Placing a float figure with
\placefigure[][]{labeltext}{\externalfigure[]}
delivers a figure with a label like "Figure V.3 labeltext" (depending on the setup)

Now I want to intersperse this with an \externalfigure[] not within a placefigure but still accompanied by a label in the current running series.
For example an uninterrupted series of figure numbers with:
\placefigure[][]{labeltext-1}{\externalfigure[figure1]} % -> Figure 1 labeltext-1
\externalfigure[figure-2] \macrocall{labeltext-2} % -> Figure 2 labeltext-2
\placefigure[][]{labeltext-3}{\externalfigure[figure3]} % -> Figure 3 labeltext-3

I could not find what macro to call as the instance for \macrocall.

dr. Hans van der Meer