diff --git a/rts/Sim/Weapons/WeaponDef.cpp b/rts/Sim/Weapons/WeaponDef.cpp
index 9dad7e8c611..1c4515f0a84 100644
--- a/rts/Sim/Weapons/WeaponDef.cpp
+++ b/rts/Sim/Weapons/WeaponDef.cpp
@@ -574,27 +574,61 @@ void WeaponDef::ParseWeaponSounds(const LuaTable& wdTable) {
 
 
 
+/**
+ * @brief Loads sound entries for a given sound key from a weapon Lua table into a GuiSoundSet.
+ *
+ * Reads a single filename or an indexed subtable under `soundKey` and appends each resolved entry
+ * to `soundData`. Volume is taken from `<soundKey>Volume` or falls back to `soundHitVolume` (default 1.0).
+ * For hit-sound keys `soundHitDry` and `soundHitWet`, a fallback to the `soundHit` key is attempted
+ * when no direct entry for the specific key exists.
+ *
+ * @param wdTable Lua table containing weapon definition sound fields.
+ * @param soundKey Key to look up (e.g., "soundStart", "soundHitDry", "soundHitWet").
+ * @param[out] soundData Target sound set to which resolved filenames and volumes are added.
+ */
 void WeaponDef::LoadSound(
 	const LuaTable& wdTable,
 	const std::string& soundKey,
 	GuiSoundSet& soundData
 ) {
 	RECOIL_DETAILED_TRACY_ZONE;
-	switch (hashString(soundKey.c_str())) {
-		case hashString("soundStart"): {
-			CommonDefHandler::AddSoundSetData(soundData, wdTable.GetString(soundKey, ""), wdTable.GetFloat(soundKey + "Volume", 1.0f));
-		} break;
-
-		case hashString("soundHitDry"): {
-			CommonDefHandler::AddSoundSetData(soundData, wdTable.GetString(soundKey, wdTable.GetString("soundHit", "")), wdTable.GetFloat(soundKey + "Volume", wdTable.GetFloat("soundHitVolume", 1.0f)));
-		} break;
-		case hashString("soundHitWet"): {
-			CommonDefHandler::AddSoundSetData(soundData, wdTable.GetString(soundKey, wdTable.GetString("soundHit", "")), wdTable.GetFloat(soundKey + "Volume", wdTable.GetFloat("soundHitVolume", 1.0f)));
-		} break;
-
-		default: {
-		} break;
-	}
+
+    std::string hitFallbackKey = "soundHit";
+
+    uint32_t hash = hashString(soundKey.c_str());
+    bool useHitFallback = hash == hashString("soundHitWet") || hash == hashString("soundHitDry");
+
+    float volume = wdTable.GetFloat(soundKey + "Volume", wdTable.GetFloat("soundHitVolume", 1.0f));
+
+    std::string fileName = wdTable.GetString(soundKey, "");
+    if (!fileName.empty()) {
+        CommonDefHandler::AddSoundSetData(soundData, fileName, volume);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    LuaTable tbl = wdTable.SubTable(soundKey);
+
+    if (!tbl.IsValid() && useHitFallback)
+        tbl = wdTable.SubTable(hitFallbackKey);
+
+    if (tbl.IsValid()) {
+        for (int i = 1; true; i++) {
+            fileName = tbl.GetString(i, "");
+
+            if (fileName.empty())
+                break;
+
+            CommonDefHandler::AddSoundSetData(soundData, fileName, volume);
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (useHitFallback) {
+        fileName = wdTable.GetString(hitFallbackKey, "");
+        if (!fileName.empty()) {
+            CommonDefHandler::AddSoundSetData(soundData, fileName, volume);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 
@@ -633,4 +667,4 @@ void WeaponDef::PreloadModel() const
 	RECOIL_DETAILED_TRACY_ZONE;
 	//not very sweet, but still better than replacing "const WeaponDef" _everywhere_
 	const_cast<WeaponDef*>(this)->PreloadModel();
-}
+}
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