Zhong-Shao Liu Mei had an idea. She had studied tactics of neighboring states, and saw how new technological developments changed the capabilities of different unit types. The Warrior Houses were adapting to the edge of mechanized battle armor faster, over all, than the main part of the CCAF. At the same time, combined arms has always been a part of the Capellan defensive strategy, though not frequently the offense. The experiment that the Zhong-Shao suggested was a battalion level formation utilizing a novel "lance" structure for a portion of its lances.
The special lance units would be called "Hunter Lances." They are based around a traditional 4 OmniMechs. However, with each 'Mech would be a single squad of powered armor infantry. For deployment purposes, each 'Mech and Infantry squad would be considered a single element of the Lance, instead of 2 elements. Finally, supporting the lance would be 2 armored elements, usually either a pair of Pos or a pair of Regulators. Hunter Lances would also deploy either as the whole lance, or as 2 separate forces of 3 elements each. As a full force, they would be a counter to Blakist and ComGuard Level IIs, split in two, they would perform head-hunting missions, or engage in asymmetric warfare. The lance commander would decide which split would be used, as it could be split in any combination of Mech-Infantry elements and armored assets.
The Battalion level formation is what would be considered a "Reinforced Battalion" as it consists of 4 Companies and a Command Lance.
The final form of the unit is:
Companies 1 and 2 are considered 'Mech Companies, though they are made of 2 Hunter Lances each.
Company 3 is a traditional Mixed Company, 2 Lances of armored assets and a lance of powered armor and transports.
Company 4 is an Aerospace company.
The Command Lance is a Hunter Lance.
Originally, however, Companies 1 and 2 had a single Hunter Lance each, and 2 standard 'Mech Lances. The conversion to full Hunter Lance formations came after deployments found an advantage in the Hunter Lances tactical flexibility, and a disadvantage that they did not work well supported by conventional lances. While the Zhong-Shao wanted to make the companies into 3 Hunter Lances, the CCAF High Command preferred to lower the resources needed for this already resource heavy unit, and so insisted in it being a compromise of 2 Hunter Lances because that would make it effectively a company with added infantry in terms of units.
Parade Scheme is a bright green, with brown trim. Otherwise, the unit uses appropriate camo. The unit does not use any heraldic insignia, instead just using the simple insignia of the number "332" painted on 'Mech left legs, and tank turrets, or the left wing of fighters.
Time frame the unit would be active in would be from just after the fall of St. Ives(I created the unit right after reading the Capellan Solution duology) to the early stages of the Capellan Crusades of the Republic Era(as I do not think they would survive that era).