List of Royal Artillery Batteries
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, generally known as the Royal Artillery (RA), is an Arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it is made up of a number of regiments. Each Royal Artillery regiment is made up of a number of Batteries.
Current Regular Batteries of the Royal Regiment of Artillery
The following list includes the Battery name and its battle honour. It also includes its equipment or role, and current location.[1]
- King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery – A ceremonial unit
1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
- A Battery (The Chestnut Troop) – Equipped with AS-90 and based at Assaye Barracks in Tidworth
- B Battery – Equipped with AS-90 and based at Assaye Barracks in Tidworth
- E Battery – Equipped with AS-90 and based at Assaye Barracks in Tidworth
- H Battery (Ramsay's Troop) – GMLRS[2]
- L (Néry) Battery – Tactical Group Battery, based at Assaye Barracks in Tidworth
- O Battery (The Rocket Troop) – Headquarters Battery, based at Assaye Barracks in Tidworth
3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
- C Battery – Equipped with L118 light gun
- D Battery – Equipped with L118 light gun
- J (Sidi Rezegh) Battery – slated to loose its guns, to be Tactical Group Battery[3]
- M Battery – Headquarters Battery
- N Battery (The Eagle Troop) – Tactical Group Battery
- 6/36 (Arcot) Battery – TAC Battery
- 3/29 (Corunna) Battery – Equipped with L118 light gun
- 88 (Arracan) Battery – Equipped with L118 light gun
- 94 (New Zealand) Battery – Headquarters Battery
- 97 Battery (Lawson's Company) – TAC Battery[4]
- 129 (Dragon) Battery – TAC Battery
- K (Hondeghem) Battery – STA Battery for Reaction Force Brigade
- P Battery (The Dragon Troop) – STA Battery for Reaction Force Brigade
- Q (Sanna's Post) Battery – Headquarters Battery
- 53 (Louisburg) Battery – Very High Readiness STA Battery
- 93 (Le Cateau) Battery – STA Battery for Reaction Force Brigade
- 4/73 (Sphinx) Special Observation Post Battery RA
7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
- F (Sphinx) Parachute Battery – Equipped with L118 light gun
- G Parachute Battery (Mercer's Troop) – Equipped with L118 light gun
- I Parachute Battery (Bull's Troop) – Headquarters Battery
- 25/170 (Imjin) Battery – to be HQ Battery
- T Battery (Shah Sujah's Troop) – Headquarters Battery, to re-role as Stormer SP HVM battery
- 9 (Plassey) Battery – Stormer SP HVM Battery
- 12 (Minden) Battery – To re-role as Very High Readiness LML HVM Battery
- 58 (Eyre's) Battery – Stormer SP HVM Battery
- 1 Battery "The Blazers"
- 24 (Irish) Battery
- 34 (Seringapatam) Battery
- 11 (Sphinx) Battery – Rapier Battery
- 14 (Cole's Kop) Battery – Rapier Battery
- 20 Battery Royal Artillery – Headquarters Battery
- 30 Battery (Rogers's Company) – Rapier Battery
- 32 (Minden) Battery – Rapier Battery
- 49 (Inkerman) Battery - previously under 40 RA, now equipped with Land Environment Air Picture Provision (LEAPP) to support Division and Brigade HQs. The Battery is commanded by an RAF Squadron Leader and has some RAF personnel however the unit is predominantly RA manned.[5][6]
- 5 (Gibraltar 1779–83) Battery – AS-90 Battery
- 13 (Martinique 1809) Battery – Headquarters Battery
- 28/143 (Tombs's Troop) Battery – AS-90 Battery
- 127 (Dragon) Battery – AS-90 Battery
- 38 Battery – Tac Group
- 176 (Abu Klea) Battery – Equipped with MLRS [7]
- 16 Battery (Sandham's Company) – AS-90 Battery
- 17 (Corunna) Battery – AS-90 Battery
- 55 (The Residency) Battery – HQ Battery
- 132 Battery (The Bengal Rocket Troop) – Equipped with MLRS and based in Albermarle Barracks [8][9]
- 159 (Colenso) Battery – re-roles from light gun to AS-90 Battery
- 19 (Gibraltar) Battery – Tac Gp Battery
29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery
- 7 (Sphinx) Commando Battery – slated to lose its guns, become a TAC Gp[10]
- 8 (Alma) Commando Battery – Equipped with L118 light gun
- 23 (Gibraltar) Commando Battery – Headquarters Battery
- 79 (Kirkee) Commando Battery – Equipped with L118 light gun
- 148 (Meiktila) Commando Battery – Fire Support/TAC Battery
- 18 (Quebec 1759) Battery – UAS Battery for Reaction Force Brigade
- 21 (Gibraltar 1779-83) Battery – Very High Readiness UAS Battery[11]
- 22 (Gibraltar 1779–83) Battery – UAS Battery for Reaction Force Brigade
- 46 (Talavera) Battery – HQ Battery
- 57 (Bhurtpore) Battery – UAS Battery for Reaction Force Brigade
- 31 Battery – HQ Battery[12]
- 10 (Assaye) Battery – UAS Battery for Reaction Force Brigade and Divisional Assets
- 43 (Lloyd's Company) Battery – coming out of Suspended Animation, UAS Battery for Reaction Force Brigade and Divisional Assets
- 74 Battery (The Battle Axe Company) - formerly UAS Support Battery, moving under 47 RA to be Watchkeeper battery, UAS Battery for Reaction Force Brigade and Divisional Assets[13][14][15]
Other Batteries
- 42 (Alem Hamza) Battery - to be a support Battery for both 12 and 16 RA
Current Army Reserve Batteries of the Royal Artillery
Army Reserve batteries are:[16]
The Honourable Artillery Company
- 1 Sqn. A Squadron of Surveillance and Target Acquisition patrols.
- 2 Sqn. Squadron that provides the manpower for the Light ISTAR detachments.
- 3 Sqn. Squadron that provides the manpower for the Light ISTAR detachments.
101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery
- 203 (Elswick) Battery - GMLRS Battery
- 204 (Tyneside Scottish) Battery - GMLRS Battery
- 205 (3rd Durham Volunteer Artillery) Battery - GMLRS Battery
- 269 (West Riding) Battery - GMLRS battery, based in Leeds - GMLRS Battery
103rd (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Regiment Royal Artillery
- 208 (3rd West Lancashire) Battery] - equipped with L118 light gun
- 209 (The Manchester and St Helens Artillery) Battery - equipped with L118 light gun
- 210 (Staffordshire) Battery - re-roles to L118 light gun
- 216 (The Bolton Artillery) Battery] - equipped with L118 light gun
104th Regiment Royal Artillery
- 211 (South Wales) Battery - UAS Battery
- 214 (Worcestershire) Battery - UAS Battery
- 217 (City of Newport) Battery - UAS Battery
- 266 (Gloucestershire Volunteer Artillery) Battery - UAS Battery
105th Regiment Royal Artillery
- 206 (Ulster) Battery - Equipped with L118 light gun. Newtownards and Coleraine
- 207 (City of Glasgow) Battery - Equipped with L118 light gun
- 212 (Highland) Battery - Equipped with L118 light gun
- 278 (Lowland) Battery Royal Artillery - equipped with L118 light gun[17]
106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery
- 265 (Home Counties) Battery - HVM LML Battery, supports 16 Air Assault Brigade[18]
- 295 (Hampshire Yeomanry) Battery Royal Artillery - equipped with Stormer HVM SP
- 457 (Hampshire Carabiniers Yeomanry) - equipped with Stormer HVM SP
National Reserve Headquarters Royal Artillery
- 221 (Wessex) Battery Royal Artillery - Royal Artillery Specialist Pool
- 255 (Somerset Yeomanry) Battery Royal Artillery - Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Battery
Batteries in suspended animation
- V Battery Royal Horse Artillery
- Z Battery Royal Artillery
- 35 Battery
- 38 (Seringapatam) Battery
- 51 (Kabul 1842) Battery
- 52 (Niagara) Battery[19]
- 56 (Olpherts) Battery
- 137 (Java) Battery[8]
- 201 (Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Battery
- 307 (South Nottinghamshire Hussars) Battery
References
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