Keyboard Shortcuts

• (-) (KEYPAD) Decrease time compression
• (+) (KEYPAD) Increase time compression
• (*) (KEYPAD) Cycle display for datablocks (ALL, SELECTED UNIT, OFF)
• (/) (KEYPAD) Cycle display for datalinks (ALL, SELECTED UNIT, OFF)
• 3 (KEYPAD) drops contact
• 7 (KEYPAD) or HOME Cycle display for targeting vectors (ALL, SELECTED UNIT, OFF)
• 9 (KEYPAD) Switch between unit and group view
• [ Drop passive sonobuoy (shift sets the sonobuoy below the layer)
• ] Drop active sonobuoy (shift sets the sonobuoy below the layer)
• DELETE Deletes selected units
• C Copy selected unit (Modifications do not carry over)
• Shift + C Clone selected unit (Modifications carry over)
• D Detach selected units from group
• G Group selected units
• H Mark selected contact as hostile
• F Mark selected contact as friendly
• N Mark selected contact as neutral
• M Teleport selected unit
• O Launches OOB Display
• R Rename unit or group
• T Unit Tracking. UI centers on selected unit and follows it
• U Unassign selected units from mission
• X Zoom out, raise camera altitude
• Z Zoom in, lower camera altitude
• (ESC) Abort or leave special modes
• (CTRL)-D: Distance measuring tool
• SPACEBAR and BACKSPACE Cycle through your units
• END Cycle display for illumination vectors (ALL, SELECTED UNIT, OFF)
• ENTER (KEYPAD) Set time compression to 1:1
• (CTRL) + right click add new unit (in scenario editor), insert reference point or draw square of four ref. points
• SHIFT + F1 Attack targets (MANUAL)
• (CTRL) + F1 Attack targets (BEARING ONLY)
• F1 Attack targets (AUTOMATIC)
• F2 Set speed, altitude or depth for selected unit or group
• F3 Set course for selected unit or group
• F4 Formation editor
• F5 Magazines
• F6 Air Ops
• F7 Docking Ops
• F8 Weapons
• F9 Sensor control window
• F12 Pause/start game

Note: For KEYPAD commands, NumLock must be off!

• (SHIFT) + D Dipping Sonar
• V – Switch unit/group view, for laptops without a numeric keypad
• Ctrl+V – Toggle God’s Eye view
• F11 – open Mission Editor
• Ctrl+F11 – create new mission
• Ctrl+F9 – unit/group Doctrine + EMCON
• Ctrl+R – rename Reference Point (not sharing ‘R’ hotkey with Rename Unit)
• Ctrl+Del – delete selected ref point(s)
• Ctrl+Ins – add ref point
• B – return to base
• Ctrl+M – clear message log
• A – Toggle Hold Fire for selected units (no AI attacks)
• Ctrl+A – Toggle Hold Fire for all units on current side (no AI attacks)
• I – Toggle Ignore plotted path when attacking for selected unit
• Ctrl + I – Toggle Ignore plotted path when attacking for all units on current side
• E – Drop Target(s)
• Ctrl + E – Disengage (Drop all targets)
• Alt+S – Toggle sides (switch sides) in scenario editor
• P – Drop contact(s)