Rifle infantry
Unit
Affiliation	Allies Soviets
Role	Basic infantry
Armament	M1 Carbine M16 AK-47
Protection	N/A
Tier	1
Tech level	1
Properties
Hit points	50
Armor type	N/A
Production
Cost	$100
Produced by	Allied barracks Soviet barracks
Combat
Ground attack	15 (SA)
Cooldown	20 frames
Speed	4
Attack range	3
Sight range	4

Rifle infantry are the basic light infantry of the Allied and Soviet armies in Red Alert 1.

BackgroundEdit

As basic infantry, riflemen often take the brunt of an assault. They are armed with assault rifles that just entered widespread use at the beginning of the war (AK-47 in the Soviet Union and the M16 among the Allies) and usually don't wear much protection - usually only fatigues and steel helmets.

Game unitEdit

As the weakest, cheapest unit, they are useful as scouts (due to their good speed) and as early warning sentries (since they can be posted in remote locations).

LegacyEdit

Tiberium UniverseEdit

During First Tiberium War, Rifle infantry formations were eventually succeeded by Minigunners used by both GDI and Nod

Red Alert UniverseEdit

After the Second World War, the Rifle infantry were replaced by Allies GIs and Soviet Conscripts.

GalleryEdit

American/Canadian riflemen in Moscow

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TriviaEdit

• Although the game manual says the Allied soldiers are armed with M16s and Soviet soldiers with AK47s, the game code identifies both weapons as M1 carbine, which would also be more realistic for the time period

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