Conscript

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Conscript

Unit
Affiliation	Soviet Union
Role	Light infantry
Production
Cost	100 credits
Produced by	Barracks

Pros	Cons
Cheap, very cheap half the cost of the GI Cloning Vats halve the build time and costs again Can rapidly garrison structures	Weak, very weak Almost useless except when massed or garrisoned Even with a huge advantage in numbers they'll still be slaughtered by deployed GIs, Prism Tanks, Desolators and Navy SEALs

The conscript was a type of infantry used by the Soviet Union.

[edit] History

[edit] Third World War

Conscripts composed the bulk of the infantry in Soviet and Soviet-aligned armies during the Third World War. Compared to the Allied GI, conscripts were less expensive to train and relied more heavily on numbers to make up individual deficiencies.

Some of these conscripts were even trained as paratroopers.

[edit] Third World War (3rd iter.)

Conscript

Unit
Affiliation	Soviet Union
Role	Light infantry
Armament	ADK-45 Molotov Cocktail
Production
Cost	100 credits
Build time	0:04
Produced by	Barracks
Function
Abilities	Throw Molotov Cocktails

While Anatoly Cherdenko altered the time line by removing Albert Einstein, conscripts still remained the foundation of the Soviet army.

The millions of drafted boys destined to become conscripts tended to have no distinguishing attributes or patronage. Training had a heavy theoretical component with an emphasis on raising morale and reinforcing indoctrination learned earlier in life. In addition to this, conscripts were often promised great reward for their service, motivating them further. By comparison, technical skills, such as marksmanship, merited relatively little time and swimming was completely ignored, reportedly due to fears of desertion.

The conscript training program was regarded as highly efficient by the Soviets. However, the cost of turning out enthusiastic but poorly trained was apparent by conscripts possessing the shortest average combat lives out of all the Soviet forces. Conscripts rarely lived above 26.6 years before being killed or promoted.

Conscripts were armed with the ADK-45 assault rifle. The rifle was inexpensive and fired 7.62mm rounds effective against infantry. Equipping new conscripts made extensive use of battlefield salvage.

[edit] Game Unit

[edit] Red Alert 2

Conscripts may be produced even faster and cheaper by using Cloning Vats.

[edit] Red Alert 3

Conscripts gain the Molotov Cocktail which allows them to clear garrisons.

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Soviet Great World War III Arsenal

Infantry	Conscript • Desolator (Iraq only) • Terrorist (Cuba only) • Engineer • Attack Dog • Flak Trooper • Crazy Ivan • Tesla Trooper • Boris (YR only) • Yuri • Cosmonaut (YR only)
Vehicles	Rhino Tank • Flak Track • V3 Rocket Launcher • Terror Drone • War Miner • Apocalypse Tank • MCV • Demolition Truck (Libya only) • Tesla tank (Russia only)
Aircraft	Kirov Airship • Siege Chopper (YR only) • MiG (YR only)
Vessels	Typhoon Attack Submarine • Amphibious Transport • Dreadnought • Sea Scorpion • Giant Squid
Buildings	Production: Construction Yard • Barracks • War Factory • Naval Shipyard Support: Tesla Reactor • Ore Refinery • Radar • Service Depot • Battle Lab • Cloning Vats • Psychic Sensor • Nuclear Reactor • Industrial Plant (YR only) Defences: Fortress Walls • Sentry Gun • Flak Cannon • Battle Bunker (YR only) • Tesla Coil • Nuclear Missile Silo • Iron Curtain