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| − | |name = In the Thick of It |
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| − | |image = In_The_Thick_Of_It.png |
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| − | |imgdesc = Allied [[cruiser]]s on the Danube river bombarding the Soviet research center |
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| − | |conflict = [[Second World War]] |
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| − | |date = |
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| − | |place = [[Hungary|Hungarian People's Republic]] |
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| − | |result = Allied victory |
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| − | * Professor [[Albert Einstein]] rescued |
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| − | * Soviet research center destroyed |
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| − | |side1 = {{Subfaction|Allies|RA1}} |
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| − | |side2 = {{Subfaction|Soviets|RA1}} |
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| − | |goal1 = Rescue Albert Einstein and destroy the Soviet research center |
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| − | |goal2 = Repel the Allied assault and secure Albert Einstein |
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| − | |commanders1 = {{Flag|Allies|RA1}} [[Field Commander A9]]<br>Allied maritime commander |
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| − | |commanders2 = {{Flag|USSR|RA1}} Research center commander |
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| − | Allied Land Command |
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| − | * [[Tanya Adams]] |
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| − | * Special Forces team |
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| − | Allied Air Command |
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| − | * [[Chinook (Red Alert 1)|CH-47 Chinook]] |
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| − | ''Friendly:''<br/> |
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| − | Allied Maritime Command |
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| − | *[[Cruiser]] squadron |
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| − | |forces2 = Soviet Ground Forces |
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| − | * Research center |
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| − | * Infantry company |
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| − | |transcript = Transcript:In the Thick of It |
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| − | {{Quote|Rescue Einstein from the Headquarters inside this Soviet complex. Once found, evacuate him via the helicopter at the signal flare. Einstein and Tanya must be kept alive at all costs. Beware the Soviet's Tesla Coils. Direct Tanya to destroy the westmost power plants to take them off-line.|Mission briefing}} |
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| − | '''In the Thick of It''' is the first [[Allied]] mission in {{GL|Red Alert}}.<ref name="RA1_Allied1">Westwood Studios, ''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert]]''. Allied mission 1: "In the Thick of It".</ref> |
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| + | Designed by Joseph Carabajal |
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| − | == Strategic background == |
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| − | [[File:RAA01.png|left|thumb|350px|Map displaying the strategic situation. An Allied Special Forces team executed a special operations raid to rescue Professor Einstein from a base in [[Croatia]], [[Yugoslavia|Kingdom of Yugoslavia]] into Central Hungary region, [[Hungary|Hungarian People's Republic]].]] |
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| − | In the early days of the [[Second World War]], the Allied Forces were initially able to hold off the Soviet advances across Europe. On the [[Germany|German]]-[[Poland|Polish]] border the Allies were holding off fourteen Soviet Ground Forces and Polish Land Forces tank divisions with only three divisions of their own.<ref name="RA1_Soviet3">Westwood Studios, ''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert]]''. Soviet mission 3: "Covert cleanup".</ref> In the High North, Allied Forces in the [[Norway|Kingdom of Norway]] and [[Sweden|Kingdom of Sweden]] were holding back the Soviet and Finnish forces. In Central Europe Czechoslovakia was divided between the Allied-aligned [[Czech Republic|Czechoslovak Republic]], which controlled the [[Czech Republic]], and the Soviet-aligned [[Slovakia|Czechoslovak Socialist Republic]], which controlled the eastern [[Slovakia|Slovak Socialist Republic]]. Allied Forces in central and southern Europe, stationed in the [[Austria|Republic of Austria]], [[Yugoslavia|Kingdom of Yugoslavia]], and the [[Bulgaria|Tsardom of Bulgaria]], facing down forces of the [[Hungary|Hungarian People's Republic]] and [[Romania|Romanian People's Republic]]. The Allied Forces were experiencing losses in the [[Turkey|Republic of Turkey]], with Soviet forces advancing from the Georgian and Armenian Soviet Socialist Republics and conquering the East Black Sea and Northeast Anatolia regions. The Allied Forces' chief scientist, Professor [[Albert Einstein]], was captured by Soviet forces and sent to a research center on the Danube river in the [[Hungary|Hungarian People's Republic]]'s Central Hungary region, forced to perform [[Chronosphere (Red Alert 1)|propulsion]] research for the Soviet Armed Forces.<ref name="RA1_Soviet3">Westwood Studios, ''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert]]''. Soviet mission 3: "Covert cleanup".</ref> With the last intercepted transmission from the Soviet base confirming Professor Einstein's presence at the facility occurring at 0900 the day prior to the raid, General [[Gunter von Esling]] authorized [[Field Commander A9]] to proceed with the rescue operation.<ref name="RA1_Allied1"></ref> |
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| − | [[File:RA1_SCG01EA_Map.png|right|thumb|300px|Map of the Soviet research center in Central Hungary.]] |
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| − | The raid on the research center to rescue Professor Einstein was directed by the Supreme Allied Commander, General [[Gunter von Esling]], the the Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, General [[Nikos Stavros]]. The raid itself was commanded by [[Field Commander A9]], who led the Special Forces team, with [[Tanya (Red Alert 1)|Tanya Adams]] as the team leader. The strike team executed a cross-border raid from [[Croatia]], [[Yugoslavia]] into Central Hungary along the Danube river.<ref name="RA1_Allied1" /> |
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| − | The Soviet research center consisted of a [[Construction yard (Red Alert 1)|construction yard]], [[Soviet barracks (Red Alert 1)|barracks]] and [[kennel]] for the base's infantry company, an [[Ore refinery (Red Alert 1)|ore refinery]] and an [[ore silo]] with an [[ore truck]] for resource gathering, [[War factory (Red Alert 1)|war factory]], a [[radar dome]], and [[Soviet tech center (Red Alert 1)|Soviet tech center]], where the base's research was conducted. The research center also consisted of seven [[Power plant (Red Alert 1)|power plant]]s, with four in a power farm to the east and three to the north. The research center's defenses consisted of [[Barbed wire|barbed wire]] fencing surrounding the facility and three [[Tesla coil (Red Alert 1)|tesla coil]]s, with one at the ore refinery and two overlooking the waterfront. The infantry company defending the base initially consisted of a squad of eleven [[rifle infantry]], three [[Grenadier (Red Alert)|grenadier]]s, and one [[Attack dog (Red Alert 1)|attack dog]]. Professor Einstein himself was being held in the tech center.<ref name="RA1_Allied1" /> |
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| − | The initial allied Special Forces team on site consisted of three [[Ranger (Red Alert)|ranger]] jeeps and five [[rifle infantry]], with [[Tanya (Red Alert 1)|Tanya Adams]] immediately arriving by a [[Chinook (Red Alert 1)|CH-47 Chinook]] transport helicopter and two other rangers arriving shortly afterwards. The Soviet research center's major weakness was its power consumption to production ratio. Once the tesla coils lost power, a element of four Allied [[cruiser]]s arrived on the Danube and began to provide naval gunfire support for the Special Force team and bombarded the center. As Professor Einstein was rescued, a signal flair was lit to the north and a CH-47 Chinook arrived on station to evacuate the Professor.<ref name="RA1_Allied1" /> |
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| − | == Aftermath == |
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| − | With Professor Einstein rescued, the Soviet's research into alternate propulsion technologies was seriously hampered and Einstein was put to work on Allied scientific breakthroughs that would lead to the end of the war, most notably the [[Chronosphere (Red Alert 1)|Chronosphere]] project and providing scientific analysis on the Soviet Union's own [[Iron Curtain (Red Alert 1)|Iron Curtain]] project.<ref name="RA1_Allied6">Westwood Studios, ''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert]]''. Allied mission 6: "Iron Curtain Infiltration".</ref><ref name="RA1_Allied8">Westwood Studios, ''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert]]''. Allied mission 8: "Protect the Chronosphere".</ref> While the Soviet [[NKVD]] would attempt to relocate and capture Professor Einstein, the were ultimately unsuccessful.<ref name="RA1_Allied5">Westwood Studios, ''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert]]''. Allied mission 5: "Tanya's Tale".</ref> |
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| − | == Mission arsenal == |
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| − | === Allies === |
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| − | '''Units''' |
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| − | <div class="ficon-container">{{ficon|RAR Rifle Infantry Cameo.png|Rifle infantry{{!}}Rifle infantry|64px}}{{ficon|RAR Tanya Cameo.png|Tanya (Red Alert 1){{!}}Tanya Adams|64px}}{{ficon|RAR Ranger Cameo.png|Ranger (Red Alert){{!}}Ranger|64px}}{{ficon|RAR Chinook Cameo.png|Chinook (Red Alert 1){{!}}Chinook|64px}}{{ficon|RAR Cruiser Cameo.png|Cruiser{{!}}Cruiser|64px}}</div> |
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| − | === Soviets === |
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| − | '''Units''' |
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| − | <div class="ficon-container">{{ficon|RAR Rifle Infantry Cameo.png|Rifle infantry{{!}}Rifle infantry|64px}}{{ficon|RAR Grenadier Cameo.png|Grenadier (Red Alert){{!}}Grenadier|64px}}{{ficon|RAR Attack Dog Cameo.png|Attack dog (Red Alert 1){{!}}Attack dog|64px}}{{ficon|RAR Ore Truck Cameo.png|Ore truck{{!}}Ore truck|64px}}</div> |
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| − | '''Structures''' |
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| − | <div class="ficon-container">{{ficon|RAR ConYard Cameo.png|Construction yard (Red Alert 1){{!}}Construction yard|64px}}{{ficon|RAR Power Plant Cameo.png|Power plant (Red Alert 1){{!}}Power plant|64px}}{{ficon|RAR Ore Refinery Cameo.png|Ore refinery (Red Alert 1){{!}}Ore refinery|64px}}{{ficon|RAR Silo Cameo.png|Ore silo{{!}}Ore silo|64px}}{{ficon|RAR Soviet Barracks Cameo.png|Soviet barracks (Red Alert 1){{!}}Barracks|64px}}{{ficon|RAR Kennel Cameo.png|Kennel{{!}}Kennel|64px}}{{ficon|RAR War Factory Cameo.png|War factory (Red Alert 1){{!}}War factory|64px}}{{ficon|RAR Radar Dome Cameo.png|Radar dome{{!}}Radar dome|64px}}{{ficon|RAR Soviet Tech Center Cameo.png|Soviet tech center (Red Alert 1){{!}}Tech center|64px}}{{ficon|RAR Barbed Wire Cameo.png|Barbed wire{{!}}Barbed wire|64px}}{{ficon|RAR Tesla Coil Cameo.png|Tesla coil (Red Alert 1){{!}}Tesla coil|64px}}</div> |
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| − | == Beta variant == |
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| − | The release version of this map is almost identical to the one in the v0.09c beta of ''Command & Conquer: Red Alert''. The Riflemen and Attack Dogs that charge the player units initially are placed slightly further to the south of the player's starting position. Furthermore, Dwight, the civilian likely to get electrocuted by the Tesla Coil at the base entrance, is missing in the beta variant. Thus, the power of the Tesla Coil is not made obvious to novice players. Lastly, no explosive barrels are present, and the player has to move units into the base to take out the Power Plants powering it. |
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| − | == Gallery == |
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| − | <gallery> |
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| − | File:Scg01ea.ini beta.png|Beta variant |
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| − | </gallery> |
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| − | == Videos == |
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| − | {{YouTube|svNAHmE6_K4|Briefing}} |
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| − | {{YouTube|yVZeo-R9v1Y|Helicopter landing behind Soviet base (mission start cutscene)}} |
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| − | {{YouTube|-0C-SLaXJzU|Cruiser shelling the Soviet base (mission accomplished cutscene)}} |
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| − | </center> |
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| − | == References == |
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Revision as of 20:42, 24 January 2021
Summary
Designed by Joseph Carabajal
Licensing
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This image was taken from the Command & Conquer: Rivals, the manuals, websites, videos, and/or other promotional material created and owned by Electronic Arts or any Command & Conquer development studio, who hold the copyright of Command & Conquer. All trademarks and registered trademarks present in the image are proprietary to Electronic Arts. For more information, see the copyright notice. The use of images to illustrate articles concerning the subject of the images in question is believed to qualify as fair use under United States copyright law, as such display does not significantly impede the right of the copyright holder to sell the copyrighted material. |