Weapon tracking view

Weapon Cam is a minor gameplay element featured in all Ace Combat installments from Ace Combat 04 onwards. By pressing and holding after firing an SP weapon, the camera will leave the player and lock on the weapon, following it's flight trajectory.

Notably, the way Weapon Cam operates varies between weapons: for example, missiles and homing weapons will be shown flying towards their objective, while the various incarnations of the Tactical Laser System instead lock behind the aircraft in an "over-the-shoulder" view.

As a warning, the aircraft will not autopilot into a safe position when Weapon Cam is enabled, greatly increasing the likelihood of, among other things, crashing.