39th Regiment RA
| 39th Medium Regiment Royal Artillery | ||
| Dates | Locations | Batteries - Equipment |
| 1947.04.01 | RHQ 2nd Medium Regiment RA was retitled RHQ 39th Medium Regiment RA, with 36 and 169 Med Btys redes from 4 Bty of 4/7 Med Bty and 8 Bty of 8/12 Med Bty respectively | |
| 1947.04 | Palestine: Various Locations | 36 and 169 Med Btys 5.5" Gun |
| c1948 | Libya: Homs and Misurata | 36 and 169 Med Btys 5.5" Gun |
| 1951.01 | Scotland: Dundonald Camp, Troon, Ayrshire | 5.5" Gun: Part of 3 AGRA |
| 1 Feb 51: Converted to 39th Heavy Regiment RA, 180 Bty joined from S/A (Late 72nd Coast Regt RA) 19 Coast Bty joined as a cadre only from 47th Coast Regt | M59 155mm 'Long Tom' Howitzer (36 & 169 Btys), 7.2" Howitzer (180 Bty) | |
| 15 Mar 51: 19 Coast Bty converted to 19 Heavy Bty (cadre) | 19, 36, 169 and 180 Hy Btys | |
| c1950 to 1952 | England: Tilshead | 19, 36, 169 and 180 Hy Btys M59 155mm 'Long Tom' Howitzer, 7.2" Howitzer (180 Bty) |
| 1952.02 | England: Carter Bks, Bulford | 19, 36, 169 and 180 Hy Btys M59 155mm 'Long Tom' Howitzer, 7.2" Howitzer (180 Bty) |
| 1952.09 | England: Busiginy Bks, Perham Down | 19, 36, 169 and 180 Hy Btys M59 155mm 'Long Tom' Howitzer, 7.2" Howitzer (180 Bty) |
| 1955: Converted from towed to SP M59 155mm 'Long Tom' Howitzer | ||
| 1958.02 | Cyprus: Dekhelia/Jophinou Camps | 19, 36, 169 and 180 Hy Btys Infantry Role |
| 1958.12 | England: Durranhill Camp, Carlisle | 19, 36, 169 and 180 Hy Btys M59 155mm 'Long Tom' Howitzer |
| 15 Dec 58: 180 Bty S/A (disbanded 1/1/62). | 19, 36 and 169 Hy Btys | |
| 7 Dec 59: 169 Bty S/A to resuscitate 171 Bty (complete by 31/12/59) | 19, 36 and 171 Hy Btys | |
| 1960.01 | Germany: Dempsey Bks, Sennelager | 19, 36 and 169 Hy Btys |
| 3 Feb 60: Converted to a Missile Regt | ||
| 15 Sep 60: 75 Bty reformed | 19, 36, 75 and 169 Hy Btys Honest John (36 Bty & 19 Bty) Towed 8” M115 Howitzer(75 Bty & 171 Bty) |
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| 18 Mar 64: redesignated 39th Missile Regiment RA | ||
| 1 May 68: 75 Bty S/A; ‘H’ Missile Bty, RA joined from 6th Light Regt RA as ‘H’ Msl Bty | 19 & 36 Msl, 169 and H Hy Btys Honest John (36 Bty & 19 Bty) Towed 8” M115 Howitzer (H Bty & 171 Bty) |
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| 31 Oct 72: 132 Bty joined ex 27th Medium Regt RA, later had a HQ Bty | ||
| 1 Nov 72: 36 Bty to 50th Missile Regt RA | ||
| Nov 72: Redesignated 39th Medium Regiment RA. 19 Bty and 171 Bty disbanded and 176 Bty joined regt. Equipped with M109 (132 & 171 Btys) and M110 (H Bty) | ‘H’, 132, & 176 Med Btys M109 (132 & 176 Btys) and M110 (H Bty) |
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| 25 Oct 73 - 27 Feb 74: Northern Ireland: Fort George, Londonderry | ||
| 4 Dec 75 - 6 Apr 76: Northern Ireland: H bty HMP Maze; 132 bty Aughnacloy; 176 bty Lurgan/Craigavon | ||
| Mar 1976 - Northern Ireland ( 76 ) | ||
| Jan 77: Redesignated 39th Field Regiment RA | ‘H’ Hy, 132, & 176 Fd Btys | |
| 1977: 43 Bty joined regt, equipped with Blowpipe | ‘H’ Hy, 43, 132, & 176 Fd Btys M109 (132 & 176 Btys) and M110 (H Bty) Blowpipe (43 Bty) |
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| 12 Jan -11 May 78: Northern Ireland Tour - Belfast (Ardoyne/New Lodge) | ||
| 1979: M110 upgraded to M110A1 by fitting an extended 8240mm barrel | M109 (132 & 176 Btys) and M110A1 (H Bty) Blowpipe (43 Bty) | |
| 15 Mar 80: Granted the Freedom of the City of Paderborn, Germany | ||
| 24 Nov 80 - 11 Apr 81: Northern Ireland: Fermanagh/Maze | ||
| Late 81: 43 Bty moved to UK | ‘H’ Hy, 132, & 176 Fd Btys | |
| Apr 82: Redesignated 39 Heavy Regiment RA | ‘H’, 132, & 176 Hy Btys | |
| Apr 82: H Bty S/A. 132 and 176 Btys left regt. 34, 56 and 76 Btys joined. | 34, 56 and 76 Hy Btys M110A1 |
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| Nov 84: Northern Ireland ( 34 bty) | ||
| Jul 85: 132 joined from 14 Regt. 76 Bty left regt | 34, 56 and 132 Hy Btys | |
| 1986: 176 Bty from 14 Regt and 34 Bty left regt. | 56, 132 & 176 Hy Btys | |
| 1987: Regt lost its nuclear role reorganised with M110A2 and M109A2 | M110A2 (132, 176) M109A2 (56 Bty) | |
| Dec 89: Regt took part in its final firing camp with the M110 equipment | ||
| Feb 90: Equipped with MLRS | ||
| Late 1990: 56 moved to independent role at Portsmouth Bks, Munster? | 56, 132 & 176 Hy Btys MLRS |
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| Jan 1991: Gulf War (132 & 176 Btys) | ||
| 1992: 56 Bty rejoins regt as 56 (HQ) Bty | ||
| Apr 93: Redesignated 39th Regiment RA | 56(HQ), 132 & 176 Btys | |
| 1993: 57 Bty joined regt | 56(HQ), 57, 132 & 176 Btys | |
| Jun - Dec 93: Cyprus UN | ||
| 1995.07 | England: Albermarle Bks, Newcastle | 56(HQ), 57, 132 & 176 Btys MLRS |
| Nov 1995: Bosnia (57 Bty) | ||
| Jun - Dec 96: Cyprus UN | ||
| Feb 1998: Phoenix (57 Bty) | MLRS & Phoenix (57 Bty) | |
| May 2000: Northern Ireland (NIBAT) | ||
| Apr - ? 01: Kosovo (57 Bty) | ||
| Nov 2002: Northern Ireland (NIBAT) | ||
| May 2003: All Btys MLRS | MLRS | |
| Aug 2003: Northern Ireland (NIBAT) | ||
| 2003: 57 Bty moved to 32 Regt and 74 Bty joined 32 Regiment | 56 (HQ), 74, 132 & 176 Btys | |
| Jul 04: 35 Bty joined, newly reformed ex 22 Regiment RA | 35, 56 (HQ), 74, 132 & 176 Btys | |
| Apr - Oct 07: Afghanistan: Op Herrick 6 - 1 Troop of MLRS | 12 Mechanised Brigade | |
| Oct 07 - Apr 08: Afghanistan: Op Herrick 7 - 1 Troop of MLRS | 52 Infantry Brigade | |
| Apr - Oct 08: Afghanistan: Op Herrick 8 - 1 Troop of MLRS | 16 Air Assault Brigade | |
| Apr - Oct 09: Afghanistan: Op Herrick 10 - 1 Troop of MLRS | 19 Light Brigade | |
| will be removed from the ORBAT by October 2015 | ||
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