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The Artillery Corps (ARTY) ( ga, An Cór Airtléire) are the artillery

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of the

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. The Corps provides

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to other sections of the Army. The Corps was first founded in 1924.

Organisation

From the Emergency (1939-1945), the Artillery Corps was organised into separate Coastal Defence, Field Artillery and Air Defence Regiments. In the late 20th century, the Coastal Defence component was dissolved and integrated with the Field Artillery component. In 2013 the Air Defence regiment also ceased to operate as a separate component, and the Field Artillery regiments, known as Brigade Artillery Regiments, took over the Air Defence role. Today the Artillery Corps comprises the Artillery School, located in the

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(DFTC) in the

Curragh Camp The Curragh Camp ( ga, Campa an Churraigh) is an army base and military college in The Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland. It is the main training centre for the Irish Defence Forces and is home to 2,000 military personnel. History Longstanding ...

, and two Brigade Artillery Regiments (one for each of the two Brigades of the army). They are located in

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(1 BAR) and

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(2 BAR).

Weapons

Field artillery

* L118 & L119 105mm howitzers (main artillery support weapon) * Brandt 81mm mortars *

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120mm heavy mortars *

Ordnance QF 25-pounder The Ordnance QF 25-pounder, or more simply 25-pounder or 25-pdr, was the major British field gun and howitzer during the Second World War. Its calibre is 3.45-inch (87.6 mm). It was introduced into service just before the war started, combin ...

retained for use as a ceremonial gun

Air defence

* RBS-70 Surface to Air Missile system * Browning .50 caliber HMG (on "cobra" mount)

References

External links

The Artillery Corps , Irish Army
{{Authority control Administrative corps of the Irish Army Artillery administrative corps Military units and formations established in 1924