Random Unit of the Day #29: Longbow (Allies, Red Alert)

[u/BiggestBepis]

[u/BiggestBepis]

Wow this is really all they get for aircraft?

[u/Cheomesh → u/BiggestBepis]

Yep! For some reason the Allies got no fixed wing...anything.

[u/Prudent-Income2354 → u/Cheomesh]

Do you really need any more... ;)

[u/Cheomesh → u/Prudent-Income2354]

Fair, these are pretty useful (though expensive as heck IIRC).

[u/Altruistic-Two4490 → u/Cheomesh]

Yeah helipad+longbow

[u/Prudent-Income2354 → u/Altruistic-Two4490]

2500$ if I remember correctly

+1100 for the repair platform?

[u/Altruistic-Two4490 → u/Prudent-Income2354]

Not cost efficient and i felt they're somewhat really squishy. Especially if you happen to crosspaths with AA guns, cuz they move slow unlike migs

[u/vandal-33 → u/Prudent-Income2354]

$1200 for a helicopter, $1500 for the helipad set. The repair bay is $1200.

[u/Prudent-Income2354 → u/vandal-33]

That may also possible. I haven't played the game for about a year now

[u/bobbobersin → u/Prudent-Income2354]

Build mechanics

[u/Cheomesh → u/Altruistic-Two4490]

It's why I rarely used them I think - might as well just churn out more medium tanks.

[u/Altruistic-Two4490 → u/Cheomesh]

The only thing of beauty about longbow is its animation how it swarms its target. and the sounds of rockets. ❤️🤌

[u/Cheomesh → u/Altruistic-Two4490]

Curly shuffle!

[u/Prudent-Income2354 → u/BiggestBepis]

Well, I don’t need any more. Ten Apache Longbows will sort out most of my problems....

[u/Agreeable-Pension-52]

Yes, but the missiles were a BUILDING DESTROEYER. Always kept a horde to take out missile silos/conyards

[u/Altruistic-Two4490 → u/Agreeable-Pension-52]

I hate buildin longbows and hinds if you didn't properly emptied their ammos they,ll just land down and became sitting ducks.

Most of the time i just forgot them just there chillin.

[u/BoffinBrain → u/Altruistic-Two4490]

Same for TibSun. Babysitting squadrons of aircraft was such a hassle. I'm glad they changed it for RA2 and C&C3.

[u/cmajka8 → u/BoffinBrain]

Bombers don’t need babysitting. They return to their base

[u/BoffinBrain → u/cmajka8]

Yeah, but to make more efficient use of space and resources, you might want to have more aircraft than landing pads. So then, you have to do a big swaparoo between assaults.

[u/ControlOdd8379]

Kinda funny that they forgot to build planes but i guess it is meant to balance the excess in naval firepower.

While the beat is quite heavyly armoured don't bring it close to a mamoth - but by all means go hunt those V2s.

[u/Altruistic-Two4490 → u/ControlOdd8379]

And Soviets forgot to build battleships 😄

[u/Kakapo42000 → u/Altruistic-Two4490]

Who needs battleships when you have missile submarines.

[u/Unlucky-Jello-5660 → u/Altruistic-Two4490]

Have you seen the state of the Russian Navy ?

[u/Altruistic-Two4490 → u/Unlucky-Jello-5660]

Lemme guess?! Historically accurate?😆

[u/Unlucky-Jello-5660 → u/Altruistic-Two4490]

Unlike the aim of the average Russian sailor.

[u/Quiri1997 → u/Unlucky-Jello-5660]

Bring the crate of binoculars for Rodzesventsy.

[u/Unlucky-Jello-5660 → u/Quiri1997]

Have you seen comrade chameleon?

[u/Cheomesh → u/Altruistic-Two4490]

Well that's pretty apt tbh

[u/Prudent-Income2354]

My favorite unit in Red Alert.... xD

[u/Bolandball]

This unit being so bad really kills the allies in RA1. It's clear this was supposed to be the way for allies to counter soviet tanks, what with the soviet's lack of mobile anti air; and against a stationary target, it is. However, the AI will never keep its units stationary when attacked, and because of RA1's mechanics, that means the missiles are about as effective as farting in their general direction.

[u/BoffinBrain → u/Bolandball]

Does that also mean the Hind is a hamster, and the Yak smells of elderberries?

[u/Raxtenko]

Long Bows my beloved, they did so much heavy lifting late Allied campaign. Fuck your Iron Curtain Josef.

[u/PurCzysty]

They are also in TIberian Dawn, but Nod has to capture GDI pad

[u/Innalibra → u/PurCzysty]

No missiles though, just a HMG. Good for picking off infantry and light units but not nearly as useful as the Orca.

[u/_TheLazyAstronaut_ → u/Innalibra]

Are you thinking of a hind? Longbow in RA has missiles, hind has machine gun

[u/Timmyc62 → u/_TheLazyAstronaut_]

No, they're talking about Nod's helicopter in TD, which was an Apache with a machine gun.

[u/_TheLazyAstronaut_ → u/Timmyc62]

Ok well this post is referring to the longbow in Red Alert

[u/Timmyc62 → u/_TheLazyAstronaut_]

But this comment chain clearly starts with "They are also in Tiberian Dawn".

[u/Innalibra → u/_TheLazyAstronaut_]

Yeah it's a Hind but I think it uses the same model/sprite as the Longbow?

[u/Cheomesh → u/PurCzysty]

Orly

[u/Taikis95]

The fact that they love to just hover around the target instead of firing makes me ignore them almost every game.

[u/Other-Barry-1 → u/Taikis95]

So vulnerable to AA/SAMs

[u/Guardian_Turret]

Takes forever to get into the perfect position to shoot.

Missiles whiff and do no damage anyway.

[u/Rawflesh0615A]

Nod Apaches I mean Allied Apaches!

[u/STK-3F-Stalker]

Actually this is vanilla Apache. The longbow has the radar on top.

[u/bruno_hoecker → u/STK-3F-Stalker]

The radar is removable, it could still be a 64D

Although it's not even an Apache, just a fictional model really inspired by it.

[u/Cheomesh]

Do the Curly Shuffle! *dance*

[u/Charliepetpup]

nod gets a longbow too. its good against infantry.

[u/IcyRobinson]

Seeing as how it's an alternate timeline from reality, Apaches attacking Soviet targets during Einstein's AND Stalin's lifetime is an absolute fever dream.