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Walkthrough (8)
Command & Conquer: Red Alert

Walkthrough (8)

Complete Red Alert Mission 8 walkthrough. Learn how to avoid instant mission loss and strategically defeat Soviet forces.

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Complete Red Alert Mission 8 walkthrough. Learn how to avoid instant mission loss and strategically defeat Soviet forces.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Immediately move your starting units away from the explosive barrels to prevent them from being destroyed at the start of the mission.
  2. 2
    Beware of a second set of explosive barrels that a grenade guy will destroy shortly after the first set.
  3. 3
    Do not go north, as a Tesla Coil will instantly kill your units.
  4. 4
    Head west, using Tanya to eliminate soldiers in the open and those hiding behind trees.
  5. 5
    Prioritize eliminating any attack dogs you encounter.
  6. 6
    When you reach the land-bridge, do not cross it. Instead, send Tanya up the small path to the north.
  7. 7
    Keep your Thieves close behind Tanya to avoid surprise attacks from dogs.
  8. 8
    Eliminate the first three soldiers near the power plants and then retreat south.
  9. 9
    As a large group of soldiers and dogs rushes from the east, run south to spread them out, making it easier for Tanya to pick off the faster, more dangerous units like attack dogs and grenade guys first, followed by riflemen.
  10. 10
    Once the area is clear, detonate the power plants and shoot the explosive barrels.
  11. 11
    The van that attempts to escape can be destroyed with explosive barrels if you are skilled, or ignored as its contents are only a small amount of money.
  12. 12
    Carefully move your Thieves into the Soviet base and send them into the ore silos to collect funds.
  13. 13
    Reinforcements will arrive to the north; send Tanya to join them.
  14. 14
    Deploy your construction yard, which will cause the Soviets to sell their remaining buildings in the base. Be ready to defend against a rush of riflemen.
  15. 15
    Build a power plant and an ore refinery.
  16. 16
    While the refinery is building, send Tanya west to find and detonate a church for a money crate, then return to your base.
  17. 17
    Place the ore refinery and defend your harvester from Soviet units.
  18. 18
    Move your defending units to the northern part of your base to counter an incoming infantry attack.
  19. 19
    Build a war factory and more miners, and be prepared to defend your base from all sides against constant ground and air attacks.
  20. 20
    Establish a strong defensive perimeter with heavy anti-aircraft defenses along the left and bottom sides of your base, and turrets and pillboxes on the upper-left and bottom.
  21. 21
    Use your tank group to cover (press the cover button to crouch behind walls or objects) the remaining areas, leaving the upper-right ore field open for building chopper pads.
  22. 22
    Once your defenses are solid and Soviet attacks are manageable, build approximately eight chopper pads.
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    Target the smaller, less defended southern Soviet base first.
  24. 24
    Use your choppers to destroy Mammoth tanks and SAM sites, prioritizing the closest threats to your base until all anti-aircraft threats are eliminated.
  25. 25
    Destroy the Soviet construction yard, war factory, and ore refinery in the southern base.
  26. 26
    Attack the other Soviet base from its upper-right, destroying SAM sites (repairing choppers as needed).
  27. 27
    Once SAM sites are gone, destroy Tesla Coils and other major buildings.
  28. 28
    Move a tank group to the center of the map and destroy remaining units; Soviet anti-personnel mines pose no threat to tanks.
  29. 29
    Destroy all remaining structures on the map to complete the mission and the Allied campaign.
Tips
  • The key to this mission is a solid defense against relentless Soviet assaults.
  • Position anti-aircraft defenses strategically to cover all approaches to your base.
  • Utilize the open space in the upper-right ore field for building helicopter production facilities.
  • Repair your choppers after each attack run, especially when dealing with SAM sites.
  • Soviet anti-personnel mines in the center of the map are not a threat to tanks.

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