Anyone experience no warning sounds or lock-on indicators when going against recon / support combo?

[FryinHard]

I'm starting to suspect that if you are being painted by the recon's targeting binoculars and then hit with support's AT4 rocket launcher that there are no warnings or indicators that you are locked or missiles are incoming. Can anyone confirm this is the case?

Also, is there anything that breaks the anti-lock low altitude skill on choppers? I have even been locked while hovering inches from the ground in a chopper. I thought choppers couldn't get locked below a certain altitude.

Any thoughts on this?

[Zordiark Darkeater]

AT4 does not have a lock on.
Thats the Javelin.

[FryinHard]

Normally, yes, you are right--there is no lock-on with the AT4 on its own. But it does lock on when a recon uses the binocular tool to paint vehicles. What I am talking about is when the recon is using binoculars to lock/paint the vehicle then a support uses their AT4 to hit using the binocular combo.

EDIT: Also, are you saying the Javelin is the one that can lock a chopper below altitude?

[Zordiark Darkeater]

Originally posted by FryinHard:

Normally, yes, you are right--there is no lock-on with the AT4 on its own. But it does lock on when a recon uses the binocular tool to paint vehicles. What I am talking about is when the recon is using binoculars to lock/paint the vehicle then a support uses their AT4 to hit using the binocular combo.

EDIT: Also, are you saying the Javelin is the one that can lock a chopper below altitude?

No idea, but what i know of choppers is if you have the right weapon on it with a gunner you can hover at 600m+ forever the entire match because NOTHING can lock on you or reach you with anything and the gunner can easily kill everyone on the map with 0 issue.

[FryinHard]

lol. Right. Well, thanks for your input.

Anyone else about what I'm talking about? I think that the recon binoculars don't alert the vehicle drivers or pilots because pilots don't pop flares or act like they are getting locked when they are getting painted. Then since the AT4 rockets are dumb fire, I don't think there is a missile incoming warning displayed. Can anyone confirm?

[Hex: ObamaCare]

Would be nice if thats the case honestly, considering how insanely rare it is for any recon player to do anything OTHER than sit at the back of the map doing ♥♥♥♥ all while sniping.

Only twice have I ever seen a recon player use the laser designator/recon binos and it was quite useful as i always run the AT-4 as an Engineer. I feel like it would be balanced if the AT-4 didnt give a lock warning when a recon player has tagged a vehicle and an AT-4 starts locking on

[FryinHard]

I don't think there is a lock-on warm up for the AT4 on painted vehicles. It's just fire and hit, cause the recon is maintaining the lock. But it's so rare for recons to run it I can't remember if there was a lock on the AT4 has to hit. I know I have done it before, using AT4 on painted vehicles and being recon and having support hit painted vehicles. But I can't tell when I'm flying if it's because of a really really lucky AT4 shot or if I was being painted/locked with binos.