Preferred option to complete Allied mission 5: Tanya's Tale?

[The C&C Strategist]

I did a couple of polls on Reddit about what option people preferred for Allied mission 5. It ended up being pretty even between option A and option C. I wasn't surprised about option A since Tanya can destroy a good part of the Soviet base before she leaves but I was surprised about option C. I found it to be the most tedious.

While option B received the fewest votes by far, someone commented that it was the easiest because of no Tesla Coil and the fact that you can destroy the bridge and destroy the SAM sites in peace. I'd have to agree with that comment as well as having the civilian distract the attack dogs.

Here's how I approached it. Feel free to agree or disagree. They are split into two parts.
Option A: https://youtu.be/iBj4Elby6iw
Option B: https://youtu.be/Ch0aCdeUWjE
Option C: https://youtu.be/RhUtlBhHNxg

[Cat]

All 3 feels the same for me, except B gives us a civilian to distract the dogs so that's the only difference I find during the spy part. After that, it's just capture the Soviet buildings and tank rush.

For me personally, I think A was the one I would avoid the most. The Soviet have a mammy in their first base and your ore field is in range of one of the Tesla coils. Tanya destroying the final base is helpful but it's not a big deal since I destroyed it with the same tank rush I used on the second base.

I would go for C because it's simple and it's the variant I beat in my first play in the 90s. Can't remember which one but I had fun in either A or B by transporting tanks via the LST.

[The C&C Strategist]

Originally posted by Cat:

All 3 feels the same for me, except B gives us a civilian to distract the dogs so that's the only difference I find during the spy part. After that, it's just capture the Soviet buildings and tank rush.

For me personally, I think A was the one I would avoid the most. The Soviet have a mammy in their first base and your ore field is in range of one of the Tesla coils. Tanya destroying the final base is helpful but it's not a big deal since I destroyed it with the same tank rush I used on the second base.

I would go for C because it's simple and it's the variant I beat in my first play in the 90s. Can't remember which one but I had fun in either A or B by transporting tanks via the LST.

The issue I have with option C is that the Tesla Coil, war factory, and barracks are positioned in a way that you can't bypass them from either entrance. Also, with the Tesla Coil, you can't disable by destroying power plants since the Construction Yard is still standing and the plants themselves may not even be revealed yet.

Regarding the tank rush for all options, I tried for a long time to pick apart the base through air and V2 attacks but that just took longer and allowed the Soviets to build more units so I fell back to the quick tank rush.