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Description:: Returns true if the given vehicle is still able to fire. For the command to return true, vehicle must be alive, have gunner and the gunners gun cannot be damaged >= 0.9 but can be empty due to running out of ammo. setVehicleAmmo 0 on the other hand will make this command to permanently return false.
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Example 1:: ?!(canFire _tank) : player sideChat "Tank disabled!"
Example 2:: if (!(canFire _tank)) then { player sideChat "Tank disabled!"; };

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Posted on 07:16, 20 January 2007 (CEST)
Bdfy: true even if unit is out of ammo. Only false if gun is damaged.; Posted on 05:20, 24 August 2008 (CEST)
Canukausiuka: False if there is no gunner in the vehicle, regardless of damage level.

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-| Returns if the given vehicle is still able to fire. This command checks only the damage value, not the ammo! |= Description
+| Returns [[true]] if the given vehicle is still able to fire. For the command to return [[true]], vehicle must be alive, have gunner and the gunners gun cannot be damaged <nowiki>>= 0.9</nowiki> but can be empty due to running out of ammo. [[setVehicleAmmo]] 0 on the other hand will make this command to permanently return [[false]]. |= Description
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-| [[Boolean]] <nowiki>=</nowiki> '''canFire''' unitName|= Syntax
+| '''canFire''' unitName|= Syntax
 |p1= unitName: [[Object]] |= Parameter 1
-| [[Boolean]] -
+| [[Boolean]] - true if able to fire |= Return value
-true if able to fire |= Return value
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 |x2= <code>[[if]] ([[!]]([[canFire]] _tank)) [[then]] {
-[[player]] [[sideChat]] "Tank disabled!";
+	[[player]] [[sideChat]] "Tank disabled!";
 };</code> |= Example 2
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