Red Alert 2 (PC) Trivia Quiz

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1. The main way to defend your Soviet base is by placing your Tesla Coils around it. But sometimes this might just not be enough, and you'll want to give them some extra boost. What unit should you use?

Answer: Tesla Trooper

The Soviet forces use Tesla for lots of things, both offense, defense and even for economic purpose like keeping the power supply up. Remember that when placing your Tesla Coils you should also keep a Flak Cannon nearby as it can be easy to breach a defense which only targets ground units.

2. The Soviets also has a great advantage when it comes to power supply. After building up your base you will soon get to option to build the most powerful power generator in the game! What is its name?

Answer: Nuclear Reactor

When this is built you will never have to worry about running out of power again. But there is a down-side of course, if the enemy destroys it, the reactor can cause some major damage to your base, including melting all your foot units! So keep this one as far away as you can while still being able to defend it.

3. The Allied also has some advantages of their own, among others they can send quick air strikes using the well-known Harrier jets. But if you play on the skirmish maps you can unlock another secret jet from Korea. What is its name?

Answer: Black Eagle

Though these jets don't show much difference, they do have some slightly higher damage than the Harriers. Use your jets often since it's easy to forget they're there while doing other stuff. They only take a couple of seconds to reload their ammunition so keeping a constant attack on the enemy base is a good for distraction while going for an attack on a different unsuspecting side.

4. The Soviets also have an air strike, but this one is quite the opposite of the word "quick". Built from the War Factory, what heavy hitter can be built to fight from the sky?

Answer: Kirov Airship

The Kirov Airship is deadly against an unsuspecting enemy, especially if he has a weak air defense. Use this strategy in numbers as once your enemy has spotted it, he will definitely want to take it out as quickly as possible.

5. Super Weapons are known for the amazing power to devastate even the strongest of players. The Soviet Nuclear Missile is common and very entertaining to see. But what of the Allied Super Weapon? What is its name?

Answer: Weather Control Device

It may not seem like a very powerful weapon, but aside from the Nuclear Missile, this one will keep striking the base over time and is not fun to have when your units are inside it. Remember to quickly follow up the destruction with a new attack as the base will be at it's weakest point after a Super Weapon strike.

6. Commando units are often available during campaign mission as well as purchasable in the skirmish missions. While the Allied have Tanya, the Soviets have Boris. Tanya is effective against buildings as she runs inside and blows it up. But Boris also has a trick up his sleeve; what is his way of taking out a building?

Answer: He calls in an Airstrike

Pretty much just as effective as Tanya's method, only he can stay at range and avoid things like base defenses. Both commandos have amazingly fast shooting weapons (Boris has an AKM Assault Rifle and Tanya is dual-wielding automatic pistols.) which will easily one-hit any ground trooper in less than a second, making them ultimate choices for a stealthy base infiltration. Just watch out for tanks!

7. Aside from the main Super Weapons, there are also some secondary Super Weapons which don't take as long time to charge. The Allied have their Chrono Teleportation Device, but what are the Soviets other Super Weapon?

Answer: Iron Curtain

Great when you're going on a tank squad attack, especially with a strong unit like the Apocalypse Tank or the Tesla Tank as this one makes them 100% invulnerable for around 15-20 seconds. Aside from this effective function, the Iron Curtain can also kill any ground trooper within the area, so don't hesitate use it if you find a clustered pack of units. Also, you can use the Iron Curtain to defend your base since this works on buildings just as good as on tanks.

8. When playing the skirmish maps, each country grants a special unit, some included in the Campaign and some not. What unit is provided if you play as the British in a skirmish mission?

Answer: Sniper

The Sniper will pretty much always one-hit any ground trooper with a great range, though he has a long reload time, so send something speedy to kill him, like a tank or dogs. If a sniper reaches the highest promotion (Elite) he will reload much faster and becomes a straight-out killing machine with his long range.

9. The Allied has, thanks to Professor Albert Einstein, gotten some interesting technological advantages as well. One of them is a tank who can cloak itself to the surroundings, like a tree in the forest or a traffic light in the street. What is its name?

Answer: Mirage Tank

A superior fighting vehicle, as it will one-hit infantry and do some effective damage on all kinds of tanks. It is not very effective against buildings however. This unit is quite fun to use for just harassing other players since when they are cloaked, they can't be target as an enemy even when it is attacking. If it happens to you, you will need to hold down the 'Ctrl' button to force a unit to attack the area you want, revealing the mirage tank.

10. What unit says, "Compensating for terrain flux." ?

Answer: Prism Tank

I found this the most entertaining unit to use, not only for the quotes, but because it is incredibly powerful against pretty much anything. It kills most units in one hit or two and buildings A LOT faster than any other tank. The down-sides though is that it has a weak armor and is weak against the more armored tanks like the Rhino Tank and the Grizzly Battle Tank.

When the Prism Tank reaches the highest promotion (Elite) it's prism beam will also bounce off in a chain reaction when it hits a target, dealing extra damage on all the surroundings as well!

Source: Author Splinter_42

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor eburge before going online.
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This is my first quiz and will go through some useful facts anyone who has played "Red Alert 2" should know. It will include units, their effectiveness and similar things. This is only a quiz on "Red Alert 2", not the expansion. Good Luck!

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