So, I have been running the Chaos Campaign using Alpha Strike here in Fredericksburg. So far the group is through 2 missions. I will say, it is soo much different than just running games of Alpha Strike. When each side has the same objectives it is simple. When you are running the opfor in a mission based game it changes so much that Alpha Strike plays like, well, BattleTech. While the damage system is different you have that 1 or 2 Mechs sometimes making all the difference. Because of the unstable nature of the force composition you don't have special abilities coming into play nearly as much. It is just very different and I must say I do like it.
Anyway, anyone who is considering runnning the old Jihad Campaigns with Alpha Strike, I highly reccomend it.