diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
index 75a5864a8e..862d08208e 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Traits\APMine.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\ATMine.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\AttackBase.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Traits\AttackFrontal.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\AttackHeli.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\AttackInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\AttackPlane.cs" />
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/AttackFrontal.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/AttackFrontal.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eac62bafd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/AttackFrontal.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace OpenRa.Game.Traits
+{
+	abstract class AttackFrontal : AttackBase
+	{
+		public AttackFrontal(Actor self, int facingTolerance)
+			: base(self) { FacingTolerance = facingTolerance; }
+
+		int FacingTolerance;
+
+		public override void Tick(Actor self)
+		{
+			base.Tick(self);
+
+			if (target == null) return;
+
+			var unit = self.traits.Get<Unit>();
+			var facingToTarget = Util.GetFacing(target.CenterLocation - self.CenterLocation, unit.Facing);
+
+			if (Math.Abs(facingToTarget - unit.Facing) % 256 < FacingTolerance)
+				DoAttack(self);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/AttackHeli.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/AttackHeli.cs
index 093870a0dd..4865e6d877 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/AttackHeli.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/AttackHeli.cs
@@ -6,23 +6,9 @@ using OpenRa.Game.Traits.Activities;
 
 namespace OpenRa.Game.Traits
 {
-	class AttackHeli : AttackBase
+	class AttackHeli : AttackFrontal
 	{
-		public AttackHeli(Actor self) : base(self) { }
-
-		const int facingTolerance = 20;
-		public override void Tick(Actor self)
-		{
-			base.Tick(self);
-
-			if (target == null) return;
-
-			var unit = self.traits.Get<Unit>();
-			var facingToTarget = Util.GetFacing(target.CenterLocation - self.CenterLocation, unit.Facing);
-
-			if (Math.Abs(facingToTarget - unit.Facing) % 256 < facingTolerance)
-				DoAttack(self);
-		}
+		public AttackHeli(Actor self) : base(self, 20) { }
 
 		protected override void QueueAttack(Actor self, Order order)
 		{
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/AttackPlane.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/AttackPlane.cs
index 427096b62b..9ccdffd513 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/AttackPlane.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/AttackPlane.cs
@@ -6,28 +6,9 @@ using OpenRa.Game.Traits.Activities;
 
 namespace OpenRa.Game.Traits
 {
-	// yet another ugly trait that does two things:
-	//	- plane-specific attack order dispatch
-	//	- forward-facing attack with a tolerance
-
-	class AttackPlane : AttackBase
+	class AttackPlane : AttackFrontal
 	{
-		const int facingTolerance = 20;
-
-		public AttackPlane(Actor self) : base(self) { }
-
-		public override void Tick(Actor self)
-		{
-			base.Tick(self);
-
-			if (target == null) return;
-
-			var unit = self.traits.Get<Unit>();
-			var facingToTarget = Util.GetFacing(target.CenterLocation - self.CenterLocation, unit.Facing);
-
-			if (Math.Abs(facingToTarget - unit.Facing) % 256 < facingTolerance)
-				DoAttack(self);
-		}
+		public AttackPlane(Actor self) : base(self, 20) { }
 
 		protected override void QueueAttack(Actor self, Order order)
 		{