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The Royal Tasmania Regiment is an infantry regiment within the Australian Army which currently consists of a single battalion. The regiment was formed in 1960 as part of the reforms of the Army Reserve, when Tasmania's two single battalion infantry regiments were amalgamated. The RTR expanded to two battalions in 1972, but was reduced to a pair of independent companies in 1975. In 1987 the regiment was expanded to a full battalion through the regimentation of the two independent rifle companies, 12 Field Squadron Royal Australian Engineers, 146 Signal Squadron and 6 Intelligence Unit, forming as 12th/40th Battalion. The 12th/40th Battalion is currently a light infantry battalion which forms part of the 9th Brigade, and is based in Hobart, Tasmania with a detachment in Launceston.