South African Army Artillery Formation

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The South African Army Artillery Formation is the controlling entity of all South African Army artillery units.

Contents 1 Units 1.1 Regular units 1.2 Reserve units 2 Recent deployments 3 Equipment

[edit] Units

The Formation consists of both regular and reserve units:

[edit] Regular units

• Artillery Formation Headquarters
• School of Artillery
• 4 Artillery Regiment (Composite Regiment)(Potchefstroom)
• Artillery Mobilisation Regiment
• 10 Air Defence Regiment

[edit] Reserve units

• Cape Field Artillery
• Natal Field Artillery
• Transvaal Horse Artillery
• Regiment Potchefstroom Universiteit
• Transvaalse Staatsartillerie
• Vrystaatse Artillerie Regiment
• Pretoria Highlanders
• 6 Light AA Regiment
• Cape Garrison Artillery
• Regiment Oos Transvaal
• Regiment Vaalriver

[edit] Recent deployments

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.

[edit] 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)