Badger
Soviet Badgers dropping parabombs on Allied power plants in the campaign mission, Protect the Chronosphere research center.
Unit
Affiliation	Soviets Allies (rare)
Role	Dropped bombs & paratroopers
Armament	Parabombs (5)
Protection	Light
Properties
Hit points	30
Armor type	Light
Transport slots	5
Production
Cost	Free
Produced by	Airfield (Non Controlable)
Combat
Air attack	300 (HE)
Sight range	0

The Badger bomber (Tupolev Tu-16) is the primary tactical support aircraft of the Soviet Union in Red Alert 1.

BackgroundEdit

Identical in appearance to the real-life Tupolev Tu-16, 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 cargohold, large enough to carry an entire paratrooper unit or a compliment of coventional and parachute bombs. However, it's armor is rather weak against anti-aircraft fire.

Also, it seems the Allies had somehow aquired some of these aircraft, and used them to a certain extent. They probably bought these planes from a Soviet republic before the war or stole them. The black market is another possibility.

LegacyEdit

It was phase out and replace by Kirov airship during Third World War. Soviet time travel also create a different Badger bomber during War of the Three Powers.

In-gameEdit

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

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.

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