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Lower Route Walkthrough (4)
Command & Conquer: Red Alert

Lower Route Walkthrough (4)

Complete walkthrough for Command & Conquer: Red Alert's Lower Route (Allied #12), detailing how to destroy Soviet bases and submarines.

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Complete walkthrough for Command & Conquer: Red Alert's Lower Route (Allied #12), detailing how to destroy Soviet bases and submarines.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Move your forces north and deploy one MCV (Mobile Construction Vehicle), leaving the other intact for later.
  2. 2
    Build a power plant to the north, followed by an ore refinery. Stay south of the ridges to avoid the patrolling Mammoth tanks in the ore field.
  3. 3
    Harvest ore south of the ridges. Use the funds to construct a war factory, a radar (your minimap with nearby blips and threats marked) station, a tech center, and anti-aircraft guns placed at the top of your base to defend against Yaks and choppers.
  4. 4
    Produce approximately thirty light tanks. Once your spy satellite is active, move the tanks north.
  5. 5
    Engage the Mammoth tanks to draw out more Soviet forces, then eliminate all exposed units.
  6. 6
    Advance on the pair of Tesla Coils, then destroy any remaining tanks within the Soviet base.
  7. 7
    Destroy the war factory and barracks before engaging infantry, then run them over with your tanks.
  8. 8
    Destroy the construction yard and then the rest of the base.
  9. 9
    Move your spare MCV to the clearing near the Soviet sub pen, deploy it, and replace the sub pen with a naval yard.
  10. 10
    Build Destroyers to eliminate submarines located directly east of the inlet, repairing your naval yard as needed.
  11. 11
    Continue building Destroyers until no more submarines are within range of the naval yard. Move them east to clear submarines between your naval yard and the beach near the power plant base.
  12. 12
    Build two transports, land tanks on the beach to destroy power plants and SAM sites, then re-embark the tanks for the final Soviet base assault.
  13. 13
    Move your Destroyer group south to destroy SAM sites and Tesla Coils on the small island in the river, being ready to quickly target submarines in the area.
  14. 14
    Continue searching the river for submarines, then land tanks on the beach to assault the last Soviet base.
  15. 15
    Rush the construction yard first, especially if you anticipate difficulty surviving the initial attack.
  16. 16
    Continue sending tanks to destroy the base completely; your Destroyers can assist by shelling from the river.
  17. 17
    Once all Soviet units on the map are destroyed, naval reinforcements will arrive, completing the mission.
Tips
  • Place anti-aircraft guns at the top of your base to counter Yaks and choppers.
  • Use the Mammoth tanks to lure Soviet forces out of their base for easier elimination.
  • Be prepared to repair your naval yard while building Destroyers to counter submarines.
  • Move Destroyers east to ensure no submarines are between your naval yard and the beach.
  • Land tanks on the beach to destroy power plants and SAM sites before assaulting the final base.
  • Destroyers can shell buildings from the river to assist in destroying the last Soviet base.
  • If you suspect the Soviets will build up forces at the small base, prioritize destroying the construction yard immediately.

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