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	Military Art - Australian Army
		A4 - The Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery Crest
		A9 - The Royal Australian Corps of Transport Crest
		A25 5th/7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment Badge
	www.militaryart.com.au /army.html (2650 words)

	Royal Armoured Corps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1944, the RAC absorbed the Reconnaissance Corps.
		The Royal Armoured Corps is divided into those regiments that operate main battle tanks (armoured regiments) and those that operate reconnaissance tanks (formation reconnaissance regiments).
		The Heavy Cavalry and Cambrai Band - this band represents the Royal Tank Regiment and the regiments of dragoon guards, and was formed in 2006 by the amalgamation of the Band of the Dragoon Guards and the Royal Tank Regiment Cambrai Band.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Armoured_Corps (682 words)

	Stay Army - Australian Army - Department of Defence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Armoured reconnaissance units are currently equipped with M113A1 family medium and light reconnaissance vehicles and a wide range of specialist equipment.
		RAAC units are equipped with a range of tracked and wheeled armoured fighting vehicles, which provide mobility, communications, endurance and combat power.
		RAAC units are equipped with a range of tracked and wheeled armoured fighting vehicles that provide mobility, communications, endurance and combat power.
	www.defence.gov.au /army/stayarmy/RAAC_files/RAAC.html (2048 words)

	The World at War
		Australian Light Horse Regiments also contributed many trained personnel to the divisional cavalry regiments and to other armoured and motor units of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps.
		The plate armour was too thick to be rolled in Australia but the steel manufacturing industry succeeded in finding a formula for suitable armour casting using indigenous alloys which increased the armour ballistic qualities of the full cast hull and separate cast turret.
		The Australian cruiser tank, or Sentinel with its cast hull, for a tank of this size, had preceded the American M48 by ten years and was acknowledged as a real contribution, at the time.
	worldatwar.net /article/australiantank/tank41.html (1008 words)

	Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps (RNZAC) is the overall umbrella grouping of Regular Army and Territorial Force regiments equipped with armoured vehicles in the New Zealand Army.
		The corps was formed in 1941 as the New Zealand Armoured Corps, before being given the Royal prefix in 1947.
		Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles is the regular army unit and is an independent squadron.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_New_Zealand_Armoured_Corps (144 words)

	Armour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The RAAC (Royal Australian Armoured Corps) is in decline and
		RAAC (Royal Australian Armoured Corps) training and skills, and troop strengths have consistently been down graded in recent years.
		During the Australian ODF (Operational Deployment force) deployment to Somalia in early 1993, it was "found that the M-113s didn't have the necessary road speed for rapid reaction tasks and convey escort over long distances" (Kuring, 1993).
	www.hotkey.net.au /~rmiles/Pages/Articles/armour.htm (2455 words)

	soc.history.war.vietnam FAQ: Use of Armoured Vehicles
		However, with the increasing use of armour by ARVN and allied forces, it was obvious to the VPA and perhaps more importantly their Soviet and Chinese advisers, that the best counter was their own armoured vehicles.
		It was though, the ability of armoured units to bring to bear relatively large, massive amounts of fairly discriminatory firepower that was extremely mobile, was the major reason why all participants in the war turned to its use.
		As a consequence, whereas American armoured units often operated independently of infantry formations, the squadron of tanks and APC's which were part of the Australian Task Force operated primarily in close cooperation and support of the infantry force within the Task Force.
	www.faqs.org /faqs/vietnam/armor (3399 words)

	Royal Australian Armoured Corps - Medium Tank Trials Unit
		During the period March to May 1971, RAAC officers visited the United States of America, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Belgium and the Federal Republic of Germany to review developments in armoured vehicles.
		The review of these armoured vehicles was the first step in the programme to investigate the replacement of the Centurion as the Australian Army's Main Battle Tank.
		B Squadron 1st Armoured Regiment, under the command of Major Peter Jarratt, was converted to the Medium Tank Trials Unit (MTTU) in Puckapunyal in early 1972.
	www.australian-armour.com /MTTUNEW.html (546 words)

	Australian Military Forces 1921 - 1949 colour patches
		Corps and New Guinea Force Headquarters, reverted to its original title in August 1943, and was redesignated HQ 2nd Aust.
		Corps and NG Force Headquarters between August 1942 and August 1943, and was again absorbed by HQ 2nd Aust.
		Note: An armoured brigade reconnaissance squadron, 1942, was identical in establishment to an armoured car squadron with the exception that squadron headquarters had four light tanks instead of four armoured cars.
	www.militarybadges.info /colourpatch/pages-ww2/amf-a.htm (4266 words)

	British Commonwealth Notes
		The Royal Armoured Corps was formed in April 1939 and grouped together the formerly independent Cavalry Regiments of the Regular Army and the Yeomanry (listed under Cavalry) and the Tank Battalions of the Royal Tank Corps (listed under Tank).
		Finally, units of the Reconnaissance Corps were transfered to the RAC in January 1944 and are shown as part of that Corps in the database.
		Australian militia battalions had names associated with them and were the descendents of the Battalions of the 1st Australian Imperial Force formed in World War I. In 1939, the Australian Government did not mobilise the Militia battalions, but instead created a new army for overseas operations called the 2nd Australian Imperial Force.
	www.ordersofbattle.com /StateNotes.aspx?SttX=BCOM (3059 words)

	On Parade: - Military Modelling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The outbreak of the War spurred on developments which were to lead to the Armoured Corps itself in 1941, though the infantry divisions sent to the Middle East each had a small Divisional Cavalry Regiment with light tanks and tracked carriers and these saw action in North Africa, Syria and Greece.
		Each stage of the development of the RAAC is followed including the setting up of training schools, workshops and ranges, along with details of the vehicles with which they were equipped.
		Other vehicles were used, for example a large number of Grants and Lees formed the basis of the 1st Australian Armoured Division alongside numerous Stuarts as well as locally-built and imported armoured cars as well as carriers and the small Marmon-Herrington tanks.
	www.militarymodelling.com /pages/on_parade.cgi?story_id=20030721:0&story_cat=Book (573 words)

	History of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC), Australian Armoured Regiments and Australian Light Horse - ...
		The Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC) is the 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.
		The Royal Australian Armoured Corps traces its lineage back to the Australian Light Horse regiments and in many cases to state militia prior to Federation.
	www.australian-armour.com /main_page.html (541 words)

	Australia
		As early as 1962, the Australian government of Robert Menzies sent 30 advisers to Vietnam to support the U.S. Special Forces with their ill-fated Strategic Hamlet scheme, as well as the general training of ARVN regular and militia units.
		Consequently, it was decided to deploy elements of the 1st Armoured Regiment to Vietnam, equipped with the elderly British-built Mark 5 Centurion tank.
		To counter that, a substantial part of the 1st Australian Task Force, including the two troops of Centurion tanks, were sent to Bien Hoa province, northeast of Saigon, to establish fire support bases Coral and Balmoral in the enemy's anticipated path.
	vietnamresearch.com /history/australia.html (3288 words)

	ABC Western Australia » Ex-Services Contingent - Land Forces
		The Regiment was a unit in the 9th Australian Division, A.I.F.; comprises ex-members of the 2/7 Australian Field Regiment.
		The Royal Australian Signals Association was reformed 1983 from its predecessor, the Guild of Signals Association of WA.
		This was due to the dwindling number of veterans from the WWII units such as armoured division signals, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11 Divisions, Fortress and AWAS Signals Units.
	www.bananasinpyjamas.com /wa/anzac/land.htm (3475 words)

	Corps Badges of the Australian Army
		For example the Royal Australian Regiment is the premier Infantry Regiment.
		Although Corps badges are produced in either 'gold' (brass) or 'silver' they also have a full colour version for printed matter and Unit signs in fixed locations.
		The symbolism enshrined in this badge is that the Tudor Rose is for confidentiality and trustworthiness, the laurel wreath is an ancient Roman symbol for victory and honour, the crown is for allegiance to the Head of State.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-badges/corps_badges.htm (423 words)

	Last Parade
		Before Vietnam, the Royal Australian Armoured Corps was viewed by many, especially infantry, as unnecessary and a waste of resources that would be better given to the other fighting Corps of the Army.
		The Armour spirit is clearly illustrated in that almost every time Australian RAAC soldiers have been sent to England, either as individuals or exchange units, they have outshone their hosts, and not by any small degree!
		It is history now that the Royal Australian Armoured Corps made its name to shine in Vietnam and has left an indelible impression on the thinking of other Corps.
	members.tripod.com /sitrep1/cav28k.htm (1169 words)

	Royal Australian Armoured Corps
		Badges of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps: 1960 to Present, by Mick Martin
		RAAC Memorial and Army Tank Museum, Puckapunyal, Vic.
		Australian armour : a history of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps, 1927-1972.
	www.regiments.org /regiments/australia/cav/RAAC.htm (189 words)

	Diana Princess of Wales - resources. Exhibition showing the life and work of Diana, the Princess of Wales
		His Royal Highness The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Windsor), styled HRH The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay in Scotland and HRH The Prince of Wales elsewhere (born November 14, 1948) is the son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
		The Prince of Wales is normally referred to as His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, except in Scotland where he is styled His Royal Highness The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay.
		The Prince of Wales is a Lieutenant General in the British Army, a Vice Admiral in the Royal Navy and an Air Marshal in the Royal Air Force.
	www.dianacelebration.com /princes.htm (1254 words)

	Australian Light Horse Memorial, War Horse Memorial, Royal Australian Armoured Corps Memorial in Adelaide, South ...
		The memorial is a horse trough made of Harcourt Victorian granite and weighs 8 tons and is 16 feet in length.
		The memorial is dedicated to the service of those members of the RAAC, who as successors to the Light Horse regiments, served in World War II 1939-45.
		It was erected by the 2/9 Australian Armoured Regimental Group Association
	www.dva.gov.au /sa_nt/commemoration/memorials/lighthorse.htm (581 words)

	Asia Pacific Centre for Military Law
		Graduated from the Royal Military College in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts (first class honours) and allocated to the Royal Australian Armoured Corps.
		In February 1995, after leaving the Australian Regular Army, appointed as a Delegate to the Armed and Security Forces for the International Committee of the Red Cross and allocated to the Central and South-East Europe region.
		Was Acting Director of the Australian Defence Force's Military Law Centre during the periods July 2001 to February 2002 and May 2003 to November 2003.
	www.apcml.org /ppl_paul_muggleton.php (324 words)

	3rd_9th South Australian Mounted Rifles
		In 1948 with the formation of the CMF, these units were incorporated as one regiment, the 3/9 South Australian Mounted Rifles.
		Apart from our camps, weekend bivouacs, home training, some of the unit activities in the past few years have included: the laying up of the Queen's Colour in St Peter's Cathedral, selection as Sovereign Guard to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II in 1954 and Vice Regal Guard to the Governor of South Australia.
		As the only armoured unit in South Australia the 3rd/9th South Australian Mounted Rifles carry on the traditions of the 3rd, 9th, 18th and 23rd Australian Light Horse Regiments as well as the earlier volunteer regiments.
	www.lighthorse.org.au /unitsact/3rd.htm (751 words)

	soc.history.war.vietnam FAQ: Australian Order of Battle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		ARMY AUSTRALIAN FORCE VIETNAM (AFV) Headquarters Australian Army Force Vietnam Headquarters Army Assistance Group Vietnam Australian Embassy Guard Platoon Defence and Employment Platoon Field Operations Research Section Headquarters Australian Force Vietnam Cash Office Australian Civil Affairs Unit Postal Unit The function of Headquarters was the administrative command of all Australian forces in Vietnam.
		Upon the establishment of the 1st Australian Task Force at Nui Dat on 1 April 1966, 1 ALSG was raised at Vung Tau.
		AUSTRALIAN ENTERTAINMENT GROUPS Australian entertainers volunteered for service in Vietnam with specific entertainment groups which were formed and financed separately.
	www.faqs.org /faqs/vietnam/australia/order-of-battle (1495 words)

	Jungle Tracks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The foreword to this book that details how the men of the RAAC crewed, trained and fought their vehicles was written by Lieutenant General John Grey, ex-Army CGS and former troop leader in Viet Nam.
		Jungle Tracks tells the stories of the men who went to war in South Viet Nam in the armoured personnel carriers and tanks of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps, and of those of the Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical engineers and Royal Australian Engineer mini-teams who supported them.
		I commend its authors Gary McKay, MC and Graeme Nicholas, for producing a book that is valuable to historians, students of the employment of armour in tropical warfare, veterans and their families, the serving members of 1st Armoured Regiment and 3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment and the general public.
	www.garymckay.com.au /prod06.htm (755 words)

	Australian Forces in South Vietnam - Order of Battle (compiled by Barry Ross)
		Between 1967 and 1971, Australian destroyers were attached to the United States Seventh fleet for six-month tours of duty.
		Upon the establishment of the 1st Australian Task Force at Nui Dat on 1 Apr 66, 1 ALSG was raised at Vung Tau.
		Australian entertainers volunteered for service in Vietnam with specific entertainment groups which were formed and financed separately.
	www.vvaa.org.au /oob.htm (2464 words)

	43rd Landing Craft Company, 3rd Water Transport Group, Corps of Royal Australian Engineers, camped on Coochiemudlo ...
		Some 730 volunteers went on to serve in the 43rd Landing Craft Company of the 3rd Water Transport Group of the Corps of Royal Australian Engineers.
		In November 1943, the Third Australian Corps Guerilla Warfare Group became the nucleus in forming the 43rd Landing Craft Company.
		From the 18 June 1944, many men from the disbanded 2/8th Armoured Regiment of the 1 Australian Armoured Division, AIF were absorbed into the existing Assault Army Landing Craft, Small Ships and Port Operating Companies which were all part of the Australian Army Water Transport Coy RAE, AIF.
	home.st.net.au /~dunn/ausarmy/43lcc.htm (524 words)

	E-nough!: NYC Letter: Open Letter To His Royal Heinie, Prince Charles
		Oh my, yes, your royal heinie, but a remark in principle is not the same as a remark in proportion.
		When your capital was bombed this year, what there was of Muslim condemnation was drowned out by fears of possible discrimination and a possible backlash and just a lot of Islamic hurt feelings and fears of possible worse hurt feelings.
		But then that is how the smarties and sophisticates, which, of course, would include your royal exalted debonairness, have twisted up priorities: First pillows and hankies for the feeble feelings of Muslims, then have a look in the subway at those blown-apart Protestants and Hindus.
	www.e-nough.hmdnsgroup.com /archives/001122.html (741 words)

	Phillip J. Kadow
		He served in the Australian Army for fifteen and a half years in two Corps.
		His first 6 years was with the Royal Australian Armoured Corps with whom he served in South Vietnam from 28 January 1970 to 4 February 1971.
		Phil was wounded by a command detonated mine in the Long Hai Mountains on the 23 March 1970.
	www.iwvpa.net /kadowpj/index.htm (209 words)

	Fifty Years of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps by Paul Handel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Paul Handel has written several articles for "The Journal of Military Ordnance" and other periodicals over the past few years where he has described various vehicles in past or present use by the Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC).
		This new book details the history of the RAAC from 1946 to present.
		Royal Australian Armoured Corps Memorial and Army Tank Museum
	ipmslondon.tripod.com /armourreviews/id6.html (409 words)

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