I beta tested the game...meaning I've been playing it for a long time. And I assure you, that if the AI played each game the same, testing would have been a lot easier
I just finished beta testing the first patch, and there were some things I kept trying to figure out, and I had to play a number of games to see certain "results" that were happening with AI. The AI wouldn't cooperate and play the same each battle.
Up at the top of this forum are links to Reviews of the game. The latest one from wargamers.com addresses replay a bit...