101st Regiment Royal Artillery
“The Geordie and West Riding Gunners” are the Royal Artillery’s Army Reserve unit in the North East of England, and the only Army Reserve unit to hold, maintain and train on the armoured tracked M270, Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS).
The MLRS is the British Army’s main ‘precision fire’ weapon system, able to engage targets at long ranges with extreme accuracy. Each battery has its own reconnaissance and command sections which control the MLRS movement and firing, as well as the delivery of ammunition. The 3 man MLRS detachment will often operate and move independently, as will the other elements of the of the battery, such as the 2 man ammunition crew.
Under the Army 2020 restructuring project the Regiment re-rolled to become a Depth Fires regiment equipped with the fearsome MLRS. It is now paired with its Regular Army counterpart, 26 Regiment RA, and trains hard to meet the next challenge, supporting both UK and NATO formations.
Our Regiment
Facts & Figures
ACTIVE FROM:
1967
ROLE:
DIVISIONAL AND CORPS DEEPFIRES
SPECIALISM:
PRECISION STRIKE
Our Skills
Strike: “Gunner Missile System operators are trained to receive and process fire orders to enable the Multiple Launch Rocket System to fire rockets out to 84km."
Communications: "Artillery Command Systems are the best of the best, ensuring the Artillery network of communications stays up and running. Working with the most up to date Radios and IT equipment“
Logistics: "Gunner Logistics ensure Artillery ammunition is in the right place at the right time to help strike the enemy.“
Deployments & Exercises
Reservist serving with 101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery have deployed all over the world.
Some of the countries our Reserves have deployed to are:
- Germany
- Lithuania
- Czech Republic
- Iraq
- Afghanistan
- Cyprus
- South Africa
- Borneo
- France
- Switzerland
- United States of America
- Kenya
- The Balkans
Our Location
Our Regimental Headquarters is based in Gateshead at Napier Armoury and we have four sub units located across the North East and Yorkshire:
- 203 (Elswick) Battery, Blyth.
- 204 (Tyneside Scottish) Battery, Kingston Park, including a Troop in Hexham.
- 205 (3rd Durham Volunteer Artillery) Battery, South Shields, including a Troop in Catterick.
- 269 (West Riding) Battery, Leeds
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Please contact the ROSO