diff --git a/NewGameSettings.cpp b/NewGameSettings.cpp
index 7f310c74..560543f4 100644
--- a/NewGameSettings.cpp
+++ b/NewGameSettings.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #define SET_TACTICAL_AI "JA2 Tactical AI Settings"
 #define SET_GRAPHIC "JA2 Graphic Settings"
 #define SET_GAMEPLAY "JA2 Gameplay Settings"
+#define SET_SOUND "JA2 Sound Settings"
 
 
 UINT8 gubDeadLockDelay = 15;
@@ -49,10 +50,12 @@ BOOLEAN gfEnableEmergencyButton_SkipStrategicEvents = FALSE;
 BOOLEAN gfAllowMilitiaGroups = TRUE;
 BOOLEAN gfAllowReinforcments = TRUE;
 BOOLEAN gfAllowReinforcmentsOnlyInCity = FALSE;
-UINT32 guiBaseQueenPoolIncrement = 60;
+UINT32	guiBaseQueenPoolIncrement = 60;
 
 BOOLEAN fAllowTacticalMilitiaCommand = TRUE;
 
+UINT32 guiWeaponSoundEffectsVolume = 0;
+
 typedef struct
 {
 	CHAR8* strParamName;
@@ -75,6 +78,7 @@ enum
 
 TSetting gpSettings[] = 
 {	
+	//Video settings
 	{"fVSync", SET_RESOLUTION, &gfVSync, VT_BOOLEAN},
 	
 	{"PlayerTurnSpeedUpFactor", SET_TURN_SPEED, (LPVOID)&gubPlayerTurnSpeedUpFactor, VT_UINT8},
@@ -83,6 +87,9 @@ TSetting gpSettings[] =
 	{"MilitiaTurnSpeedUpFactor", SET_TURN_SPEED, (LPVOID)&gubMilitiaTurnSpeedUpFactor, VT_UINT8},
 	{"CivTurnSpeedUpFactor", SET_TURN_SPEED, (LPVOID)&gubCivTurnSpeedUpFactor, VT_UINT8},
 
+	//Sound settings
+	{"WeaponSoundEffectsVolume", SET_SOUND, &guiWeaponSoundEffectsVolume, VT_UINT32},
+
 	// Militia Settings
 	{"AllowTacticalMilitiaCommand", SET_TACTICAL, &fAllowTacticalMilitiaCommand, VT_BOOLEAN},
 	
diff --git a/Utils/Sound Control.cpp b/Utils/Sound Control.cpp
index 8009ac44..da61cb33 100644
--- a/Utils/Sound Control.cpp	
+++ b/Utils/Sound Control.cpp	
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ UINT32 MIDVOLUME								START_MIDVOLUME;
 UINT32 HIGHVOLUME								START_HIGHVOLUME;
 */
 
+extern UINT32 guiWeaponSoundEffectsVolume;
+
 UINT32	guiSpeechVolume = MIDVOLUME;
 UINT32	guiSoundEffectsVolume = MIDVOLUME;
 
@@ -437,17 +439,30 @@ BOOLEAN ShutdownJA2Sound( )
 
 UINT32 PlayJA2Sample( UINT32 usNum, UINT32 usRate, UINT32 ubVolume, UINT32 ubLoops, UINT32 uiPan )
 {
-  SOUNDPARMS spParms;
+	//SoundLog((CHAR8 *)String(" Play sound %s on volume %d", szSoundEffects[usNum], ubVolume));
+
+	SOUNDPARMS spParms;
 
 	memset(&spParms, 0xff, sizeof(SOUNDPARMS));
 
 	spParms.uiSpeed = usRate;
-	spParms.uiVolume = CalculateSoundEffectsVolume( ubVolume );
-    spParms.uiVolume &= 0xFFL;
+	
+	if ( strstr( szSoundEffects[usNum], "WEAPONS" ) == NULL )
+	{
+		spParms.uiVolume = CalculateSoundEffectsVolume( ubVolume );		
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		spParms.uiVolume = (UINT32)( ( ubVolume / (FLOAT) HIGHVOLUME ) * guiSoundEffectsVolume +.5 ) * (1 + guiWeaponSoundEffectsVolume / 100);
+	}
+
+	spParms.uiVolume &= 0xFFL;
 	spParms.uiLoop = ubLoops;
 	spParms.uiPan = uiPan & 0xFFL;
 	spParms.uiPriority=GROUP_PLAYER;
 
+	//SoundLog((CHAR8 *)String(" Play sound %s on volume %d", szSoundEffects[usNum], spParms.uiVolume));
+
 	return(SoundPlay(szSoundEffects[usNum], &spParms));
 }
 
@@ -470,20 +485,30 @@ UINT32 PlayJA2StreamingSample( UINT32 usNum, UINT32 usRate, UINT32 ubVolume, UIN
 
 UINT32 PlayJA2SampleFromFile( STR8 szFileName, UINT32 usRate, UINT32 ubVolume, UINT32 ubLoops, UINT32 uiPan )
 {
-
+	//SoundLog((CHAR8 *)String(" Play sound %s on volume %d", szFileName, ubVolume));
 	// does the same thing as PlayJA2Sound, but one only has to pass the filename, not the index of the sound array
 
-  SOUNDPARMS spParms;
+	SOUNDPARMS spParms;
 
 	memset(&spParms, 0xff, sizeof(SOUNDPARMS));
 
 	spParms.uiSpeed = usRate;
-	spParms.uiVolume = CalculateSoundEffectsVolume( ubVolume );
+
+	if ( strstr( szFileName, "WEAPONS" ) == NULL )
+	{
+		spParms.uiVolume = CalculateSoundEffectsVolume( ubVolume );
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		spParms.uiVolume = (UINT32)( ( ubVolume / (FLOAT) HIGHVOLUME ) * guiSoundEffectsVolume +.5 ) * (1 + guiWeaponSoundEffectsVolume / 100);
+	}
+	
 	spParms.uiLoop = ubLoops;
 	spParms.uiPan = uiPan;
 	spParms.uiPriority=GROUP_PLAYER;
 
-	//return(SoundPlay(szFileName, &spParms));
+	//SoundLog((CHAR8 *)String(" Play sound %s on volume %d", szFileName, spParms.uiVolume));
+
 	return(SoundPlay((STR) szFileName, &spParms));
 }