Royal Australian Armoured Corps

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The Royal Australian Armoured Corps is the Australian Army’s principal armoured warfare branch, operating tanks, armoured vehicles, and reconnaissance units in combat and security roles.


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instanceOf armoured corps
corps of the Australian Army
military branch
abbreviation RAAC
allegiance King of Australia
branchOf Australian Army
conflictInvolvement Iraq War
Korean War
Second World War
Vietnam War
War in Afghanistan
country Australia
equipment ASLAV armoured vehicle
Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle
M1A1 Abrams main battle tank
formedFrom Australian Light Horse units
Australian Tank Corps
garrisonCountry Australia
hasComponent Army Reserve units
regular army units
hasUnitType armoured cavalry regiment
light armoured regiment
reserve armoured regiment
tank regiment
isPrincipalArmouredBranchOf Australian Army
language English
militaryRole armoured warfare
reconnaissance
security operations
motto Courage
operates armoured fighting vehicles
armoured personnel carriers
armoured reconnaissance vehicles
tanks
partOf Australian Army
role armoured reconnaissance
close combat support to infantry
mobile firepower
security and screening operations
serviceBranch Australian Army
tradition cavalry
light horse
typeOfWarfare combined arms operations
mechanised warfare
uniformColour black beret

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Australian Army
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