12th Regiment Royal Artillery

12th Regiment Royal Artillery
Active1947–present
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch British Army
RoleGround Based Air Defence
Size6 Batteries
Almost 700 personnel[1]
Part of7 Air Defence Group
Garrison/HQBaker Barracks, Thorney Island
Nickname(s)The Lancashire & Cumbrian Gunners and The Stormers
EquipmentHVM Stormer (armour) & HVM LML (light role) equipped with the Starstreak missile & Light Multirole Missile
A HVM Stormer live firing.
An HVM Stormer from 9 Bty. 12 Regt RA searching for enemy aircraft during an exercise in Germany

12 Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It currently serves in the air defence role, and is equipped with the Starstreak missile.

  1. ^ "Army – Question for Ministry of Defence". p. 1. Retrieved 14 December 2020.