The Vitenlan Blacks Regiment

The Vitenlan Blacks Regiment (VBR), also known as the № 70 Heavy Ruitery Regiment, is an and  regiment of the Tiperyn Realm Guard. The regiment has the highest seniority within the Heavy Ruitery branch. Historically, it was among the first Realm Guard ruitery units to be converted from horse cavalry to armored cars in the 1910s and the first regiment to be converted from armored cars to tracked tanks. It was first Realm Guard unit to accept delivery of the Taipan main battle tank in 2020.

Current structure

 * Regimental Troops
 * Regimental Staff
 * Signal Platoon
 * Aid Troop
 * 1. Armor Squadron
 * Battalion Troop — Includes a Battalion Staff, Signals Platoon, and Intelligence Section (including 2 tanks for battalion leadership).
 * 3× Armor Troops — Includes a Troop HQ and three Armor Platoons (with a total of 16 tanks per troop)
 * Forward Support Trains — Includes a Troop HQ, Distribution Platoon, Maintenance Platoon, Material Support Platoon, and 3 Recovery Sections.
 * 2. Armor Squadron
 * 3. Armored Infantry Squadron
 * Battalion Troop — Includes a Battalion Staff, Signals Platoon, and Intelligence Section (including 2 tanks for battalion leadership).
 * 3× Armored Riflist Troops — Includes a Troop HQ and three Armored Riflist Platoons mounted on the Crocodile infantry fighting vehicle.
 * Mechanicalized Grenade Battery — Equipped with with nine self-propelled semi-automatic 127mm gun-mortars built on the same chassis as the Crocodile IFV.
 * Forward Support Trains — Includes a Troop HQ, Distribution Platoon, Maintenance Platoon, Material Support Platoon, and 3 Recovery Sections.
 * 4. Armored Infantry Squadron
 * Mechanicalized Cannon Battalion
 * Battalion Troop
 * 3× Cannon Batteries — Each battery is equipped with nine self-propelled 127mm howitzers built on a tracked chassis.
 * Targetfinding Battery — Includes forward observers, armored artillery reconnaissance, self-propelled counterbattery and ground surveillence radars, and sound metering equipment.
 * Light Ruitery Squadron
 * 3× Armored Scout Troops (each including a Drone Section)
 * Intelligence & Prosecution Platoon
 * Artificy Battalion
 * Battalion Troop
 * 3× Maneuver Support Troops — Includes three combat engineering platoons each.
 * Blocking Troop — Includes three obstacle and minelaying platoons.