Mission Editor Also a Tactical Decision Aid?

[SeaQueen]

When making my plans, I frequently need to have an estimate of how far away my various sensors are likely to detect an enemy target. The problem is especially complex with sonar, because it depends on the bathymetry, bottom type, and SVP. In light of that, I was wondering how good of an estimate the sensor ranges were in the mission editor, and whether keeping another DW running with just the mission editor opened would be a wise way to improve my ability to find the bad guys.