5th Field Artillery Regiment "Superga"
5th Field Artillery Regiment "Superga" | |
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5° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre "Superga" | |
![]() Regimental coat of arms | |
Active | 1 October 1850 - today[1] |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | Italian Army |
Part of | Artillery Command |
Garrison/HQ | Portogruaro |
Motto(s) | "Ab origine fama" |
Anniversaries | 15 June 1918 - Second Battle of the Piave River |
Decorations | ![]() ![]() ![]() 2x Bronze Medals of Military Valour 1x Bronze Medal of Army Valour[2] |
Insignia | |
Regimental gorget patches | ![]() ![]() |
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The 5th Field Artillery Regiment "Superga" (Italian: 5° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre "Superga") is a field artillery regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in rocket artillery. Today the regiment is based in Portogruaro in Veneto and administratively assigned to the Artillery Command.[3]
History[]
For its conduct and work after the 1976 Friuli earthquake the 5th Heavy Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Superga" was awarded a Bronze Medal of Army Valour, which was affixed to the group's war flag and added to the group's coat of arms.[4]
Current Structure[]
As of 2019 the 5th Field Artillery Regiment "Superga" consists of:[5]
Regimental Command, in Portogruaro
- Command and Logistic Support Battery
- Missile Launcher Group
- 1st Missile Launcher Battery
- 2nd Missile Launcher Battery
- 3rd Missile Launcher Battery
- Technical Support Section
The Command and Logistic Support Battery fields the following sections: C3 Section, Transport and Materiel Section, Medical Section, and Commissariat Section. Each of the three missile launcher batteries fields: two MLRS sections with three M270E1 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems each, and a Fire and Support Section, which transports additional missiles on ACP-90 trucks. Each Fire and Support Section also fields a Close Defense Squad, which is equipped with VTLM Lince vehicles.[6]
External links[]
References[]
- ^ "5° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre "Superga" - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "5° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre "Superga" - Il Medagliere". Italian Army. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "5° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre "Superga"". Italian Army. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "5° Gruppo Artiglieria Pesante Campale Semovente "Superga"". Quirinale - Presidenza della Repubblica. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "5° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre (Lanciarazzi) "Superga"". Ministero della Difesa. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "La potenza del Superga". Analisi Difesa. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- Artillery Regiments of Italy