40th Regiment Royal Artillery

40th Regiment Royal Artillery
Active1 April 1947 – December 2012
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeArtillery
RoleField artillery
Size4 Batteries
Part of19 Light Brigade
Garrison/HQThiepval Barracks, Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Nickname(s)The Lowland Gunners
Equipmenteighteen L118 Light Guns, MSTAR radars
EngagementsSuez Crisis
EOKA
Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation
Falklands War
Yugoslav Wars
Gulf War
Iraq War (Op TELIC)
Afghanistan War (Op HERRICK)
Insignia
Tartan
Clan Home

40th Regiment Royal ArtilleryThe Lowland Gunners – was a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It supported 19 Light Brigade in the field artillery role. It was structured into Fire Support Teams equipped with MSTAR, and the regiment's three gun batteries, equipped with eighteen L118 Light Guns. The Clan Home tartan was worn by the regiment.