Hi all,
Thought some folk may be interested in various pics of equipment/vehicles I took during my time in a TA regiment from 2000-2004 which had a Royal Artillery troop, of which I was a member. Ill post the arty here and the vehicles in the appropriate sections. We were equipped with the L118, initially the original version with the dial sight and then converted to the LINAPS version in 2002, a massive leap forward! During that time I fired some 80 rds of live and marker as well as hundreds of blank (it was the TA after all!) in what was probably the best 4 years of my now 19 year military career.
The pics variously show both versions as well as a few of some ceremonial 25pdrs we borrowed as gate guardians for an event. Also shown are some pics of the Pack Howitzer we had as the gate guardian at our RHQ. My understanding is that this and a number of others was captured during the Falklands (not by our unit) and then issued to RA training units in the UK. Our troop were tasked with repainting it in 2004.
Please excuse the picture quality, these were all taken with disposable cameras, not wanting to risk taking nice ones into the field.
LINAPS version of L118, Warcop ranges in 2004. Note LDU (Layer's Display Unit) on left of gun.