How do you know your TV missle is locked?

[gamer1981]

So I click once to lock the TV on target, then I click again to launch.

Right?

In the heat of the moment, and my inexperience with TVs, I feel that sometimes I don't get a lock.

How do I know that I have lock on?

Thanx

[proto]

Re: How do you know your TV missle is locked?

TV Missiles don't lock, you guide them(hence, TV Guided Missile), you have to click repeatedly to guide the missile to your target.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6576329595454090334&hl=en

[brianthebold]

Re: How do you know your TV missle is locked?

Unless you are talking about the bombers, they can lock, but they can also be guided....

[proto]

Re: How do you know your TV missle is locked?

Yeah, but they're also two different things. TV guided and Laser Guided, and the laser guided missiles don't have to be clicked twice to launch.

[Thirdeyez]

Re: How do you know your TV missle is locked?

beware the Laser guided missles.
If randomly shot without locks, or sometimes even with a lock...Ive had them hit friendly vehicles.

If your lucky youll get a pilot that uses your Laser missles above his carpet bombing. Ive found its better to have a bomber pilot line you up for LG shots and save his bombs for areas congested or during your reload.

[predragjanjic]

Re: How do you know your TV missle is locked?

replace the TV missile with the laser guided one

imagine that lol, really someone should do this in a mod, those misiles are so powerfull

[Jumintiger]

Re: How do you know your TV missle is locked?

I love just raping commander assets with the LGMs. I can take out two artillery thingies with one missile if I aim right. Also if you have a good pilot you can shoot planes down with them.

[troybob]

Re: How do you know your TV missle is locked?

laser guided missiles track where you look after launch if NOT locked

put the enemy into the square and you'll get a lock eventually. there is no "click to lock"

you just have to wait for a solid tone (not a beeping tone) then click. easy as that.

if your angle is bad - your missile may miss because it can't manuever fast enough.

[DesertFalcon]

Re: How do you know your TV missle is locked?

Tv missles dont lock for choppers

[USAF Thrifty]

Re: How do you know your TV missle is locked?

If you are infact talking about LGM's, everything that can be said has pretty much BEEN said...

I remember when I couldn't use the LGMs for crap. Now after training myself to use them properly, and to the best advantage, it's pretty easy.

All it takes is a little practice, soon you'll be an expert.
LGMs, as stated before, can be guided or lased to a target, arguably it's most effective when you lase something, that way you don't suffer the possibility of a teamkill. (only vehicles can be lased)

You have to have a good pilot with you, someone who's smart enough to know that carpet bombing might not be the wisest choice (i.e Tank taking outpost cluttered with friendlies). This is when lasing comes in handy. Surgical air strikes rule.

Guiding takes some skill, buy after you're familiar it will be a breeze. I use guided to take out enemy assets and to strike contested outposts. Leave lasing for moving targets.

A clear lock, as said before, is indicated by a long buzzing tone. It's important that you not fire until you have a tone, because friendlies look the same as enemy under the tracking equipment.

Hope this helped.

Good luck