diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Bullet.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Bullet.cs
index 0e3e255a06..79610653c8 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Bullet.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Bullet.cs
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 			{
 				game.world.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Remove(this));
 				game.PlaySound("kaboom25.aud", false);
+				game.world.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Add(new Explosion(Dest, game)));
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Explosion.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Explosion.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..63a1eaf2dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Explosion.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using OpenRa.Game.Graphics;
+using IjwFramework.Types;
+using OpenRa.Game.GameRules;
+
+namespace OpenRa.Game
+{
+	class Explosion : IEffect
+	{
+		Animation anim;
+		int2 pos;
+
+		public Explosion(int2 pixelPos, Game g)
+		{
+			this.pos = pixelPos;
+
+			anim = new Animation("veh-hit3");
+			anim.PlayThen("idle", () => g.world.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Remove(this)));
+		}
+
+		public void Tick(Game g) { anim.Tick(); }
+
+		public IEnumerable<Pair<Sprite, float2>> Render()
+		{
+			yield return Pair.New(anim.Image, pos.ToFloat2() - 0.5f * anim.Image.size);
+		}
+
+		public Player Owner { get { return null; } }
+	}
+}
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs
index c32ed17a2f..a2b284aa20 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game.Graphics
 			foreach (Actor a in game.world.Actors)
 				DrawSpriteList(a.Owner, rect, a.Render());
 
-			foreach (IEffect e in game.world.Bullets)
+			foreach (IEffect e in game.world.Effects)
 				DrawSpriteList(e.Owner, rect, e.Render());
 
             uiOverlay.Draw();
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
index 57004ee3a0..cb4bef35b9 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Bullet.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Controller.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Cursor.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Explosion.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GameRules\FieldLoader.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GameRules\Footprint.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GameRules\InfoLoader.cs" />
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/World.cs b/OpenRa.Game/World.cs
index 83533b21ee..05ffa41292 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/World.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/World.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 	class World
 	{
 		List<Actor> actors = new List<Actor>();
-		List<IEffect> bullets = new List<IEffect>();
+		List<IEffect> effects = new List<IEffect>();
 		List<Action<World>> frameEndActions = new List<Action<World>>();
 		readonly Game game;
 		int lastTime = Environment.TickCount;
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 		public void Add(Actor a) { actors.Add(a); ActorAdded(a); }
 		public void Remove(Actor a) { actors.Remove(a); ActorRemoved(a); }
 
-		public void Add(Bullet b) { bullets.Add(b); }
-		public void Remove(Bullet b) { bullets.Remove(b); }
+		public void Add(IEffect b) { effects.Add(b); }
+		public void Remove(IEffect b) { effects.Remove(b); }
 
 		public void AddFrameEndTask( Action<World> a ) { frameEndActions.Add( a ); }
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 
 				foreach( var a in actors )
 					a.Tick(game);
-				foreach (var b in bullets)
+				foreach (var b in effects)
 					b.Tick(game);
 
 				Renderer.waterFrame += 0.00125f * timestep;
@@ -53,6 +53,6 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 		}
 
 		public IEnumerable<Actor> Actors { get { return actors; } }
-		public IEnumerable<IEffect> Bullets { get { return bullets; } }
+		public IEnumerable<IEffect> Effects { get { return effects; } }
 	}
 }
diff --git a/sequences.xml b/sequences.xml
index 75922cd451..713e2819e5 100644
--- a/sequences.xml
+++ b/sequences.xml
@@ -341,5 +341,9 @@
 	<unit name="120mm">
 		<sequence name="idle" start="0" length="1" />
 	</unit>
+
+	<unit name="veh-hit3">
+		<sequence name="idle" start="0" length="*" />
+	</unit>
 	
 </sequences>