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1em;">Vehicles</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Challenger_2" title="Challenger 2">Challenger 2</a>, <a href="/wiki/FV107_Scimitar" title="FV107 Scimitar">FV107 Scimitar</a>, <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_Ajax" title="General Dynamics Ajax">Ajax</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/royal-armoured-corps/">www<wbr />.army<wbr />.mod<wbr />.uk<wbr />/who-we-are<wbr />/corps-regiments-and-units<wbr />/royal-armoured-corps<wbr />/</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2388246#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" 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L. Perry, DSO, MBE<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Insignia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Abbreviation</th><td class="infobox-data">RAC</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b>Royal Armoured Corps</b> is the armoured arm of the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>, that together with the <a href="/wiki/Household_Cavalry" title="Household Cavalry">Household Cavalry</a> provides its armour capability, with vehicles such as the <a href="/wiki/Challenger_2" title="Challenger 2">Challenger 2</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Warrior_tracked_armoured_vehicle" title="Warrior tracked armoured vehicle">Warrior tracked armoured vehicle</a>. It includes most of the Army's armoured regiments, both the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="Royal Tank Regiment">Royal Tank Regiment</a> and those converted from old <a href="/wiki/Cavalry_regiments_of_the_British_Army" title="Cavalry regiments of the British Army">horse cavalry regiments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2024, it comprised fourteen regiments: ten Regular Regiments; four <a href="/wiki/Army_Reserve_(United_Kingdom)" title="Army Reserve (United Kingdom)">Army Reserve</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the Household Cavalry Regiment (the <a href="/wiki/Life_Guards_(United_Kingdom)" title="Life Guards (United Kingdom)">Life Guards</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Blues_and_Royals" 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data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Royal_Armoured_Corps_Regiments_in_World_War_II" title="List of Royal Armoured Corps Regiments in World War II">List of Royal Armoured Corps Regiments in World War II</a></div> <p>The RAC was created on 4 April 1939, just before <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> started, by combining regiments from the <a href="/wiki/List_of_British_Army_regiments_(1881)#Cavalry_of_the_Line" title="List of British Army regiments (1881)">cavalry of the line</a> which had mechanised with the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Tank_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Tank Corps">Royal Tank Corps</a> (renamed <a href="/wiki/Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="Royal Tank Regiment">Royal Tank Regiment</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As the war went on and other regular cavalry and Territorial Army <a href="/wiki/Yeomanry" title="Yeomanry">Yeomanry</a> units became mechanised, the <a href="/wiki/Corps" title="Corps">corps</a> was enlarged.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A significant number of infantry battalions also converted to the armoured role as RAC regiments.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, the RAC created its own training and support regiments. Finally, in 1944, the RAC absorbed the regiments of the <a href="/wiki/Reconnaissance_Corps" title="Reconnaissance Corps">Reconnaissance Corps</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Present_day">Present day</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Armoured_Corps&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Present day"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Armoured_Corps_(UK)_Recruiting_areas.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Royal_Armoured_Corps_%28UK%29_Recruiting_areas.png/220px-Royal_Armoured_Corps_%28UK%29_Recruiting_areas.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="306" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Royal_Armoured_Corps_%28UK%29_Recruiting_areas.png/330px-Royal_Armoured_Corps_%28UK%29_Recruiting_areas.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Royal_Armoured_Corps_%28UK%29_Recruiting_areas.png/440px-Royal_Armoured_Corps_%28UK%29_Recruiting_areas.png 2x" data-file-width="2551" data-file-height="3543" /></a><figcaption>Recruiting areas of the regular army regiments</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regiments">Regiments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Armoured_Corps&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Regiments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Royal Armoured Corps is divided into regiments which operate <a href="/wiki/Main_battle_tank" title="Main battle tank">main battle tanks</a> (<a href="/wiki/Armoured_regiment_(United_Kingdom)" title="Armoured regiment (United Kingdom)">Armour</a>), those in reconnaissance vehicles (<a href="/wiki/Formation_reconnaissance_regiment" title="Formation reconnaissance regiment">Armoured Cavalry</a>), and those in Weapons Mount vehicles (Light Cavalry). Of these, three regiments are designated <a href="/wiki/Dragoon_Guards" title="Dragoon Guards">Dragoon Guards</a>, two as <a href="/wiki/Hussars" class="mw-redirect" title="Hussars">Hussars</a>, one as <a href="/wiki/Lancers" class="mw-redirect" title="Lancers">Lancers</a> and one as <a href="/wiki/Dragoons" class="mw-redirect" title="Dragoons">Dragoons</a>. The remaining regiment is the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="Royal Tank Regiment">Royal Tank Regiment</a>. In the regular army, there are three armoured regiments, three armoured cavalry regiments and three light cavalry regiments. In the army reserve, there is one armoured regiment and three light cavalry regiments.<sup id="cite_ref-heyman67_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-heyman67-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Being a corps, the RAC is made up of several independent regiments, but the corps does control a few separate units which include: </p> <ul><li><b>Training and Staff</b><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>AFV Training Group</li> <li>Regimental Headquarters, Royal Armoured Corps</li> <li>The Armour Centre, <a href="/wiki/Bovington_Camp" title="Bovington Camp">Bovington Camp</a></li> <li>Royal Armoured Corps Training Regiment, at Allenby Barracks, <a href="/wiki/Bovington_Camp" title="Bovington Camp">Bovington Camp</a></li></ul></li> <li><b>Regular Army</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_The_Queen%27s_Dragoon_Guards" title="1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards">1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards</a> (QDG) - Light Cavalry – <a href="/wiki/7th_Infantry_Brigade_and_Headquarters_East" class="mw-redirect" title="7th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters East">7th Infantry Brigade & Headquarters East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Scots_Dragoon_Guards" title="Royal Scots Dragoon Guards">The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)</a> (SCOTS DG) - Light Cavalry – <a href="/wiki/51st_Infantry_Brigade_and_Headquarters_Scotland" title="51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland">51st Infantry Brigade & Headquarters Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Dragoon_Guards" title="Royal Dragoon Guards">The Royal Dragoon Guards</a> (RDG) - Armoured Cavalry – <a href="/wiki/1st_Armoured_Infantry_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)" title="1st Armoured Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)">20th Armoured Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Royal_Hussars" title="Queen's Royal Hussars">The Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own and Royal Irish)</a> (QRH) – Armour – <a href="/wiki/20th_Armoured_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="20th Armoured Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United Kingdom)">20th Armoured Brigade Combat Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Lancers" title="Royal Lancers">The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths' Own)</a> (RL) - Armoured Cavalry – 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade</li> <li><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Royal_Hussars" title="King's Royal Hussars">The King's Royal Hussars</a> (KRH) – Armour – 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Light_Dragoons" title="Light Dragoons">The Light Dragoons</a> (LD) - Light Cavalry – <a href="/wiki/4th_Infantry_Brigade_and_Headquarters_North_East" class="mw-redirect" title="4th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters North East">4th Infantry Brigade & Headquarters North East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="Royal Tank Regiment">Royal Tank Regiment</a><sup>2</sup> (RTR) – Armour – <a href="/wiki/12th_Armoured_Brigade_Combat_Team_(United_Kingdom)" title="12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team (United Kingdom)">12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p>A Royal Tank Regiment <a href="/wiki/Chemical,_Biological,_Radiological_and_Nuclear" class="mw-redirect" title="Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear">CBRN</a> reconnaissance and survey squadron forms part of <a href="/wiki/28_Engineer_Regiment_(United_Kingdom)" title="28 Engineer Regiment (United Kingdom)">28 Engineer Regiment (C-CBRN), Royal Engineers</a><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><b>Army Reserve</b> - Yeomanry <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Yeomanry" title="Royal Yeomanry">The Royal Yeomanry</a> (RY) - Light Cavalry – 7th Infantry Brigade & Headquarters East</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Own_Yeomanry" title="Queen's Own Yeomanry">The Queen's Own Yeomanry</a> (QOY) - Light Cavalry – 4th Infantry Brigade & Headquarters North East</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_and_North_Irish_Yeomanry" title="Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry">Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry</a> (SNIY) - Light Cavalry – 51st Infantry Brigade & Headquarters Scotland</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Wessex_Yeomanry" title="Royal Wessex Yeomanry">The Royal Wessex Yeomanry</a> (RWxY) - Armour – <a href="/wiki/3rd_(United_Kingdom)_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="3rd (United Kingdom) Division">3rd (United Kingdom) Division</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p>A system of pairing exists in the British Army of Regular to Reserve unit. Through this, operational and training cycles are aligned, resources shared and strategic depth enabled. In the Royal Armoured Corps this manifests with each yeomanry unit being paired with a regular unit of the same role. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Regular Army</th> <th>Army Reserve </th></tr> <tr> <td>1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards</td> <td>Royal Yeomanry </td></tr> <tr> <td>Royal Scots Dragoon Guards</td> <td>Scottish & North Irish Yeomanry </td></tr> <tr> <td>The Light Dragoons</td> <td>Queen's Own Yeomanry </td></tr> <tr> <td>King's Royal Hussars</td> <td rowspan="3">Royal Wessex Yeomanry<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Queen's Royal Hussars </td></tr> <tr> <td>Royal Tank Regiment </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Basing">Basing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Armoured_Corps&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Basing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tidworth_Camp" title="Tidworth Camp">Tidworth</a> - <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Royal_Hussars" title="King's Royal Hussars">Kings Royal Hussars</a>; <a href="/wiki/Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="Royal Tank Regiment">Royal Tank Regiment</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Royal_Hussars" title="Queen's Royal Hussars">The Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own and Royal Irish)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catterick_Garrison" title="Catterick Garrison">Catterick</a> - <a href="/wiki/Royal_Lancers" title="Royal Lancers">The Royal Lancers</a>; <a href="/wiki/Light_Dragoons" title="Light Dragoons">The Light Dragoons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battlesbury_Barracks" title="Battlesbury Barracks">Battlesbury Barracks, Warminster</a> - <a href="/wiki/Royal_Dragoon_Guards" title="Royal Dragoon Guards">The Royal Dragoon Guards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robertson_Barracks,_Swanton_Morley" title="Robertson Barracks, Swanton Morley">Swanton Morley</a> - <a href="/wiki/1st_The_Queen%27s_Dragoon_Guards" title="1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards">1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Leuchars" title="RAF Leuchars">Leuchars</a> - <a href="/wiki/Royal_Scots_Dragoon_Guards" title="Royal Scots Dragoon Guards">The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> & <a href="/wiki/The_Midlands" class="mw-redirect" title="The Midlands">Midlands</a> - <a href="/wiki/Royal_Yeomanry" title="Royal Yeomanry">Royal Yeomanry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="South of England">South of England</a> - <a href="/wiki/Royal_Wessex_Yeomanry" title="Royal Wessex Yeomanry">Royal Wessex Yeomanry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="North of England">North of England</a> - <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Own_Yeomanry" title="Queen's Own Yeomanry">Queen's Own Yeomanry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a> & <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a> - <a href="/wiki/Scottish_and_North_Irish_Yeomanry" title="Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry">Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Band">Band</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Armoured_Corps&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Band"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Band_of_the_Royal_Armoured_Corps" title="Band of the Royal Armoured Corps">Band of the Royal Armoured Corps</a> was the single band representing the RAC provided by of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Corps_of_Army_Music" title="Royal Corps of Army Music">Royal Corps of Army Music</a>. This was formed in 2014 by the amalgamation of the Heavy Cavalry and Cambrai Band, and the Light Cavalry Band. The Band of the Royal Armoured Corps is stationed at <a href="/wiki/Catterick_Garrison" title="Catterick Garrison">Catterick</a>. However, as part of the 2019 reorganisation of the CAMUS, the band was merged into British Army Band Catterick.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reorganisations">Reorganisations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Armoured_Corps&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Reorganisations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Delivering_Security_in_a_Changing_World_(2004)"><span id="Delivering_Security_in_a_Changing_World_.282004.29"></span>Delivering Security in a Changing World (2004)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Armoured_Corps&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Delivering Security in a Changing World (2004)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Delivering_Security_in_a_Changing_World" title="Delivering Security in a Changing World">reorganisation of the Army announced in 2004</a> led to significant changes to the Royal Armoured Corps. Reorganisation that began in 2003 would see three armoured regiments removed from <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> to the UK, with one re-roled as an FR regiment. In addition, three Challenger 2 squadrons will be converted to <i>Interim Medium Armour Squadrons</i>, while each FR regiment will gain a Command and Support Squadron.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As part of the reorganisation, postings will be realigned: </p> <ul><li>UK based regiments <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Catterick_Garrison" title="Catterick Garrison">Catterick</a>: Armoured Regiment (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Dragoon_Guards" title="Royal Dragoon Guards">RDG</a>) (1 Armoured Infantry Brigade), Formation Reconnaissance Regiment (<a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Royal_Lancers" title="Queen's Royal Lancers">QRL</a>) (1 Armoured Infantry Brigade)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tidworth_Camp" title="Tidworth Camp">Tidworth</a>: 2 x Armoured Regiment (<a href="/wiki/2nd_Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="2nd Royal Tank Regiment">2RTR</a>, <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Royal_Hussars" title="King's Royal Hussars">KRH</a>), (1st Mechanized Brigade, 12th Mechanized Brigade,)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robertson_Barracks,_Swanton_Morley" title="Robertson Barracks, Swanton Morley">Swanton Morley</a>: Formation Reconnaissance Regiment (<a href="/wiki/Light_Dragoons" title="Light Dragoons">LD</a>) (Theatre Troops)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warminster" title="Warminster">Warminster</a>: Training/Demonstration squadron (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="Royal Tank Regiment">A Squadron, RTR</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Honington" title="RAF Honington">Honington</a>: Armoured Regiment (<a href="/wiki/1st_Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="1st Royal Tank Regiment">1RTR</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bovington" class="mw-redirect" title="Bovington">Bovington</a>: HQ RAC</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Germany based regiments <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sennelager" title="Sennelager">Sennelager</a>: Armoured Regiment (<a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Royal_Hussars" title="Queen's Royal Hussars">QRH</a>), Formation Reconnaissance Regiment <a href="/wiki/1st_The_Queen%27s_Dragoon_Guards" title="1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards">QDG</a> (20 Armoured Brigade)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Strategic_Defence_and_Security_Review_(2010)/Army_2020"><span id="Strategic_Defence_and_Security_Review_.282010.29.2FArmy_2020"></span>Strategic Defence and Security Review (2010)/Army 2020</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Armoured_Corps&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Strategic Defence and Security Review (2010)/Army 2020"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2012, following the <a href="/wiki/Strategic_Defence_and_Security_Review_2010" title="Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010">Strategic Defence and Security Review of 2010</a>, specific proposals about the make up of the future British Army were announced under the title <i><a href="/wiki/Future_of_the_British_Army_(Army_2020)" class="mw-redirect" title="Future of the British Army (Army 2020)">Army 2020</a></i>. These proposals were intended to reduce the size of the army to around 82,000. The Royal Armoured Corps was to be reduced by a total of two regiments, with the <a href="/wiki/9th/12th_Royal_Lancers" title="9th/12th Royal Lancers">9th/12th Royal Lancers</a> amalgamated with the <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Royal_Lancers" title="Queen's Royal Lancers">Queen's Royal Lancers</a> to form a single lancer regiment, the Royal Lancers, and the <a href="/wiki/1st_Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="1st Royal Tank Regiment">1st</a> and <a href="/wiki/2nd_Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="2nd Royal Tank Regiment">2nd Royal Tank Regiments</a> joined to form a single <a href="/wiki/Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="Royal Tank Regiment">Royal Tank Regiment</a>. </p><p>The Royal Armoured Corps will also see a shift with one third of its regiments operating as <a href="/wiki/Armoured_regiment_(United_Kingdom)" title="Armoured regiment (United Kingdom)">armoured regiments</a> with <a href="/wiki/Main_battle_tanks" class="mw-redirect" title="Main battle tanks">main battle tanks</a>, another third as <a href="/wiki/Formation_reconnaissance_regiment" title="Formation reconnaissance regiment">formation reconnaissance regiments</a> and a final third as <a href="/wiki/Light_cavalry" title="Light cavalry">light cavalry</a> using Jackal vehicles.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Armoured regiments would consist of Type 56 regiments, each with three Sabre Squadrons (comprising 18 <a href="/wiki/Challenger_2" title="Challenger 2">Challenger 2</a> Tanks each) and a command and recce squadron. Armoured Cavalry or <a href="/wiki/Formation_reconnaissance_regiment" title="Formation reconnaissance regiment">formation reconnaissance regiments</a> would also have a command and recce squadron and three Sabre Squadrons; which will initially be equipped with <a href="/wiki/Combat_Vehicle_Reconnaissance_(Tracked)" title="Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)">Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)</a>, and then with <a href="/wiki/Future_Rapid_Effect_System" title="Future Rapid Effect System">Future Rapid Effect System</a> Scout vehicles.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-army.mod.uk_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-army.mod.uk-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Jackal_(vehicle)" title="Jackal (vehicle)">Jackal</a> regiments will be part of the Adaptable Force, comprising three Sabre Squadrons (each with 16 vehicles). These regiments will be paired with a Yeomanry regiment.<sup id="cite_ref-army.mod.uk_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-army.mod.uk-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The new structure of the Reaction Force will see three armoured regiments, each assigned to a new "Armoured Infantry Brigade", alongside a formation reconnaissance regiment (renamed as "armoured cavalry"), two armoured infantry battalions and a heavy protected mobility battalion. These six regiments will fall operationally under what will become known as the "reaction forces", which will be the army's high readiness force. The remaining three regiments will be located with the remainder of the regular army under what has been term the "adaptable forces", which will provide a pool of resources to back up operations conducted by the "reaction forces". </p><p>This new basing plan on 5 March 2013 gave an overview of where the regiments will be based.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All RAC regiments will be UK based, with the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards moving to Swanton Morley, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards moving to the Leuchars area, the Queen's Royal Hussars to Tidworth, the Royal Lancers settling in Catterick, the Light Dragoons in Catterick, and the Royal Tank Regiment to Tidworth. The expected Army 2020 layout for the RAC is to be:<sup id="cite_ref-basing_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-basing-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Armoured Regiment<br />(Challenger 2)</th> <th>Armoured Cavalry<br />(Scimitar)</th> <th>Light Cavalry<br />(Jackal)</th> <th>Light Cavalry – Army Reserve<br />(Jackal)<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1st_Armoured_Infantry_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)" title="1st Armoured Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)">1st Armoured Infantry Brigade</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/7th_Infantry_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="7th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)">7th Infantry Brigade</a> </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Royal_Hussars" title="King's Royal Hussars">The King's Royal Hussars</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Royal_Lancers" class="mw-redirect" title="The Royal Lancers">The Royal Lancers<br />(Queen Elizabeth's Own)</a> <p><a href="/wiki/Royal_Dragoon_Guards" title="Royal Dragoon Guards">The Royal Dragoon Guards</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Dragoon_Guards" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's Dragoon Guards">Queen's Dragoon Guards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royal_Yeomanry" title="Royal Yeomanry">The Royal Yeomanry</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/12th_Armoured_Infantry_Brigade" class="mw-redirect" title="12th Armoured Infantry Brigade">12th Armoured Infantry Brigade</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/4th_Infantry_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)" title="4th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)">4th Infantry Brigade</a> </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="Royal Tank Regiment">The Royal Tank Regiment</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Light_Dragoons" title="Light Dragoons">The Light Dragoons</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Own_Yeomanry" title="Queen's Own Yeomanry">The Queen's Own Yeomanry</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/20th_Armoured_Infantry_Brigade" class="mw-redirect" title="20th Armoured Infantry Brigade">20th Armoured Infantry Brigade</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/51st_Infantry_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="51st Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)">51st Infantry Brigade</a> </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Royal_Hussars" title="Queen's Royal Hussars">The Queen's Royal Hussars<br />(Queen's Own and Royal Irish)</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royal_Scots_Dragoon_Guards" title="Royal Scots Dragoon Guards">The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards<br />(Carabiniers and Greys)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_and_North_Irish_Yeomanry" title="Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry">The Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Royal_Wessex_Yeomanry" title="Royal Wessex Yeomanry">The Royal Wessex Yeomanry</a><br />(MBT crew replacement, admin only) </td> <td colspan="3"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Future_Soldier_(2021)"><span id="Future_Soldier_.282021.29"></span>Future Soldier (2021)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Armoured_Corps&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Future Soldier (2021)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In November 2021, the UK Government published <i><a href="/wiki/Future_Soldier_(British_Army)" title="Future Soldier (British Army)">Future Soldier</a></i>, the planned reform of the British Army following its <a href="/wiki/Defence_in_a_Competitive_Age" title="Defence in a Competitive Age">integrated defence and security review</a>. Part of this would see a reorganisation of the regiments of the Royal Armoured Corps. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1st_(United_Kingdom)_Division"><span id="1st_.28United_Kingdom.29_Division"></span>1st (United Kingdom) Division</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Armoured_Corps&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 1st (United Kingdom) Division"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/1st_(United_Kingdom)_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1st (United Kingdom) Division">1st (UK) Division</a> is planned as the UK's primary land element for operations outside the European theatre, as well as operations supporting NATO's flanks. It consists of four infantry-centered brigades - two of these will contain regular light cavalry regiments, while a third serves as a parent formation for units of the Army Reserve. </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/4th_Infantry_Brigade_and_Headquarters_North_East" class="mw-redirect" title="4th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters North East">4th Light Brigade Combat Team</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Light_Dragoons" title="Light Dragoons">The Light Dragoons</a> (Light Cavalry)</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/7th_Infantry_Brigade_and_Headquarters_East" class="mw-redirect" title="7th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters East">7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Scots_Dragoon_Guards" title="Royal Scots Dragoon Guards">The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)</a> (Light Cavalry)</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/19th_Light_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="19th Light Brigade (United Kingdom)">19th Brigade</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_and_North_Irish_Yeomanry" title="Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry">The Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry</a> (Army Reserve)<sup id="cite_ref-reservelight_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reservelight-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Own_Yeomanry" title="Queen's Own Yeomanry">The Queen's Own Yeomanry</a> (Army Reserve)<sup id="cite_ref-reservelight_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reservelight-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="3rd_(United_Kingdom)_Division"><span id="3rd_.28United_Kingdom.29_Division"></span>3rd (United Kingdom) Division</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Armoured_Corps&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 3rd (United Kingdom) Division"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/3rd_(United_Kingdom)_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="3rd (United Kingdom) Division">3rd (UK) Division</a> is planned as the UK's main reaction force, intended to act as a lead formation alongside NATO, and primarily consists of a pair of armoured brigades containing the army's armoured and armoured cavalry units, and a third brigade containing the remainder of the army's armoured cavalry units tasked primarily with reconnaissance. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/12th_Armoured_Infantry_Brigade" class="mw-redirect" title="12th Armoured Infantry Brigade">12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="Royal Tank Regiment">The Royal Tank Regiment</a> (Armoured)<sup id="cite_ref-mbt_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mbt-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Royal_Hussars" title="King's Royal Hussars">The King's Royal Hussars</a> (Armoured Cavalry)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Wessex_Yeomanry" title="Royal Wessex Yeomanry">The Royal Wessex Yeomanry</a> (Army Reserve)<sup id="cite_ref-mbt_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mbt-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th_Armoured_Infantry_Brigade" class="mw-redirect" title="20th Armoured Infantry Brigade">20th Armoured Brigade Combat Team</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Royal_Hussars" title="Queen's Royal Hussars">The Queen's Royal Hussars (Queen's Own and Royal Irish)</a> (Armoured)<sup id="cite_ref-mbt_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mbt-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Dragoon_Guards" title="Royal Dragoon Guards">The Royal Dragoon Guards</a> (Armoured Cavalry)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1st_Deep_Reconnaissance_Strike_Brigade_Combat_Team" title="1st Deep Reconnaissance Strike Brigade Combat Team">1st Deep Reconnaissance Strike Brigade Combat Team</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Household_Cavalry_Regiment" title="Household Cavalry Regiment">Household Cavalry Regiment</a> (Armoured Cavalry)<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Lancers" title="Royal Lancers">The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths' Own)</a> (Armoured Cavalry)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1st_The_Queen%27s_Dragoon_Guards" title="1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards">1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards</a> (Light Cavalry)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Yeomanry" title="Royal Yeomanry">The Royal Yeomanry</a> (Army Reserve)<sup id="cite_ref-reservelight_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reservelight-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Order_of_precedence">Order of precedence</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Armoured_Corps&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Order of precedence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Household_Cavalry" title="Household Cavalry">Household Cavalry</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/British_Army_order_of_precedence" title="British Army order of precedence">Order of Precedence</a> </b> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Regiment_of_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Regiment of Artillery">Royal Regiment of Artillery</a></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Related_units">Related units</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Armoured_Corps&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Related units"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This unit is allied with the following: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Armoured_Corps" title="Royal Canadian Armoured Corps">Royal Canadian Armoured Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Armoured_Corps" title="Royal Australian Armoured Corps">Royal Australian Armoured Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_New_Zealand_Armoured_Corps" title="Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps">Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malaysian_Royal_Armoured_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="Malaysian Royal Armoured Corps">Kor Armor Diraja (Royal Armoured Corps)</a> - Malaysia</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Colonels_Commandant_(Cavalry)"><span id="Colonels_Commandant_.28Cavalry.29"></span>Colonels Commandant (Cavalry)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Armoured_Corps&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Colonels Commandant (Cavalry)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Colonels Commandant were:<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>1939– vacant</li> <li>1947 F.M. The Rt Hon <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Montgomery" title="Bernard Montgomery">Bernard Montgomery</a>, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO</li> <li>1947– Gen. Sir <a href="/wiki/Richard_McCreery" title="Richard McCreery">Richard McCreery</a>, GCB, KBE, DSO, MC</li> <li>1950–?1952 Gen. Sir <a href="/wiki/Charles_Keightley" title="Charles Keightley">Charles Keightley</a>, GCB, GBE, DSO</li> <li>1958– Gen. Sir Charles Keightley, GCB, GBE, DSO</li> <li>1968– F.M. Sir <a href="/wiki/Richard_Hull" title="Richard Hull">Richard Hull</a>, KG, GCB, DSO</li> <li>1974– F.M. The Rt Hon <a href="/wiki/Michael_Carver,_Baron_Carver" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Carver, Baron Carver">Richard Carver</a>, Baron Carver of Shackleford, GCB, CBE, DSO, MC</li> <li>1977–1980 Gen. Sir <a href="/wiki/Jack_Harman_(British_Army_officer)" title="Jack Harman (British Army officer)">Jack Harman</a>, GCB, OBE, MC, ADCGen</li> <li>1980–1982 Gen. Sir <a href="/wiki/Robert_Ford_(British_Army_officer)" title="Robert Ford (British Army officer)">RobertFord</a>, GCB, CBE</li> <li>1982–1985 F.M. Sir <a href="/wiki/John_Stanier_(British_Army_officer)" title="John Stanier (British Army officer)">John Stanier</a>, GCB, MBE, ADCGen</li> <li>1985–1988 F.M. Sir <a href="/wiki/Nigel_Bagnall" title="Nigel Bagnall">Nigel Bagnall</a>, GCB, CVO, MC</li> <li>1988–1993 Gen. Sir <a href="/wiki/Brian_Kenny_(British_Army_officer)" title="Brian Kenny (British Army officer)">Brian Kenny</a>, GCB, CBE</li> <li>1993–1995 Gen. Sir <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Blacker" title="Jeremy Blacker">Jeremy Blacker</a>, KCB, CBE</li> <li>1995–1999 Lt-Gen. Sir <a href="/wiki/Robert_Hayman-Joyce" title="Robert Hayman-Joyce">Robert Hayman-Joyce</a>, KCB, CBE</li> <li>1999 Maj-Gen. <a href="/wiki/David_Jenkins_(British_Army_officer)" title="David Jenkins (British Army officer)">David Jenkins</a>, CB, CBE<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2000–2004 Maj-Gen. <a href="/wiki/Peter_Gilchrist_(British_Army_officer)" title="Peter Gilchrist (British Army officer)">Peter Gilchrist</a>, CB</li> <li>2004– Maj-Gen. <a href="/wiki/Richard_Shirreff" title="Richard Shirreff">Richard Shirreff</a>, CB</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Armoured_Corps&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The Royal Wessex Yeomanry provides replacement soldiers for armoured regiments, and therefore is paired with all three regular army units operating main battle tanks</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-reservelight-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-reservelight_22-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-reservelight_22-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-reservelight_22-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Reserve regiment providing reinforcements to light cavalry units.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-mbt-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-mbt_23-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mbt_23-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mbt_23-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Regiment equipped with <a href="/wiki/Main_battle_tank" title="Main battle tank">main battle tanks</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Reserve regiment providing reinforcements to armoured units.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The Household Cavalry Regiment is one of two operational regiments formed of squadrons of the <a href="/wiki/Life_Guards_(United_Kingdom)" title="Life Guards (United Kingdom)">Life Guards</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Blues_and_Royals" title="Blues and Royals">Blues and Royals</a>; these are units of the <a href="/wiki/Household_Cavalry" title="Household Cavalry">Household Cavalry</a>, which is a separate administrative formation from the Royal Armoured Corps.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Armoured_Corps&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFGazette63576" class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63576/supplement/23984">"No. 63576"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_London_Gazette" title="The London Gazette">The London Gazette</a></i> (Supplement). 4 January 2021. p. 23984.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+London+Gazette&rft.atitle=No.+63576&rft.pages=23984&rft.date=2021-01-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegazette.co.uk%2FLondon%2Fissue%2F63576%2Fsupplement%2F23984&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARoyal+Armoured+Corps" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-autogenerated1-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-autogenerated1_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-autogenerated1_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Forty p. 63.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240806015933/https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/royal-armoured-corps/">"Royal Armoured Corps | The British Army"</a>. 6 August 2024. 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Lancers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Royal Tank<br /> Regiments</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="1st Royal Tank Regiment">1st RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="2nd Royal Tank Regiment">2nd RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="3rd Royal Tank Regiment">3rd RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="4th Royal Tank Regiment">4th RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="5th Royal Tank Regiment">5th RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="6th Royal Tank Regiment">6th RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="7th Royal Tank Regiment">7th RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="8th Royal Tank Regiment">8th RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="9th Royal Tank Regiment">9th RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="10th Royal Tank Regiment">10th RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="11th Royal Tank Regiment">11th RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Royal_Tank_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="12th Royal Tank Regiment (page does not exist)">12th RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=39th_Royal_Tank_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="39th Royal Tank Regiment (page does not exist)">39th RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/40th_(The_King%27s)_Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="40th (The King's) Royal Tank Regiment">40th RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/40th/41st_Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="40th/41st Royal Tank Regiment">40th/41st RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/41st_(Oldham)_Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="41st (Oldham) Royal Tank Regiment">41st RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/42nd_Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="42nd Royal Tank Regiment">42nd (7th East Surrey) RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/43rd_Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="43rd Royal Tank Regiment">43rd (6th Royal Northumberland Fusiliers) RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/44th_Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="44th Royal Tank Regiment">44th RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/45th_(Leeds_Rifles)_Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="45th (Leeds Rifles) Royal Tank Regiment">45th RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/46th_(Liverpool_Welsh)_Royal_Tank_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="46th (Liverpool Welsh) Royal Tank Regiment">46th RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/47th_(Oldham)_Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="47th (Oldham) Royal Tank Regiment">47th RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/48th_Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="48th Royal Tank Regiment">48th RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/49th_Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="49th Royal Tank Regiment">49th RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/50th_Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="50th Royal Tank Regiment">50th RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/51st_(Leeds_Rifles)_Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="51st (Leeds Rifles) Royal Tank Regiment">51st RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=60st_Royal_Tank_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="60st Royal Tank Regiment (page does not exist)">61st RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=62nd_Royal_Tank_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="62nd Royal Tank Regiment (page does not exist)">62nd RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=65th_Royal_Tank_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="65th Royal Tank Regiment (page does not exist)">65th RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=101st_Royal_Tank_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="101st Royal Tank Regiment (page does not exist)">101st RTR</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=102nd_Royal_Tank_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="102nd Royal Tank Regiment (page does not exist)">102nd RTR</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Regiments<br /> RAC</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=46th_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="46th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (page does not exist)">46 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/107th_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps" title="107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps">107 (King's Own) RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/108th_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="108th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps">108 (Lancashire Fusiliers) RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/109th_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps" title="109th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps">109 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/110th_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps" title="110th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps">110 (Border) RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/111th_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps" title="111th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps">111 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/112th_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps" title="112th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps">112 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=113th_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="113th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (page does not exist)">113 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=114th_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="114th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (page does not exist)">114 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=115th_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="115th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (page does not exist)">115 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=116th_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="116th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (page does not exist)">116 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/141st_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="141st Regiment Royal Armoured Corps">141 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/142nd_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps" title="142nd Regiment Royal Armoured Corps">142 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/143rd_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps" title="143rd Regiment Royal Armoured Corps">143 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/144th_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps" title="144th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps">144 (East Lancashire) RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/145th_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps" title="145th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps">145 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/146th_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps" title="146th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps">146 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/147th_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="147th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps">147 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/148th_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps" title="148th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps">148 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/149th_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps" title="149th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps">149 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=150th_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="150th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (page does not exist)">150 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/151st_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps" title="151st Regiment Royal Armoured Corps">151 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=152nd_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="152nd Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (page does not exist)">152 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/153rd_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps" title="153rd Regiment Royal Armoured Corps">153 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/154th_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps" title="154th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps">154 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=155th_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="155th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (page does not exist)">155 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=156th_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="156th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (page does not exist)">156 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=157th_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="157th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (page does not exist)">157 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/158th_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps" title="158th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps">158 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/159th_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps" title="159th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps">159 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/160th_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps" title="160th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps">160 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=161st_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="161st Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (page does not exist)">161 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/162nd_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="162nd Regiment Royal Armoured Corps">162 RAC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/163rd_Regiment_Royal_Armoured_Corps" title="163rd Regiment Royal Armoured Corps">163 RAC</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Reserve</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:transparent"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Derbyshire_Yeomanry" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Derbyshire Yeomanry">1st Derbyshire Yeomanry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Derbyshire_Yeomanry" class="mw-redirect" title="2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry">2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1st_Royal_Gloucestershire_Hussars" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Royal Gloucestershire Hussars">1st Royal Gloucestershire Hussars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Royal_Gloucestershire_Hussars" class="mw-redirect" title="2nd Royal Gloucestershire Hussars">2nd Royal Gloucestershire 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href="/wiki/1st_Northamptonshire_Yeomanry" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry">1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Northamptonshire_Yeomanry" class="mw-redirect" title="2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry">2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1st_East_Riding_Yeomanry" class="mw-redirect" title="1st East Riding Yeomanry">1st East Riding Yeomanry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_East_Riding_Yeomanry" class="mw-redirect" title="2nd East Riding Yeomanry">2nd East Riding Yeomanry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheshire_Yeomanry" title="Cheshire Yeomanry">Cheshire Yeomanry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inns_of_Court_Regiment" title="Inns of Court Regiment">Inns of Court Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Irish_Horse" title="North Irish Horse">North Irish Horse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Somerset_Yeomanry" title="North Somerset Yeomanry">North Somerset Yeomanry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Own_Yorkshire_Dragoons" 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