Armored Brigade PC Keyboard Controls & Shortcuts

Print out or refer to the following list of PC keyboard commands and controls for Armored Brigade.

Drag & drop – Place units/formations

• Space – Place units/formations

• Shift+Space – Infiltrate

• Space – Pause/Resume, Start a round

• Tab – Fast time compression on/off

• Shift+Tab – Slow time compression on/off

• Shift+C – Custom fast time compression

• F1 – Show/browse/close a hint

• Shift+F1 – Show hotkeys

• Ctrl+F1 – Tutorial mode on/off

• Ctrl+Shift+F1 – Reset tutorial

• F2 – Order of battle

• F11 – ISO view

• F12 – Screenshot

• Arrows/Right-click – Scroll the map

• Middle-click & hold – Pan the map

• Enter – Show the selected unit specs

• H – Elevation map

• L – Line-of-sight tool

• Shift+S – Toggle sound

• V – Call artillery support

• Shift+V – Call air support

• + . > = Wheel-Up – Zoom in

• – , < _ Wheel-Down – Zoom out

• Wheel-Up – OrBat scroll up

• Wheel-Down – OrBat scroll down

• Esc – Cancel/Menu

Waypoints

• Ctrl+New WP – Add a disabled WP

• Ctrl+Left-click on a WP – Activate/disable the WP

• Delete – Delete the last WP

• Backspace – Delete all WPs

• A – Advance

• C – Contact (advance)

• D – Defend/Battle position

• F – Fast (advance)

• R – Reverse

• S – Scout

• W – Rotate

• Z – Unload

Graphics Options

• Shift/Ctrl+F10 – Adjust the map detail distance

• Shift+F11 – Framerate on/off

• B – Toggle NATO icons

• Shift+B – Adjust the unit sprite scale

• Ctrl+B – Toggle target lines

• Shift+F – Toggle engagement ranges

• G – Map grid on/off

• Shift+G – Terrain grid on/off

• Ctrl+G – Map info on/off

• Shift+H – Elevation map color mode

• Ctrl+H – Elevation map color sensitivity

• J – Toggle spotting ranges

• Shift+L – Line-of-sight tool color mode

• Ctrl+L – Map locations on/off

• Shift+W – Toggle waypoints

Selecting Units/Formations

• Left-click & hold – Select multiple units

• 2x Left-click – Follow the unit

• Right-click – Open the command menu

• Right-click on a unit – Select one unit and open the command menu

• Shift – Keep selections

• 1-9 – Select a quick-group

• 2x 1-9 – Go to a quick-group

• Ctrl+1-9 – Create a quick-group

Orders

• Ctrl+V – Call HQ CAS

• Ctrl+W – Create a smoke screen

• Shift+Z – Unload

• Ctrl+Z – Load

Standard Operating Procedure

• E – Rate of fire: Slow

• Shift+E – Rate of fire: Fast

• K – Do not use the main armament

• Shift+K – Use the main armament

• M – Hold fire (soft targets)

• Shift+M – Hold fire (hard targets)

• N – Effective range (soft targets)

• Shift+N – Effective range (hard targets)

• P – Unload on contact

• Shift+P – Do not unload on contact

• Q – Smoke generator: On

• Shift+Q – Smoke generator: Off

• X – Set range (soft targets)

• Shift+X – Set range (hard targets)

• Ctrl+X – Clear the range settings

Formation

• F3 – Formation: narrower

• F4 – Formation: wider

• F5 – Formation: form column

• F6 – Formation: form line

• F7 – Formation: form wedge

• F8 – Formation: form vee

• F9 – Formation: form echeloned line

• Shift+F5 – Formation: form echelon left

• Shift+F6 – Formation: form echelon right

• Shift+F7 – Formation: march

• Shift+F8 – Formation: regroup

• Shift+F9 – Formation: free

Indirect Fire

• T – IF: HE

• Y – IF: Smoke

• U – IF: Illumination

• I – IF: 1 Round

• Shift+I – IF: Fire for effect

• O – IF: Hold fire

• Shift+O – IF: Cancel

Pathfinding

• Ctrl+C – Covered path

• Ctrl+Q – Quickest path

• Ctrl+S – Shortest path

• 5.8.9. Developer Mode

• Ctrl+Shift+D – Show AI on/off

• Ctrl+Shift+S – Start a thunderstorm

• Ctrl+Shift+T – Fast day-night cycle on/off

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