diff --git a/constants.asm b/constants.asm
index ef17ac9..d762e06 100644
--- a/constants.asm
+++ b/constants.asm
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ WeaponPriceH ; weapons prices (tables with prices of weapons)
   .by >price_Force_Shield___
   .by >price_Super_Mag______
   .by >price_Bouncy_Castle__
-  .by >price_Fuel_Tank______
+  .by >price_Long_Barrel____
   .by >price_Nuclear_Winter_
 
 WeaponPriceL
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ WeaponPriceL
   .by <price_Force_Shield___
   .by <price_Super_Mag______
   .by <price_Bouncy_Castle__
-  .by <price_Fuel_Tank______
+  .by <price_Long_Barrel____
   .by <price_Nuclear_Winter_
 
 ;-------------------------------------------------
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ WeaponUnits
   .by 3  ;Force_Shield___
   .by 2  ;Super_Mag______
   .by 1  ;Auto_Defense___
-  .by 10 ;Fuel_Tank______
+  .by 1  ;Long_Barrel____
   .by 1  ;Nuclear_Winter_
 
 PurchaseMeTable ;weapons good to be purchased by the robot 
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ PurchaseMeTable ;weapons good to be purchased by the robot
 	; "Vert Guidance   ","Lazy Boy        ","Parachute       ","Strong Parachute"
 	.by %01000011
 	; "Mag Deflector   ","Shield          ","Heavy Shield    ","Force Shield    "
-	; "Super Mag       ","Bouncy Castle   ","Fuel Tank       ","Nuclear Winter  "
+	; "Super Mag       ","Bouncy Castle   ","Long Barrel     ","Nuclear Winter  "
 	.by %11110100
  
 PurchaseMeTable2 ;weapons good to be purchased by the robot (Cyborg)
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ PurchaseMeTable2 ;weapons good to be purchased by the robot (Cyborg)
 	; "Vert Guidance   ","Lazy Boy        ","Parachute       ","Strong Parachute"
 	.by %01000001
 	; "Mag Deflector   ","Shield          ","Heavy Shield    ","Force Shield    "
-	; "Super Mag       ","Bouncy Castle   ","Fuel Tank       ","Nuclear Winter  "
+	; "Super Mag       ","Bouncy Castle   ","Long Barrel     ","Nuclear Winter  "
 	.by %10110100
 
 ;-------------------------------------------------
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ WeaponSymbols
     .by $20,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00
     .by $00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00
     .by $5f,$1c,$03,$06,$1d,$0a,$1b,$1b  ; defensives
-    .by $1e,$3b,$3d,$3c,$3e,$3f,$5e,$7d
+    .by $1e,$3b,$3d,$3c,$3e,$3f,$1d,$7d
 
 ; Names of weapons (16 chars long)
 NamesOfWeapons ;the comment is an index in the tables
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ NamesOfWeapons ;the comment is an index in the tables
     dta d"Force Shield    " ; 59    - shield with energy and parachute                         
     dta d"Super Mag       " ; 60               
     dta d"Bouncy Castle   " ; 61    - with shield and energy                                            
-    dta d"Fuel Tank       " ; 62                                              
+    dta d"Long Barrel     " ; 62                                              
     dta d"Nuclear Winter  " ; 63
 DefensiveEnergy = * - 48
 	.by 00	; White Flag
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ DefensiveEnergy = * - 48
 	.by 99	; Force Shield
 	.by 00	; Super Mag
 	.by 99	; Bouncy Castle
-	.by 00	; Fuel Tank
+	.by 00	; Long Barrel
 	.by 00	; Nuclear Winter
 weaponsOfDeath
 	dta 1,2,3,7,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27
diff --git a/definitions.asm b/definitions.asm
index bb6efe9..1e0987e 100644
--- a/definitions.asm
+++ b/definitions.asm
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ maxOptions = 8  ;number of all options
 PMOffsetX = $2C ; P/M to graphics offset
 PMOffsetY = $23 ; P/M to graphics offset
 napalmRadius = 10
+StandardBarrel = 6 ; standard tank barrel length
+LongBarrel = 20	; long barrel length
 
 TextBackgroundColor = $02   ; REAL constans - use: LDA #TextBackgroundColor
 TextForegroundColor = $0A
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ price_Heavy_Shield___ =   628     ;_58
 price_Force_Shield___ =  1100     ;_59            
 price_Super_Mag______ = $ffff     ;_60            
 price_Bouncy_Castle__ =   512     ;_61            
-price_Fuel_Tank______ = $ffff     ;_62            
+price_Long_Barrel____ =   920     ;_62            
 price_Nuclear_Winter_ =  1000     ;_63
 ;Weapon indexes (numbers)
 ind_Baby_Missile___ = 0
@@ -160,7 +162,7 @@ ind_Heavy_Shield___ = 58
 ind_Force_Shield___ = 59            
 ind_Super_Mag______ = 60            
 ind_Bouncy_Castle__ = 61            
-ind_Fuel_Tank______ = 62            
+ind_Long_Barrel____ = 62            
 ind_Nuclear_Winter_ = 63
 ;--------------------------------
 ; names of RMT instruments (sfx)
diff --git a/grafproc.asm b/grafproc.asm
index b157fba..7e47905 100644
--- a/grafproc.asm
+++ b/grafproc.asm
@@ -1938,6 +1938,8 @@ X    lda XtanksTableL,x
   ;  mva #1 color
     ldx TankNr
     jsr SetupXYdraw
+	lda BarrelLength,x
+	sta yc	; current tank barrel length
     lda angleTable,x
     sta Angle
     jsr DrawBarrelTech
@@ -2002,7 +2004,7 @@ YangleUnder90
     ; 2. add vx and vy to 3 byte variables xdraw.fx, ydraw.fy
     ; 3 check length, if shorter, go to 1.
     
-    mva #6 yc  ; barrel length
+ ;   mva #6 yc  ; barrel length
 barrelLoop
     
     lda goleft
@@ -2042,7 +2044,7 @@ ybarrel
     sbc #0
     sta ydraw+1
     
-    jsr plot.MakePlot
+    jsr plot ;.MakePlot
 
     dec yc
     bne barrelLoop
diff --git a/scorch.asm b/scorch.asm
index ce89dca..1fa8025 100644
--- a/scorch.asm
+++ b/scorch.asm
@@ -358,6 +358,8 @@ SettingEnergies
       sta Energy,x
       sta eXistenZ,x
       sta LASTeXistenZ,x
+	  lda #StandardBarrel	; standard barrel length
+	  sta BarrelLength,x
       ; anything in eXistenZ table means that this tank exist
       ; in the given round
       lda #<1000
@@ -959,14 +961,14 @@ deletePtr = temp
       inw deletePtr
       cpw deletePtr #variablesEnd
     bne @-
-    
+
     mwa #1024 RandBoundaryHigh
     mva #$ff LastWeapon
     sta HowMuchToFall
     mva #1 color
     
-    jsr WeaponCleanup    
-    
+	jsr SetStandardBarrels
+    jsr WeaponCleanup        
     
     mva #>WeaponFont chbas
 
@@ -1023,6 +1025,15 @@ MakeTanksVisible
     rts
 .endp
 ;--------------------------------------------------
+.proc SetStandardBarrels
+    ldx #maxPlayers-1
+	lda #StandardBarrel	; standard barrel length
+@	sta BarrelLength,x
+	dex
+	bpl @-
+	rts
+.endp
+;--------------------------------------------------
 .proc SetPMWidth
     lda #$00
     sta sizep0 ; P0-P3 widths
diff --git a/scorch.xex b/scorch.xex
index 39e2ef4..92e0efa 100644
Binary files a/scorch.xex and b/scorch.xex differ
diff --git a/textproc.asm b/textproc.asm
index 6cac8d7..ee1e2d3 100644
--- a/textproc.asm
+++ b/textproc.asm
@@ -837,6 +837,12 @@ invSelectDef
     mva #99 Energy,x
     bne DecreaseDefensive ; bypass activation
 NotBattery
+	cmp #ind_Long_Barrel____
+	bne NotBarrel
+	; if activate long barrel, we do it differently too
+    mva #LongBarrel BarrelLength,x
+    bne DecreaseDefensive ; bypass activation	
+NotBarrel
     cmp #ind_White_Flag_____
     bne NotWhiteFlag
     cmp ActiveDefenceWeapon,x
@@ -1959,6 +1965,7 @@ MakeAllTanksVisible
 	sta ActiveDefenceWeapon,x
     dex
     bpl MakeAllTanksVisible
+	jsr SetStandardBarrels
 
 	; start music and animations
     lda #song_ending_looped
diff --git a/variables.asm b/variables.asm
index a206f04..4ca5481 100644
--- a/variables.asm
+++ b/variables.asm
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ MaxForceTableL ;Energy of the tank during the round
 MaxForceTableH
     .DS [MaxPlayers]
 ;----------------------------------------------------
-
-
+BarrelLength ;length of the tank barrel - dont forget to set it to 6 at round start!
+    .DS [MaxPlayers]
 ActiveWeapon ;number of the selected weapon
     .DS [MaxPlayers]
 ActiveDefenceWeapon ;number of the activated defence weapon - 0