132nd Field Artillery Regiment "Ariete"
The 132nd Field Artillery Regiment "Ariete" is a field artillery regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in armored combat. Today the regiment is based in Maniago in Friuli-Venezia Giulia and operationally assigned to the 132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete".Current Structure
As of 2019 the 132nd Field Artillery Regiment "Ariete" consists of:
- Regimental Command, in Maniago
- * Command and Logistic Support Battery "Tobruk"
- * Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Tactical Liaison Battery "Ain el Gazala"
- * 1st Self-propelled Group "El Alamein"
- ** 1st Howitzer Battery "Rughet el Atasc"
- ** 2nd Howitzer Battery "Bir Hacheim"
- ** 3rd Howitzer Battery "El Mechili"
- ** 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 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.
