City of Lights

"The European nations are planning to join with the crippled Americans. We must not let this act of aggression go unpunished. You will lay waste to their beautiful Paris. We will show the Allies the true meaning of power by turning their own precious monuments into weapons of mass destruction."

Operation: City of Lights is the fifth Soviet mission in Red Alert 2.

Background
"I always liked the 'City of Lights'. Pity we cannot be there in person when the lights go out."

- Lt. Zofia, to the Commander at the mission start

As President Michael Dugan is forced into exile in Canada, he calls for the rest of the world to unite against the Soviet onslaught. European countries, France in particular, thanks to General Rene Lyon, are considering allying themselves with USA to resist the communist aggression. In order to prevent that alliance from forming, Romanov, at Yuri's behest, orders the Soviet Commander to invade Paris and level it.

The mission's actual goals are to escort safely 3 or more Tesla troopers to power up the Eiffel Tower, creating a gigantic Tesla Coil that will destroy the Allied Forces in Paris and strike fear into European hearts.

Walkthrough
You begin with a barracks and a Tesla coil charged by four troopers. The coil is adequate defence for your base, so leave the troopers as its power source. This mission is pure urban door-to-door combat, so conscripts are key here. You can ignore Crazy Ivans, they are next to useless.

First priority is securing funding. Build some more conscripts, then hit west and eliminate the Allied sentries at the derrick and capture it. If you go north, you will receive reinforcements in the form of a single flak track, and further north you will find a football field, held by enemy infantry supported by Grizzly battle tanks. Deal with them as you see fit.

Next stop is the Louvre (also known as Generic World Class Famous Museum for some versions). From there you should see the entrance to the park. Clear it by garrissoning buildings, then enter the park and destroy the tanks. Afterwards, move several Tesla troopers to the base of the tower and enjoy the show.

Valuable assets

 * Derrick to the west of the starting position