24th Field Artillery Regiment "Peloritani"

24th Field Artillery Regiment "Peloritani"
24° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre "Peloritani"
Regimental coat of arms
Active	1 November 1888 - today
Country	Italy
Branch	Italian Army
Part of	Mechanized Brigade "Aosta"
Garrison/HQ	Messina
Motto(s)	"Nell'antico valor la nostra guida"
Anniversaries	15 June 1918 - Second Battle of the Piave River
Decorations	1x War Cross of Military Valour
Insignia
Regimental gorget patches

The 24th Field Artillery Regiment "Peloritani" Italian: 24° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre "Peloritani") is a field artillery regiment of the Italian Army. Today the regiment is based in Messina in Sicily and operationally assigned to the Mechanized Brigade "Aosta".

Current Structure

As of 2019 the 24th Field Artillery Regiment "Peloritani" consists of:

• Regimental Command, in Messina
  • Command and Logistic Support Battery
  • Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Tactical Liaison Battery
  • 1st Artillery Group
    • 1st Howitzer Battery
    • 2nd Howitzer Battery
    • 3rd Howitzer Battery
    • Fire and Technical Support Battery

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 FH-70 towed howitzers. The Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Tactical Liaison Battery is equipped with RQ-11B Raven unmanned aerial vehicles and ARTHUR counter-battery radars.

See also

• Mechanized Brigade "Aosta"

External links

• Italian Army Website: 24° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre "Peloritani"