Iron Curtain

The Iron Curtain was a Soviet superweapon that could render one Soviet unit invulnerable for a period of time.

Origins
As the technologies were poorly understood at first, the Iron Curtain project took a long time to complete, but was eventually developed on behalf of Stalin by Soviet engineers. The details are classified and unavailable.

Target Unit
The Iron curtain focused a considerable amount of energy onto the target unit, causing a darkening of the target unit. This marked the target unit as being invulnerable for both friend and foe. The effect would last for a short amount of time, approximately a minute, and then the effect would fade from the target unit.

The improved Iron Curtain could effect up to nine units at a time.

Structure
The Iron Curtain structure was a suspended metal ball on a base. Energy was fed from the base of the structure to the ball, once enough energy had been built up - a charging mechanism was included in the base. The entire structure was sheathed in heavy armor that made it difficult for Allied forces to destroy. Furthermore, it also drained a significant amount of power from the Soviet power structures.

History
Unfortunately, even the power of the iron curtain was not enough to stop the massive waves of tanks that the Allies sent against the Soviets, and the Allies were able to move on Moscow. Before they did, however, the Allies spent a considerable amount of effort into destroying the prototype, the research base, and any technology related to the iron curtain. The Soviets got a few online dispite this effort. The Allies destroyed one that was blocking the way into Moscow but the Soviets already had two in Moscow.

During the Great World War III Romanov secretly developed an improved Iron Curtain that he deployed to defend Moscow from the RA2:Chronosphere attack. But dispite it's help he was still defeated.