Training Excellence
14th Regiment Royal Artillery provides a foundation of excellence; preparing new Gunners for their initial regimental employment and supporting the training and development of the wider Royal Regiment.
Our Regiment
Facts & Figures
ACTIVE FROM:
MARCH 1900
ROLE:
The Training Regiment of the Royal Artillery
SPECIALISM:
A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
Our History
14th Regiment Royal Artillery has history through 28th Field Regiment right back to 1900. The four sub units are;
•34 (SERINGAPATAM) Battery formed in 1763 as part of the Bengal Foot Artillery of the Honourable East India Company. It joined the Regiment in 1986.
•1st HQ Battery “THE BLAZERS” formed in 1779 and has been with the Regiment since 1922. It has conducted various roles since its formation with its most recent change being under Project STERLING where it changed from a weapons troop to providing the Headquarters function for the Regiment.
•24 (IRISH) Battery joined the Regiment in 1994 but its history is from the original Irish Artillery Battery from 1894.
•14 Regt REME Workshops has been present in Larkhill for nearly 45 years and provided essential support to the Royal School of Artillery throughout that time.
Our Skills
As the training Regiment for the Royal Artillery we take the best soldiers from throughout the Royal Regiment to provide excellence in two key areas;
• Initial Trade Training – we supply the Field Army with professionally trained individuals ready to deploy from the moment they leave training.
• Subsequent Trade Training– our firing troops deliver expert firing from both AS90 and L118 Lt Gun through the use of highly skilled Gun Detachments, Fire support teams and Command Posts.
Current Deployment
14th Regiment Royal Artillery is based in Larkhill on Salisbury Plain.
34 (SERINGAPATAM) Battery deploys for over 200 days a year, firing approximately 19,000 rounds of artillery ammunition from the 105mm L118 Light Gun and 155mm AS90 Artillery platforms.
24 (IRISH) Battery is the Royal Artillery Initial Trade Training Battery. Some of the training includes;
•AS90
•L118 Light Gun
•MLRS
•Signals
•Equestrian acquaint course
•Functional Skills
•Mental Resilience Training
•Driving qualifications
•Basic Dismounted Close Combat