What key to select different munitions in a Tank?

[ketinkrad]

What key, do you use in a Tank, to select different munitions for the main cannon? Like High Explosive, Armor Piercing, and Smoke. Thank You Ketinkrad

[Lusche]

Backspace toggles ammo. But make sure in hangar you have selected a loadout containing different ammo types before spawning.

[ketinkrad]

Thanks for the information. Ketinkrad

[Traveler]

Backspace toggles ammo. But make sure in hangar you have selected a loadout containing different ammo types before spawning.

I think he ment to say Back Slash key (\) not the Backspace key.  It's what's known as the backslash key in data processing, the \ key is the default weapons selection key, each time you press the \ key it rotates you through the secondary weapons. 

On most key boards it's located above the Enter key.

[Lusche]

I think he ment to say Back Slash key (\) not the Backspace key.  It's what's known as the backslash key in data processing, the \ key is the default weapons selection key, each time you press the \ key it rotates you through the secondary weapons. 

On most key boards it's located above the Enter key.

Negative. I wanted to say backspace.

The backslash is the primary weapon toggle button, backspace is the secondary weapon toggle.
In a tank, backspace (=secondary toggle) selects main gun ammo.

[Motherland]

Backspace key switches the secondary for me.

Negative. I wanted to say backspace.

The backslash is the primary weapon toggle button, backspace is the secondary weapon toggle.
In a tank, backspace (=secondary toggle) selects main gun ammo.

There's a primary toggle?!?

[AWwrgwy]

I think he ment to say Back Slash key (\) not the Backspace key.  It's what's known as the backslash key in data processing, the \ key is the default weapons selection key, each time you press the \ key it rotates you through the secondary weapons. 

On most key boards it's located above the Enter key.

Do both keys work?  Backspace cycles through the ammo type in a tank for me.  I didn't even know the \ key did anything until you mentioned it.



wrongway

[Lusche]

Backspace key switches the secondary for me.There's a primary toggle?!?

There was once ago. Actually I'm not exactly sure if it's still there, as it has no use...

Edit: I just looked it up: Weapon select primary can't be mapped anymore.

[Traveler]

Do both keys work?  Backspace cycles through the ammo type in a tank for me.  I didn't even know the \ key did anything until you mentioned it.



wrongway

No, both keys do not work.  I based my answer on the AHII help pages.

[Lusche]

No, both keys do not work.  I based my answer on the AHII help pages.

And HELP says:
Select Primary Weapon: Backslash
Select Secondary Weapon: Backspace

And secondary weapon toggle is changing tank ammo.

[SPKmes]

If all else fails and you have a printer.....
http://trainers.hitechcreations.com/quickref/quickref.pdf

[ImADot]

Actually, if all else fails, go offline or to the Training Arena and actually try each key and see what they do.  Sheesh.

[Traveler]

And HELP says:
Select Primary Weapon: Backslash
Select Secondary Weapon: Backspace

And secondary weapon toggle is changing tank ammo.

I'm sorry Lusche, I was unclear.  I looked at Help webpages and then navigated through the options as Help indicated.  I was presented with the only valid choices available under Global for the Weapons Selection Secondary Key_BACK_SLASH.

There was no choice presented for Weapons Selection Primary as depected in the AHII Help documentation webpage picture.  I assumed that as often happens in AH  something had changed.  What I used the web page help to do was to located the proper place to navigate to on the clipboard to find and map keys.

Bottom line,  to answer the original question,  Use the \ key to rotate through available weapons, not the BackSpace key.