4 Artillery Brigade (Namibia) Explained

Unit Name:4 Artillery Brigade
Dates:1999 to present
Type:Regular artillery
Size:Artillery brigade
Garrison:Otjiwarongo, Otjozondjupa Region
Nickname:"4 Arty", "Gunners"
Colors:Red, brown, yellow
Colors Label:Colors
Battles:Second Congo War
Commander1:Brigadier General Alweendo Namukwambi
Commander1 Label:General Officer Commanding

4 Artillery Brigade (pronounced as Four Artillery Brigade), colloquially known as "Gunners", is the artillery arm of the Namibian Army based at Otjiwarongo.[1] It functions as the Army's artillery Formation and hosts all the Artillery regiments of the Army.

History

The brigade was formed in 1999. It is the controlling entity of all artillery units in the Army. Shortly after its formation the Brigade received G2 towed artillery from South Africa. The prefix "4" is taken from 4 May 1978, the date on which the SADF attacked a SWAPO refugee camp in Cassinga.

Equipment

The Brigade uses the following equipment:

Units

-Attached to 12 Motorised Infantry Brigade

-Attached to 21 Motorised Infantry Brigade

-Attached to 26 Motorised Infantry Brigade

-Based at Ondangwa the school trains students to specialize them as gunners through the Artillery Ordnance Operators Course.[4]

Gallery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnWI9lcYLw0 Artillery battery firing G-2 Guns and MRLS

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Colonel Nestor Shalauda is now the Commander of the 4th Artillery Brigade. www.nbc.na. Namibian Broadcasting Corporation. 2016-05-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20160308220320/http://www.nbc.na/news_article.php?id=12112&title=Colonel-Nestor-Shalauda-is-now-the-Commander-of-the-4th-Artillery-Brigade. 8 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Tomas. M . Inauguration of 21 Inf Bde Commander . NDF Journal . 41 . July 2011. 4.
  3. http://www.mod.gov.na/pdfs/oct-dec%202013.pdf{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  4. https://www.lelamobile.com/content/63956/Namibia-commissions-school-of-artillery/{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}