============================================= Lock On: Modern Air Combat keyboard shortcuts ============================================= First published at 4/26/2023 on https://defkey.com/lock-on-modern-air-combat-shortcuts Lock On: Modern Air Combat is a combat flight simulator developed by Eagle Dynamics and published by UbiSoft. The game provides realistic take-offs and landings, and more. Lock On: Modern Air Combat was released on November 20, 2003. Lock On: Modern Air Combat has 266 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. Program control --------------- Esc End mission/track Ctrl + Q Take control in the track Shift + Backspace Track edit Replace mode (disable Old editing commands) Alt + Backspace Track edit Insert mode (don't disable Old editing commands) Ctrl + S Toggle Sound On or Off Ctrl + 0 Begin recording microphone sound in the track Shift + 0 End recording microphone sound in the track Alt + 0 Record On or Off the place of cursor in the track Ctrl + 9 Begin recording subtitle ln the track Shift + 9 End recording subtitle in the track Ctrl + A Accelerate simulation speed Alt + A Decelerate simulation speed Shift + A Reset normal simulation speed S Toggle Pause/Resume Launch model time at the mission start. Alt + J Jump into selected AI plane cockpit or leave current plane cockpit. Ctrl + Backspace Show frame rate Print Screen Upload screen shots to ScreenShots folder, numbering them with 0, l, 2 ` Show mission goals window during mission ` Show scores window during multiplayer mission Ctrl + M Toggle chat window for communication with all gamers during multiplayer Alt + M Toggle chat window for communication with my side during multiplayer Shift + Enter Recover human plane in the multiplayer games. Flight control -------------- Down arrow Nose up Up arrow Nose down Left arrow Bank left Right arrow Bank right Ctrl + . Trim up Ctrl + ; Trim down Ctrl + , Trim left Ctrl + / Trim right Ctrl + T Reset trimmers Z Rudder left (in flight), left turn (taxi) X Rudder right (in flight), right turn (taxi) Ctrl + Z Trim left rudder Ctrl + X Trim right rudder A Toggle auto-pilot. If the autopilot is on then the plane tries to fly along the route in the NAV mode or to take the horizontal position ln combat modes H Toggle altitude stabilization mode J Toggle auto-throttle Shift + N Reset Current Audible Warning Alt + V Toggle Immortality mode for own plane (doesn't work in network and in protected missions) K Execute "Pugachev's Cobra" U Setting your plane to the takeoff site on the carrier Alt + P Automatic spin recovery (press to recover from spin state) Alt + S Speed retention toggle Alt + E Easy landings toggle Throttle control ---------------- Page Up Engine Start - Increase Throttle in increments Page Down Decrease Throttle in increments - Engine Stop Num + Increase Throttle smoothly Num - Decrease Throttle smoothly Alt Use with Alt to control left engine only Shift Use with Shift to control right engine only Mechanical systems control -------------------------- B Toggle airbrake Shift + B Airbrake out Ctrl + B Airbrake in Ctrl + E then E then E Eject (Press E three times holding Ctrl down) E Toggle active jamming (requires ECM pods in loadout) F Toggle flaps up down Shift + F Flaps down to the landing position Ctrl + F Flaps up G Toggle landing gear up down Ctrl + G Toggle arrestor hook down/up (Note: Su-33 only) Ctrl + C Canopy open/close P Release drogue chute Ctrl + P Toggle folding wings (Note: Su-33 only) Ctrl + R Dump fuel (in flight) or refuel (ground) (Note: Hold key) Alt + R Jettison fuel tanks W Wheel brakes (ground) (Note: Hold key) T Toggle wingtip smoke R Toggle refueling boom Ctrl + H HUD color selection L Cockpit illumination Ctrl + L Toggle on-board lights Alt + L Toggle gear light Near/Far Off Navigation ---------- ~ Select next waypoint or airfield 1 Navigation (NAV) modes Alt + C Reset flight clock Combat modes ------------ 2 Toggle to set Beyond Visual Range (BVR/DVB) mode 3 Select Close Air Combat - Vertical Sean - VS) mode 4 Select Close Air Combat -Bore (CACBVB - BORE STR) mode 5 Select Close Air Combat — Helmet-Mounted Target Designator (CAC/BVB HMTD SHLEM) mode 6 Select Longitudinal Missile Aiming (LNGT/FIO) mode 7 Select Air-to-ground (GM) ZEMLYA) mode 8 Select Grid (SETKA) mode ~ Cycle through targets (Cycle through targets on MFD in AWACS and Ground Attack Modes) Tab Lock selected target or target point (turn on tracked target) Ctrl + Tab Turn off tracked target Shift + R Change the RWR/SPO mode. For US R WR three modes in cycle: all threats, lock threats, launch threats. For RF SPO two modes in cycle: all threats, lock threats Weapons ------- D Cycle through weapons selection C Toggle cannon Q Dispense chaff & flare (one chaff and two flares) Shift + Q Continuously dispense chaff & flares (until supply is exhausted) Insert Dispense chaffs only Del Dispense flares only (in pair) Space Fire weapon (for RF aircrafts) and fire gun (for US aircrafts) Enter Release weapon (for US aircrafts only) Alt + W Launch permission override (for RF aircrafts) Ctrl + W Jettison weapons (in pairs) while airborne, reloads weapons while on the ground 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 Radar & Electro-optical systems ------------------------------- I Toggle radar on/off Shift + I Easy radar mode toggle Alt + I Change radar mode RWS TWS for F-15 radar O Toggle Electro-Optical System (EOS) on/off for Su-27 33 and MiG-29 O Toggle laser target designator on/off for Su-25 O Toggle CCRP bombing mode on/off for A-10 Ctrl + I Reset to center all sensor - Multi-Functional Display (MED) zoom in + 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 Auto lock on ------------ Scroll Lock Lock on to nearest enemy air target Alt + Scroll Lock Lock on to enemy air target nearest the center of the player's View Shift + Insert Lock on to previous enemy air target Shift + Num Lock Lock on to next enemy air target Shift + Scroll Lock Lock on to nearest enemy ground target Ctrl + Scroll Lock Lock on to enemy ground target nearest the center of the player's View Shift + Del Lock on to previous enemy ground target Ctrl + Num Lock Lock on to next enemy ground target Air combat modes ---------------- Shift + ; Move radar EOS scan zone UP Shift + , Move radar EOS scan zone LEFT Shift + . Move radar EOS scan zone DOWN Shift + / Move radar EOS scan zone RIGHT ; Move HUD target designator Box DOWN (BVR only) , Move HUD target designator Box LEFT (BVR only) . Move HUD target designator Box UP (BVR only) / Move HUD target designator Box RIGHT (BVR only) Ground modes ------------ Shift + ; Move radar TV seeker scan zone UP Shift + , Move radar TV seeker scan zone LEFT Shift + . Move radar TV seeker scan zone DOWN Shift + / Move radar TV seeker scan zone RIGHT Radio commands -------------- \ Communication menu Shift + [ Dispatch wingman on mission. When mission completion, join up (Complete mission and rejoin) Ctrl + [ Dispatch wingman on mission. When mission completion, return to base (Complete mission and RTB) Shift + ] Toggle tight formation or loose formation (Toggle formation) Alt + ] Rejoin formation [ Attack my target ] Cover my six o'clock (Cover me) Alt + H Radio request to AWACS for bearing and distance to the home airfield Alt + T Radio request to AWACS for bearing and distance to the tanker 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 Rear View Ctrl + 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.) Air to Ground Combat View (Cycles through looked enemy vehicles ships around the current plane from nearest to farthest. Looks at the enemy vehicle ship from the current plane and shows enemy data in the info string. Refreshes looking at every switch.) Ctrl + F5 Air to Ground Combat View (Cycles through looked enemy vehicles ships around the current plane from nearest to farthest. Looks at the enemy vehicle ship from the current plane and shows enemy data in the info string. Refreshes looking 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 FIO camera position, but it's altitude does not exceed 20km. F12 Static Objects View Ctrl + F12 Civilian transport Shift + F12 Trains cars toggle for Ctrl-F12 View View modifiers -------------- Ctrl + Home Places external views to Friendly only Ctrl + End Places external views to Enemy only Ctrl + Del Places external views to All numDel Toggle Padlock View (Note: for F1, F2, F6, F7, F8, F9, Alt-F9 LSO View & F11 Tower View only) Ctrl + NumDel 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, F 7, F8, F9, F12 Views only) Alt + Del Exclude current Object from the View switching Alt + Insert Include all excluded objects to the View switching Ctrl + Page Up Reverse objects switching direction Ctrl + Page Down Forward objects switching direction Ctrl + Num + 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 + Num * Starts moving camera forward (F11 Tower & Terrain View only) Alt + Num / Starts moving camera backward (F11 Tower & Terrain View only) Alt + Num 5 Stops moving camera (F11 Tower & Terrain View) Shift + Num 5 Returns to Tower & Terrain View starting point Y External View Information Display Cycle Toggle Alt + Y Earth Coordinates Units Toggle (Degrees/Meters) Alt + Backspace Insert video edit mode toggle (replace mode is on by default) Shift + Backspace Replace video edit mode toggle (default) Shift + J External camera jiggle toggle Shift + Esc Toggle local/object camera rotation mode for F2, F4, F6, F7, F8, F9, and F12 Cockpit view control -------------------- Num 1 Move head down and left Num 2 Move head down Num 3 Move head down and right Num 4 Move head left Num 5 Centers camera Num 6 Move head right Num 7 Move head up and left Num 8 Move head up Num 9 Move head up and right Shift + [Num 1 - 9] Move head quickly Ctrl + [Num 1 - 9] Move head with pan steps around pan base Ctrl + Num 5 Center head to pan base Alt + [Num 1 - 9] Move pan steps base Alt + Num 5 Center pan steps base Alt + Z Pan steps mode toggle (to return or not to return camera tacitly) numDel Enable change target padlock View Num Lock Disable padlock View Shift + numDel All missile padlock toggle Alt + numDel Threat missile padlock toggle M Move head to View right mirror N Move head to View right mirror Num * Zoom in (narrow View angle). With Shift Zoom in to limit Num / Zoom out (enlarge View angle). With Shift Zoom out to limit Num Enter Set default zoom (default View angle). Num 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 + Num 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 + Num 0 Save current camera position for the last cockpit snap view, corresponding to Key Pad 0 - 9. May be different for different planes! If the user runs the mission then all new custom camera snap positions will be saved in the Config/View SnapViews.lua file. If the user records the track then all new custom camera snap positions will be saved in the track file and then will always be used for that track in future. Note: saving snap views feature is disabled by default. To enable it set parameter DisableSnapViewsSaving false in the Config/View/Cockpit.lua file. You may always force using default snap views by parameter UseDefaultSnapViews true. Ctrl + Right Shift Fast cockpit mouse speed Alt + Right Shift Slow cockpit mouse speed Left Shift + Right Shift Normal cockpit mouse speed Ctrl + Left Shift Fast cockpit keyboard speed Alt + Left Shift Slow cockpit keyboard speed Right Shift + Left Shift Normal cockpit keyboard speed External view control --------------------- Num 1 Rotate viewpoint down and left Num 2 Rotate viewpoint down Num 3 Rotate viewpoint down and right Num 4 Rotate viewpoint left Num 5 Centers View (stops F1 I viewpoint moving) Ctrl + Num 5 Returns to starting point (F11 Tower & Terrain View only) Num 6 Rotate viewpoint right Num 7 Rotate viewpoint up and left Num 8 Rotate viewpoint up Num 9 Rotate viewpoint up and right Num * Move viewpoint forward Num / Move viewpoint back Ctrl + Num * Zoom in (narrow View angle) Ctrl + Num / Zoom out (enlarge View angle) Ctrl + Num Enter Set default zoom (default View angle) Shift + [A - Z] (all view keys) Moves viewpoints at a faster rate (Note: Hold down Shift and View key) Ctrl + [Num 1 - 9] Moves camera instead of rotate it Mission editor -------------- File: Ctrl + N Create new mission file Ctrl + O Open mission file Alt + M Merge mission file Ctrl + S Save mission file Ctrl + Shift + S Save As mission file Alt + X Exit Mission Editor and return to Main Menu Edit: Del Delete selected Object Ctrl + Shift + C Classify mission Ctrl + Shift + D Declassify mission View: Ctrl + H Hide selected Object Ctrl + A Actual size View (Crimean view) Ctrl + + Zoom in Ctrl + - Zoom out Flight: Ctrl + B Display Briefing Ctrl + D Display Debriefing Ctrl + F Start mission Ctrl + R Record track file Ctrl + P Play track Ctrl + E Video edit Ctrl + L Network Play Customize: Ctrl + Shift + F Failures Ctrl + Shift + W Weather Ctrl + Shift + E Encyclopedia Ctrl + Shift + O Options Alt + Z Remove all objects from Victory Condition of mission or campaign stage Last modified on (UTC): Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Defkey © All rights reserved.