diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/tilegroups/TileGroup.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/tilegroups/TileGroup.kt
index 27d4090198..e4af480fd4 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/tilegroups/TileGroup.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/tilegroups/TileGroup.kt
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ open class TileGroup(var tileInfo: TileInfo, val tileSetStrings:TileSetStrings,
     protected var cityImage: Image? = null
     private var naturalWonderImage: Image? = null
 
-    private  var pixelMilitaryUnitImageLocation = ""
-    private  var pixelMilitaryUnitGroup = ActionlessGroup().apply { isTransform = false; setSize(groupSize, groupSize) }
-    private  var pixelCivilianUnitImageLocation = ""
-    private  var pixelCivilianUnitGroup = ActionlessGroup().apply { isTransform = false; setSize(groupSize, groupSize) }
+    private var pixelMilitaryUnitImageLocation = ""
+    var pixelMilitaryUnitGroup = ActionlessGroup().apply { isTransform = false; setSize(groupSize, groupSize) }
+    private var pixelCivilianUnitImageLocation = ""
+    var pixelCivilianUnitGroup = ActionlessGroup().apply { isTransform = false; setSize(groupSize, groupSize) }
 
     class MiscLayerGroupClass:ActionlessGroup(){
         override fun draw(batch: Batch?, parentAlpha: Float) = super.draw(batch, parentAlpha)
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldMapHolder.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldMapHolder.kt
index 009e9b4f6b..b656901908 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldMapHolder.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldMapHolder.kt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import com.unciv.ui.utils.*
 
 class WorldMapHolder(internal val worldScreen: WorldScreen, internal val tileMap: TileMap): ZoomableScrollPane() {
     internal var selectedTile: TileInfo? = null
-    private val tileGroups = HashMap<TileInfo, List<WorldTileGroup>>()
+    val tileGroups = HashMap<TileInfo, List<WorldTileGroup>>()
 
     //allWorldTileGroups exists to easily access all WordTileGroups
     //since tileGroup is a HashMap of Lists and getting all WordTileGroups
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldScreen.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldScreen.kt
index 21e48ac168..c3adfe2b48 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldScreen.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldScreen.kt
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ class WorldScreen(val gameInfo: GameInfo, val viewingCiv:CivilizationInfo) : Bas
     // This is private so that we will set the shouldUpdate to true instead.
     // That way, not only do we save a lot of unnecessary updates, we also ensure that all updates are called from the main GL thread
     // and we don't get any silly concurrency problems!
-    private fun update() {
+    internal fun update() {
 
         displayTutorialsOnUpdate()
 
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/bottombar/BattleTable.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/bottombar/BattleTable.kt
index 3e5d5fa729..ed06bc4034 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/bottombar/BattleTable.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/bottombar/BattleTable.kt
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package com.unciv.ui.worldscreen.bottombar
 
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Color
+import com.badlogic.gdx.math.Interpolation
+import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.Actor
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.Touchable
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.actions.Actions
+import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.actions.FloatAction
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.actions.RepeatAction
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.Image
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.Label
@@ -246,7 +249,26 @@ class BattleTable(val worldScreen: WorldScreen): Table() {
             attackButton.onClick(attacker.getAttackSound()) {
                 Battle.moveAndAttack(attacker, attackableTile)
                 worldScreen.mapHolder.removeUnitActionOverlay() // the overlay was one of attacking
-                worldScreen.shouldUpdate = true
+                worldScreen.update()
+
+                val actorsToFlashRed = arrayListOf<Actor>()
+
+                if (damageToDefender != 0)
+                    actorsToFlashRed.addAll(getMapActorsForCombatant(defender))
+                if (damageToAttacker != 0)
+                    actorsToFlashRed.addAll(getMapActorsForCombatant(attacker))
+                fun updateRedPercent(percent: Float) {
+                    for (actor in actorsToFlashRed)
+                        actor.color = Color.WHITE.cpy().lerp(Color.RED, percent)
+                }
+                worldScreen.stage.addAction(Actions.sequence(
+                    object : FloatAction(0f, 1f, 0.3f, Interpolation.sine) {
+                        override fun update(percent: Float)=updateRedPercent(percent)
+                    },
+                    object : FloatAction(0f, 1f, 0.3f, Interpolation.sine) {
+                        override fun update(percent: Float)=updateRedPercent(1-percent)
+                    }
+                ))
             }
         }
 
@@ -257,6 +279,28 @@ class BattleTable(val worldScreen: WorldScreen): Table() {
         setPosition(worldScreen.stage.width/2-width/2, 5f)
     }
 
+
+    fun getMapActorsForCombatant(combatant: ICombatant):Sequence<Actor> =
+        sequence {
+            val tilegroups =
+                worldScreen.mapHolder.tileGroups[combatant.getTile()]!!
+            when {
+                combatant.isCity() -> yieldAll(tilegroups.mapNotNull { it.icons.improvementIcon })
+                combatant.isCivilian() -> {
+                    for (tileGroup in tilegroups) {
+                        tileGroup.icons.civilianUnitIcon?.let { yield(it) }
+                        yieldAll(tileGroup.pixelCivilianUnitGroup.children)
+                    }
+                }
+                else -> {
+                    for (tileGroup in tilegroups) {
+                        tileGroup.icons.militaryUnitIcon?.let { yield(it) }
+                        yieldAll(tileGroup.pixelMilitaryUnitGroup.children)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
     private fun simulateNuke(attacker: MapUnitCombatant, targetTile: TileInfo){
         clear()