Tanking

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Tanks:

Vehicle	Common Name	Main Weapon (position)	Secondary(position)
Char B1 bis	Char	75mm & coax (Driver)	47mm & coax (commander)
Renault R-35	R-35	37mm (Commander)	coax (Commander)
Panzer III	Pz III	37mm & coax (Gunner)	Hull mg (Radio)
PZ 38(t)	38t	37mm & coax (Commander)	Hull mg (Radio)
A13 Cruiser	A13	2 Pounder[40mm](Gunner)	coax mg

How to operate a tank

1) Driver position

a. Engine starting/shutdown

i. Hold the "e" key down until the engine starts

ii. If the engine is running tap the "e" key to shut it down

b. Shifting

i. Shifting can be done using the "]" to shift up and the "[" to shift down

ii. Reverse

1. To access Reverse you must be in neutral. Once in neutral tap the "r" key to reverse the gearing then shift up ("]") into reverse gear

c. Accelerator (gas pedal)

i. The accelerator can be operated by either the joystick by pushing it forward or the "+" and "-" keys

d. Buttoning / unbuttoning

i. Tap the "o" to button up the driver

ii. If the driver is buttoned up, tap the "o" to button up the driver

e. Instrument view

i. Tapping the "ins" on the Numpad shows you the instrument view

ii. Tap Numpad "8" to go back to the regular view

f. Driver view

i. The "del" on the Numpad brings up the vision block view

ii. If the tank is buttoned up the "del" on the Numpad brings up the periscope view if the vehicle has one

iii. Tap the Numpad 8 to return to the regular view

2) Commander position

a. Vision slots

i. The Numpad "ins" key bring a close up for vision slots

b. Unbuttoning

i. The "o" key open up the turret hatch (if any) allowing unimpeded views from the cupola (British and German) or rear hatch (French)

3) Gunner position

a. Gunsight view

i. The Numpad "del" key moves to the gunsight view

ii. The gunsight view has multiple zooms. The first one has a (x) degree field of view.

iii. Access the second level of zoom by tapping the Numpad "del" key. The second zoom has a (x) degree field of view.

v. Tap the Numpad 8 to return to the internal tank view.

b. Firing the main gun

i. The main gun can be fired by using the "f" key on the keyboard or button one on the joystick.

ii. The main gun must be cycled before another round can be fired. Listen for audible cues to know when another round is in the gun and the gun is ready to fire.

iii. Each tank has a finite number of round that can be fired. This varies from vehicle to vehicle.

c. Firing the coax MG

i. The coax can be fired by using the "b" on the keypad or button 2 on the joystick. The weapon will cycle and fire rapidly as long as you have the button held down.

ii. The Coax machine gun uses the same sighting reticule as the main gun. How to use each sight is explained in the directions for specific vehicles.

4) Radio operator or bow machine gunner position

a. Gunsight view

i. The bow machine gun has one level of zoom

ii. The sighting reticule is used for the bow machine gun only

b. Firing the bow MG

i. Using the "f" key on the keyboard or button one on your joystick fires the bow machine gun

NOTE: Use the display HUD to see the state of your vehicle (turret)