4 Artillery Brigade (Namibia)
4 Artillery Brigade, colloquially known as "Gunners", is the artillery arm of the Namibian Army based at Otjiwarongo. 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:- BL 5.5
- Ordnance QF 25 pounder
- 152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20)
- BM-21 Grad
- Grad-P
- Type 81 (rocket launcher)
- 9P138 Grad-1
- Type 63 multiple rocket launcher
Units
-Attached to 12 Motorised Infantry Brigade- 44 Artillery Regiment
- 46 Artillery Regiment
- 21 Artillery Regiment
- 26 Artillery Regiment
-Based at Ondangwa the school trains students to specialize them as gunners through the Artillery Ordnance Operators Course.