while { canFire priorityObj1 || canFire priorityObj2 } do {
    scopeName "TargetingLoop";

    //reset some stuff
    _sleeptimer = 0;
    _unit = objNull;
    _targetPos = [0,0,0];
    _playerCount = 1;
    _failsleep = 0;
    //Quartermaster_4 sideChat "debug";

    //fall back to loop
    while {true} do {scopeName "fallback"; Quartermaster_4 sideChat "starting to sleep"; sleep _failsleep; Quartermaster_4 sideChat "slept"; breakto"TargetingLoop";};
    Quartermaster_4 sideChat "broken out of fallback";

    //count the number of people on
    if (isMultiplayer) then {
        _playerCount = count playableUnits;
    } else {
        _playerCount = count switchableUnits;
    };

    //don't be cruel to those 2 peeps on the server!
    if (_playerCount <= 0) then {_failsleep = 30; breakTo "fallback";};
    Quartermaster_4 sideChat "enough players";


    //pick the lucky basterd that's getting shot
    if (isMultiplayer) then {
        _unit = playableUnits select (floor (random (count playableUnits)));
    } else {
        _unit = switchableUnits select (floor (random (count switchableUnits)));
    };
    Quartermaster_4 sideChat "selected a random unit";

    //just checking if what we're shooting at is: blufor, not in a vehicle and not nothing.  If any of those is not true go back and try again
    if ((isNull _unit) || !(side _unit == WEST) || !(vehicle _unit == _unit)) then {_failsleep = 10; breakTo "fallback";};

    _targetPos = getPos _unit;

    //Aren't you shooting too close to base?
    _noshooting = ["respawn_west","FOB_neptune","USS_Freedom"];
    {
        _TargetNearBaseLoc = _targetPos distance(getMarkerPos _x);
        if (_TargetNearBaseLoc < 1000) then {_failsleep = 5; Quartermaster_4 sideChat "too close to something"; breakTo "fallback";};
    } forEach _noshooting;
    Quartermaster_4 sideChat "start shooting at him";
    //Look what you're shooting dammit!
    _dir = [_flatPos, _targetPos] call BIS_fnc_dirTo;
    { _x setDir _dir; } forEach [priorityObj1, priorityObj2];

    //let's fire this baby
    {
        if (alive _x) then {
            [_x,_targetPos] call AW_fnc_artyStrike;
        };
    } forEach [priorityObj1,priorityObj2];

    //let's put it to sleep so people don't get spammed
    while {_sleeptimer < PARAMS_ArtilleryTargetTickTimeMin} do {
    _timeToSleep = (PARAMS_ArtilleryTargetTickTimeMin/(5 + random 5));
    _sleeptimer = _sleeptimer + _timeToSleep;
    if (_sleeptimer > PARAMS_ArtilleryTargetTickTimeMax) exitwith {};
    if ( !(canFire priorityObj1) || !(canFire priorityObj2) ) exitwith {breakOut "TargetingLoop";};
    sleep _timeToSleep;
    };
};