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1st Artillery Brigade (Japan)

The 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 (Mechanized), in Chitose
  • 129th Artillery Battalion, with three batteries of M270 multiple rocket launchers
  • 131st Artillery Battalion, in Kamifurano, with three batteries of M270 multiple rocket launchers
  • 1st Surface-to-Surface Missile Regiment, in Chitose, with three batteries of Type 88 surface-to-ship missiles
  • 2nd Surface-to-Surface Missile Regiment, in Bibai, with three batteries of Type 88 surface-to-ship missiles
  • 3rd Surface-to-Surface Missile Regiment, in Kamifurano, with three batteries of Type 88 surface-to-ship missiles
  • 301st Observation Battery, in Chitose

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