Royal Regiment of Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery (more often the Royal Artillery) is a corps of the British Army, and despite its name is made up of a number of regiments. It is equipped with a variety of equipments and fulfils a wide range of roles, including:Long range observation teams, Un-manned air vehicle surveillance, Amphibious / Airborne artillery, Armoured Artillery, Long Range Missile Systems, Air defence.
The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises both regular (full time) and volunteers (part time) units. The regiments of the Royal Artillery are:
Kings Troop Royal Horse Artillery (Ceremonial)
1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (Armoured Artillery)
3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (Armoured Artillery)
4th Regiment Royal Artillery (Armoured Artillery)
5th Regiment Royal Artillery (Surveillance and Target Acquisition)
7th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (Airborne Artillery)
12th Regiment Royal Artillery (Air Defence Artillery)
14th Regiment Royal Artillery (Training Regiment)
16th Regiment Royal Artillery (Air Defence Artillery)
19th Regiment Royal Artillery (Armoured Artillery)
26th Regiment Royal Artillery (Armoured Artillery)
29th Regiment Royal Artillery (Commando Artillery)
32nd Regiment Royal Artillery (Surveillance and Target Acquisition)
39th Regiment Royal Artillery (MLRS)
40th Regiment Royal Artillery (Armoured Artillery)
47th Regiment Royal Artillery (Air Defence Artillery)
Honourable Artillery Company (Surveillance and Target Acquisition)
100th Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)(Airborne Artillery)
101st Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)(MLRS)
103rd Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)(Air Defence Artillery)
104th Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)(Air Defence Artillery)
105th Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)(Air Defence Artillery)
106th Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)(Air Defence Artillery)
The Royal Artillery's traditional home is Woolwich, in south east London but much of their training activity takes place on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire.