diff -r 8056d82b4d23 -r fc73b6e941f7 hedgewars/HHHandlers.inc
--- a/hedgewars/HHHandlers.inc	Sun Aug 14 16:59:55 2011 -0400
+++ b/hedgewars/HHHandlers.inc	Sun Aug 14 17:42:26 2011 -0400
@@ -582,7 +582,18 @@
                     i:= 0;
                     while i < Gear^.Health do
                         begin
-                        AddVisualGear(hwRound(HH^.X), hwRound(HH^.Y), vgtHealth);
+                        vga:= AddVisualGear(hwRound(HH^.X), hwRound(HH^.Y), vgtStraightShot);
+                        if vga <> nil then
+                            with vga^ do
+                                begin
+                                dx:= 0.001 * random(45);
+                                dy:= 0.001 * (random(20) + 25);
+                                Tint:= $00FF00FF;
+                                State:= ord(sprHealth);
+                                if random(2) = 0 then dx := -dx;
+                                Frame:= 0;
+                                FrameTicks:= random(750) + 1250;
+                                end;
                         inc(i, 5);
                         end;
                     end;