Combat vehicles are usually laughed at by overconfident MechWarriors. For the boys and girls of the 1st Panzer Regiment, that suits them just fine, as they'll usually be underestimated.
Organized as a reinforced regiment with four battalions, the 1st Panzer Regiment is a formidable force on the battlefield. This is owed in large part to their homogenous equipment, filling out each battalion with large amounts of the same design, as well as making sure to concentrate fire by lance. They excel in urban defense.
1st Battalion (Regular/Reliable)
36x Manticore Heavy Tanks (Standard)
2nd Battalion (Regular/Reliable)
36x Demolishers (Standard)
3rd Battalion (Regular/Reliable)
36x Calvary Attack Helicopters (LRM)
4th Battalion (Regular/Reliable)
36x Plainsmen (Standard)
While on a long-term garrison contract in the Chaos March, the 1st Panzers defended the planet from an attack by two companies of pirates. Though they didn't realize it at the time, evidence indicates the pirates were funded by the Word of Blake to stir up chaos. Quickly, the 1st Panzers drew up a plan.
When the pirates landed, 3rd Battalion began harassment with LRM fire, leading the pirates to a nearby abandoned city. As they drew closer, 1st Battalion added their own LRMs mixed with PPC bolts while withdrawing further into the city. This behavior annoyed the pirates enough to chase them into the city center, where the densest buildings lay. That's when the 2nd Battalion opened fire on them.
Divided into nine roaming lances, the Demolishers of 2nd Battalion killed two lances of pirates outright and severely damaged many others before the raiders began to retreat in a panic. 4th Battalion then cheerfully chased the panicking pirates all the way back to their dropships. While the pirates had started with two companies of BattleMechs, only a single lance of badly shot-up 'Mechs made it back to the dropships under their own power.