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The Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC) is the overall umbrella grouping of Regular Army and Army Reserve regiments equipped with armoured vehicles in the Australian Army . The corps was formed in 1941 as the '''Australian Armoured Corps''', before being given the ''Royal'' prefix in 1948 .


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EQUIPMENT

The RAAC is primarily equipped with three types of vehicle:
  • Leopard 1 - the Leopard is Australia's main battle tank (MBT), and equips 1st Armoured Regiment. The Leopard is due for replacement by the M1A1 Abrams .

  • ASLAV - the ASLAV is a variant of the LAV II vehicle designed specifically for the Australian Army, and is used in the armoured reconnaissance role with 2nd Cavalry Regiment and 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment.

  • M113 - the M113 is an Armoured Personnel Carrier that serves in both the light armoured and armoured reconnaissance roles with 3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st/15th NSW Lancers, 3rd/9th SAMR, 4th/19th POW Light Horse, 10th Light Horse and 12th/16th HRL.


In addition, some units of the RAAC with be equipped with the new Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle in the near future.


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