Old data for archival purpose only.
Pakistani military has spent considerable amount of efforts and resources on their armoured units over the years. The Armoured Corps has two divisions and 9 independent brigades and a total of around 50 regiments. This post is not complete yet with lot of missing data and I’ll keep on adding information in future.
Pakistani Armoured Divisions:
Both Pakistani armoured divisions have 2 armoured brigades with 2 armoured regiments each. Each such regiment has 42-44 tanks. These are divided in 3 squadrons of 14 tanks each with the rest for command and reserves. Additionally, these divisions have an integral artillery brigade and an air defence brigade. The former usually has 2 (or 3) regiments with 18 self propelled guns each. Regiments with M110 203mm SPH usually have 12 guns. Those with M109 155mm guns have 18. AD Brigade usually has 2 regiments comprising of RBS-70 SAM (mounted on M-113 variant) along with Giraffe radar.
The support elements consist of a Signals Battalion, Assault Engineers Battalion, EME Company(?) and and Ordinance Company(?). All Corps have an Independent Armoured Brigade.
| Armoured Divisions of PA | Sub-Units | HQ Location |
| 1st Armoured Division, II Corps | 1st Armoured Brigade?? ?? Armoured Brigade ?? SP Artillery Brigade ?? AD Brigade | Multan |
| 6th Armoured Division, I Corps | 9th Armoured Brigade 7th Armoured Brigade Army Aviation Brigade (war time holding) ?? SP Artillery Brigade? ?? AD Brigade | Gujranwala |
Pakistani Armoured Regiments
| REGIMENT | DIVISION/CORPS | LOCATION | TANKS | |
| 1 | 4th Cavalry (Valiants) | Mir Ali | ||
| 2 | 5th Horse (Probyn’s Horse) | Pasrur Cantt | ||
| 3 | 6th Lancers (Fateh Khem Karan) | |||
| 4 | 7th Lancers | 6th Armoured Div, I Corps | Al Zarrar | |
| 5 | 8th Cavalry (Izz-ul-Khail) | Bahawalnagar | ||
| 6 | 9th Horse (Arabian Horse) | |||
| 7 | Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force) | Al Khalid/Type-69II? | ||
| 8 | 11th Cavalry (Frontier Force) | |||
| 9 | 12th Cavalry (Frontier Force)(Sam Browne’s Cavalry) | |||
| 10 | 13th Lancers (Spearheads) | |||
| 11 | 14th Lancers | 6th Armoured Div, I Corps | ||
| 12 | 15th Lancers (Baloch Horse) | 1st Armoured Div, II Corps | T-80 UD | |
| 13 | 16th Horse (al-Mugheerat) | 6th Armoured Div, I Corps | Multan | Al Zarrar |
| 14 | 17th Lancers | |||
| 15 | 18th Horse | |||
| 16 | 19th Lancers | 1st Armoured Div, II Corps | T-80 UD | |
| 17 | 20th Lancers (Haideri) | Al Khalid | ||
| 18 | 21st Horse (Murtajiz) | |||
| 19 | 22nd Cavalry (Death or Glory) | |||
| 20 | 23rd Cavalry (Frontier Force) | Lahore | Type-69II | |
| 21 | 24th Cavalry (Frontier Force)(Chargers) | Malir, Karachi | Type-69II | |
| 22 | 25th Cavalry (Frontier Force)(Men of Steel) | Lahore Cantt | Type-69II | |
| 23 | 26th Cavalry (Mustangs) | |||
| 24 | 27th Cavalry (Steeds of war)(Ribat-ul-Khail) | Kharian | Al Zarrar | |
| 25 | 28th Cavalry (Chhamb Hunters) | |||
| 26 | 29th Cavalry (Tigers) | 6th Armoured Div, I Corps | Kharian | Al Zarrar? |
| 27 | 30th Cavalry (Bold Till Death) | |||
| 28 | 31st Cavalry (Sprocketeers) | Al Khalid | ||
| 29 | 32nd Cavalry | |||
| 30 | 33rd Cavalry (Fortunes with the Bold) | |||
| 31 | 34th Lancers (Dragoons) | 6th Armoured Div, I Corps | Al Khalid | |
| 32 | 35th Cavalry (al-Mubarizun) | |||
| 33 | 36th Cavalry | |||
| 34 | 37th Cavalry (Ribat-us-Sehra) | |||
| 35 | 38th Cavalry (Desert Hawks) | Malir Cantt, Karachi | Multan | |
| 36 | 39th Cavalry (Vanguards) | Al Khalid | ||
| 37 | 40th Horse (Scinde Horse) | Type-69II | ||
| 38 | 41st Horse (Frontier Force) | Type-69II | ||
| 39 | 42nd Lancers (Punjab Lancers) | |||
| 40 | 43rd Cavalry (al-Zarib) | |||
| 41 | 44th Cavalry (Pioneers) | Multan Cantt | ||
| 42 | 45th Horse | Gujranwala Cantt | ||
| 43 | 47th Cavalry | VT-4 | ||
| 44 | 51st Lancers (Silver Eagles) | |||
| 45 | 52nd Cavalry (Howal mastan) | |||
| 46 | 53rd Cavalry (Golden Eagles) | |||
| 47 | 54th Cavalry (Hizbullah) | |||
| 48 | 55th Cavalry | Al Khalid | ||
| 49 | 56th Cavalry (Raad-ul-Harb) | Sialkot | ||
| 50 | 57th Lancers | XII Corps | Al Zarrar | |
| 51 | 58th Cavalry | |||
| 52 | President’s Bodyguard | Horses |
Following are the types of tanks in service with Pakistani Army:
| TANK | NUMBERS | REMARKS |
| Al-Khalid | 300 | |
| Al-Khalid-I | 80-100 | |
| Al-Zarrar | 500+ | |
| Type-59 | 300-400 | Being upgraded to Al-Zarrar |
| Type-69II | 400 | WIth FC |
| Type 85-IIAP | 268 | |
| T-80UD | 320 | |
| VT-4 | 4? | 300 ordered |
Informative and interesting information. What about rangers?
I want to know the details of the Formation Nos. of Independent Armoured Brigades, Independent Mechanised Brigades, their locations and Army Corps affiliations please!
Sorry, I don’t have more information that can be shared.
93,000 Valliants.
1 India-trained Mukti Bahini HERO = 10 DARPOOK-Surrendered Armoured fouj.
29th Cavalry (SURRENDERING Tigers).