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Encyclopedia > Lapland Air Defence Regiment

Lapland Air Defence Regiment (Lapin Ilmatorjuntarykmentti) is an unit of the Finnish Army located in Rovaniemi. It was founded in 1989 and some 600 conscripts are trained there every year. The Finnish Army (Finnish: Maavoimat) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. ... City Rovaniemi (1960) Administrative Province Province of Lapland Historical Province Lappland Area  - Total  - Land  - Water Ranked 5th (municipalities), and 1st (cities) 8,016 km² 7,601 km² 415 km² Population  - Total (01/2006)  - Density Ranked 13th 58,500 7. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...


Organisation

  • Rovaniemi Air Defence Battalion (Rovaniemen Ilmatorjuntapatteristo, RovItPsto)
    • 1st Air Defence Battery (1. Ilmatorjuntapatteri)
    • 2nd Air Defence Battery (2. Ilmatorjuntapatteri)
    • 3rd Air Defence Battery (3. Ilmatorjuntapatteri)
    • 4th Air Defence Battery (4. Ilmatorjuntapatteri)
  • Lapland Military Band (Lapin Sotilassoittokunta)
  • Supply Center (Huoltokeskus)

Equipment

  • Crotale (Ilmatorjuntaohjus 90)
  • ZU-23-2 (23 ItK 61 and 23 ItK 95)

Crotales are also percussion instruments. ... A ZU-23-2 towed anti-aircraft gun. ...

External links

  • Lapin Ilmatorjuntarykmentti (in Finnish)


 

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