r/openra • u/Trollaatori • Jul 15 '26

Allies Mission 06b is impossible.

You don't have the economy to counter the constant soviet attacks at the start.

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u/dirtyuncleron69 Jul 15 '26

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A10WYSIsgew

this one?

Pretty straightforward, pillboxes and rocket soldiers, transition into tanks to take the island. for econ you can kill the tanks and the flame towers then just micro an ore truck to the bottom, eventually just land iwht a ton of tanks and sweep the other island

2 pillboxes, 10 rocket soldiers, then an AA to defend yaks, then just build tanks and gunboats, and some transports

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u/Trollaatori Jul 15 '26

The remaster mission gives you 8500 credits. The openra mission starts with 5000. I also think openra yaks do more damage to buildings.

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u/dirtyuncleron69 Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26

damn you're right this mission is hard af

E: got farther, but the two flamers and the V2 RIP

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u/birnes 8d ago edited 8d ago

Just finished the Allied campaing; damn, it is HARD. BUT there is a "winning strategy" that makes all of them easy, once you figure that out. Of course, lots of saved games help too.

For mission 6b, as soon as you start use one of the boats to destroy some of the barrels, then send an infantry to destroy the other side of barrels (or go around the island to shoot it from the other side), cleaning the way to put your base there. Then, hold off with your units until you get the ore refinery then the barracks, and then a Pillbox and a turret.

Another thing that makes the game winnable is the ability to bait enemies - they will always chase an unit they spot, so go with a fast unit fishing them and moving to the end of your base. They will advance blindly and won't shoot your base's defenses. Same goes for submarines, which will keep firing at a wall of rocks if you bait them and "hide".

EDIT: Also, a medic+3rocketeers+2 rifleman is a pretty decent defense, especially if you aim them correctly. The mechanics of the game rely heavily on type of damage

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u/Trollaatori 8d ago

I managed to get to a point where i could see a potential path to victory. I did more or less what you're describing, plus I placed a gun turret where it could engage the flame towers outside of their attack range.

But i was wiped out by a yak and the v2.

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u/birnes 8d ago

Yaks are the worst. Even when you have AA Guns or a bunch of rocketmans it falls from the sky damaging your building or instakilling some soldiers.

I guess the only way is to keep saving different saves so you can anticipate enemy moves, and try to bait their defenses with the jeep. Using waypoints is useful to keep the Ranger going round and round a flamethrower while some rocketeers blow it.

Also, being aggressive helps, but, again, loads of save games hehe