Command & Conquer: Red Alert™ 2 and Yuri’s Revenge™: Red Alert™ 2 basic Hotkeys

Option Menu, Ally or Declare a War with other players

Selecting one unit and pressing T will select all the same type of units that you see on your screen.

Selecting one unit and pressing double T will select all the same type of units on the map.

Pressing H will move your view to your primary base (MCV).

When a unit is selected hold Z and click with the left mouse button to create way points.
Release the Z key and unit will follow that way point.

When a unit or a group of units is selected.
pressing X will scatter them around the vicinity.

First image – original soldier team arrangement;
Second image – Arrangements after pressing X.

The unit will guard the vicinity.
Without pressing the G key, the soldier will not move; but after pressing the Guard key, the soldier will start to look left and right and enter a defensive state.

Deploy selected unit (if applicable)
I think this could be more useful together with the X key.

Enables you to repair buildings.

Enables you to sell buildings.

Structure Menu selection

Armory Menu selection

Infantry Menu selection

Unit Menu selection

This will select all type of units that you see on your screen or all across the map.

All units cheer
To be honest, I don’t know about this shortcut key before.

Selecting a group of units and pressing CTRL + 1 will place them in group 1.
Same for all numbers.

Units move to the selected position and attack any units they encounter along the way.
The red arrow will turning around when the shortcut is pressed.

Force units to fire at target. Useful for destroying trees, bridges or units infected with terror drones.

The unit will guard the area, unit, structure.

ALLY [‘A’ KEY] – MULTIPLAYER ONLY!
During multiplayer games, it is sometimes advantages to ally with other players. To Ally with a player select one of that player’s units, and hit the ‘A’ Key. A message will tell everyone that you have allied with the other player. Allies can share Service Depots, Helipads, etc., and will not attack each other automatically. You will also see all of your Ally’s units on the radar map, and his units will reveal the areas of the battle for you that you did not have uncovered.

Making alliances are only ONE-WAY. If the other player does Ally with you, their units will still attack yours, but yours will not attack back. It is good idea to make sure the other player wants to Ally with you before commit to the alliance.

To break on alliance, select one of your Ally’s units, and hit the ‘A’ key again. Unlike making an alliance, breaking an alliance breaks it for both players. Both sides’ units will become hostile to each other immediately.