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| Royal Armoured Corps | |
|---|---|
 Badge of the Royal Armoured Corps | |
| Active | 1939 – present |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Type | Armoured corps |
| Role | Armoured warfare CBRN defense Reconnaissance |
| Size | 14 Regiments |
| Garrison/HQ | Bovington Garrison |
| Vehicles | Challenger 2, FV107 Scimitar, Ajax |
| Website | www |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel Commandant | Maj-Gen Nicholas C. L. Perry, DSO, MBE[1] |
| Insignia | |
| Abbreviation | RAC |
The Royal Armoured Corps is the armoured arm of the British Army, that together with the Household Cavalry provides its armour capability, with vehicles such as the Challenger 2 and the Warrior tracked armoured vehicle. It includes most of the Army's armoured regiments, both the Royal Tank Regiment and those converted from old horse cavalry regiments.[2] In September 2024, it comprised fourteen regiments: ten Regular Regiments; four Army Reserve.[3] Although the Household Cavalry Regiment (the Life Guards and the Blues and Royals) provide an armoured regiment, they are not part of the RAC.[4]
- ^ "No. 63576". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 January 2021. p. 23984.
- ^ Forty p. 63.
- ^ "Royal Armoured Corps | The British Army". 6 August 2024. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "War Office and Ministry of Defence: Royal Armoured Corps: Correspondence and Reports".