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{{short description|Indian Army combat arm}}
{{short description|Armoured warfare arm of the Indian Army}}
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|size=67 Armoured regiments<ref name="The Quint 2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/world/pak-procuring-600-battle-tanks-to-boost-combat-capability-sources|title=Pak procuring 600 battle tanks to boost combat capability |author=Press Trust of India|website=The Quint|date=31 December 2018|access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref>
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The '''Indian Army Armoured Corps''' is one of the combat arms of the [[Indian Army]]. Tracing its origins from the first regiment formed in 1776, the present corps was formed in 1947 from two-thirds of the personnel and assets of the [[British Indian Army]]'s [[British Indian Armoured Corps|Indian Armoured Corps]]. It currently consists of 67 armoured regiments, including the [[President's Bodyguard (India)|President's Bodyguards]].<ref name="The Quint 2018"/>   
The '''Indian Army Armoured Corps''' is one of the [[combat arms]] of the [[Indian Army]]. Tracing its origins from the first regiment formed in 1776, the present corps was formed in 1947 from two-thirds of the personnel and assets of the [[British Indian Army]]'s [[British Indian Armoured Corps|Indian Armoured Corps]]. It currently consists of 67 armoured regiments, including the [[President's Bodyguard]].<ref name="The Quint 2018"/>   
[[File:Indian Lancers near Vraignes 1917.jpg|thumb|305x305px|9th Hodson's Horse (Bengal Lancers), Indian Army, near Vraignes, France, April 1917.]]
[[File:Indian Lancers near Vraignes 1917.jpg|thumb|305x305px|9th Hodson's Horse (Bengal Lancers), Indian Army, near Vraignes, France, April 1917.]]


==School and Centre==
== Centre and School ==


The Armoured Corps School and Centre (ACC&S) is located in [[Ahmednagar]], Maharashtra. In 1921, six Armoured Car companies arrived and in 1924 the Royal Tank Corps School was established at Ahmednagar to train the personnel of the Royal Tank Corps. This school was the forerunner of the Fighting Vehicle School, which began to impart to driving & maintenance training. The Fighting Vehicle School along with the Machine Gun School, the training regiments, the recruit training centre, Armoured Corps Depot and Armoured Corps Records were amalgamated to form the present school and centre in 1948.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.185.107/html_docs/AhmednagarCity.htm|title=Ahmednagar District|date=|access-date=2021-02-07}}</ref>
The Armoured Corps Centre and School (ACC&S) is located in [[Ahmednagar]] (now Ahilya Nagar), Maharashtra. In 1921, six Armoured Car companies arrived and in 1924 the Royal Tank Corps School was established at Ahmednagar to train the personnel of the Royal Tank Corps. This school was the forerunner of the Fighting Vehicle School, which began to impart driving & maintenance training. The Fighting Vehicle School along with the Machine Gun School, the training regiments, the recruit training centre, Armoured Corps Depot and Armoured Corps Records were amalgamated to form the present school and centre in 1948.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.185.107/html_docs/AhmednagarCity.htm|title=Ahmednagar District|date=|access-date=2021-02-07}}</ref>
[[File:Indian Armoured Corps in the Middle East 1944.jpg|thumb|305x305px|Indian Armoured Corps in a [[Lend-Lease Sherman tanks|Sherman III]] tank in the Middle East, March 1944.]]


==Armour Day==
==Armour Day==


The Armoured Corps of Indian Army celebrates 'Armour Day' on 1 May. It was on this day in 1938 that [[14th Prince of Wales's Own Scinde Horse|Scinde Horse]] became the first regiment to dismount from their horses and move to tanks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/armoured-corps-centre-school-ahmednagar-celebrate-78th-armour-day-2783170/|title=Armoured Corps Centre & School, Ahmednagar celebrate 78th Armour Day|date=2016-05-04|access-date=2021-02-07}}</ref> The first equipment inducted were Vickers Light Tanks and Chevrolet Armoured Cars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2019/may01-19/h9.htm|title=Armoured Corps Centre and School Celebrates Armoured Corps Day|date=2019-05-01|access-date=2021-02-07}}</ref>
The Armoured Corps of Indian Army celebrates 'Armour Day' on 1 May. It was on this day in 1938 that [[14th Prince of Wales's Own Scinde Horse|Scinde Horse]] became the first regiment to dismount from their horses and move to tanks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/armoured-corps-centre-school-ahmednagar-celebrate-78th-armour-day-2783170/|title=Armoured Corps Centre & School, Ahmednagar celebrate 78th Armour Day|date=2016-05-04|access-date=2021-02-07}}</ref> The first equipment inducted were Vickers Light Tanks and Chevrolet Armoured Cars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2019/may01-19/h9.htm|title=Armoured Corps Centre and School Celebrates Armoured Corps Day|date=2019-05-01|access-date=2021-02-07}}</ref>
[[File:The War in the Far East- the Burma Campaign 1941-1945 IND4650.jpg|thumb|305x305px|A [[Sherman tank]] of the Indian Armoured Corps on the road to [[Rangoon]], [[Burma Campaign]].]]


==Naming Convention of the Armoured Regiments==
==Naming Convention of the Armoured Regiments==


The naming of the regiments reflects its historical origins. The terms ''Cavalry'', ''Horse'' and ''Lancers'', which have been dispensed with in the case of units raised post-independence, are historical legacies from the raising and renaming of these units when part of the [[East India Company]]'s army and/or later the [[British Indian Army]].{{fact|date=October 2021}}
The naming of the regiments reflects its historical origins. The terms ''Cavalry'', ''Horse'' and ''Lancers'', which have been dispensed with in the case of units raised post-independence, are historical legacies from the raising and renaming of these units when part of the [[East India Company]]'s army and/or later the [[British Indian Army]].{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}
[[File:Vijayanta Vickers MBT. (49141256562).jpg|thumb|305x305px|The Vijayanta - main battle tank of the Indian Army between 1965 and the early 2000s.]]


==Composition of an Armoured Regiment==
==Composition of an Armoured Regiment==


An armoured corps regiment is commanded by a [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]] ranked officer, who is known as the Commandant of the Unit. An armoured regiment comprises 3 ''Sabre Squadrons'' and a ''Headquarter Squadron''. Each squadron is commanded by a [[Major]] ranked officer. He holds the appointment of a Squadron Commander.<ref name="ABP">{{cite web|url=https://news.abplive.com/news/india/know-the-indian-army-a-glance-into-the-armoured-corps-regiments-1278359|title=Know The Indian Army: Hailed As 'King Of Battlefield', The Armoured Corps Packs A Punch With Lethal Tank Fire|date=2020-06-06|access-date=2021-02-07}}</ref>
An armoured corps regiment is commanded by a [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]] ranked officer, who is known as the Commandant of the Unit. An armoured regiment comprises 3 ''Sabre Squadrons'' and a ''Headquarter Squadron''. Each squadron is commanded by a [[Major (rank)|Major]] ranked officer. He holds the appointment of a Squadron Commander.<ref name="ABP">{{cite web|url=https://news.abplive.com/news/india/know-the-indian-army-a-glance-into-the-armoured-corps-regiments-1278359|title=Know The Indian Army: Hailed As 'King Of Battlefield', The Armoured Corps Packs A Punch With Lethal Tank Fire|date=2020-06-06|access-date=2021-02-07}}</ref>


An Armoured Regiment has around 45 to 50 tanks in all. Each Sabre Squadron consists of 14-15 tanks and one Armoured Recovery Vehicle. 3 tanks are assigned to the Headquarter Squadron, including that of the commandant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/units/3-armoured-regiment-toe.html|title=Armoured Regiment Structure|date=2016-10-12|access-date=2021-02-07}}</ref> Each squadron consists of four ''troops'', each consisting of 3 tanks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/strike-corps-reorientation-comes-for-ladakh-but-army-needs-larger-restructuring/584936/|title=Strike Corps reorientation comes for Ladakh but Army needs larger restructuring|date=2021-01-14|access-date=2021-06-21}}</ref>  
An Armoured Regiment has around 45 to 50 tanks in all. Each Sabre Squadron consists of 14-15 tanks and one Armoured Recovery Vehicle. 3 tanks are assigned to the Headquarter Squadron, including that of the commandant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/units/3-armoured-regiment-toe.html|title=Armoured Regiment Structure|date=2016-10-12|access-date=2021-02-07|archive-date=21 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121005621/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/units/3-armoured-regiment-toe.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Each squadron consists of four ''troops'', each consisting of 3 tanks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/strike-corps-reorientation-comes-for-ladakh-but-army-needs-larger-restructuring/584936/|title=Strike Corps reorientation comes for Ladakh but Army needs larger restructuring|date=2021-01-14|access-date=2021-06-21}}</ref>
[[File:Indian Army Armoured Corps.jpg|thumb|305x305px|Tanks of the Indian Army Armoured Corps and [[BMP-2]] IFVs during a training exercise in 2006.]]


==Black Beret==
==Black Beret==


The officers and troops of Armoured Corps regiments wear the [[Black beret|Black Berets]] as opposed to the rifle green and blue coloured berets which are worn by the regiments of other arms and services respectively. The Black Beret gives the Tankman a distinct identity of their own within the Army fold.<ref name="ABP"/>
The officers and troops of Armoured Corps regiments wear the [[Black beret|Black Berets]] as opposed to the rifle green and blue coloured berets which are worn by the regiments of other arms and services respectively. The Black Beret gives the Tankman a distinct identity of their own within the Army fold.<ref name="ABP"/>
[[File:Arjun MK1A field trials.jpg|thumb|305x305px|MBT Arjun MK1A|alt=|right]]
[[File:Arjun MBT bump track test.JPG|thumb|305x305px|MBT Arjun MK1|alt=|right]]


== Equipment ==
== Equipment ==
[[File:Arjun MK1.webm|thumb|305x305px|Arjun MK1 firing on the move at Pokaran Field Firing Range.]]
The Armoured Corps of the Indian Army is currently equipped with the following tanks-
The Armoured Corps of the Indian Army is currently equipped with the following tanks-  


* [[Arjun (tank)|Arjun MBT]] – Mk.1 variant in use and Mk.1A  under order.
* [[Arjun (tank)|Arjun MBT]] – Mk.1 variant in use and Mk.1A  under order.
* [[T-90]] – M and S variants with [[Defence Research and Development Organisation|DRDO]] made upgrades.
* [[T-90]] – M and S variants with [[Defence Research and Development Organisation|DRDO]] made upgrades.
* [[T-72]] – M1 variant with upgrades namely Ajeya MK1/MK2 and Combat Improved Ajeya.
* [[T-72]] – M1 variant with upgrades namely Ajeya MK1/MK2 and Combat Improved Ajeya.
[[File:Indian Army T-90.jpg|thumb|305x305px| T-90 tank|alt=|right]]
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[[File:Indian Army T-72 image1.jpg|thumb|305x305px| T-72 tank|alt=|right]]
File:Arjun MK1.webm|Arjun MK1 firing on the move at Pokaran Field Firing Range.
[[File:Armoured Corps Centre and School.jpg|thumb|305x305px|right|Armoured Corps Centre and School, Ahmednagar]]
File:Indian Armoured Corps in the Middle East 1944.jpg|Indian Armoured Corps in a [[Lend-Lease Sherman tanks|Sherman III]] tank in the Middle East, March 1944.
File:The War in the Far East- the Burma Campaign 1941-1945 IND4650.jpg|A [[Sherman tank]] of the Indian Armoured Corps on the road to [[Rangoon]], [[Burma Campaign]].
File:Vijayanta Vickers MBT. (49141256562).jpg|The [[Vijayanta]] - [[main battle tank]] of the Indian Army between 1965 and the early 2000s.
File:Indian Army Armoured Corps.jpg|Tanks of the Indian Army Armoured Corps and [[BMP-2]] IFVs during a training exercise in 2006.
File:Arjun MK1A field trials.jpg|MBT Arjun MK1A
File:Arjun MBT bump track test.JPG|MBT Arjun MK1
File:Indian Army T-90.jpg| T-90 tank
File:Indian Army T-72 image1.jpg| T-72 tank
File:Armoured Corps Centre and School.jpg|Armoured Corps Centre and School, Ahmednagar
</gallery>


==List of regiments==
==List of regiments==
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|[[President's Bodyguard (India)|President's Bodyguard]]
|[[President's Bodyguard (India)|President's Bodyguard]]
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|Rashtrapati Angrakshak
|1773
|1773
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|[[New Delhi]]
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|Horse
|Horse
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|[[James Skinner (East India Company officer)|Col James Skinner]]
|[[James Skinner (East India Company officer)|Col James Skinner]]
|[[Hansi]]
|[[Hansi]]
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|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/skinners-horse.htm |title=1st Horse / Skinner's Horse |author=John Pike |publisher=GlobalSecurity.org |access-date=11 June 2020}}</ref>
|<ref name="">{{cite web |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/skinners-horse.htm |title=1st Horse / Skinner's Horse |author=John Pike |publisher=GlobalSecurity.org |access-date=11 June 2020}}</ref>
|T-72
|T-72
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|1809
|1809
|[[William Linnæus Gardner|Lt Col William Gardner]]
|[[William Linnæus Gardner|Lt Col William Gardner]]
|[[Farrukhabad]] and [[Mainpuri]]
|[[Farrukhabad]], [[Mainpuri]]
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|<ref name="RTR">{{cite web |url=https://www.royaltankregiment.com/en-GB/2ndlancers.aspx |title=2nd Lancers  |date=2011 |publisher=The Royal Tank Regiment Association |access-date=9 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404024127/https://www.royaltankregiment.com/en-GB/2ndlancers.aspx|archive-date=4 April 2011}}</ref>
|<ref name="RTR">{{cite web |url=https://www.royaltankregiment.com/en-GB/2ndlancers.aspx |title=2nd Lancers  |date=2011 |publisher=The Royal Tank Regiment Association |access-date=9 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404024127/https://www.royaltankregiment.com/en-GB/2ndlancers.aspx|archive-date=4 April 2011}}</ref>
|T-72
|T-72
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|1822
|1822
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|T-72
|T-72
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|[[4 Horse]]
|[[4 Horse|4th Horse]]
|Hodson's Horse, Flamingoes
|Hodson's Horse, Flamingoes
|1857
|1857
|[[Brevet (military)|Brevet]] Major [[William Stephen Raikes Hodson|WSR Hodson]]
|[[Brevet (military)|Bvt]] Maj [[William Stephen Raikes Hodson|WSR Hodson]]
|[[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]]
|[[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]]
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|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indiancavalry/hodsons.htm|title=Hodson's Horse in 'British Empire'|date=|access-date=2021-04-25}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indiancavalry/hodsons.htm|title=Hodson's Horse in 'British Empire'|date=|access-date=2021-04-25}}</ref>
|T-72
|T-72
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|Lt Col JPS Hanspal
|Lt Col JPS Hanspal
|[[Jodhpur]]
|[[Jodhpur]]
|[[Patiala]]
|<ref name="BR">[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Units/Armoured.html Web-page on "armoured Corps" at ''Bharat Rakshak''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719090458/http://bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Units/Armoured.html |date=19 July 2014 }}, accessed December 2009.</ref><ref>Globalsecurity.org, [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/5-ar.htm 5 Armoured Regiment], accessed 23 July 2010</ref>
|<ref name="BR">[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Units/Armoured.html Web-page on "armoured Corps" at ''Bharat Rakshak''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719090458/http://bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Units/Armoured.html |date=19 July 2014 }}, accessed December 2009.</ref><ref>Globalsecurity.org, [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/5-ar.htm 5 Armoured Regiment], accessed 23 July 2010</ref>
|T-90
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|[[Nabha]]
|[[Nabha]]
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|T-90
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|[[7th Light Cavalry]]
|[[7th Light Cavalry]]
|3rd Madras Lancers, 28th Light Cavalry
|3rd Madras Lancers, 28th Light Cavalry
|1784
|1784
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|[[8th Light Cavalry]]
|[[8th Light Cavalry]]
|5th Madras Native Cavalry, 1st Madras Native Cavalry, 4th Nizam of Hyderabad's Contingent Cavalry, 30th Lancers (Gordon's Horse), 26th Prince of Wales' Own Cavalry, 26th King George's Own Cavalry, [[8th King George's Own Light Cavalry]]
|Gordon's Horse
|23 Oct 1787
|23 October 1787
|Maj Henry Darley
|Maj Henry Darley
|[[Arcot, Tamil Nadu|Arcot]]
|[[Arcot, Tamil Nadu|Arcot]]
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|T-72
|T-72
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|[[9th Deccan Horse]]
|[[9th Deccan Horse|9th Horse]]
|The Royal Deccan Horse
|The Deccan Horse
|1790
|1790
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|Lt Col Kulwant Singh
|Lt Col Kulwant Singh
|[[Ahmednagar]]
|[[Ahmednagar]]
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|T-72
|T-72
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|[[11th Armoured Regiment (India)|11th Armoured Regiment]]
|[[11th Armoured Regiment (India)|11th Armoured Regiment]]
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| The Double First, Sprocket Power Risala
|7 May 1984
|7 May 1984
|Lt Col Harjeet Singh Lamba  
|Lt Col Harjeet Singh Lamba  
|[[Jammu|Kaluchak]]
|[[Jammu|Kaluchak]]
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|Lt Col LR Vaid
|Lt Col LR Vaid
|[[Kapurthala]]
|[[Kapurthala]]
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|T-90
|T-90
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|Lt Col Balram Singh Mehta
|Lt Col Balram Singh Mehta
|Ahmednagar
|Ahmednagar
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|T-90
|T-90
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|[[14th Prince of Wales's Own Scinde Horse|14 Horse]]  
|[[14th Prince of Wales's Own Scinde Horse|14th Horse]]
|The Scinde Horse
|The Scinde Horse, Jacob's Horse
|8 August 1839
|8 August 1839
|Captain W Ward
|Capt W Ward
|[[Hyderabad, Sindh]]
|[[Hyderabad, Sindh]]
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|<ref>{{cite book|last1=|first1=|title=Record book of The Scinde Irregular Horse, Volume 1|date=1856|publisher= Smith, Elder and Co, London|isbn=|page=}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite book|last1=|first1=|title=Record book of The Scinde Irregular Horse, Volume 1|date=1856|publisher= Smith, Elder and Co, London|isbn=|page=}}</ref>
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|[[15th Armoured Regiment]]
|[[15th Armoured Regiment]]
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|Lt Col MD Law
|Lt Col MD Law
|[[Pathankot|Mamun]]
|[[Pathankot|Mamun]]
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|T-90
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|1776
|1776
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|T-72
|T-72
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|[[The Poona Horse|17 Horse]]  
|[[The Poona Horse|17th Horse]]
|[[The Poona Horse]], Fakr-e-Hind
|The Poona Horse, Fakr-e-Hind
|15 July 1817
|15 July 1817
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|[[Shirur, Maharashtra|Sirur]]
|[[Shirur, Maharashtra|Sirur]]
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|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/the-poona-horse-regiment-completes-200-years-of-epic-journey-1725889|title=The Poona Horse Regiment Completes 200 Years Of Epic Journey|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2017-10-23}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/the-poona-horse-regiment-completes-200-years-of-epic-journey-1725889|title=The Poona Horse Regiment Completes 200 Years Of Epic Journey|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2017-10-23}}</ref>
|T-72
|T-72
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|[[18 Cavalry]]
|[[18 Cavalry|18th Cavalry]]
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|31 January 1842
|31 January 1842
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|[[Amritsar]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=137404|title=Standard presented to 18 CAVALRY by the Chief of the Army Staff|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/army-chief-presents-president-s-standard-to-18-cavalry-in-amritsar/story-VslwnoAaZvSdxQp9AihtzI.html|title=Army chief presents President's Standard to 18 Cavalry in Amritsar|date=2016-03-08|newspaper=Hindustan Times|access-date=2017-10-23|language=en}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=137404|title=Standard presented to 18 CAVALRY by the Chief of the Army Staff|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/army-chief-presents-president-s-standard-to-18-cavalry-in-amritsar/story-VslwnoAaZvSdxQp9AihtzI.html|title=Army chief presents President's Standard to 18 Cavalry in Amritsar|date=2016-03-08|newspaper=Hindustan Times|access-date=2017-10-23|language=en}}</ref>
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|Ahmednagar
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|[[20 Lancers (India)|20th Lancers]]
|[[20 Lancers (India)|20th Lancers]]
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|1857/1858<br/> Re-raised 10 July 1956
|1857/1858; Re-raised 10 July 1956
|Lt Col Umrao Singh
|Lt Col Umrao Singh
|Ahmednagar
|Ahmednagar
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|T-72
|T-72
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|[[21st King George V's Own Horse|Central India Horse]]
|[[21st King George V's Own Horse|21st Horse]]
|21st King George V's Own Horse
|Central India Horse, Mayne's Horse, Beatson's Horse
|1857
|1857
|Captain Henry Otway Mayne
|Capt Henry Otway Mayne
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|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/henry-otway-mayne|title= Henry Otway Mayne|access-date=2020-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.britishempire.co.uk/article/palehorse/maynehenry.htm|title= Henry Mayne 1819 - 1861|access-date=2020-12-10}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/henry-otway-mayne|title= Henry Otway Mayne|access-date=2020-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.britishempire.co.uk/article/palehorse/maynehenry.htm|title= Henry Mayne 1819 - 1861|access-date=2020-12-10}}</ref>
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|Lt Col JP Singh
|Lt Col JP Singh
|Ahmednagar
|Ahmednagar
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|<ref name="BR" />
|<ref name="BR" />
|T-72
|T-72
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|Lt Col Ranjit Talwar  
|Lt Col Ranjit Talwar  
|[[Babina, Uttar Pradesh|Babina]]
|[[Babina, Uttar Pradesh|Babina]]
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|<ref name="BR" />
|<ref name="BR" />
|T-90
|T-90
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|Lt Col BM Kapur
|Lt Col BM Kapur
|Ahmednagar
|Ahmednagar
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|<ref name="BR"/><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=138051|title=Standards presented to 75 Armoured Regiment and 43 Armoured Regiment by the Chief of Army Staff|date=16 March 2016|website=Press hip Bureau|access-date=2017-10-23}}</ref>
|<ref name="BR"/><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=138051|title=Standards presented to 75 Armoured Regiment and 43 Armoured Regiment by the Chief of Army Staff|date=16 March 2016|website=Press hip Bureau|access-date=2017-10-23}}</ref>
|Arjun Mk1
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|[[44th Armoured Regiment (India)|44 Armoured Regiment]]
|[[44th Armoured Regiment (India)|44th Armoured Regiment]]
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|15 December 1981
|15 December 1981
|Lt Col DS Dhillon
|Lt Col DS Dhillon
|Ahmednagar
|Ahmednagar
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|<ref name="BR" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-and-current-affairs/story/presidents-standards-presented-to-44-armoured-regiment-at-suratgarh-military-station-242323-2015-02-27|title=President's Standards presented to 44 Armoured Regiment at Suratgarh Military Station: Listicles: Microfacts|website=indiatoday.intoday.in|access-date=2017-10-23|archive-date=22 December 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222050746/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/presidents-standards-presented-to-44-armoured-regiment-at-suratgarh-military-station/1/421409.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-44-armoured-regiment-gets-president-s-standards-2064106|title=44 Armoured Regiment gets President's Standards {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=2015-02-25|work=dna|access-date=2017-10-23|language=en-US}}</ref>
|<ref name="BR" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/presidents-standards-presented-to-44-armoured-regiment-at-suratgarh-military-station/1/421409.html|title=President's Standards presented to 44 Armoured Regiment at Suratgarh Military Station : Listicles: Microfacts|website=indiatoday.intoday.in|access-date=2017-10-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-44-armoured-regiment-gets-president-s-standards-2064106|title=44 Armoured Regiment gets President's Standards {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=2015-02-25|work=dna|access-date=2017-10-23|language=en-US}}</ref>
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|<ref name="BR"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.oneindia.com/2008/10/17/standard-presentation-46-armoured-regiment-president-patil-1224252300.html|title=Standard presentation to 46-Armoured Regiment by President Patil|work=www.oneindia.com|access-date=2017-10-23|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/honour-for-46-armoured-regiment/374786/|title=Honour for 46 Armoured Regiment - Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-10-23}}</ref>
|<ref name="BR"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.oneindia.com/2008/10/17/standard-presentation-46-armoured-regiment-president-patil-1224252300.html|title=Standard presentation to 46-Armoured Regiment by President Patil|work=www.oneindia.com|access-date=2017-10-23|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/honour-for-46-armoured-regiment/374786/|title=Honour for 46 Armoured Regiment - Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-10-23}}</ref>
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|Lt Col Tejvir Singh Sirohi
|Babina
|Babina
|[[Sikkim]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/army-chief-presents-standard-to-47-armoured-regiment/485128.html|title=Army Chief presents Standard to 47 Armoured Regiment|work=www.tribuneindia.com|access-date=23 October 2017|archive-date=24 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171124115156/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/army-chief-presents-standard-to-47-armoured-regiment/485128.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/presidents-standard-47th-armoured-regiment-sunjwan-military-station-general-bipin-rawat-jammu-and/110426|title=General Bipin Rawat presented President's Standard to 47th Armoured Regiment |date=21 October 2017 |work=TimesNow|access-date=2017-10-23}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/army-chief-presents-standard-to-47-armoured-regiment/485128.html|title=Army Chief presents Standard to 47 Armoured Regiment|work=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/presidents-standard-47th-armoured-regiment-sunjwan-military-station-general-bipin-rawat-jammu-and/110426|title=General Bipin Rawat presented President's Standard to 47th Armoured Regiment |date=21 October 2017 |work=TimesNow|access-date=2017-10-23}}</ref>
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|[[49th Armoured Regiment (India)|49th Armoured Regiment]]
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|1 October 1983
|1 October 1983
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|Lt Col JPS Nakai
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|Lt Col AK Bhatia
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|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/government-press-release/standards-presented-to-50-armoured-regiment-and-84-armoured-regiment-by-114110500934_1.html|title=Standards Presented to 50 Armoured Regiment and 84 Armoured Regiment by the Chief of Army Staff on 05 Nov 2014|last=Delhi|date=2014-11-05|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2017-10-23}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=111102|title=Standards Presented to 50 Armoured Regiment and 84 Armoured Regiment by the Chief of Army Staff on 05 Nov 2014|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-23}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/government-press-release/standards-presented-to-50-armoured-regiment-and-84-armoured-regiment-by-114110500934_1.html|title=Standards Presented to 50 Armoured Regiment and 84 Armoured Regiment by the Chief of Army Staff on 05 Nov 2014|last=Delhi|date=2014-11-05|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2017-10-23}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=111102|title=Standards Presented to 50 Armoured Regiment and 84 Armoured Regiment by the Chief of Army Staff on 05 Nov 2014|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-23}}</ref>
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsbharati.com/Encyc/2021/5/2/Armoured-Day.amp.html|title=Indian Tankmen and their beasts: Remembering the hero of Basantar on Armoured Day|date=2021-05-02|access-date=2021-05-04}}</ref>  
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsbharati.com/Encyc/2021/5/2/Armoured-Day.amp.html|title=Indian Tankmen and their beasts: Remembering the hero of Basantar on Armoured Day|date=2021-05-02|access-date=2021-05-04}}</ref>  
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|[[58th Armoured Regiment (India)|58 Armoured Regiment]]
|Awwal Atthawan, the Patiala Risala
|Awwal Atthawan, The Patiala Risala
|1 October 2014
|1 October 2014
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/IaSouthern/status/1389871020916367360/photo/1|title=Southern Command tweet on 60 Armd|date=2021-05-05|access-date=2021-05-13}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/IaSouthern/status/1389871020916367360/photo/1|title=Southern Command tweet on 60 Armd|date=2021-05-05|access-date=2021-05-13}}</ref>
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|Lt Col RS Butalia
|[[Ambala]]
|[[Ambala]]
|[[Dehradun]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.oneindia.com/2006/03/31/62-cavalry-celebrates-its-golden-jubilee.-1143812202.html|title=62 Cavalry celebrates its Golden Jubilee.|work=www.oneindia.com|access-date=2017-10-23|language=en}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.oneindia.com/2006/03/31/62-cavalry-celebrates-its-golden-jubilee.-1143812202.html|title=62 Cavalry celebrates its Golden Jubilee.|work=www.oneindia.com|access-date=2017-10-23|language=en}}</ref>
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|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031202/haryana.htm|title= Steps afoot to modernise forces, says Kalam in 'The Tribune'|date=2003-12-02|access-date=2020-12-26}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031202/haryana.htm|title= Steps afoot to modernise forces, says Kalam in 'The Tribune'|date=2003-12-02|access-date=2020-12-26}}</ref>
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|Raised as 70 Guided Missile Regiment
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|[[72nd Armoured Regiment (India)|72 Armoured Regiment]]
|[[72nd Armoured Regiment (India)|72 Armoured Regiment]]
|The Chhamb Knights
|The Chhamb Knights, The Little Giants
|1 July 1971
|1 July 1971
|Lt Col Inderjit Chopra
|Lt Col Inderjit Chopra
|Ahmednagar
|Ahmednagar
|Jaisalmer
|Youngest armoured regiment of the Indian army to be blooded in war.
|youngest armd regt of the indian army to be blooded in war
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|[[73rd Armoured Regiment (India)|73 Armoured Regiment]]
|[[73rd Armoured Regiment (India)|73 Armoured Regiment]]
|The Desert Rats
|The Desert Rats
|3 Dec 1971
|3 December 1971
|Lt Col KM Dhody
|Lt Col KM Dhody
|Ahmednagar
|Ahmednagar
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|[[74th Armoured Regiment (India)|74 Armoured Regiment]]
|[[74th Armoured Regiment (India)|74 Armoured Regiment]]
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|Desert Hawks
|1 Jun 1972  
|1 June 1972  
|Lt Col KS Khajuria
|Lt Col KS Khajuria
|Ahmednagar
|Ahmednagar
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|Lt Col Vijai Singh
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|Jaisalmer
|Only regiment to be raised on foreign soil<ref name="ColRegt">[http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2001/raug2001/04082001/r040820011.html Lt Gen Kamal Davar takes over as director general mechanised forces], 4 August 2001.</ref><ref name=":0" />
|Only regiment to be raised on foreign soil<ref name="ColRegt">[http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2001/raug2001/04082001/r040820011.html Lt Gen Kamal Davar takes over as director general mechanised forces], 4 August 2001.</ref><ref name=":0" />
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|सशस्त्र शौर्य पराक्रम
|1 February 2021
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|[[82nd Armoured Regiment (India)|82 Armoured Regiment]]
|Toofan-e-hind
|Toofan-e-Hind
|1 Oct 1975
|1 October 1975
|Lt Col Moti Lal Dhar
|Lt Col Moti Lal Dhar
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|[[83rd Armoured Regiment (India)|83 Armoured Regiment]]
|[[83rd Armoured Regiment (India)|83 Armoured Regiment]]
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|83 Kavachit Risala / One for al l- All for one
|1 Jan 1976
|1 January 1976
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|Lt Col Ashok Johar
|Ahmednagar
|Ahmednagar
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|<ref>{{cite web|url= http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2010/nov01-10/h6.htm|title=Sainik Samachar Nov 2010|date=2010-11-01|access-date=2020-10-31}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|url= http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2010/nov01-10/h6.htm|title=Sainik Samachar Nov 2010|date=2010-11-01|access-date=2020-10-31}}</ref>
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|Lt Col Tarif Singh Dhiyia
|Lt Col Tarif Singh Dhiyia
|Ahmednagar
|Ahmednagar
|[[Pathankot]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/government-press-release/standards-presented-to-50-armoured-regiment-and-84-armoured-regiment-by-114110500934_1.html|title=Standards Presented to 50 Armoured Regiment and 84 Armoured Regiment by the Chief of Army Staff on 05 Nov 2014|last=Delhi|date=2014-11-05|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2017-10-23}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/government-press-release/standards-presented-to-50-armoured-regiment-and-84-armoured-regiment-by-114110500934_1.html|title=Standards Presented to 50 Armoured Regiment and 84 Armoured Regiment by the Chief of Army Staff on 05 Nov 2014|last=Delhi|date=2014-11-05|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2017-10-23}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
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|Lt Col DP Singh
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|Ahmednagar
|[[Nyoma]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/army-chief-presents-standards-to-85-armoured-regiment/article2502344.ece|title=Army Chief presents standards to 85 Armoured Regiment|date=2011-10-01|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-10-23|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/army-chief-presents-standards-to-85-armoured-regiment/article2502344.ece|title=Army Chief presents standards to 85 Armoured Regiment|date=2011-10-01|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-10-23|others=Special Correspondent, Special Correspondent|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
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|Lt Col DD Singh  
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|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.dnaindia.com/jaipur/report-president-standards-conferred-on-three-armoured-regiments-2565409|title= President Standards conferred on three armoured regiments in 'DNA India'|date=2017-12-06|access-date=2020-12-27}}</ref>  
|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.dnaindia.com/jaipur/report-president-standards-conferred-on-three-armoured-regiments-2565409|title= President Standards conferred on three armoured regiments in 'DNA India'|date=2017-12-06|access-date=2020-12-27}}</ref>  
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|Lt Col Iesh Rikhy
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|Ahmednagar
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20041126/haryana.htm|title=Regiment celebrates silver jubilee in 'The Tribune'|date=2004-11-26|access-date=2020-12-27}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20041126/haryana.htm|title=Regiment celebrates silver jubilee in 'The Tribune'|date=2004-11-26|access-date=2020-12-27}}</ref>
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|Lt Col KL Bakshi
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|<ref>{{Cite periodical |periodical=Vayu Aerospace and Defence |date=28 Feb 2014 |url=http://www.pressreader.com/india/vayu-aerospace-and-defence/20140228/281595238615205|title=INS Vikramaditya arrives in india |via=PressReader |access-date=2017-10-23}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pressreader.com/india/vayu-aerospace-and-defence/20140228/281595238615205|title=PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News|website=www.pressreader.com|access-date=2017-10-23}}</ref>
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<nowiki>**</nowiki> The original [[5th King Edward's Own Probyn's Horse|5th Horse (Probyn's)]] was transferred to Pakistan in 1947.
<nowiki>**</nowiki> The original [[5th King Edward's Own Probyn's Horse|5th Horse (Probyn's Horse)]] was transferred to Pakistan in 1947.


<nowiki>***</nowiki> Original [[6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse)|6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers]] was transferred to Pakistan in 1947.
<nowiki>***</nowiki> Original [[6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse)|6th Lancers (Watson's Horse)]] was transferred to Pakistan in 1947.


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=fmngqz4GqE+zrSNeG3hihg==&ParentID=Lm/2mT6BRBn93ubJeuly/Q==&flag=8CKP966uzg96kLov0aWdfQ== Army official website]
*[https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=fmngqz4GqE+zrSNeG3hihg==&ParentID=Lm/2mT6BRBn93ubJeuly/Q==&flag=8CKP966uzg96kLov0aWdfQ== Army official website]
*[https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/units/3-armoured-regiment-toe.html Structure of an Armoured Regiment]
*[https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/units/3-armoured-regiment-toe.html Structure of an Armoured Regiment] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121005621/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/units/3-armoured-regiment-toe.html |date=21 January 2021 }}


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Indian Army Armoured Corps

Symbol of Indian Armoured Corps
Active1941 - Present
Country India
Branch Indian Army
RoleArmoured Corps
Size67 Armoured regiments[1]

The Indian Army Armoured Corps is one of the combat arms of the Indian Army. Tracing its origins from the first regiment formed in 1776, the present corps was formed in 1947 from two-thirds of the personnel and assets of the British Indian Army's Indian Armoured Corps. It currently consists of 67 armoured regiments, including the President's Bodyguard.[1]

9th Hodson's Horse (Bengal Lancers), Indian Army, near Vraignes, France, April 1917.

Centre and School[edit | edit source]

The Armoured Corps Centre and School (ACC&S) is located in Ahmednagar (now Ahilya Nagar), Maharashtra. In 1921, six Armoured Car companies arrived and in 1924 the Royal Tank Corps School was established at Ahmednagar to train the personnel of the Royal Tank Corps. This school was the forerunner of the Fighting Vehicle School, which began to impart driving & maintenance training. The Fighting Vehicle School along with the Machine Gun School, the training regiments, the recruit training centre, Armoured Corps Depot and Armoured Corps Records were amalgamated to form the present school and centre in 1948.[2]

Armour Day[edit | edit source]

The Armoured Corps of Indian Army celebrates 'Armour Day' on 1 May. It was on this day in 1938 that Scinde Horse became the first regiment to dismount from their horses and move to tanks.[3] The first equipment inducted were Vickers Light Tanks and Chevrolet Armoured Cars.[4]

Naming Convention of the Armoured Regiments[edit | edit source]

The naming of the regiments reflects its historical origins. The terms Cavalry, Horse and Lancers, which have been dispensed with in the case of units raised post-independence, are historical legacies from the raising and renaming of these units when part of the East India Company's army and/or later the British Indian Army.[citation needed]

Composition of an Armoured Regiment[edit | edit source]

An armoured corps regiment is commanded by a Colonel ranked officer, who is known as the Commandant of the Unit. An armoured regiment comprises 3 Sabre Squadrons and a Headquarter Squadron. Each squadron is commanded by a Major ranked officer. He holds the appointment of a Squadron Commander.[5]

An Armoured Regiment has around 45 to 50 tanks in all. Each Sabre Squadron consists of 14-15 tanks and one Armoured Recovery Vehicle. 3 tanks are assigned to the Headquarter Squadron, including that of the commandant.[6] Each squadron consists of four troops, each consisting of 3 tanks.[7]

Black Beret[edit | edit source]

The officers and troops of Armoured Corps regiments wear the Black Berets as opposed to the rifle green and blue coloured berets which are worn by the regiments of other arms and services respectively. The Black Beret gives the Tankman a distinct identity of their own within the Army fold.[5]

Equipment[edit | edit source]

The Armoured Corps of the Indian Army is currently equipped with the following tanks-

  • Arjun MBT – Mk.1 variant in use and Mk.1A under order.
  • T-90 – M and S variants with DRDO made upgrades.
  • T-72 – M1 variant with upgrades namely Ajeya MK1/MK2 and Combat Improved Ajeya.
  • Arjun MK1 firing on the move at Pokaran Field Firing Range.
  • Indian Armoured Corps in a Sherman III tank in the Middle East, March 1944.
    Indian Armoured Corps in a Sherman III tank in the Middle East, March 1944.
  • A Sherman tank of the Indian Armoured Corps on the road to Rangoon, Burma Campaign.
    A Sherman tank of the Indian Armoured Corps on the road to Rangoon, Burma Campaign.
  • The Vijayanta - main battle tank of the Indian Army between 1965 and the early 2000s.
    The Vijayanta - main battle tank of the Indian Army between 1965 and the early 2000s.
  • Tanks of the Indian Army Armoured Corps and BMP-2 IFVs during a training exercise in 2006.
    Tanks of the Indian Army Armoured Corps and BMP-2 IFVs during a training exercise in 2006.
  • MBT Arjun MK1A
    MBT Arjun MK1A
  • MBT Arjun MK1
    MBT Arjun MK1
  • T-90 tank
    T-90 tank
  • T-72 tank
    T-72 tank
  • Armoured Corps Centre and School, Ahmednagar
    Armoured Corps Centre and School, Ahmednagar

List of regiments[edit | edit source]

The list of regiments forming part of the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army is as follows. This list is as per unit serial number but not as per the order of precedence of the Indian Army. In that list, The President's Bodyguard is first, but is followed by 16 Light Cavalry, 7 Light Cavalry, 8 Cavalry and 1st Horse. As a matter of tradition, each Armoured Regiment has its own "Colonel of the Regiment", an honorary post for a senior officer who oversees the regimental issues concerning the unit.[8]

Name Other Name(s) Raising Date Raising Commander Raising Location References and notes Tank
President's Bodyguard Rashtrapati Angrakshak 1773 Horse
1st Horse Skinner's Horse, The Yellow Boys 23 February 1803 Col James Skinner Hansi [9] T-72
2nd Lancers Gardner's Horse 1809 Lt Col William Gardner Farrukhabad, Mainpuri [10] T-72
3rd Cavalry 1822 [11] T-72
4th Horse Hodson's Horse, Flamingoes 1857 Bvt Maj WSR Hodson Punjab [12] T-72
5th Armoured Regiment** 1 December 1983 Lt Col JPS Hanspal Jodhpur [13][14] T-90
6th Lancers*** 1 February 1984 Lt Col RS Deol, SM Nabha T-90
7th Light Cavalry 3rd Madras Lancers, 28th Light Cavalry 1784 T-72
8th Light Cavalry Gordon's Horse 23 October 1787 Maj Henry Darley Arcot T-72
9th Horse The Deccan Horse 1790
10th Armoured Regiment 16 April 1984 Lt Col Kulwant Singh Ahmednagar T-72
11th Armoured Regiment The Double First, Sprocket Power Risala 7 May 1984 Lt Col Harjeet Singh Lamba Kaluchak
12th Armoured Regiment Barsinghas 1 October 1984 Lt Col LR Vaid Kapurthala T-90
13th Armoured Regiment Triskaideca, Nightstrikers 21 December 1984 Lt Col Balram Singh Mehta Ahmednagar T-90
14th Horse The Scinde Horse, Jacob's Horse 8 August 1839 Capt W Ward Hyderabad, Sindh [15] T-90
15th Armoured Regiment 1 March 1985 Lt Col MD Law Mamun T-90
16th Light Cavalry 1776 T-72
17th Horse The Poona Horse, Fakr-e-Hind 15 July 1817 Sirur [16] T-72
18th Cavalry 31 January 1842 [17][18] T-72
19th Armoured Regiment Invincibles 25 March 1985 Ahmednagar T-90
20th Lancers 1857/1858; Re-raised 10 July 1956 Lt Col Umrao Singh Ahmednagar T-72
21st Horse Central India Horse, Mayne's Horse, Beatson's Horse 1857 Capt Henry Otway Mayne [19][20]
41st Armoured Regiment 1 July 1980 Lt Col JP Singh Ahmednagar [13] T-72
42nd Armoured Regiment 1 January 1981 Lt Col Ranjit Talwar Babina [13] T-90
43rd Armoured Regiment Charioteers 1981 Lt Col BM Kapur Ahmednagar [13][21] Arjun Mk1
44th Armoured Regiment 15 December 1981 Lt Col DS Dhillon Ahmednagar [13][22][23] T-72
45th Cavalry Paintalis Risala 16 May 1965 Lt Col SK Candade New Delhi [13] T-90
46th Armoured Regiment Thunderbolts 1 July 1982 Lt Col Prithpal Singh Sandhu Ahmednagar [13][24][25] T-72
47th Armoured Regiment Penetrators 15 November 1982 Lt Col Tejvir Singh Sirohi Babina [26][27] T-72
48th Armoured Regiment 1 December 1982 Lt Col DS Dhadwal Meerut T-90
49th Armoured Regiment 1 October 1983 Lt Col JPS Nakai Ahmednagar T-72
50 Armoured Regiment Fear Naught July 1989 Lt Col AK Bhatia Ahmednagar [28][29] T-72
51 Armoured Regiment The Unicorn 15 July 1989 Lt Col RS Gill T-72
52 Armoured Regiment 1 February 1994 Col Jugvir Singh Roorkee T-72
53 Armoured Regiment Falcons 1 April 2002 [30]
54 Armoured Regiment 1 July 2010 [31] T-90
55 Armoured Regiment T-90
56 Armoured Regiment Lionhearts 1 October 2011 Col Anuj Kalia Ahilyanagar [32] T-90
57 Armoured Regiment
58 Armoured Regiment Awwal Atthawan, The Patiala Risala 1 October 2014 Patiala T-90
59 Armoured Regiment
60 Armoured Regiment Panthers 2019 Ahmednagar [33] T-90
61 Cavalry 1 October 1953 Lt Col Phulel Singh Gwalior Horse
62 Cavalry 31 March 1957 Lt Col RS Butalia Ambala [34] T-72
63 Cavalry Tresath 2 January 1957 Lt Col Harmandar Singh Alwar T-72
64 Cavalry 31 March 1966 Lt Col Trevor Lancelot Perry Babina
65 Armoured Regiment 1 September 1966 Lt Col KK Kaul Ahmednagar T-72
66 Armoured Regiment 1 September 1966 Lt Col Narinder Singh Ahmednagar T-72
67 Armoured Regiment 15 September 1967 Lt Col Niranjan Singh Cheema T-72
68 Armoured Regiment Gladiators 1 March 1968 Lt Col RN Thumby T-72
69 Armoured Regiment 1 October 1968 Ahmednagar [35] T-72
70 Armoured Regiment 11 February 1968 Lt Col R Christian Ahmednagar Raised as 70 Guided Missile Regiment T-90
71 Armoured Regiment 1 January 1971 Lt Col BS Chimni Ahmednagar T-90
72 Armoured Regiment The Chhamb Knights, The Little Giants 1 July 1971 Lt Col Inderjit Chopra Ahmednagar Youngest armoured regiment of the Indian army to be blooded in war. T-90
73 Armoured Regiment The Desert Rats 3 December 1971 Lt Col KM Dhody Ahmednagar T-90
74 Armoured Regiment Desert Hawks 1 June 1972 Lt Col KS Khajuria Ahmednagar T-90
75 Armoured Regiment 12 March 1972 Lt Col Vijai Singh Sakna Only regiment to be raised on foreign soil[36][21] Arjun Mk1
76 Armoured Regiment 21 March 1985 Ahmednagar T-72
77 Armoured Regiment सशस्त्र शौर्य पराक्रम 1 February 2021 Ahmednagar
81 Armoured Regiment 1 October 1973
82 Armoured Regiment Toofan-e-Hind 1 October 1975 Lt Col Moti Lal Dhar T-72
83 Armoured Regiment 83 Kavachit Risala / One for al l- All for one 1 January 1976 Lt Col Ashok Johar Ahmednagar [37] T-90
84 Armoured Regiment 1 July 1976 Lt Col Tarif Singh Dhiyia Ahmednagar [38][29] T-72
85 Armoured Regiment 1 October 1976 Lt Col DP Singh Ahmednagar [39] T-72
86 Armoured Regiment Chhiassi 1 March 1977 Lt Col NS Malik Ahmednagar [36] T-90
87 Armoured Regiment Lightning Streaks Regiment 1 July 1979 Lt Col DD Singh Ahmednagar [40] T-72
88 Armoured Regiment September 1979 Lt Col Iesh Rikhy Ahmednagar [41] T-72
89 Armoured Regiment 1 February 1980 Lt Col KL Bakshi Ahmednagar [42] T-72
90 Armoured Regiment 15 August 1979 Lt Col Manjit Singh Sawhney Pawan Da Chak

** The original 5th Horse (Probyn's Horse) was transferred to Pakistan in 1947.

*** Original 6th Lancers (Watson's Horse) was transferred to Pakistan in 1947.

Notes[edit | edit source]

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  2. ↑ "Ahmednagar District". Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Armoured Corps Centre & School, Ahmednagar celebrate 78th Armour Day". 4 May 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Armoured Corps Centre and School Celebrates Armoured Corps Day". 1 May 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Know The Indian Army: Hailed As 'King Of Battlefield', The Armoured Corps Packs A Punch With Lethal Tank Fire". 6 June 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Armoured Regiment Structure". 12 October 2016. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Strike Corps reorientation comes for Ladakh but Army needs larger restructuring". 14 January 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Armoured Corps of Indian Army celebrates its 82nd Armour Day; Gen MM Naravane extends wishes". 1 May 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  9. ↑ John Pike. "1st Horse / Skinner's Horse". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "2nd Lancers". The Royal Tank Regiment Association. 2011. Archived from the original on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  11. ↑ History of the 3rd Cavalry.
  12. ↑ "Hodson's Horse in 'British Empire'". Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 Web-page on "armoured Corps" at Bharat Rakshak Archived 19 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, accessed December 2009.
  14. ↑ Globalsecurity.org, 5 Armoured Regiment, accessed 23 July 2010
  15. ↑ Record book of The Scinde Irregular Horse, Volume 1. Smith, Elder and Co, London. 1856.
  16. ↑ "The Poona Horse Regiment Completes 200 Years Of Epic Journey". NDTV.com. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  17. ↑ "Standard presented to 18 CAVALRY by the Chief of the Army Staff". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  18. ↑ "Army chief presents President's Standard to 18 Cavalry in Amritsar". Hindustan Times. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  19. ↑ "Henry Otway Mayne". Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  20. ↑ "Henry Mayne 1819 - 1861". Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Standards presented to 75 Armoured Regiment and 43 Armoured Regiment by the Chief of Army Staff". Press hip Bureau. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  22. ↑ "President's Standards presented to 44 Armoured Regiment at Suratgarh Military Station: Listicles: Microfacts". indiatoday.intoday.in. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  23. ↑ "44 Armoured Regiment gets President's Standards | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  24. ↑ "Standard presentation to 46-Armoured Regiment by President Patil". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  25. ↑ "Honour for 46 Armoured Regiment - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  26. ↑ "Army Chief presents Standard to 47 Armoured Regiment". www.tribuneindia.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  27. ↑ "General Bipin Rawat presented President's Standard to 47th Armoured Regiment". TimesNow. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  28. ↑ Delhi (5 November 2014). "Standards Presented to 50 Armoured Regiment and 84 Armoured Regiment by the Chief of Army Staff on 05 Nov 2014". Business Standard India. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 "Standards Presented to 50 Armoured Regiment and 84 Armoured Regiment by the Chief of Army Staff on 05 Nov 2014". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  30. ↑ "Armoured regiment celebrates Raising Day". 2 April 2004. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  31. ↑ "Haryana: Captain Bhanghoo from Panchkula to lead Republic Day Tank Contingent at Rajpath". The Times of India. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  32. ↑ "Indian Tankmen and their beasts: Remembering the hero of Basantar on Armoured Day". 2 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  33. ↑ "Southern Command tweet on 60 Armd". 5 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  34. ↑ "62 Cavalry celebrates its Golden Jubilee". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  35. ↑ "Steps afoot to modernise forces, says Kalam in 'The Tribune'". 2 December 2003. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 Lt Gen Kamal Davar takes over as director general mechanised forces, 4 August 2001.
  37. ↑ "Sainik Samachar Nov 2010". 1 November 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  38. ↑ Delhi (5 November 2014). "Standards Presented to 50 Armoured Regiment and 84 Armoured Regiment by the Chief of Army Staff on 05 Nov 2014". Business Standard India. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  39. ↑ "Army Chief presents standards to 85 Armoured Regiment". The Hindu. 1 October 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  40. ↑ "President Standards conferred on three armoured regiments in 'DNA India'". 6 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  41. ↑ "Regiment celebrates silver jubilee in 'The Tribune'". 26 November 2004. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  42. ↑ Template:Cite periodical

Further reading[edit | edit source]

  • Cavalry Officers Association [2000]. Valour Honour Tradition (Vignettes of the Indian Armored Corps 1773 - 2000. Director General Mechanized Forces, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi 110001.
  • Maj Gen Gurchan Singh Sandhu, PVSM (1987). The Indian Armour- History of the Indian Armoured Corps : 1941 - 1971. Vision Books (incorporating Orient Paperbacks), New Delhi. ISBN 81-7094-004-4.
  • Ashok Nath (2009). Izzat: Historical Records and Iconography of Indian Cavalry Regiments, 1750 - 2007. Centre for Armed Forces Historical Research, United Services Institution of India, New Delhi.

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