Arcerion Tank Regiment
| Arcerion Tank Regiment | |
|---|---|
| ATR | |
 | |
| Active | 1929-present |
| Country | Arcerion |
| Type |  Arcer Army |
| Role | Armour |
| Size | ~2,500 (2020s) |
| Garrison/HQ | Corbray Barracks, Arcerion Armed Forces Base Presdale |
| Motto(s) | "Forgo the odds" |
| Anniversaries | 31 January 1929 (founding) 12 October 1991 Battle of Westchester |
| Engagements | Arcer Bush Wars, Ardmori Civil War, Second Great War, Telekonese Conflict, Final War of the Deluge |
| Commanders | |
| Commanding Officer | LCol Rowan O'Sullivan |
| Regimental Sergeant Major | WO1 Keelan Rogers |
The Arcerion Tank Regiment is the senior armoured regiment of the Arcer Army's Armoured Corps. It consists of different squadrons and sub-units, both regular and reserve, each of which forms their own individual regiments within their individual brigades. The Regiment has the distinction as the oldest organized modern armoured regiment in mainland Crona, and shares its multitude of battle honours with other infantry and cavalry regiments from Arcerion. It forms the main armoured core of 1 Rifle Brigade, as well as 4 Mechanized and 5 Mechanized Brigades. The Regiment's main purpose is the conduct of maneuver warfare via its main battle tanks and armoured fighting vehicles, and is the only dedicated armoured regiment in the Army that is primarily focused on main battle tanks.
The Regimental motto of 'Forgo the Odds" is drawn from its participation at the Battle of Westchester, where the entirety of the Regiment fought for the first time, despite being outnumbered by Kelekonese forces, and then Commanding Officer Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony MacGuire commented the phrase when asked if he was concerned about the numerically superior forces.
The Regiment is currently undergoing a significant change and re-evaluation as part of the 2022 Confederate Memo on Defence.
History
After the use of early armoured landships by Levantine armies during the First Great War, Arcer defense attache Colonel Patrick MacGowan sent correspondence from his post as the Arcer Defense Attache to Urcea on the need for these new types of fighting vehicles. This coincided with the increased use of motorisation by modern Levantine Armies. The letter noted that armoured vehicles should be accompanied by truck-bone infantry, or in some cases half-tracks, to create more mobile and dynamic forces to fight and defend large flat terrain such as the Arcer Heartland.
The issue was not immediately seized upon, as peaceful relations after the Washakaran Campaign between Arcerion and Paulastra, as well as the lack of a significant Indigenous nation to oppose Arcer rule meant that the regular deployment of Army forces was often in a police-action fashion. However the Arcer General Staff realized the need for modern techniques and capabilities and sponsored the study and research of these vehicles. The study's conclusion spawned the creation of the Arcerion Armoured Corps on the 1st of January, 1929 with the Regiment's founding authorized by Parliament a month later on the 31st. A number of historical cavalry regiments were converted into armoured reconnaissance and lighter armoured formations, whereas the ATR was specifically dedicated to the use of tanks for engaging other armorued forces and support to the infantry.
Founding
Hastily stand up A, B and HQ Squadrons as well as C Squadron (recce)
Ardmori Civil War
1930ish Battle of Taernsby
Second Great War
Lightfoot
Interwar Period
Development, modern tanks, C sqn to Istrenya
Fourth Bush War
COIN ops and fire support (limited role)
Telekonese Conflict
defense of dunborough
battle of westchester
Final War of the Deluge
Operation Pullman