Badger bomber (Red Alert 1)

Badger
Tactical bomber
Internal ID	BADR
Faction	Allied Forces (campaign only) Soviet Union
Role	Bomber/transport
Armament	Parabombs (5)
Protection	Light
Properties
Hit points	60
Armor type	Light
Transport slots	5
Production
Cost	Free
Produced by	Airfield (non-controllable)
Combat
Air attack	300 (HE)
Sight range	0

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The Badger Bomber is the transport plane used for dropping Paratroopers and Parachute Bombs onto a designated target. It is somewhat slow, and its lack of armor can make it a snack for any enemy AA-guns that may be guarding the target. - Red Alert manual(src)

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The Badger bomber is a tactical support aircraft used by the Soviets during the Second World War.

Background

Similar in appearance to the real-life Tupolev Tu-16 (albeit with a different cockpit design), the Badger bomber is the primary long range multi-role aircraft of the USSR during Second World War. The aircraft has a swept-back wing design and two turbojet engines providing it with superior speed as well as a cargo-hold, large enough to carry an entire paratrooper unit or a complement of conventional and parachute bombs. However, its armour is rather weak against anti-aircraft fire.

Also, it seems the Allies had somehow acquired some of these aircraft, and used them to a certain extent. It is likely that the planes in these cases were captured and pressed into Allied service, or were reverse-engineered copies. The black market is another possibility or their could be Allied-friendly nations that sold them by third party.

Legacy

The Badger was replaced by the Kirov airship during Third World War as a ground attack aircraft.

After Anatoly Cherdenko erased Einstein, the Badger returns in the new timeline and is again utilized for supportive tasks, such as delivering Desolator airstrikes. Natasha, their commando, can also call one in to perform surgical strikes.

Game unit

The plane cannot be built by the player and will only appear if any of the support powers are used (parabombs or paratroopers). Occasionally, in single player missions, it will appear in pre-scripted sequences.

Due to its subpar speed and armor, the Badger should not be deployed without air superiority, as even a small amount of AA fire could destroy it quickly.

Trivia

• Badger is the NATO reporting name of the Tupolev Tu-16 strategic bomber, which its icon appears to resemble.

Gallery

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  Soviet Badgers dropping parabombs on Allied power plants in Protect the Chronosphere
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  Render

Cameos

DOS	English	French	German

Videos

Soviet Badger dropping bombs on power plants

See also

• Badger bomber (Red Alert 3), Used during the Third World War (Red Alert 3)