Wiggins Regency Motor Rifle Regiment

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BTR 182 class Heavy 6x6 Wheeled Trucks serve as the basis for these units. Built on Wiggins (world) and is a self defense and internal security force. This world is part of the much larger Regency of Muirimi.

Regimental Headquarters and Headquarters Company[edit]

Command Post with the CO Colonel, XO Major
Administrative Platoon
Scout/Sniper Platoon
Signal Platoon

Support Battalion[edit]

Maintenance Company 136 soldier/mechanics/armorers/electronics technicians in x4 BTR 186 class Workshop 6x6 Wheeled Trucks and x8 BTR 184 class Troop Transport 6x6 Wheeled Trucks
Supply and Logistics Company x11 BTR 183 class Fuel Tanker 6x6 Wheeled Trucks and x11 BTR 182 class Heavy 6x6 Wheeled Trucks with 44 crew.
Mess Company 84 soldiers in x21 BTR 185 class Field Kitchen 6x6 Wheeled Trucks, with 42 crew and 42 cooks.
Medical Company x20 BTR 187 class Ambulance 6x6 Wheeled Trucks and x6 BTR 188 class Surgical Van 6x6 Wheeled Trucks, with 14 Doctors trained as combat trauma surgeons medical-3 minimum; 29 triage nurses with medical-2; and 68 combat medics with medical kits.

(1) Tank Battalion[edit]

31 MBTs, a total of 95 soldiers which includes 13 officers, and 82 other ranks total.
Command post with a T27 class Main Battle Tank, and a BTR 182 class Heavy 6x6 Wheeled Truck with a CO lieutenant colonel, an XO major, a SNCO and two enlisted crew members.
(3) Tank Companies of x10 T27 class Main Battle Tanks each, a total of 30 soldiers/company with a CO captain, XO 1st lieutenant/first platoon leader, and two 2nd lieutenants as platoons commanders. Companies have three platoons of three tanks and a single tank in the company HQ. In practice units do not deploy in units of less than company size. The tanks are limited by shorter range radios.

(3) Rifle Battalions[edit]

12 Infantry Companies
120 BTR 184 class Troop Transport 6x6 Wheeled Trucks, these companies each have 10 trucks and 140 soldiers. They are wholly dependent on man portable weapon systems. Every squad has a pair of man portable TAC missiles. The missiles mass 3kg and are 4.5kg with the disposable package launcher. They have a Cr.319.5, ATGM variant 7cm HEAP 30 warhead, and a AA version with a Cr.318.5, 7cm HE 12/1/2 warhead, both have 1km range and use a homing guidance package. Every squad has a LMG and every platoon has a 6cm mortar with 20 HE rounds.

(1) Artillery Battalion[edit]

Headquarters and Target Acquisition Platoon with 36 soldiers in three AHV 1 class Fire Direction Center 6x6 Wheeled Trucks
Ordinance Company with 24 soldiers in x12 BTR 182 class Heavy 6x6 Wheeled Trucks to function as Ammo Delivery Trucks, each can carry x150 12cm long range rockets for reloading the battery's weapons.
(3) MLRS Batteries
Four Firing Sections with 16 soldier artillerists, each section is equipped with a BAM-21 Grad class MLRS 6x6 Wheeled Truck and a BTR 184 class Troop Transport 6x6 Wheeled Truck to provide loaders and ammo handlers.