52nd Artillery Regiment "Torino"

The 52nd Artillery Regiment "Torino" (Italian: 52° Reggimento Artiglieria "Torino") is a artillery regiment of the Italian Army trained for divisional artillery support. The regiment is based in Bracciano in Lazio and administratively assigned to the army's Artillery Command.[3]

52nd Artillery Regiment "Torino"
52° Reggimento Artiglieria "Torino"
Regimental coat of arms
Active1 July 1916 - today[1]
Country Italy
BranchItalian Army
Part ofArtillery Command
Garrison/HQBracciano
Motto(s)"Domino e domo"
Anniversaries15 June 1918 - Second Battle of the Piave River
Decorations
1x Gold Medal of Military Valour
1x Bronze Medal of Military Valour[2]
Insignia
Regimental gorget patches

Current Structure

As of 2019 the 52nd Artillery Regiment "Torino" consists of:

  • Regimental Command, in Bracciano
    • Command and Logistic Support Battery "Pièmont"
    • Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Tactical Liaison Battery "Vercelli"
    • 1st Self-propelled Group "M.O. Nicola Russo"
      • 1st Howitzer Battery "Piave"
      • 2nd Howitzer Battery "Arbusow"
      • 3rd Howitzer Battery "Tscherkow"
      • Fire and Technical Support Battery "Divisione Torino"

The Command and Logistic Support Battery fields the following sections: C3 Section, Transport and Materiel Section, Medical Section, and Commissariat Section. The regiment is equipped with PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers. The Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Tactical Liaison Battery is equipped with RQ-11B Raven unmanned aerial vehicles and ARTHUR counter-battery radars.

References
  1. "52° Reggimento Artiglieria "Torino" - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  2. "52° Reggimento Artiglieria "Torino" - Il Medagliere". Italian Army. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. "52° Reggimento Artiglieria "Torino"". Italian Army. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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