Ukraine/Russia

Explore the Ukraine/Russia conflict in Command & Conquer: Red Alert. Learn about Soviet and Allied forces, units, structures, and strategies to dominate the battlefield.

This guide covers the Ukraine/Russia conflict within Command & Conquer: Red Alert, detailing the forces, units, and structures available to both the Soviet and Allied factions. Understand your enemy and master the battlefield.

Understanding Your Enemy

Soviet Powers

The Soviet Union fields a powerful military with unique units and devastating superweapons. Their strength lies in heavy armor, potent artillery, and experimental technologies.

Allied Forces

The Allied nations counter with advanced technology, versatile units, and strategic defenses. They rely on speed, air superiority, and specialized infantry.

Allied Units

• Rifle Infantry — Basic infantry unit.
• Medic — Heals nearby infantry.
• Rocket Soldier — Effective against vehicles and structures.
• Spy — Can infiltrate enemy structures.
• Engineer — Captures enemy buildings and repairs structures.
• Thief — Steals enemy ore.
• Tanya — Elite commando with C4 explosives.
• AT Mine Layer — Deploys anti-tank mines.
• Ore Truck — Collects ore.
• Ranger — Light reconnaissance vehicle.
• Light Tank — Fast and versatile tank.
• APC — Transports infantry.
• Artillery — Long-range indirect fire support.
• Medium Tank — Balanced offensive unit.
• Mobile Gap Generator — Deploys a temporary Gap Generator.
• MCV — Mobile Construction Vehicle; builds structures.
• Transport — Carries infantry.
• Gunboat — Naval unit for coastal bombardment.
• Destroyer — Naval unit with anti-air and anti-ship capabilities.
• Cruiser — Powerful naval unit with heavy guns.
• Apache Longbow — Attack helicopter with missiles.
• GPS Satellite — Provides map intelligence.
• Sonar Pulse — Reveals submerged units.

Soviet Units

• Attack Dog — Fast, close-combat unit.
• Rifle Infantry — Basic infantry unit.
• Grenadier — Infantry with explosive grenades.
• Flame Infantry — Infantry equipped with flamethrowers.
• Engineer — Captures enemy buildings and repairs structures.
• Ore Truck — Collects ore.
• Heavy Tank — Powerful armored unit.
• AP Mine Layer — Deploys anti-personnel mines.
• V2 Rocket Launcher — Launches long-range rockets.
• MRJ — Mobile Rocket Launcher.
• Mammoth Tank — Heavily armored and armed tank.
• MCV — Mobile Construction Vehicle; builds structures.
• Transport — Carries infantry.
• Submarine — Submerged naval unit for surprise attacks.
• Yak — Fast Soviet fighter aircraft.
• Badger Bomber — Soviet bomber aircraft.
• Paratroopers — Infantry deployed via parachute.
• Parachute Bombs — Air-dropped explosives.
• Spy Plane — Reconnaissance aircraft.
• MIG — Advanced Soviet fighter jet.
• Hind — Soviet attack helicopter.
• Transport Helicopter — Carries infantry and light vehicles.

Superweapons

Allied Superweapons

• Chronosphere — Allows for temporal displacement of units.

Soviet Superweapons

• Iron Curtain — Renders units temporarily invulnerable.
• Missile Silo — Launches a devastating nuclear missile.