Scheldt '44 - Realism versus Playability?

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  In reality, Cdrs don't get replays before deciding what to do. 

But of course commanders don't need replays because, unlike in the game, they actually lived through and experienced the events the first time.

I don't watch replays simply because they take up too much time, but I can't see how watching them could be considered "unfair" or "unrealistic"?