faction

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Introduced in

Game:

ARMA 2

Version:

1.00

Description

Description:

Gets unit faction. Standard Factions include:
Arma 2:

• West: "USMC", "CDF"
• East: "RU", "INS"
• Guer: "GUE"
• Civ: "CIV", "CIV_RU"

Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead:

• West: "BIS_US", "BIS_CZ", "BIS_GER"
• East: "BIS_TK", "BIS_TK_INS"
• Guer: "BIS_TK_GUE", "BIS_UN"
• Civ: "BIS_TK_CIV", "BIS_CIV_special"

DLC Factions
Arma 2: British Armed Forces:

• West: "BIS_BAF"

Arma 2: Private Military Company:

• Guer: "PMC_BAF"

Factions are defined under cfgFactionClasses. If the given faction is not defined, the command returns empty string.

Syntax

Syntax:

String = faction unitName

Parameters:

unitName: Object

Return Value:

String. See above.

Examples

Example 1:

_faction = faction _object;

Additional Information

Multiplayer:

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Notes

Notes