diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/effects.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/effects.dm
index faf140e9fa..40b573e837 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/effects.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/effects.dm
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 	layer = 5
 	var/angle = 0
 	var/call_time = 0
+	var/life_time = 2
+	var/alpha_modifier = 1
+	var/update_time = 0.6
 
 /obj/effect/projectile/New(var/turf/location)
 	if (istype(location))
@@ -19,12 +22,12 @@
 
 /obj/effect/projectile/proc/update()
 	var/dt = world.time - call_time
-	if(dt > 2)
+	if(dt > life_time)
 		loc = null
 		qdel(src)
 		return
-	alpha *= 0.9
-	spawn(0.3)
+	alpha *= alpha_modifier
+	spawn(update_time)
 		update()
 
 //----------------------------
@@ -51,24 +54,27 @@
 
 /obj/effect/projectile/impact
 	icon_state = "dust_cloud_generic"
+	life_time = 6
+	alpha_modifier = 0.9
+	update_time = 0.5
 	var/speed_modifier = 1
 
 /obj/effect/projectile/impact/activate(var/direction)
 	pixel_x = cos(direction) * 32
 	pixel_y = sin(direction) * 32
 	call_time = world.time
-	var/dispersion = rand(-30, 30)
+	var/dispersion = rand(-60, 60)
 	angle = direction + dispersion - 180
-	speed_modifier = sqrt(abs(dispersion))
+	speed_modifier *= sqrt(abs(dispersion)) * 0.5
 	update()
 
 /obj/effect/projectile/impact/update()
 	var/dt = world.time - call_time
-	if(dt > 5)
+	if(dt > life_time)
 		loc = null
 		qdel(src)
 		return
-	alpha *= 0.85
+	alpha *= alpha_modifier
 	var/ds = 20
 	if(speed_modifier != 0)
 		ds /= speed_modifier
@@ -76,15 +82,25 @@
 		ds /= dt 
 	pixel_x += cos(angle) * sqrt(ds)
 	pixel_y += sin(angle) * sqrt(ds)
-	spawn(0.4)
+	spawn(update_time)
 		update()
 
+/obj/effect/projectile/impact/heavy
+	icon_state = "dust_heavy_cloud_generic"
+	life_time = 10
+	alpha_modifier = 0.9
+	update_time = 0.6
+	speed_modifier = 1.5
+
 //----------------------------
 // Tracer
 //----------------------------
 
 /obj/effect/projectile/tracer
 	icon_state = "tracer_white"
+	life_time = 6
+	alpha_modifier = 0.9
+	update_time = 0.7
 
 /obj/effect/projectile/tracer/activate(var/direction, var/pixel_dist, var/turf/starting)
 	angle = direction
@@ -92,21 +108,23 @@
 	pixel_y = (sin(angle) * pixel_dist) - ((y - starting.y) * world.icon_size)
 	transform = turn(transform, -angle)
 	call_time = world.time
-	spawn(0.5)
+	spawn()
 		update()
 
 /obj/effect/projectile/tracer/update()
 	var/dt = world.time - call_time
-	if(dt > 2)
+	if(dt > life_time)
 		loc = null
 		qdel(src)
 		return
-	alpha *= 0.8
-	spawn(0.6)
+	alpha *= alpha_modifier
+	spawn(update_time)
 		update()
 
 /obj/effect/projectile/tracer/minor
 	alpha = 64
+	life_time = 3
+	alpha_modifier = 0.7
 
 /obj/effect/projectile/tracer/red
 	icon_state = "tracer_red"
@@ -115,4 +133,5 @@
 	icon_state = "tracer_green"
 
 /obj/effect/projectile/tracer/shell
-	icon_state = "shell_tracer_white"
\ No newline at end of file
+	icon_state = "shell_tracer_white"
+	life_time = 10
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile.dm
index 825e4a9981..b30175a9cd 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile.dm
@@ -706,6 +706,7 @@
 	if (istype(src, /obj/item/projectile/shell))
 		if (loc == trajectory.target)
 			var/obj/item/projectile/shell/S = src
+			on_impact(T)
 			S.initiate(loc)
 			return FALSE
 
diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/cannon.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/cannon.dm
index c7ec32c361..8c26c568a7 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/cannon.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/cannon.dm
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@
 	atype = "HE"
 	tracer_type = /obj/effect/projectile/tracer/shell
 	muzzle_type = /obj/effect/projectile/bullet/muzzle
+	impact_type = /obj/effect/projectile/impact/heavy
 	var/turf/targloc = null
 	var/initiated = FALSE
 
-/obj/item/projectile/shell/update_icon()
+/obj/item/projectile/shell/New()
 	..()
 	icon_state = "[atype]_shell"
 
@@ -40,12 +41,11 @@
 	return ..()
 
 /obj/item/projectile/shell/on_impact(var/atom/A)
-	impact_effect(effect_transform)		// generate impact effect
 	playsound(src, "ric_sound", 50, TRUE, -2)
 	if (istype(A, /turf))
 		var/turf/T = A
 		if (atype == "cannonball")
-			if (!istype(T, /turf/floor/beach) && !istype(T, /turf/floor/broken_floor))
+			if (!istype(T, /turf/floor/beach) && !istype(T, /turf/floor/broken_floor) && !istype(T, /turf/floor/trench))
 				T.ChangeTurf(/turf/floor/dirt/burned)
 			explosion(T, 1, 1, 1, 2)
 		else
@@ -56,6 +56,17 @@
 			qdel(src)
 	return TRUE
 
+/obj/item/projectile/shell/impact_effect()
+	if (ispath(impact_type))
+		var/turf/effect_loc = null
+		if(permutated.len > 0)
+			effect_loc = permutated[permutated.len]
+		else
+			effect_loc = starting
+		for(var/i = 0, i < 10, i++)
+			var/obj/effect/projectile/P = new impact_type(effect_loc)
+			if (istype(P))
+				P.activate(get_angle())
 
 /obj/item/projectile/shell/launch(atom/target, mob/user, obj/structure/cannon/modern/tank/launcher)
 	targloc = get_turf(target)
@@ -97,7 +108,8 @@
 	if(!T)
 		return
 	var/caliber_modifier = clamp(round(caliber / 50), 0, 4)
-
+	if (!istype(T, /turf/floor/beach) && !istype(T, /turf/floor/broken_floor) && !istype(T, /turf/floor/trench))
+		T.ChangeTurf(/turf/floor/dirt/burned)
 	if (atype == "HE")
 		var/he_range = caliber_modifier
 		var/list/fragment_types = list(/obj/item/projectile/bullet/pellet/fragment/short_range = 1)
@@ -183,8 +195,9 @@
 	icon = 'icons/obj/projectiles.dmi'
 	icon_state = "bullet"
 
-/obj/item/projectile/shell/autocannon/update_icon()
-	return
+/obj/item/projectile/shell/autocannon/New()
+	..()
+	icon_state = "bullet"
 
 /obj/item/projectile/shell/autocannon/a20_aphe
 	atype = "AP"
diff --git a/icons/effects/projectiles.dmi b/icons/effects/projectiles.dmi
index 36b25cf129..c84c6b6ce8 100644
Binary files a/icons/effects/projectiles.dmi and b/icons/effects/projectiles.dmi differ