local function sync_weapons_to_items()
        for attack in helper.child_range(unit, 'attack') do
            if not invalid_attacks[attack.name] and not helper.get_child(var, "item", attack.name) then
                local descrip = string.format("%s - %s %s", attack.damage, attack.number, attack.type)
                local removal_id = "attack_" .. attack.name

                table.insert(var, {"item", {
                    id = attack.name,
                    name = first_to_upper(attack.description), -- [attack] doesn't have dedicated id keys, and the description is more like a name anyway
                    image = attack.icon or string.format("attacks/%s.png", attack.name),
                    description = descrip,
                    effect_type = "equip",
                    active = true,
                    quantity = 1,
                    T.command {
                        T.object { silent = true, duration = "forever", no_write = true, removal_id = removal_id,
                            { 'effect', lp8.copyTable(attack, { apply_to = 'new_attack' }) }
                        },
                        T.remove_object { skip_effects = true,
                            T.filter_wml { removal_id = removal_id }
                        }
                    },
                    T.removal_command {
                        T.object { silent = true, duration = "forever", no_write = true, removal_id = removal_id,
                            T.effect { apply_to = "remove_attacks", range = attack.range, name = attack.name }
                        },
                        T.remove_object { skip_effects = true,
                            T.filter_wml { removal_id = removal_id }
                        }
                    }
                } })
            end
        end

        wesnoth.put_unit(unit)
    end