LF Combined-Arms Artillery Brigade

As part of organizational changes in SAF, in September last year, a combined-arms artillery brigade comprising commands, combined-arms, three howitzer divisions and a logistics battalion.

History

The combined-arms artillery brigade carries on the tradition of the Artillery Brigade, formed in Loznica on 17 March 1945, as part of the Yugoslav National Liberation Army 22nd Assault Division comprising four divisions and a HQ battery. As of 1988 it was called 203rd combined-arms brigade. It was based in Nis since it was formed, and in 1996, it was relocated to Aleksinac, where it is still based. The organizational changes resulted in integrating the Ruma-based combined-arms artillery division.

Organization And Strcture

• • Command Division
  • Combined-Arms Artillery Rocket Battalion
  • 1. Howitzer-Cannon-Artillery Battalion
  • 2. Howitzer-Cannon-Artillery Battalion
  • 3. Howitzer-Cannon-Artillery Battalion

Tasks

• building and maintaining the ordered level of combat readiness
• complete readiness of the unit to complete tasks within SAF missions
• engaging brigade units on tasks of securing the administrative border towards Kosovo and Metohija within the Ground Security Zone.
• training commands and units for special tasks
• preparing and deploying units to provide support to civil authorities in addressing consequences of NATURAL disasters and catastrophes.

Armaments Deployed In The Unit

• 4x 262 mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher M87 LRSV “ORKAN”
• 6x Self-propelled multiple rocket launcher (MRL) 128 mm M-77 Oganj “OGANJ”
• 36x Howitzer cannon M84 NORA - 152mm Field Gun-Howitzer “NORA”
• 130-mm Towed Artillery Gun M-46
• infantry weapons

Training

• Military professional training (general and specialist military training) and physical training of commanders

• Training soldiers of artillery professional specification

See also

• Military of Serbia
• Serbian Land Forces

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