There's a large variety of available units. Supply problems will plague your army and you'll have all the fun of mines, ambushes, and hidden enemies. Meanwhile, the game is absolutely gorgeous to look at and a total ball to play. Not that I ever did that, of course. Sudden Strike 's publicity says it allows control of up to 1,000 units at a time, and it takes full advantage of it.
Early missions are usually a bunch of paratroopers doing something insane.
It's just pure madness. And make no mistake about it, recon is everything. Driving forward blindly usually results in ambushes, death, destruction, and other misfortunes of war. Banzai charges and tank rushes are usually destroyed in a hail of artillery and prepared positions. These bad boys carry 16 rockets that scream nicely once they're launched.