So, There's currently not a way to automate some of the combat, what frustrates me the most is: Microhell (Micromanagement hell) when it comes to unit orders and the fact the player must deal with combat in some shape or form
Now, the unit can be anything; A vehicle (Command Half-track), a Infantry Officer, a Mini-Airmech, or just a Transport Helicopter. Like The players, these Field Officers can respawn and actively command units on the field, This is meant to alleviate pressure on the player when it comes to ordering around units.
When it comes to PvP or Survival, I'll leave that up to the devs