1st Artillery Brigade (Japan)

The 1st Artillery Brigade (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