It is very far away from a Command and Conquer game. If we look at them, I would say it is as far away from it as it is far away from CM.
Anyway, the 10v10 tactical battles are very fun. In these low point battles you only control a few units, and it is easy to micromanage them - yet because of having 10 people on each side you have a nice battle going on and the battlespace is not empty.
You also feel like you are part of something and your actions matter.
Anyway, although it is arcadish, all weapons and weapon systems have the same task as in real life.