Instant lock on

[woo]

Lately i've seen people locking their missiles instantly onto their target. They somehow skip that first sound and goes directly onto the second which informs you now can fire. I've seen airplanes, mobile and stationary anti air units doing this.

What's the trick? How do they do it? :)

[Pegasus2]

Do you mean when your flying? When you get the SAM warning light?


If missiles miss there intended target and fiind another, your gont get painted and dontget the first stages of the SAM warning.

[Oompa]

The missles if shot in the right spot will lock on in air.

[MazXFreddy]

Also, if you're in a plane, try flying with your bombs out while manuevering behind an enemy. With the bombs active, you won't try to lock on, so they won't hear a warning. Then, either gun them down, or switch to your rockets and let 'em fly; flares or not, rockets don't miss from 5 meters away.

[imported_Charlie]

Also, if you're in a plane, try flying with your bombs out while manuevering behind an enemy. With the bombs active, you won't try to lock on, so they won't hear a warning. Then, either gun them down, or switch to your rockets and let 'em fly; flares or not, rockets don't miss from 5 meters away.

Exactly. It makes them relax, and when they just idle along like nothing is going on, blow the crap out of them!

[Pure3]

mainly staoinary can lock onto any heat source

[Pure3]

its pretty cool

[lcplsickoll]

I'm a little nervous now....please tell me you don't have any peanut butter for the dog.

[Pure3]

:hmm: that wasnt me who typed that it was my cuzins

[imported_xRandoMx]

if a stinger breaks lock because of flares on original target, it IMMEDIATELY locks on the closest target, friend or foe, within a certain radius.

That is how you quite often get tks and team damage as a fixed stinger site operator.

[ConscriptVirus]

Re: Instant lock on

yea i hate how the us essex's missiles miss my targets and go for the helicopters and then i get punished for the tk

[BigBadBob]

Re: Instant lock on

The missles if shot in the right spot will lock on in air.

you are correct, if the flares aren't a factor (such as been fired, and not in view anymore, and you can lock on to plane) then fire and it will lock on mid air.

[ConscriptVirus]

Re: Instant lock on

The missles if shot in the right spot will lock on in air.

it works ive tried it but i havent been able to shoot anyone down with it..it happens pretty rarely

[Flatline_hun]

Re: Instant lock on

The right answer comes from xRandoMx: locked missiles which got flares will immediately lock-on to nearest target. The fun part is that you can use it as weapon: if you are in the middle of a chopper dogfight, and you get shot at from an IGLA, your opponent is doomed to get TK'd for sure.

[-75thRgt-Sharingan]

Re: Instant lock on

Speaking of lockons. Them damned bomber laserguided missles. Almost every session i play and i get perfect lock with them, the second i fire them i lose the lock and the missle just flies of into nothingness. What gives?