diff --git a/src/common/kernel/battle.c b/src/common/kernel/battle.c
index 06bedc668..357e396d3 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/battle.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/battle.c
@@ -3829,22 +3829,27 @@ battle_attacks(battle * b)
 
   for (s=b->sides;s!=b->sides+b->nsides;++s) {
     fighter *fig;
+
+    /* Taktikrunde: */
+    if (b->turn == 0) {
+      side *stac;
+
+      for (stac=b->sides;stac!=b->sides+b->nsides;++stac) {
+        if (b->max_tactics > 0 && stac->leader.value == b->max_tactics && helping(stac, s)) {
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      if (stac==b->sides+b->nsides) {
+        /* could not find a side that is helping us and won the tactics round */
+        continue;
+      }
+    }
+
     for (fig=s->fighters;fig;fig=fig->next) {
 
       /* ist in dieser Einheit noch jemand handlungsf�hig? */
       if (fig->fighting <= 0) continue;
 
-      /* Taktikrunde: */
-      if (b->turn == 0) {
-        side *stac;
-
-        for (stac=b->sides;stac!=b->sides+b->nsides;++stac) {
-          if (b->max_tactics > 0 && stac->leader.value == b->max_tactics && helping(stac, fig->side)) {
-            break;
-          }
-        }
-        if (stac==NULL) continue;
-      }
       /* Handle the unit's attack on someone */
       do_attack(fig);
     }
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/save.c b/src/common/kernel/save.c
index be95df4cc..41d03703e 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/save.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/save.c
@@ -435,11 +435,6 @@ unitorders(FILE * F, int enc, struct faction * f)
   if (u && u->faction == f) {
     order ** ordp;
 
-    if (quiet==0) {
-      printf(",_%4s_", itoa36(u->no));
-      fflush(stdout);
-    }
-
     if (!fval(u, UFL_ORDERS)) {
       /* alle wiederholbaren, langen befehle werden gesichert: */
       fset(u, UFL_ORDERS);
@@ -555,7 +550,7 @@ readorders(const char *filename)
   int nfactions=0;
   struct faction *f = NULL;
 
-  if (filename) F = cfopen(filename, "rt");
+  if (filename) F = cfopen(filename, "rb");
   if (F==NULL) return 0;
 
   puts(" - lese Befehlsdatei...\n");
diff --git a/src/common/util/filereader.c b/src/common/util/filereader.c
index a6b087db3..dbfb73e77 100644
--- a/src/common/util/filereader.c
+++ b/src/common/util/filereader.c
@@ -181,7 +181,9 @@ getbuf_utf8(FILE * F)
   do {
     const char * bp = fgets(lbuf, MAXLINE, F);
     size_t white;
-    if (bp==NULL) return NULL;
+    if (bp==NULL) {
+      return NULL;
+    }
 
     eatwhite(bp, &white); /* decoding errors will get caught later on, don't have to check */
     bp += white;