Leningrad
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| “ | The Soviets are making their last stand in Leningrad and I'm pretty sure they'll throw everything they have at you. - Eva talking about the city. | ” |
Leningrad (formerly Saint Petersburg, Petrograd) is a large metropolis in the Soviet Union and former capital of the Russian Empire, located on Russia's Baltic coast. It is named after the Soviet revolutionary hero, V.I. Lenin.
Leningrad was the site of two known battles during World War III:
- During the Soviet Campaign, Leningrad was struck by the Imperial Army and Navy which besieged the Peter and Paul Fortress and threatened the Hermitage Museum. Soviet troops including the crack Soviet sniper Natasha (rumoured to have been born in Leningrad) conducted a successful defence of the city and sank several Imperial Battleships.
- During the Allied Campaign, Leningrad was the site of the USSR's last stand against the Allies. Premier Cherdenko and General Krukov employed everything they have in the defence of this city while they prepared to launch a space shuttle in order to escape into space. The Shuttle was to be launched from the Peter and Paul Fortress, now converted to a launch site, and was protected by an Iron Curtain. The Allies had to bring down all the Iron Curtain generators in the city before they could assault the island fortress.
[edit] Areas of Interest
- Peter and Paul Fortress: A large fortress in the middle of Leningrad surrounded by water. Late in the war it was modified to support a space shuttle launch facility.
- Hermitage Museum: The Hermitage Museum is a museum and art gallery in Leningrad, located partly in the Winter Palace, the former residence of the Russian Tsars. The Museum contained many of Russia's national treasures. Natasha protected the place from Imperial infantry units during the Imperial Invasion.
- Krukov's Base: General Krukov maintained a large military base here. During the Second Battle of Leningrad, it comes online and was armed with the Vacuum Imploder.
- Iron Curtains: Allied recon units reported seven Iron Curtain Devices located within Leningrad, protecting the fortress of Peter and Paul.
- Infantry Base: This base protects one of 7 Iron Curtains.
- Vehicle Factories: Located in the South-East of the city, four of these tank building factories were protecting an Iron Curtain.
- Tesla Base: A large military base defended with Tesla weapons protected an Iron Curtain on a plateau in the north of the city.
- Airbase: A Soviet airbase consisting of four airfields were built around an Iron Curtain in the east of the city.
