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=== sysCreateWeaponFire ===

See [[http://xelerus.de/index.php?s=functions&function=251|sysCreateWeaponFire at Xelerus]]

^ Syntax | (sysCreateWeaponFire weaponID objSource posVector dir speed objTarget [options] [bonus]) -> obj |
^ Arguments | weaponID: the UNID of the called weapon effect. Can also be an itemStruct (for weapon scaling) |
^ | objSource: the spaceObject who is the controller of the weaponfire, can also be Nil |
^ | posVector: position of the weaponfire |
^ | dir: angle of the direction of the weapon. If this is Nil and objTarget is defined, then automatically calculates the angle needed to hit objTarget. Otherwise, defaults to 0. |
^ | speed: velocity of the weaponfire |
^ | objTarget: the target of the weapon, can also be Nil |
^ | [options]: if True the failsafe variable in the <Weapon> tag is ignored |
^ | [bonus]: Percent bonus damage to add as if from an hpBonus enhancement. |
^ Returns | obj: The shotObject created by the weapon |
^ Category | [[create]], [[system]], [[unid]] |
^ Description | Creates the shot of a weapon |

=== Example ===

This is a typical example of firing the source weapon (in an <OnFireWeapon> event) with many of its base attributes intact, ie. firing in the same angle with the same speed. This is for non missile-weapons.

<code lisp>(sysCreateWeaponFire (itmGetUNID gItem) gSource aFirePos aFireAngle (typGetDataField (itmGetUNID gItem) 'speed) aTargetObj)</code>
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