Sri Lanka Armoured Corps | |
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Active | 1955 - present |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Branch | Sri Lanka Army |
Type | Armoured corps |
Role | Tank warfare Armoured warfare |
Size | 5 regular regiments, 1 volunteer regiment |
Regimental Headquarters | Rock House Army Camp |
Motto(s) | Whither the fates call |
March | Quick - The Radetski March (traditional) Under the Double Eagle (modern) Slow - 1st Dragoon Guards and 2nd Dragoon Guards Slow March |
Engagements | 1971 Insurrection Insurrection 1987-89 Sri Lankan Civil War |
Commanders | |
Colonel Commandant | Maj Gen D B S N Bothota |
Brigade Commander | Brig P A M Peiris |
Centre Commandant | Brig W P Kariyawasam |
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The Sri Lanka Armoured Corps (SLAC) provides the armour capability of the Sri Lanka Army, with vehicles such as the T-55AM2 main battle tank; the BMP infantry fighting vehicle; and the BTR-80 and WZ551 armoured personnel carriers. It comprises five regular armoured regiments, a volunteer regiment, and a regimental band. It has an independent Armoured Brigade and is headquartered at Rock House Army Camp, Colombo.[1][2]