doFire

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Description

Description:
Order the given unit(s) to fire on the given target (without radio messages). The target is set with doTarget or commandTarget. The target can be a unit or a vehicle, but not an object.
Groups:
Unit Control

Syntax

Syntax:
unitName doFire target
Parameters:
unitName: Object or Array
target: Object
Return Value:
Nothing

Examples

Example 1:
_ESoldier1 doFire _WSoldier1;

Additional Information

See also:
fire commandFire canFire fireAtTarget forceWeaponFire commandArtilleryFire commandSuppressiveFire doArtilleryFire doSuppressiveFire isManualFire

Notes

Report bugs on the Feedback Tracker and/or discuss them on the Arma Discord or on the Forums.
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Posted on 2006-08-03 - 14:31
hardrock
Notes from before the conversion: It is often helpful to use doTarget first.
Posted on 2007-03-25 - 23:17
Hurricane
A unit will not execute this command when his behaviour is set to "careless".
Posted on 2012-02-18 - 21:07
Zingo
Board dofire not working in arma2 1.11. an entity he throws he shoots not only.
Posted on 2012-06-07 - 14:05
Sakura_Chan
Unitname dofire objnull does not work like it does in commandfire. Target var has to be real (Arma2 AO) might be different in other versions.