As it is 83 years ago today that one of the rare #victoriacross awards of of the #royalarmouredcorps happened, here's the relevant war diary entry for Capt. Gardner's action. #ww2 #desertwar #gallantry #britisharmy #royaltankregiment

#RoyalArmouredCorps:

Tank crews from the #RoyalTankRegemt night firing on Castlemartin ranges #nightfiring #training #ranges #firing #army #shootmovecommunicate #tanks photo by Tankie Photography

There are six #LightCavalry regiments in the #BritishArmy.

As light armoured #reconnaissance units, their role involves operating in front of other friendly forces to gather intelligence on the enemy and the environment.

Reserve regiments are paired with a Regular counterpart.

#RoyalArmouredCorps

#RoyalArmouredCorps: Ajax is a digitised, tracked, medium weight armoured recce vehicle at the core of British Army's deployable Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) capability. #armyjobs #robustagilecapable #armouredcavalry #britisharmy #vehicle #recce #cavalry