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How To make simple a "Bomb Truck" in ARMA 3 Missions
By Lt._Keller and 1 collaborators
English:
A short how to guide to creat a "Bomb Truck" or Vehicle that you can blow up by yourself when you sit in the Car.
It works with any Vehicle or things that have an Init line.

German:
Ein kurzer How To Guide wie man sich einen "Bomben Truck" baut oder ein Fahrzeug, dass man nach belieben in die luft jagen kann, wenn man darinnen sitzt und fährt.
Es funktioniert mit allen Fahrzeugen oder dingen die eine Init Zeile haben.
   
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English comments in the Video are set now.
Stay cool - it is realy easy to make this!

Text instructions
How to - make a bomb Truck in ARMA 3

1. set a Car
2. give a Name: Bombtruck
3. Initialization: this addAction["<t color='#ff1111'>Blow up Truck</t>", "scripts\ied.sqf"];
4. Save the Mission and give a name for it
ALT + TAB got to Desktop
Go to your folder in
C:\User\YOUR PC ACOUNT NAME\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\YOUR INGAME NAME\missions\z_Bombtruck.Altis\scripts
5. Make a execute Script ied.sqf: [Bombtruck, "Huge"] exec "scripts\ied.sqs";
6. make a script for the ied ied.sqs:

; Improvised Explosive Device Script
; By Jeevz
; v1.1 12/12/06

; This script will create an explosion of a
; selected size on any object when called
; The arguments are [objectName, explosionPower]
; Explosion Power will be 1 of 4 choices
; 0 Small
; 1 Medium
; 2 Large
; 3 Huge

; Example script call --> [theCar, "Small"] exec "IED.sqs"

;start script

_theObject = _this select 0
_theExplosion = _this select 1

; Deterimine the ordinance used to create the explosion

? (_theExplosion == "Small") : _ammoType = "GrenadeHand"
? (_theExplosion == "Medium") : _ammoType = "R_80mm_HE"
? (_theExplosion == "Large") : _ammoType = "Sh_122_HE"
? (_theExplosion == "Huge") : _ammoType = "Bo_GBU12_LGB_MI10"

; Get the location of the object being destroyed

_bombLoc = GetPos _theObject
_bombLocX = _bombLoc select 0
_bombLocY = _bombLoc select 1
_bombLocZ = _bombLoc select 2

; BOOM!

_ammoType createVehicle[_bombLocX, _bombLocY, _bombLocZ]
_theObject setdammage 1


;exit

you can download it here too: http://hx3.de/editing-139/ied-script-13868/

7. go back to ARMA 3 and save the Mission again.
8. Preview and blow up something.
Blowup Truck without a script
English:
here a tipp from Drunken Officer how to blowup a Truck without a script
its a easy way!

Deutsch:
hier ein tipp von Drunken Officer wie man einen Bombentruck via Fernzündung baut ohne ein script.
Das ist wesentlich einfacher!
remote blowup the truck with script
English:
This show you how to blow up the truck via radio (remote controled)

German:
Das Video soll zeigen wie man den Truck über Funk in die Luft jagd.

Insert this line in to a Tigger (F3) to the "On Activation"
[Bombtruck, "Huge"] exec "scripts\ied.sqs";

16 Comments
Lt._Keller  [author] Jan 3, 2021 @ 10:00am 
thx for this comment! Please remember this Guide is from 2013 ;-)
Yakkob auf Cincy Dec 30, 2020 @ 12:45pm 
i know of a better way to make a bomb car type this command (without the greater than and less than signs), <this addweaponturret ["mk82bomblauncher",[-1]]; this addweaponturret ["pylonmissile_1rnd_mk82_f",[-1]];>
Cup Jun 30, 2015 @ 2:40pm 
The Vicious Chicken of Bristol, dat google translate
Lt._Keller  [author] Jun 23, 2015 @ 2:38pm 
Thx for your feedback The Vicious Chicken of Bristol! I have a bad english ;) your german is ok! ;)
Mekoides Jun 19, 2015 @ 11:24pm 
Sorry für mein schlechtes Deutsch , ich spreche Englisch. Das Video war sehr hilfsbereit und die Textanleitungin Englisch geholfen. Hat alles geklappt.
Hope to see some English speakers comment. Thanks all the same!
Malreen Dec 17, 2014 @ 6:49pm 
im sorry my connection is not to great and i cant understand officers accent so heres a question... couldnt i just get like a satchel charge and place it on a truck or something similair?
Lt._Keller  [author] Oct 26, 2013 @ 7:19am 
in ARMA3 are the MK82 as unguided bomb here a list of all classes http://browser.six-projects.net/cfg_ammo/classlist?utf8=%E2%9C%93&version=72&commit=Change
Solo Wing Serpy Oct 25, 2013 @ 6:14pm 
or you can just set it to create a bomb of some sort at the vehicle on a radio trigger. Simple. There's unguided bombs in Arma 3 right? The L-39 has them? :/
PCPhoenixGaming Oct 25, 2013 @ 11:40am 
Danke sehr
Lt._Keller  [author] Oct 25, 2013 @ 7:49am 
Sorry i forget to translate. Now there a english comments in the video