52nd Artillery Regiment "Torino"

The 52nd Artillery Regiment "Torino" (Italian: 52° Reggimento Artiglieria "Torino") is an artillery regiment of the Italian Army trained for divisional artillery support. The regiment was based from 1995 to 2016 in Vercelli in Piedmont and moved in 2016 to Bracciano in Lazio.

52nd Artillery Regiment "Torino"
52° Reggimento Artiglieria "Torino"
Regimental coat of arms
Active1 July 1916 - today[1]
Country Italy
BranchItalian Army
Part ofArtillery Command
Garrison/HQPersano
Motto(s)"Domino e domo"
Anniversaries15 June 1918 - Second Battle of the Piave River
Decorations
1x Gold Medal of Military Valour
1x Bronze Medal of Military Valour[2]
Insignia
Regimental gorget patches

Since September 2020 the regiment is based together with the 8th Field Artillery Regiment "Pasubio" in Persano in Campania. The regiment is administratively assigned to the army's Artillery Command.[3]

Structure

As of 2022 the 52nd Artillery Regiment "Torino" consists of:

  • Regimental Command, in Persano
    • Command and Logistic Support Battery "Pièmont"
    • Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Tactical Liaison Battery "Vercelli"
    • 1st Self-propelled Group "M.O. Nicola Russo"
      • 1st Howitzer Battery "Piave"
      • 2nd Howitzer Battery "Arbusow"
      • 3rd Howitzer Battery "Tscherkow"
      • Fire and Technical Support Battery "Divisione Torino"

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 PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers. The Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Tactical Liaison Battery is equipped with RQ-11B Raven unmanned aerial vehicles and ARTHUR counter-battery radars.

References
  1. "52° Reggimento Artiglieria "Torino" - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  2. "52° Reggimento Artiglieria "Torino" - Il Medagliere". Italian Army. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. "52° Reggimento Artiglieria "Torino"". Italian Army. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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