diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Infantry.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Infantry.cs
index 9697605c55..0c4d5e5530 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Infantry.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Infantry.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game.Traits
 {
 	class Infantry : ICrushable
 	{
-		public Infantry(Actor self){}
+		readonly Actor self;
+		public Infantry(Actor self)
+		{
+			this.self = self;
+		}
 
 		public bool IsCrushableByFriend()
 		{
@@ -22,7 +26,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game.Traits
 
 		public void OnCrush(Actor crusher)
 		{
-			Sound.Play("squishy2.aud");
+			self.InflictDamage(crusher, self.Health, Rules.WarheadInfo["Crush"]);
 		}
 
 		public IEnumerable<UnitMovementType> CrushableBy()
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/UnitInfluenceMap.cs b/OpenRa.Game/UnitInfluenceMap.cs
index 6d5e5975ff..de3ecf044b 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/UnitInfluenceMap.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/UnitInfluenceMap.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,29 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 
 		public void Tick()
 		{
+			// Does this belong here?
+			
+			// Get the crushable actors
+			foreach (var a in Game.world.Actors.Where(b => b.traits.WithInterface<ICrushable>().Any()))
+			{
+				// Are there any units in the same cell that can crush this?
+				foreach( var ios in a.traits.WithInterface<IOccupySpace>() )
+					foreach( var cell in ios.OccupiedCells() )
+					{
+						// There should only be one (counterexample: An infantry and a tank try to pick up a crate at the same time.)
+						// If there is more than one, do action on the first crusher
+						var crusher = GetUnitsAt(cell).Where(b => a != b && Game.IsActorCrushableByActor(a, b)).FirstOrDefault();
+						if (crusher != null)
+						{
+							Log.Write("{0} crushes {1}", crusher.Info.Name, a.Info.Name);
+							// Apply the crush action
+							foreach (var crush in a.traits.WithInterface<ICrushable>())
+							{
+								crush.OnCrush(crusher);
+							}
+						}
+					}
+			}
 			SanityCheck();
 		}
 
diff --git a/units.ini b/units.ini
index 3e806737d3..99dba0767b 100755
--- a/units.ini
+++ b/units.ini
@@ -657,6 +657,7 @@ Super
 Organic
 Nuke
 UnitExplodeWarhead
+Crush
 
 [HE]
 ImpactSound=kaboom25
@@ -669,6 +670,10 @@ Explosion=8
 InfDeath=3
 ImpactSound=kaboom15
 
+[Crush]
+Verses=100%,100%,100%,100%,100%
+ImpactSound=squishy2
+
 [General]
 OreChance=.02
 LowPowerSlowdown=3