diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Effects/GravityBomb.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Effects/GravityBomb.cs
index 0ad7c35ca6..81fbc583b4 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Effects/GravityBomb.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Effects/GravityBomb.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Effects
 	public class GravityBombInfo : IProjectileInfo
 	{
 		public readonly string Image = null;
+		[Desc("Sequence to loop while falling.")]
+		public readonly string Sequence = "idle";
+		[Desc("Sequence to play when launched. Skipped if null.")]
+		public readonly string OpenSequence = null;
 		public readonly string Palette = "effect";
 		public readonly bool Shadow = false;
 		public readonly WRange Velocity = WRange.Zero;
@@ -46,10 +50,14 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Effects
 			acceleration = new WVec(WRange.Zero, WRange.Zero, info.Acceleration);
 
 			anim = new Animation(args.SourceActor.World, info.Image);
-			if (anim.HasSequence("open"))
-				anim.PlayThen("open", () => anim.PlayRepeating("idle"));
-			else
-				anim.PlayRepeating("idle");
+
+			if (info.Image != null)
+			{
+				if (info.OpenSequence != null)
+					anim.PlayThen(info.OpenSequence, () => anim.PlayRepeating(info.Sequence));
+				else
+					anim.PlayRepeating(info.Sequence);
+			}
 		}
 
 		public void Tick(World world)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Effects/LaserZap.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Effects/LaserZap.cs
index 5068c686a9..97469faf65 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Effects/LaserZap.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Effects/LaserZap.cs
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Effects
 		public readonly bool UsePlayerColor = false;
 		[Desc("Laser color in (A,)R,G,B.")]
 		public readonly Color Color = Color.Red;
-		[Desc("Impact animation. Requires a regular animation with idle: sequence instead of explosion special case.")]
+		[Desc("Impact animation.")]
 		public readonly string HitAnim = null;
+		[Desc("Sequence of impact animation to use.")]
+		public readonly string HitAnimSequence = "idle";
 		public readonly string HitAnimPalette = "effect";
 
 		public IEffect Create(ProjectileArgs args)
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Effects
 			if (!doneDamage)
 			{
 				if (hitanim != null)
-					hitanim.PlayThen("idle", () => animationComplete = true);
+					hitanim.PlayThen(info.HitAnimSequence, () => animationComplete = true);
 
 				args.Weapon.Impact(Target.FromPos(target), args.SourceActor, args.DamageModifiers);
 				doneDamage = true;
diff --git a/mods/d2k/sequences/misc.yaml b/mods/d2k/sequences/misc.yaml
index 43f05c7674..3b7c17adbb 100644
--- a/mods/d2k/sequences/misc.yaml
+++ b/mods/d2k/sequences/misc.yaml
@@ -260,9 +260,6 @@ smoke_m:
 		BlendMode: Additive
 
 bombs:
-	open: DATA.R8
-		Start: 3280
-		Length: 4
 	idle: DATA.R8
 		Start: 3280
 		Length: 4
diff --git a/mods/ra/weapons/superweapons.yaml b/mods/ra/weapons/superweapons.yaml
index e0f493b4fe..05048fc826 100644
--- a/mods/ra/weapons/superweapons.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/weapons/superweapons.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ ParaBomb:
 	Report: CHUTE1.AUD
 	Projectile: GravityBomb
 		Image: PARABOMB
+		OpenSequence: open
 		Velocity: 43
 		Acceleration: 0
 	Warhead@1Dam: SpreadDamage