After two weeks of training, the activities carried out by the 5 ° terrestrial artillery regulator launcher "SUPERGA" at the Vidsel Test Range, training area located in the northern part of Sweden.
The regiment, under the command of Colonel Edmondo Dotoli, achieved the technical delivery of the weapon system during the first training week Multiple Launch Rocket System-Improved (MLRS-I) and validation for the use of GPS guided ammunition called GMLRS-UNITARY M31A1. Moreover, thanks to the active collaboration of the C-IED center of excellence, the EOD procedures were verified and performed, qualifying the specialized personnel of the regiment with a bomb disposal to operate on the new ammunition.
During the second training week, a fire drill called "ARTYc STRIKE 2016" was conducted, which allowed us to validate the rocket launchers for use in fire and to manage the new fire control system available to the fire system. 'weapon, called "European Fire Controll System" (EFCS). The results achieved have confirmed the considerable potential, the extreme precision and high reliability of the weapon system, characteristics that give the regiment operational capabilities that revolutionize the concept of traditional artillery, guaranteeing a structure capable of intervening on targets set up to 100 km away with high engagement speed, respecting the requirements of modern operating scenarios.
