I use it without shame and do not consider it in any way a cheat. A submarine captain was never alone and he had trained subordinates to prepare and update plots base on all types of sensor input.
The problem with the game is that these plots are essentially 100% accurate and so many players consider using map-contacts on as a cheat. But I would submit that leaving them off is not reasonable given that the captain was part of a fire-control team when conducting an attack.
It comes down to however you wish to play, there's no "right way", just what's "right" for you. Many who reject map-contacts on also use external views and see no contradiction doing so.
That said, map-contacts on will be necessary once you need to snorkel, in the later stages of the war. Without map-contacts, you cannot spot patrolling aircraft when snorkelling and take evasive action so your patrol will probably be of short duration and likely end violently.
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