautious of Guard Dogs.
  24. 24
    Apply the same tactics used for the first silo to destroy the second one.
Tips
  • Guard Dogs are a significant threat to both spies and Tanya; eliminate them immediately.
  • Shooting barrels near walls can create openings for easier soldier elimination and infiltration.
  • Infiltrating the Tesla Reactor with a spy is crucial to shutting down power and disabling Tesla Coils.
  • Capturing the Soviet base with Engineers allows for faster resource harvesting and unit production.
  • Rhino Heavy Tanks are effective for assaulting the Nuclear Silos.
  • Targeting Tesla Reactors first is a priority when attacking the silos.
  • Cows can be used as scouts to identify enemy defenses like Tesla Coils.

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