Searchlight

Searchlights are only of any use in missions where the Night Fighting mission special rule is in effect. A vehicle equipped with a searchlight, it must still use the Night Fighting rules to pick a target, but firing at that unit will illuminate it with the searchlight. For the rest of the Shooting phase any other friendly unit that fires at the illuminated unit does not need to use the Night Fighting special rule. However, a vehicle that uses a searchlight can be targeted during the following enemy turn as if the Night Fighting rules were not in effect, as the enemy can see the searchlight.