Why is the target point not slaved by the air-to-ground radar (GMTI) on some aircraft?

Of the aircraft I’ve tested, only the Su-25/39 and F-2A target points can be locked to a GMTI. This feature allows you to target laser-guided missiles with a radar.

Why can’t the F/A-18C, F-2000A, MiG-21 Bison, and F-20A do this too?
(I know it’s useless on the MiG-21 and F-20, but it might be useful on the F/A-18 and F-2000.)

Is it historical accuracy or a game oversight?

Probably game oversight / weird Gaijin decision.

Yeah would love it on the Typhoon, with SAL only as well… It would be a massive QoL boost

F-15E can also slave target point via GMTI. Su-30SM probably can to do so too, after this bug report was fixed a month ago, but I don’t have it available for testing: [DEV] N011M GMTI Does not Slave Sight Stabilization. Given how easily that report was accepted and fixed without any sources provided, this doesn’t seem to be a historical issue, just oversight by the devs.

There are currently open reports for the F/A-18 and Eurofighter (CAPTOR-M):
GMTI mode lacks sight stabilization lock on the F/A-18
F18C Target Point Ground Radar
CAPTOR-M radar modes not slaving TGP to locked target

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