Iron Curtain
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The Iron Curtain was a Soviet superweapon that could render a single unit invulnerable for a short period of time. The project was based on the theory of molecules resonating at set frequencies researched by Nikola Tesla, which, it was theorized, when employed properly, could shield a unit from any harm by deflecting all punishment inflicted upon it. Researcher Nikola Tesla has experimented with this technology.
The project was developed in secret, but a German mercenary working in the Allied Forces' employ, Tanya Adams, was able to gain information on this superweapon, and after a daring rescue overseen by allied commander A9, she could make this information available to the Allied command, which, after consultation with prof. Albert Einstein, deemed this project a high profile threat to the Allies and General Von Esling ordered destruction of all Iron Curtain technology centers and research bases they knew of.
The main research facility was located near the Aegean sea, and was destroyed in a daring island assault by the Allied Forces. However, the project was not discontinued, and the Iron Curtain technology was developed in several classified locations throughout the Western USSR, almost all of which were destroyed by the Allies.
But the Soviets managed to develop the weapon, and during the final assault on Moscow, two fully functional Iron Curtain generators were positioned in the military bases protecting the city.
The machine was essentially a large, black metal orb, suspended on metal beams, which would accumulate energised molecules on it's surface, transmitted from a generator underground, and when fully charge it would transfer them to the target unit on the battlefield, making it invulnerable to enemy fire.
The generators required an immense amount of power to function properly, but the effect was well worth the investment, as a Mammoth Tank covered in the field could safely enter an enemy base under enemy fire and dish out immense amounts of damage.
The particles covering the unit would dissipate after about 45 seconds, but during that time, they created a visible, tell-tale red shield on the unit, deflecting all punishment inflicted upon the unit. Allied commanders eventually learned to simply ignore tanks shielded in this manner, instead shifting their focus to other vehicles until the shielding effect wore off and the protected vehicle became vulnerable.
Iron Curtain technology was largely lost with the destruction of its research centers and the defeat of the USSR. The Allies classified surviving research on the device. Despite the superweapon’s potential, Allied commanders thought its disadvantages made the device impractical to field in battle. Neither GDI or Nod have made serious attempts to use the technology in modern warfare, altough the GDI uses a somewhat similar technology in the 2030s, the Firestorm barrier.
