Distant Thunder

Distant Thunder
Chronology
Previous	Behind the Lines
Next	Bridge over the River Grotzny Bridge over the River Vizchgoi
Details
Part of	Second World War
Location	Khalkis Island, Greece
Outcome
Soviet victory Soviet war effort funded Allied retreat from the island
Belligerents
Soviet Union
Allied Forces
Objectives
Mine the ore Capture the communications center to respond to Allied projects
Stop all Soviet forces from stealing the ore Recapture the island
Commanders
Soviet Commander
Unknown
Forces
Military arsenal including ore trucks
Relieving forces from Berlin Greek divisions and resistance

“

Khalkis island contains a large quantity of ore that we need. The Allies are well aware of our plans, and intend to establish their own base there. See to it that they fail. In addition, capture their radar center so we can track Allied activity in this area. - Mission briefing

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Distant Thunder was the fifth mission in the Soviet campaign of Red Alert 1.

Background

Berlin fell under Soviet control and wiped out all Allies who refused to surrender the whole city. The next mission was Khalkis Island in Greece, known to be full of ore. Stalin decided to use it to fund his war effort. He appointed his newly promoted Commander to crush any resistance on the island and begin mining operations.

Mission events

• The Commander used his military arsenal and attacked the Allies on the island.
• He destroyed Greek resistance and its divisions, including relieving forces from the Fall of Berlin.
• With the communications center captured, he finally starts collecting ore for the Soviets' war effort.
• With the mission accomplished, Allied Forces start retreating throughout the continent.

Beta versions

The 0.09c beta version differs quite a bit from the release version. The land mass the player starts on has more beaches and no Allied base. Instead, the map has an extra area in the east that features an Allied base with the Radar Dome that has to be captured. The player also starts with two MCVs as shown in the cutscene as opposed to receiving one later. An even earlier version shows a smaller map in which the eastern half of the island is cut off.

Videos

Briefing

Yak strafe above Rangers (mission accomplished cutscene)

Gallery

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  Pre-0.09c beta variant of the mission

References

Red Alert, Counterstrike and The Aftermath missions

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