The ultimate metric for adopting or adapting any element of realism is its positive impact on gameplay. Does it make operations more immersive? More effective? More team-oriented? More enjoyable? If realism does not demonstrably improve one or more of these core aspects of the UNITAF experience, then it is not aligned with FM/G168 - Part 2: Philosophy of Realism and should be reconsidered or rejected, regardless of its real-world counterpart.
Expansion of RWIM