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I also recalled that I had discussed with someone about the same issue on another blog, the Specialist Game Forum.
For smaller games, this unit maybe somewhat underpowered; it does not have enough infantry or armor. However, in a larger group, you can use it as a flanking force, i.e. 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment spearheading U.S. Army's V Corp during Desert Storm. As a matter of fact, due to the fact that I have a large number of imperial guard epic minatures, about 5000 to 10,000 points, I would combined it with one tank battalion, 4 tank companies w/support including heavy tanks about 56 tanks, one mechanized infantry battalion, 3 mechanized infantry w/infantry fire support teams, orgyns, snipers, about 51 chimeras, and one artillery company w/support, 6 basilisks, 3 manticores, and 3 bombards, two heavy tank company, 6 tanks, plus one regiment headquarter w/infantry fire support teams, engineer units, sentinels, vulture squadrons, fighter, and bomber squadrons, and other support units. In other words, a regiment with three separate identical modular battlegroups, each with its own reconnaissance, engineering, air support,  and other support units.
This formation resembles the U.S. Army's new Unit of Action Concept where each division will have identical modular brigades, 4 in each division, assigned to it based on need; the brigades are either heavy, 1 infantry, 1 armored, 1 cavalry, and 1 artillery battalion; light, 4 infantry or airborne battalions, and stryker, 4 stryker battalions. So, you can mix and match your brigades based on the mission. As a fact, in addition to the models that I mentioned above, I also have a drop troop battalion; 4 companies of stormtroopers, 160 models; 4 drop infantry companies w/one fire support team using the old imperial guard assault troops model, one sentinel squadrons per company, plus enough valkyres for support and vultures for air and heavy support.
This concept was used by the British I Armored Division during Iraq Freedom. The unit consist of three brigades: one armored with tanks, mechanised infantry, heavy artillery, engineer units, air support; one airborne brigade, e. g. drop troops in epic; one commando brigade, e.g. equivalent to stormtroopers in epic since they are both used in a special force, rapid reaction type of role.
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Thanks again !