El B'anna militia deploys a heavy machinegun

"Issue: Inadequate armament to suppress enemy heavy weapons platforms.

Discussion: Although current doctrine emphasizes rapid deployment and multimission capabilities, our expeditionary forces lack the equipment to engage and neutralize enemy forces equipped with heavy weapons systems.

Enemy forces have repeatedly used obsolete, man-portable large-caliber weapons systems to inflict heavy casualties on units pinned down by sniper fire, mortars, etc. Although our forces are equipped with heavy weapons, they are of insufficient caliber to be effective during the long range engagements on the open plains of the El B'anna deuterium fields.

Recommendation: Invest in heavier weapons systems to counter the enemy threat."

-Excerpt, After action report from Totino forces engaged in El B'anna