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Artillery Corps (Ireland)

The Artillery Corps (ARTY) are the artillery corps of the Irish Army. The Corps provides coastal defence and fire support to other sections of the Army. The Corps was first founded in 1924.

Organisation
From the Emergency (1939-1945), the Artillery Corps was organised into separate Coastal Defence, Field Artillery and Air Defence Regiments. In the late 20th century, the Coastal Defence component was dissolved and integrated with the Field Artillery component. In 2013 the Air Defence regiment also ceased to operate as a separate component, and the Field Artillery regiments, known as Brigade Artillery Regiments, took over the Air Defence role. ==Weapons==
Weapons
Field artilleryL118 & L119 105mm howitzers (main artillery support weapon) • Brandt 81mm mortarsRuag M87 120 mm heavy mortars • Ordnance QF 25-pounder retained for use as a ceremonial gun Air defenceRBS-70 Surface to Air Missile systemBrowning .50 caliber HMG (on "cobra" mount) ==References==
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