3rd Armoured Personnel Carrier Squadron
3rd Armoured Personnel Carrier Squadron was a detachment of 'Ratel IFVs' operating from Johannesburg in the 1980s.
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3rd Armoured Personnel Carrier Squadron emblem | |
| Active | 1980 -1985? |
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| Type | Armoured Regiment |
| Part of | South African Infantry Corps Army Conventional Reserve |
| Garrison/HQ | Kensington, Johannesburg |
| Equipment | Ratel IFV, Buffel APC |
The Squadron resorted under command of Group 18 in the 1980s trading buffel drivers for Commando units during the state of emergency.
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