diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Rank.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Rank.cs
index 3fbe71b108..8262a12b65 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Rank.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Rank.cs
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 	{
 		Actor self;
 		Animation anim = new Animation("rank");
+		readonly string paletteName;
 
-		public Rank(Actor self)
+		public Rank(Actor self, string paletteName)
 		{
 			this.self = self;
+			this.paletteName = paletteName;
 			var xp = self.Trait<GainsExperience>();
 
 			anim.PlayRepeating("rank");
@@ -55,9 +57,10 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 			var bounds = self.Bounds.Value;
 			bounds.Offset(pos.X, pos.Y);
 
+			var palette = wr.Palette(paletteName);
 			var offset = (int)(4 / wr.Viewport.Zoom);
 			var effectPos = wr.Position(new int2(bounds.Right - offset, bounds.Bottom - offset));
-			yield return new SpriteRenderable(anim.Image, effectPos, WVec.Zero, 0, wr.Palette("effect"), 1f / wr.Viewport.Zoom, true);
+			yield return new SpriteRenderable(anim.Image, effectPos, WVec.Zero, 0, palette, 1f / wr.Viewport.Zoom, true);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/GainsExperience.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/GainsExperience.cs
index b2af4ddf52..e7ffd935a8 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/GainsExperience.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/GainsExperience.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 		public readonly float[] FirepowerModifier = { 1.1f, 1.15f, 1.2f, 1.5f };
 		public readonly float[] ArmorModifier = { 1.1f, 1.2f, 1.3f, 1.5f };
 		public readonly decimal[] SpeedModifier = { 1.1m, 1.15m, 1.2m, 1.5m };
+		public readonly string ChevronPalette = "effect";
 		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new GainsExperience(init, this); }
 	}
 
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 					self.World.AddFrameEndTask(w =>
 					{
 						if (!self.IsDead())
-							w.Add(new Rank(self));
+							w.Add(new Rank(self, info.ChevronPalette));
 					});
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/mods/ts/bits/levelup.shp b/mods/ts/bits/levelup.shp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eec8a7f72c
Binary files /dev/null and b/mods/ts/bits/levelup.shp differ
diff --git a/mods/ts/bits/rank.shp b/mods/ts/bits/rank.shp
deleted file mode 100644
index 958aba6c3a..0000000000
Binary files a/mods/ts/bits/rank.shp and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/mods/ts/rules/defaults.yaml b/mods/ts/rules/defaults.yaml
index 5b6eeb68ed..3f81a22b31 100644
--- a/mods/ts/rules/defaults.yaml
+++ b/mods/ts/rules/defaults.yaml
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@
 		CargoType: Infantry
 	HiddenUnderFog:
 	GainsExperience:
+		ChevronPalette: ra
+		CostThreshold: 5, 10
+		FirepowerModifier: 1.2, 1.5
+		ArmorModifier: 1.2, 1.5
+		SpeedModifier: 1.2, 1.5
 	GivesExperience:
 	DrawLineToTarget:
 	ActorLostNotification:
@@ -172,6 +177,11 @@
 	AttackMove:
 	HiddenUnderFog:
 	GainsExperience:
+		ChevronPalette: ra
+		CostThreshold: 5, 10
+		FirepowerModifier: 1.2, 1.5
+		ArmorModifier: 1.2, 1.5
+		SpeedModifier: 1.2, 1.5
 	GivesExperience:
 	DrawLineToTarget:
 	ActorLostNotification:
@@ -204,6 +214,11 @@
 	HiddenUnderFog:
 	AttackMove:
 	GainsExperience:
+		ChevronPalette: ra
+		CostThreshold: 5, 10
+		FirepowerModifier: 1.2, 1.5
+		ArmorModifier: 1.2, 1.5
+		SpeedModifier: 1.2, 1.5
 	GivesExperience:
 	DrawLineToTarget:
 	ActorLostNotification:
diff --git a/mods/ts/rules/world.yaml b/mods/ts/rules/world.yaml
index 79c2cfd1e7..cb3a069b6f 100644
--- a/mods/ts/rules/world.yaml
+++ b/mods/ts/rules/world.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ World:
 		Filename: cameo.pal
 		AllowModifiers: false
 		ShadowIndex: 242
+	PaletteFromFile@ra:
+		Name: ra
+		Filename: palette.pal
+		ShadowIndex: 4
 	PaletteFromFile@effect:
 		Name: effect
 		Filename: anim.pal
diff --git a/mods/ts/sequences/misc.yaml b/mods/ts/sequences/misc.yaml
index bcba708efa..1e38009345 100644
--- a/mods/ts/sequences/misc.yaml
+++ b/mods/ts/sequences/misc.yaml
@@ -53,10 +53,16 @@ beacon:
 		Length: 12
 		BlendMode: Additive
 
-rank: # TODO: backfall to RA asset
-	rank:
+crate-effects:
+	levelup: levelup
 		Start: 0
 		Length: *
+		Tick: 200
+
+rank:
+	rank: pips
+		Start: 7
+		Length: 2
 
 mpspawn: # TODO: backfall to RA asset
 	idle: