1st Artillery Brigade (Japan)
The 1st Artillery Brigade 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
- * 4th Artillery Regiment, in Kamifurano
- ** 104th Artillery Battalion, with three batteries of M110 203mm Howitzers
- ** 132nd Artillery Battalion, with three batteries of M270 Multiple Rocket Launchers
- * 1st Surface-to-Surface Missile Regiment, in Chitose, with four batteries of Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missiles
- * 2nd Surface-to-Surface Missile Regiment, in Bibai, with four batteries of Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missiles
- * 3rd Surface-to-Surface Missile Regiment, in Kamifurano, with four batteries of Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missiles
- * 301st Observation Battery, in Chitose
