diff --git a/src/Attack.cpp b/src/Attack.cpp
index 25a19415c9..aab4c9e712 100644
--- a/src/Attack.cpp
+++ b/src/Attack.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ RString Attack::GetTextDescription() const
 	return s;
 }
 
+int Attack::GetNumAttacks() const
+{
+	vector<RString> tmp;
+	split(this->sModifiers, ",", tmp);
+	return tmp.size();
+}
+
 bool AttackArray::ContainsTransformOrTurn() const
 {
 	FOREACH_CONST( Attack, *this, a )
diff --git a/src/Attack.h b/src/Attack.h
index 2ca69181f9..2311e4231a 100644
--- a/src/Attack.h
+++ b/src/Attack.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ struct Attack
 	bool ContainsTransformOrTurn() const;
 	static Attack FromGlobalCourseModifier( const RString &sModifiers );
 	RString GetTextDescription() const;
+	
+	int GetNumAttacks() const;
 };
 
 struct AttackArray : public vector<Attack>