another Klick question

[meffo]

assuming klick has an enemy ship locked he's attacking at range 3. can i spend the charge to prevent the range 3 defense dice bonus from being applied and then spend the lock to modify my attack dice?

klick reads:
"While a ship that you have locked at range 1-3 defends or performs an attack, you may spend 1 (charge) to prevent range bonuses from being applied."

[AMG_Plummer]

No. If "Klick" spends his lock to modify the attack dice, the ship will no longer be locked when the defender determines the number of dice in its pool - therefore the requirement for the ability is no longer met.