Heavy Repeating Weapons Platoon (Rebel Alliance)

The Heavy repeating weapons platoon was a type of formation the Rebel Alliance Army.

Imperial comparison
The unit model was seen as an heavier alternative to the medium repeater platoon. With less cannons, higher sustainable fire power, more secure fire platforms and less mobility, the unit was not suited for the more elegant maneuvers of the Alliance Army. Alternatively, it posed enough fire power to counter severely larger frontal imperial infantry assaults. And posed twice heavy repeating blaster cannons as an Imperial Assault Platoon.

Another Alliance advantage was that because the platoon's heavy weapons was paired with other and organized into two heavy repeating weapons sections that could create a lethal defense through an interlocking fields of fire. An imperial assault platoon could attempt the same thing with it's two heavy weapons squads. But they would only cover half the ground with an inferior number of E-Web heavy repeating blaster cannons.

Some imperial officers argued that relatively mobile two imperial line squads gave them a tactical advantage since the unit could defend the two heavy weapons squads while also been able to conduct offensive operations. A common criticism of the imperial assault platoon was that was too heavily armed for 'assault' operations, to lightly armed for it's static mission and too decentralized for adequate interlocking fire missions.

Heavy repeating weapons platoon
Each staff sergeant could be assigned an area of operation. With two of the heavy weapons squads and sometimes a rangefinder.
 * Heavy repeating weapons section
 * 1 x Staff sergeant
 * Heavy weapons squad
 * Heavy weapons squad
 * 1 x Gunner
 * 3 x Assistant gunner
 * 2 x Combat engineer
 * Sergeant
 * Corporal
 * Heavy repeating weapons section
 * 1 x Staff sergeant
 * Heavy weapons squad
 * Heavy weapons squad
 * (1 x Gunner + 3 x Assistant gunner + 2 x Combat engineer + 1 x Sergeant + 1 x Corporal = 8 troops)
 * Platoon command team
 * Lieutenant
 * Sergeant major
 * 2 x Rangerfinder