Changes: Radar tower

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The radar tower is a Soviet structure in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 and Yuri's Revenge which provides a radar overview of the battlefield and acts as the tier 2 tech structure. In Yuri's Revenge, it can call spy planes.

Overview

The Soviet radar tower filled the role of the radar domes used in Second World War. Its external design was relatively primitive, consisting of a simple structure with one larger and one smaller radar dish which constantly rotate when the power input is sufficient. Initially, it lacked any special features, but in the second iteration of the Third World War, it was able to call spy planes to uncover uncharted parts of the battlefield.

If the radar tower is infiltrated by a spy, the owner's radar system will reset the map overview to show only what is seen by allied units at the time of restart. The radar will also deactivate if there is insufficient power in the base, however the data inside the radar will remain unchanged until reactivation. Thus, all previously explored areas will be shown after the reactivation.

After the war, with the Cherdenko's trip to 1927, its equipment was integrated with the construction yard in the third iteration of the war.

Gallery

Alpha appearance with three dishes
Beta appearance with three dishes
Buildup animation
In a snow theater

Cameos

In order: English, French, German, Korean, Chinese.

File:CNCRA2 Radar Tower French Cameo.png

Trivia

During development phases of Red Alert 2, the radar tower had an additional smaller dish, and the larger one faced the opposite direction.

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Soviet Third World War Arsenal

Units
Infantry	Conscript Engineer Attack dog Flak trooper Tesla trooper Crazy Ivan Terrorist (Cuba only) Desolator (Iraq only) Psi-Corps trooper / Yuri (RA2 only) Boris Chrono Ivan (stolen tech only) Yuri Prime (RA2 stolen tech only) Cosmonaut (campaign only)
Vehicles	War miner Rhino heavy tank Flak track Terror drone V3 rocket launcher Tesla tank (Russia only) Demolition truck (Libya only) Mobile Construction Vehicle Apocalypse tank (campaign only): Black Guard
Aircraft	Kirov airship Siege chopper MiG Spy plane
Vessels	Amphibious transport Typhoon attack submarine Sea Scorpion Giant squid Dreadnought (campaign only): Vladimir's Dreadnought
Cut content	Light tank • Hind transport • Assault chopper • Twin airship • Super bomber • Tank killer • Tank hunting dog • Centurion siege crawler • Land Battleship • Spider tank • Black Widow • Hammerhead artillery • Hammerhead mine flail • Mammoth artillery tank • Transport walker • Repair drone • Recon pod • Multi-Drone • Seismic Tank • Transport zeppelin • Battle walker

Structures
Production & tech	Construction yard Tesla reactor Ore refinery Barracks War factory Naval shipyard Radar tower Service Depot Battle lab Nuclear reactor Cloning vat (RA2 only) Industrial plant
Defenses & support	Fortress walls Battle bunker Sentry gun Flak cannon Tesla coil Psychic sensor (RA2 only) Iron Curtain Nuclear missile silo
Campaign-only	Psychic beacon • Psychic amplifier • Black Guard
Cut content	Turtle mode • White House

Support powers
Powers	Spy plane Force shield Invulnerability Nuclear attack

Items in italics are exclusive to Yuri's Revenge

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 RA2_Radar_Tower_Beta.png|Beta appearance with three dishes
 Radar_Tower_animation.gif|Buildup animation
-RA2_Radar_Tower_French_Icons.gif|Icon in French version
-RA2_Radar_Tower_Korea_Icons.gif|Icon with Korean text
-RA2_Radar_Tower_China_Icons.jpeg|Icon with Chinese text
 Radar Tower in Snow Theater.jpg|In a snow theater
 </gallery>
+===Cameos===
+In order: English, French, German, Korean, Chinese.
+<center>
+[[File:RA2 Radar Tower Cameo.png]]
+[[File:CNCRA2 Radar Tower French Cameo.png]]
+[[File:CNCRA2 Radar Tower German Cameo.png]]
+[[File:CNCRA2 Radar Tower Korean Cameo.png]]
+[[File:CNCRA2 Radar Tower Chinese Cameo.png]]
+</center>
 ==Trivia==

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