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Between 1923 and 1930, the Royal and Imperial Army was transformed from a fundamentally 19th century force into a rudimentary 20th century force that would be well positioned to learn and develop throughout the earliest years of the [[Second Great War]]. | Between 1923 and 1930, the Royal and Imperial Army was transformed from a fundamentally 19th century force into a rudimentary 20th century force that would be well positioned to learn and develop throughout the earliest years of the [[Second Great War]]. | ||
Doctrinal developments would proceed apace during the late 1920s. An {{wp|armored | Doctrinal developments would proceed apace during the late 1920s. An {{wp|armored brigade}} was organized for the first time in [[1925]], and the first Urcean {{wp|armored division}} was created in [[1929]] following the various exercises that occurred between 1926 and 1928. | ||
Besides doctrinal developments, new equipment would come into common use throughout the armed forces. Despite a push for the adoption of a {{wp|self-loading rifle}}, the dependable [[SR-9]] was modified for modern warfare by shortening it significantly; the resulting SR-9C carbine entered standard use in the Army by 1929. The [[SAV-5]], the first ever Urcean domestically manufactured tank, would enter service beginning in [[1930]] following doctrine-based procurement competitions held in [[1929]]. Although in some ways outdated by the time the [[Second Great War]] began, the SAV-5 would perform dependably throughout the early conflict. | Besides doctrinal developments, new equipment would come into common use throughout the armed forces. Despite a push for the adoption of a {{wp|self-loading rifle}}, the dependable [[SR-9]] was modified for modern warfare by shortening it significantly; the resulting SR-9C carbine entered standard use in the Army by 1929. The [[SAV-5]], the first ever Urcean domestically manufactured tank, would enter service beginning in [[1930]] following doctrine-based procurement competitions held in [[1929]]. Although in some ways outdated by the time the [[Second Great War]] began, the SAV-5 would perform dependably throughout the early conflict. | ||