diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Effects/Bullet.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Effects/Bullet.cs
index 2857c00515..2998e5d037 100755
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Effects/Bullet.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Effects/Bullet.cs
@@ -46,11 +46,12 @@ namespace OpenRa.Effects
 
 			if (Projectile.Image != null && Projectile.Image != "none")
 			{
-				anim = new Animation(Projectile.Image);
 				if (Projectile.Rotates)
-					Traits.Util.PlayFacing(anim, "idle", () => Traits.Util.GetFacing((dest - src).ToFloat2(), 0));
+					anim = new Animation(Projectile.Image, () => Traits.Util.GetFacing((dest - src).ToFloat2(), 0));
 				else
-					anim.PlayRepeating("idle");
+					anim = new Animation(Projectile.Image);
+
+				anim.PlayRepeating("idle");
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Effects/Missile.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Effects/Missile.cs
index b03eb15713..a1cf100bec 100755
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Effects/Missile.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Effects/Missile.cs
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ namespace OpenRa.Effects
 
 			if (Projectile.Image != null && Projectile.Image != "none")
 			{
-				anim = new Animation(Projectile.Image);
-
 				if (Projectile.Rotates)
-					Traits.Util.PlayFacing(anim, "idle", () => Facing);
+					anim = new Animation(Projectile.Image, () => Facing);
 				else
-					anim.PlayRepeating("idle");
+					anim = new Animation(Projectile.Image);
+
+				anim.PlayRepeating("idle");
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Util.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Util.cs
index 2313e3f9e5..82919d89e6 100755
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Util.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Util.cs
@@ -43,13 +43,6 @@ namespace OpenRa.Traits
 			return highest * 8;
 		}
 
-		public static void PlayFacing(this Animation anim, string sequenceName, Func<int> facing)
-		{
-			anim.PlayFetchIndex(sequenceName,
-				() => Traits.Util.QuantizeFacing(facing(), 
-					anim.CurrentSequence.Length));
-		}
-
 		public static int GetNearestFacing( int facing, int desiredFacing )
 		{
 			var turn = desiredFacing - facing;
@@ -87,7 +80,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Traits
 			if (rut == null) return float2.Zero;
 
 			var facing = self.traits.Get<Turreted>().turretFacing;
-			var quantizedFacing = QuantizeFacing(facing, rut.anim.CurrentSequence.Length) * (256 / rut.anim.CurrentSequence.Length);
+			var quantizedFacing = QuantizeFacing(facing, rut.anim.CurrentSequence.Facings) * (256 / rut.anim.CurrentSequence.Length);
 
 			return RotateVectorByFacing(new float2(0, recoil * self.Info.Traits.Get<AttackBaseInfo>().Recoil), quantizedFacing, .7f);
 		}
@@ -107,7 +100,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Traits
 			if( unit == null ) return int2.Zero;	/* things that don't have a rotating base don't need the turrets repositioned */
 
 			var ru = self.traits.GetOrDefault<RenderUnit>();
-			var numDirs = (ru != null) ? ru.anim.CurrentSequence.Length : 8;
+			var numDirs = (ru != null) ? ru.anim.CurrentSequence.Facings : 8;
 			var bodyFacing = unit.Facing;
 			var quantizedFacing = QuantizeFacing(bodyFacing, numDirs) * (256 / numDirs);
 
diff --git a/mods/ra/sequences.xml b/mods/ra/sequences.xml
index b8529878dc..f2caadd0e3 100644
--- a/mods/ra/sequences.xml
+++ b/mods/ra/sequences.xml
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@
     <sequence name="unload" start="35" length="1" />
   </unit>
   <unit name="v2">
-    <sequence name="idle" start="0" length="32" />
+    <sequence name="idle" start="0" facings="32" />
   </unit>
   <unit name="flagfly">
     <sequence name="idle" start="0" length="14" />
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@
     <sequence name="idle" start="0" length="1" />
   </unit>
   <unit name="dragon">
-    <sequence name="idle" start="0" length="32" />
+    <sequence name="idle" start="0" facings="32" />
   </unit>
   <unit name="smokey">
     <sequence name="idle" start="0" length="7" />
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@
     <sequence name="die6" start="0" length="17" src="electdog" />
   </unit>
   <unit name="missile">
-    <sequence name="idle" start="0" length="32" />
+    <sequence name="idle" start="0" facings="32" />
   </unit>
   <unit name="spy">
     <sequence name="stand" start="0" facings="8" />