The cargo plane is a support aircraft in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 and its expansion, Yuri's Revenge. It is used to drop off reinforcements by all factions.
In-game[]
The cargo plane flies in onto the battlefield when the Paradrop or Airborne support powers are used. When Paradrop is used, it will drop six G.I.s for the Allies, nine Conscripts for the Soviets, or six Initiates for Yuri. In the case of Airborne, it will drop eight G.I.s instead. The aircraft can be also seen dropping vehicles or flying on set paths as decoration in certain campaign missions.
Trivia[]
- The cargo plane seems to be based on the Lockheed C-130 Hercules and/or Antonov An-12 . Both aircraft are military transport planes introduced in the 1950s, are still in service today, and have performed similar roles for the US, USSR, and their allies during the Cold War.
See also[]
- Badger bomber (Red Alert 1), its Red Alert 1 Soviet counterpart
- Badger bomber (Red Alert 3), its Red Alert 3 Soviet counterpart
- Century bomber, a Red Alert 3 unit which also fulfills the role of a transport plane
- Harbinger gunship, a Red Alert 3 unit based on the Lockheed AC-130, a variant of the C-130 Hercules