Armoured Regiment
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A unit of armour is a Regiment, and is composed of subunits called Squadrons. Each armoured regiment identifies with the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps.
Armoured regiments are identified by historic titles, dating back to Canada's cavalry regiments before the Second World wAr. Independent subunits do not exist currently.
General
The Armoured Regiment is the standard unit within Canadian armour. A regiment is broken down into tank squadrons, recce squadrons, and a headquarders squadron.