This isn't what you think it is.
The destroyer ai can only use one sensor at a time. Either hydrophones or pinging, not both. Of course, the ai, bieng what it is, also appears to be able to instantly switch between the two but whatever.
The point is that the AI will never ping if you up the hydrophone values too much because it will determine that the hydrophones have the better fix under all circumstances.
Friendly DDS never ping either because they psychically know that you're a friendly. This reminds me of something that I personally haven't tried, but would be interested in any annectdotal results anyone has. If I recall correctly, if you sink a friendly ship, you get marked as rouge for something like 24 hours. I wonder if the friendly destroyers will magically know to start pinging you then?
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