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|descr= Returns ETA to the target in seconds for given artillery unit based on target position and used magazine, -1 if target can't be hit.
|descr= Returns ETA to the target in seconds for given artillery unit based on target position and used magazine, -1 if target can't be hit.


|s1= unit [[getArtilleryETA]] [targetPosition, magazineType]
|s1= unit [[getArtilleryETA]] [targetPosition, magazineType]


|p1= unit: [[Object]] - Artillery unit
|p1= unit: [[Object]] - artillery unit


|p2= targetPosition: [[Position]] - Position of the target in format [[Position#PositionAGLS|PositionAGLS]] ([[getPos]], [[position]])
|p2= targetPosition: [[Position]] - position of the target in format [[Position#PositionAGLS|PositionAGLS]] ([[getPos]], [[position]])


|p3= magazineType: [[String]] - Type of magazine used
|p3= magazineType: [[String]] - type of magazine used


|r1= [[Number]]
|r1= [[Number]]
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<dd class="notedate">Posted on August 26, 2013</dd>
<dd class="notedate">Posted on 2013-08-26</dd>
<dt class="note">[[User:Killzone_Kid|Killzone_Kid]]</dt>
<dt class="note">[[User:Killzone_Kid|Killzone_Kid]]</dt>
<dd class="note">To avoid wrong ETA readings, position of the target should only be obtained via [[position]] or [[getPos]]
<dd class="note">To avoid wrong ETA readings, position of the target should only be obtained via [[position]] or [[getPos]]
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Revision as of 11:46, 5 May 2024

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Description

Description:
Returns ETA to the target in seconds for given artillery unit based on target position and used magazine, -1 if target can't be hit.
Groups:
Artillery

Syntax

Syntax:
unit getArtilleryETA [targetPosition, magazineType]
Parameters:
unit: Object - artillery unit
targetPosition: Position - position of the target in format PositionAGLS (getPos, position)
magazineType: String - type of magazine used
Return Value:
Number

Examples

Example 1:
_mortar getArtilleryETA [getPos _target, getArtilleryAmmo [_mortar] select 0];
Example 2:
_mortar getArtilleryETA [position _target, currentMagazine _mortar];

Additional Information

See also:
getArtilleryAmmo commandArtilleryFire doArtilleryFire enableEngineArtillery getArtilleryComputerSettings shownArtilleryComputer inRangeOfArtillery

Notes

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Posted on 2013-08-26
Killzone_Kid
To avoid wrong ETA readings, position of the target should only be obtained via position or getPos