Yeah, your ears are always better than the AI sonar operator's. Usually, once I get into my hunting area, I'll cruise for about 2-4 hours(game time), than dive to periscope depth and stop engines. After that I jump to the sonar operator's station for two full rotations of the sonar to check for contacts, after that, it's back to the surface and on my way. Wash, rinse, repeat. I learned that trick during my SHIII days.
Also, at night, I stick to two hour's up and then down for a sonar check, because I had gotten surprised occasionally, while running surfaced, in TC, during the night, in SHIII, by destroyers. It took me a little while to learn my lesson, but I carried it over to SHIV.
It also helps to break the monotony of usually being in the control room all the time.
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