diff --git a/Generals/Code/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WW3D2/motchan.cpp b/Generals/Code/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WW3D2/motchan.cpp
index 74948ead0a2..47f6a14a65c 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WW3D2/motchan.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WW3D2/motchan.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include "WWLib/Vector.h"
 #include "WWMath/wwmath.h"
 #include "WWMath/quat.h"
+#include <Utility/bit_adapter.h>
 //#include <Windows.h>
 // Static Table, for Adaptive Delta Decompressor
 #define FILTER_TABLE_SIZE (256)
@@ -430,13 +431,7 @@ void	TimeCodedMotionChannelClass::Get_Vector(float32 frame,float * setvec)
 
   if (pidx == ((NumTimeCodes - 1) * PacketSize))  {
 
-     float32 *frm = (float32 *) &Data[pidx+1];
-
-		for (int i=0; i < VectorLen; i++)  {
-
-	   	setvec[i] = frm[i];
-
-	  }
+     memcpy(setvec, &Data[pidx+1], VectorLen * sizeof(float32));
 
      return;
 
@@ -448,10 +443,7 @@ void	TimeCodedMotionChannelClass::Get_Vector(float32 frame,float * setvec)
   uint32 time = Data[p2idx];
 
    if (time & W3D_TIMECODED_BINARY_MOVEMENT_FLAG) {
-		float32 *frm = (float32 *) &Data[pidx+1];
-		for (int i=0; i < VectorLen; i++) {
-			setvec[i] = frm[i];
-		}
+		memcpy(setvec, &Data[pidx+1], VectorLen * sizeof(float32));
 		return;
    }
 
@@ -460,18 +452,28 @@ void	TimeCodedMotionChannelClass::Get_Vector(float32 frame,float * setvec)
 
   float32 ratio = (frame - time1) / (time2 - time1);
 
-  float32 *frame1 = (float32 *) &Data[pidx+1];
-  float32 *frame2 = (float32 *) &Data[p2idx+1];
+  const uint32* frame1 = &Data[pidx+1];
+  const uint32* frame2 = &Data[p2idx+1];
 
   for (int i=0; i < VectorLen; i++)  {
 
-     setvec[i] = WWMath::Lerp(frame1[i],frame2[i],ratio);
+     setvec[i] = WWMath::Lerp(std::bit_cast<float32>(frame1[i]),std::bit_cast<float32>(frame2[i]),ratio);
 
   }
 
 }
 
 
+// Sets a quaternion from the four floats stored in a packet.
+static void Set_Quaternion_From_Packet(Quaternion& q, const uint32 packet[4])
+{
+	q.Set(
+		std::bit_cast<float32>(packet[0]),
+		std::bit_cast<float32>(packet[1]),
+		std::bit_cast<float32>(packet[2]),
+		std::bit_cast<float32>(packet[3]));
+}
+
 Quaternion TimeCodedMotionChannelClass::Get_QuatVector(float32 frame)
 {
 
@@ -488,9 +490,7 @@ Quaternion TimeCodedMotionChannelClass::Get_QuatVector(float32 frame)
 
 	if (pidx == ((NumTimeCodes - 1) * PacketSize))  {
 
-		float32 *vec = (float32 *) &Data[pidx+1];
-
-		q.Set(vec[0], vec[1], vec[2], vec[3]);
+		Set_Quaternion_From_Packet(q, &Data[pidx+1]);
 
 		return( q );
 
@@ -502,10 +502,7 @@ Quaternion TimeCodedMotionChannelClass::Get_QuatVector(float32 frame)
 	uint32 time = Data[p2idx];
 
 	if (time & W3D_TIMECODED_BINARY_MOVEMENT_FLAG) {
-		// its a binary movement!
-		float32 *vec = (float32 *) &Data[pidx+1];
-
-		q.Set(vec[0], vec[1], vec[2], vec[3]);
+		Set_Quaternion_From_Packet(q, &Data[pidx+1]);
 
 		return( q );
 	}
@@ -515,14 +512,11 @@ Quaternion TimeCodedMotionChannelClass::Get_QuatVector(float32 frame)
 
 	float32 ratio = (frame - time1) / (time2 - time1);
 
-	float32 *frame1 = (float32 *) &Data[pidx+1];
-	float32 *frame2 = (float32 *) &Data[p2idx+1];
-
-	Quaternion q1(1);
-	Quaternion q2(1);
+	Quaternion q1;
+	Quaternion q2;
 
-	q1.Set(frame1[0], frame1[1], frame1[2], frame1[3]);
-	q2.Set(frame2[0], frame2[1], frame2[2], frame2[3]);
+	Set_Quaternion_From_Packet(q1, &Data[pidx+1]);
+	Set_Quaternion_From_Packet(q2, &Data[p2idx+1]);
 
 	Fast_Slerp(q, q1, q2, ratio);
 
@@ -972,7 +966,7 @@ bool AdaptiveDeltaMotionChannelClass::Load_W3D(ChunkLoadClass & cload)
 void AdaptiveDeltaMotionChannelClass::decompress(uint32 frame_idx, float *outdata)
 {
 	// Start Over from the beginning
-	float *base	= (float *) &Data[0];	// pointer to our true know beginning values
+	const uint32* base	= &Data[0];	// pointer to our true know beginning values
 
 	bool done = false;
 
@@ -982,7 +976,7 @@ void AdaptiveDeltaMotionChannelClass::decompress(uint32 frame_idx, float *outdat
 		pPacket+= (sizeof(float) * VectorLen);					// skip non-compressed header information
 		pPacket+= PACKET_SIZE * vi;								// skip to the appropriate packet start
 
-		float last_value = base[vi];
+		float last_value = std::bit_cast<float>(base[vi]);
 
 		for (uint32 frame=1; frame<=frame_idx;) {
 			// Frame Loop
@@ -1048,8 +1042,7 @@ void AdaptiveDeltaMotionChannelClass::decompress(uint32 src_idx, float *srcdata,
    assert(src_idx < frame_idx);
    src_idx++;
 
-	float *base	= (float *) &Data[0];	// pointer to our true know beginning values
-   base += VectorLen;						// skip header information
+	const uint32* base	= &Data[VectorLen];	// skip header information
 
 	bool done = false;
 
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WW3D2/motchan.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WW3D2/motchan.cpp
index d6bff509543..2485d251768 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WW3D2/motchan.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WW3D2/motchan.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include "WWLib/Vector.h"
 #include "WWMath/wwmath.h"
 #include "WWMath/quat.h"
+#include <Utility/bit_adapter.h>
 //#include <Windows.h>
 // Static Table, for Adaptive Delta Decompressor
 #define FILTER_TABLE_SIZE (256)
@@ -430,13 +431,7 @@ void	TimeCodedMotionChannelClass::Get_Vector(float32 frame,float * setvec)
 
   if (pidx == ((NumTimeCodes - 1) * PacketSize))  {
 
-     float32 *frm = (float32 *) &Data[pidx+1];
-
-		for (int i=0; i < VectorLen; i++)  {
-
-	   	setvec[i] = frm[i];
-
-	  }
+     memcpy(setvec, &Data[pidx+1], VectorLen * sizeof(float32));
 
      return;
 
@@ -448,10 +443,7 @@ void	TimeCodedMotionChannelClass::Get_Vector(float32 frame,float * setvec)
   uint32 time = Data[p2idx];
 
    if (time & W3D_TIMECODED_BINARY_MOVEMENT_FLAG) {
-		float32 *frm = (float32 *) &Data[pidx+1];
-		for (int i=0; i < VectorLen; i++) {
-			setvec[i] = frm[i];
-		}
+		memcpy(setvec, &Data[pidx+1], VectorLen * sizeof(float32));
 		return;
    }
 
@@ -460,18 +452,28 @@ void	TimeCodedMotionChannelClass::Get_Vector(float32 frame,float * setvec)
 
   float32 ratio = (frame - time1) / (time2 - time1);
 
-  float32 *frame1 = (float32 *) &Data[pidx+1];
-  float32 *frame2 = (float32 *) &Data[p2idx+1];
+  const uint32* frame1 = &Data[pidx+1];
+  const uint32* frame2 = &Data[p2idx+1];
 
   for (int i=0; i < VectorLen; i++)  {
 
-     setvec[i] = WWMath::Lerp(frame1[i],frame2[i],ratio);
+     setvec[i] = WWMath::Lerp(std::bit_cast<float32>(frame1[i]),std::bit_cast<float32>(frame2[i]),ratio);
 
   }
 
 }
 
 
+// Sets a quaternion from the four floats stored in a packet.
+static void Set_Quaternion_From_Packet(Quaternion& q, const uint32 packet[4])
+{
+	q.Set(
+		std::bit_cast<float32>(packet[0]),
+		std::bit_cast<float32>(packet[1]),
+		std::bit_cast<float32>(packet[2]),
+		std::bit_cast<float32>(packet[3]));
+}
+
 Quaternion TimeCodedMotionChannelClass::Get_QuatVector(float32 frame)
 {
 
@@ -488,9 +490,7 @@ Quaternion TimeCodedMotionChannelClass::Get_QuatVector(float32 frame)
 
 	if (pidx == ((NumTimeCodes - 1) * PacketSize))  {
 
-		float32 *vec = (float32 *) &Data[pidx+1];
-
-		q.Set(vec[0], vec[1], vec[2], vec[3]);
+		Set_Quaternion_From_Packet(q, &Data[pidx+1]);
 
 		return( q );
 
@@ -502,10 +502,7 @@ Quaternion TimeCodedMotionChannelClass::Get_QuatVector(float32 frame)
 	uint32 time = Data[p2idx];
 
 	if (time & W3D_TIMECODED_BINARY_MOVEMENT_FLAG) {
-		// its a binary movement!
-		float32 *vec = (float32 *) &Data[pidx+1];
-
-		q.Set(vec[0], vec[1], vec[2], vec[3]);
+		Set_Quaternion_From_Packet(q, &Data[pidx+1]);
 
 		return( q );
 	}
@@ -515,14 +512,11 @@ Quaternion TimeCodedMotionChannelClass::Get_QuatVector(float32 frame)
 
 	float32 ratio = (frame - time1) / (time2 - time1);
 
-	float32 *frame1 = (float32 *) &Data[pidx+1];
-	float32 *frame2 = (float32 *) &Data[p2idx+1];
-
-	Quaternion q1(1);
-	Quaternion q2(1);
+	Quaternion q1;
+	Quaternion q2;
 
-	q1.Set(frame1[0], frame1[1], frame1[2], frame1[3]);
-	q2.Set(frame2[0], frame2[1], frame2[2], frame2[3]);
+	Set_Quaternion_From_Packet(q1, &Data[pidx+1]);
+	Set_Quaternion_From_Packet(q2, &Data[p2idx+1]);
 
 	Fast_Slerp(q, q1, q2, ratio);
 
@@ -972,7 +966,7 @@ bool AdaptiveDeltaMotionChannelClass::Load_W3D(ChunkLoadClass & cload)
 void AdaptiveDeltaMotionChannelClass::decompress(uint32 frame_idx, float *outdata)
 {
 	// Start Over from the beginning
-	float *base	= (float *) &Data[0];	// pointer to our true know beginning values
+	const uint32* base	= &Data[0];	// pointer to our true know beginning values
 
 	bool done = false;
 
@@ -982,7 +976,7 @@ void AdaptiveDeltaMotionChannelClass::decompress(uint32 frame_idx, float *outdat
 		pPacket+= (sizeof(float) * VectorLen);					// skip non-compressed header information
 		pPacket+= PACKET_SIZE * vi;								// skip to the appropriate packet start
 
-		float last_value = base[vi];
+		float last_value = std::bit_cast<float>(base[vi]);
 
 		for (uint32 frame=1; frame<=frame_idx;) {
 			// Frame Loop
@@ -1048,8 +1042,7 @@ void AdaptiveDeltaMotionChannelClass::decompress(uint32 src_idx, float *srcdata,
    assert(src_idx < frame_idx);
    src_idx++;
 
-	float *base	= (float *) &Data[0];	// pointer to our true know beginning values
-   base += VectorLen;						// skip header information
+	const uint32* base	= &Data[VectorLen];	// skip header information
 
 	bool done = false;