Building the range and rolling the flight line.
A harbor city sits north of runway 36. Fixed sites hold still. Tanks drive the roads between them. Designate either one and release a Pike. It drops from the bay, lights, and guides.
H controls · U or the cards switch jets · Xbox ready · N airborne start
| W / S or ↑ / ↓ | Nose down / up |
| A / D or ← / → | Roll |
| Q / E | Rudder |
| Shift / Ctrl | Throttle |
| Wheel | Throttle bump |
| Space | Pike, or Typhoon gun and missile |
| X | Typhoon bomb drop |
| F (hold) | Typhoon afterburner |
| Shift, hold at the gate | Military, then reheat |
| U | Switch aircraft |
| V or left click | Designate |
| T or Tab | Cycle target lock |
| C | Chase / close / cockpit |
| G | Gear |
| B | Brakes |
| M | Mouse stick (pointer lock) |
| N | Airborne start |
| F2 | Overhead |
| H | This manual |
| Esc / P | Pause |
| R | Restart |
| K | Mute |
| 1 / 2 / 3 | Quality |
| Left stick | Pitch & roll |
| Right stick X | Rudder |
| Right stick Y | Throttle |
| LT | Throttle down |
| Hold RT | Throttle up |
| Tap RT | Pike, or Typhoon gun and missile |
| A or RB | Pike, or Typhoon gun and missile |
| LB | Typhoon bomb |
| R3 | Typhoon afterburner |
| X | Designate under pipper |
| D-pad ← / → | Cycle targets |
| D-pad ↑ / ↓ | Throttle |
| B | Cycle camera |
| Y | Gear |
| L3 | Brakes |
| View | Manual |
| Start | Pause |
The Spirit is heavy. Neutral stick holds altitude. The Typhoon rolls harder, and reheat sits past a detent at 80% throttle. Hold Shift or F, or hold R3, to light the burners. Bombs leave the pylons on X or LB. Six tanks patrol the highway and the field loops. Lock them with V, T, or the d-pad — guns, missiles, bombs, and Pike all kill them. C, or Xbox B, cycles chase, close, and cockpit. Keyboard B is still brakes. U switches jets. On a controller, pause and use the d-pad.