Talk:Actions/@comment-86.191.122.135-20180206181804/@comment-454133-20180206182420

Nope. You have to spend the lock you have on the ship you're attacking.

Same applies for other abilities that require you to spend a lock -- locks are always tied to another ship, unless otherwise specified.

Also related is spending a focus or other token. You have to have the focus token on the ship that's spending it; it cannot be on some other ship in the fleet (unless some ability lets you do this, like Esege Tuketu).

Individual abilities or weapons don't always specify this, but it's the general rule that applies unless broken by a more specific effect (e.g. Esege, Shara Bey, etc).