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Description

Description:

Returns the target assigned to an unit or the vehicle's effectiveCommander. The target can be assigned by the group/vehicle/formation leader (as player via quick command menu or "target" complex command menu).
To unassign the target use doWatch objNull or commandWatch objNull or as player and group leader order "no target" in the "target" complex command menu.

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This command does not return the target a unit is actually engaging ("attack unit"). For this information, see getAttackTarget.
If a player is inside a vehicle as the effectiveCommander, the vehicle's crew assignedTarget will always be objNull.

Groups:

Object Manipulation

Syntax

Syntax:: assignedTarget vehicleName
Parameters:: vehicleName: Object
Return Value:: Object

Examples

Example 1:: _target = assignedTarget _T72;

Additional Information

See also:: getAttackTarget commandTarget doTarget commandWatch doWatch effectiveCommander setEffectiveCommander

Notes

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-| Returns the target assigned to a vehicle ([[effectiveCommander]])/an infantry unit by the group/vehicle/formation leader. Done by the (formation sub)group AI leader, or by a player as group leader (via context menu or targets command menu).
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+To unassign the target use [[doWatch]] [[objNull]] or [[commandWatch]] [[objNull]] or as player and group leader order "no target" in the [[Operation Flashpoint: Commander Guide#TARGET .282.29|"target" complex command menu]].
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+* This command does not return the target a unit is actually engaging ("attack unit"). For this information, see [[getAttackTarget]].
+* If a player is inside a vehicle as the [[effectiveCommander]], the vehicle's crew assignedTarget will always be [[objNull]].
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