5th Artillery Regiment (Portugal)

The 5th Artillery Regiment (RA5), (Regimento de Artilharia nº5) is a part of the Fixed Component of the base of the Portuguese Army Forces System and the Group of Field Artillery of the Intervention Brigade. It RA5 is found based on the old Monastery of Serra do Pilar in Vila Nova de Gaia.

History

 * 1763 - The establishment of the Artillery Regiment of Porto, which is extinct in 1829 as 4th Artillery Regiment of Porto.
 * 1835 - By decree of Queen Maria II, the date from which came to be used as a military unit. In 1878 Mountain Artillery Brigade is created, with the same installed at Serra do Pilar in 1889, remaining there until disbanded in 1897. Installed in the Serra do Pilar Detach Bateries of the RA6, and in 1897 RA4 in 1899, both from Penafiel, and 5th Artillery Regiment of Viana do Castelo in 1902.
 * 1911 - Based in the Serra do Pilar RA6 (Mounted), which is considered the unit of origin of the current RA5.
 * 1921 - The designation becomes 6th Artillery Regiment.
 * 1926 - It gets the name 6th Artillery Regiment for the following year, 1927, be called 5th Light Artillery Regiment(RAL5).
 * 1939 - Due to the reorganization of the army is created 2nd Heavy Artillery Regiment (RAP2).
 * 1975 - It took the name of Artillery Regiment of Serra do Pilar (RASP).
 * 1993 - It takes the current designation RA5. Inherits the heritage of the 4th Artillery Regiment of Porto extinct in 1829, the 2nd Mountain Artillery Group and 5th Light Artillery Regiment.

Infantry Equipment
Pistol
 * SIG P228

Assault Rifle
 * Heckler & Koch G3A3

Mortar
 * mGrW 82

Anti-Tank Weapon
 * Carl Gustav recoilless rifle

Artillery

 * L118 light gun
 * M119 howitzer
 * M109 howitzer

Tactical Vechiles

 * Land Rover Defender'90 TDI 4x4

Transport Vechile

 * Iveco Truck

Awards and Decorations
Gold Medal of Military Valour 1st Class Cross of War Medals
 * 1st Mountain Artillery Brigade - Portuguese Mozambique 1895
 * 2nd Battery/5th Group of Artillery Battery/CEP - 🇫🇷 France 1918
 * 3rd Battery/6th Group of Artillery Battery/CEP - 🇫🇷 France 1918
 * 4th Battery/5th Group of Artillery Battery/CEP - 🇫🇷 France 1918
 * 1688th Artillery Company/CTI Guinea - Portuguese Guinea 1964/74