RCAC
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The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (RCAC) is the armoured warfare branch of the Canadian Army, responsible for operating tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles in combat and reconnaissance roles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RCAC canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armoured corps
ⓘ
formation of the Canadian Army ⓘ military branch ⓘ |
| abbreviation | RCAC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Canadian monarch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOf | Canadian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Cold War
ⓘ
Korean War ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
|
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1940 ⓘ |
| doctrine |
combined arms operations
ⓘ
mobile warfare ⓘ |
| equipmentType |
armoured fighting vehicles
ⓘ
tanks ⓘ |
| garrisonCountry | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Primary Reserve armoured regiments
ⓘ
Regular Force armoured regiments ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor |
Canadian Cavalry Corps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian Tank Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
security and screening operations
ⓘ
support to infantry and artillery ⓘ |
| hasSubunitType |
armoured regiment
ⓘ
squadron ⓘ troop ⓘ |
| hasTradition | cavalry traditions ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Ottawa
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
|
| isSubjectOf | Canadian Army official publications ⓘ |
| militaryRole |
armoured warfare
ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ |
| motto | “Facta Non Verba” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | “Deeds Not Words” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Royal Canadian Armoured Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Black Berets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesIn | land warfare ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
armoured combat
ⓘ
armoured reconnaissance ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Canadian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | regular force and reserve force ⓘ |
| usesVehicle |
Coyote reconnaissance vehicle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
LAV 6 armoured fighting vehicle NERFINISHED ⓘ Leopard 2 main battle tank NERFINISHED ⓘ TAPV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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