12th Regiment Royal Artillery

British Army artillery regiment January 2021 12th Regiment Royal Artillery 1947–present United Kingdom United Kingdom Ground Based Air Defence 6 BatteriesAlmost 700 personnelhttps://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2018-11-22/194616 Army – Question for Ministry of Defence 1 14 December 2020 7 Air Defence Group Baker Barracks, Thorney Island The Lancashire & Cumbrian Gunners and The Stormers HVM Stormer (armour) & HVM LML (light role) equipped with the Starstreak missile & Light Multirole Missile Equipment Lieutenant Colonel Maarten Magee RA thumb|A HVM Stormer live firing. thumb|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. History The regiment was established in 1947 when the 7th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, was retitled the 12th Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery.http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/royal-artillery/12th-regiment-ra.html 12th Regiment Royal Artillery British Army Units 1945 on 10 May 2014 It was deployed to Palestine that year, to Libya in 1948 and Trieste in 1950. It also saw action in Malaya in 1963 and Borneo in 1964. Units saw tours in Northern Ireland during the Troubles in 1971, 1974, 1977, 1979 and 1988. T Battery and 9 Battery were sent to the South Atlantic during the Falklands War in 1982. T Battery and 58 Battery saw action during the Gulf War in 1991. 12 Battery was deployed for the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In January 2008, the regiment moved to the Baker Barracks, Thorney Island, upon its return from Germany. 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.Gunner Magazine, December 2012 Batteries The batteries are as follows:http://www.army.mod.uk/artillery/regiments/24670.aspx 12th Regiment Royal Artillery Ministry of Defence 11 November 2014 T Battery (Shah Sujah's Troop) Royal Artillery — Stormer HVM & LMM 9 (Plassey) Battery Royal Artillery — Stormer HVM & LMM 12 (Minden) Air Assault Battery Royal Artillery — LML HVM & LMM 58 (Eyre's) Battery Royal Artillery — Stormer HVM & LMM 137 (Java) Battery Royal Artillery — Stormer HVM & LMM 170 (Imjin) Battery Royal Artillery — Headquarters Battery References External links Official site Category:Royal Artillery regiments Category:Air defence regiments of the British Army Category:Military units and formations established in 1947