During the war it was converted to an armoured regiment.

Some vehicles were modified for specific use with an armoured regiment.

As with all armoured regiments the structure was based around the Squadron concept.

A year later 33 infantry battalions were also converted to armoured regiments.

Adi was not very happy joining the infantry, instead he wanted to join an armoured regiment.

Ardeshir took this as an opportunity and requested that he be transferred to an armoured regiment.

It was converted to an armoured regiment in 1942.

Now designated as an armoured regiment, they received their first tanks in September 1941.

It was reorganized into an armoured regiment in 1963.

It currently consists of 63 armoured regiments, including the president's bodyguards.