The Wonders of Dogs |
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OVERLOOKED UNIT: How often do you talk to
someone about Red Alert strategy and bring up the subject
of dogs? Well, I would guess just about never. When do
you see people build kennels and dogs? Rarely. You see,
dogs are far too often overlooked and considered a
useless unit. But that is just not true. THE FUN FACTOR: Generally people purchase and play Red Alert (and all other games for that matter) to have a little fun. What better way to accomplish this than with DOGS! If you have ever tried to win a game of RA with nothing but dogs then you know how much fun this game can really be. And just imagining the look on an opponent's face when they see a screen full of dogs marching at their base can carry me through any funeral. There is no way around it, dogs are amusing, dogs are humorous, and dogs are FUN! INFANTRY DEFENSE: In my opinion, there is no better defense against infantry attacks than dogs. Sure flame towers are cool, but are they mobile? Nope. A pack of dogs in your base will stop Tonya attacks, engineer raids, and the occasional infantry scouting expedition. TANK PROTECTION: Ever bring your tanks into an enemy base and watch helplessly as your tanks are chewed apart by rocketmen that are conveniently protected from squishing by a wall of your opponent's tanks? I know I have. Best way I have found around this is to bring in the dogs! Sit back and laugh at their crazy antics as they make dog meat of potential tank killers. MIG PROTECTION: Enough rocketmen will put down any size mig attack. I have even seen large groups of rocketmen destroy spy planes! These infantry are great air defense and must be destroyed for you to make a successful air offensive. This can be accomplished by loading your dogs into sea transports and deploying them in the enemy base. Chew up the rocketman and bring in the migs. |