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Armed Forces - a6a2 - Regular Artillery Regiments - TA Artillery Regiments

ARTILLERY

ARTILLERY REGIMENTS

In late 2007 the Regular Regiments of the Royal Artillery were as follows:
 
1 Regiment RHA 1 RHA  (Field) 155mm AS 90
3 Regiment RHA 3 RHA (Field) 155mm AS 90
4 Regiment RA 4 REGT (Field) 155mm AS 90
5 Regiment RA 5 REGT STA & Special Ops (1)
7 Parachute Regiment RHA 7 RHA (Parachute & Air Assault) 105mm Light Gun
12 Regiment RA 12 REGT (Air Defence) HVM
14 Regiment RA 14 REGT (Training) All School Equipments
16 Regiment RA 16 REGT (Air Defence) Rapier
19 Regiment RA 19 REGT (Field) 155mm AS 90
26 Regiment RA 26 REGT (Field) 155mm AS 90
29 Commando Regiment RA  29 REGT (Field) 105mm Light Gun (2)
32 Regiment RA 32 REGT UAVs
39 Regiment RA 39 REGT MLRS
40 Regiment RA 40 REGT (Field) 105mm Light Gun
47 Regiment RA 47 REGT (Air Defence) HVM
The King's Troop RHA (Ceremonial) 13-Pounders
   

Notes:
(1) STA - Surveillance and Target Acquisition
(2) The Regimental Headquarters of 29 Commando Regiment, with one battery, is at Plymouth. The other two batteries are at Arbroath and Poole. Those at Poole provide the amphibious warfare Naval Gunfire Support Officers (NGFSO)

All Regiments equipped mainly with 155 mm AS 90 now have the ability to deploy on operations using the 105 mm Light Gun.

TA Artillery Regiments

Under the TA Restructuring plans announced in March 2006 the 7x Royal Artillery TA Regiments will be restructured as follows:

1 x Observation Post Regiment
1 x STA/MLRS Regiment
1 x Unmanned Air Vehicle/General Support Regiment
1 x Ground Based Air Defence Regiment (HVM)
3 x Close Support Regiments (105 mm Light Gun)


This grouping will evolve from the TA Artillery grouping prior to restructuring which was:
The Honourable Artillery Company STA and Special Ops London
100 Regt RA (V) Light Gun Luton
101 Regt RA (V) STA/MLRS Newcastle
103 Regt RA (V) Light Gun Liverpool
104 Regt RA (V) HVM Newport
105 Regt RA (V) HVM Edinburgh
106 Regt RA (V) HVM London