South African Army Armour Formation

South African Army Armour Formation
SANDF Armour Formation Emblem
SANDF Army Armour Formation emblem
Active1946 - present (SAAC)
Country South Africa
BranchSouth African ArmySANDF Army emblem
TypeArmour
RoleProvides the Army with “battle winning shock action and firepower.”
“To provide combat-ready armour forces to CSANDF.”[1]
Motto(s)Pectore Sicut Ferro (With a chest of steel)
ColorsOrange, White and Blue
EquipmentOlifant 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[2] Armoured car (retired)

Medium Mark A Whippet tank (retired)
Commanders
General Officer CommandingBrig. Gen. Peter Goliath Mangana
Insignia
Beret ColourBlack
Armour Squadron emblemsSANDF Armour squadron emblems
Armour beret bar circa 1992SANDF Armour beret bar

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.

  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.