Radar locking bugged on helicopters

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Hey there fellow helicopter-enjoyers (the few that we are)
Quick question before I submit a bug report: Does anyone else have trouble locking targets with the radar?
I tried several helis to make sure it’s not a bug of a specific model. I noticed it first on the Japanese Apache as I recently unlocked it, but I also notice it on the Ka-52 and Mi-28NM.
I have targets clearly on the radar and tap the β€œLock radar target on” key and nothing happens. I need to spam that button and occasionally the radar locks on, but it’s completely random. When I unlocked the Saraph a year ago I noticed that behaviour too, but it wasn’t that bad as the lock was on after a second, or third tap on the button. Now it takes like… 15 without exaggerating.
Is that intentional?

Edit: Nevermind, as of now, no heli radar has the ACM mode available, which is essential to lock targets just with the radar.

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With helicopter you can only lock radar targets IF its inside the gunners FOV and you spam the button a fuckton of times. On the Mi-28NM with the A-A radar mode i cannot lock anyting as it locks the air. I have to use the MTI mode in the 30x34Β° mode so it locks after a few tries.
I hope the Mi-28NM gets its radar pylon.

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okay, but is that intentional?
what’s the purpuse of the locking function in the first place? I mean it would make somewhat sense if the radar shows a target, but wouldn’t let you select it. Ingame you can switch between radar pings or select them sepifically (if set and with the correct buttons bound) but not lock them? Seems unfinished…

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You don’t have a tracking radar only search radar on helicopters. Its a completely visual based lock. Its just badly implemented in game.

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hmm… after further research I guess the magical letters are ACM.
Uneducated as I am I didn’t notice that none of the helicopter radars has the Air Combat Maneuvering (ACM) mode, which is the reason they can’t lock IRST on a target just using the radar.

Which raises the question: Why do these radars allow to use the target cue controlls and select targets on the radar, when those selected targets can’t be locked. I guess you’re completely right with: