diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Game.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Game.cs
index a5563101ce..8dee81b601 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Game.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Game.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ using OpenRa.TechTree;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.Linq;
 using IrrKlang;
-using IjwFramework.Collections;
+using IjwFramework.Collections;
+using System;
+using IjwFramework.Types;
 
 namespace OpenRa.Game
 {
@@ -170,6 +172,14 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 				return int.MaxValue;
 
 			return BuildingInfluence.GetDistanceToBuilding(b);
-		}
+		}
+
+		public static Random SharedRandom = new Random();		/* for things that require sync */
+		public static Random CosmeticRandom = new Random();		/* for things that are just fluff */
+
+		public static readonly Pair<VoicePool, VoicePool> SovietVoices =
+			Pair.New(
+				new VoicePool("ackno", "affirm1", "noprob", "overout", "ritaway", "roger", "ugotit"),
+				new VoicePool("await1", "ready", "report1", "yessir1"));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/MoveOrder.cs b/OpenRa.Game/MoveOrder.cs
index ccedbe37e7..d441b56368 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/MoveOrder.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/MoveOrder.cs
@@ -18,13 +18,21 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 		{
 			this.Unit = unit;
 			this.Destination = destination;
+		}
+
+		string GetVoiceSuffix()
+		{
+			var suffixes = new[] { ".r01", ".r03" };
+			return suffixes[Unit.traits.Get<Traits.Mobile>().Voice];
 		}
 
 		public override void Apply( bool leftMouseButton )
 		{
 			if (leftMouseButton) return;
+			
 			if (Game.LocalPlayer == Unit.Owner)
-				Game.PlaySound("ackno.r00", false);
+				Game.PlaySound(Game.SovietVoices.First.GetNext() + GetVoiceSuffix(), false);
+
 			var mobile = Unit.traits.Get<Traits.Mobile>();
 			mobile.destination = Destination;
 			mobile.desiredFacing = null;
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
index 132ec45043..8f01a9917f 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Graphics\Vertex.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Graphics\Viewport.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UnitOrderGenerator.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="VoicePool.cs" />
     <Compile Include="World.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Mobile.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Mobile.cs
index 8c16f986f1..f1d4b7da43 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Mobile.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Mobile.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game.Traits
 		public int moveFraction, moveFractionTotal;
 		public int facing;
 		public int? desiredFacing;
+		public int Voice = Game.CosmeticRandom.Next(2);
 
 		public Mobile(Actor self)
 		{
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/VoicePool.cs b/OpenRa.Game/VoicePool.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..100f655c77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/VoicePool.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace OpenRa.Game
+{
+	class VoicePool
+	{
+		readonly string[] clips;
+		readonly List<string> liveclips = new List<string>();
+
+		public VoicePool(params string[] clips)
+		{
+			this.clips = clips;
+		}
+
+		public string GetNext()
+		{
+			if (liveclips.Count == 0)
+				liveclips.AddRange(clips);
+
+			var i = Game.CosmeticRandom.Next(liveclips.Count);
+			var s = liveclips[i];
+			liveclips.RemoveAt(i);
+			return s;
+		}
+	}
+}