Aah, i think it was tie-fighter, where you could lock on and press a key to match speeds with an enemy - (albeit instantaneous only).
Maybe it was there in x-wing, but i feel like it was one of the minor qol improvements in tie-fighter that made it better.
This made me rewatch con man s01e08. “Your voice has this unique quality that we think is going to be more effective with the Marion storyline.”