//-------------------- FIRING SEQUENCE LOOP

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

    //reset some stuff
    _sleeptimer = 0;
    _unit = isNil;
    _targetPos = [0,0,0];
    _playerCount = 1;

    //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!
    while (_playerCount <= 3) then {sleep 30;};

    //pick the lucky basterd that's getting shot & check if he's not nothing, Blufor and not in a vehicle
    while {(isNull _unit) || !(side _unit == WEST) || !(vehicle _unit == _unit)} do {
        sleep 3;
        if (isMultiplayer) then {
            _unit = playableUnits select (floor (random (count playableUnits)));
        } else {
            _unit = switchableUnits select (floor (random (count switchableUnits)));
        };
    };

    _targetPos = getPos _unit;

    //Aren't you shooting too close to base?
    _noshooting = ["respawn_west","FOB_Martian","FOB_Marathon","FOB_Guardian","Dirt_Track","Dirt_Last_Stand","USS_Freedom"];
    while {_tooclose} do {
        _tooclose = true;
        {
            _TargetNearBaseLoc = _targetPos distance(getMarkerPos _x);
            if (_TargetNearBaseLoc < 1000) then {_tooclose = false; };
        } forEach _noshooting;
        sleep 5;
    };

    //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;
    };
};