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Missile Lock-On

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41 feature instances
33 referencing feature instances

Missile Lock-On	type	FeatureClass
Missile Lock-On	label	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On	page	MissileLockOn
Missile Lock-On	comment	When you're firing a missile (either from a hand-held launcher or from a vehicle), there's this technology that allows you to "lock on" your target so that your missile could reliably chase it. Usually accompanied by crosshairs and the iconic tone of "Beep.... beep.... beep, beep, beep, beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep". A screen that actually says "Lock On" is optional. The target, if they're aware (whether by looking or by radar), may attempt to do High-Speed Missile Dodge or use their point defense system to get rid of it. This trope is common both in films and video games that involve fire-and-forget weapon systems. While representation in media may be more or less accurate to real life, most of the associated tropes for both the person aiming and the person being targeted have their basis in real world technology. Subtrope of Homing Projectile; not all homing projectiles need locking-on first. Compare Player-Guided Missile, where the launcher is more hands-on on guiding the missile's flight path akin to a high-speed RC plane; i.e it's far from "fire-and-forget". Not to be confused with Camera Lock-On, which is a Video Game Trope about keeping the camera pointed towards an enemy. If this is happening to you in a video game, that's a form of Crosshair Aware.
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Missile Lock-On	isPartOf	DBTropes
Missile Lock-On / int_1b604019	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_1b604019	comment	We also see Area 88 pilots waiting for the tone before launching missiles.
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Missile Lock-On / int_1cc11947	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_1cc11947	comment	The homing missiles in the Descent series make a distinctive sound to their target as they home in. Just one pulse of that sound is enough to make most veterans of the game twitch their fingers to instinctively dodge. Even worse in Descent 3's multiplayer, where players could assign pre-recorded audio taunts to keys. Guess how many people made one of their sounds the homing missile lock-on noise?
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Missile Lock-On / int_2f83d02	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_2f83d02	comment	All guided missiles in Warhawk take time to lock on, represented by a shrinking box around the target.
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Missile Lock-On / int_31313512	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_31313512	comment	ANNO: Mutationem: The Tunguska missile launcher is capable of locking onto enemies and even with large single targets, it causes a significant amount of damage and armor destruction after firing multiple shots.
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Missile Lock-On / int_36f699c5	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_36f699c5	comment	After Burner has instant lock-on missile (instead of a beep you hear "FIRE!") Move the cursor over an enemy, launch. Repeat.
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Missile Lock-On / int_438b63e4	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_438b63e4	comment	Halo: Reach introduced the Plasma Launcher, which does have this for all targets. The Sabre fighter also uses it, but since that took place in space, you never find out if it could lock on to terrestrial targets...
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Missile Lock-On / int_463cfe3a	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_463cfe3a	comment	In most of the Star Fox series Arwings and Landmaster tanks can lock on and fire homing bombs and charged laser blasts.
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Missile Lock-On / int_49aa2aa4	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_49aa2aa4	comment	Present in every game in the Ace Combat series using the exact same system that was presented in Top Gun.
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Missile Lock-On / int_4b790c79	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_4b790c79	comment	Iron Man uses this somewhat, though it doesn't exactly seem to take him long. He is also on the opposing side in Iron Man 2 when he is chased by War Machine and the Hammer drones.
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Missile Lock-On / int_59151283	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_59151283	comment	Metal Gear: Stinger missiles feature in most of the games and feature the traditional lock-on behavior, with potential targets being marked with a diamond that the crosshairs must be aimed at until it turns red to indicate a lock on. The missiles were first introduced in Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, where they functioned more as rockets:. To hit the target, you had to fire the missile as it was making a turn, as otherwise the target was too fast and could evade the missile. There was no lock-on, per se, but firing at the right time instead guaranteed a hit. For both the first two Metal Gear Solid games, you get the Stinger in order to fight flying bosses or the eponymous Humongous Mecha. Of course, you can use them on regular guards if you're feeling so inclined. There are also Stinger specific missions in the VR training add-on missions. The Stinger returns in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots as well as the Javelin, although that functions with fly-by-wire manual aiming to differentiate it functionally from the Stinger.
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Missile Lock-On / int_5e91c7e	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_5e91c7e	comment	Resident Evil 5 has the LRT laser guided system. The launcher itself doesn't actually do anything, however targeting the boss it is used against long enough results in a converging crosshair and a beep when lock on is made. Pulling the trigger result in a space satellite firing a powerful condensed beam into the boss.
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Missile Lock-On / int_631805af	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_631805af	comment	The Stinger returns in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots as well as the Javelin, although that functions with fly-by-wire manual aiming to differentiate it functionally from the Stinger.
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Missile Lock-On / int_69085a0	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_69085a0	comment	Almost all Macross series feature a sequence of the protagonist trying to line up a shot. Or ten.
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Missile Lock-On / int_6ae0a01e	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_6ae0a01e	comment	Sentou Yousei Yukikaze: What separates them from the rest of the trope is that the lock-on tone is taken directly off an F-15J fighter jet from a JASDF airbase for added realism.
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Missile Lock-On / int_6e627c5c	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_6e627c5c	comment	Halo 5: Guardians introduces the Hydra, which fires micro-missiles that can lock on to even infantry.
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Missile Lock-On / int_6f2d1072	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_6f2d1072	comment	In the MechWarrior series, guided missiles require a couple seconds to lock on, at which point they will track an enemy until they hit or run out of fuel. Mechwarrior Living Legends accompanies it with a BEEP BEEP BEEP siren when hostile missiles are inbound with your radar engaged. Using the Target Acquisition Gear allows for stealth missile attacks, as the TAG laser is invisible to the visual spectrum and doesn't give lock warnings. One curious use was a weapon called the NARC Beacon. On its own, it does no damage, it just sticks on the enemy's mech if you hit. However, once it's active, it automatically directs all of your (and your allies') subsequent missiles towards the target unless they're explicitly locked to a different foe.
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Missile Lock-On / int_72a1ac51	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_72a1ac51	comment	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has this feature, Color-Coded for Your Convenience, on the handheld Stinger missile, the Hydra V/STOL jet fighter and the Hunter attack helicopter.
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Missile Lock-On / int_755b343f	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_755b343f	comment	Halo: Halo 2's Rocket Launcher, though it only worked on vehicles. It was discontinued for Halo 3, and games from Halo: Reach onward have it only work on air vehicles (except for a few Halo 5 versions which can also lock on to ground targets). Halo: Reach introduced the Plasma Launcher, which does have this for all targets. The Sabre fighter also uses it, but since that took place in space, you never find out if it could lock on to terrestrial targets... 2's Rocket Launcher also had a slightly peculiar lock-on mechanism in so far as you didn't have to keep your target in your reticle. In fact, you didn't even need a line of sight - you only needed to have the target in your reticle when you started holding down the right trigger, which would start the lock-on process. This means that you could hide behind a large rock, pop out for a split second to start the lock-on, go back behind the rock (breaking line-of-sight to the target), wait the 2 seconds until lock-on was completed, and finally release the right trigger to fire the rocket. Combined with the rocket's very small turning radius, this means that you didn't have to pop out from behind the rock to launch the rocket; looking straight up was enough for the rocket to hit the target even if it was pretty close already. The various rocket/missile pods/turrets also usually have lock-on capability, though usually only on air targets. Halo 5: Guardians introduces the Hydra, which fires micro-missiles that can lock on to even infantry. In Halo 4, the Mantis Mini-Mecha's missiles/rockets can only lock on to air targets, and only in the campaign at that. In Halo 5: Guardians, the lock-on is also available in multiplayer, and the campaign version can even lock on to multiple ground targets at once. The ONI Mantis in 5's Warzone mode can also lock on to ground targets. In most Halo games, you get an audible warning when someone has locked on to you. Halo 5, with its abundance of guided anti-vehicle weaponry, has removed this feature.
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Missile Lock-On / int_7dad8347	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_7dad8347	comment	Much like the Wing Commander example, the FreeSpace series has this with aspect-seeking missiles and torpedoes - here justified as analyzing the target's armor to ensure maximum damage. Heat-seeking missiles ditch the lock-on time in exchange for being more susceptible to a High-Speed Missile Dodge. Both kinds of missiles can also be distracted with "countermeasures", electromagnetically active chaff designed to confuse the seeker head.
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Missile Lock-On / int_8b7b9cd5	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_8b7b9cd5	comment	Star Wars: An New Hope: Targeting computers come up for both lasers and proton torpedoes, especially during the Death Star run. Even though they lock on they can't hit the target, until Luke shuts off his compiuter and uses the Force to hit the target.
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Missile Lock-On / int_8bc1cb3e	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_8bc1cb3e	comment	In Ghost Squad, the boss fight against the helicopter in the Mansion mission equips the player with rocket launchers. Each player has a crosshair that will slowly converge on the target the longer it's aimed at, together with the usual rising beeps and lock-on prompt.
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Missile Lock-On / int_90e2f673	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_90e2f673	comment	While BattleTech fiction occasionally mentions this happening (and not necessarily just for missiles — "lock-on" tones for lasers have been described before), a special case exists in the actual board game in the form of Streak missiles, which will not even launch unless they get a lock. A failed to-hit roll with a Streak launcher simply results in no missiles actually being fired from that launcher that turn at all, both conserving ammunition and preventing needless heat buildup. They're also virtually guaranteed to hit with the entire salvo if they do launch; anti-missile systems can still take down a few and sometimes a missile will expend itself against partial cover, but no roll on the cluster table is required in and of itself.
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Missile Lock-On / int_9b1333a5	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_9b1333a5	comment	Used a lot in the many aerial combat sequences in the movie Top Gun. The F-14s can also detect when an enemy fighter achieves missile lock, as demonstrated when Cougar loses his shit at a MiG locking onto him (even though it doesn't fire, the idea that it could have scares the hell out of him).
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Missile Lock-On / int_9f89a5f0	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_9f89a5f0	comment	The move Lock-On in Pokémon is based off of this, enabling the user to (usually) guarantee a hit on the next turn.
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Missile Lock-On / int_a1e7c7e	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_a1e7c7e	comment	Battlezone (1998) and its sequels have a wide variety of flavors for lock-on missiles; some given lock-on tones to the user, but enemies never hear a warning. In both games, TAG missiles fire a tracer dart, then Macross Missile Massacre, Shadowers/Comets/Hornets use visual/radar/infrared targeting (respectively) to lock on and then fire. In the sequel, Fire-And-Forget and Swarm (combat) missiles go for the first they detect after being dumbfired, while Swarm (assault) missiles sequentially lock missiles and fire them in succession; from a single rocket to Macross Missile Massacre. It's possible for NSDF, ISDF, and CCA units to avoid certain locked missiles if they have the proper stealth system fitted on their tank, though Scions have to suck it up and tank the damage.
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Missile Lock-On / int_a2add1d3	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_a2add1d3	comment	Activating the Tenta Missiles in Splatoon 2 will bring up a targeting reticle that shows the location of all enemies on the stage, and it allows you to lock on to up to five targets.note While teams in Splatoon only consist of four players each, the Rainmaker's shield can also be targeted in that mode. After you've locked on to your targets, a barrage of missiles will be unleashed upon each of them.
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Missile Lock-On / int_a4c36b62	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_a4c36b62	comment	In the original PlanetSide, the Terran Republic's empire specific anti-vehicle weapon could lock onto targets, but the crosshair had to remain on the target or the missiles would lose the signal. In the sequel, all factions have access to generic anti-vehicle, anti-air, and combined rocket launchers that require a variable amount of time to lock (based on distance) but are fire-and-forget and can only be avoided with flares or some radical evasive actions. The TR Striker and NS Coyote missiles are completely fire-and-forget; simply spray wildly in the direction of a target and the missiles will robotech into anything that gets in their detection radius.
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Missile Lock-On / int_a796bde8	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_a796bde8	comment	For both the first two Metal Gear Solid games, you get the Stinger in order to fight flying bosses or the eponymous Humongous Mecha. Of course, you can use them on regular guards if you're feeling so inclined. There are also Stinger specific missions in the VR training add-on missions.
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Missile Lock-On / int_aedc983a	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_aedc983a	comment	The Wing Commander series used this a lot. Heat-seekers could only lock on if you were behind the target, whereas with Image-Recognition missiles you just had to point at the target for long enough. Torpedoes were an interesting case; they were anti-capital ship missiles that took a very long time to lock on, even though capital ships were very slow moving and couldn't dodge. The explanation was that the torpedo had to synchronize with the enemy ship's shields in order to punch through. Wing Commander: Prophecy further complicated things by requiring the torpedo to target and strike a specific weak spot, such as the engines.
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Missile Lock-On / int_b50ceaf8	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_b50ceaf8	comment	Very common in the Colony Wars series, and you also have countermeasure beacons when you're the target of enemy missiles, although the reaction time to use them is punishingly low.
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Missile Lock-On / int_bb99f857	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_bb99f857	comment	The Naval Ops series uses this for ship-launched missiles. An AEGIS system allows you to lock on to multiple targets.
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Missile Lock-On / int_be47eb2c	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_be47eb2c	comment	Used at the climax of Down Periscope: the Stingray needs to hit a dummy ship to win the wargame, while at the same time avoiding another sub that's hunting them. They don't have time to acquire a "shooting solution" and have to shoot from the hip just before the Orlando gets a solution on them.
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Missile Lock-On / int_c4a1d59e	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_c4a1d59e	comment	The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare games both feature missile launchers in both the single player and multiplayer modes. The Javelin includes a targeting screen that highlights potential targets with green boxed that turn red when locked onto. The AT4 and Stinger missiles have no screen, and use only the lock-on tone to indicate when a target is being acquired and then locked onto. The RPG is dumb-fire only. For the other end of things, when you are controlling the AC-130 killstreak in multiplayer, you will hear the lock-on warning when you're being fired upon by missile-wielding enemy.
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Missile Lock-On / int_c9c09a21	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_c9c09a21	comment	Rockets and normal torpedoes in Star Wars: Battlefront II take some time to acquire target lock, but homing missiles have an instant lock-on.
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Missile Lock-On / int_cc50f8c4	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_cc50f8c4	comment	Stinger missiles feature in most of the games and feature the traditional lock-on behavior, with potential targets being marked with a diamond that the crosshairs must be aimed at until it turns red to indicate a lock on. The missiles were first introduced in Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, where they functioned more as rockets:. To hit the target, you had to fire the missile as it was making a turn, as otherwise the target was too fast and could evade the missile. There was no lock-on, per se, but firing at the right time instead guaranteed a hit.
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Missile Lock-On / int_d5166b43	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_d5166b43	comment	Halo 2's Rocket Launcher, though it only worked on vehicles. It was discontinued for Halo 3, and games from Halo: Reach onward have it only work on air vehicles (except for a few Halo 5 versions which can also lock on to ground targets).
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Missile Lock-On / int_d5166b45	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_d5166b45	comment	In Halo 4, the Mantis Mini-Mecha's missiles/rockets can only lock on to air targets, and only in the campaign at that. In Halo 5: Guardians, the lock-on is also available in multiplayer, and the campaign version can even lock on to multiple ground targets at once. The ONI Mantis in 5's Warzone mode can also lock on to ground targets.
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Missile Lock-On / int_d616724d	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_d616724d	comment	In League of Legends Urgot's Acid Hunter blades normally fire straight forward, but if someone's been struck with his acid they home in on them. Catelyn's ultimate is a sniper shot that can't miss one she's started lining it up, but can be intercepted by another champion.
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Missile Lock-On / int_e49fc98a	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_e49fc98a	comment	The Unreal series has had by tradition a lock-on function on the rocket launcher, activated when the user holds the crosshair on the enemy for at least one full second. Better yet, the launchers in the series can load up multiple rounds (up to six), for a person-scale Roboteching Macross Missile Massacre.
Missile Lock-On / int_e49fc98a	featureApplicability	1.0
Missile Lock-On / int_e49fc98a	featureConfidence	1.0
Unreal (Video Game)	hasFeature	Missile Lock-On / int_e49fc98a
Missile Lock-On / int_e60954ea	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_e60954ea	comment	Armored Core series does this too with their missile weapons. This continues until Armored Core 4 where missile lock is indicated by a visual cue, without the beeping.
Missile Lock-On / int_e60954ea	featureApplicability	1.0
Missile Lock-On / int_e60954ea	featureConfidence	1.0
Armored Core (Video Game)	hasFeature	Missile Lock-On / int_e60954ea
Missile Lock-On / int_fa97835d	type	Missile Lock-On
Missile Lock-On / int_fa97835d	comment	Knuckles Chaotix has the Blitz Badniks, which fire 6 bursts of homing missiles at Knuckles and his friends when they're in range.
Missile Lock-On / int_fa97835d	featureApplicability	1.0
Missile Lock-On / int_fa97835d	featureConfidence	1.0
Knuckles' Chaotix (Video Game)	hasFeature	Missile Lock-On / int_fa97835d

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Missile Lock-On	processingCategory2	Combat Tropes
Missile Lock-On	processingCategory2	Weapons and Wielding Tropes
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Ancienverse / Fan Fic / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
A New Hope / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
Star Trek: Nemesis / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
Top Gun / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
ANNO: Mutationem (Video Game) / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
A.S.P. Air Strike Patrol (Video Game) / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
Ace Combat (Video Game) / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
Airforce Delta (Video Game) / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
Battlefield 3 (Video Game) / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
Carrier Airwing (Video Game) / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
Colony Wars (Video Game) / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
Cyborg (2007) (Video Game) / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
Deus Ex (Video Game) / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
Earth Defense Force 2025 (Video Game) / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
Evil Zone (Video Game) / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
FuryÂ³ (Video Game) / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
GHOST Squad (Video Game) / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
Ghost Squad (2004) (Video Game) / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
Jet Force Gemini (Video Game) / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
Killing Floor 2 (Video Game) / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
Knuckles' Chaotix (Video Game) / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
Perfect Dark (Video Game) / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
Project Reality (Video Game) / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
Splatoon 2 (Video Game) / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
Super Mario 64 (Video Game) / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
The Addams Family (Video Game) / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
Tribes (Video Game) / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
Turbo Overkill (Video Game) / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
Vanquish (Video Game) / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On
War Thunder (Video Game) / int_64dad36b	type	Missile Lock-On

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