Keeping square marker on the target after switching weapons?

[jerminhu 25]

When flying a jet or helo, is it possible to keep the square lock-on marker imposed on the targets from disappearing after I switch to unguided weapons from missiles ?

That way, I can make aiming more precise when using other weapons.

[jerminhu 25]

I meant in muliplayer, I use "T" to lock on targets, and then press "F" to change weapons. But as soon as I change weapons to cannons or rocket, I lost the square box on targets. But this player doesn't:

[the_demongod 31]

I'm not going to watch a 9 minute video just to answer this question but this is how it's supposed to work.

The cannon, assuming you're playing on the "Normal" difficulty setting, can lock.

Unguided rockets cannot.

Switching to a weapon that cannot lock the target will cancel the lock. This means

a. unguided rockets

or b. GBUs.

and c. the cannon (but only if you're on veteran difficulty or above).

[jerminhu 25]

Do you happen to know which specific difficulty setting control this?

[the_demongod 31]

Nope. All I know are the presets. But it's not rocket science, just go into the "Gameplay" settings, find the Difficulty tab, and mess with the settings.