Artillery Battalion (Norway)
| Artillery Battalion | |
|---|---|
| Artilleribataljonen | |
Indirect fire support | |
| Size | 550 personnel |
| Garrison/HQ | Setermoen Leir |
| Motto(s) | Gjør rett, frykt ingen (Do right, fear none) |
| Colors | Blue beret
Red ribbon (Nils Battery), Blue ribbon (Olga Battery), Yellow ribbon (Piraja Battery), Red-Blue Ribbon (STA Battery), Red-Blue Ribbon (HQ Battery) |
| Mascot(s) | Corporal Oskar II (Olga Battery) |
| Anniversaries | Celebration of Saint Barbara on December 4 |
| Equipment | 24 Lieutenant Colonel Mats W. Dyrstad |
The Artillery Battalion (
The battalion's main weapons are
Organization
The battalion consists of five
Batteries N, O and P are the gun batteries. Nils and Olga are situated at
HQ battery consists of support and supply personnel. They provide the gun batteries with the resources they need to fight (ammunition, distance, elevation and weather data and security). In addition, they garrison Setermoen camp and serves as guards and medics during exercises.
The STA (Surveillance and Target Acquisition) Battery comprises two artillery ranger (Artillerijeger) platoons, who moves in forward positions and conducts JTAC missions.
The battalion also has a WLS-platoon (radar), that is used in counter-battery fire. When enemy artillery fires, the WLS radar detects the projectile and uses its trajectory to calculate where it was fired from. This data is then sent to the ILS and the cannon battery staffs, which in turn use this to coordinate the cannons in an effort to take out the enemy battery.
The Batteries
Battery Nils
Based at Setermoen, Nils Battery is the oldest battery still in service with the Norwegian Army. It can trace its footsteps back to pre-
Battery Olga
Olga Battery was created in 1947, as a part of the artillery regiment which served under
.During its stay in Germany, the battery adopted a
Battery Petter
Battery Petter was re-established in 2006 (it also existed in the 70s, 80s and 90s) and is assigned to
