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Notable incidents included:

1st Week – Capture of an Revolver, 3 IEDs including a casualty
2nd Week – 2 soldiers seriously wounded.
Seven terrorist captured rrncluding a large find.
3rd Week – 17 shooting and 6 bomb incidents
4th Week – Major arms find and 12 terrorist captured
5th Week – Cordon and appearance op which results in arrests
6th Week – Capture of 56lb of gelignite

Bdr B A Kinsnorth and Gnr F Jefferies were seriously wounded when an armour piercing round experienced the inside of one’s ‘pig’ (Humber 1-ton APC) mobile patrol

Conversion to Rapier

In July 1972 it tester gone to Kirton-in-Linsey, Lincolnshire, where on 21st September the Rapier ORBAT was utilized. The battery tester gone to live in Netheravon to conduct the original ever Rapier conversion course. The conversion lasted just below 2 months and was then a confirmatory exercise. The battery tester found itself under pressure around the exercise mainly because it were being from role upwards of a year. On 4th January 1973 it tester received their first four Rapier (P40) systems, using a further four were collected on 31st January. A missile practice camp was run at the RA Ranges on the Hebrides; however, it was not until 6th March the fact that battery tester to achieve clearance to fire. Soon as soon as the battery tester was operational and exercising throughout Europe.

Figure 12 – Rapier

In April 1974 J Troop of one’s battery tester was renamed 13 Troop. On 12th June, having conducted their pre-deployment training, 13 Troop deployed to Armagh for that four-month tour with 4th Field Regiment. 13 Troop returned from Northern Ireland in October. Bdr Dooley received the Queen’s Gallantry Medal for services inside the province.

Meanwhile, the other battery tester prepared for Ex MACE in Cyprus and deployed on 5th July 1974. The exercise,

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, unfortunately, do not go as per the plan. On 14th July the National Guard staged a coup and President Makarios fled the media. The following weekend the Turkish army invaded Northern Cyprus together with the battery tester taken part in the security operation to defend the Sovereign Base area, its radar installations and supervised the refugees. The battery tester flew into UK in August, being previously reinforced and replaced by 41 RM Cdo. It then carried out an Arms Plot turn to Dortmund in 1975.

Northern Ireland – Armagh 1976

From September to December 1976 the battery tester was again practicing operations in Northern Ireland, and conducted their training on Sennelager Training Area beneath the supervision of NITAT (Northern Ireland Training & Advisory Team). Prior to Christmas leave battery tester uncovered they could be deploying to Armagh and would control through the Grenadier Guards on 26th January 1977. This tour was much quieter as opposed to previous day at the Province. The battery tester made one major find (1 x Mauser, 1 x Bruno, 1 x single point rifle sight and 179 rounds of mixed ammunition) and remedied several IEDs. In April it tester was contacted twice with good velocity rounds; fortunately none was injured. On 11th May 1977 a mobile patrol was contacted by four high velocity rounds. Gnr J D Jones was hit around the shoulder and was evacuated to hospital, where his condition was reported as ‘satisfactory’. The post disaster found four Armalite cases, but nothing further. On the 23rd May it tester paid to the Queen’s Own Hussars and returned to Germany.

Northern Ireland – Portadown 1979-80

Following usual exercises in Northern Germany it had become soon time for them to come back to Northern Ireland. This time battery tester deployed to Portadown, in 1979. Again the tour was much quieter rrn comparison to the previous one, it tester were now working more closely using the police forces along with other agencies while in the province. The inserts inside history book demonstrates the tour was approached along with a professional attitude, using ranks having high morale and a comman sense of humour. On return to Germany battery tester wanting to move again. In June 1981 the battery tester left Dortmund and returned to Kirton in Linsey.

The Falklands War 1982

In 1982 the rhythm of life which the battery tester had grown which is used to changed dramatically considering the illegal Argentinian occupation of South Georgia on 19th March, plus the invasion belonging to the Falkland Islands on 2nd April. The battery tester started all seasons re-entering an Air Defence camp in the Hebrides including a deployment to Cyprus. In February the rhetoric between The uk and Argentina grew, but not a soul was particularly paying manual intervention within the situation. The battery tester proceeded Easter block leave, and be called back being told that they are planning to war on the South Atlantic. On return battery tester did start to conduct pre-tour training and then in May went around to the Hebrides to conduct a firing camp. All safety restrictions were removed as well as the beginning Rapier was able to be fired without any subsequent personnel under concrete cover.

The moment the camp was complete battery tester drove their kit to Southampton, where it boarded the MV Edmund, which then sailed to Ascension. The battery tester personnel would join their equipment there having flown to your island from UK. At Ascension the battery tester boarded the Edmund, that had been now escorted by its Sheffield and Coventry and sailed on the Exclusion Zone. The battery tester deployed on the Falkland Islands at Port Stanley relating to the evening of the surrender. Half it tester deployed by landing craft and therefore the wife landed for the jetty. The battery tester moved into defensive positions around Port Stanley, with BHQ vacationing in the capital city. After 6 weeks the battery tester transferred to Port San Carlos, remaining there until they paid their equipment and role to 58 battery tester in October 1982. During this conflict the one section of the battery tester that had been on the Falkland Islands, were the crews and equipment of the DN 181 Radar detachments, reinforcing T battery tester.

Figure 13 – Falkland Islands

On 29th February 1984 it tester deployed in the Falklands again as part of the garrison roulement. They found its way to Port Stanley followed by deployed to defend San Carlos Water. B Troop deployed to Ajax Bay to rebuild their old position. In April the new FSB1 Rapier arrived. In June the battery tester paid to 58 battery tester once more and sailed for Ascension via Port Stanley about the SS Uganda.

Northern Ireland 1986 – PGF (HMP Maze)

On 25th August 1986 battery tester deployed for the 10 week tour of Northern Ireland. The battery tester assumed command of PFG (HMP Maze) (Prison Guard Force) from the squadron of four years old RTR. The tour passed without having any major incidents together with the battery tester returned safely to Dortmund on 26th November 1986.

In March 1987 the battery tester was tasked to patrol the East German border. In March and April it tester were the first one to convert to Tracked Rapier and conducted confirmatory training on Soltau Training Area.

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