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| Field Artillery Brigade | |
|---|---|
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade |
| Type | Field artillery |
| Role | Fire support |
| Size | Brigade |
Field Artillery Brigade
A Field Artillery Brigade is a military formation providing indirect fire support and fire coordination for maneuver formations across campaigns such as the Gulf War, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and the Korean War. These brigades integrate assets from organizations like the United States Army, British Army, Indian Army, French Army and People's Liberation Army with doctrine influenced by studies from institutions such as the RAND Corporation, Royal United Services Institute and the U.S. Army War College. Command relationships often involve liaison with corps-level headquarters including the V Corps (United States), I Corps (United States), Allied Rapid Reaction Corps and multinational staffs from NATO exercises like Exercise Trident Juncture.
Field Artillery Brigades operate as echeloned formations similar to brigades in the British Army and brigades in the United States Army, executing fire missions using systems modeled by programs such as the Future Combat Systems concept, influenced by historical analyses like the Barbarossa campaign and doctrines from the Napoleonic Wars. Their missions align with joint fires frameworks promulgated by bodies like the Joint Chiefs of Staff (United States), NATO Standardization Office and the Defence Research and Development Organisation. Integration with assets including attack aviation from units comparable to 1st Aviation Brigade (United States), surveillance from organizations like the Royal Air Force, and fire control similar to systems fielded by the Bundeswehr is typical.
A typical Field Artillery Brigade organizes batteries and battalions comparable to structures in the 1st Cavalry Division (United States), 101st Airborne Division, 7th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and brigade combat teams such as the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team. Command staff often mirrors headquarters models from the III Corps (United States), I British Corps and divisional headquarters like the 2nd Infantry Division (United States), with subordinate battalions modeled on units such as the 3rd Infantry Division (United States), 10th Mountain Division and Royal Artillery regiments. Support elements reflect logistics units in the Quartermaster Corps (United States Army), maintenance principles from the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and signal links akin to the Signal Corps (United States Army).
Armaments fielded by brigades include tube artillery comparable to the M109 Paladin, rocket systems like the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System and guided munitions such as variants of the Excalibur (munition), alongside sensors like the AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder radar and counter-battery systems similar to the ARTHUR radar. Integration with missile systems reflects technologies from programs like the ATACMS family and the HIMARS launcher deployed by formations akin to the 3rd Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment. Electronic warfare and cyber support often use capabilities derived from units such as the Army Cyber Command (United States) and doctrine influenced by publications from the NATO Communications and Information Agency.
Doctrine guiding Field Artillery Brigades draws from manuals and publications produced by authorities like the U.S. Army Field Artillery School, the Royal School of Artillery, the Indian Army Training Command and analyses from the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Primary roles include interdiction missions seen in operations like Operation Desert Storm, suppression tasks similar to those in the Battle of the Somme artillery campaigns and precision strikes exemplified in Operation Iraqi Freedom counterfire operations. Coordination with joint fire support elements echoes procedures codified by the Joint Fires Integration and Interoperability Coalition and interoperability standards promulgated by NATO.
Personnel pipelines mirror training regimes from institutions such as the United States Military Academy, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, the Indian Military Academy and specialized schools like the U.S. Army Field Artillery School and the Royal School of Artillery. Professional development includes courses aligned with curricula from the Staff College, Camberley, the United States Army Command and General Staff College and multinational exercises like Operation Bright Star and Exercise Cobra Gold. Career progression commonly references models from the Officer Candidate School (United States Army), warrant officer tracks comparable to those in the Australian Army and specialist qualifications similar to brevet systems used historically by the French Army.
Field Artillery Brigades have participated in major campaigns from the World War I artillery barrages at the Battle of Verdun to the counterbattery operations of the Korean War, the combined-arms fires of the Gulf War and expeditionary deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq. Notable doctrinal shifts followed lessons from conflicts like the Vietnam War and the Yom Kippur War, influencing tactics adopted in later operations such as Operation Enduring Freedom. Multinational deployments have taken place under commands including NATO and coalitions formed during Operation Allied Force and Operation Inherent Resolve.
Prominent formations and historically distinguished regiments comparable to brigade-level artillery units include elements associated with the 1st Armored Division, the 7th Infantry Division and historic regiments from the Royal Artillery and U.S. Army Field Artillery Branch. Units have received decorations similar to the Distinguished Service Cross (United States), the Victoria Cross and campaign streamers for actions in operations like Operation Torch and Operation Overlord. Individual honors often reference recipients from campaigns including World War II and Operation Iraqi Freedom whose citations appear in records maintained by institutions such as the Imperial War Museums and the U.S. Army Center of Military History.