Artillery Reference Per Faction

Artillery Reference Per Faction (pieces, ranges, ammo, upgrade gates)

Source-verified 2026-06-21 against then-current master cf2a6d6a4; current origin/master is 0139a346, so recheck cited paths before current-head claims. Paths relative to Missions/[55-2hc]warfarev2_073v48co.chernarus/ unless noted. Arma 2 OA 1.64.

See also the Base-Game Config & Image Reference for full Arma 2 CO 1.63 base-game classnames, stats and imagery.

Each faction's artillery configuration is loaded by its Root file at mission start. The firing stats, projectile lists, and upgrade gates are all set via missionNamespace setVariable keyed on the side string (WEST, EAST, GUER). The function Common/Functions/Common_GetArtilleryAmmoOptions.sqf reads these variables at fire-mission time and filters available ammo against the current upgrade level WFBE_UP_ARTYAMMO (index 17 in the upgrades array, Common/Init/Init_CommonConstants.sqf:54).

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Config File Selection by Faction and Game Mode

Each Root file branches on WF_A2_CombinedOps to select the appropriate artillery config. US, US Camo, CDF and INS load unconditionally (no CO branch for artillery).

Faction	Root file	Config
US	Root_US.sqf	Artillery_CO_US.sqf (unconditional — no CombinedOps branch)
US Camo	Root_US_Camo.sqf	Artillery_CO_US.sqf (unconditional — no CombinedOps branch)
USMC	Root_USMC.sqf	Artillery_CO_US.sqf (CombinedOps = true) / Artillery_USMC.sqf (CombinedOps = false)
RU	Root_RU.sqf	Artillery_CO_RU.sqf (CombinedOps = true) / Artillery_RU.sqf (CombinedOps = false)
TKA	Root_TKA.sqf	Artillery_CO_RU.sqf (CombinedOps = true) / Artillery_OA_TKA.sqf (CombinedOps = false)
GUE	Root_GUE.sqf	Artillery_CO_GUE.sqf (CombinedOps = true) / Artillery_GUE.sqf (CombinedOps = false)
TK GUE	Root_TKGUE.sqf	Artillery_CO_GUE.sqf (CombinedOps = true) / Artillery_OA_TKGUE.sqf (CombinedOps = false)
PMC	Root_PMC.sqf	Artillery_CO_GUE.sqf (CombinedOps = true) / Artillery_OA_TKGUE.sqf (CombinedOps = false)
CDF	Root_CDF.sqf	Artillery_CDF.sqf (unconditional)
INS	Root_INS.sqf	Artillery_INS.sqf (unconditional)

Sources: Common/Config/Core_Root/Root_*.sqf (artillery exec lines in each file). US unconditional: Root_US.sqf:131; US Camo unconditional: Root_US_Camo.sqf:124.

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WEST Factions

US / US Camo / USMC (CombinedOps) — Artillery_CO_US.sqf

Common/Config/Core_Artillery/Artillery_CO_US.sqf:4-48

#	Display Name	Weapon Class	Vehicle Classnames	Range Min (m)	Range Max (m)	Reload (s)	Burst	Velocity	Dispersion (m)
0	M119	M119	M119_US_EP1, M119	1000	7000	7	10	250	50
1	M252	M252	M252_US_EP1, M252	50	5500	4	4	235	60
2	MLRS	MLRS	MLRS, MLRS_DES_EP1	1200	9000	2	12	275	40
3	Stryker MC	M120	M1129_MC_EP1	550	8000	4	8	235	55
4	RM70	GRAD	RM70_ACR	800	9000	2	10	275	40

Ammo sets (WFBE_WEST_ARTILLERY_AMMOS, lines 18–23):

Piece	Standard (always available)	Special (WFBE_UP_ARTYAMMO level 1 required)
M119	Sh_105_HE	Sh_105_WP, Sh_105_SADARM, Sh_105_LASER, Sh_105_SMOKE, Sh_105_ILLUM
M252	Sh_81_HE	Sh_81_WP, Sh_81_ILLUM
MLRS	R_MLRS	— (no special rounds)
Stryker MC	120mmHE_M120	— (no special rounds)
RM70	R_GRAD	— (no special rounds)

Extended magazines (loaded into vehicle, gated at WFBE_UP_ARTYAMMO = 1, lines 26–40):

• M119: 30Rnd_105mmWP_M119, 30Rnd_105mmSADARM_M119, 30Rnd_105mmLASER_M119, 30Rnd_105mmSMOKE_M119, 30Rnd_105mmILLUM_M119
• M252: 8Rnd_81mmWP_M252, 8Rnd_81mmILLUM_M252

Smoke-deploying projectiles: Sh_105_WP, Sh_105_SMOKE, Sh_81_WP (line 15) Laser-guided round: Sh_105_LASER (line 12) SADARM round: Sh_105_SADARM (line 13) ILLUM rounds: Sh_105_ILLUM, Sh_81_ILLUM (line 14)

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USMC (Arma 2 vanilla, no CombinedOps) — Artillery_USMC.sqf

Common/Config/Core_Artillery/Artillery_USMC.sqf:4-44

#	Display Name	Weapon Class	Vehicle Classnames	Range Min (m)	Range Max (m)	Reload (s)	Burst	Velocity	Dispersion (m)
0	M119	M119	M119	1000	8000	7	8	500	50
1	M252	M252	M252	50	7500	4	4	475	60
2	MLRS	MLRS	MLRS	1200	9000	2	6	550	40

Ammo sets (lines 18–22):

Piece	Standard	Special (WFBE_UP_ARTYAMMO 1)
M119	ARTY_Sh_105_HE, Sh_105_HE	ARTY_Sh_105_WP, ARTY_Sh_105_SADARM, ARTY_Sh_105_LASER, ARTY_Sh_105_SMOKE, ARTY_Sh_105_ILLUM
M252	ARTY_Sh_81_HE, Sh_81_HE	ARTY_Sh_81_WP, ARTY_Sh_81_ILLUM
MLRS	ARTY_R_227mm_HE_Rocket, R_MLRS	—

Extended magazines (loaded into vehicle, gated at WFBE_UP_ARTYAMMO = 1, Artillery_USMC.sqf:25-28):

• M119: ARTY_30Rnd_105mmWP_M119, ARTY_30Rnd_105mmSADARM_M119, ARTY_30Rnd_105mmLASER_M119, ARTY_30Rnd_105mmSMOKE_M119, ARTY_30Rnd_105mmILLUM_M119
• M252: ARTY_8Rnd_81mmWP_M252, ARTY_8Rnd_81mmILLUM_M252
• MLRS: [] (no extended mags)

Classnames (Artillery_USMC.sqf:40-44): ['M119'], ['M252'], ['MLRS'] — vanilla A2 base-game classnames, no EP1 variants.

Note: vanilla mode uses ARTY_-prefixed classnames from the ACE/BAF compatibility layer alongside base game classnames.

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EAST Factions

RU (CombinedOps) — Artillery_CO_RU.sqf

Common/Config/Core_Artillery/Artillery_CO_RU.sqf:4-44

#	Display Name	Weapon Class	Vehicle Classnames	Range Min (m)	Range Max (m)	Reload (s)	Burst	Velocity	Dispersion (m)
0	D30	D30	D30_TK_EP1, D30_RU	1000	7000	7	10	250	50
1	2B14	2B14	2b14_82mm_TK_EP1, 2b14_82mm	50	5500	4	4	235	60
2	GRAD	GRAD	GRAD_RU, GRAD_TK_EP1	800	9000	2	10	275	40
3	RM70	GRAD	RM70_ACR	800	9000	2	10	275	40

Ammo sets (lines 18–22):

Piece	Standard	Special (WFBE_UP_ARTYAMMO 1)
D30	Sh_122_HE	Sh_122_WP, Sh_122_SADARM, Sh_122_LASER, Sh_122_SMOKE, Sh_122_ILLUM
2B14	Sh_82_HE	Sh_82_WP, Sh_82_ILLUM
GRAD	R_GRAD	— (no special rounds)
RM70	R_GRAD	— (no special rounds)

Extended magazines (lines 25–37):

• D30: 30Rnd_122mmWP_D30, 30Rnd_122mmSADARM_D30, 30Rnd_122mmLASER_D30, 30Rnd_122mmSMOKE_D30, 30Rnd_122mmILLUM_D30
• 2B14: 8Rnd_82mmWP_2B14, 8Rnd_82mmILLUM_2B14

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RU (Arma 2 vanilla) — Artillery_RU.sqf

Common/Config/Core_Artillery/Artillery_RU.sqf:4-44

#	Display Name	Vehicle Classnames	Range Min (m)	Range Max (m)	Reload (s)	Burst	Velocity	Dispersion (m)
0	D30	D30_CDF	1000	7000	7	8	500	50
1	2B14	2b14_82mm_CDF	50	5500	4	4	475	60
2	GRAD	GRAD_CDF	800	9000	2	8	550	40

Ammo sets use ARTY_Sh_122_* / ARTY_Sh_82_* / ARTY_R_227mm_HE_Rocket prefixed classnames, alongside base Sh_122_HE, Sh_82_HE, R_GRAD. Same upgrade gate (WFBE_UP_ARTYAMMO = 1) applies to special rounds.

Note: the vanilla RU config uses CDF vehicle classnames (D30_CDF etc.), which is the only D30/2B14/GRAD variant available without Combined Operations DLC.

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TKA (Arrowhead only, no CombinedOps) — Artillery_OA_TKA.sqf

Common/Config/Core_Artillery/Artillery_OA_TKA.sqf:4-44

#	Display Name	Vehicle Classnames	Range Min (m)	Range Max (m)	Reload (s)	Burst	Velocity	Dispersion (m)
0	D30	D30_TK_EP1	1000	8000	7	8	500	50
1	2B14	2b14_82mm_TK_EP1	50	7500	4	4	475	60
2	GRAD	GRAD_TK_EP1	800	9000	2	8	550	40

Ammo sets use base Sh_122_* / Sh_82_* / R_GRAD classnames. Extended magazines use standard 30Rnd_122mm* / 8Rnd_82mm* names, same gate (WFBE_UP_ARTYAMMO = 1).

Note: ILLUM_AMMOS list entry for 2B14 is ['Sh_122_ILLUM','Sh_122_ILLUM'] (line 14) — a duplicate entry; functionally only one ILLUM type is in the 2B14 ammo set.

When TKA plays with CombinedOps enabled, it loads Artillery_CO_RU.sqf instead (see Root_TKA.sqf:125).

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INS — Artillery_INS.sqf

Common/Config/Core_Artillery/Artillery_INS.sqf:4-44 (loaded unconditionally regardless of game mode)

#	Display Name	Vehicle Classnames	Range Min (m)	Range Max (m)	Reload (s)	Burst	Velocity	Dispersion (m)
0	D30	D30_CDF	1000	8000	7	8	500	50
1	2B14	2b14_82mm_CDF	50	7500	4	4	475	60
2	GRAD	GRAD_CDF	800	9000	2	8	550	40

Ammo sets (lines 18–22): Uses ARTY_Sh_122_* / ARTY_Sh_82_* / ARTY_R_227mm_HE_Rocket + base game fallbacks (Sh_122_HE, Sh_82_HE, R_GRAD).

Extended magazines use ARTY_-prefixed names, all gated at WFBE_UP_ARTYAMMO = 1.

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CDF — Artillery_CDF.sqf

Common/Config/Core_Artillery/Artillery_CDF.sqf:4-44 (loaded unconditionally)

#	Display Name	Vehicle Classnames	Range Min (m)	Range Max (m)	Reload (s)	Burst	Velocity	Dispersion (m)
0	D30	D30_CDF	1000	7000	7	8	500	50
1	2B14	2b14_82mm_CDF	50	5500	4	4	475	60
2	GRAD	GRAD_CDF	800	9000	2	8	550	40

Ammo sets and extended magazines identical in structure to Artillery_INS.sqf (ARTY_ prefixed). Same WFBE_UP_ARTYAMMO = 1 gate applies.

CDF plays as WEST side (Root_CDF.sqf:3).

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GUER Factions

GUE / TK GUE / PMC (CombinedOps) — Artillery_CO_GUE.sqf

Common/Config/Core_Artillery/Artillery_CO_GUE.sqf:4-40

#	Display Name	Weapon Class	Vehicle Classnames	Range Min (m)	Range Max (m)	Reload (s)	Burst	Velocity	Dispersion (m)
0	D30	D30	D30_TK_GUE_EP1	1000	7000	7	8	500	50
1	2B14	2B14	2b14_82mm_TK_GUE_EP1, 2b14_82mm_GUE	50	5500	4	4	475	60

Ammo sets (lines 18–21):

Piece	Standard	Special (WFBE_UP_ARTYAMMO 1)
D30	Sh_122_HE	Sh_122_WP, Sh_122_SADARM, Sh_122_LASER, Sh_122_SMOKE, Sh_122_ILLUM
2B14	Sh_82_HE	Sh_82_WP, Sh_82_ILLUM

No GRAD in this config. GUE CO has no rocket artillery.

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GUE (Arma 2 vanilla) — Artillery_GUE.sqf

Common/Config/Core_Artillery/Artillery_GUE.sqf:4-36

#	Display Name	Vehicle Classnames	Range Min (m)	Range Max (m)	Reload (s)	Burst	Velocity	Dispersion (m)
0	2B14	2b14_82mm_GUE	50	5500	4	4	475	60

Only the mortar. No D30, no GRAD in vanilla GUE.

Ammo set: ARTY_Sh_82_HE, Sh_82_HE, ARTY_Sh_82_WP, ARTY_Sh_82_ILLUM. Extended magazines (WFBE_UP_ARTYAMMO = 1): ARTY_8Rnd_82mmWP_2B14, ARTY_8Rnd_82mmILLUM_2B14. No LASER or SADARM available to vanilla GUE.

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TK GUE / PMC (Arrowhead only) — Artillery_OA_TKGUE.sqf

Common/Config/Core_Artillery/Artillery_OA_TKGUE.sqf:4-40

#	Display Name	Vehicle Classnames	Range Min (m)	Range Max (m)	Reload (s)	Burst	Velocity	Dispersion (m)
0	D30	D30_TK_GUE_EP1	1000	8000	7	8	500	50
1	2B14	2b14_82mm_TK_GUE_EP1	50	7500	4	4	475	60

Ammo sets and extended mags mirror Artillery_CO_GUE.sqf (base Sh_122_* / Sh_82_* classnames), same WFBE_UP_ARTYAMMO = 1 gate.

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Cross-Faction Stats Comparison

WEST pieces

Piece	Min (m)	Max (m)	Burst	Reload (s)	Dispersion (m)	CO only?
M119 (CO_US)	1000	7000	10	7	50	Yes
M119 (USMC vanilla)	1000	8000	8	7	50	No
M252 (CO_US)	50	5500	4	4	60	Yes
M252 (USMC vanilla)	50	7500	4	4	60	No
MLRS (CO_US)	1200	9000	12	2	40	Yes
MLRS (USMC vanilla)	1200	9000	6	2	40	No
Stryker MC (CO_US)	550	8000	8	4	55	Yes

EAST/GUER pieces

Piece	Min (m)	Max (m)	Burst	Reload (s)	Dispersion (m)	Config
D30 (CO_RU)	1000	7000	10	7	50	Artillery_CO_RU.sqf
D30 (OA_TKA)	1000	8000	8	7	50	Artillery_OA_TKA.sqf
D30 (CO_GUE)	1000	7000	8	7	50	Artillery_CO_GUE.sqf
D30 (OA_TKGUE)	1000	8000	8	7	50	Artillery_OA_TKGUE.sqf
D30 (INS/CDF)	1000	7000–8000	8	7	50	Artillery_INS/CDF.sqf
2B14 (CO_RU)	50	5500	4	4	60	Artillery_CO_RU.sqf
2B14 (OA_TKA)	50	7500	4	4	60	Artillery_OA_TKA.sqf
2B14 (CO_GUE)	50	5500	4	4	60	Artillery_CO_GUE.sqf
2B14 (OA_TKGUE)	50	7500	4	4	60	Artillery_OA_TKGUE.sqf
2B14 (GUE vanilla)	50	5500	4	4	60	Artillery_GUE.sqf
GRAD (CO_RU)	800	9000	10	2	40	Artillery_CO_RU.sqf
GRAD (OA_TKA)	800	9000	8	2	40	Artillery_OA_TKA.sqf
GRAD (INS/CDF/RU vanilla)	800	9000	8	2	40	Artillery_INS/CDF/RU.sqf

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Upgrade Gate: Artillery Ammunition (WFBE_UP_ARTYAMMO)

All special artillery rounds (WP, SADARM, LASER, SMOKE, ILLUM) are gated behind a single upgrade level.

Constant	Index	Max levels	Cost (credits)	Research time (s)	Dependencies
WFBE_UP_ARTYAMMO	17	1	2500	60	WFBE_UP_GEAR 1, WFBE_UP_HEAVY 1

Sources: Common/Init/Init_CommonConstants.sqf:54, Common/Config/Core_Upgrades/Upgrades_CO_US.sqf:50,76-77,111-112,138-139.

The upgrade is only shown when WFBE_C_ARTILLERY > 0 (artillery module is enabled, Upgrades_CO_US.sqf:23).

The runtime check in Common/Functions/Common_GetArtilleryAmmoOptions.sqf:50 reads:

_currentUpgrade = (_sideValue Call WFBE_CO_FNC_GetSideUpgrades) select WFBE_UP_ARTYAMMO;

Any ammo whose EXTENDED_MAGS_UPGRADE level exceeds _currentUpgrade is filtered out of the fire mission menu. Standard HE (always index 0 in each ammo set) has no extended-mag entry and is always available.

The AI commander upgrade order (Upgrades_CO_US.sqf:148-185) does not include WFBE_UP_ARTYAMMO in its ordered list — the AI will not research artillery ammunition automatically.

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Ammo Type Quick Reference

Type	WEST classname	EAST/GUER classname	Effect
HE	Sh_105_HE / 120mmHE_M120 / R_MLRS	Sh_122_HE / Sh_82_HE / R_GRAD	High explosive, baseline
WP	Sh_105_WP / Sh_81_WP	Sh_122_WP / Sh_82_WP	White phosphorus, deploys smoke on impact
SMOKE	Sh_105_SMOKE	Sh_122_SMOKE	Smoke only (no incendiary)
SADARM	Sh_105_SADARM	Sh_122_SADARM	Sensor-fuzed anti-armor submunition
LASER	Sh_105_LASER	Sh_122_LASER	Laser-guided precision round
ILLUM	Sh_105_ILLUM / Sh_81_ILLUM	Sh_122_ILLUM / Sh_82_ILLUM	Illumination flare round

Smoke-deploying projectile lists (used internally to spawn smoke effects) are defined per faction in WFBE_%1_ARTILLERY_DEPLOY_SMOKE. For WEST CO: ['Sh_105_WP','Sh_105_SMOKE','Sh_81_WP'] (Artillery_CO_US.sqf:15). For EAST CO: ['Sh_122_WP','Sh_122_SMOKE','Sh_82_WP'] (Artillery_CO_RU.sqf:15).

In ARTY-module configs (CDF, INS, vanilla RU, USMC, GUE), the classnames use the ARTY_ prefix for their extended/special rounds. The base HE round always has both the ARTY_-prefixed and non-prefixed variant listed in ARTILLERY_AMMOS.

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Developer Notes

• Adding a new artillery piece: add its vehicle classname to the appropriate WFBE_%1_ARTILLERY_CLASSNAMES sub-array, its ammo classnames to the matching WFBE_%1_ARTILLERY_AMMOS sub-array, and its special mags to WFBE_%1_ARTILLERY_EXTENDED_MAGS. The indices must stay aligned across all seven parallel arrays. (Common_GetArtilleryAmmoOptions.sqf:27-28 relies on positional index.)
• GRAD and MLRS never get special rounds: their EXTENDED_MAGS entry is always []. SADARM and LASER are only available on towed/wheeled howitzers (M119/D30) and the mortar only gets WP and ILLUM.
• Velocity and dispersion differ between CO and vanilla configs: CO_US uses velocity 250–275 and vanilla USMC uses 500–550. This affects how the AI calculates firing solutions. Do not mix configs between game modes.
• GUE vanilla has no D30: only the 2B14 mortar. If a GUE commander needs long-range indirect fire, the faction must be running CombinedOps.
• The duplicate ILLUM entry (Artillery_OA_TKA.sqf:14, Artillery_CO_GUE.sqf:14, Artillery_OA_TKGUE.sqf:14): ARTILLERY_AMMO_ILLUMN lists the same class twice (['Sh_122_ILLUM','Sh_122_ILLUM'] in OA_TKA and OA_TKGUE; a similar pattern in CO_GUE). This does not cause a runtime error but the second entry is redundant.
• Artillery_OA_US.sqf exists in Core_Artillery/ but is not loaded by any Root file — Root_US.sqf and Root_US_Camo.sqf always call Artillery_CO_US.sqf unconditionally (Root_US.sqf:131, Root_US_Camo.sqf:124). The file is dead/unreferenced code on disk and should not be treated as an active faction configuration.
• WEST-side factions (US, US Camo, USMC, CDF) all write to the WFBE_WEST_* artillery namespace. Only one Root file runs per match, so there is no overwrite conflict in practice. If two WEST factions were ever active simultaneously they would clobber each other.

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Continue Reading

• Support-Specials-And-Tactical-Modules-Atlas — how artillery fire missions are requested and processed mechanically
• Upgrades-And-Research-Atlas — full upgrade tree including WFBE_UP_ARTYAMMO dependencies and costs
• Arty-Module-Special-Munitions — deeper dive into SADARM, LASER, and ILLUM round behavior
• Faction-Unit-And-Vehicle-Roster-Catalog — vehicle classnames for all factions including artillery vehicles
• Variable-And-Naming-Conventions — WFBE_C_* / WFBE_UP_* constant naming conventions used throughout