Regiment "Piemonte Cavalleria" (2nd)
The Regiment "Piemonte Cavalleria" is a cavalry regiment of the Italian Army based in Trieste in Friuli Venezia Giulia. Originally a Dragoon unit of the Savoyard state its recruiting area was the Principality of Piedmont. Today the regiment is the reconnaissance unit of the Alpine Brigade "Julia".As of 2019 the Regiment "Piemonte Cavalleria" consists of:
The Command and Logistic Support Squadron fields the following platoons: C3 Platoon, Transport and Materiel Platoon, Medical Platoon, and Commissariat Platoon. The three reconnaissance squadrons are equipped with VTLM Lince vehicles and Centauro tank destroyers, the latter of which are scheduled to be replaced by Freccia reconnaissance vehicles. The Heavy Armor Squadron is equipped with Centauro tank destroyers, which are being replaced by Centauro II tank destroyers. With the introduction of the Freccia reconnaissance vehicles the reconnaissance squadrons will be reduced from three to two.
