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148 Battery Conducts First Live Submarine Insertion in 30 Years

By Drooid · Oct 6, 2026, 11:30 PM UTC · How we work

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148 Battery (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery performed its first live submarine insertion and gunfire support in nearly 30 years.
The battery directed naval gunfire from German submarine U36 onto simulated targets.
The battery linked with Portuguese warship NRP D. Francisco de Almeida for offshore fire support.
The battery also coordinated naval gunfire from Dutch frigate HNLMS Van Amstel and Canadian frigate HMCS St. John’s.

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148 Battery (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery performed its first live submarine insertion and gunfire support in nearly 30 years.
The battery directed naval gunfire from German submarine U36 onto simulated targets.
The battery linked with Portuguese warship NRP D. Francisco de Almeida for offshore fire support.
The battery also coordinated naval gunfire from Dutch frigate HNLMS Van Amstel and Canadian frigate HMCS St. John’s.