[lucasner]

Who uses it? Who doesn't?

Does anyone consider it an unfair "cheat"?

I only use the external view cuz I like to watch the torps hit from upclose...no finding where and what that ship on the horizon is for me. But I dont think that the auto map update is too unrealistic to expect your crew to do for you.

Although, once you learn how to plot courses and do an accurate AOB, it DOES make a kill almost a gaurantee. I remember reading sub commanders that would say that any ship that passed even NEAR their sub was a gaurantee dead ship as long as their torpedos didn't fail them or a enemy plane bounce them from out of a cloud. I feel that I can (and HAVE) reached this level of deadliness. If I am not attacked during the set-up, even in a storm I am almost gauranteed a kill. But I use the auto-map update "cheat" so am I fooling myself??

Dave