12th Regiment Royal Artillery





















12th Regiment Royal Artillery
Active1947 – present
Allegiance
 United Kingdom
Branch
 British Army
RoleGround Based Air Defence
Size5 Batteries
Part ofJoint 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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  2. ^ Gunner Magazine, December 2012


  3. ^ "12th Regiment Royal Artillery". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 11 Nov 2014.



External links


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