This is the only 'modern' (non-WW2) CM title that I have played, and it is almost like an entirely different game. The strategy required is entirely different--it's almost like the officers then and 'now' read entirely different books, shocking! Not to mention, the lack of a near-peer opponent means that the majority of the focus is on maximizing destruction of the enemy while taking extremely little, to no, casualties whatsoever. Many players find this jarring when switching from either WW2->Modern or Modern->WW2 titles as the focus on unit preservation is entirely different. Losing 20 soldiers in an engagement against Syrian insurgents feels like a true massacre--whereas losing *ONLY* 20 soldiers in Normandy, Italy, or the Eastern Front can be an unimaginably 'bloodless' victory.