40th Regiment Royal Artillery
Encyclopedia
40th Regiment Royal Artillery – The Lowland Gunners – is a regiment
of the Royal Artillery
in the British Army
. It currently supports 19 Light Brigade in the field artillery
role. It is structured into Fire Support Team
s equipped with MSTAR
, and the regiment's three gun batteries are equipped with eighteen L118 Light Gun
s. The Clan Home
tartan
is worn by the regiment.
The regiment is currently based at Home Lines, Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn
, County Antrim
. Following the SDSR review, it was announced in July 2011 that 40 Regt would disband along with elements of 19 Lt Bde.
129 Battery previously served with the regiment but has now joined 4 Regiment RA
.
Regiment
A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
of the Royal Artillery
Royal Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
in the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
. It currently supports 19 Light Brigade in the field artillery
Field artillery
Field artillery is a category of mobile artillery used to support armies in the field. These weapons are specialized for mobility, tactical proficiency, long range, short range and extremely long range target engagement....
role. It is structured into Fire Support Team
Fire Support Team
In British Army usage a Fire Support Team is responsible for directing artillery fire and close air support onto enemy positions...
s equipped with MSTAR
MSTAR
Man-portable Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar is a light weight all-weather battlefield radar Doppler radar operating in the J band. It is usually used by Artillery Observers to acquire and engage targets in bad visibility or at night...
, and the regiment's three gun batteries are equipped with eighteen L118 Light Gun
L118 Light Gun
The L118 Light Gun is a 105 mm towed howitzer, originally produced for the British Army in the 1970s and widely exported since, including to the United States, where a modified version is known as the M119A1...
s. The Clan Home
Clan Home
The Homes are a Scottish family. They were a powerful force in medieval Lothian and the Borders. The chief of the name is David Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home.-Origins of the clan:...
tartan
Tartan
Tartan is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. Tartans originated in woven wool, but now they are made in many other materials. Tartan is particularly associated with Scotland. Scottish kilts almost always have tartan patterns...
is worn by the regiment.
The regiment is currently based at Home Lines, Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn
Lisburn
DemographicsLisburn Urban Area is within Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area and is classified as a Large Town by the . On census day there were 71,465 people living in Lisburn...
, County Antrim
County Antrim
County Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,844 km², with a population of approximately 616,000...
. Following the SDSR review, it was announced in July 2011 that 40 Regt would disband along with elements of 19 Lt Bde.
Batteries
- 6/36 (Arcot) Battery
- 137 (Java) Battery
- 38 (Seringapatam) Battery
- 49 (Inkerman) Battery
129 Battery previously served with the regiment but has now joined 4 Regiment RA
4th Regiment Royal Artillery
The 4th Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It currently serves in the armoured field artillery role, and is equipped with the AS-90 self-propelled gun....
.