Streamlined Controls for SABOW

I was struggling Jumping between SABOW, Steel Fury and IL2 Tank crew, so I streamlined the controls across the 3 games to make it easier to jump from one to the other without getting confused about the controls.

Intro

So a quick breakdown, I made this guide to help streamline the controls across Steel Armor: Blaze of War, Steel Fury, and IL-2 Tank Crew. I used Steel Armor's layout as the base and tweaked the controls from Steel Fury and IL-2 to match up, making it easier to jump between the three games without having to constantly relearn the controls. This guide is basically a reference to keep things simple and consistent, so you can focus on playing without the confusion of switching setups.

In Tank

Action	Key
Enable cursor	Ctrl + Ctrl
Driver station	F5
Gunner station	F6
Commander station	F7
Loader station	F8
Radioman station	F9
Sight view	V
External camera	F3
Unbuttoned	O
Close hatch	P
Aux device No.1	B
Aux device No.2	N
Aux device No.3	M
Zoom view	Tab
Zoom view in sight	Tab
Optical filter	F
Reticle highlight	H
Next sight (cw)	C
Previous sight (ccw)	Z
Tank status report	Ctrl + i

Driver

Action	Key
Turn left	A
Turn right	D
Forward	W
Backward	S
Halt	X
Horn	H
Automatic transmission	G
High gear	R
Low gear	F
Tighten left handle (steering)	Q
Tighten right handle (steering)	E

Gunner

Action	Key
Fire	Space
MG fire	Q
Fire	LMB
MG fire	RMB
Gun up	Up
Gun down	Down
Turret left	Left
Turret right	Right
Request target from commander	I
Select target for range measuring	MMB
Enter range	Axis S
Range increase	PageUp
Range decrease	PageDown
Switch machinegun rate of fire	6

Commander

Action	Key
Close hatches	8
Start repair	7
Gunner fire at will	Space
Designate target for gunner	T
Firing mode	5
Set priority to target	MMB
Set target for gunner	LMB
Switch machinegun rate of fire	Delete
Switch machinegun rate of fire	6

Tank Controls

Action	Key
Tank/platoon forward	W
Tank/platoon backward	S
Tank/platoon halt	X
Turn tank/platoon right	D
Turn tank/platoon left	A
Order to entire platoon	Shift + ~
Order to crew	~
Short halt	E
Denser formation	Alt + S
Sparser formation	Alt + W
Previous formation	Alt + A
Next formation	Alt + D
Active defense	0
Active defense on the priority target	9
Set point on path	U
Shoot smoke	J
Rotate hull on target	K
Pull up	Y

Tank Equipment

Action	Key
Elevation up	Insert
Elevation down	Delete
Enter range into elevation quadrant	Axis S
Rotate azimuth scale	Axis S
Rotate azimuth scale ccw	Insert
Rotate azimuth scale cw	Delete
Reset azimuth	Home
Enter range into rangefinder	Axis S
Rangefinder range increase	Insert
Rangefinder range decrease	Delete
Enter range into FCS	Axis S
FCS range increase	Insert
FCS range decrease	Delete
Superelevation up (FCS)	Alt + Insert
Superelevation down (FCS)	Alt + Delete
FCS reset	Home

Ballistic Control

Action	Key
Load shell	R
Select shell of type 1 (AP or APCR)	1
Select shell of type 2 (HEAT)	2
Select shell of type 3 (HE or CAN)	3
Select shell of type 4 (special)	4

External Weapons

Action	Key
Machinegun up	W
Machinegun down	S
Machinegun left	A
Machinegun right	D

Sight Controls

Action	Key
Rotate sight left	,
Rotate sight right	.
Reset sight rotation	Ctrl + 0
Switch reticle	G

Misc changes to other controls

Tactical Mode

Action	Key
Decrease game speed	Ctrl+F11
Increase game speed	F11

Links to the other guides

Steel Fury Kharkov 1942