1st Artillery Brigade (Japan)

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Active October 1952 – present Type Artillery Part of Northern Army		Country Japan Size Brigade
Branch Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

The 1st Artillery Brigade (第1特科団) is the only active artillery brigade of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The brigade is subordinated to the Northern Army and is headquartered in Chitose, Hokkaidō. Its responsibility is the defense of Hokkaidō.

Organization

1st Artillery Brigade, in Chitose

1st Artillery Brigade HQ, in Chitose

1st Artillery Regiment, in Chitose

101st Artillery Battalion, in Bihoro, with three batteries of M110 203mm Howitzers

102nd Artillery Battalion, with three batteries of M110 203mm Howitzers

129th Artillery Battalion, with three batteries of M270 Multiple Rocket Launchers

133rd Artillery Battalion, in Sapporo, with three batteries of M270 Multiple Rocket Launchers

4th Artillery Regiment, in Kamifurano

104th Artillery Battalion, with three batteries of M110 203mm Howitzers

120th Artillery Battalion, with three batteries of M110 203mm Howitzers

132nd Artillery Battalion, with three batteries of M270 Multiple Rocket Launchers

1st Anti-Ship Missile Regiment, in Chitose, with four batteries of Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missiles

2nd Anti-Ship Missile Regiment, in Bibai, with four batteries of Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missiles

3rd Anti-Ship Missile Regiment, in Kamifurano, with four batteries of Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missiles

References

1st Artillery Brigade (Japan) Wikipedia

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