Sri Lanka Artillery - Equipment

Equipment

During the colonial period the Ceylon Garrison Artillery personnel manned British Coastal artillery batteries. After independence and establishment Artillery Regiment, the corps depended on its World War II-era British BL 6 inch coastal guns, 40 mm anti-aircraft guns, 3.7 inch heavy anti-aircraft guns and 4.2-inch heavy mortars. Later British Ordnance QF 25 pounder Mark III field guns and 76 mm mountain guns were introduced.

New sources of weaponry in the 1990s and 2000s included China and the Czech Republic. With the escalation of the Sri Lankan civil war 120 mm, 152 mm, 130 mm howitzers and 120 mm, 82 mm mortars were introduced, and in 2000 RM-70 Multiple rocket launchers were added, increasing SLA’s firepower. Target acquisition systems are also operated by the corps to locate enemy guns.

The air defence role has now been completely taken over by the Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment.

Multiple rocket launchers

  • RM-70 Multiple rocket launcher
  • BM-21 Multiple rocket launcher

Artillery

  • 152 mm Type 66 gun-howitzers
  • 130 mm Type 59 field guns
  • 122 mm Type 83 howitzers
  • 122 mm Type 54 howitzers
  • 85 mm field guns

Artillery (Ceremonial)

  • Ordnance QF 25 pounder field guns - (Ceremonial Gun Troop)
  • Ordnance QF 75 mm mountain guns - (Ceremonial Gun Troop)

Heavy and Towed mortars

  • Type 86 (W86) 120 mm mortars
  • Type 84 (W84) 82 mm mortars

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