List of Australian armoured units

This is a list of all of the armoured units formed by the Australian Army

Australian howitzer-equipped Matilda tank in combat at the Battle of Tarakan

Historic units[]

Pre-World War II[]

• 1st Tank Section (Australia)
• 1st Light Tank Company (Australia)
• 2nd Light Tank Company (Australia)
• 1st Light Car Patrol (Australia)
• 1st Armoured Car Regiment (Australia)

World War II[]

Divisions[]

• 1st Armoured Division (Australia)
• 2nd Armoured Division (Australia)
• 3rd Armoured Division (Australia)

Brigades[]

• 1st Armoured Brigade (Australia)
• 2nd Armoured Brigade (Australia)
• 3rd Army Tank Brigade (Australia)
• 4th Armoured Brigade (Australia)
• 6th Armoured Brigade (Australia)

Armoured reconnaissance regiments[]

• 6th Armoured Car Regiment (Australia)
• 2/11th Armoured Car Regiment (Australia)
• 12th Armoured Car Regiment (Australia)
• 6th Division Cavalry Regiment (Australia)
• 7th Division Cavalry Regiment (Australia)
• 9th Division Cavalry Regiment (Australia)
• 8th Cavalry Regiment (Australia)

Armoured regiments and tank battalions[]

• 2/4th Armoured Regiment (Australia)
• 2/5th Armoured Regiment (Australia)
• 2/6th Armoured Regiment (Australia)
• 2/7th Armoured Regiment (Australia)
• 2/8th Armoured Regiment (Australia)
• 2/9th Armoured Regiment (Australia)
• 2/10th Armoured Regiment (Australia)
• 12th Armoured Regiment (Australia)
• 13th Armoured Regiment (Australia)
• 14th Armoured Regiment (Australia)
• 1st Army Tank Battalion (Australia)

Independent squadrons[]

Jungle division carrier companies[]

• 3rd Division Carrier Company
• 5th Division Carrier Company
• 6th Division Carrier Company
• 7th Division Carrier Company
• 9th Division Carrier Company
• 11th Division Carrier Company

Post-World War II[]

Australian Regular Army units[]

• 1st Armoured Car Squadron (Australia)
• 3rd Cavalry Regiment (Australia)
• 4th Cavalry Regiment (Australia)
• 1st Armoured Personnel Carrier Squadron (Australia)
• Medium Tank Trials Unit (Australia)

Citizen Military Forces/Army Reserve units[]

• 1st Armoured Brigade (Australia)
• 2nd Armoured Brigade (Australia)
• 1st Royal New South Wales Lancers
• 7th/21st Reconnaissance Regiment (Australian Horse)
• 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles
• 6th New South Wales Mounted Rifles
• 15th Northern River Lancers

Current units[]

Australian Regular Army[]

• 1st Armoured Regiment
• 2nd Cavalry Regiment
• 3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment (Australia)
• 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry)

Army Reserve[]

• 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers
• 3rd/9th Light Horse (South Australian Mounted Rifles)
• 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse
• 10th Light Horse Regiment
• 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers

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