South African Army Artillery Formation Totally Explained

Due to a shortage of regular infantry, both 4 Artillery Regiment and 10 Air Defence Regiment have recently provided gunners deployed in their secondary role as line infantry in the central African region on peacekeeping duties.

Equipment

The Formation uses the following equipment, among others:

GV6 155 mm self-propelled howitzer (20)

GV5 155 mm howitzer (75) replaced the G4 155 mm gun and the G2 (5.5 inch or 140 mm) gun

G7 105 mm gun still in process of development

Bateleur 127 mm 40 tube self-propelled multiple rocket launcher

1 Battery of Tactical Unmanned Air Vehicles used for daytime reconnaissance and artillery spotting.(ATE Vulture UAV)

M5 120mm Mortar. Light Air deployable Mortar.

Static and Mobile Radar Guided Anti Aircraft Guns including Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon

1 Battery of Starstreak Man Portable Air Defence Missiles

In the process of selecting Short Range Air Defence Missiles(probably the Denel Umkhonto SAM - already in service with the SA Navy and ordered by the Finnish Navy and Swedish Navy)

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