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Can't watch the track sadly, but we are talking a missile that according to legend was originally designed with the "electronic complexity of a table model radio and the mechanical complexity of a washing machine". The ones the Hornet uses are a bit more sophisticated, but only just. So I ran the test myself and did observe the missile seeming to switch tracks on me despite the radar having a lock. The scenario was very quick however, where the seeker head would point at the radar, then quickly switch over to a second, nearby target. To be fair, the radar-locked target was almost abeam, while the second target was dead rear aspect. At a tangent, I did notice that in the AA Gun & Sidewinders instant action, IR Cool seems to be off by default. Unsure if this is affecting the test, or if it's even modeled. I'm guessing the seeker head looked in the direction of the radar when it was uncaged, saw both targets, and picked the one it could see more clearly (stronger heat signature). Doesn't seem too unusual for a Sidewinder, this is roughly the same deal that causes it to go after flares. The only question I have is if this is normal behavior, are AIM-9Ms supposed to hard slave their seeker heads to where the radar is pointed in this mode? Or do they just look in that direction and acquire a target independently as they would normally?