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By 1986, two regular regiments were permanently stationed in Germany, and titled as '''Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment (Tracked) (BAOR)'''; these had four medium reconnaissance squadrons with Scimitars, each also having an integral guided-weapons troop of [[FV102 Striker|Strikers]]. Each of these would operate with one of BAORs armoured divisions. The third armoured division had its reconnaissance regiment based in England, equipped as a '''Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment (Tracked) (UK)'''; this formation had three medium reconnaissance squadrons of Scimitars and Scorpions, and a fourth guided-weapons squadron of Strikers. A fourth regiment was also equipped to this standard, and based in the UK to support NATO mobile forces. There was a third organisation for regular forces, the '''Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment (UK)''', which had two tracked reconnaissance squadrons of Scorpions and one wheeled reconnaissance squadron of Foxes. In the Territorial Army, there were two organisations, two '''Yeomanry Reconnaissance Regiment (BAOR)''' and three '''Yeomanry Reconnaissance Regiment (UK)'''. The former were equipped with three or four reconnaissance squadrons of Foxes, and intended for reinforcing units based in West Germany; the latter had three or four reconnaissance squadrons of unarmoured civilian Land Rovers, and was intended solely for home defence.<ref>Gander, Terry. ''The Modern British Army''. Patrick Stevens, 1986 (3rd edition).</ref>
After the 1993 [[Options for Change]] review, there were three regular armoured reconnaisance regiments, increased to four in the 1998 [[Strategic Defence Review]] by converting a conventional [[armoured regiment]] to the reconnaissance role<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp98/rp98-091.pdf Commons research paper 98/91; the Strategic Defence Review white paper] ([[PDF]])</ref>. The 1998 conversion, however, saw the regiments reduced to three squadrons rather than four, with a single Yeomanry regiment for peacetime reinforcement, with the effect that the total number of operational squadrons remained the same<ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199798/cmselect/cmdfence/138/8090354.htm ''Hansard'': Select Committee on Defence, interviewing General Sir Roger Wheeler.] 21st July 1998</ref>. The force was increased to five regiments by the [[Delivering Security in a Changing World|2003 Defence White Paper]], again by re-roling an armoured regiment; it is about this time that the designation '''Formation Reconnaissance Regiment''' appeared.
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