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Left Route Walkthrough
Command & Conquer: Red Alert

Left Route Walkthrough

Detailed walkthrough for the Left Route mission in Command & Conquer: Red Alert. Learn how to infiltrate bases, destroy SAM sites, capture buildings, and defeat Soviet forces.

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Detailed walkthrough for the Left Route mission in Command & Conquer: Red Alert. Learn how to infiltrate bases, destroy SAM sites, capture buildings, and defeat Soviet forces.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Wait for patrolling dogs to move away from the small base. Move your spy to the far left side of the ore field where the dogs stop.
  2. 2
    When the next set of dogs starts returning to the base, move your spy east underneath the base to enter it from the bottom.
  3. 3
    Infiltrate the war factory. A truck will take you to Tanya.
  4. 4
    With Tanya, detonate both SAM sites near her. Be prepared to defend against attack dogs and soldiers from the north.
  5. 5
    Fight your way into the bottom of the small base above you and destroy the other two SAM sites. This will cause the chopper to arrive.
  6. 6
    Put Tanya in the chopper. You will receive reinforcements at your original starting position.
  7. 7
    Your main threat in the nearby Soviet base is the Mammoth Tank near the war factory you infiltrated. Use your tanks, artillery, and rocket soldiers to destroy it. Shoot the nearest barrel for initial damage.
  8. 8
    Clear out the Soviet base, but leave the war factory, power plant, and construction yard intact. You can capture these buildings with engineers if they are damaged enough. An engineer targeting a building to occupy will have green arrows; targeting to cause damage will have red arrows.
  9. 9
    Once you have captured the buildings, start building your base. The ore field at the start will provide sufficient funds. Get an ore refinery running as soon as possible.
  10. 10
    Build a few heavy tanks and some V2 rockets. Move south along the eastern side of the map towards another ore field.
  11. 11
    Destroy the Soviet ore miners and fight off their forces. Ignore the Yaks as they are not a significant threat.
  12. 12
    Use your V2 rockets to destroy Tesla Coils, Flame Towers, and other structures.
  13. 13
    Pick off the explosive barrels inside the Soviet base, then move your tanks in to finish their forces.
  14. 14
    To prevent rebuilding, consider destroying the Soviet construction yard at the top-left of their base first.
  15. 15
    The mission ends once all Soviet units and structures are destroyed.
Tips
  • Use explosive barrels to your advantage for initial damage against enemy structures and units.
  • Prioritize destroying the Soviet construction yard to prevent them from rebuilding.
  • V2 rockets are highly effective against Tesla Coils and Flame Towers.
  • Engineers can capture damaged Soviet buildings if targeted correctly (green arrows).

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