Training activity aimed at cooperation between different Army specialties

(To Army Majority State)
09/09/21

The "Divisional Hub of curved shooting weapons" exercise ended yesterday at the Monteromano shooting range, in the presence of the commander of the Southern Operational Forces, general of the army corps Giuseppenicola Tota, and the commander of the "Acqui" division. , Major General Nicola Terzano.

The activity, directed by Colonel Andrea Gallieni, commander of the 21st land artillery regiment "Trieste" of the "Pinerolo" brigade, saw heavy artillery and mortar units, framed in the "Acqui" division, engaged in fire activities.

The exercise was conducted with the FH70 howitzers of the 21st and 24th land artillery regiments and the PZH2000 of the 8th artillery regiments, flanked by 120 mm Thomson-Brandt mortars.

The purpose of the training was to consolidate the synergy between mortar and artillery units as well as to improve, in a context warfighting, command and control procedures in the management of brigade fire support. This synergy made it possible to use fire supports both at the level great unit both level tactical group, in addition to the operating modes of the surveillance and observation systems of the shot and of the cartographic software.

The training activity, conducted in full compliance with the anti Covid-19 measures, was also attended by the commander of the artillery, Brigadier General Fabio Giambartolomei, and the Commander of the Infantry School, Brigadier General Roberto Viglietta.