Royal Armoured Corps

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armoured warfare formation corps of the British Army

The Royal Armoured Corps is the British Army’s main armoured warfare formation, encompassing its tank and armoured reconnaissance regiments.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armoured warfare formation → corps of the British Army →
allegiance	King Charles III →
conflict	Gulf War → Iraq War → Korean War → Second World War → War in Afghanistan →
country	United Kingdom →
doctrine	combined arms operations →
formationDate	1939 →
formedDuring	Second World War →
garrisonCountry	United Kingdom →
garrisonLocation	Andover →
hasComponent	Army Reserve units → regular army units →
hasRole	armoured reconnaissance → armoured warfare → mechanized warfare →
includes	Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment → Household Cavalry Regiment → King’s Royal Hussars → Light Dragoons → Queen’s Royal Hussars → Royal Dragoon Guards → Royal Lancers → Royal Scots Dragoon Guards → Royal Tank Regiment → armoured reconnaissance regiments → household cavalry armoured regiments → tank regiments →
language	English →
militaryBranch	British Army →
mottoLanguage	English →
partOf	British Army →
primaryFunction	provide armoured and reconnaissance forces to British Army formations →
recruitsFrom	United Kingdom →
specialization	armoured manoeuvre → reconnaissance in force → shock action →
subordinateTo	Field Army →
type	combat arms →
usesEquipment	Ajax armoured fighting vehicle → Challenger 2 main battle tank → Jackal armoured vehicle → Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle → Warrior infantry fighting vehicle →
usesUniform	British Army No. 2 Service Dress → Multi-Terrain Pattern combat uniform →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
27th Armoured Brigade ("British Army Armoured Forces") → Light Dragoons → Royal Dragoon Guards → Royal Lancers → Royal Tank Regiment → The Tankies ("British Army armoured forces") →	partOf
Queen’s Royal Hussars ("Royal Armoured Corps Training Regiment") → Royal Tank Regiment ("Royal Armoured Corps Training Regiment") →	associatedWith
Royal Dragoon Guards → Royal Lancers →	corps
27th Armoured Brigade → Prince William of Gloucester →	militaryBranch
Fear Naught → The Tankies →	relatedTo
Queen’s Royal Hussars →	arm
King’s Royal Hussars →	branch
British Army →	hasBranch
Ajax armoured fighting vehicle ("British Army armoured cavalry regiments") →	intendedUser
Cambrai Day ("Royal Armoured Corps units with tank heritage") →	observedBy
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards →	subbranch