105th Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)

105th Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)

105th Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers) The Scottish & Ulster Gunners is a British Territorial Army (TA) Regiment of the Royal Artillery. The regiment is part of 51st (Scottish) Brigade (and, to a degree, previously the 107th (Ulster) Brigade, but now the 38th for elements based in Ulster) and is currently equipped with the L118 Light Gun, which includes the famous "One O'Clock Gun" at Edinburgh Castle. Prior to 2006, the regiment had an air defence role, using the Starstreak missile.

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The Unit consists of a Regimental Headquarters and three Artillery batteries, based throughout Scotland and Northern Ireland.

*Regimental Headquarters (Edinburgh)
*206 (Ulster) Battery
**A Troop (Newtownards)
**B Troop (Coleraine)
*207 (City of Glasgow) Battery
**C Troop (Glasgow)
**D Troop (Edinburgh)
*212 (Highland) Battery
**E Troop (Arbroath)
**F Troop (Kirkcaldy)
**G Troop (Lerwick)

External links

* [http://www.army.mod.uk/105regtrav/index.htm Official 105 Regt RA(V) website]
* [http://www.ulstergunners.co.uk 206 (Ulster) Bty RA(V) website]
* [http://www.army.mod.uk/105regtrav/207_glasgow_battery/index.htm 207 (City of Glasgow) Bty RA(V) website]
* [http://www.army.mod.uk/105regtrav/212_highland_battery/index.htm 212 (Highland) Bty RA(V) website]


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