Vitenlan White Coats

The Vitenlan White Coats, also known as the № 71 Mounted Riflists, is a mechanized infantry regiment of the Tiperyn Realm Guard. It is one of nine Continental Crisis Contingency regiments — a force designed to respond to threats of invasion, natural disasters, civil unrest, or mass casualty incidents within Tiperyn — representing the Continental Army of Vitenlan. It is garrisoned in Fiser, Vitenlan.

The regiment traces its origins back to 1914, when it was founded as the 71st Lorried Regiment (Fiser). At its founding, the 71st distinguished itself aesthetically from the rest of the Vitenlan Continental Army by reversing the color scheme of its uniforms. Rather than the standard coat and white trousers, the new regiment wore white coats and glacous trousers, earning them the distinctive White Coats moniker. The regiment was initially a motorized infantry unit, composed of foot soldiers who were transported in lorries outside of combat. They were converted into mechanized infantry during the Great Kesh War when they were re-equipped with wheeled 8x8 armored personnel carriers.

The current incarnation of the White Coats is characterized by its operational mobility, being equipped with wheeled, protected platforms that make use of Tiperyn's pre-existing road infrastructure to quickly deploy to crisis areas on Tiperyn's mainland. Unlike their counterparts in the Armor Branch (including tanks and armored infantry), they do not use tracked platforms that rely on rail or tank transporters to conduct long marches. This increases reactivity by reducing the time needed for planning and sorting logistics. Further, they are more heavily armed than other mechanicalized infantry regiments, being equipped with a new wheeled light tank for infantry fire support and repelling mechanized enemy forces.

Current Structure

 * Regimental Troops
 * Regimental Staff
 * Signal Platoon
 * Aid Troop
 * 1. Mounted Riflist Battalion
 * Battalion Troop — Includes a Battalion Staff, Signals Platoon, Intelligence Section, and ADATS Section.
 * 3× Riflist Troops — Includes a Troop HQ, three Riflist Platoons, and a Grenade Section (with two 89mm mortars). Mounted on the Adder infantry fighting vehicle
 * Mechanicalized Grenade Battery — Equipped with with nine self-propelled semi-automatic 127mm gun-mortar built on the same 8×8 Adder chassis that carries the infantry.
 * Artificy Troop — Includes a Troop HQ, Distribution Platoon, Maintenance Platoon, Material Support Platoon, and Engineering Platoon.
 * 2. Mounted Riflist Battalion
 * 3. Mounted Riflist Battalion
 * '''4. Battle Car Battalion
 * Battalion Troop — Includes a Battalion Staff, Signals Platoon, Intelligence Section. Equipped with two Pit Adder 8×8 light tanks.
 * 4× Battle Car Troops — Each troop is equipped with 13 Pit Adder 8×8 light tanks armed with the same 127mm tank gun as on the Python main battle tank. Typically 3 troops act in direct support of the Mounted Riflist Battalions while one troop acts as a regimental reserve.
 * Artificy Troop — Includes a Troop HQ, Distribution Platoon, Maintenance Platoon, and Material Support Platoon.
 * Mechanicalized Cannon Battalion ("Sheldrake 71")
 * Battalion Troop
 * 3× Cannon Batteries (127SP) — Includes nine 127mm wheeled self-propelled howitzers per battery (28 total in the battalion).
 * Targetfinding Battery — Includes forward observers, self-propelled counterbattery and ground surveillence radars built on air droppable utility vehicles, and sound metering equipment.
 * Artificy Troop — Includes a Troop HQ, Distribution Platoon, Maintenance Platoon, and Material Support Platoon.
 * Artificy Battalion
 * Battalion Troop
 * 2× Maneuver Support Troops — Includes three combat engineering platoons each.
 * 2× Blocking Troops — Includes three obstacle and minelaying platoons.
 * 2× Missile Battery — Includes nine anti-tank guided missiles mounted on air droppable 4×4 utility vehicles.
 * Scout Battalion
 * 2× Mechanicalized Scout Troops
 * Intelligence & Prosecution Platoon
 * Drone Troop