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** Reset axis value — Restores gun reticle to default settings (horizontal reticle at 0 m)
 
** Reset axis value — Restores gun reticle to default settings (horizontal reticle at 0 m)
 
* Turn OFF/ON engine — Turns the engine off/on.
 
* Turn OFF/ON engine — Turns the engine off/on.
 
[[Category:Control]]
 

Latest revision as of 20:59, 3 July 2020

Controls on Keyboard and Mouse.

Movement

  • Automatic transmission —
  • Transmission mode —
  • Tank throttle —
  • Tank steering — ("a": left steering; "d": right steering)
  • Short brake —
  • Tank left brake —
  • Tank right brake —
  • Tank transmission gear / cruise control: up —
  • Tank transmission gear / cruise control: down —
  • Tank transmission gear: neutral — Available only when "Automatic transmission" is set to "No".
  • Drive assistance mode —
  • Hull aiming mode —

Weaponry

  • Fire from the main caliber gun — (Left mouse click)
  • Fire from secondary guns —
  • Fire from machine guns — (Space bar)
  • Fire from special guns —
  • Reset weapon selection — Restores selected firing weapon back to the default weapon of the vehicle.
  • Select primary weapon —
  • Select secondary weapon —
  • Select machine gun — Selects the machine gun of the vehicle. If the vehicle has multiple mounted machine guns, repeatedly pressing the button will alternate between the mounts.
  • Smoke grenades — Launches smoke grenades from tank-mounted launchers
  • Smoke screening — Activates smoke systems integrated in tank's design, such as ESS.
  • Change rate of fire — Changes rate of fire on automatic weapons with the option.
  • Next bullet type —
  • Lock on target — Locks on a visible target for priority.
  • Switch radar search on/off —
  • Change radar mode —
  • Change radar search mode —
  • Change radar scope scale —
  • Select radar target to lock on —
  • Lock radar target on —
  • Night vision mode —
  • IR spotlight —
  • Changing the color scheme of the thermal sight —

Camera control

  • Zoom Camera — Zooms camera form standard third-person view into commander's view.
  • Sniper mode — Shifts camera into gunner's reticle for accurate aiming with selected armament.
  • Driver camera — Shifts camera into driver's perspective in the vehicle.
  • Binoculars — Brings up binocular view with enhanced zoom from the commander's perspective.
  • Stabilizer mode — Activates/deactivates stabilizer for armament.
  • Target tracking (tank) — Camera will zoom into and bring gun to bear on enemy targeted.
  • Zoom axis (Ground) —
  • View in battle - Ground (X-axis) —
  • View in battle - Ground (Y-axis) —
  • Invert Y-axis (tank) — Inverts the vertical axis when aiming
  • Tank aiming (X-axis) —
  • Tank aiming (Y-axis) —
  • Gamepad aim acceleration —
  • Aim acceleration delay —
  • Mouse Wheel (tank) — Set parameter that mouse wheel will affect.
  • Mouse Wheel Multiplier (tank) — Increase/decrease sensitivity of mouse wheel effect.

Suspension control

  • Incline backwards —
  • Incline forwards —
  • Incline right —
  • Incline left —
  • Decrease clearance — Reduces the tank's height
  • Increase clearance — Increases the tank's height
  • Central position of suspension — Shifts suspension towards center, or restoring vehicle to default condition

Miscellaneous

  • Tank repair — Begin repairs of the vehicle's damaged modules.
  • Select the first type of shells —
  • Select the second type of shells —
  • Select the third type of shells —
  • Select the fourth type of shells —
  • Artillery strike —
  • Fire extinguisher — Activates the vehicle's fire extinguisher (if unlocked) to extinguish an engine fire.
  • Air battles: aircraft #1 — (Default key: 7) Enables players to participate in a AB Ground air battle as a fighter
  • Air battles: aircraft #2 — (Default key: 8) Enables players to participate in a AB Ground air battle as an attacker
  • Air battles: aircraft #3 — (Default key: 9) Enables players to participate in a AB Ground air battle as a bomber
  • Towing rope —
  • Crew Replenishment —
  • Active scouting —
  • Rangefinder —
  • Crosshair lighting —
  • Sight distance control — Adjust reticle to account for range ballistics.
    • Increase value — Increase distance for reticle (horizontal reticle goes down)
    • Decrease value — Dcrease distance for reticle (horizontal reticle goes up)
    • Reset axis value — Restores gun reticle to default settings (horizontal reticle at 0 m)
  • Turn OFF/ON engine — Turns the engine off/on.