The British Army Since 2000 by James Tanner

Author:James Tanner
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: The British Army since 2000
ISBN: 9781782005957
Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Afghanistan, early 2011: a soldier from 2nd Bn Royal Regt of Scotland with an L129A1 sharpshooter rifle. This replaced the old L96 sniper rifle for designated marksmen and sharpshooters, while trained snipers now carry the 8.58mm L115A3 sniper rifle. Note the PRR headset and ESS goggles. For ‘Herrick XIII’, 2 SCOTS reinforced 16th Air Asslt Bde. (Crown Copyright 2011)

The Royal Welsh Regt was formed in 2006 from the Royal Welch Fusiliers and the Royal Regt of Wales. The new regiment had two Regular battalions, and also incorporated a Territorial battalion which was already called the Royal Welsh Regt; this unit had been formed in 1999 upon the amalgamation of 3 RWF and 2 RRW. Army 2020 will see the merger of the two Regular battalions into one by 2015.

The Royal Irish Regt was created in 1992 and at that time constituted the largest infantry regiment in the Army. It was formed on the amalgamation of the Regulars and Territorials of the Royal Irish Rangers, plus the Northern Ireland Home Service battalions of the Ulster Defence Regiment. The Royal Irish Rangers had been part of the King’s Division, but the new regiment was taken out of the Division on account of its size. On its formation it had no fewer than 11 battalions in three classes: two Regular battalions (1st & 2nd); seven Home Service battalions (all former UDR battalions); and two TA battalions (4th & 5th), the latter retaining the title of Royal Irish Rangers.

Within a year of formation the two Regular battalions had been amalgamated, and in 2001, with the calming of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the Home Service battalions were reduced to three. With the end of Operation ‘Banner’ in Northern Ireland the Home Service battalions were finally disbanded in July 2007, and the one remaining Territorial battalion lost its Ranger title (although all soldiers, Regulars and Territorials, continue to be called ‘Rangers’). In 2013 the Royal Irish Regt comprised just one Regular and one Territorial battalion, and was moved into the Prince of Wales’s Division.

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