Can't get Maverick missiles to launch after lock

[ossseth]

OK, so I'm having an extremely hard time my missiles to launch after a get a seeker lock with the A-10A. I enter air to ground mode, then switch to the Maverick with D. The seeker TV camera turns on, and I slew the piper to the target, lock it to the ground, and more accurately line it up until it snaps to the the target. I see the flashing cross on the the TV screen, but when I press alt + space, nothing happens, and I end up resorting to my cannon. Can someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thank in advance.

[tonyswash]

Hold the keys down for a couple of seconds, the missile does not launch immediately on key press.

[ossseth]

So everything else I'm doing is correct?

[shagrat]

Yep! USAF thinks it's better not to accidentally smoke somebody by just hitting the launch button, so you need to press and hold it for a second, until the missile is on its way. :D

[ossseth]

OK, I got it to launch, thanks for the help guys!