User Guide

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Use the Command Menu to issue specific commands to the currently selected
unit or squadron. The Ship Command Menu is pictured above.
•Press and hold Alt to open the Command Menu.
•Use A/D/W/S to select a command.
ORDERS
You can apply certain priorities, known as “standing orders,” to units, groups
and squadrons. Standing orders affect the way a force automatically reacts
in wartime situations, when you are not manually controlling it. Following is
a discussion of the standing orders available from the Command Menu,
and the units they relate to.
•Press A/D/W/S to toggle between orders.
•Press Enter to confirm and close the Command Menu.
•You can override a unit’s standing orders by taking control of the unit.
Ships/Boats/Submarines
•FREE FIRE — The unit’s gunners can set and fire upon their own targets.
Default: On.
•FREE MOVE — A ship can move where its captain decides is strategically
best to engage with enemy units. Default: On. If a unit is in a formation,
this defaults to Off.
•TORPEDO — If set to On, the torpedo-equipped ship will attempt to sink
enemy craft with torpedoes. Default: Off.
•TORPEDO AVOIDANCE - Lookouts and the ship’s pilot will attempt to avoid
any torpedo onslaught. Default: On.
Aircraft
•FREE FIRE — An aircraft can move to where its pilot decides is strategically
best, to engage with targets and initiate battle.
•CAP (Combat Air Patrol) — If set to On, the squadron guards the unit it is
assigned to. Highlight the unit you want to assign to a CAP and left-click.
The squadron will guard the unit until it is issued with other orders.
ISSUING ORDERS
UNIT SELECTION
Select a unit in order to issue orders to it. A unit is
selected if you can see its Unit window in the bottom
left corner of the screen.
•In the Map screen, left-click a unit to select it.
•In-game, highlight the unit and press X to “jump in” that unit.
•Press Q/E to cycle between formations/squadrons in your control.
•Press F/C to cycle between units in the selected formation.
ORDERING AN ATTACK
1. On the Map screen, highlight the unit you
want to carry out the attack, and left-click.
2. On the Map screen, right-click an enemy unit to order your selected unit
to attack it. A red arrow appears, connecting the attacking unit to its
target. Also, the Target window in the top left corner of the screen shows
which enemy unit is targeted.
•If you issue an attack order to a formation leader, the other units
in the formation will attack the same target.
•If you issue an attack order to a unit within a formation, that unit will
break from the formation to launch its attack.
•A yellow light indicates a target within range of your current unit’s
weapons; the number above is the target’s distance from the unit.
3. Once you issue an attack order, the unit attacks the target until either
the target or the attacking unit is destroyed.
ORDERING UNITS TO A WAYPOINT
Ordering units to a point on the map is a key part of reconnaissance
and protecting sea or airspace around a convoy, formation or battle group.
Both ships and planes can be useful in this role.
To set a waypoint:
1. Enter the Map screen (press Tab), then select the unit you want to send
to the waypoint.
2. Move the cursor to the first waypoint and right-click. A blue line
appears, indicating the route that your unit will follow.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to add additional waypoints.
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