Flak Cannon
A Flak Cannon in Red Alert 2.
Structure
Affiliation	Soviet Union
Role	Anti-air structure
Armament	Flay
Protection	Heavy
Tier	1
Tech level	4
Properties
Hit points	900
Armor type	Steel
Production
Cost	$1000
Build time	0:40
Produced by	Soviet Construction Yard
Requires	Soviet Barracks
Combat
Air attack	40 (FFlakWH)
Cooldown	20
Attack range	12
Sight range	5
Function
Power	-50

The Flak Cannon is a type of Soviet anti-aircraft emplacement.

HistoryEdit

Following the end of the Second World War, the Allied Forces disarmed most of the Soviet Union's military arsenal as part of the peace treaty. One of these was the SAM site, which was the first anti-air missile developed in history. The puppet Premier Romanov had decided to secretly re-arm the Soviet military and, exploiting another loophole in the treaty, commissioned the development of a cheaper anti-air emplacement to repel the expanding Allied airforce.

The flak cannon ultimately replaced the SAM site of the Second World War. The weapon fired explosive shells whose blast or fragments was a hazard to aircraft in close formation. The flak cannon was so successful that the weaponry was soon used by infantry and deployed on wheels. The latter two though had the advantage of firing the flak on enemy infantry.

It was revised in the War of the Three Powers due to the temporal manipulation of Anatoly Cherdenko. Instead of a single large cannon, the Flak Cannon used two smaller caliber Cannons with lacked the area effect of its temporal cousin but with a much higher rate of fire.

DeploymentEdit

Being the cheaper version of the SAM site, it was widely used in every deployed Soviet base. It was first seen during Eagle Dawn in case the Allies recaptured the Colorado Air Academy and used the docked Harriers against them.

In-gameEdit

The Soviet Flak Cannon is a basic form of defence against aerial units. It is extremely effective against all Allied air units, including Rocketeer. However the Flak Cannon relied on power. A severe power shortage would render the AA emplacements offline, allowing enemy air forces to launch strikes against the base without harm.

See AlsoEdit

• Flak Track
• Flak Trooper
• Bullfrog
• Flak Cannon (Red Alert 3)

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