COMBAT MODES

2
Toggle to set Beyond Visual Range (BVR/DVB) mode

3
Select Close Air Combat – Vertical Scan (CAC/BVB – VS) mode

4
Select Close Air Combat – Bore (CAC/BVB – BORE/STR) mode

5
Select Close Air Combat – Helmet-Mounted TargetDesignator (CAC/BVB – HMTD/SHLEM) mode

6
Select Longitudinal Missile Aiming (LNGT/FIO) mode

7
Select Air-to-ground (GND/ZEMLYA) mode

8
Select Grid (SETKA) mode

~ (Tilde)
Cycle through targets (Cycle through targets on MFD in AWACS and Ground Attack Modes)

TAB
Lock selected target (Turn on tracked target)

Ctrl-TAB
Turn off tracked target

TAB
Turn on/off tracked target in Close Air Combat modes

Ctrl-H
Cycle through Heads Up Display (HUD) intensities

WEAPONS

D
Cycle through weapons selection

C
Toggle cannon

Q
Dispense chaff & flare

Shift-Q
Continuously dispense chaff & flares (until supply is exhausted)

Spacebar
Fire current weapon

Ctrl-V
Toggle Salvo mode on or off

Shift-C
Change rate of fire for the gun of A-10

V
Increase the ripple interval for A-10

Shift-V
Decrease the ripple interval for A-10

Ctrl-Space
Change the ripple quantity for A-10

Alt-Space
Switch the master arm for A-10

Shift-Space
Change the release mode for A-10

Shift-R
Change the RWR mode for A10

RADAR & ELECTRO-OPTICAL SYSTEMS

I
Toggle radar illumination on or off

Alt-I
Switch between RWS/TWS modes for F-15 radar

O
Toggle Electro-Optical System (EOS) on or off

Ctrl-I
Center radar antenna/Infra-Red Scan and Track(ISRT) ball

- (Minus)
Multi-Functional Display (MFD) zoom in

+ (Plus)
Multi-Functional Display zoom out

Ctrl-+
Increase radar antenna azimuth limit for F-15 radar

Ctrl-- Decrease radar antenna azimuth limit for F-15 radar

BEYOND VISUAL RANGE MODE

Shift-; (Semicolon)
Move radar/EOS scan zone UP

Shift-, (Comma)
Move radar/EOS scan zone LEFT

Shift-. (Period)
Move radar/EOS scan zone DOWN

Shift-/ (Slash)
Move radar/EOS scan zone RIGHT

; (Semicolon)
Move HUD target designator Box DOWN (BVR only)

, (Comma)
Move HUD target designator Box LEFT (BVR only)

. (Period)
Move HUD target designator Box UP (BVR only)

/ (Slash)
Move HUD target designator Box RIGHT (BVR only)

CLOSE AIR COMBAT MODE

Shift-; (Semicolon)
Move radar/EOS scan zone UP

Shift-, (Comma)
Move radar/EOS scan zone LEFT

Shift-. (Period)
Move radar/EOS scan zone DOWN

Shift-/ (Slash)
Move radar/EOS scan zone RIGHT

WINGMAN COMMANDS

Del
Dispatch wingman on mission. On mission completion, join up

Ins
Toggle tight formation or loose formation

[
Attack my target

]
Cover my six o’clock (rear) position

\
Call wingman commands dialog

VIEW SELECTION

F1
Cockpit View

Ctrl-F1
Natural Head Movement View

Alt-F1
HUD Only View

F2
External View – All Aircraft & Parachutist

Shift-F2
Aircraft labels toggle

F3
Fly-By View

Ctrl-F3
Fly-By Jump View (saving current camera position)

F4
Chase View

F5
Air Combat View (Cycles through locked enemy planes around the current plane from nearest to farthest. Looks at the enemy plane from the current plane and shows enemy data in the info string. Refreshes locking at every switch.)

F6
Weapons View

Ctrl-F6
Chase Weapon View (“Weapon To Target” View)

Shift-F6
Launched missiles labels toggle

F7
Active Ground Objects View

F8
Target View

F9
Ship View

Alt-F9
Landing Signal Officer (LSO) View

Shift-F9
Ships and ground units labels toggle

F10
Theater View

Shift-F10
Object labels toggle

F11
Tower & Terrain View

Ctrl-F11
Switches to Tower & Terrain View saving current view position (freezing camera position). When switching from Theater View (F10) the current F11 camera position comes from the F10 camera position, but it’s altitude does not exceed 20km.

F12
Static Objects View

Ctrl-F12
Civilian transport

VIEW MODIFIERS

Ctrl-Home
Places external views to Friendly only

Ctrl-End
Places external views to Enemy only

Ctrl-Delete
Places external views to All

Keypad Del
Toggle Padlock View (Note: for F1, F2, F6, F7, F8, F9, Alt-F9 LSO View & F11 Tower View only)

Ctrl-Keypad Del
Toggle Terrain Point Padlock View (Note: for F2, F6, F7, F8, F9 Views only)

Backspace
Toggle “From object/To object” camera direction mode (Note: for F2, F6, F7, F8, F9, F12 Views only)

Alt-Delete
Exclude current object from the view switching

Alt-Insert
Include all excluded objects to the view switching

Ctrl-PageUp
Reverse objects switching direction

Ctrl-PageDown
Forward objects switching direction

Ctrl Key Pad +(plus)
Switch to Weapons Release and Track View for F1 Cockpit,
F2 External, F4 Chase, F7 Active Ground Targets, and F9 Ship Views. Switches to ANY weapon now, not to bombs&missiles only!

Alt-Key Pad *
Starts moving camera forward (F11Tower & Terrain View only)

Alt-Key Pad /
Starts moving camera backward (F11Tower & Terrain View only)

Key Pad 5
Stops moving camera (F11 Tower & Terrain View)

Ctrl-Key Pad 5
Returns to Tower & Terrain View starting point or ends Padlock View

Y
External View Information Display Cycle Toggle

Alt-Y
Earth Coordinates Units Toggle (Degrees/Meters)

Alt-Backspace
Replace video edit mode toggle (default)

Shift-Backspace
Insert video edit mode toggle (replace mode on by default)

Shift-J
External camera jiggle toggle

Shift-Esc
Toggle local/object camera rotation mode for F2, F4, F6, F7, F8, F9 and F12 views.

COCKPIT VIEW CONTROL
Key Pad 1 Move head down and left
Key Pad 2 Move head down
Key Pad 3 Move head down and right
Key Pad 4 Move head left
Key Pad 5 Centers camera or stops padlock view
Key Pad 6 Move head right
Key Pad 7 Move head up and left
Key Pad 8 Move head up
Key Pad 9 Move head up and right

Key Pad Del
Enters padlock view and cycle through targets

Ctrl Key Pad +(plus)
Switch to Weapons Release and Track View for F1 Cockpit, F2 External, F4 Chase, F7 Active Ground Targets, and F9 Ship Views. Switches to ANY weapon now, not to bombs&missiles only!

L Toggle Cockpit Illumination
M Move head to view right mirror
N Move head to view right mirror

Key Pad * (Asterisk)
Zoom in (narrow view angle). With Shift – Zoom in to limit

Key Pad / (Divide)
Zoom out (enlarge view angle). With Shift – Zoom out to limit

Key Pad Enter
Set default zoom (default view angle).

Key Pad 0
Jump to cockpit panel snap view and back (Note: Hold down then release)Hold down Key Pad 0 and press Key Pad 1-9 to jump around different instruments with close-up view.

Ctrl - Key Pad 0
Cockpit panel snap view mode toggle. Don’t hold down. Then press Key Pad 1-9 to jump around different instruments with close-up view. Press Ctrl - Key Pad 0 once more to return to normal mode.

Alt - Key Pad 0
Save current camera position for the last cockpit snap view, corresponding to Key Pad 0 - 9. May be different for different planes! All new custom camera snap positions will be saved in the mission_file_name.xml file and then will always be used for that mission/track in future.

Ctrl – Right Shift
Fast cockpit mouse speed

Alt – Right Shift
Slow cockpit mouse speed

Shift – Right Shift
Normal cockpit mouse speed

Ctrl – Left Shift
Fast cockpit keyboard speed

Alt – Left Shift
Slow cockpit keyboard speed

Shift – Left Shift
Normal cockpit keyboard speed

EXTERNAL VIEW CONTROL
Key Pad 1 Rotate viewpoint down and left
Key Pad 2 Rotate viewpoint down
Key Pad 3 Rotate viewpoint down and right
Key Pad 4 Rotate viewpoint left
Key Pad 5 Centers view (stops F11 viewpoint moving)

Ctrl-Key Pad 5
Returns to starting point (F11 Tower & Terrain View only)

Key Pad 6 Rotate viewpoint right
Key Pad 7 Rotate viewpoint up and left
Key Pad 8 Rotate viewpoint up
Key Pad 9 Rotate viewpoint up and right

Key Pad * (Asterisk)
Move viewpoint forward

Key Pad / (Slash)
Move viewpoint back

Ctrl-Key Pad * (Asterisk)
Zoom in (narrow view angle).

Ctrl-Key Pad / (Divide)
Zoom out (enlarge view angle).

Ctrl-Key Pad Enter
Set default zoom (default view angle).

Key Pad 0
Jump to cockpit panel view and back (Note: Hold down then release) Hold down Key Pad 0 and press KeyPad 1-9 to jump around different instruments with close-up view.

Shift-(all view keys)
Moves viewpoints at a faster rate (Note: Hold down Shift and view key)

Ctrl-(Key Pad 1-9)
Moves camera instead of rotate it.


Matt "Wags" Wagner
Producer / Ubi Soft Entertainment
IL-2 Forgotten Battles
Lock On: Modern Air Combat