Construction yard (Red Alert)

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The construction yard was the foundation structure for field bases during the World Wars. Once unpacked from a mobile construction vehicle, the yard constructed additional structures on site.Core

Contents 1 History 1.1 Second World War 1.2 Third World War (First and Second Iterations) 1.3 Third World War (Third Iteration) 1.3.1 Allies 1.3.2 Soviet 1.3.3 Empire of the Rising Sun 2 Game Unit 2.1 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2.2 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 2.3 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

[edit] History

[edit] Second World War

Construction yards and MCVs were used widely during the Second World War. The Allies and Soviets used similar designs. Generally the construction yard completed all components before construction of the final structure began at the desired location.

[edit] Third World War (First and Second Iterations)

Opposed to the Second World War, there was a proliferation of construction yard designs leading up to the Third World War although all continued to provide the same function for the Allies and Soviets. As in the previous war, the construction yard generally completed all components before structure assembly began at the desired site. The only major advancement was that it now possessed two separate construction lines, or queues. The main queue constructed most production buildings, refineries, and support structures, while the armory queue handled base defenses and super-weapons.

Yuri's force also developed a construction yard. Their existence remained a secret until Allied forces traveled back in time to the beginning of the war to pre-empt the "Psychic Dominator Disaster". It's claw floated in the air when it was in use suggesting it was operated by telekinesis, but beyond this it functioned identically to other construction yards.

(In Multiplayer and Skirmish games, an option could be selected to allow Construction Yards to repack into MCVs.)

[edit] Third World War (Third Iteration)

Timeline manipulation by Anatoly Cherdenko also altered the circumstances surrounding the MCV. The widespread adoption of the construction yard and MCV concept occurred only prior to the Third, and not the Second, World War. Construction yards of this era could redeploy as MCV's as required. They also possessed two queues like the Construction Yards of the first and second iterations.

[edit] Allies

The Allied yard functioned similarly to those of the other time-lines. The construction yard generally completed all components before structure assembly began at the desired site. If structures needed to be built outside of the base Command Hubs could be deployed.

The yard leveraged existing Standardized Production Assembly Module (SPAM) technology. SPAM had existed for at least a decade and was already used to assembled munitions in the field. A more revolutionary aspect was the integration of Virtually Operated Industrial Production (VOIP) which allowed production of advanced munitions.

A new impotent aspect of the Construction yard was providing "Clearance". Clearance is separated into the two levels, Heightened Clearance and Max Clearance. These most first be purchased by a Commander. Clearance for production structures was given to the area immediately around a yard allowing for higher tier united to be produced by said structures. Clearance for areas well beyond the immediate confines of a field base was done by establishing Command Hubs.

[edit] Soviet

The Soviet yard employed modules but relied on manual labor. Components completed at the yard were immediately moved and consumed at the construction site. These structures were vulnerable to attack while under construction. Like with the Allies, the Soviets also deployed Command Hubs to produce buildings outside of their base.

The Soviet Construction Yard can also build Crusher Cranes, which can then produce buildings just like the construction yard, which allows Soviet bases to be built faster. This also makes the loss of a construction yard less of a critical blow.

[edit] Empire of the Rising Sun

The Empire of the Rising Sun does not follow any of the traditional building techniques seen in the previous conflicts. Rather then construct actual buildings, the Empire's Construction Yard produces units called "Nano Cores", which function similar to the MCV, unpacking into the base structures. Also like the MCV, the Nano Cores are able to unpack anywhere on the map without being restricted to being close to another building. However, this advantage also comes with a drawback, as the Nano Cores have weak armor and no way to defend themselves from enemy units.

Additionally, if one captures an Allied or Soviet construction yard, because Imperial structures, even the Construction Yard, do not provide much building space around them, it is sometimes nearly impossible to place other Soviet or Allied buildings.

[edit] Game Unit

[edit] Command & Conquer: Red Alert

Allied Construction Yard Structure Affiliation Allies Role Base construction Production Produced by MCV Function Produces Advanced power plant Anti-aircraft gun Barracks Camouflaged pillbox Concrete wall Chronosphere Fake construction yard Fake naval yard Fake radar dome Fake war factory Gap generator Helipad Naval yard Ore refinery Ore silo Pillbox Power plant Radar dome Sandbags Service Depot Technology Center Turret War Factory

Soviet Construction Yard Structure Affiliation USSR Role Base construction Production Produced by MCV Function Produces Advanced power plant Airfield Barbed wire Barracks Concrete Wall Flame tower Helipad Iron Curtian Kennel Nuclear missile silo Ore refinery Ore silo Power plant Radar dome SAM site Service depot Submarine pen Technology center Tesla coil War factory

[edit] Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2

Allied Construction Yard Structure Affiliation Allies Role Base construction Properties Hit points 1000 Armor type Concrete Production Cost 3000 Produced by MCV Combat Sight range 8 Function Power 0 Produces Main Queue Airforce command headquarter Barracks Battle lab Naval shipyard Ore purifier Ore refinery Power plant Robot control center (YR only) Service depot War factory Armory Queue Chronosphere Fortress wall Gap generator Grand Cannon (France only) Patriot Missile System Pillbox Prism tower Spy satellite uplink Weather Control Device

Soviet Construction Yard Structure Affiliation USSR Role Base construction Properties Hit points 1000 Armor type Concrete Production Cost 3000 Produced by MCV Combat Sight range 8 Function Power 0 Produces Main Queue Barracks Battle lab Cloning vats (lost in YR) Industrial plant (YR only) Naval shipyard Nuclear reactor Ore refinery Psychic sensor (lost in YR) Radar Service depot Tesla reactor War factory Armory Queue Battle bunker (YR only) Fortress wall Flak cannon Iron Curtain Nuclear missile silo Sentry gun Tesla coil

Yuri Construction Yard Structure Affiliation Yuri Role Base construction Properties Hit points 1000 Armor type Concrete Production Cost 3000 Produced by MCV Combat Sight range 10 Function Power 0 Produces Main Queue Barracks Battle lab Bio reactor Grinder Psychic radar Slave miner Submarine pen War factory Armory Queue Citadel wall Cloning vats Gattling cannon Genetic Mutator Psychic Dominator Psychic tower Tank bunker

[edit] Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

Allied Construction Yard Structure Affiliation Allies Role Base construction Production Produced by MCV Function Produces Main Queue Airbase Armor Facility Boot Camp Defense Bureau Ore Refinery Power plant Seaport Armory Queue Chronosphere Fortress Wall Multigunner turret Proton Collider Spectrum Tower

Soviet Construction Yard Structure Affiliation USSR Role Base construction Production Produced by MCV Function Produces Main Queue Airfield Barracks Battle Lab Crusher Crane Naval yard Ore refinery Reactor Super Reactor War Factory Armory Queue Flak Cannon Fortress Wall Iron Curtain Sentry Gun Tesla Coil Vacuum Imploder

Empire of the Rising Sun Construction Yard Structure Affiliation Empire of the Rising Sun Role Base construction Production Produced by MCV Function Produces Main Queue Imperial Docks Instant Dojo Instant Generator Mecha Bay Nanotech Mainframe Ore refinery Armory Queue Defender VX Fortress Wall Nanoswarm Hive Psionic Decimator Wave Force Tower

v·d·e Allied Great World War II Arsenal

Infantry Rifle Infantry • Rocket soldier • Engineer • Spy • Thief • Medic • Field mechanic (Aftermath only) • Tanya Adams Vehicles Ranger • Light tank • Medium tank • Anti-tank minelayer • Demolition Truck (Aftermath only) • M110 • APC • Ore truck • Radar jammer • Chrono tank (Aftermath only) • Mobile gap generator • MCV • Phase transport • Cargo truck • Mobile command center Aircraft Apache Longbow Vessels Gunboat • Destroyer • Cruiser • Transport Buildings Construction Construction Yard • Barracks • War Factory • Naval yard • Helicopter pad Support Power plant • Advanced power plant • Ore Refinery • Ore silo • Service depot • Technology center • Gap Generator • Helipad Defense Sandbags • Concrete wall • Pillbox • Camo Pillbox • AA gun • Turret • Chronosphere Fake Fake Construction Yard • Fake Radar Dome • Fake War Factory • Fake naval yard

v·d·e Soviet Great World War II Arsenal

Infantry Rifle Infantry • Grenadier • Engineer • Attack dog • Flamethrower infantry • Shock trooper • Volkov • Chitzkoi Vehicles Heavy tank • Anti-personnel minelayer • Demolition Truck • FROG-7 V2 launcher • Tesla tank • Ore truck • Mammoth tank/Super tank • MAD tank • MCV Aircraft Yak-9 • MiG-29 • Spy plane • Tupolev Tu-16 • Mi-24 Hind • CH-47 Chinook Vessels Submarine • Missile submarine • Transport Structures Buildings Construction yard • Ore Refinery • Barracks • War Factory• Airfield • Kennel • Radar Dome • Service depot • Helipad • Power plant • Tech center • Advanced power plant • Nuclear missile silo • Submarine pen Aux. structures Ore silo • Concrete wall • Barbed wire • Flame tower • Tesla coil • SAM site

v·d·e Allied Great World War III Arsenal

Infantry GI • Sniper (Great Britain Only) • Guardian GI (YR only) • Engineer • Attack Dog • Spy • Rocketeer • Navy SEAL (YR only) • Chrono Legionnaire • Tanya Vehicles IFV • Grizzly Tank • Chrono miner • Mirage Tank • MCV • Robot Tank (YR only) • Battle Fortress (YR only) • Prism Tank • Tank destroyer (Germany Only) Aircraft Harrier • NightHawk Transport • Black Eagle (Korea Only) Vessels Dolphin • Destroyer • Aegis Cruiser • Aircraft Carrier • Amphibious Transport Buildings Production: Construction Yard • Barracks • War Factory • Airforce Command Headquarter • Naval Shipyard Support: Power plant • Ore Refinery • Service depot • Battle Lab • Spy Satellite Uplink • Ore Purifier • Gap Generator • Robot Control Center (YR only) Defences: Pill box • Prism Tower • Patriot Missile System • Grand Cannon (France Only) • Chronosphere • Weather Control Device

v·d·e 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

v·d·e Yuri Great World War III Arsenal

Infantry Initiate • Engineer • Brute • Virus • Yuri Clone • Yuri Prime Vehicles Lasher tank • Chaos Drone • Gattling Tank • MCV • Magnetron • Mastermind Aircraft Floating Disc Vessels Amphibious Transport • Boomer Submarine Structures Construction yard • Barracks • War Factory • Submarine pen • Bio reactor • Cloning Vats • Slave Miner • Battle Lab • Psychic Radar • Genetic Mutator • Psychic Dominator • Tank bunker • Psychic Tower • Gattling Cannon • Citadel Walls

v·d·e Allied World War III Arsenal

Infantry Peacekeeper • Attack Dog • Javelin soldier • Allied Engineer • Spy • Cryo Legionnaire (Uprising) • Tanya Vehicles Multigunner IFV • Riptide ACV • Guardian Tank • Athena Cannon • Prospector • Mirage Tank • MCV • Pacifier FAV (Uprising) • Future Tank X-1 (Uprising) Aircraft Apollo fighter • Vindicator Bomber • Century Bomber • Cryocopter • Sky Knight • Artemis • Harbinger (Uprising) Ships Aircraft Carrier • Assault destroyer • Hydrofoil • Dolphin • Riptide ACV • MCV • Prospector Structures Construction Yard • Power plant • Boot Camp • Armor Facility • Ore Refinery • Seaport • Command Hub • Airbase • Defense Bureau • Spectrum Tower • Multigunner Turret • Proton Collider • Chronosphere Other Chrono tank (Cancelled) • Technology Inhibitor

v·d·e Soviet World War III Arsenal

Infantry Conscript • Combat Engineer • War Bear • Tesla Trooper • Flak Trooper • Natasha • Desolator (Uprising) Vehicles Hammer Tank • Sickle • Bullfrog transport • V4 Rocket Launcher • Ore Collector • Apocalypse Tank • Sputnik • MCV • Terror Drone • Tesla tank • Mortar Cycle (Uprising) • Reaper (Uprising) • Mammoth Tank (Not in use) Aircraft MiG • Twinblade • Kirov Airship • Badger Bomber Vessels Akula Submarine • Dreadnought • Stingray Buildings Super Reactor • Barracks • Ore Refinery • Reactor • War Factory • Naval Yard • Battle Lab • Airfield • Iron Curtain • Vacuum Imploder • Outpost • Construction Yard • Sentry Gun • Tesla Coil • Flak Cannon • Crusher Crane

v·d·e Imperial World War III Arsenal

Infantry Burst Drone • Imperial Warrior • Tankbuster • Imperial Engineer • Shinobi • Rocket Angel • Archer Maiden (Uprising) • Yuriko Omega Vehicles Striker VX • Tsunami Tank • Imperial Ore Collector • Sudden Transport • King Oni • Wave-Force artillery • Mobile construction vehicle • Mecha Tengu • Steel Ronin (Uprising) • Shogun Executioner Aircraft Sky-Wing • Chopper VX • Jet Tengu • Giga-Fortress (Uprising) Vessels Yari mini-sub • Sea-Wing • Shogun Battleship • Naginata Cruiser • Giga Fortress (Uprising) Structures Construction Yard • Instant Generator • Instant Dojo • Mecha Bay • Ore Refinery • Nanotech Mainframe • Imperial Docks • Nanoswarm Hive • Psionic decimator • Wave-Force tower • Defender VX Shiro Sanitarium Trauma Station • Psionic Inhibitor • Shiro Elevator • Shiro Vehicles Elevator Other Black Tortoise • Nanocore • Floating fortress • Radar Boat • Technology Inhibitor • Wave-Force trigun