The Role of Armour in the Australian Defence Force is defined as:
"The co-ordination with other arms, to close with and destroy the enemy forces using fire, manoeuvre and shock action."
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Welcome to Australian Armour!
This website is
dedicated to the soldiers and history of the Royal Australian Armoured
Corps, from Pre Federation Colonial Light Horse Regiments to the
present day Corps. It will endeavor to cover the history and
traditions of each Regiment and include battle honours, personalities,
badges and insignia, and of course pictures.
It is my intention for this site to be the most comprehensive reference
on the Internet about the Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC) and
its predecessors.
This site will include information on the Australian Light Horse Regiments (both militia and AIF), Australian Armoured Regiments of World War 2 and on the current Royal Australian Armoured Corps.
The Royal Australian Armoured Corps
(RAAC) is currently comprised with the following regiments:
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Regular Army
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1st Armoured Regiment - Armoured
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2nd Cavalry Regiment - Reconnaissance
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B Squadron, 3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment - Armoured Personnel Carrier
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2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) - Reconnaissance
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Army Reserve
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1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers - Reconnaissance
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A Squadron, 3rd/9th South Australia Mounted Rifles - Light cavalry
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4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse - Reconnaissance
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A Squadron, 10th Light Horse Regiment - Light cavalry
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12th/16th Hunter River Lancers - Light Armoured
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The Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC) is the senior arms corps within the Australian Army and is the comprised of Regular Army and Army Reserve regiments equipped with armoured vehicles in the Australian Army. The corps was formed in 1941 as the Australian Armoured Corps, before being given the Royal prefix in 1948. The Royal Australian Armoured Corps traces its lineage back to the Australian Light Horse regiments and in many cases to state militia prior to Federation. Today, many of the current regiments follow the traditions of their Light Horse predecessors.
The RAAC has an approximate current strength of about 250 officers and 1000 other ranks and has units around Australia.
The main characteristics of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC) are firepower, mobility, protection, communications, endurance and flexibility.
 3rd/9th Light Horse (SAMR) M113A1 APC (SAMR Association) |
 2nd Cavalry Regiment ASLAV - Operation Catalyst - Baghdad 2004. (Dept of Defence) |
 M1A1 Abrams MBT - School of Armour - December 2006. (Dept of Defence) |
 1st Armoured Regiment Mark V Centurion tank - South Vietnam - circa 1968. (Webmaster) |
2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment
ASLAVs - Operation Catalyst - Iraq - August 2006.
(Dept of Defence)
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