MAV in VIS mode: re-initiate ground stabilization after break lock?

[Donglr]

I gents,

when I use the Maverick in VIS mode, slew to the target with the HUD, TMS up, then fine-tune the MAV, its seeker head is ground stabilized. So all as expected. However when I try to lock a target using TMS up again it sometimes doesn't lock and I get the "open crosshairs"-picture which symbolizes a break lock. That is fine as well, there are reasons it cannot lock. The seeker head stays ground stabilized however and I can try to re-lock with TMS up. But the crosshairs are wide open at this point and not providing a good reference, making it difficult to finely adjust the target to the center of the seeker to improve lock chance. If I then TMS down instead to get the standard "more closed"-crosshairs the seeker is no more stabilized anymore which makes trying to lock a nightmare.

So, is there a way to get a ground stabilized seeker with narrow crosshairs after a failed lock attempt? The only way I found to do this was to SOI back to the HUD, recage everything using TMS down and start all over again. This however is impractical since I have to do all the slewing again.

[Bunny Clark]

The proper technique when in Break Lock mode is TMS Down and then re-acquire. 

 

In both VIS and PRE I believe that with TMS Down the Maverick seeker will re-position to the commanded reference point: either the HUD TD Box in VIS or the TGP/FCR designated point in PRE. Currently in DCS, it doesn't do this.