1st Artillery Brigade (Japan)

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1st Artillery Brigade
Active	October 1952 – present
Country	Japan
Branch	Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
Type	Artillery
Role	Anti-ship warfare Artillery observer Counter-battery fire Fire support Indirect fire
Size	Brigade
Part of	Northern Army
Garrison/HQ	Chitose
Commanders
Current commander	Maj. Gen. Kenji Kagawa

The 1st Artillery Brigade (Japanese: 第1特科団) is the only active artillery brigade of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The brigade is subordinated to the Northern Army and is headquartered in Chitose, Hokkaidō. Its responsibility is the defense of Hokkaidō.

Organization

1st Artillery Brigade, in Chitose
- 1st Artillery Brigade HQ, in Chitose
- 1st Artillery Regiment (Mechanized), in Chitose
  - 129th Artillery Battalion, with three batteries of M270 multiple rocket launchers
  - 131st Artillery Battalion, in Kamifurano, with three batteries of M270 multiple rocket launchers
- 1st Surface-to-Surface Missile Regiment, in Chitose, with four batteries of Type 88 surface-to-ship missiles
- 2nd Surface-to-Surface Missile Regiment, in Bibai, with four batteries of Type 88 surface-to-ship missiles
- 3rd Surface-to-Surface Missile Regiment, in Kamifurano, with four batteries of Type 88 surface-to-ship missiles
- 301st Observation Battery, in Chitose

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Ground Component Command

(Direct reporting units)	1st Airborne Brigade Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade Central Readiness Regiment Special Forces Group 1st Helicopter Brigade

Northern Army	2nd Division 5th Brigade 7th Division 11th Brigade 1st Artillery Brigade 1st Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade 3rd Engineer Brigade Northern Army Aviation Group
North Eastern Army	6th Division 9th Division 2nd Engineer Brigade North Eastern Army Field Artillery Regement North Eastern Army Aviation Group
Eastern Army	1st Division 12th Brigade 2nd Antiaircraft Artillery Group 1st Engineer Brigade Eastern Army Field Artillery Regement Eastern Army Aviation Group
Central Army	3rd Division 10th Division 13th Brigade 14th Brigade 4th Engineer Brigade Central Army Field Artillery Regement Central Army Aviation Group
Western Army	4th Division 8th Division 15th Brigade 2nd Artillery Brigade 2nd Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade 5th Engineer Brigade Western Army Tank Battalion Western Army Aviation Group

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