diff --git a/Source/CombatExtended/CombatExtended/Verbs/VerbCIWS.cs b/Source/CombatExtended/CombatExtended/Verbs/VerbCIWS.cs
index d93303017e..fbbef8bc5d 100644
--- a/Source/CombatExtended/CombatExtended/Verbs/VerbCIWS.cs
+++ b/Source/CombatExtended/CombatExtended/Verbs/VerbCIWS.cs
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public override bool TryFindCEShootLineFromTo(IntVec3 root, LocalTargetInfo targ
                 resultingLine = new ShootLine(Shooter.Position, new IntVec3((int)targetPos.x, (int)y, (int)targetPos.z));
                 return true;
             }
-            var midBurst = numShotsFired > 0;
+            var midBurst = MidBurst;
             var ticksToSkip = (Caster as Building_TurretGunCE)?.CurrentTarget.IsValid ?? CurrentTarget.IsValid ? this.BurstWarmupTicksLeft : VerbPropsCE.warmupTime.SecondsToTicks();
             var instant = projectilePropsCE.isInstant;
             if (instant)
diff --git a/Source/CombatExtended/CombatExtended/Verbs/Verb_LaunchProjectileCE.cs b/Source/CombatExtended/CombatExtended/Verbs/Verb_LaunchProjectileCE.cs
index 2e060cb1b6..208d0ab05d 100644
--- a/Source/CombatExtended/CombatExtended/Verbs/Verb_LaunchProjectileCE.cs
+++ b/Source/CombatExtended/CombatExtended/Verbs/Verb_LaunchProjectileCE.cs
@@ -468,7 +468,9 @@ public virtual float GetTargetHeight(LocalTargetInfo target, Thing cover, bool r
             }
             return targetHeight;
         }
-        protected virtual bool LockRotationAndAngle => numShotsFired > 0;
+        public bool MidBurst => numShotsFired > 0;
+        protected virtual bool LockRotationAndAngle => MidBurst;
+
         public virtual void ShiftTarget(ShiftVecReport report, bool calculateMechanicalOnly = false, bool isInstant = false, bool midBurst = false)
         {
             ShiftTarget(report, report.target.Thing?.TrueCenter() ?? report.target.Cell.ToVector3Shifted(), calculateMechanicalOnly, isInstant);