diff --git a/addons/hellfire/functions/fnc_attackProfile.sqf b/addons/hellfire/functions/fnc_attackProfile.sqf
index afbedb239a..9d03a69d5d 100644
--- a/addons/hellfire/functions/fnc_attackProfile.sqf
+++ b/addons/hellfire/functions/fnc_attackProfile.sqf
@@ -43,15 +43,17 @@ if (_returnTargetPos isEqualTo [0, 0, 0]) then {
 };
 
 private _closingRate = vectorMagnitude velocity _projectile;
-private _timeToGo = (_projectilePos distance _seekerTargetPos) / _closingRate;
+// subtract 500 meters to account for the fact that we don't want to be at the perfect pitch exactly when we cross the target
+// 500 seemed good in testing
+private _timeToGo = ((_projectilePos distance2d _seekerTargetPos) - 500) / _closingRate;
 
 // we could do stuff like desired attack angle, but I'm not going that far today
-private _los = vectorNormalized (_seekerTargetPos vectorDiff _projectilePos); 
+private _los = _projectilePos vectorFromTo _seekerTargetPos; 
 
 _flightParams params ["_pitchRate", "_yawRate"];
 
 private _angleToTarget = acos ((vectorDir _projectile) vectorCos _los);
-private _atMinRotationAngle = _angleToTarget >= (0.5 * _pitchRate * _timeToGo);
+private _atMinRotationAngle = _angleToTarget >= (_pitchRate * _timeToGo);
 
 switch (_attackStage) do {
     case STAGE_LAUNCH: { // Gain height quickly to pass terrain mask
diff --git a/addons/hellfire/functions/fnc_midCourseTransition.sqf b/addons/hellfire/functions/fnc_midCourseTransition.sqf
index 1369e162b0..a24915f00a 100644
--- a/addons/hellfire/functions/fnc_midCourseTransition.sqf
+++ b/addons/hellfire/functions/fnc_midCourseTransition.sqf
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ _seekerParams params ["_seekerAngle", "_seekerAccuracy", "_seekerMaxRange", "_se
 _targetData params ["_targetDirection", "_attackProfileDirection", "_targetRange", "_targetVelocity", "_targetAcceleration"];
 
 _attackProfileStateParams params ["_state"];
-_state in [STAGE_ATTACK_TERMINAL, STAGE_ATTACK_CRUISE];
+_state isEqualTo STAGE_ATTACK_TERMINAL;
 
diff --git a/addons/hellfire/script_component.hpp b/addons/hellfire/script_component.hpp
index 4ab934511b..6d16736a9c 100644
--- a/addons/hellfire/script_component.hpp
+++ b/addons/hellfire/script_component.hpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include "\z\ace\addons\main\script_mod.hpp"
 
 // #define DEBUG_MODE_FULL
- #define DISABLE_COMPILE_CACHE
+// #define DISABLE_COMPILE_CACHE
 // #define ENABLE_PERFORMANCE_COUNTERS
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_ENABLED_HELLFIRE