Armt S/Sgt                                           Armament Staff Sergeant.  (Rank no longer in use).

Army Book 545                                 The Task Table which is used to assist in fire planning, known as the TIDDLER for ease of recognition on the radio and telephone.  The form contains columns for the following information:  The originator, fire plan nickname, tasks in support of…, H-hour, date time of origin, serial, timings, target numbers, grid reference and height or description, batteries to engage, ammunition, rate, column, ammunition expenditure.

Army Department Ammunition      

Code                                                      The ADAC is made up in the following manner.  The first figure defines the user group, (Royal Artillery), the second and third figures the nature of the ammunition packaged (155mm Artillery), fourth and fifth figures the type of ammunition (HE or Smoke) whilst the sixth and seventh (if used) define a specific mark or model.  A suffix letter may be added which defines the method of packaging used.  Example of the groups are given in brackets, these are not definitive.

Army Equipment Policy                  A directorate within MOD, the particular branch is identified by a numerical suffix, for example: AEP6.

Army Field Artillery                        During WW1, these were Royal Field Artillery Brigades which operated under Army as opposed to Corps or Divisional command.

Army Form B2596                                See Sands Graph.

Army Form Blank                                Toilet Paper.

Army Form G904                                Form used to certify that ordnance is Free From   Explosives.

Army Group Royal Artillery             AGRA's were in essence artillery brigades, they were 'army troops' that were usually assigned to corps.  The number and type of regiments in an AGRA was not fixed, but typically consisted of 5 or 6 regiments, most of which would have been Medium Regiments.  An AGRA was commanded by a CAGRA, who was a brigadier.  Note: The organisation used for study purposes on war time staff college courses was one army field regiment (self-propelled), four medium regiments and one heavy regiment. The break down by type was 24 field (25-pounder or 105mm), 64 medium (4.5- or 5.5-in) and eight each of 7.2-in howitzers and 155mm guns.  Not only did the AGRA provide artillery additional to divisional artilleries, it  also provided appropriate command and staff personnel together with facilities for control and administration.

Army Planks                                        Skis.

Army Staff Duties                              A Directorate within MOD, the particular branch is identified by a numerical suffix, for example: ASD6.

Army Test & Evaluation  

Programme                                           Originally a US Army programme.  Custodial units were subject to it but it did not involve the Royal Artillery Regiment they were assigned to.  

ARO                                                      Assistant Reconnaissance Officer.

ARP                                                       (i)  Ammunition Refilling Point.  (WW1 and WW2)

                                                               (ii) Aviation Reconnaissance Patrol.   

Arras Troop                                       One of the Troops in 1st Squadron Honourable Artillery Company.   See Honourable Artillery Company, Somme Troop and Ypres Troop.

ARSA                                                    Artillery Raid Staging Area.

Arracan                                                 Battery Honour Title of 88 (Arracan) Battery RA which was granted on 23 Jul 1930 under authority of  20/ARTY/4735/AG6a.  See Battery Honour Titles

Arracan Day                                        29 March – Battery day of 88 (Arracan) Battery RA.

ARRC                                                   Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps.

Arrol-Withers Platform                     A prefabricated steel platform designed to enable the standard 6-inch coast defence gun to be mounted in an Emergency Battery.  See Emergency Battery.

ARTEP                                                  Army Test & Evaluation Programme. 

ARTHUR                                             Artillery Hunting Radar (Manufacturer’s name for the precursor to MAMBA (qv) ARTHUR was deployed to both Iraq on Op Telic and Afghanistan).

Artificer Quartermaster

Sergeant                                             A Senior Non-Commissioned Officer in the Light Aid Detachment.  (Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers).  See Artificer Sergeant-Major.