diff --git a/Models/Armament/Weapons/LAU-68/Hydra70.xml b/Models/Armament/Weapons/LAU-68/Hydra70.xml
index 62144dc23..13f0e59d9 100644
--- a/Models/Armament/Weapons/LAU-68/Hydra70.xml
+++ b/Models/Armament/Weapons/LAU-68/Hydra70.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,19 @@
   <name>Hydra 70</name>
   <path>Hydra70.ac</path>
 
+  <!--animation> for testing
+    <type>scale</type>
+    <object-name>Hydra70</object-name>
+        <x-offset>100</x-offset>
+        <y-offset>100</y-offset>
+        <z-offset>100</z-offset>
+        <center>
+           <x-m> 0  </x-m>
+           <y-m> 0   </y-m>
+           <z-m> 0   </z-m>
+        </center>
+  </animation-->
+
   <effect>
         <inherits-from>Aircraft/f16/Models/Effects/fuselage/model-combined-fuselage</inherits-from>
         <parameters>
diff --git a/Models/Armament/Weapons/LAU-68/rocket-explosion.xml b/Models/Armament/Weapons/LAU-68/rocket-explosion.xml
index 288609c0c..6cbe5537a 100644
--- a/Models/Armament/Weapons/LAU-68/rocket-explosion.xml
+++ b/Models/Armament/Weapons/LAU-68/rocket-explosion.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
      <name>rocket-explosion</name>
      <texture>../smoke.png</texture>
 
-     <emissive type="bool">false</emissive>
+     <emissive type="bool">true</emissive>
      <lighting type="bool">false</lighting>
 
      <attach>world</attach>
diff --git a/Models/Armament/Weapons/LAU-68/rocket-submodel.xml b/Models/Armament/Weapons/LAU-68/rocket-submodel.xml
index c742e27e2..cd2f083aa 100644
--- a/Models/Armament/Weapons/LAU-68/rocket-submodel.xml
+++ b/Models/Armament/Weapons/LAU-68/rocket-submodel.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 		<buoyancy>32.1</buoyancy>
                 <aero-stabilised>false</aero-stabilised>
                 <fuse-range>0</fuse-range>
-		<life>20</life>
+		<life>2</life>
+		<random>false</random>
 	</submodel>