diff --git a/Tactical/Interface Items.cpp b/Tactical/Interface Items.cpp
index a3db4145..ed109665 100644
--- a/Tactical/Interface Items.cpp	
+++ b/Tactical/Interface Items.cpp	
@@ -5733,7 +5733,7 @@ void ItemDescAttachmentsCallback( MOUSE_REGION * pRegion, INT32 iReason )
 			if ( !gpItemPointerSoldier || EnoughPoints( gpItemPointerSoldier, AttachmentAPCost( gpItemPointer->usItem, gpItemDescObject, gpItemPointerSoldier ), 0, TRUE ) )
 			{
 //				if ( (Item[ gpItemPointer->usItem ].fFlags & ITEM_INSEPARABLE) && ValidAttachment( gpItemPointer->usItem, gpItemDescObject->usItem ) )
-				if ( (Item[ gpItemPointer->usItem ].inseparable ) && ValidAttachment( gpItemPointer->usItem, gpItemDescObject ) )
+				if ( (Item[ gpItemPointer->usItem ].inseparable == 1) && ValidAttachment( gpItemPointer->usItem, gpItemDescObject ) )
 				{
 					iItemPosition = uiItemPos;
 					gbMessageBoxSubObject = (UINT8)ubStatusIndex;
diff --git a/Tactical/Item Types.h b/Tactical/Item Types.h
index 57a52c20..6abcc924 100644
--- a/Tactical/Item Types.h	
+++ b/Tactical/Item Types.h	
@@ -806,7 +806,11 @@ typedef struct
 	BOOLEAN defaultundroppable;
 	BOOLEAN unaerodynamic;
 	BOOLEAN electronic;
-	BOOLEAN inseparable;
+	UINT8 inseparable; //Madd:Normally, an inseparable attachment can never be removed.  
+						//But now we will make it so that these items can be replaced, but still not removed directly.
+						//0 = removeable (as before)
+						//1 = inseparable (as before)
+						//2 = inseparable, but replaceable
 
 	CHAR16 szLongItemName[80];
 	CHAR16 szItemDesc[400];
diff --git a/Tactical/Items.cpp b/Tactical/Items.cpp
index 7d53ced8..9e2f4b8e 100644
--- a/Tactical/Items.cpp
+++ b/Tactical/Items.cpp
@@ -2308,7 +2308,7 @@ BOOLEAN ValidItemAttachmentSlot( OBJECTTYPE * pObj, UINT16 usAttachment, BOOLEAN
 		ubSlotIndex = usAttachmentSlotIndexVector[slotCount];
 
 		//WarmSteel - does this particular slot already hold an item? :( If we have a pAttachInSlot we're trying to switch, so then it doesn't matter.
-		if(!fIgnoreAttachmentInSlot && pAttachment->exists() && fAttemptingAttachment && (!ppAttachInSlot || Item[pAttachment->usItem].inseparable)){
+		if(!fIgnoreAttachmentInSlot && pAttachment->exists() && fAttemptingAttachment && (!ppAttachInSlot || Item[pAttachment->usItem].inseparable == 1)){
 			//If we have a parameter to return pAttachment to, store it, else the item does not attach to this slot.
 			fSimilarItems = TRUE;
 			usSimilarItem = pAttachment->usItem;
diff --git a/Utils/XML_Items.cpp b/Utils/XML_Items.cpp
index 075292e5..9f973c84 100644
--- a/Utils/XML_Items.cpp
+++ b/Utils/XML_Items.cpp
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ itemEndElementHandle(void *userData, const XML_Char *name)
 		else if(strcmp(name, "Inseparable")	 == 0)
 		{
 			pData->curElement = ELEMENT;
-			pData->curItem.inseparable = (BOOLEAN) atol(pData->szCharData);
+			pData->curItem.inseparable = (UINT8) atol(pData->szCharData);
 		}
 		else if(strcmp(name, "BR_NewInventory")	 == 0)
 		{