21st Field Artillery Regiment "Trieste"

The 21st Field Artillery Regiment "Trieste" (Italian: 21° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre "Trieste") is a field artillery regiment of the Italian Army. Today the regiment is based in Foggia in Apulia and operationally assigned to the Mechanized Brigade "Pinerolo".[3]

21st Field Artillery Regiment "Trieste"
21° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre "Trieste"
Regimental coat of arms
Active1 November 1888 - today[1]
Country Italy
BranchItalian Army
Part ofMechanized Brigade "Pinerolo"
Garrison/HQFoggia
Motto(s)"Ardente la fiamma, intrepido il cuore"
Anniversaries15 June 1918 - Second Battle of the Piave River
Decorations
1x Gold Medal of Military Valour[2]
Insignia
Regimental gorget patches
A battery of the 21st "Trieste" during maneuvers

Structure

As of 2019 the 21st Field Artillery Regiment "Trieste" consists of:

  • Regimental Command, in Foggia
    • Command and Logistic Support Battery
    • Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Tactical Liaison Battery
    • 1st Artillery Group
      • 1st Howitzer Battery
      • 2nd Howitzer Battery
      • 3rd Howitzer Battery
      • Fire and Technical Support Battery

The Command and Logistic Support Battery fields the following sections: C3 Section, Transport and Materiel Section, Medical Section, and Commissariat Section. The regiment is equipped with FH-70 towed howitzers.[4] The Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Tactical Liaison Battery is equipped with RQ-11B Raven unmanned aerial vehicles and ARTHUR counter-battery radars.

See also

References
  1. "21° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre "Trieste" - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  2. "21° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre "Trieste" - Il Medagliere". Italian Army. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. "21° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre "Trieste"". Italian Army. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  4. "Obice da 155/39 FH-70". Esercito Italiano. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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