6:40 when the hand sanitizer says "kills 99.9% of germs" *0.1% of germs: ENLIGHTEN ME*

Conscripts seem to be slightly more armored - and since they're the cheapest, they make the best meat shields!

I always thought initiates in structures did WAY more damage... because they do.

3:40 Who would win Literally the most technologically advanced weaponry in human history Some random peasant boys with a gun

6:45 he is the choosen one

There's a good reason why Conscripts can tank damage like that, and it's not because they have more health, it's because of armor types. Out of all the basic infantry, only the conscript has a weird armor type. Armor type is defined as the set of data dedicated to kinds of damage is effective to the unit the armor type is applied to. Their armor type "FLAK" as the internal name for it. Reason why they cannot survive an elite GI is simply boils down to their firing rate and damage. Initiates have the smallest range (3) but the type of damage they deal is effective to all ground targets. An Elite deployed GI has 7 range, which out-ranges any main battle tank. This gives conscripts have a lot of value towards drawing fire or tanking shots for your other units. A continuous flow of conscripts is actually pretty threatening. You can the same strategy as a rush with Yuri Initiates, just make sure you don't go broke, they're quite potent against anyone who's just set up their barracks and before static defenses come in to play.

Never knew that deployed GIs can scrap vehicles quicker than any other basic infantry - I was placing my money on Initiates. Also I'm suprised that Conscripts could survive one Prism hit while others were one-shotted... Now that I think about it, Conscripts are indeed dangerous in large numbers due to being tougher than any other basic infantry, huh...

Well i guess Desolator couldnt "enlighten" that last initiate...

4:30 the camel is like wtf is going on xD

Don't let this distract you from the fact that Nuclear Silo detected! 😱

I always thought the conscript icons looked like an angry spanish dude wearing a cowboy hat and a brown poncho

In terms of viability, it goes something like this. Rural maps. 1. Initiate/GI tied. GI for the range and damage, initiates for the mobility and damage. 3. Conscript. Urban maps. 1. Initiate. Receives a hefty force multiplier upon garrison. 2. Conscript. Can be churned out faster than GIs due to cheaper power plant and lower cost. 3. GI. Slightly stronger than conscript individually, harder to mass produce. 1. Guardian GI. Great anti-tank and anti-air unit. Don't use them against Rocketeers though. 2. Brute. Used mainly as scouts that are immune to dogs. 3. Tesla Trooper. Pretty much unviable. 1. Yuri prime. Very versatile. Can solo an unprotected base. Cloning vats enables Yuri to produce 2 of him. 2. Boris. Good against infantry and vehicles, and destroys buildings safely. 3. Tanya. Slightly better than Boris against infantry, but that's it.

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I remember I really liked playing America and dropping GIs in certain places on the map to just have an almost instant defensive wall, it was really fun

I think Conscripts look very cute, so I like them the most, always making and using them. GIs are expensive and only really good in holding positions, it's a pain to micro their sandbag mode when attacking.. Brainshooters - I found them them objectively the best overall but they look stupid in those gray pajamas so I don't like to use them much.

GI when walking: 😊 GI when in a building or in fortified position: 😈

You should compare RA2 version GI vs YR version GI. YR officially patch them to be weaker. Always wanted to know the difference.

I always preferred Yuri's infantry. On the whole, they are superior, as they can be more mobile, don't need to deploy to do more damage and you can produce two of them at a time with a cloning vat, giving twice as many. I find they do exceptional against tanks when bunkered in a structure. I found it interesting that the allied infantry didn't have extra protection when they were deployed with their sandbags, you would think that would give them more, but instead it helps them do more damage?? I'm not sure about that logic. The soviet units seem to be the weakest, so I assume (I can't recall offhand) they are the cheapest? A good test might be, given 500 credits, how many units could each faction produce under optimal circumstances, then compare damage of those numbers. Seems to me that the same number is not a fair test when each faction's cost may vary and could potentially produce more which would change things.

The Prism Tower was created as the primary line of defence against the soviets... and the soviet conscript is the most resistant to its damage XD

Oh the memories! The GI always was my favorite unit because it is so satisfying to deploy a whole bunch of them against a few rhinos and have them all promoted in no time.

I didn't know that GI and Conscript doesn't do the same damage while in garrison....huh.... Also did the undeployed GI won against a deployed one once? What magic is that?

Now multiply conscripts by two since they cost half of other troopers. Suddenly Initiates doesn't seem so OP.

GI is mostly good for Deploy and good for Defend your base very good for Land Defend Initiate is good for Garrison mostly but got high Damage highest unit, weak in defend and require more unit Conscript is for The Rush, Offensive attack,...etc since got higher survival chance good for Offensive

3:23 WIth that font I thought it said S HITS

I really enjoy your comparisons. Thank you. Hope you will do more of those in the future.

Cool video tg!! I subbed just for the Red Alert 2 videos I'm addicted to Yuri's revenge lol.. Ive learnt so much about the units that I didn't know before, great job..Please do more of these good sir. :)

When i saw the Conscript did not die to the Prism Tower i went "huh impressive" then when i saw the others die i went "wait... The Soviets are the only one that can survive... Wow... SOVIET POWER!!!"

Great videos man! This is really useful for quick reference!

Gi are stronger when deployed because if you pay attention when undeployed they have a pistol and when deployed they have an assault rifle.

Just curious, is there any official explanation about what happens after these guys going to a neutral building? By increasing attack speed or something else?

Conscript : calls you comrade,cost only $100,when one conscript is down theres more GI : deployable,can destroy tanks when deployed,cost $200 Iniate : becomes laser beam when garrisoned a building,cost $200, loyal to yuri,becomes easy power source

Mommy!!

Would have liked to seen bunkered GI at longer range vs initiate.

@tgSacred Can you put a download link of this map on this video? Please

The GI deployed has also more range that helps him with the initiate or conscripts.Also I remember in RA2 (with no YR) that an Elite GI deployed could shot a Tesla coil without taking damage.

why didnt you make level 3 infantry vs the tanks ?

Out of all the infantry units here, I'd still take the GI. Way too useful when microe'd correctly. Kinda reminds me of Marines in Starcraft, where you gotta play around the Stim Pack, but in this case is the deployed state.

A deployed elite GI is a siege unit that can out range the tesla coil. Can be used to exploit some campaign missions.

Why normal conscript servive one prism shot while elite G.I.s not even they have higher HP?

I have a question. If you garrison a GI does he deal SMG damage or machinegun damage?

Can you do a doubling of conscript numbers in the tests so that we can see cost-effectiveness as well? Thanks!

Red alert 2 soldier and equipments. Conscript : Armor - Flak jacket Weaponry - Ppsh Training - Might be a worker, a peasant or ex-military. Low trained. G.I : Armor - Kevlar armor Weaponry - UZI and M60 Training - Average US army training, average training. Initiate : Armor - Kevlar? Harden clothing. Weaponry - low pyro psychic attack. Training - Mostly clones, dna trained soldiers and also training to become Yuri's since they can only perform low psychic attacks. Average training.

I wonder, does the vs infantry damage of X credits worth of deployed GIs surpass that of undeployed Guardian GIs? Should totally test this. Which is more cost effective.

GI deploys sand bags as cover, but is weaker when deployed. Makes 100% sense

So TL;DR Conscript has most survivability due to its armor type, but has poor fire rate and damage (making them good for drawing enemy fire away from important units). GIs are middle of the road standard infantry when undeployed, but have the best range and damage for standard infantry when deployed (making them great for holding choke points). Initiates have high dps, but low hp and range (this makes them good in urban environments where they can engage in CQC).

Shouldn't it be two conscripts vs a GI because of their cost of training?

So to sum it up, Conscripts have the highest HP and lowest health vs infantry and defence buildings GIs can deal the most damage to buildings and tanks while deployed And initiates deal the most damage vs infantry and while garrisoned but have the least health Also, apparently the damage reduction from crawl is OP

There's no denying the GIs are the best general infantry of the bunch. When undeployed, they are comparable to Conscripts with less HP, but when deployed, they become one of the most powerful, and inexpensive units for base destruction in the game. It's honestly kind of disgusting how a unit that costs 200$ normally can absolutely ravage a base by themselves. Especially when you remember the American Special unit is just dropping these anywhere, and you can get more if you can capture a Tech Airport. They maybe easy to kill, but you're going to lose a building or two if you weren't already prepared for it. Conscripts meanwhile operate on the logic of 'if 1 doesn't work, send more.' Since the Conscript is super inexpensive, and decently survivable due to their superior armor; sending large bursts of them can actually get good results. Since they dish out acceptable damage, and often will take out a structure or two before they go down, as long as there isn't a hard Anti-Infantry like a Desolator in the way. Yuri meanwhile has the most expensive, but most powerful infantry, with the downside being range. Unlike the others, Initiates actually favor well against any enemy (Infantry, Tank, Naval, Building), but; to keep them balanced, their range is abysmal and it's easy to zone them out. Of course, none of this applies if you garrison them into buildings, basically forcing the use of an artillery unit to get them out.

also does desolator use mercury or uranium because the beam it's green so it have to be uranium but he say"mercury rising" so it's mercury both are dangerous when you touch it just give me the answer

Only now I realized, that the Initiate firing sounds like someone quickly whispering "Yuri".

The iconic GI death sound 1:25

Fastest way to get harrier/ black eagle promoted. Also russian ore collector and yuri ore collector . Or subs / destroyes

Should have included undeployed guardian GI's.

GI's deploy ability is OP.

It makes sense that Yuri's Initiates are pretty powerful. The most damaging against infantry, and garrisoned, their firerate makes them extremely dangerous. And Conscripts are... Cheap. That's about it really. The biggest downfall however is the short range. They have slightly less range than undeployed GIs, which means that if they were first to make a charge against deployed GIs, even a large squad of Inititates will suffer major casualties. Conscripts may not be as powerful as their counterparts, but for the price of one, you get two Conscripts. They also train faster, and gain promotions faster (not that it's a huge game changer) GI's are great all rounders, but require deploying to do damage. However, if they're swarming, the damage they can do is pretty hefty if they're able to get close to the base with inadequate defence, and will decimate it faster, where as the Initiates will struggle slightly vs buildings. Conscripts however can just swarm and continue to swarm in numbers. Personally, GIs are my goto basic infantry. Superior capabilities vs Buildings and Vehicles when not garrisoned and range, they can even outrange basic pillboxes/sentry guns.

Test with unit cost conceding. One allied infantry unit vs 2 sovet, for example.

6:48 enlighten me ;3

Holy shit! Initiates, and especially sandbagged GIs, are surprisingly effective against tanks!

WOW I thought Conscripts are sucks until I see this video He is the most durable basic infantry

So conscripts tanky and cheap, GIs only good when stationary, initiates got low health but easy to use and good damage. But lemme get this right, so when the GIs r stationary do they got a damage buff as well or only an attack speed

I think you should be more thorough in cases like fx. conscripts vs. undeployed guard infantry since they are 1 hit off going either way

the conscript armor kinda looks like the ncr ranger armor from fallout new vegas

You can test their range also, it is important. Something else worth mentioning is that when getting hit, soldiers increase their firing rate. It would be nice if you do a video on that, let them attack something while being hit and compare the same thing without being hit. And I think getting hit by a conscript makes better effect than getting hit by tanks because it gives continuous flow without much damage. Testing that on Boris attacking tank and attacked by conscript would show a clear result because Boris could survive a fair amount of time. Or maybe how much infantry could Tanya kill while being attacked compared to while not being attacked.

The initiate are one of the most creative basic units that I have seen in many rts.

Do elite soldiers produce higher damage in a battle bunker?

Very nice!

0:20 *MOOMY*

Still love conscripts

and hey TG can you make Flak Trooper vs Guardian GI vs Brute ? just to see who's the better at destroying, defending,....etc

Make a video on everday stuff and events potrayed by red alert 2

deployed GI got more damage but lower hitpoint/armor than undeployed one?

Range of the weapon is also a factor, deployed GI have superior fire range so they are likley fire before enemy.

That cheese at the end :D

What about non-trainable units? Such as the movie star, Clint Westwood. (He is the only I can remember offhand) Or the alligators and dinosaurs? Bus Armor vs car vs tractor etc. I know there isn't a lot there. But just an idea. Keep up the wonderful videos. It makes me want to play all over again!

Nice dude

Very nice...keep it up

Battle Fortresses filled with Initiates. Once they become elite, everything around them gets rekt instantly, and I do mean EVERYTHING. Best unit in the game, dmg and res-wise.

that level 3 allied solder just blow my mind xD

so cool! do you mind to do such a test on a MOD called mental omega? really looking forward to it! thanks!

Fun Fact: Conscripts auto dodge tanks when elite. I'm not sure if the other infantry does it, but I've seen it happen with elite conscripts.

Sweet gameplay

does GIs is best basic unit?

You can clone conscripts. As such, conscripts are much more cost effective than both GIs and Initiates. In RA2(not YR), conscripts can win against both standing GI and sitting GI

I never really liked Yuri units. I am surprised how fragile GIs are, even when deployed. I still want a RA2 vs TibSun. Nod can deploy into a tree or brush, GDI can have grenades that undeploys infantry.

Comrad?

Thank u~

Does this game still have a community online :y like ran by the community an such

It's been ages since I've played the game. I came into the video expecting deployed GIs to ace this, especially on a numerically equivalent basis (after all, Conscripts are obviously designed to be massed). I was disappointed. I guess especially when elite, deployed GIs can deal enough damage to other units before they come in range to counter the GIs (something not demonstrated in the video), but even then my faith in them has been a bit rattled. I used to be big on using deployed and garrisoned GIs.

Conscripts are surprisingly good for what they cost.

I wasn't expecting Elite non-deployed GI to beat an Elite deployed GI. Like wtf, the sandbags and machine gun were worth nothing for armor or firepower apparently. Only range?

You forgot about range comparisons

You don't have to do three sets of experiments, which is unnecessary when he doesn't fight against himself

Deployed GIs seem less durable because they won't lie down?

The last part though 😂

Do the same thing, but use something like $2,000 worth of GI's vs $2,000 conscripts ect

I thought that the Russian machine gun turret accidental damage :)

Conscripts also cost 100$ and not 200$ ;)

so i guess the conscript has more body armor? they seem more bulky. prism tower didnt even 1 hit kill a conscript but did a elite GI also didnt know conscript would beat a GI since the GI are suppose to be 'highly trained' as said in the campaign. but a elite Gi is still better than elite conscript. a deployed GI has a better gun yet seems to have less armor than a non deployed? seems odd. what about gardian GI?

damn I feel so bad for the poor conscripts

Yuri has no anti-air infantry, right?