LARAN 2014: Exercise in the Polygon of Monteromano

28/07/14

In the days of the 21 to the 25 July took place, at the shooting range of Monteromano (VT), the exercise of using the artillery fire called LARAN 2014, conducted by PzH2000 batteries and Thomson mortars of the training regiment of the artillery command of Bracciano , together with the FH-70 batteries of the 185 parachute artillery regiment.

In the acquisition of targets and in the observation of the shot, SAOV cores of the aforementioned regiments alternated and the CIS competition was provided by the 11 Transmissions Regiment.

The activity was aimed at: - raising the level of specialist knowledge of the staff of the COMART training regiment and of the 185 ° parachute regiment "FOLGORE" - checking the procedures of the basic weapon - artillery cooperation through the exchange of agreements and agreements, with the indication and contraindication of the objectives and the management of fire requests made by officers of the basic weapon participating in the exercise; - to complete the practical training carried out at the COMART by the officers of the 192 ° and 193 ° course of the normal role of artillery.

The theme of the exercise was the use of PZh2000, FH / 70 units and heavy mortars framed in a task force supporting direct fire in a CRO - Peace Support Operations (PSO) - Peace Enforcement scenario.

On the day 24 the activity was attended by the army commander for training and application school, general of army corps Paolo Ruggiero, welcomed by the artillery commander and inspector of the artillery weapon, division general Giovanni Domenico Pintus .

Source: Command of Terrestrial Operations Forces