An armoured corps (also mechanized corps or tank corps) is a specialized

military organization Military organization (American English , AE) or military organisation (British English , BE) is the structuring of the armed forces of a State (polity), state so as to offer such military capability as a military policy, national defense pol ...

whose role is to conduct armoured warfare. The units belonging to an armoured corps include military staff, and are equipped with

tank A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armour, and battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful engine; ...

s and other armoured fighting vehicles, as well as supporting vehicles. The term may refer to two different types of organizations: # A state's top-level branch of the

army An army, ground force or land force is an armed force that fights primarily on land. In the broadest sense, it is the land-based military branch, service branch or armed service of a nation or country. It may also include aviation assets by ...

which serves as the umbrella for all of its specialized armoured formations # Any of the corps-sized formations within a ground forces that are composed chiefly of military units serving in the armoured role

List of armoured corps

The armoured, tank, or mechanized corps of various nations'

armed forces A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with their members identifiable by a ...

during different time periods include: * Royal Australian Armoured Corps * Royal Canadian Armoured Corps * Armoured Corps (Bangladesh) * British Indian Armoured Corps (until 1947) * Indian Army Armoured Corps * Israeli Armored Corps * Egyptian Armored Corps * Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps * Pakistan Armoured Corps * Panzerwaffe, Nazi Germany * Russian Tank Troops * Sri Lanka Armoured Corps * Swedish Armoured Troops * Royal Armoured Corps, United Kingdom * Ukrainian Armoured Forces * Armor Branch, United States

Corps-sized armoured formations

Armoured, tank, or mechanized corps-sized formations (typically composed of divisions and belonging to a field army), include: * Malaysian Royal Armoured Corps * Rhodesian Armoured Corps * Mechanised corps (Soviet Union) * Tank Corps (Soviet Union), a type of Red Army formation used up to World War II * Tank Corps of the American Expeditionary Forces, a United States unit in World War I * Tank Corps, National Army, a stateside United States unit during World War I * I Armored Corps (United States) * Tank Corps, later Royal Tank Corps, early name of the Royal Tank Regiment (UK)

List of armoured corps

Corps-sized armoured formations

See also