Unit Guide: Apollo Fighter & MiG Fighter | Red Alert 3

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Continuing our Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Beginner's Guide series, we are taking a look at Allied Apollo Fighter & Soviet MiG Fighter: Apollos and MiGs are their perspective faction's anti-air aircrafts. They play a crucial role in this air-focused meta, where highly mobile AA Fighters are extremely capable of obtaining air superiority for your side. Both Fighters have the special ability of Returning to Base with a 25% speed boost.
For Apollo's and MiG's strategy: you can combo Apollos with Vindicators for camping Mecha Bay and controlling Tengu population. MiGs can take Bullfrog's place in escorting Twin Blades for economy harassments.
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[@xyhc-cnc]

Chris just told me that in 1.12.6, Assault Destroyers also absorb Jet Tengu fire. So at 5:36 the Apollos are indeed invincible against all AA (though the Destroyer would take damage from absorbed fire). MiGs sit at Tier 2. Apollos have more attack, speed, ammo, vision radius, much more health, get free repairs, and are unlockable straight after Power Plant. Let this serve as a reminder that life is fair, and Allies are underpowered.

[@athath2010]

Do assault destroyers also protect cryocopters and the like from AA fire?

[@mixxavalev349]

Yes they do

[@xyhc-cnc]

@@athath2010 Terrifyingly, yes

[@aaronimp4966]

And I always thought there was no good way to protect my Apollos from Bullfrogs. X/

[@xyhc-cnc]

@@aaronimp4966 Bullfrogs will obliterate the Assault Destroyer. Do not use black hole if ur up against Bullfrogs

[@legokingtm9462]

Mig- less health, no repair, cost the same, less dps, less speed. Developer: Perfectly balance

[@minhducnguyen9276]

The problem is not simply Soviet airforce is weak. It's that Allied are strong even on the ground and the sea. At late game, it becomes a case of empire are strongest in the sea but not really and Soviet are strongest on the land but not really.

[@Kronosfobi]

@@minhducnguyen9276 It is the problem. Soviets have terrible AA options. Bullfrogs deal less damage and are unable to defend themselves, Migs are just worse Apollos without repairs. And they are the only options to defend against two factions who have terribly strong airforces. Worst of all, Soviets dont single-handedly dominate a particular branch of the military to be justifiably banished from any Air contest. Allies counter Soviet navy, both Allied and Empire infantry are superior to Soviet infantry, Soviet artillery has less dps and terrible accuracy to even compare other two. ONLY Armored and mechanized units of USSR are good enough to stand a ground against their counterparts, yet thats not enough to justify completely screwing over USSR's lack of AA.

[@realah3001]

If the soviets suck so much then why do ppl use em In comp

[@Kronosfobi]

@@realah3001 They enjoy the faction. They main it, then they use their MAIN as a comp. Dimon, the legendary USSR main, Went to main Empire for comp plays. And thats the guy who can beat top Allied players on 1v1 even 2v2.

[@Azachor]

When younger, I thought that MiGs would say "MiG, ready to move the skies!"

[@IkeFanBoy64]

I mean, they kinda do

[@danielsurvivor1372]

Sadly they don't move them, Appolos do

[@nuomitang30]

0:40 Ready to repair Airfield: We don't do that here

[@rektbiich4585]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@danielsurvivor1372]

MIG: *Ready our repair crew* Soviets: Sorry Comrade, we don't do repairs here, come to the Grinder for repairs

[@LNgKhoi]

My days as a kid loved Allied faction, but never considered them to be OP. A kid, I was.

[@danielsurvivor1372]

5:48 Wait a second, did that Assault Destroyer... Took NO DAMAGE from those empire robots? Wtf? Allies are so OP

[@BuIlDaLiBlE]

It did, the damage is just too miniscule to even show.

[@Kronosfobi]

Let me get this straight: Migs have less health, are slower, deal less damage. Bullfrogs are slower, deal less damage, cannot attack any ground targets. And these two are the only AA units Soviets have (excluding infantry) against two factions who are notorious with their Air units? *Seems balanced to me.*

[@RayMak]

I love your unit guides the most

[@ITSMYSTERYPLAYS69]

oh hai mark

[@spinglbob9102]

Yes

[@brookxiaofengxiong8473]

i see you evey where

[@Double303]

625 HP with aeronautics? I woulda thought 550 or 600... holy shit Allies wtf?

[@reeeec]

American bias

[@racelkatyusha403]

ra3 shows only western bias

[@tommyvercetti5204]

5:05 top 10 anime betrayal

[@talhabedir3812]

it makes sense if u think EA dislikes communism

[@TuanNguyen-jd9ug]

Apollo: 1000$. MiG: 1000$. Wtf? MiG should be 700$

[@igorburning5332]

700?tengu 800

[@igorburning5332]

900ok

[@vitaliitomas8121]

@@igorburning5332 but Tengu can multitask

[@ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣΚΑΛΠΑΚΙΔΗΣ-η9χ]

Well tengu 800 and not only anti air. Think of how useful one 800 unit such as tengu can be for only 800.let that sink in

[@robertkalinic335]

Migs are limited to 4 per airfield while empire doesnt even need special building and have no limit on tengus. And you also need crane if you want migs repaired, migs should be dirt cheap for fucks sake.

[@vaultboy1469]

EA:Ok what are gonna do with the balancing of the game EA team:Lots and lots of drugs EA:Perfect

[@Zak-tk8wv]

And weeds

[@tacotony3274]

Mig's have stats this bad and their description says they're one of the top air superiority fighters in the world? I would rather have seen the tesla planes

[@vaultboy1469]

Well they said ONE of the best not the best get you facsh shtraight patrish

[@tacotony3274]

@@vaultboy1469 Yeah but id even want the tengus rather than this. Multipurpose and never runs out of ammo, plust tengus can easily escape from other fighters by transform

[@hiyoritokisada594]

MiGs are actually better at destroying heavy aircraft than Apollos.

[@tacotony3274]

@@hiyoritokisada594 True they excel at that, but how often do you see heavy aircraft in competitive play?

[@hiyoritokisada594]

@@tacotony3274 not much, sadly. almost everyone favors cheaper T2 than T3 units.

[@ArthasHastingsMenethil]

interesting.... I think Mig should have higher Burst Damage like 120-150 and can carry more ammo than Apollo if Apollo isi all about that speed and precision Mig will be about that HUGE Burst Splash Damage and maybe a bit mroe health

[@tacotony3274]

Longer range and better splash is all i want

[@AttiliusRex]

As a Soviet main i only enjoys fighting other soviets The balance in this game is so bad

[@Jell-o-cide]

Geez, MiGs are so inferior stats-wise, it hurts. Allies OP as always.They should at least be more bulky.

[@Quadrolithium]

Soviets rule the ground though. And Empire rules the sea.

[@HalalSaulGoodman]

at least they should've make the cost like 700 or 800 and jet capacity of Soviet airfield should be 5 to be balanced

[@mattwright1101]

I love having huge dogfights with the Ai! Great vid!

[@yuno_chn]

Apollo's voice is so cool 😄

[@muhammadyudhi1338]

No, Tengu's pilot voice is more cool

[@yuno_chn]

@@muhammadyudhi1338 this is just my opinion.

[@vaultboy1469]

Since he has done CryOPcopter I think he should make a twinblade one

[@Ribs351]

Allies OP

[@Харитон-ш8г]

Согласен с тем что Альянс слишком имба. I agree about imbalance of Alliance

[@St0RM33]

Again allied stats OP.. tier 1, same production time, more hp and damage even without the upgrade..

[@SilverScarletSpider]

Allies so op 😭

[@sekibankiplays3334]

Apollo Fighter Justice: Ace Attorney

[@GhostMas7er]

Migs do less damage than appolos? Didn't know that. I assumed they do more but have less health. Migs do so much more damage to Kirovs though.

[@hiyoritokisada594]

Has to do with damage and armor typing.

[@bsherman8236]

Best part is that apollo looks like black doritos

[@estellebright2579]

EA RA3 team clearly does not have any idea about how balancing works, and all members are allies fanboys. A unit moving faster? Easier to unlock? Having more HP? Can be repaired? Oh yeah that’s totally NOT OP at all huh.

[@AttiliusRex]

Allies are supoused to be superior in the aie Soviets after all have better infantry... ... ...

[@estellebright2579]

@@AttiliusRex better infantry u say.... oh yeah the conscript that can’t fight head on against other mainline infantry and need numbers advantage. Flak trooper that does worse than Javelin in terms of AA and AT. Tesla Trooper that nobody build it.... Maybe desolator? But that one is not in base game so....

[@tacotony3274]

@@estellebright2579 Conscripts should have longer range, Less dps, and more damage compared to other infantry(Basically replace their AK's with something simillar to Mosin-Nagant). Flak troopers should have a much higher dps compared to other anti armor. Tesla troopers need more armor against anti-infantrt fire(They're wearing heavy armor for god's sake!). As for desolators i have no opinion for them as of now

[@rektbiich4585]

@@estellebright2579 I'm sure he was joking with that part hence the dots ...

[@louievelayo4100]

@@tacotony3274 As someone who has played Uprising, I can vouch in for that opinion on the Desolator Trooper... No, they're not used generally... They're only used in the first mission of the Soviet mini campaign but that's it... At least they can attack structures unlike RA2's Desolator so that's something...

[@guan8926]

Why do they cost the same xD. This is ridiculous like come in EA...

[@xyhc-cnc]

At least Apollos weren't also cheaper like the case with most other Allied units

[@guan8926]

@@xyhc-cnc oh yeah true. *Laughs in javelin soldier*

[@xyhc-cnc]

@@guan8926 and Guardian Tank, Riptide, Assault Destroyer, Harvester

[@tacotony3274]

@@xyhc-cnc Do you think a massive price nerf could balance allies?

[@xyhc-cnc]

@@tacotony3274 No. I have a design analysis video on balance coming this new year.

[@yummyzerg]

This would be cool as a grand strategy game. All the same units, organized into divisions, fighting across several sectors. Kinda like Galactic Conquest in SWBF2 2005, where resources carry between fights instead of the just-spawn-with-an-MCV thing.

[@ARMcPro]

Thank you for the guide!

[@phazerch.3879]

Can you make a video about hotkeys setup next?

[@CursedSeal2008]

5:10 It's true but I don't know if it's just me or maybe different case in old Red Alert 3. Because I remember very well in old Red Alert 3 Apollo sometimes will fall down and destroy frozen enemies, but sometimes will instead get shredded to pieces, dealing no damage because it didn't fall

[@waltermarine3248]

you must use only 1 apollo to shoot it down (i tried this with flak cannons)

[@louievelayo4100]

This is why Advanced Aeronautics is a top priority after Surveillance Sweep... Apollos with it are *BEASTS!*

[@xyhc-cnc]

Never get Surveillance Sweep

[@danielsurvivor1372]

@@xyhc-cnc why?

[@tacotony3274]

@@danielsurvivor1372 probably because the scouting ability is easily covered by the air units already

[@rpk321]

Fucking hell. Migs should be dirt cheap for being worse in near everything compared to Apollo. And that is before we even touch the no repairs. Its one advantage, the splash damage, is so freakishly easily countered by higher tier players it's not even worth considering in match up. Perfectly balanced my ass. Competitive gaming design my ass.

[@kampfer91]

Well , Mig shoot down big air craft faster than Apollo i believe....

[@AttiliusRex]

This is true.:-) mig is anti kirov/anti centuribomber which are literally the best units in the game So having slightly higher dps vs them than apollos is HUUGE

[@mohdridhuanmdkamal8582]

Yes, the splash damage means larger aircraft takes in all of the migs' dissipated missile damage.

[@kampfer91]

@@AttiliusRex Problem is Apollo can easily shut down Mig anytime anywhere and fast af , Soviet bullfrog just don't have enough fire power to shoot down Apollo fast and Vindicator 1 shot them .

[@azuza2255]

Hello dude, thx for your videos;) I have 1 question: do you use graphics mods? Because I see your migs has another rockets... I’m playing on max graf steam version...

[@xyhc-cnc]

no mods involved. This could be from 1.12.6, though I'm not sure the visual effect changes affected non 1.12.6 maps.

[@Харитон-ш8г]

Thanks for Russian subs

[@radicalatheist6798]

How do you get that fire trail on the Migs' missiles? I'm on max setting and I don't see anything like that.

[@xyhc-cnc]

It's 1.12.6 graphic change

[@louievelayo4100]

4:25 Like with Tengus and Strikers...

[@Pixelateduniverse]

MiG going down! i repeat, Mig going DOOooooooo...

[@termin1071]

I heard that MiGs are better at fighting against Kirov's thick armor. Is it true?

[@robertkalinic335]

I am not sure, but i heard it too somewhere, and not just kirovs but century bombers and flying gigafortress too.

[@ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣΚΑΛΠΑΚΙΔΗΣ-η9χ]

Not really. Appollos better. Just one argument that could be made is that the second a mig shoots all of the dps hits. Apollo is not one strong shit but many weak. So 5 migs could technically clear stuff earlier Just a theory not tested

[@robertkalinic335]

@@ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣΚΑΛΠΑΚΙΔΗΣ-η9χ He is talking about something completely different, damage type of mig and resistance of kirovs not dps.

[@allenfeng9839]

I’m not sure about which armor type the MiGs are best against, but it has been proven that MiGs are better at defeating larger air units such as Kirovs and Giga-Fortresses, probably because the of splash damage being able to hit more parts (?) of larger units, if that makes sense. However, Giga-Fortresses are Uprising exclusive so they will never be used in multiplayer, while Kirovs are just not a common choice for multiplayer matches. Therefore, Apollos are still much better.

[@tacotony3274]

@@allenfeng9839 Migs are basically the anti-armor of the skies while the apollo ammo is closer to an anti-infantry type when compared

[@eddsworldgaming9696]

Byakko Fighter: Byakko fighter!

[@kaspereklund1647]

Lol, destroyers also drag air fire?!?

[@volknetai.3690]

They do. And some AA weapon don't deal damage to them ( bulfrog is an exception )​

[@volknetai.3690]

Another adventage of MiG over Apollo is MiG do +100% damage againts Kirov. So massing kirov againts soviet player is not good since their fighter can shoot down kirov faster than other

[@tacotony3274]

Yeah but the thing is kirov is also a soviet unit. Why would you have something that counters your own units?

[@xyhc-cnc]

Also nobody uses Kirovs. It's as useful as having something that does a little bit of extra damage to Sputniks

[@volknetai.3690]

@@xyhc-cnc so MiG has no tactical adventage over Apollo other than splash damage

[@AttiliusRex]

@@xyhc-cnc how to balance flaks Deal more damage to sputniks

[@louievelayo4100]

So in short, any large aerial target(Kirovs, Harbingers, and Giga-Fortresses) will take full damage from the MiG's missiles as it also takes in the splash damage...

[@Лёха-ш3й]

а как мстители могут сбрасывать по одной бомбе?

[@skalozubio]

Подлетаешь к вражескому наземному юниту. Нажимаешь на него правой кнопкой мыши (атакуешь) и через мгновение нажимаешь кнопку S. Вот и все.

[@mattwright1101]

Danger zone !

[@rektbiich4585]

Just an observation, but maybe migs are that weak because they are females ?🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀 *dum* *dum* *dum* Think about it, Rocket Angels!!!! V4 rocket launcher! Well there is Athena's so my theory goes to the bin :d

[@danielsurvivor1372]

Technically Athena Cannons are op because of the Satellite Station, the lady just aims it and everything dies

[@HalalSaulGoodman]

@@danielsurvivor1372 *shoot down the station

[@igorburning5332]

Tengu win.

[@The_whales]

Do sea/sky wing

[@jigobiyoyo4006]

But yeah same price lol. Illogical