Lateley I've been practicing alot with the tv missle, and this is what I've noticed. (you may well already know this)

I used to wait for the pilot to line up a shot on a target and when the crosshair was a little above the target i'd fire the tv missle. This was from pretty close range and I only got one shot before we had to make another pass and I ussually missed.

Now I'm using a different tactic. When in the gunner position I flip from the tv missle view and the gun view, shooting infantry and choppers with the gun while not using tv missle. What i'm waiting for is a white bracket to appear in the tv missle view. Ussually I can see the bracket from far away and the vehicle hasn't even rendered yet in my view (even on high graphics).

I fire at the center of the bracket and get the shot lined up before I can see the target. then by the time the target is visable i'm already aimed and just compensate for the vehicle moving.

I find that the missle moves so fast that if you fire from too close you can't adjust fast enough to hit something unless you start dead on.

If you are really far away (like all the way accross the big bridge on suez canal for example.) you can spend the first few seconds lining up the shot, and then just keeping it on target.

I find that I've been able to hit most everything I try for using this method. I even got a buggy with 3 people in it last night (woo-hoo)

Please add any thoughts or suggestions you may have on this tactic or any other tips you know about using the tv missle.