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Originally Posted by h.sie
i think the question is not wheather battleships historically had searchlights. in my opinion, the question is: if they had lights, did they use the lights when near a uboat / in alarm state?
if in sh3 a ship has searchlights in .eqp file; it will use the lights when in alarm state.
but maybe in the WWII battleships have lights but only for night surface battles and not for hunting uboats.
if so, it would be historically more accurate to remove the lights in sh3 because it's not a surface battle simulator and battleships would be lighted up like a christmas tree - an easy target for uboats.
i think that is what Sailor Steve said in a different thread.
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::nods:: One of (the many) little quirky-irks about SHIII: all or nothing.
In this case (searchlights) it's not so much a matter of whether they were equipped with them as much as it is
when they would have used them.
Unless I get really negative feedback, I think, after consideration, I'm going to stay with the choices as I'd already listed.