A single active ping to launch on in response to being fired at is a very good, and valid tactic. If the launch transient and launch are your initial detection an active range could give you a kill solution. You have to assume he had a decent firing solution on you.
I don't know the answer to whether the game can be trained to make this kind of reaction.
In MP I run into sub skippers that use active frequently. Given restricted operating areas and other factors it can actually often reward them with the cheap kill. I think this is the result of many "realists" disabling most of the auto crews. Few are the men that can effectively deal with all stations including TMA in a rich enviroment. Thos that can't deal often go active and use other such simple tactics. On top of that while I can handle all the stations it takes the fun out of it. Too much work to enjoy the tactical analysis. I think if you are going to disable all auto crews you should at least make it multi-station.
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