12th Regiment Royal Artillery

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12th Regiment Royal Artillery
Active1947–present
AllegianceFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
BranchFlag of the British Army.svg  British Army
RoleGround Based Air Defence
Size5 Batteries
506 personnel [1]
Part of 7 Air Defence Group
Garrison/HQ Baker Barracks, Thorney Island
Nickname(s)The Lancashire & Cumbrian Gunners and The Stormers
Equipment Starstreak missile
A HVM Stormer live firing. 12th Regiment Royal Artillery firing the Starstreak High Velocity Missile in Poland (Ramstein Legacy 22) No. 1.jpg
A HVM Stormer live firing.
An HVM Stormer from 9 Bty. 12 Regt RA searching for enemy aircraft during an exercise in Germany "Stormer HMV, Ex Falcon Force, Germany," MOD 45109434.jpg
An HVM Stormer from 9 Bty. 12 Regt RA searching for enemy aircraft during an exercise in Germany

12 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.

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History

The regiment was established in 1947 when the 7th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, was retitled the 12th Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery. [2] It was deployed to Palestine that year, to Libya in 1948 and Trieste in 1950. [2] It also saw action in Malaya in 1963 and Borneo in 1964. [2] Units saw tours in Northern Ireland during the Troubles in 1971, 1974, 1977, 1979 and 1988. [2] T Battery and 9 Battery were sent to the South Atlantic during the Falklands War in 1982. [2] T Battery and 58 Battery saw action during the Gulf War in 1991. [2] 12 Battery was deployed for the 2003 invasion of Iraq. [2]

In January 2008, the regiment moved to the Baker Barracks, Thorney Island, upon its return from Germany. [2]

Under Army 2020 Refine, T Battery was re-roled from the headquarters battery to form a further Stormer HVM battery while 170 (Imjin) Battery was brought out of suspended animation to take their place as headquarters battery. [3]

Batteries as of 2014

The batteries are as follows: [4]

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References

  1. "Army – Question for Ministry of Defence". p. 1. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "12th Regiment Royal Artillery". British Army Units 1945 on. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  3. Gunner Magazine, December 2012
  4. "12th Regiment Royal Artillery". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 11 November 2014.