Armoured forces
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Armoured forces, collectively the armoured or armour, are military forces traditionally equipped with heavy armour. Historically this referred to heavy cavalry. Today, it means tank units (or their tanks), many of which maintain a cavalry tradition. Many armoured organizations use the armoured fist as their badge.
The term can be used several ways:
- Armoured branch
- Or armoured corps, the tank forces of a nation's army
- Armoured forces
- A generic term for any mechanized force
- Armoured unit
- A tank regiment or other military unit
- Armour
- Heavy cavalry or tanks
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