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

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

See also:: getArtilleryAmmo commandArtilleryFire doArtilleryFire enableEngineArtillery getArtilleryComputerSettings shownArtilleryComputer inRangeOfArtillery

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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

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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.
-|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: [[Array]] format [[Position#PositionAGLS|PositionAGLS]] - position of the target ([[getPos]], [[position]])
-|p3= magazineType: [[String]] - Type of magazine used
+|p3= magazineType: [[String]] - type of magazine used
 |r1= [[Number]]