Zenith

E6M5 Zenith is the fifth and final mission of the Second NATO Campaign in Reds Over World; it takes place in the last Soviet stronghold in Kamchatka.
It is the largest and longest mission in the entire game, so much so that it is divided into two maps.
==Briefing==
We are almost there, sir. The Soviet Union surrendered. Commie armies all over the world are retreating, China bailed out long time ago. However, premier of the Soviet Union fled Moscow and is on the run, and he has only one place left to hide...
The last Soviet stronghold, deep within the frozen volcanic mountains of the Kamchatka peninsula. All the remaining loyal members of the Komintern are in there with him, guarded by the several remaining divisions of the Red Army, including entire Spetznaz units and remnants of their experimental technology.
Premier Aleksander is not losing his cool, he shall never tire until he'll see the last of the free world. While the rest of the USSR is liberated by our blitz and other communist countries are sending surrender notice after surrender notice, as long as Aleksander's secret stronghold stands, the war will never be over.
You will be send to the secret base location alongside fellow agents; without a doubt, this will be your finest hour. Do not underestimate Aleksandr or any of the Soviets loyal to him under any circumstances. God bless you, Sir. The world is watching and waiting.
==Plot==
The stronghold was too well defended - an entire column of M1 Abrams tanks has already tried to enter it, and got destroyed by anti-tank fire. Ramirez, Nicolas Alceste and Pyle were amongst the only surviving attackers. NATO was unable to deploy it's nuclear weapons against the stronghold, out of fear that nuking it might damage whatever the Soviets are hiding inside, as they just knew that something must be hidden deep underneath the bunker, or worse - it might seal away the entry to it, making it easier for the Soviets to activate it without any issues. Nicolas decided enough is enough, and despite the pleas of Ramirez, went into the base by himself to destroy it.
The way inside was blocked by a security door powered by two Tesla Reactors. He turned off the first Tesla Reactor, removing the current head of KGB, Vladimir Putin on his way. In the laboratory leading up to the second Tesla Reactor he found some horrifying new mutants - mutated zygotes and a massive four-armed mutant that was so pumped full of chemicals that it's blood became chunky and yellow.
Once both Tesla Reactors were turned off, Nicolas was ordered to enter the base first before other soldiers. He worked his way inward, battling through both humans and mutants roaming the halls and crevices of the Volcano base, until finally after much traveling and killing many Soviets, he found the imposing elegant staircase leading to the inner sanctum part of the base.
He entered the inner sanctum. The first person to greet him in Aleksander's lair was Vladimir Gulashnikov of whom he disposed with ease. Navigating through Aleksander's domain, he once more fought mutants and men, until finally opening up the way to the bunker's innards where Aleksander resided.
Guarded by Fat Boys, Mutant Commandos and Terminators, Aleksander revealed himself and begun a shootout with Nicolas, but just when Nicolas was going to deliver the finishing blow, a titanic earthquake shook the compound, combined with a blinding flash of light... Seconds later, Aleksander was gone. Nicolas of course vent after him.
Brocken started to notice that the bunker seemed off; it looked more like the inside of a machine than anything - until finally, the truth revealed itself to them, when they stumbled upon Aleksander again. Aleksander was sitting behind the of the Dome Of Light. The bunker was no ordinary base - it was in reality a massive doomsday device which would engulf the world in a dome of light that would cauterize planet Earth from all life, leaving it ripe for re-taking by Aleksander and his men, who desired to re-create the world anew on the ashes of the old one.
The battle was tough, as Nicolas had to fight absolutely on his own against a titanic machine that could kill him with just one blast of it's light rays. But eventually he damaged the Dome Of Light's mainframe so much that it begun to self-destruct, triggering the volcano's eruption; Aleksander yelled in absolute hatred at the Frenchman, proclaiming that he'll wish the Soviets had purged the world if he waits long enough. He didn't yell for too long, as the machine's malfunction-induced explosions immolated him. Alexander was dead.
Alceste had to run away - and fast. But as he was escaping, he fainted, hit by exploding debris from the Kamchatka base erupting... He woke up in a Zodiac raft with Ramirez and Pyle; the Kamchatka base was destroyed, and they were escorting him to the nearest US ship to get him patched up by it's medical crew. The Third World War was over.
==Walkthrough==
===Surface===
To enter the Kamchatka bunker, you must turn off two Tesla Reactors. You have two buildings to choose from. The way you shut off their Tesla Reactors doesn't matter in the end, and it's up to the player. Before you do so, you should however scavenge the area around you for weapons and items, including a Pancor Jackhammer.
If you choose the KGB headquaters, you must enter it and then enter the elevator downstairs to find your way to the switch that opens Putin's office. Once you do so, kill Putin and press the switch in his office that opens the Tesla Reactor gate, turn it off.
If you choose the storage bunker, go into the left tunnel and move forward until you reach the Red Keycard, then use it to open the locked door; it will take you through the mutant laboratory. It is filled with Amoebas and Fat Boys and has a boss in form of the Mutant Cover, so be careful. Once you exit the mutant lab, you will reach the Tesla Reactor, turn it off and return via the vent in the are that will now be open.
Now you can go inside. You will need the Blue Keycard to proceed forward - to get it, you first must go downstairs until you reach the door outside; go to the smaller bunker outside; inside you will find the switch that'll open up the door in the main bunker (you can see the door on the camera next to the switch). Go inside and go forward until you reach the volcanic cavern; in the cavern (in a big room with flying fireballs) press the switch that'll open another door - at the end of the corridoors behind that door there is the Blue Keycard. Use it on the previously locked door; it will reveal an elevator.
Go to the elevator; it will take you to another level - keep going forward until you exit outside once more and then reach a room with a switch - it will open up the room in the massive corridoor with watery walls. That room contains the Yellow Keycard - use it to open the door outside leading to the inner bunker of Aleksander. Grab all the items outside, and enter the doors to the inner bunker.
===Inner Sanctum===
Kill Vladimir Gulashnikov. Then go left and keep going forward until you reach a room with a switch. That switch will open the previously locked bars and will enable you to go forward. Keep moving forward through the mutant-infested rooms until you reach the Red Keycards (the keys have reset). Backtrack to the main entrance area and use the Red Keycard to open the previously locked door. Inside, destroy the fire extinguisher - it will open up a hole in the wall leading outside.
Once you go over the volcanic river into the second complex, find the Blue Keycard, and then use it to open the previously locked door. Now it's time for a battle with Aleksander. His boss area is stacked with weaponry and ammunition - first grab one Atomic Immunity to kill all the Fat Boys and Commandoes, then grab a second one to kill all the Terminators. Then the third for Aleksander.
Once he disappears, go through the now open doors into the Soviet biodome complex. Navigate your way to the volcanic chamber, where you must press the switch opening up the way to the final battle.
Be prepared for the toughest boss battle in the whole game, that requites a lot of reflex and divided attention. It has three phases - two of which have insta-kill attacks; the game autosaves after the battle begins, but it's a good idea to save after each phase. Once you beat them, exit the way you came. The mission, and whole game is finished!
==Secrets==
*Big Medikit, Health Hypoes and Heavy Armor behind one of the walls of the KGB building, easily noticable.
*Large amount of Batteries behind the right wall on the main bunker, a Medikit is right in front of it.
*Many Radioactive Batteries behind the left wall next to the faintly-seen chalk drawing on the wall, just before the green-tinted room.
==Easter Eggs==
*The chalk drawing on the secret wall is that of Kacpir, a Polish Lost Media and Nostalgia YouTuber.
*Private Pyle is a reference to the Stanley Kubrick movie, Full Metal Jacket.
Category:Second NATO Campaign Maps