diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Crates/ExplodeCrateAction.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Crates/ExplodeCrateAction.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6bd2eece05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Crates/ExplodeCrateAction.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using OpenRA.Traits;
+using OpenRA.Effects;
+
+namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Crates
+{
+	class ExplodeCrateActionInfo : ITraitInfo
+	{
+		public string Weapon = null;
+		public int SelectionShares = 5;
+
+		public object Create(Actor self) { return new ExplodeCrateAction(self, this); }
+	}
+
+	class ExplodeCrateAction : ICrateAction
+	{
+		Actor self;
+		ExplodeCrateActionInfo info;
+
+		public ExplodeCrateAction(Actor self, ExplodeCrateActionInfo info)
+		{
+			this.self = self;
+		}
+
+		public int SelectionShares
+		{
+			get { return info.SelectionShares; }
+		}
+
+		public void Activate(Actor collector)
+		{
+			self.World.AddFrameEndTask(
+				w => w.Add(new Bullet(info.Weapon, self.Owner,
+					self, self.CenterLocation.ToInt2(), self.CenterLocation.ToInt2(),
+					0, 0)));
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
index 796b5cf958..2f3c1499ef 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Activities\Steal.cs" />
     <Compile Include="C4Demolition.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Crates\ArmorUpgradeCrateAction.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Crates\ExplodeCrateAction.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Crates\FirepowerUpgradeCrateAction.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Crates\GiveCashCrateAction.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Effects\CrateEffect.cs" />