#define WEAPON_SPECIAL_SHRAPNEL_IMPLEMENTATION
    [event]
        id=shrapnel:hit_handler
        name=attacker hits
        first_time_only=no
        [filter_attack]
            special=shrapnel
        [/filter_attack]

        {BUG_ON
        ({VARIABLE_NUMERICAL_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL unit.variables.shrapnel_count 0})
        ("shrapnel count <= 0 at event start!")}

        [harm_unit]
            [filter]
                [filter_adjacent]
                    x,y=$x2,$y2
                    adjacent=$second_unit.facing
                [/filter_adjacent]
            [/filter]
            amount=$weapon.damage
            alignment=$unit.alignment
            damage_type=$weapon.type
            kill=yes
            fire_event=yes
            animate=yes
        [/harm_unit]

        {VARIABLE_DEC unit.variables.shrapnel_count}

        [if]
            {VARIABLE_NUMERICAL_EQUALS unit.variables.shrapnel_count 0}

            #
            # Remove weapon and events.
            #
            [then]
                [object]
                    silent=yes
                    [filter]
                        x,y=$x1,$y1
                    [/filter]
                    [effect]
                        apply_to=remove_attacks
                        name=shrapnel
                    [/effect]
                [/object]

                [event]
                    remove=yes
                    id=shrapnel:hit_handler
                [/event]
            [/then]
            #
            # Update counter in the attack name.
            #
            [else]
                [object]
                    silent=yes
                    [filter]
                        x,y=$x1,$y1
                    [/filter]
                    [effect]
                        apply_to=attack
                        name=shrapnel
                        set_description="$unit.variables.shrapnel_name ($unit.variables.shrapnel_count)"
                    [/effect]
                [/object]
            [/else]
        [/if]
    [/event]
#enddef