This bug isn't specific to Nightbird. In the inital release notes for the recently added "Below Radar" feature, it is NOT supposed to allow pilots to break lock by dipping below radar altitude. However, this is not how it is behaving and pilots are exploiting it to break lock.
@rainkloudGoing below radar (<30m) shouldn't cause a missle which already locked and has been fired before the aircraft was below radar to lose it's target lock. It is only supposed to prevent the enemy from establishing lock.
@DigitalHypeSo I just tested it and it's COMPLETELY BROKEN. It's not supposed to effect Stingers but anything I fired at below 30m the missile just went straight (no tracking) as Task_and_Purpose mentioned. It's not supposed to break the lock of vehicles missiles already fired and it absolutely does. This isn't like 25, 50 or 75% of the time. It was 100% of the time I tested. What absolute garbage this is. How do you not test something like this?
I'll do a video on it. Was it broken in 3.2 as well?
I think we are in violent agreement. 🙂 I'm also saying it is broken for the exact reason you described. The below radar bug is present for all aircraft. Not just Nightbird. We notice it more with Nightbird because its easier to exploit with that one due to its speed and maneuverability allowing it to dip below radar after the locked missle is in the air.
