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The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (RCAC) is the armoured branch of service of the Canadian Forces Land Force Command
Canadian Forces Land Force Command

Land Force Command , often also called the Canada Army, is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Forces.The current size of Land Force Command is 19,500 regular soldiers and 16,000 reserve soldiers, for a total of around 35,500 soldiers....
 (Canadian Army), including regular force and reserve regiments.

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The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (RCAC) is the armoured branch of service of the Canadian Forces Land Force Command
Canadian Forces Land Force Command

Land Force Command , often also called the Canada Army, is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Forces.The current size of Land Force Command is 19,500 regular soldiers and 16,000 reserve soldiers, for a total of around 35,500 soldiers....
 (Canadian Army), including regular force and reserve regiments.

History

Canadian Armoured Corps
The corps was formed in 1940 as the Canadian Armoured Corps with Major-General (then Colonel) F. F. Worthington as its first colonel-commandant, but claimed lineage from the Canadian Tank Corps of the First World War. The royal designation was added in 1945. Canadian armoured regiments split their heritage between the cavalry
Cavalry

The Cavalry is the second oldest of the Combat Arms, and as soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback in combat, it represents the mobility and offensive power of the armed forces....
, from which many armoured regiments were created, and the infantry
Infantry

Infantry are soldiers who are primarily trained for the role of fighting on foot. A soldier in the infantry is known as an infantryman. Infantry units have more physically demanding training than other branches of armies, and place a greater emphasis on fitness, physical strength and aggression....
 beginning in 1936 with the creation of "infantry (tank)" regiments and continuing from 1940 when many infantry regiments mobilized armoured units for the Second World War and eventually transferred from the (Royal) Canadian Infantry Corps into the RCAC.

Training


Armour School

The Armour School in Gagetown, New Brunswick
Gagetown, New Brunswick

Gagetown is a Canada village in Queens County, New Brunswick, New Brunswick. It is situated on the west bank of the Saint John River and is the county's shire town....
 sustains and conducts armour advance qualifications, advanced armour leadership qualifications, basic armour officer requirements, and specialized qualifications on behalf of the Army.

Tactics School

The Tactics School in Gagetown, New Brunswick
Gagetown, New Brunswick

Gagetown is a Canada village in Queens County, New Brunswick, New Brunswick. It is situated on the west bank of the Saint John River and is the county's shire town....
 develops, conducts and monitors combined arms operations. Within a battle group context, the tactics school focusses on tactics, techniques, and procedures at the combat team level. The Tactics School's mission is to educate and train army junior officers in the integration of combat functions at the combat team level on the tactical battlefield.

Regular Force

  1. Royal Canadian Dragoons — armoured/armoured reconnaissance
  2. Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
    Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)

    Lord Strathcona's Horse is a regular armoured regiment of the Canadian Forces. Currently based in Edmonton, Alberta, the regiment is part of Land Force Western Area's 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group....
     — armoured
  3. 12e Régiment blindé du Canada
    12e Régiment blindé du Canada

    The 12e R?giment blind? du Canada is a Canadian Forces armoured warfare regiment based in CFB Valcartier, on the outskirts of Quebec City....
     — armoured reconnaissance


Primary Reserves

  1. The Governor General's Horse Guards
    The Governor General's Horse Guards

    The Governor General's Horse Guards is an armoured warfare reconnaissance regiment in the Primary Reserve of the Canadian Army, part of Land Force Central Area's 32 Canadian Brigade Group....
     — household cavalry/armoured reconnaissance
  2. 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's)
    8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's)

    The 8th Canadian Hussars is the longest serving armoured regiment in the Land Force Command. A Squadron being Regular Force served in CFB Gagetown and B, C and HQ Squadrons served in Sussex, Moncton and Sackville....
     — armoured reconnaissance
  3. The Ontario Regiment (RCAC)
    The Ontario Regiment (RCAC)

    The Ontario Regiment is a Primary Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Canadian Forces Land Force Command. The unit is based in downtown Oshawa, Ontario....
     — armoured reconnaissance
  4. The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (RCAC)
    The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (RCAC)

    The Queen's York Rangers is a Canadian Forces Primary Reserve regiment based in Toronto and Aurora, Ontario The regiment is part of Land Force Central Area's 32 Canadian Brigade Group....
     — armoured reconnaissance
  5. Sherbrooke Hussars
    Sherbrooke Hussars

    The Sherbrooke Hussars is a Primary Reserve armoured warfare regiment of the Canadian Forces....
     — armoured reconnaissance
  6. 12e Régiment blindé du Canada (Milice)
    12e Régiment blindé du Canada

    The 12e R?giment blind? du Canada is a Canadian Forces armoured warfare regiment based in CFB Valcartier, on the outskirts of Quebec City....
     - armoured reconnaissance
  7. 1st Hussars
    1st Hussars

    The 1st Hussars is an armoured Primary Reserve regiment of the Canadian Forces, currently based in London, Ontario and Sarnia, Ontario....
     — armoured reconnaissance
  8. The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)
    The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)

    The Prince Edward Island Regiment is a Primary Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Canadian Forces, Land Force Atlantic Area, 36 Canadian Brigade Group....
     — armoured reconnaissance
  9. The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal)
    The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal)

    The Royal Canadian Hussars is a Primary Reserve armoured regiment of the Canadian Forces. The unit is based in Montreal....
     — armoured reconnaissance
  10. The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) (RCAC)
    The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) (RCAC)

    The British Columbia Regiment is a Primary Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Canadian Forces which is part of 39 Canadian Brigade Group of Land Force Western Area....
     — armoured reconnaissance
  11. The South Alberta Light Horse
    The South Alberta Light Horse

    The South Alberta Light Horse, or SALH, is an armoured reconnaissance unit of the Canadian Forces Army Reserve based in Medicine Hat, Alberta and Edmonton, Alberta....
     — armoured reconnaissance
  12. The Saskatchewan Dragoons — armoured reconnaissance
  13. The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)
    The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)

    The King's Own Calgary Regiment , or KOCR, is an armoured unit of the Canadian Forces Primary Reserve based at the Mewata Armoury in Calgary, Alberta.....
     — armoured reconnaissance
  14. The British Columbia Dragoons
    The British Columbia Dragoons

    The British Columbia Dragoons is a Primary Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Canadian Forces. It is based in Kelowna, Vernon, British Columbia and Penticton, British Columbia, British Columbia....
     — armoured reconnaissance
  15. The Fort Garry Horse
    The Fort Garry Horse

    The Fort Garry Horse is a Canadian reservist armoured regiment based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is currently part of Land Force Western Area's 38 Canadian Brigade Group....
     — armoured reconnaissance
  16. Le Régiment de Hull (RCAC)
    Le Régiment de Hull (RCAC)

    Le R?giment de Hull is a Primary Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Canadian Forces. The regiment is based in Hull, Quebec near Ottawa....
     — armoured reconnaissance
  17. The Windsor Regiment (RCAC)
    The Windsor Regiment (RCAC)

    The Windsor Regiment is a Primary Reserve armoured warfare regiment of the Canadian Forces. The regiment, which was founded in 1936 as The Essex Regiment , is based in Windsor, Ontario....
     — armoured reconnaissance


Equipment

The main vehicles operated by the RCAC include:
  • Leopard 2
    Leopard 2

    The Leopard 2 is a Germany main battle tank developed by Krauss-Maffei in the early 1970s and first entering service in 1979. The Leopard 2 replaced the earlier Leopard MBT as the main battle tank of the German Army....
     main battle tank, purchase announced in 2007
  • Leopard C2
    Leopard tank

    The Leopard is a tank designed and produced in Germany that first entered service in 1965. It was used as the main battle tank by over a dozen countries worldwide....
     main battle tank
  • LAV III
    LAV III

    The LAV III armoured vehicle is the latest in the Generation III Light Armoured Vehicle series built by General Dynamics Land Systems, entering service in 1999 ....
     infantry fighting vehicle
  • Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle
    Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle

    The Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle is a lightly armoured fighting vehicle built by General Dynamics for the Canadian Forces, for use in the reconnaissance role....
    ; this is in service with the Regular Force regiments
  • G-Wagon reconnaissance vehicle; this is used by the Militia regiments


Order of precedence


RCHA on parade with guns: (See note below)

RCHA on dismounted parades: (See note below)

Note: The honour of "The Right of the Line" (precedence over other units), on an army parade, is held by the units of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery when on parade with their guns. On dismounted parades, RCHA units take precedence over all other land force units except formed bodies of Officer Cadets of the Royal Military College representing their college. RCA units parade to the left of units of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps.

See also

  • Royal Armoured Corps
    Royal Armoured Corps

    The Royal Armoured Corps is currently a collection of ten regular regiments, mostly converted from old Cavalry regiments of the British Army, and four Yeomanry regiments of the Territorial Army....
  • Royal Australian Armoured Corps
    Royal Australian Armoured Corps

    The Royal Australian Armoured Corps is the overall umbrella grouping of Regular Army and Army Reserve regiments equipped with armoured vehicles in the Australian Army....
  • Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps
    Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps

    The Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps is the overall umbrella grouping of Regular Force and Territorial Force units equipped with armoured vehicles in the New Zealand Army....
  • Monarchy of Canada


External links

  • List of civilian organizations with the prefix "Royal" prepared by the