12th Regiment Royal Artillery
| 12th Regiment Royal Artillery | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1947 – present |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Role | Ground Based Air Defence |
| Size | 5 Batteries |
| Part of | Joint Ground Based Air Defence Headquarters |
| Garrison/HQ | Baker Barracks, Thorney Island |
| Nickname(s) | The Lancashire & Cumbrian Gunners |
| Equipment | Starstreak missile |
An HVM Stormer from 9 Bty. 12 Regt RA searching for enemy aircraft during an exercise in Germany
12th Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It currently serves in the air defence role, and is equipped with the Starstreak missile.
Contents
1 History
2 Batteries as of 2014
3 References
4 External links
History
The regiment was established in 1947 when 7th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery was retitled 12th Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery.[1] It was deployed to Palestine that year, to Libya in 1948 and Trieste in 1950.[1] It also saw action in Malaya in 1963 and Borneo in 1964.[1] Units saw tours in Northern Ireland during the Troubles in 1971, 1974, 1977 and 1979.[1] T Battery and 9 Battery were sent to the South Atlantic during the Falklands War in 1982.[1] T Battery and 58 Battery saw action during the Gulf War in 1991.[1] 12 Battery was deployed for the 2003 invasion of Iraq.[1]
In January 2008, the regiment moved to the Baker Barracks, Thorney Island upon its return from Germany.[1]
It is currently under the Joint Ground Based Air Defence Unit and will continue to do so under Army 2020. Under Army 2020, T Battery will re-role to a further Stormer HVM battery while 25/170 (Imjin) Battery moves out of suspended animation to be the new HQ battery.[2]
Batteries as of 2014
The batteries are as follows:[3]
- 170 (Imjin) - Headquarters Battery
T Battery (Shah Sujah's Troop) - Self Propelled HVM
9 (Plassey) Battery Royal Artillery - Self Propelled HVM- 12 (Minden) Air Assault Battery - Lightweight Multiple Launcher
- 58 (Eyre's) Battery - Self Propelled HVM
References
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^ Gunner Magazine, December 2012
^ "12th Regiment Royal Artillery". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 11 Nov 2014.
External links
- Official site
