South African Army Armour Formation

South African Army Armour Formation
South African Army Armour Formation
	SANDF Army Armour Formation emblem
Active	1946 - present (SAAC)
Country	South Africa
Branch	South African Army
Type	Armour
Role	Provides the Army with “battle winning shock action and firepower.”; “To provide combat-ready armour forces to CSANDF.”
Motto(s)	Pectore Sicut Ferro (With a chest of steel)
Colors	Orange, White and Blue
Equipment	Olifant tank(current); Rooikat Armoured car (current); Ratel 90 (retired); Ratel ZT3 (current); Eland Mk7 Armoured car (retired); Centurion tank (retired); Stuart light tank (retired); Saracen Armoured car (retired); Sherman tank (retired); Marmon Herrington Armoured car (retired); Medium Mark A Whippet tank (retired)
Commanders
General Officer Commanding	Brig. Gen. Peter Goliath Mangana
Insignia
Beret Colour	Black
Armour Squadron emblems
Armour beret bar circa 1992

The South African Army Armour Formation provides an Armour capability to the South African Army. The Formation came into being as part of a restructure. South African Armour Corps units previously under the command of various different brigades and other formations were all grouped under one formation. All armour is assigned to the SA Army Armour Formation under the charge of a General Officer Commanding.

^ Englebrecht, Leon (20 January 2011). "Fact file: G5 L45 towed gun-howitzer". DefenceWeb. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
^ Marshall, W. (2013). Marmon Herrington: A History of the South African Reconnaissance Car. Warsaw: Model Centrum Progres.

[1] Englebrecht, Leon (20 January 2011). "Fact file: G5 L45 towed gun-howitzer". DefenceWeb. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

[2] Marshall, W. (2013). Marmon Herrington: A History of the South African Reconnaissance Car. Warsaw: Model Centrum Progres.

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