Combat simulator and racial combat modifiers

[Slaughtermeyer]

When using the combat simulator, will it take into account your racial combat modifiers? If so, when chosing an opponent with the same order number will it take into account his combat modifiers?

In a PBW game I'm in the simulator seems to have changed from a "maximum range" strategy to more of an optimal or point blank strategy when using ships designed by an opponent. Will it use the default strategy for ships set by the opponent and change the strategy if the opponent changes it? (If so this could be a way to see what default strategy your opponent is using).