Command and Conquer Red Alert 2 Allied Walkthrough

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Mission 8: Operation Free Gateway

Mission Objectives:
  • Destroy the Soviet psychic beacon
  • Destroy all Soviet forces within St. Louis.
  • Don't get Tanya killed

    Time for some Squad level operations like in mission 5. Tanya's back and you've got to move swiftly for there is a twenty minute timer on this level. I grouped everyone together and ran across the highway to the west. Watch for attack dogs coming from behind, try to target them with Tanya - remember the 'S' trick? After crossing all the way past the hospital get off the highway near the mini base. Take tanya north, stopping to take out any enemy soldiers. You'll come across some of those explosive barrels. Stupid Soviets. Destroy the barrels outside the wall and half the place will blow up. Now it's time for a coordinated attack. Take the GIs around to the opposite side of the base, outside the gate and prepare to do some quick clicking. Hotkey the GIs to 2 or something, then move Tanya to the nearest power plants. Eliminate both of them, avoiding the Tesla coil. The base's power will be shut down for a short time (the enemy could of course build a replacement power plant which would be a disaster.

    Move the GIs into the base and destroy the two remaining power plants. Now, move Tanya to destroy the Psychic Beacon. You're done. With that part. Time to take care of the 'Destroy all Soviet forces' part. I unpacked my MCV right next to the gateway arch. I also sent Tanya back across the highway as it seemed a safe way to get her to..safety. I built four additional grizzly tanks once I had my base up and running. If this is your first time playing this game, you will likely be very suprised at the power of prism tanks. With the grizzlies to protect them, the four prism tanks I started with destroyed the enemy base with barely a scratch. Of course, the Soviets have some more nasty tricks up their sleeves, so this won't always be so easy! *I finished this level in 14 minutes with a par time of 1 hour*