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Mission of the Artillery regiment:
Furnish close and continuous fire support by neutralizing, destroying, or suppressing targets that threaten the success of the support unit.
How many total Artillery battalions are there?
10
How many Artillery regiments are in 10th and 11th Marines and how many in 12th Marines?
4 and 4
2
How many standard tactical missions are there of Artillery?
4
Artillery regiments are discharged through what?
A command group.
What does the Arty command group consist of?
Commander and executive staff, augmented by sufficient technical personnel.
The command group is capable of what?
Integrating the efforts of any attached, reinforcing, or supporting units.
The command group is also capable of supporting what?
Tactical, main, and rear command echelon during displacement and, when augmented, can operate as an alternate division COC for short periods of time.
What is the basic ground mobility of the Artillery BN?
Organic vehicle transportation.
All CE's and some fire support assets are what?
Helicopter transportable.
With what weapons system is the helicopter transport severely limited?
M198 Howitzer
What is the mission of the Artillery Battalion?
-Furnish close and continuous fire support by neutralizing, destroying, or suppressing targets that threaten the success of the support unit.
What is the organization of the Artillery Battalion?
HQ Battery
3-4 Firing Batteries
What does HQ provide?
-Equipment, and personnel to assist BC in controlling/supporting his BN.
-Capable of being employed as a main or rear echelon configuration.
Again, how many firing batteries are in a Battalion?
3-4
How many howitzers per battery?
6
What is the current weapon employed by Artillery?
M198 155mm Towed Howitzer
What is the primary function of the M198 Howitzer?
Provide Artillery support to the MAGTF.
What is the bore diameter of the M198 Howitzer?
155mm
What is the rate of fire for the M198 Howitzer?
4 RPM
With what weapons system is the helicopter transport severely limited?
M198 Howitzer
What is the mission of the Artillery Battalion?
-Furnish close and continuous fire support by neutralizing, destroying, or suppressing targets that threaten the success of the support unit.
What is the organization of the Artillery Battalion?
HQ Battery
3-4 Firing Batteries
What does HQ provide?
-Equipment, and personnel to assist BC in controlling/supporting his BN.
-Capable of being employed as a main or rear echelon configuration.
Again, how many firing batteries are in a Battalion?
3-4
How many howitzers per battery?
6
What is the current weapon employed by Artillery?
M198 155mm Towed Howitzer
What is the primary function of the M198 Howitzer?
Provide Artillery support to the MAGTF.
What is the bore diameter of the M198 Howitzer?
155mm
What is the rate of fire for the M198 Howitzer?
4 RPM
2 RPM
Artillery crew?
9 enlisted.
What are the two types of ammunition for the M198 Howitzer?
Conventional
Rockest Assisted Projectiles
What is the max effective range of the Conventional round?
22,400 meters (13.92 miles)
What is the max effective range of the Rocket Assisted Projectile?
30,000 meters (18.64 miles)
Features of the M198 Howitzer?
-Medium towed
-155mm field artillery
-Aluminum and steel
-Air transportable by CH53E, C-130 or larger fixed wing.
-Rocket assisted significantly extends range, lethality and counter-battery fires of the direct support arty battalions.
-Fires all current and developmental 155mm ammo.