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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = Royal Armoured Corps
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| image = Badge of the Royal Armoured Corps (Gallambria).svg
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| alt = Badge of the Royal Armoured Corps
| caption = Emblem of the Royal Armoured Corps
| dates = 9 July 1946
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| country = {{flag|Gallambria}}
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| branch = {{army|Gallambria}}
| type = Army {{wp|Armoured corps}}
| role = Armoured
| size = Currently: 6 armoured regiments <br> 10 armoured cavalry regiments <br> 3 reserve regiments
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| nickname = "The Black Hats"
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| commander1 = Brigadier Steven Mills
| commander1_label = Head of Corps
| commander2 = [[Princess Royal (Gallambria)|The Princess Royal]]
| commander2_label = Colonel-in-Chief
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The '''Royal Armoured Corps''' (RAC) is a {{wp|Corps}} of the [[Gallambrian Army]] which provides the [[Gallambrian Armed Forces|Gallambrian Armed Forces']] {{wp|Armoured warfare|armour}} capability. Armour combines firepower, mobility, protection and networked situational awareness to generate {{wp|Shock tactics|shock action}} and overmatch in close combat. Armour is an essential element of the {{wp|Combined arms|combined arms}} approach that is employed by the Gallambrian Army.

==Role==

The role of the Royal Armoured Corps is to locate, identify, destroy or capture the enemy, by day or night, in combination with other arms, using fire and manoeuvre.

==Organisation==

To perform this role and associated functions RAC units are organised as either:

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*'''Heavy Armoured''' - contains three tank squadrons and one support squadron.
*'''Armoured Cavalry''' - contains three cavalry squadrons and one support squadron, which provides mounted close combat, reconnaissance, surveillance and security to a Combat Brigade.
*'''Light Cavalry''' - contains light cavalry and protected mobility squadrons, which provide mounted and dismounted reconnaissance, surveillance and protected mobility to a Combat Brigade.}}

==Equipment==

RAC Units are equipped primarily with the following vehicle types:
* '''Taipan M3A7''' - The Taipan is Gallambria's {{wp|Main Battle Tank}} (MBT), which equips Regular Army armoured regiments. The Taipan MBT is due to be replaced by the Malya MBT, pending final operational capability testing and on-going investigations into corruption within the Defence procurement agency, Capability and Sustainment Group. 
* '''Gallambrian Service Light Armoured Vehicle''' (GSLAV) - The GSLAV is Gallambria's {{wp|Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle}} (CRV), which equips Regular Army regiments. The GSLAV will be replaced by the Karrek AMV from 2020.
* '''M3A5R Walan''' - The Walan is Gallambria's {{wp|Armoured recovery vehicle}} (ARV)
* '''Manida H-PMV''' - The Manida is Gallambria's {{wp|Protected mobility vehicle|Heavy Protected Mobility Vehicle}} (H-PMV) which is used to proved protected lift by Army Reserve regiments.

==Training==

The School of Armour provides mounted combat training to soldiers in the Gallambrian Army and selected individuals from abroad. It designs and executes both tactical and technical training for armoured crew who specialise in either the Armoured, Cavalry or Armoured Mobility career streams. Training at the School of Armour is conducted in the following wings:
* Communications Wing
* Corps Training Wing
* Driving and Servicing Wing
* Gunnery Wing
* Tactics Wing
* Combat Command Wing

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==Present Day==
Being a corps, the RAC is made up of several independent regiments, but also has responsibility for a number of independent units, which include:

===Training and Staff===
* Regimental Headquarters, Royal Armoured Corps
* School of Armour
* Armour Trials & Development Unit

===Regular Army===
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* King's Dragoon Guards - Armoured - [[1st Brigade (Gallambria)|1st Armoured Infantry Brigade]]
* Queen's Dragoon Guards - Armoured - [[4th Brigade (Gallambria)|4th Armoured Infantry Brigade]]
* Royal Cambrian Dragoon Guards - Armoured Cavalry - [[17th Brigade (Gallambria)|17th Mechanised Infantry Brigade]]
* Royal Dragoon Guards - Armoured - [[6th Brigade (Gallambria)|6 Armoured Infantry Brigade]]
* 7th Dragoon Guards (The King's Carabineers) - Armoured Cavalry - [[8th Brigade (Gallambria)|8th Mechanised Infantry Brigade]]
* The Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons) - Armoured Cavalry - [[19th Brigade (Gallambria)|19th Mechanised Infantry Brigade]]
* Royal Caledonian Bays (2nd Dragoons) - Armoured Cavalry - [[20th Brigade (Gallambria)|20th Mechanised Infantry Brigade]]
* King's Royal Hussars - Armoured - [[3rd Brigade (Gallambria)|3rd Armoured Infantry Brigade]]
* Duke of Wessex's Dragoons - Cavalry Reconnaissance - 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade
* Queen's Royal Hussars - Armoured Cavalry - [[10th Brigade (Gallambria)|10th Infantry Brigade]]
* 1st King's Royal Lancers - Armoured Cavalry - [[21st Brigade (Gallambria)|21st Infantry Brigade]]
* 8th King's Royal Lancers (Rathdowny's Horse) - Armoured Cavalry - [[23rd Brigade (Gallambria)|21st Infantry Brigade]]
* 2nd King's Royal Lancers - Armoured Cavalry - [[45th Brigade (Gallambria)|45th Mechanised Infantry Brigade]]
* 10th Royal Hussars - Armoured Cavalry - [[50th Brigade (Gallambria)|50th Mechanised Infantry Brigade]]
* Duke of Wessex's Own Hussars - Armoured Cavalry - [[7th Brigade (Gallambria)|7th Mechanised Infantry Brigade]]
* Princess Royal's Own Lancers - Light Cavalry - [[19th Brigade (Gallambria)|19th Air Assault Brigade]]
* Queen's Royal Lancers - Cavalry Reconnaissance - [[4th Brigade (Gallambria)|4th Armoured Infantry Brigade]]
* 14th Royal Hussars - Cavalry Reconnaissance - [[3rd Brigade (Gallambria)|3rd Armoured Infantry Brigade]]
* 17th Royal Lancers (Bashan Horse) - Light Cavalry - [[15th Brigade (Gallambria)|15th Air Assault Brigade]]
* 16th/18th Royal Hussars - Armoured - [[25th Brigade (Gallambria)|25th Armoured Infantry Brigade]]
* 31st Lancers - Light Cavalry - [[45th Brigade (Gallambria)|45th Mechanised Infantry Brigade]]
* 32nd Lancers - Light Cavalry - [[50th Brigade (Gallambria)|50th Mechanised Infantry Brigade]]
* 13th Light Horse Regiment - Cavalry Reconnaissance - [[6th Brigade (Gallambria)|6th Armoured Infantry Brigade]]
* 15th Light Horse Regiment - Cavalry Reconnaissance - [[25th Brigade (Gallambria)|25th Armoured Infantry Brigade]]
* 17th Light Horse Regiment - Cavalry Reconnaissance - [[35th Brigade (Gallambria)|35th Armoured Infantry Brigade]]
* 15th Hussars - Light Cavalry - [[7th Brigade (Gallambria)|7th Mechanised Infantry Brigade]]
* 19th Hussars - Light Cavalry - [[14th Brigade (Gallambria)|14th Mechanised Infantry Brigade]]
* 23rd Hussars - Light Cavalry - [[43rd Brigade (Gallambria)|43rd Infantry Brigade]]
* 24th Hussars - Light Cavalry - [[20th Brigade (Gallambria)|20th Mechanised Infantry Brigade]]
* 1st Armoured Regiment - Armoured - [[35th Brigade (Gallambria)|35th Armoured Infantry Brigade]]
* 1st Cavalry Regiment - Light Cavalry - [[8th Brigade (Gallambria)|8th Mechanised Infantry Brigade]]
* 2nd Cavalry Regiment - Armoured Cavalry - [[14th Brigade (Gallambria)|14th Mechanised Infantry Brigade]]
* 3rd Cavalry Regiment - Light Cavalry - [[17th Brigade (Gallambria)|17th Mechanised Infantry Brigade]]
* 4th Cavalry Regiment - Light Cavalry - [[19th Brigade (Gallambria)|19th Mechanised Infantry Brigade]]
}}

===Army Reserves===
====Line Cavalry====
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* 1st Light Horse Regiment (Cambrian Mounted Infantry) - Light Cavalry - [[5th Brigade (Gallambria)|5th Infantry Brigade]]
* 2nd/15th Light Horse Regiment (Mercian Mounted Infantry) - Light Cavalry - [[16th Brigade (Gallambria)|16th Infantry Brigade]]
* 3rd/16th Light Horse Regiment (Roxs. & Kyne Mounted Infantry) - Light Cavalry - [[22nd Brigade (Gallambria)|22nd Infantry Brigade]]
* 27th Lancers - Light Cavalry - [[12th Brigade (Gallambria)|12th Infantry Brigade]]
* 5th Light Horse Regiment (Loddon Mounted Infantry) - Light Cavalry - [[27th Brigade (Gallambria)|27th Infantry Brigade]]
* 6th Light Horse Regiment (Temiskinning Mounted Infantry) - Light Cavalry - [[41st Brigade (Gallambria)|41st Infantry Brigade]]
* 29th Lancers - Light Cavalry - [[18th Brigade (Gallambria)|18th Infantry Brigade]]
* 8th/18th Light Horse Regiment (Durham & Highlands Mounted Infantry) - Light Cavalry - [[32nd Brigade (Gallambria)|32nd Infantry Brigade]]
* 33rd Lancers - Light Cavalry - [[46th Brigade (Gallambria)|46th Infantry Brigade]]
* 12th/14th Light Horse Regiment (Wessex & Middlesex Mounted Infantry) - Light Cavalry - [[60th Brigade (Gallambria)|60th Infantry Brigade]]
}}

====Yeomanry====
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* Highlands & Loddon Royal Yeomanry - Reserve Yeomanry - [[1st Brigade (Gallambria)|1st Armoured Infantry Brigade]] & [[4th Brigade (Gallambria)|4th Armoured Infantry Brigade]]
* King's Own Royal Yeomanry - Reserve Yeomanry - [[8th Brigade (Gallambria)|8th Mechanised Infantry Brigade]] & [[17th Brigade (Gallambria)|17the Mechanised Infantry Brigade]]
* Royal Warwickshire Yeomanry - Reserve Yeomanry - [[3rd Brigade (Gallambria)|3rd Armoured Infantry Brigade]] & [[6th Brigade (Gallambria)|6th Armoured Infantry Brigade]]
* Royal Cambrian Yeomanry - Reserve Yeomanry - [[19th Brigade (Gallambria)|19th Mechanised Infantry Brigade]] & [[20th Brigade (Gallambria)|20th Mechanised Infantry Brigade]]
* The Royal Yeomanry - Reserve Yeomanry - [[2nd Brigade (Gallambria)|2nd Infantry Brigade]] & [[10th Brigade (Gallambria)|10th Infantry Brigade]]
* Royal Mercian Yeomanry - Reserve Yeomanry - [[21st Brigade (Gallambria)|21st Infantry Brigade]] & [[23rd Brigade (Gallambria)|23rd Infantry Brigade]]
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===Regular Units & Yeomanry Pairing===
A system of pairing exists in the Gallambrian Army of Regular and Yeomanry units. Through this, this allows Regular units of front line formations access to additional and replacement armoured crew.

{|class="wikitable
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! colspan=2 | Yeomanry !! rowspan=2 | Regular regiment<br/>paired with
|-
! Regiment !! Squadron
|-
| rowspan=4 | Highlands & Loddon Royal Yeomanry || A Squadron || King's Dragoon Guards
|-
| B Squadron || Duke of Wessex's Dragoons
|-
| C Squadron || Queen's Dragoon Guards
|-
| D Squadron || Queen's Royal Lancers
|-
| rowspan=4 | King's Own Royal Yeomanry || A Squadron || 7th Dragoons Guards (King's Carabineers)
|-
| B Squadron || 1st Cavalry Regiment
|-
| C Squadron || Royal Cambrian Dragoon Guards
|-
| D Squadron || 3rd Cavalry Regiment
|-
| rowspan=4 | Royal Warwickshire Yeomanry || A Squadron || King's Royal Hussars
|-
| B Squadron || 14th Royal Hussars
|-
| C Squadron || Royal Dragoon Guards
|-
| D Squadron || 13th Light Horse Regiment
|-
| rowspan=4 | Royal Cambrian Yeomanry || A Squadron || The Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons)
|-
| B Squadron || 4th Cavalry Regiment
|-
| C Squadron || Royal Caledonian Bays (2nd Dragoons)
|-
| D Squadron || 24th Hussars
|-
| rowspan=2 | The Royal Yeomanry<sup>1</sup> || A Squadron || The Life Guards
|-
| B Squadron || Queen's Royal Hussars
|-
| rowspan=2 | Royal Mercian Yeomanry<sup>1</sup> || A Squadron || 1st King's Royal Lancers
|-
| B Squadron || 8th King's Royal Lancers (Rathdowny's Horse)
|}

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*1: 2 x Sabre Squadron and HQ Squadron provide light reconnaissance capability utilising Redback HMAV
}}</small>

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