5th Regiment RA
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5th Field Regiment Royal Artillery |
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| Dates | Locations | Batteries - Equipment |
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1958.02 |
5th Field Regiment Royal Horse Artillery retitled 5th Field Regiment Royal Artillery. Retained ‘K’ Field Bty RA, ‘C’ & ‘G’ Btys to 3rd & 4th Regts RHA respectively, ‘P’ Bty joined ex 4 RHA as ‘P’ Field Bty RA, ‘Q’ Bty joined ex 10th Field Regt RA | |
| 1958 | Wales: Cwrt-y-Gollen Camp, Crickhowell | K, P and Q Fd Btys 25pdr |
| 1958.10 | Hong Kong: Fanling Camp, Dodwells Ridge | K, P and Q Fd Btys 25pdr |
| 1961.09 | England: Cachy Camp, Perham Down | K, P and Q Fd Btys 25pdr |
| 13 Nov 61: Retitled 5th Airportable Regiment RA | K, P and Q Btys 105mm Pack Howitzer |
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| 18 Mar 64: Retitled 5th Light Regiment RA | K, P and Q Lt Btys | |
| 1964.04 | Germany: Mansergh Bks, Gutersloh | K, P and Q Lt Btys 5.5” Gun (K Bty) 25pdr (P Bty & Q Bty) |
| Apr 64: Retitled 5th Field Regiment RA | K, P and Q Fd Btys | |
| Aug 66: Re-equipped with Abbot | Abbot | |
| 1969.07 | England: Wing Bks, Bulford | |
| 9 Aug 69: Retitled 5th Light Regiment RA | K, P and Q Lt Btys 105mm Pack Howitzer |
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| 4 Apr - 27 Aug 70: Northern Ireland, Londonderry | ||
| 20 Mar - 26 Apr 71: Northern Ireland, Londonderry | ||
| 16 Aug to 14 Sep 71: Northern Ireland, Ballykelly | ||
| Feb 1972 - Northern Ireland? | ||
| 1972.11 | Germany: Tofrek Bks, Hildesheim | |
| 20 Nov 72: Retitled 5th Heavy Regiment RA, equipped with M107 | K, P and Q Hy Btys M107 |
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| 6 Mar to 4 Jul 75: Northern Ireland, Londonderry | ||
| Jan 77: 18 Bty joined the Regiment | 18, K, P and Q Hy Btys | |
| 27 Sep 77 - 24 Jan 78: Northern Ireland, Armagh | ||
| 15 May - 28 Sep 80: Northern Ireland, Belfast (Ardoyne/City Centre). | ||
| 1984: 18 Bty moved to 32 Regt | K, P and Q Hy Btys | |
| 1984.11 | Germany: West Riding Bks, Dortmund | M107 |
| Jul - ? 85: Northern Ireland (P Bty) | ||
| Nov 89 - ??: Northern Ireland (K Bty) | ||
| 1990: 73 Bty joined regt | 73, K, P and Q Hy Btys | |
| Jan 1992 - Equipped with MLRS (K Bty & P Bty) | MLRS (K Bty & P Bty) | |
| Jul 1992 - Cyprus UN (P & Q Btys) | ||
| Apr 93: Retitled 5th Regiment Royal Artillery; 4 Bty joined from 47 Regt, Q Bty retitled Q (HQ) Bty, 4 Bty merged with 73 Bty to become 4/73 (Sphinx) Bty. | 4/73, K, P and Q (HQ) Btys | |
| 1994.01 | England: Strensall (4/73 Bty in Catterick) | 4/73, K, P and Q (HQ) Btys MLRS |
| 1994.09 | England: Marne Bks, Catterick | 4/73, K, P and Q (HQ) Btys MLRS |
| Nov 1994 - Northern Ireland | ||
| Apr 98: Retitled 5th Regiment Royal Artillery (Surveillance and Target Acqusition Regiment) | Cymbeline, HALO, Gun Sound Ranging | |
| Jun to Dec 98: Cyprus – UN Tour | ||
| Jun 1999 - Macedonia/Kosovo (P Bty) | ||
| May 2000 - Kosovo (4/73 Bty) | ||
| Dec 2001 - Cyprus UN (K Bty) | ||
| Feb 2003 - Iraq (K Bty) | ||
| Jun 2003 - Iraq (4/73 Bty) | ||
| Apr - Oct 06: Afghanistan: Op Herrick 4 (1 Bty STA only) | 16 Air Assault Brigade | |
| 2009: Equipped with radars (Cobra, MAMBA and LCMR) | ||
| Apr - Oct 09: Afghanistan: Op Herrick 10 (1 Bty STA only) | 19 Light Brigade | |
| Oct 09 - Apr 10: Afghanistan: Op Herrick 11 (1 Bty only) | 11 Light Brigade | |
| Nov 11: 93 Bty newly reformed joined regiment | ||
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