diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Combat.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Combat.cs
index 3e0518e903..fc223aca98 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Combat.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Combat.cs
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 		public static bool WeaponValidForTarget(WeaponInfo weapon, Actor target)
 		{
-			var projectile = Rules.ProjectileInfo[weapon.Projectile];
+			return true;		// massive hack, and very wrong.
+
+			/*var projectile = Rules.ProjectileInfo[weapon.Projectile];
 			var warhead = Rules.WarheadInfo[weapon.Warhead];
 			var unit = target.traits.GetOrDefault<Unit>();
 
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			if (projectile.UnderWater && !target.Info.Traits.Get<OwnedActorInfo>().WaterBound)
 				return false;
 
-			return projectile.AG;
+			return projectile.AG;*/
 		}
 
 		public static bool HasAnyValidWeapons(Actor self, Actor target)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Effects/NukeLaunch.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Effects/NukeLaunch.cs
index 112022e9bd..3553e35727 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Effects/NukeLaunch.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Effects/NukeLaunch.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Effects
 
 	class NukeLaunch : IEffect
 	{
-		readonly ProjectileInfo projectileUp, projectileDown;
 		readonly Actor silo;
 		Animation anim;
 		float2 pos;
@@ -48,11 +47,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Effects
 			this.silo = silo;
 			this.targetLocation = targetLocation;
 			this.weapon = Rules.WeaponInfo[weapon];
-			projectileUp = Rules.ProjectileInfo["NukeUp"];
-			projectileDown = Rules.ProjectileInfo["NukeDown"];
-
-			anim = new Animation(projectileUp.Image);
-			anim.PlayRepeating("idle");
+			anim = new Animation("nuke");
+			anim.PlayRepeating("up");
 			pos = silo.CenterLocation;
 		}
 
@@ -66,8 +62,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Effects
 				if (altitude >= targetAltitude)
 				{
 					pos = OpenRA.Traits.Util.CenterOfCell(targetLocation);
-					anim = new Animation(projectileDown.Image);
-					anim.PlayRepeating("idle");
+					anim = new Animation("nuke");
+					anim.PlayRepeating("down");
 					goingUp = false;
 				}
 			}
@@ -82,7 +78,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Effects
 		void Explode(World world)
 		{
 			world.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Remove(this));
-			var warhead = Rules.WarheadInfo[weapon.Warhead];
+			//var warhead = Rules.WarheadInfo[weapon.Warhead];
 			//Combat.DoImpact(pos.ToInt2(), pos.ToInt2(), weapon, Rules.ProjectileInfo[weapon.Projectile], warhead, silo, true);
 			world.WorldActor.traits.Get<ScreenShaker>().AddEffect(20, pos, 5);
 		}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/ProjectileInfo.cs b/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/ProjectileInfo.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index ec60bb164a..0000000000
--- a/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/ProjectileInfo.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-#region Copyright & License Information
-/*
- * Copyright 2007,2009,2010 Chris Forbes, Robert Pepperell, Matthew Bowra-Dean, Paul Chote, Alli Witheford.
- * This file is part of OpenRA.
- * 
- *  OpenRA is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- *  (at your option) any later version.
- * 
- *  OpenRA is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- *  GNU General Public License for more details.
- * 
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *  along with OpenRA.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-#endregion
-
-namespace OpenRA.GameRules
-{
-	public class ProjectileInfo
-	{
-		public readonly bool AA = false;
-		public readonly bool AG = true;
-		public readonly bool ASW = false;
-		public readonly bool Arcing = false;
-		public readonly int Arm = 0;
-		public readonly bool Degenerates = false;
-		public readonly bool High = false;
-		public readonly string Image = null;
-		public readonly bool Inaccurate = false;
-		public readonly bool Parachuted = false;
-		public readonly bool Proximity = false;
-		public readonly int ROT = 0;
-		public readonly bool Shadow = true;
-		public readonly bool UnderWater = false;
-		public readonly int RangeLimit = 0;
-
-		// OpenRA-specific:
-		public readonly string Trail = null;
-	}
-}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/Rules.cs b/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/Rules.cs
index cba40800be..640f61c027 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/Rules.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/Rules.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		public static Dictionary<string, List<string>> Categories = new Dictionary<string, List<string>>();
 		public static InfoLoader<WeaponInfo> WeaponInfo;
 		public static InfoLoader<WarheadInfo> WarheadInfo;
-		public static InfoLoader<ProjectileInfo> ProjectileInfo;
 		public static InfoLoader<VoiceInfo> VoiceInfo;
 		public static TechTree TechTree;
 
@@ -55,8 +54,6 @@ namespace OpenRA
 				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()));
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj b/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
index 26f1317686..3a98564aa4 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Effects\Explosion.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GameRules\Footprint.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GameRules\InfoLoader.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="GameRules\ProjectileInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GameRules\Rules.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GameRules\WarheadInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GameRules\WeaponInfo.cs" />