Is it supposed to be so difficult to get the IR missles to see and lock up a target from behind or am I doing somthing wrong? I am currently using the F4 with AIM-9D in the 1973 campaign, and it the missle usually does not lock up the bandit even if he is direcly in front of me with burners running. It sometimes take 10-20+ seconds to lock him up if it even locks up.
NB: I am not talking about wether or not the missle successfully intersepts. I am just talking about how to get it to see the target and lock it.
I have not used any of the newer jets yet so I have no comparision. I want to proceed in a timeline and not fly the new jets until I have won or played the earlier campaigns.