diff --git a/mods/cnc/rules/defaults.yaml b/mods/cnc/rules/defaults.yaml
index 11e8501ae1..bad26302b5 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/rules/defaults.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/rules/defaults.yaml
@@ -632,6 +632,8 @@
 			Radius: 427
 	MapEditorData:
 		Categories: Critter
+	WithDeathAnimation:
+		UseDeathTypeSuffix: false
 
 ^Plane:
 	Inherits@1: ^ExistsInWorld
diff --git a/mods/cnc/sequences/infantry.yaml b/mods/cnc/sequences/infantry.yaml
index 963195f508..2a97ca14d0 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/sequences/infantry.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/sequences/infantry.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ vice:
 				Offset: -3,2
 		Facings: 8
 		Length: 13
+	die: chemball
+		Length: *
+		ZOffset: 2047
 	icon: viceicnh
 
 pvice: