Schwarz Ops Munitions Co. was incorporated as a subsidiary of Schwarz Ops Inc. in late 213 AU after its founder noticed that the pirates had survived the storm with fully functional equipment while exploring as part of the November Expedition Fund. He quickly realized that in order to effectively combat the very capable pirate forces, the honest citizens of Skytopia could use some additional firepower. The firm's initial design was called the SM-61 Vulpine Cannon. As a replacement for the small machine gun the SM-61 traded damage per round for increased rate of fire. Designs for the SM-61 had been finalized by the mid 214 AU, but due to a lack of manufacturing facilities the first production models were not available until later that year.