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The Royal Wessex Yeomanry (RWxY) is a Reserve armoured regiment of the British Army Reserve consisting of five squadrons. Formerly part of 43 (Wessex) Brigade, the regiment joined 3rd (UK) Division in July 2014, to provide armoured (main battle tank) resilience to the three armoured regiments within the Reaction Force. ==History== The Wessex Yeomanry was formed on 1 April 1971 by re-raising cadres from the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry, the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars and the Royal Devon Yeomanry to form four squadrons. The regiment was granted its royal title on 8 June 1979. Initially roled as infantry, in the 1980s it was re-roled as a reconnaissance regiment and became one of the Military Home Defence Reconnaissance Regiments. Following the Strategic Defence Review, the regiment merged with the Dorset Yeomanry in July 1999 and was reorganised and re-roled into its current ORBAT.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.army.mod.uk/armoured/regiments/9061.aspx ) 〕 Before the Army 2020 plan, the regiment had three roles: *The training of Challenger 2 main battle tank crewmen as Turret Crew Replacements. This commitment is provided by B (RWY), C (RGH) and D (RDY) Squadrons. *Armour Replacement. This role is provided by A (DY) Squadron. *The provision of skilled officers and senior non-commissioned officers to support the Regular Army on operations as watchkeepers and liaison officers. This is provided by all four squadrons.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.army.mod.uk/armoured/regiments/9060.aspx )〕 From 2013, the Regiment has been the UK's only Armoured Reinforcement Regiment, providing armoured (Main Battle Tank) resilience to the three remaining regular Army Armoured Regiments: the Queen's Royal Hussars (QRH), the King's Royal Hussars (KRH) and the Royal Tank Regiment (RTR). All four Squadrons train Challenger 2 crewmen. The RWxY have been driving the Challenger 2 (CR2) out on Salisbury Plain Training Area in Wiltshire and firing them at Lulworth Ranges in Dorset.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=TA soldiers undertake tank training )〕 Each squadron maintains t tradihetions of its forebear regiment, maintaining a sense of pride and rivalry. In 2011, there was a Regimental Celebration of 40 years since the founding of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry, although, at this time, the Dorset Yeomanry was not part of the regiment. HRH Earl of Wessex, the Regimental Colonel, visited, met with members of the regiment and their families and also participated in a private guided tour of the neighbouring Tank Museum.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Prince visits museum )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Royal Wessex Yeomanry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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