7th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
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The 7th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery is an Australian Army Reserve
artillery
unit with its headquarters based at Pymble, New South Wales
, and is part of 8th Brigade
.
To operate effectively in both barracks and in the field, the regiment relies heavily on logistic support. Without the amazing work of the admin and log
staff, the regiment would cease to exist.
The regiment has two gun batteries
which are currently equipped with the L119 Hamel Gun.
Australian Army Reserve
The Australian Army Reserve is a collective name given to the reserve units of the Australian Army. Since the Federation of Australia in 1901, the reserve military force has been known by many names, including the Citizens Forces, the Citizen Military Forces, the Militia and, unofficially, the...
artillery
Artillery
Originally applied to any group of infantry primarily armed with projectile weapons, artillery has over time become limited in meaning to refer only to those engines of war that operate by projection of munitions far beyond the range of effect of personal weapons...
unit with its headquarters based at Pymble, New South Wales
Pymble, New South Wales
Pymble is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Pymble is located north-west of the Sydney Central Business District in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council....
, and is part of 8th Brigade
8th Brigade (Australia)
8th Brigade is an Australian Army Reserve combined-arms formation stationed in New South Wales.The 8th Brigade is one of six brigades of the Australian Army's 2nd Division, and includes units and personnel from all Armoured, Infantry, Artillery, Engineers, Signals, Ordinance , Medical, Nursing,...
.
To operate effectively in both barracks and in the field, the regiment relies heavily on logistic support. Without the amazing work of the admin and log
Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps
The Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps is the Corps within the Australian Army concerned with supply and administration, as well as the demolition and disposal of explosives and salvage of battle-damaged equipment...
staff, the regiment would cease to exist.
The regiment has two gun batteries
Artillery battery
In military organizations, an artillery battery is a unit of guns, mortars, rockets or missiles so grouped in order to facilitate better battlefield communication and command and control, as well as to provide dispersion for its constituent gunnery crews and their systems...
which are currently equipped with the L119 Hamel Gun.
- 28 Field Battery based at Dee Why with a detachment at Pymble.
- 113 Field Battery based at AdamstownAdamstown, New South WalesAdamstown is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area....
with a detachment at Erina.
External links
- http://www.7fd-regt-raa-association.com/ 7 Fd Regt Association
- http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-army-today/arty.htm Digger History