---
name: "forceWeaponFire"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["Unit Control", "Weapons"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": "local", "effect": "global", "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/forceWeaponFire
revid: 369347
updated: 2024-09-03T18:43:03Z
---

# forceWeaponFire

*Command · Unit Control, Weapons · Arma 3 v0.50*

Locality: arguments **local** · effect **global**

## Description

The unit will be forced to fire weapon from the given muzzle. The weapon will not fire if firemode passed as parameter is not supported by the given muzzle. The muzzle could belong to a vehicle weapon and unit in this case will be the unit operating this weapon. Doesnt't seem to work for units in FFV positions. Works on [player](../commands/player.md). See also: [BIS_fnc_fire](../functions/BIS_fnc_fire.md)

## Syntax

```sqf
unit forceWeaponFire [muzzle, firemode]
```

**Parameters:**

- `unit`: [Object](../topics/Object.md) - unit alone or in vehicle
- `muzzle`: [String](../topics/String.md)
- `firemode`: [String](../topics/String.md) - common options are "Single", "Burst", "FullAuto". For the full list of a weapon firemodes:

  ```sqf
  hint str (getArray (configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> currentWeapon player >> "modes"));
  ```

   If *modes[]* param in config for the weapon says *{"this"}*, then the same classname as for the weapon param ([currentWeapon](../commands/currentWeapon.md) [player](../commands/player.md)) should be used as firemode param.

**Returns:** [Nothing](../topics/Nothing.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
_unit forceWeaponFire ["arifle_MX_F", "Single"];
_unit forceWeaponFire ["hgun_ACPC2_F", "hgun_ACPC2_F"];
_unit forceWeaponFire ["HandGrenadeMuzzle","HandGrenadeMuzzle"];
_unit forceWeaponFire ["MiniGrenadeMuzzle","MiniGrenadeMuzzle"];
_unit forceWeaponFire ["HandGrenade_Stone","HandGrenade_Stone"];
_unit forceWeaponFire ["SmokeShellMuzzle","SmokeShellMuzzle"];
_unit forceWeaponFire ["ChemlightGreenMuzzle","ChemlightGreenMuzzle"];
_unit forceWeaponFire ["IRGrenade","IRGrenade"];
_unit forceWeaponFire ["Laserdesignator","Laserdesignator"];
```

### Example 2

```sqf
gunner blackfoot forceWeaponFire ["gatling_20mm", "close"];
```

## See also

[currentWeapon](../commands/currentWeapon.md) · [currentWeaponMode](../commands/currentWeaponMode.md) · [setWeaponReloadingTime](../commands/setWeaponReloadingTime.md) · [selectWeapon](../commands/selectWeapon.md) · [fire](../commands/fire.md) · [doFire](../commands/doFire.md) · [commandFire](../commands/commandFire.md) · [canFire](../commands/canFire.md) · [fireAtTarget](../commands/fireAtTarget.md) · [commandArtilleryFire](../commands/commandArtilleryFire.md) · [commandSuppressiveFire](../commands/commandSuppressiveFire.md) · [doArtilleryFire](../commands/doArtilleryFire.md) · [doSuppressiveFire](../commands/doSuppressiveFire.md) · [isManualFire](../commands/isManualFire.md) · [BIS_fnc_fire](../functions/BIS_fnc_fire.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — forceWeaponFire](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/forceWeaponFire) (revision 369347).</sub>