diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Cargo.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Cargo.cs
index 338164558e..64269e2cda 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Cargo.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Cargo.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 		public readonly int PipCount = 0;
 		public readonly string[] Types = { };
 		public readonly int UnloadFacing = 0;
+		public readonly string[] InitialUnits = { };
 
 		public object Create( ActorInitializer init ) { return new Cargo( init, this ); }
 	}
@@ -46,6 +47,17 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 				cargo = init.Get<CargoInit,Actor[]>().ToList();
 				totalWeight = cargo.Sum( c => GetWeight(c) );
 			}
+			else
+			{
+				foreach (var u in info.InitialUnits)
+				{
+					var unit = self.World.CreateActor(false, u.ToLowerInvariant(),
+						new TypeDictionary { new OwnerInit(self.Owner) });
+
+					if (CanLoad(self, unit))
+						Load(self,unit);
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
 		public IEnumerable<IOrderTargeter> Orders