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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

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Your guide to Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3's 'Rage of the Black Tortise' mission. Learn how to clear landing zones, capture media centers, and deal with new threats.

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Your guide to Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3's 'Rage of the Black Tortise' mission. Learn how to clear landing zones, capture media centers, and deal with new threats.

Alright, let's dive into the 'Rage of the Black Tortise' mission in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3. This one's set in Santa Monica and it's tagged as 'Hard', so be ready for a challenge! You'll be teaming up with Naomi, and your main opponent isn't a Commander, but a tough Tanya unit. Your primary goals are to Clear a Landing Zone and Capture the Media Centres to bring the Californians under Japanese control. There are also some juicy secondary objectives: Capture the International Airport, Destroy the Observatory Cannon, and Destroy the Amusements. Keep an eye out, because this mission introduces the Wave-Force Artilleries!

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    You'll start in the north of the map. Immediately use your Tricannons to deal with any nearby Athena Cannons and buildings. This is your chance to establish a solid base. Deploy your Construction Yard and start building some Imperial Docks.
  2. 2
    Once your docks are up, get a Shogun Battleship out. Use it to clear out the Allied Base located to the north of your starting position, and also the Amusements to the west.
  3. 3
    Your next priority should be the International Airport to the south. You can either send a strike force to capture it, or for a potentially faster approach, load up a Sudden Transport with Engineers and fly it over to capture most of the structures there.
  4. 4
    Now, let Naomi's forces take care of the Observatory Cannon. It's a tough nut to crack, so she'll be instrumental here. While that's happening, look for Cash Crates near the Spectrum Towers, just below the Observatory. A Chopper-VX is perfect for grabbing these quickly.
  5. 5
    With the bonus objectives mostly handled, it's time to push towards the main Allied Base on the east side of the map. Smash through their defenses.
  6. 6
    After clearing the main base, make your way to the Media Centres. Your objective is to Capture them. Be really careful around these areas, as the Allies often set up ambushes.
Tips
  • The Green forces start in the north, which is a great position to take out the Observatory Cannon. Since it's heavily guarded, the Wave-Force Artillery Units are your best bet for taking out the turrets from a distance.
  • To get to the Observatory, consider using Chopper-VXs to fly over the hills. It's a much safer route than a ground assault.
  • Don't bother looking for Cash Crates in the houses within the Green base; they aren't there.
  • If you're having trouble with the Observatory Cannon, sending in Final Squadrons might be a safer bet than direct assaults, especially since it's so heavily defended.
  • Seriously, don't waste your money on Naval troops for this mission. While you can't build structures on land in the water, feel free to place them there if it suits your strategy.

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