The Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) is the mailed fist of the British Army. Together with the infantry, the RAC's role is to seek and close with the enemy and defeat him using Firepower, Mobility and Protection. The RAC is a major part of the combined Arms which join together to engage and destroy the enemy.

Regardless of the reduced threat facing Europe, Britain still needs a strong Royal Armoured Corps to deliver the"punch" when and where it is needed.

The Regiments of the Royal Armoured Corps today are descendants of the famous Cavalry Regiments of the Line who rode into battle on horseback as heavy or light cavalry; and of the Royal Tank Regiment who manned the first tanks.

Today, the 11 regiments that together make up the Royal Armoured Corps are equipped with the most formidable fighting vehicles in the world, from the battle-proven Challenger tank to the fast Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle. Of these 11 regiments, eight are equipped with main battle tanks and three with armoured reconnaissance vehicles. Every Regiment in the Corps rightly takes pride in its own history and traditions. But the Corps is just as proud of their state-of-the-art weaponry and professional skills. The Royal Armoured Corps is modern soldiering at its best.

Regiments within the Royal Armoured Corps:

Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (Life Guards & Blues and Royals)

1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carbiniers and Greys)

The Royal Dragoon Guards

The Queen's Royal Hussars

9th/12th Lancers (Prince of Wales's)

The King's Royal Hussars

Light Dragoons

The Queen's Royal Lancers

1st Royal Tank Regiment

2nd Royal Tank Regiment

Charge of the Light Brigade.

Royal Scots Dragoon's guardsman and a tank.

A Challenger 2 Tank.

The old and the new.