getArtilleryETA: Difference between revisions

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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: Position - Position of the target in format PositionAGLS (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 August 26, 2013
Killzone_Kid: To avoid wrong ETA readings, position of the target should only be obtained via position or getPos

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 |r1= [[Number]]
-|x1= <code>_mortar [[getArtilleryETA]] [<nowiki/>[[getPos]] _target, [[getArtilleryAmmo]] [_mortar] [[select]] 0];</code>
+|x1= <code>_mortar getArtilleryETA [<nowiki/>[[getPos]] _target, [[getArtilleryAmmo]] [_mortar] [[select]] 0];</code>
-|x2= <code>_mortar [[getArtilleryETA]] [<nowiki/>[[position]] _target, [[currentMagazine]] _mortar];</code>
+|x2= <code>_mortar getArtilleryETA [<nowiki/>[[position]] _target, [[currentMagazine]] _mortar];</code>
 |seealso= [[getArtilleryAmmo]] [[commandArtilleryFire]] [[doArtilleryFire]] [[enableEngineArtillery]] [[getArtilleryComputerSettings]] [[shownArtilleryComputer]] [[inRangeOfArtillery]]