Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps
| Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps | |
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| Active | 1 January 1942— present |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| Branch | New Zealand Army |
| Colors | Brown, Red and Green |
| Anniversaries | Cambrai Day 20 November |
| Engagements | Battle Honours are awarded to individual RNZAC units |
| Commanders | |
| Captain-General | HM The Queen |
| Colonel Commandant | Colonel (Rtd.) D.J. Grant, OBE |
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.
During the 1990s, corps personnel contributed to the deployment of a mechanized infantry company group to Bosnia-Hercegovina for UNPROFOR as part of the NZDF Operation Radian.
RNZAC personnel serve in:
Regular Force
Territorial Force
The RNZAC is primarily equipped with two types of vehicle:
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