40th Regiment Royal Artillery
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|dates= 1 April 1947 – December 2012
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|type= Artillery
|role= Field artillery
|size= 4 Batteries
|command_structure= 19 Light Brigade
|garrison= Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn, Northern Ireland
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|nickname= The Lowland Gunners
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|equipment= eighteen L118 Light Guns, MSTAR radars
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|battles= Suez Crisis
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Afghanistan War (Op HERRICK)
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Clan Home
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40th Regiment Royal Artillery – The Lowland Gunners – was a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It supported 19 Light Brigade in the field artillery role. It was structured into Fire Support Teams equipped with MSTAR, and the regiment's three gun batteries, equipped with eighteen L118 Light Guns. The Clan Home tartan was worn by the regiment.{{cite web|title=New 'Home Lines' for Lisburn Gunners|url=http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/EstateAndEnvironment/NewhomeLinesForLisburnGunners.htm|work=Defence News|publisher=Ministry of Defence|access-date=2 October 2010|date=14 Jul 2010|quote=The new headquarters – delivered by Defence Estates and specially designed and built for a deployable regiment – is called 'Home Lines' (pronounced 'Hume') after the tartan worn by the regiment.}}
History
The regiment, formed in April 1947, was based at Home Lines, Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn, County Antrim. Following the 2010 SDSR review, it was announced in July 2011 that 40 Regt would disband along with elements of 19 Light Brigade.{{Cite news|title=Lowland Gunners march into sunset as axe falls on Scottish battalion|url=http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/politics/lowland-gunners-march-into-sunset-as-axe-falls-on-scottish-battalion-1-2247613|publisher=The Scotsman|date=21 April 2012}}
Batteries
- 6/36 (Arcot) Battery - Re-subordinated to 4th Regiment RA as a Tac Battery, losing its guns and retaining just its forward observation parties.
- 137 (Java) Battery - Re-subordinated to 26th Regiment RA, however in February 2015 the Battery was placed into suspended animation.{{cite web|url=http://forces.tv/46466569|title=Forces TV|access-date=22 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209134817/http://forces.tv/46466569|archive-date=9 February 2015|url-status=dead}}
- 38 (Seringapatam) Battery - Re-subordinated to 19th Regiment RA.{{Cite news|title=19th Regiment Royal Artillery becomes The Scottish Gunners|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/19th-regiment-royal-artillery-becomes-the-scottish-gunners|publisher=Ministry of Defence|date=14 December 2012}}
- 49 (Inkerman) Battery - Re-subordinated to the Joint Ground Based Air Defence formation as an independent sub unit and rerolled as a LEAPP Battery.{{cite web|url=http://www.49btyoca.com/|title=49 (Inkerman) Battery|access-date=1 June 2014}} It has since been resubordinated to 16th Regiment RA which also sits under 7th Air Defence Group.
129 (Dragon) Battery RA was previously part of the regiment, and has since resubordinated to 4th Regiment RA as a Tactical Group Battery, comprising Fire Support Teams (forward observation parties) that support manoeuvre formations.
References
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External links
- {{Cite web|title=40 Regt RA|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/artillery/units/40_regt_ra/default.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224231620/http://www.army.mod.uk/artillery/units/40_regt_ra/default.aspx|archive-date=24 December 2008}}
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Category:Royal Artillery regiments
Category:Field regiments of the Royal Artillery
Category:Military units and formations of the United Kingdom in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Category:1947 establishments in the United Kingdom
Category:2012 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
Category:Military units and formations established in 1947
Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 2012