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Artillery">Royal Regiment of Artillery</a>)</span></div> <div id="jump-to-nav" class="mw-jump"> Jump to: <a href="#mw-head">navigation</a>, <a href="#p-search">search</a> </div> <div id="mw-content-text" lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><table class="infobox" style="width:22em;width:315px;float:right;clear:right;border-spacing:2px;font-size:90%"> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;font-size:125%;font-weight:bold;background-color:#B0C4DE;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%">Royal Regiment of Artillery</th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;text-align:center;font-size:90%;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;line-height:1.5em"><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Artillery_Badge.jpg" class="image"><img alt="Royal Artillery Badge.jpg" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Royal_Artillery_Badge.jpg/220px-Royal_Artillery_Badge.jpg" width="220" height="162" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Royal_Artillery_Badge.jpg/330px-Royal_Artillery_Badge.jpg 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Royal_Artillery_Badge.jpg/440px-Royal_Artillery_Badge.jpg 2x" data-file-width="618" data-file-height="455"/></a> <div>Royal Artillery Cap Badge</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;padding-right: 1em;">Active</th> <td>1716 – Present</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;padding-right: 1em;">Allegiance</th> <td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600"/> </span><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;padding-right: 1em;">Branch</th> <td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png" width="22" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="675" data-file-height="450"/> </span><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;padding-right: 1em;">Role</th> <td>Artillery</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;padding-right: 1em;">Size</th> <td>15 Regular regiments<br/> 6 Reserve regiments</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;padding-right: 1em;">Garrison/HQ</th> <td>Various: <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larkhill" title="Larkhill">Larkhill</a> (Regimental HQ), <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catterick_Garrison" title="Catterick Garrison">Catterick</a>, <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidworth_Camp" title="Tidworth Camp">Tidworth</a>, <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colchester_Garrison" title="Colchester Garrison">Colchester</a>, <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohne" title="Hohne">Hohne</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;padding-right: 1em;">Motto</th> <td><i>Quo Fas Et Gloria Ducunt</i> ("Where Right And Glory Lead"; in Latin <i>fas</i> implies "sacred duty")<br/> <i>Ubique</i> (Everywhere)</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;padding-right: 1em;">Colours</th> <td>The guns are regarded as the regimental colours and are accorded the same compliments as the Standards, Guidons and Colours of the Cavalry and Infantry</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;padding-right: 1em;">March</th> <td><i><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Grenadiers" title="British Grenadiers" class="mw-redirect">British Grenadiers</a></i> / <i>Voice Of The Guns</i> (Quick); The Royal Artillery Slow March colloquially known as <i>The Duchess of Kent</i> (Slow)</td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background-color:#B0C4DE;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%">Commanders</th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;padding-right: 1em;">Captain General</th> <td>HM The Queen <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;padding-right: 1em;">Master Gunner, St James's Park</th> <td>General Sir <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Granville-Chapman" title="Timothy Granville-Chapman">Timothy Granville-Chapman</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background-color:#B0C4DE;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%">Insignia</th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;padding-right: 1em;">Tactical Recognition Flash</th> <td><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Artillery_TRF.svg" class="image"><img alt="Royal Artillery TRF.svg" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Royal_Artillery_TRF.svg/100px-Royal_Artillery_TRF.svg.png" width="100" height="100" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Royal_Artillery_TRF.svg/150px-Royal_Artillery_TRF.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Royal_Artillery_TRF.svg/200px-Royal_Artillery_TRF.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="1280"/></a></td> </tr> </table> <table class="infobox" style="width: 22em"> 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padding: 0 5px 0 5px">Combat Arms</th> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Armoured_Corps" title="Royal Armoured Corps">Royal Armoured Corps</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infantry_of_the_British_Army" title="Infantry of the British Army">Infantry</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guards_Division" title="Guards Division">Guards Division</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Division" title="Scottish Division">Scottish Division</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Division" title="King's Division">King's Division</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%27s_Division" title="Queen's Division">Queen's Division</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Wales%27_Division" title="Prince of Wales' Division">Prince of Wales' Division</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Irish_Regiment_(1992)" title="Royal Irish Regiment (1992)">Royal Irish Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachute_Regiment_(United_Kingdom)" title="Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)">Parachute Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Gurkha_Rifles" title="Royal Gurkha Rifles">Royal Gurkha Rifles</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rifles" title="The Rifles">The Rifles</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Air_Service" title="Special Air Service">Special Air Service</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_Air_Corps_(United_Kingdom)" title="Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)">Army Air Corps</a></td> </tr> <tr> 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href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_and_Training_Services_Branch" title="Educational and Training Services Branch">Educational and Training Services Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_Legal_Services_Branch" title="Army Legal Services Branch">Army Legal Services Branch</a></li> <li>Provost Branch <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Military_Police" title="Royal Military Police">Royal Military Police</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Provost_Staff" title="Military Provost Staff">Military Provost Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Provost_Guard_Service" title="Military Provost Guard Service">Military Provost Guard Service</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Arms_School_Corps" title="Small Arms School Corps">Small Arms School Corps</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Army_Physical_Training_Corps" title="Royal Army Physical Training Corps">Royal Army Physical Training Corps</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Service_Corps" title="General Service Corps">General Service Corps</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corps_of_Army_Music" title="Corps of Army Music">Corps of Army Music</a></td> </tr> </table> <p>The <b>Royal Regiment of Artillery</b>, commonly referred to as the <b>Royal Artillery</b> (<b>RA</b>), is the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery" title="Artillery">artillery</a> arm of the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>. Despite its name, it comprises a number of <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regiments" title="Regiments" class="mw-redirect">regiments</a>.</p> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:152px;"><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Major_General_George_Campbell_of_Inverneill.JPG" class="image"><img alt="" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/48/Major_General_George_Campbell_of_Inverneill.JPG/150px-Major_General_George_Campbell_of_Inverneill.JPG" width="150" height="198" class="thumbimage" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/48/Major_General_George_Campbell_of_Inverneill.JPG/225px-Major_General_George_Campbell_of_Inverneill.JPG 1.5x, 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src="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f5/Royal_Artillery_Para_Smock.JPG/220px-Royal_Artillery_Para_Smock.JPG" width="220" height="409" class="thumbimage" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f5/Royal_Artillery_Para_Smock.JPG/330px-Royal_Artillery_Para_Smock.JPG 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f5/Royal_Artillery_Para_Smock.JPG/440px-Royal_Artillery_Para_Smock.JPG 2x" data-file-width="837" data-file-height="1557"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Artillery_Para_Smock.JPG" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div> Red and Blue <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactical_Recognition_Flash" title="Tactical Recognition Flash" class="mw-redirect">Tactical Recognition Flash</a> of the Royal Artillery</div> </div> </div> <p></p> <div id="toc" class="toc"> <div id="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#History"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">History</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#The_Royal_Artillery_today"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">The Royal Artillery today</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Regular_Army"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Regular Army</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Army_Reserve"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Army Reserve</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Equipment"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Equipment</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Air_defence"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Air defence</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Close_support"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Close support</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Intelligence.2C_surveillance.2C_target_acquisition_and_reconnaissance_.28ISTAR.29"><span class="tocnumber">3.3</span> <span class="toctext">Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#Ceremonial"><span class="tocnumber">3.4</span> <span class="toctext">Ceremonial</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#Order_of_precedence"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Order of precedence</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#Army_2020"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Army 2020</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#Museum"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Museum</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="#Affiliations"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Affiliations</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-16"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="History">History</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Artillery&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:222px;"><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:British_39th_Siege_Battery_RGA_Somme_1916.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/British_39th_Siege_Battery_RGA_Somme_1916.jpg/220px-British_39th_Siege_Battery_RGA_Somme_1916.jpg" width="220" height="132" class="thumbimage" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/British_39th_Siege_Battery_RGA_Somme_1916.jpg/330px-British_39th_Siege_Battery_RGA_Somme_1916.jpg 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/British_39th_Siege_Battery_RGA_Somme_1916.jpg/440px-British_39th_Siege_Battery_RGA_Somme_1916.jpg 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="540"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:British_39th_Siege_Battery_RGA_Somme_1916.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div> BL 8-inch Howitzer Mk 1 – 5 8 in (200 mm) howitzers of the 39th Siege Battery, <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Garrison_Artillery" title="Royal Garrison Artillery">Royal Garrison Artillery</a>, in action near <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sausage_Valley" title="Sausage Valley" class="mw-redirect">Fricourt</a> in <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWI" title="WWI" class="mw-redirect">WWI</a>.</div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:222px;"><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BC_RGA_Leaders_In_England.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/BC_RGA_Leaders_In_England.jpg/220px-BC_RGA_Leaders_In_England.jpg" width="220" height="119" class="thumbimage" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/BC_RGA_Leaders_In_England.jpg/330px-BC_RGA_Leaders_In_England.jpg 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/BC_RGA_Leaders_In_England.jpg/440px-BC_RGA_Leaders_In_England.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="271"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BC_RGA_Leaders_In_England.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div> Officers and senior enlisted men of the Bermuda Contingent, Royal Garrison Artillery (<a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_Militia_Artillery" title="Bermuda Militia Artillery">Bermuda Militia Artillery</a>).</div> </div> </div> <p>The introduction of artillery into the English army came as early as the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cr%C3%A9cy" title="Battle of Crécy">Battle of Crécy</a> in 1346.<sup id="cite_ref-garrison_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garrison-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII" title="Henry VIII" class="mw-redirect">Henry VIII</a> made the army's artillery semi-permanent in the sixteenth century but the recognition of the need for a permanent body of artillery did not happen until 1716.<sup id="cite_ref-garrison_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garrison-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup></p> <p>Before the 18th century, <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery" title="Artillery">artillery</a> 'traynes' were raised by royal warrant for specific campaigns and disbanded again when they were over.<sup id="cite_ref-garrison_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garrison-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> On 26 May 1716, however, by royal warrant of <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_I_of_Great_Britain" title="George I of Great Britain">George I</a> two regular <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_(military_unit)" title="Company (military unit)">companies</a> of field artillery, each 100 men strong, were raised at <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolwich" title="Woolwich">Woolwich</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-garrison_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garrison-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> The title "Royal Artillery" (RA) was first used in 1720.<sup id="cite_ref-garrison_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garrison-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> On 1 April 1722 the two companies were increased to four and grouped with independent artillery companies at <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibraltar" title="Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a> and <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minorca" title="Minorca">Minorca</a> to form the Royal Regiment of Artillery, commanded by Colonel <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Borgard" title="Albert Borgard">Albert Borgard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-garrison_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garrison-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> In 1741 the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Military_Academy,_Woolwich" title="Royal Military Academy, Woolwich">Royal Military Academy</a> was formed in the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich (RWA) to provide training for RA and Royal Engineers (RE) officers.<sup id="cite_ref-garrison_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garrison-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> The regiment expanded rapidly and, by 1757, had 24 companies divided into two <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battalion" title="Battalion">battalions</a>, as well as a cadet company formed in 1741.<sup id="cite_ref-garrison_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garrison-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> During 1748, the presidential artilleries of Bengal, Madras and Bombay were formed.<sup id="cite_ref-garrison_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garrison-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> 1756 saw the creation of the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Irish_Artillery" title="Royal Irish Artillery">Royal Irish Regiment of Artillery</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-garrison_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garrison-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> In 1762 the Royal Artillery Band was formed at Minden. By 1771 there were 32 companies in four battalions, as well as two "invalid companies" comprising older and unfit men employed in garrison duties. During 1782, the regiment moved to the current Royal Artillery Barracks (front parade) on Woolwich Common.<sup id="cite_ref-garrison_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garrison-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> In January 1793, two <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troop" title="Troop">troops</a> of <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="Royal Horse Artillery">Royal Horse Artillery</a> (RHA) were raised to provide fire support for the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalry" title="Cavalry">cavalry</a>, augmented by two more in November 1793.<sup id="cite_ref-garrison_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garrison-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> All RHA personnel were mounted. The <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Irish_Artillery" title="Royal Irish Artillery">Royal Irish Artillery</a> was absorbed into the RA in 1801.<sup id="cite_ref-garrison_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garrison-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> During 1805, the Royal Artillery moved to Woolwich Common.<sup id="cite_ref-garrison_1-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garrison-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> In 1819, the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotunda_(Woolwich)" title="Rotunda (Woolwich)">Rotunda</a> was given to the regiment by the Prince Regent to celebrate end of the Napoleonic Wars. (It was originally built in St. James's Park as the outer casing of the tent in which the Prince Regent entertained the Allied sovereigns in 1814.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup>) In 1832, the regimental <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motto" title="Motto">mottoes</a> were granted.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup></p> <p>The regiment was under the control of the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Ordnance" title="Board of Ordnance">Board of Ordnance</a> until the board was abolished in 1855. Thereafter the regiment came under the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Office" title="War Office">War Office</a> along with the rest of the army.<sup id="cite_ref-garrison_1-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garrison-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> The School of Gunnery established at Shoeburyness, Essex in 1859.<sup id="cite_ref-garrison_1-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garrison-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> In 1862 the regiment absorbed the artillery of the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_East_India_Company" title="British East India Company" class="mw-redirect">British East India Company</a>—21 horse batteries and 48 field batteries—which brought its strength up to 29 horse batteries, 73 field batteries and 88 heavy batteries.<sup id="cite_ref-garrison_1-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garrison-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup></p> <p>On 1 July 1899, the Royal Artillery was divided into three groups: the Royal Horse Artillery of 21 batteries and the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Field_Artillery" title="Royal Field Artillery">Royal Field Artillery</a> of 95 batteries comprised one group, while the coastal defence, mountain, siege and heavy batteries were split off into another group named the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Garrison_Artillery" title="Royal Garrison Artillery">Royal Garrison Artillery</a> of 91 companies.<sup id="cite_ref-garrison_1-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garrison-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> The third group continued to be titled simply <i>Royal Artillery</i>, and was responsible for ammunition storage and supply. Which branch a gunner belonged to was indicated by metal shoulder titles (R.A., R.F.A., R.H.A., or R.G.A.). The RFA and RHA also dressed as mounted men, whereas the RGA dressed like foot soldiers. In 1920 the rank of Bombardier was instituted in the Royal Artillery.<sup id="cite_ref-garrison_1-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garrison-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> The three sections effectively functioned as separate corps. This arrangement lasted until 1924, when the three amalgamated once more to became one regiment.<sup id="cite_ref-garrison_1-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garrison-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> In 1938, RA Brigades were renamed Regiments. During the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">Second World War</a> there were over 1 million men serving in 960 gunner regiments.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup> In 1947 the Riding Troop RHA was renamed The King's Troop RHA and, in 1951, the title of the regiment's colonel-in-chief became Captain General.<sup id="cite_ref-garrison_1-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garrison-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup></p> <p>The <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="Royal Horse Artillery">Royal Horse Artillery</a>, which has always had separate traditions, uniforms and insignia, still retains a separate identity within the regiment.<sup id="cite_ref-garrison_1-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garrison-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup></p> <p>Before the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_World_War" title="Second World War" class="mw-redirect">Second World War</a>, Royal Artillery recruits were required to be at least 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 m) tall. Men in mechanised units had to be at least 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) tall. They initially enlisted for six years with the colours and a further six years with the reserve or four years and eight years. They trained at the Royal Artillery Depot in Woolwich.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup></p> <p>From its beginnings, the Royal Artillery has been based at <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolwich" title="Woolwich">Woolwich</a>, in south-east London. In 2003 it was decided to move the headquarters to <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larkhill" title="Larkhill">Larkhill</a> on <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury_Plain" title="Salisbury Plain">Salisbury Plain</a> in Wiltshire (the RA's training ground, where the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_School_of_Artillery" title="Royal School of Artillery">Royal School of Artillery</a> has been based since 1915). The last Royal Artillery troops left <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Artillery_Barracks" title="Royal Artillery Barracks">Woolwich Barracks</a> in 2007; in 2012, however, the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Troop,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery">King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery</a> was relocated to Woolwich from their former headquarters in <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_John%27s_Wood_Barracks" title="St John's Wood Barracks">St John's Wood</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Royal_Artillery_today">The Royal Artillery today</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Artillery&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: The Royal Artillery today">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>The Royal Artillery is equipped with a variety of equipment and performs a wide range of roles, including:</p> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveillance_and_Target_Acquisition" title="Surveillance and Target Acquisition">Surveillance and Target Acquisition</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commando" title="Commando">Commando</a> and <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airborne_Forces" title="Airborne Forces" class="mw-redirect">Airborne</a> artillery</li> <li>Self Propelled Artillery</li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M270_Multiple_Launch_Rocket_System" title="M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System">Multiple Launch Rocket Systems</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-aircraft_warfare" title="Anti-aircraft warfare">Air defence</a></li> </ul> <p>The Captain General of the regiment is <b><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom" class="mw-redirect">Queen Elizabeth II</a></b>. The post was previously known as Colonel-in-Chief until <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_VI_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="George VI of the United Kingdom" class="mw-redirect">King George VI</a> expressed the desire to be known as Captain General. The head of the regiment is the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_Gunner,_St._James%27s_Park" title="Master Gunner, St. James's Park" class="mw-redirect">Master Gunner, St. James's Park</a>.</p> <p>The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises both Regular (full-time) and Reserve (part-time) units. Under <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_2020" title="Army 2020" class="mw-redirect">Army 2020</a>, many units are under the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Artillery_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)" title="1st Artillery Brigade (United Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect">1st Artillery Brigade</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a></sup>The current regiments of the Royal Artillery are:</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Regular_Army">Regular Army</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Artillery&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Regular Army">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>The <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Regiment_of_Artillery" title="Royal Regiment of Artillery" class="mw-redirect">Royal Regiment of Artillery</a> comprises the Royal Artillery and the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="Royal Horse Artillery">Royal Horse Artillery</a>. The Regular Army units are:</p> <p><b>Regular regiments of the Royal Horse Artillery</b></p> <div class="hatnote relarticle mainarticle">Main article: <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="Royal Horse Artillery">Royal Horse Artillery</a></div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Troop,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery">King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery</a> is a ceremonial unit equipped with <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordnance_QF_13_pounder" title="Ordnance QF 13 pounder" class="mw-redirect">13 pounder</a> guns for firing salutes, and is now located in Woolwich Garrison</li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Regiment_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery">1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery</a> – equipped with <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AS90" title="AS90" class="mw-redirect">AS90</a> <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-propelled_artillery" title="Self-propelled artillery">self-propelled artillery</a> at Assaye Barracks in <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidworth_Camp" title="Tidworth Camp">Tidworth</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Regiment_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery">3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery</a> (The Liverpool and Manchester Gunners) are equipped with <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L118_Light_Gun" title="L118 Light Gun" class="mw-redirect">L118</a> 105mm light gun based at Caen Barracks in <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohne" title="Hohne">Hohne</a>, Germany.</li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7th_Parachute_Regiment_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery">7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery</a> – (The Airborne Gunners) Equipped with <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L118_Light_Gun" title="L118 Light Gun" class="mw-redirect">L118</a> 105mm light gun and are currently part of <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Air_Assault_Brigade" title="16th Air Assault Brigade" class="mw-redirect">16th Air Assault Brigade</a> based in <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colchester" title="Colchester">Colchester</a></li> </ul> <p><b>Regular regiments of the Royal Artillery</b></p> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Regiment_Royal_Artillery" title="4th Regiment Royal Artillery">4th Regiment Royal Artillery</a> – (The North East Gunners) are equipped with <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AS90" title="AS90" class="mw-redirect">AS90</a> <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-propelled_artillery" title="Self-propelled artillery">self-propelled artillery</a> at <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alanbrooke_Barracks" title="Alanbrooke Barracks">Alanbrooke Barracks</a> in <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topcliffe,_North_Yorkshire" title="Topcliffe, North Yorkshire">Topcliffe</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_Regiment_Royal_Artillery" title="5th Regiment Royal Artillery">5th Regiment Royal Artillery</a> – (The North, East & West Yorkshire Gunners) are equipped with <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery_STA" title="Artillery STA" class="mw-redirect">Surveillance and Target Acquisition</a> and based at Marne Barracks in <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catterick,_North_Yorkshire" title="Catterick, North Yorkshire">Catterick, North Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Regiment_Royal_Artillery" title="12th Regiment Royal Artillery">12th Regiment Royal Artillery</a> – (The Lancashire and Cumbrian Gunners) are equipped with <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starstreak_HVM" title="Starstreak HVM" class="mw-redirect">Starstreak HVM</a> and are based at Baker Barracks, <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorney_Island_(West_Sussex)" title="Thorney Island (West Sussex)">Thorney Island</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Regiment_Royal_Artillery" title="14th Regiment Royal Artillery">14th Regiment Royal Artillery</a> – are the Training and Support Regiment based at Stirling Barracks in <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larkhill" title="Larkhill">Larkhill</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Regiment_Royal_Artillery" title="16th Regiment Royal Artillery">16th Regiment Royal Artillery</a> – (The London and Kent Gunners) are equipped with <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapier_missile" title="Rapier missile" class="mw-redirect">Rapier</a> and are based at St George's Barracks <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Luffenham" title="North Luffenham">North Luffenham</a>, in <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutland" title="Rutland">Rutland</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_Regiment_Royal_Artillery" title="19th Regiment Royal Artillery">19th Regiment Royal Artillery</a> – (The Highland Gunners) are equipped with <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AS90" title="AS90" class="mw-redirect">AS90</a> <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-propelled_artillery" title="Self-propelled artillery">self-propelled artillery</a> at Assaye Barracks in <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidworth_Camp" title="Tidworth Camp">Tidworth</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26th_Regiment_Royal_Artillery" title="26th Regiment Royal Artillery">26th Regiment Royal Artillery</a> –– (The West Midland Gunners) are equipped with <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AS90" title="AS90" class="mw-redirect">AS90</a> <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-propelled_artillery" title="Self-propelled artillery">self-propelled artillery</a> at Mansergh Barracks in <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCtersloh" title="Gütersloh">Gütersloh</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/29th_Commando_Regiment_Royal_Artillery" title="29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery">29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery</a> – (The Commando Gunners) are equipped with the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L118_Light_Gun" title="L118 Light Gun" class="mw-redirect">L118</a> 105mm light gun, and are currently part of <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_Commando_Brigade" title="3 Commando Brigade">3 Commando Brigade</a>, with most batteries based at the Royal Citadel in <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth" title="Plymouth">Plymouth</a> with one battery (<a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/148_(Meiktila)_Battery_Royal_Artillery" title="148 (Meiktila) Battery Royal Artillery">148 (Meiktila) Battery</a>) based at <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RM_Poole" title="RM Poole">RM Poole</a> and 7 (Sphinx) Battery Royal Artillery Based at Royal Marines Base Condor in Arbroath.</li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/32nd_Regiment_Royal_Artillery" title="32nd Regiment Royal Artillery">32nd Regiment Royal Artillery</a> – (The Wessex Gunners) are equipped with <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery_STA" title="Artillery STA" class="mw-redirect">Surveillance and Target Acquisition</a> and <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_Air_Vehicles" title="Unmanned Air Vehicles" class="mw-redirect">Unmanned Air Vehicles</a> and are based in Roberts Barracks in <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larkhill" title="Larkhill">Larkhill</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/39th_Regiment_Royal_Artillery" title="39th Regiment Royal Artillery" class="mw-redirect">39th Regiment Royal Artillery</a> – (The Welsh Gunners) are equipped with <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M270_Multiple_Launch_Rocket_System" title="M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System">MLRS and GMLRS</a> and are based in <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northumberland" title="Northumberland">Northumberland</a>; their recruiting area is Wales.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span>[</span>8<span>]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/47th_Regiment_Royal_Artillery" title="47th Regiment Royal Artillery">47th Regiment Royal Artillery</a> – (The Hampshire and Sussex Gunners) – are equipped with <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_Air_Vehicles" title="Unmanned Air Vehicles" class="mw-redirect">Unmanned Air Vehicles</a> and are based at Baker Barracks, <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Thorney_Island" title="RAF Thorney Island">Thorney Island</a></li> </ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Army_Reserve">Army Reserve</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Artillery&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Army Reserve">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honourable_Artillery_Company" title="Honourable Artillery Company">Honourable Artillery Company</a> (<a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery_STA" title="Artillery STA" class="mw-redirect">Surveillance and Target Acquisition</a>) (London) (Not part of the Royal Regiment of Artillery).<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span>[</span>9<span>]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100th_(Yeomanry)_Regiment_Royal_Artillery" title="100th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery">100th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery</a> (Armoured/Field/Airborne Artillery)</li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/101st_(Northumbrian)_Regiment_Royal_Artillery_(Volunteers)" title="101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)" class="mw-redirect">101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery</a> (STA & MLRS)</li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/103rd_(Lancashire_Artillery_Volunteers)_Regiment_Royal_Artillery" title="103rd (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Regiment Royal Artillery">103rd (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Regiment Royal Artillery</a> (Field Artillery) (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers Band)</li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/104th_Regiment_Royal_Artillery_(Volunteers)" title="104th Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)" class="mw-redirect">104th Regiment Royal Artillery</a> (Surveillance and Target Acquisition – Unmanned Air Vehicles)</li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/105th_Regiment_Royal_Artillery_(Volunteers)" title="105th Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)" class="mw-redirect">105th Regiment Royal Artillery</a> 'The Scottish & Ulster Gunners' (Field Artillery)</li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/106th_(Yeomanry)_Regiment_Royal_Artillery" title="106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery">106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery</a> (Air Defence Artillery)</li> </ul> <p>The Royal Regiment of Artillery is unique in that it has sub-units that often move between regiments, or are placed into suspended animation. See <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Royal_Artillery_Batteries" title="List of Royal Artillery Batteries">List of Royal Artillery Batteries</a>.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Equipment">Equipment</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Artillery&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Equipment">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Air_defence">Air defence</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Artillery&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Air defence">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>The Royal Artillery is equipped with two main weapons in the air defence mission;</p> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapier_missile" title="Rapier missile" class="mw-redirect">Rapier FSC</a> – Rapier is the standard Low Level Air Defence (LLAD) weapon in the British Army. In the Royal Artillery, it equips 16 Regiment. No Army Reserve unit will be armed with Rapier under <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_2020" title="Army 2020" class="mw-redirect">Army 2020</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starstreak_missile" title="Starstreak missile" class="mw-redirect">Starstreak HVM</a> – Starstreak is a continuation of the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowpipe_missile" title="Blowpipe missile" class="mw-redirect">Blowpipe</a> and <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javelin_surface-to-air_missile" title="Javelin surface-to-air missile" class="mw-redirect">Javelin</a> series. In the RA it can be used as a shoulder-launched weapon, in the Lightweight Multiple Launcher (LML) or mounted on the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvis_Stormer" title="Alvis Stormer">Alvis Stormer</a> armoured vehicle. The weapon equips 12 Regiment and two batteries of 106 Regiment RA(V) by Army 2020.</li> </ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Close_support">Close support</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Artillery&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Close support">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>In the support mission, the Royal Artillery has three types of weapon;</p> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M270_Multiple_Launch_Rocket_System" title="M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System">MLRS</a> – the Multiple Launch Rocket System provides a precision fire capability out to a range of 80km. It is operated by 39th Regiment and 101 (v) Regiment. In 2014 39th Regiment will be disbanded and a Battery of MRLS will be attached to each of the Armoured Close Support Regiments (1st RHA, 19th & 26th Regiments).</li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AS-90" title="AS-90">AS-90</a> – the AS-90 is a 155mm self-propelled gun and is utilized by the 3 Armoured Regiments (1st RHA, 19th & 26th)</li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L118_Light_Gun" title="L118 Light Gun" class="mw-redirect">Light gun</a> – the Light Gun is a 105 mm gun used in the close support mission in support of light or specialist forces. It is used by 3rd RHA, 4th Regt, 7 (Para) RHA, 29 (Commando) Regt RA, as well as three Army Reserve regiments – 100 Regt RA, 103 Regt RA and 105 Regt RA.</li> </ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Intelligence.2C_surveillance.2C_target_acquisition_and_reconnaissance_.28ISTAR.29">Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR)</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Artillery&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR)">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAMBA" title="MAMBA" class="mw-redirect">MAMBA</a> (Mobile Artillery Monitoring Battlefield Asset) uses radar to track enemy mortar and artillery shells out to a range of 40km. It can be used to predict the point of impact, thereby giving a number of seconds warning, but is usually deployed to trace the point of origin of mortar/artillery rounds and then provide correction for counter-battery fire. It is operated by 5th Regiment RA.</li> <li>ASP (Advanced Sound ranging Program) is an acoustic triangulation system that used a series of sensor posts (microphones) to triangulate the point of origin and point of impact of enemy mortars and artillery. It is also operated by 5th Regiment RA along with <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/101st_(Northumbrian)_Regiment_Royal_Artillery_(Volunteers)" title="101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)" class="mw-redirect">101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery</a>.</li> <li>BASE ISTAR - 5th Regiment RA also operates a number of telescopic camera systems that are designed to provide surveillance and target acquisition in static locations.</li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thales_Watchkeeper_WK450" title="Thales Watchkeeper WK450">Thales Watchkeeper WK450</a> (UAV) (replaced the Hermes 450) and is operated by <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/32nd_Regiment_Royal_Artillery" title="32nd Regiment Royal Artillery">32nd Regiment Royal Artillery</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_Desert_Hawk" title="Lockheed Martin Desert Hawk">Desert Hawk III</a> UAV – the DH3 is a smaller, more discreet vehicle that is designed to be hand launched and provide intimate surveillance and target acquisition. It is operated by 32nd, 47th and 104(V) Regiments.</li> </ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Ceremonial">Ceremonial</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Artillery&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Ceremonial">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordnance_QF_13-pounder" title="Ordnance QF 13-pounder">13 pounder</a> – the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Troop,_Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery">King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery</a> retains six operational <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_World_War" title="First World War" class="mw-redirect">First World War</a>-era QF 13 pounders for use as state saluting guns</li> </ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Order_of_precedence">Order of precedence</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Artillery&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Order of precedence">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <table class="wikitable succession-box" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;clear:both;"> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<br/> <span style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Armoured_Corps" title="Royal Armoured Corps">Royal Armoured Corps</a></span></td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Army_Order_of_Precedence" title="British Army Order of Precedence" class="mw-redirect">Order of Precedence</a></b></td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<br/> <span style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corps_of_Royal_Engineers" title="Corps of Royal Engineers" class="mw-redirect">Corps of Royal Engineers</a></span></td> </tr> </table> <p>In the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Army_Order_of_Precedence" title="British Army Order of Precedence" class="mw-redirect">British Army Order of Precedence</a>, the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_Cavalry" title="Household Cavalry">Household Cavalry</a> is always listed first and always parades at the extreme right of the line. However when the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="Royal Horse Artillery">Royal Horse Artillery</a> is on parade with its guns, (usually in the form of The Kings Troop) it will replace the Household Cavalry at the extreme right of the line.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span>[</span>10<span>]</span></a></sup></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Army_2020">Army 2020</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Artillery&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Army 2020">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Under <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_2020" title="Army 2020" class="mw-redirect">Army 2020</a> <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Artillery_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)" title="1st Artillery Brigade (United Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect">1st Artillery Brigade</a> and Headquarters South West will be based at Tidworth and the following regiments will continue in operation:<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span>[</span>11<span>]</span></a></sup></p> <p><b>Regular Army</b></p> <ul> <li>1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery – AS-90 and GMLRS</li> <li>3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery – 105mm light gun</li> <li>4th Regiment Royal Artillery – 105mm light gun</li> <li>5th Regiment Royal Artillery – Surveillance and Target Acquisition</li> <li>7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery – 105mm light gun</li> <li>12th Regiment Royal Artillery – Air Defence (Starstreak)</li> <li>16th Regiment Royal Artillery – Air Defence (Rapier)</li> <li>19th Regiment Royal Artillery – AS-90 and GMLRS</li> <li>26th Regiment Royal Artillery – AS-90 and GMLRS</li> <li>29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery – 105mm light gun</li> <li>32nd Regiment Royal Artillery – Unmanned Air Systems</li> <li>47th Regiment Royal Artillery – Unmanned Air Systems</li> <li>The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery – ceremonial</li> </ul> <p><b>Army Reserve</b></p> <ul> <li>The Honourable Artillery Company (Not part of the Royal Regiment of Artillery)<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span>[</span>12<span>]</span></a></sup> – Surveillance and Target Acquisition and 105mm light gun (air assault)</li> <li>101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers) – GMLRS</li> <li>103rd (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Regiment Royal Artillery – 105mm light gun</li> <li>104th Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers) – Unmanned Air Systems</li> <li>105th Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers) – 105mm light gun</li> <li>106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery – Air Defence (Starstreak)</li> </ul> <p>Three AS-90 batteries and one GMLRS battery will form each of the three artillery regiments support the three Reaction Force Brigades.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span>[</span>13<span>]</span></a></sup> 1 RHA has announced that it will be one of these.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span>[</span>14<span>]</span></a></sup></p> <p>12th and 16th RA will continue to be under the joint Army-RAF unit, <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Ground-Based_Air_Defence_Command" title="Joint Ground-Based Air Defence Command">Joint Ground-Based Air Defence Command</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span>[</span>15<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="The material near this tag failed verification of its source citation(s). (November 2013)">not in citation given</span></a> (<a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Royal_Artillery#Joint_Ground_Based_Air_Defence" title="Talk:Royal Artillery">See discussion.</a>)</i>]</sup> 5 RA, along with 104 RA, will be under the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Intelligence,_Surveillance_and_Reconnaissance_Brigade" title="1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade">1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span>[</span>16<span>]</span></a></sup> 100th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery will be suspended in animation.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span>[</span>17<span>]</span></a></sup></p> <p>101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery will be fully re-roled to GMLRS. 106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery will entirely be re-roled to Starstreak missiles, on Stormer vehicles or LML.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span>[</span>18<span>]</span></a></sup></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Museum">Museum</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Artillery&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Museum">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>The Regimental museum, "<a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firepower_%E2%80%93_The_Royal_Artillery_Museum" title="Firepower – The Royal Artillery Museum">Firepower</a>" located in the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Arsenal" title="Royal Arsenal">Royal Arsenal</a> at <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolwich" title="Woolwich">Woolwich</a> will close by 2017.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Affiliations">Affiliations</span><span 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href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Regiment_of_Canadian_Artillery" title="Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery">Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Australia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Australia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Australia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640"/> </span><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> – <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Regiment_of_Australian_Artillery" title="Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery" class="mw-redirect">Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600"/> </span><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a> – <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Regiment_of_New_Zealand_Artillery" title="Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery">Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1350" data-file-height="900"/> </span><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> – <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regiment_of_Artillery_(India)" title="Regiment of Artillery (India)" class="mw-redirect">Regiment of Artillery</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"/> </span><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> – Regiment of Artillery</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600"/> </span><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a> – <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Artillery" title="Sri Lanka Artillery">Sri Lanka Artillery</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/23px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/35px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/45px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="4320" data-file-height="2880"/> </span><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a> – <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_Volunteer_Corps" title="Singapore Volunteer Corps">Singapore Volunteer Artillery</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/45px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"/> </span><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a> – <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Malta" title="Armed Forces of Malta">Armed Forces of Malta</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20150401210911im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="#cite_ref-garrison_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-garrison_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-garrison_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-garrison_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-garrison_1-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-garrison_1-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-garrison_1-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-garrison_1-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-garrison_1-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-garrison_1-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-garrison_1-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-garrison_1-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-garrison_1-13"><sup><i><b>n</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-garrison_1-14"><sup><i><b>o</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-garrison_1-15"><sup><i><b>p</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-garrison_1-16"><sup><i><b>q</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-garrison_1-17"><sup><i><b>r</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-garrison_1-18"><sup><i><b>s</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-garrison_1-19"><sup><i><b>t</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-garrison_1-20"><sup><i><b>u</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-garrison_1-21"><sup><i><b>v</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150401210911/http://www.thegarrison.org.uk/history/index.php">History and Traditions of the Royal Artillery</a></span></li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150401210911/http://www.gardenvisit.com/book/london_and_its_environs_1927/49_greenwich_and_woolwich/woolwich_common">Woolwich Common</a> in Garden and Landscape Guide</span></li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The Royal Artillery has the motto and <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_honour" title="Battle honour">battle honour</a> <i>Ubique</i> ("Everywhere"), granted by <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_IV_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="William IV of the United Kingdom">William IV</a> in 1833. The subsidiary motto is <i>Quo fas et gloria ducunt</i> ("Where right and glory lead"). Both mottoes are shared with the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corps_of_Royal_Engineers" title="Corps of Royal Engineers" class="mw-redirect">Royal Engineers</a>, due to the shared Board of Ordnance history.</span></li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150401210911/http://www.army.mod.uk/artillery/history/default.aspx">Royal Artillery History</a></span></li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Office" title="War Office">War Office</a>, <i>His Majesty's Army</i>, 1938</span></li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150401210911/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-16929473">King's Troop moves to its 'spiritual home' in Woolwich</a> at <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> News, 7 February 2012. Accessed 8 February 2012</span></li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150401210911/http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/Army2020_Report.pdf">Army 2020 Report</a></span></li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150401210911/http://www.army.mod.uk/artillery/units/39_regt_ra/default.aspx">39 Regt RA – British Army website</a></span></li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Although the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honourable_Artillery_Company" title="Honourable Artillery Company">Honourable Artillery Company</a> currently has an artillery role, it is a separate regiment in its own right, with its own colours, uniforms and traditions</span></li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150401210911/http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2039913/Horses-sea-legs-dip-surf-Cornwall-holiday.html">Royal horses get their sea legs with a dip in the surf on Cornwall holiday</a> Daily Mail, 21 September 2011</span></li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150401210911/http://www.rfca-yorkshire.org.uk/files/TransformingtheBritishArmyAnnexDAppendix1.pdf">Transforming the British Army</a></span></li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Although the <a href="/web/20150401210911/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honourable_Artillery_Company" title="Honourable Artillery Company">Honourable Artillery Company</a> currently has an artillery role, it is a separate regiment in its own right, with its own colours, uniforms and traditions</span></li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="citation web"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150401210911/http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?id=1065976367">"UK Royal Artillery rolls out new structure"</a>. 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