diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/GameRules/Rules.cs b/OpenRa.Game/GameRules/Rules.cs
index ae32557ecd..d4778bdf35 100755
--- a/OpenRa.Game/GameRules/Rules.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/GameRules/Rules.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 		public static InfoLoader<WeaponInfo> WeaponInfo;
 		public static InfoLoader<WarheadInfo> WarheadInfo;
 		public static InfoLoader<ProjectileInfo> ProjectileInfo;
+		public static InfoLoader<VoiceInfo> VoiceInfo;
 		public static GeneralInfo General;
 		public static TechTree TechTree;
 		public static Map Map;
@@ -65,15 +66,17 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 			LoadCategories(
 				"Weapon",
 				"Warhead",
-				"Projectile");
+				"Projectile",
+				"Voice");
 
 			WeaponInfo = new InfoLoader<WeaponInfo>(
 				Pair.New<string, Func<string, WeaponInfo>>("Weapon", _ => new WeaponInfo()));
 			WarheadInfo = new InfoLoader<WarheadInfo>(
 				Pair.New<string, Func<string, WarheadInfo>>("Warhead", _ => new WarheadInfo()));
-
 			ProjectileInfo = new InfoLoader<ProjectileInfo>(
 				Pair.New<string, Func<string, ProjectileInfo>>("Projectile", _ => new ProjectileInfo()));
+			VoiceInfo = new InfoLoader<VoiceInfo>(
+				Pair.New<string, Func<string, VoiceInfo>>("Voice", _ => new VoiceInfo()));
 
 			TechTree = new TechTree();
 			Map = new Map( AllRules );
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/GameRules/UnitInfo.cs b/OpenRa.Game/GameRules/UnitInfo.cs
index 88cd30ded6..ad220b5452 100755
--- a/OpenRa.Game/GameRules/UnitInfo.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/GameRules/UnitInfo.cs
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game.GameRules
 		public readonly int Passengers = 0;
 		public readonly int Speed = 0;
 		public readonly bool NoMovingFire = false;
+		public readonly string Voice = "GenericVoice";
 
 		public MobileInfo(string name) : base(name) { }
 	}
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/GameRules/VoiceInfo.cs b/OpenRa.Game/GameRules/VoiceInfo.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..333ac8b9bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/GameRules/VoiceInfo.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace OpenRa.Game.GameRules
+{
+	class VoiceInfo
+	{
+		public readonly string[] SovietVariants = { ".aud" };
+		public readonly string[] AlliedVariants = { ".aud" };
+		public readonly string[] Select = {};
+		public readonly string[] Move = {};
+		public readonly string[] Attack = null;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
index 647204394d..cbbec31f99 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Exts.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GameRules\GeneralInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GameRules\TechTree.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="GameRules\VoiceInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IEffect.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IOrderSource.cs" />
     <Compile Include="LocalOrderSource.cs" />
diff --git a/units.ini b/units.ini
index 89b8bb7586..a4662842e3 100755
--- a/units.ini
+++ b/units.ini
@@ -554,3 +554,67 @@ WaterImpactSound=splash9
 
 [General]
 OreChance=.02
+
+[VoiceTypes]
+GenericVoice
+VehicleVoice
+EngineerVoice
+MedicVoice
+TanyaVoice
+DogVoice
+SpyVoice
+ThiefVoice
+CivilianMaleVoice
+CivilianFemaleVoice
+EinsteinVoice
+
+[GenericVoice]
+SovietVariants=.r01,.r03
+AlliedVariants=.v01,.v03
+Select=await1,ready,report1,yessir1
+Move=ackno,affirm1,noprob,overout,ritaway,roger,ugotit
+
+[VehicleVoice]
+SovietVariants=.r00,.r02
+AlliedVariants=.v00,.v02
+Select=vehic1,yessir1,report1,await1
+Move=ackno,affirm1
+
+[EngineerVoice]
+Select=eengin1,eyessir1
+Move=eaffirm1,emovout1
+
+[MedicVoice]
+Select=mrespon1,myessir1
+Move=maffirm1,mmovout1
+
+[TanyaVoice]
+Select=yo1,yes1,yeah
+Move=rokroll1,onit1,cmon1
+Attack=tuffguy1,bombit1,gotit1
+
+[DogVoice]
+Select=
+Move=dogy1
+Attack=dogg5p,dogw3px
+
+[SpyVoice]
+Select=syessir1,scomnd1
+Move=sonway1,sindeed1
+Attack=sking1
+
+[ThiefVoice]
+Select=swhat1,syeah1
+Move=saffirm1,smout1,sokay1
+
+[CivilianMaleVoice]
+Select=guyyeah1
+Move=guyokay1
+
+[CivilianFemaleVoice]
+Select=girlyeah
+Move=girlokay
+
+[EinsteinVoice]
+Select=einah1,einok1,einyes1
+Move=einah1,einok1,einyes1
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