Over the past 110 years the Uniforms, equipment and weapons of the Welsh Army have undergone major changes. From the Dark Blue uniforms of the late 1800s to the modern American MARPAT uniforms of today’s troops there have been many differing styles and colours used. From the earliest Renault tanks of the Twenties to the hyper-modern Stryker Combat vehicles of the 2000's, changes have been for many reasons. Some political, many operational and one or two controversial. However, these changes over the years have molded the Welsh Army into the fighting force it is. The controversy of the first tanks in 1921, the adoption of an unreliable American light tank, the Sheridan, in the late 60s and the successes. The use of MARPAT, Canadian rifles and the Italian MBTs recently adopted in an effort t