setMissileTarget

Description

Sets a guided missile target. Does not work for all types of missiles. If the target is dead, it is ignored. The target has to be inside the missile's configured targeting cone for the command to work.

Syntax

Syntax 1

munition setMissileTarget target

Parameters:

munition: Object - missile
target: Object - valid missile target or objNull to cancel targeting

Returns: Boolean - true if successful

Syntax 2

since arma3 2.18

munition setMissileTarget [target, force]

Parameters:

munition: Object - missile
target: Object - valid missile target or objNull to cancel targeting
force: Boolean - true to force target (for example to target countermeasure flare object)

Returns: Boolean - true if successful

Examples

Example 1

missile1 setMissileTarget tank1;

Example 2

private _missile = createVehicle ["Missile_AGM_01_F", player modelToWorld [0,0,50], [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];
_missile setDir getDir player;
private _target = createVehicle ["O_APC_Wheeled_02_rcws_v2_F", player modelToWorld [0,300,0], [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];
_target setVehicleTiPars [1, 1, 1];
[_missile, _target] spawn {
    params ["_missile", "_target"];
    sleep 0.1;
    _missile setMissileTarget _target;
};

Example 3

_missile setMissileTarget objNull; // cancels targeting

Example 4

_missile setMissileTarget [flare1, true];