5th Field Artillery Regiment "Superga"

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]

5th Field Artillery Regiment "Superga"
5° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre "Superga"
Regimental coat of arms
Active1 October 1850 - today[1]
Country Italy
BranchItalian Army
Part ofArtillery Command
Garrison/HQPortogruaro
Motto(s)"Ab origine fama"
Anniversaries15 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
5th "Superga" M270 firing a missile during an exercise in Sweden

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]

References
  1. "5° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre "Superga" - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  2. "5° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre "Superga" - Il Medagliere". Italian Army. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  3. "5° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre "Superga"". Italian Army. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  4. "5° Gruppo Artiglieria Pesante Campale Semovente "Superga"". Quirinale - Presidenza della Repubblica. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  5. "5° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre (Lanciarazzi) "Superga"". Ministero della Difesa. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  6. "La potenza del Superga". Analisi Difesa. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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