diff --git a/battlefield.lua b/battlefield.lua
--- a/battlefield.lua
+++ b/battlefield.lua
@@ -431,12 +431,12 @@ bf_wait = obj {
 combatant = function(tab)
     tab.canshoot = function(s)
         local dist = math.sqrt((s.x - here().plX) * (s.x - here().plX) + (s.y - here().plY) * (s.y - here().plY));
-        return dist < 4 and not tab.ally;
+        return dist < 6 and not tab.ally;
     end;
     
     tab.onthrust = function(s)
-        local dist = here().getDistance(here().plX, here().plY, s.x, s.y);
-        if (rnd(4) > dist) then
+        local dist = math.sqrt((s.x - here().plX) * (s.x - here().plX) + (s.y - here().plY) * (s.y - here().plY));
+        if (rnd(4) > dist - 2) then
             tab.hp = tab.hp - 2;
             if (tab.hp > 0) then
                 p(tab.thrustHit);
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ combatant = function(tab)
         here():make_turn();
     end;
     tab.onshoot = function(s)
-        local dist = math.sqrt((s.x - here().plX) * (s.x - here().plX) + (s.y - here().plY) * (s.y - here().plY));--here().getDistance(here().plX, here().plY, s.x, s.y);
+        local dist = math.sqrt((s.x - here().plX) * (s.x - here().plX) + (s.y - here().plY) * (s.y - here().plY));
         if (rnd(4) > dist - 2) then
             if (dist == 0) then
                 tab.hp = tab.hp - 2;