Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3/Mt. Rushmore

Mt. Rushmore mission is one of the more time restricted maps. It is in two parts like many of the other allied missions. DO NOT KILL THE PRESIDENT IN HIS LIMO.

First part of the mission is to destroy the radio tower; Tanya can handle this part on her own. Destroy the power plant first then the radar tower. Easy enough right? Try to keep her around for later in the mission.

Next part of the mission is much more difficult. Use the cryoblast to freeze the president’s limo. This will give you much more time if both you and your ally alternate blasts. Capture all oil derricks and build some minor base defense, the units will be much more helpful.

Now the west side ally should build bombers and fighters and the east side ally should work on ground forces. Since the enemy base has a weak entrance on the west and the main structure you are to destroy is on the east.

Build up many bombers (8-12 if possible) and load them with infantry. You will also want about four fighters for the very last scene of the mission. This requires two tech level upgrades. Add Tanya, some peace keepers, and some rocket troops. Send the bombers up the west side of the map into the enemy base and destroy the power plants and para-drop the infantry into the same area to mop up any remaining power. Coordinate this attack with your ally.

While the west ally is building bombers the east ally should be building lots of tanks, mirage tanks, at least ten of them. Prepare them for an invasion. Send in the tanks just after the power plants are destroyed taking down the towers. Using the tanks you should have an easy time getting the firebase destroyed.

Having the east ally build an airfield could help with the bonus objectives. Use the bomber to airdrop some troops and engineers to the three power stations on the north west, north east, and south east points of the map. The enemy will try to retake these so keep some troops there.

In the last scene the president leaves on a chopper. You are then ordered to kill the president. Now is the preferred time to use the fighters to take down the chopper since you can get to it before he gets away.