H Battery joined 39th Regiment, RA on 1 May 1968 at Sennelager and was equipped with towed 8" M115 howitzers. From November 1972 it was equipped with self-propelled 8" M110 howitzers (M110A1 variants from 1979). It undertook four roulement tours to Northern Ireland (Operation Banner) in the infantry role (25 October 197327 February 1974, 4 December 19756 April 1976, 12 January11 May 1978, and 24 November 198011 April 1981). The battery was placed in suspended animation in April 1982.