Check if unit has a machine gun or automatic rifle

[beno_83au 1369]

So, as title'd I need to determine if a unit has a machine gun/automatic rifle. At the moment I'm running with:

_machineGuns = [
	"MMG_02_base_F",
	"arifle_MX_SW_F",
	"LMG_Mk200_F",
	"LMG_Zafir_F",
	"MMG_01_base_F"
];

_gunCheck = {(primaryWeapon _unit) isKindOf [_x, configFile >> "CfgWeapons"]} count _machineGuns;
if (_gunCheck != 0) then {
        //Code
};

It works, but it would potentially require an edit to _machineGuns for any mod MGs, which detracts from it's user-friendliness. This is as basic as I was able to work out, so is there a better way? Please take note that I'm checking the weapon, not the unit.

 

As an example, this is what I'm trying to achieve (script taken from VBS3):

if ([configFile>>"CfgWeapons",(primaryWeapon _unit),"vbs2_mgun"] call fn_vbs_isKindOf) then {
	//Code
};

So, in the example it's very convenient that "vbs2_mgun" covered everything, and thus requires no editing on the user's part.

 

Cheers.

[haleks 8212]

You could check the different magazines used by the weapon and see if one of those has 100 bullets or more.

I don't think MG's have their own parent class, so it's probably the simplest solution.

[Larrow 2821]

_isMG = getText(configfFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> primaryWeapon player >> "cursor") == "mg";

_isMG = ( primaryweapon player call BIS_fnc_itemtype ) select 1 == "MachineGun"

Of which the second option relies on the first internally anyway.

[beno_83au 1369]

Thanks guys. Haleks, that definitely crossed my mind but i could still come up with situations where that wouldn't work (Minimi using M16 mags for example).