Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps
- Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps
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The Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps (RNZAC) is the overall umbrella grouping of Regular Force and Territorial Force units equipped with armoured vehicles in the New Zealand Army. The corps was formed in 1942 as the New Zealand Armoured Corps, before being given the "Royal" prefix in 1947. The RNZAC is second in seniority of corps within the New Zealand Army.
Current units
RNZAC personnel serve in:
Regular Force
*Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles (QAMR)
*1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (1RNZIR)
*Combat School
Territorial Force
*4th Waikato Mounted Rifles - Armoured Reconnaissance
Equipment
The RNZAC is primarily equipped with two types of vehicle:
*NZLAV - the NZLAV armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) is a variant of the General Dynamics LAV III.
*Pinzgauer - the Army's Light Operational Vehicle (LOV) with command and control, general service, and armoured variants.
Alliances
*GBR - The Royal Tank Regiment
*GBR - The King's Royal Hussars
*GBR - The Royal Dragoon Guards
ee also
*Royal Armoured Corps
*Royal Australian Armoured Corps
*Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
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