Allied battle lab

Battle Lab
Allied Battle Lab
Structure
Internal ID	GATECH
Faction	Allied Forces
Role	Tech structure
Tech level	8
Properties
Hit points	500
Armor type	Wood
Production
Cost	$2000
Build time	1:20
Produced by	Allied construction yard
Requires	Any Radar provider Allied war factory
Combat
Sight range	6
Function
Power	-100
Allows	(See provided section)

The Allied Battle Lab was an advanced technology structure deployed in most major Allied bases during the Third World War and the Psychic Dominator Disaster.

Background

An improvement on the last war's Tech Center design, it allowed Allied commanders to deploy high-tier units from their facilities. These structures were required to provide the commander with the appropriate clearance levels as well as the capability of performing computer simulations that allowed for much better and more accurate predictions of the performance of the systems involved.

During the Psychic Dominator Disaster, Allied scientists made a breakthrough in defensive technology, which resulted in the Force Shield. It made certain structures completely invulnerable to all forms of attack, and was therefore not unlike the Soviet Iron Curtain Device, though the protective shield drained the base's entire power supply when in use and required extensive charging.

Game Building

The Battle Lab is available only if the commander owns an Air Force Command Headquarters and a War Factory. The structure itself is rather weak and prone to being destroyed if proper measures to protect it are not taken.

The Allied Battle Lab is the only way to unlock the Allies' Tier 3, and best, technologies.

Structures

Ore Purifier Increases resource outcome by 25%

Spy Satellite Uplink Intelligence gathering structure, reveals entire map

Gap Generator Radar jamming structure, covers surrounding radius in shroud

Chronosphere Support superweapon (Chronoshift), teleports groups of units across the battlefield

Weather Control Device Offensive superweapon (Lightning Storm), summons a destructive lightning storm at battlefield area

Infantry

Spy Infiltration unit, can disguise as enemy infantry, and infiltrate enemy buildings for certain effects

Chrono Legionnaire Elite support infantry, can teleport anywhere, and is uncrushable

Tanya Commando, can instantly kill infantry, swim, and plant C4 explosives on buildings and ships; immune to mind control in Yuri's Revenge

Vehicles

Mirage Tank Advanced support tank, disguises as a tree when idle

Prism Tank Advanced artillery vehicle

Battle Fortress Heavy assault personnel carrier, can transport up to 5 infantry units and crush vehicles and walls

Ships

Dolphin Anti-ship support unit, submerged when not attacking, detects submerged units, and can free friendly ships from Giant Squid attacks

Aircraft Carrier Heavy bombardment ship, deploys up to three Hornets in combat

Support Powers

Force Shield Causes friendly buildings around a targeted area to become invulnerable, but temporarily shuts down the base's power

Infiltration

Due to changes in game design, the Allied Battle Lab returns different results if infiltrated when playing Red Alert 2 or Yuri's Revenge.

Red Alert 2

Chrono Commando Elite infantry, can teleport anywhere, is uncrushable, can instantly kill most infantry, and can plant C4 explosives on buildings

Chrono Ivan Demolitions specialist, can teleport anywhere, is uncrushable, and can plant timed explosives on units and buildings

The player must also own a barracks of the infiltrated Battle Lab's faction in Red Alert 2; therefore, the player must own an Allied Barracks to train Chrono Commandos and a Soviet Barracks to train Chrono Ivans.

Yuri's Revenge

Chrono Commando Elite infantry, can teleport anywhere, is uncrushable, can instantly kill most infantry, and can plant C4 explosives on buildings

Gallery

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  With other Battle Labs

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  Buildup animation

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  In a snow theater

Cameos

English	French	German	Korean	Chinese

Pre-release cameos, in order: alpha, beta.

Trivia

• Amusingly, the Allied Battle Lab's height makes it a formidable obstruction to Soviet Kirov Airships, and even Allied Rocketeers to a certain extent, due to how they are forced to traverse its full height before being able to go past it. Both units can easily destroy it, however, and given its high cost, power drain, weak armor, and strategic importance, such a tactic is hardly practical.

See also

• Soviet battle lab, Soviet counterpart
• Yuri battle lab, Yuri counterpart