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Originally Posted by edjcox
A ship painted black to be stealthy and difficult to detect wasn't about to use a searchlight any more than it would use active sonar. Both would hasten the demise of the submarine and serve only as a director for enemy gunfire...
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Only if you turn them on, though. The same could be said for radar and the radio. The engines make noise while running, too. It's just a matter of when you turn them on.
I for one would like to have the option. Not that I would use it all the time.