AS90 Self Propelled Artillery L131 RA Lapel Pin

{"id":10637290762,"title":"AS90 Self Propelled Artillery L131 RA Lapel Pin","handle":"as90-self-propelled-artillery-lapel-pin","description":"\u003cp\u003eWear this AS90\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLapel pin with pride at any time of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade with High quality metals and enamels\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 x Rear metal butterfly pin fasteners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 30mm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorldwide postage will be added at checkout for your country destination. Using the current Royal Mail Standard Delivery Tariffs. Tracked \u0026amp; Signed options are available\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhy not purchase a pack of Spring Loaded Chrome Pin Savers, never lose another lapel pin. Very secure. Then keep safe in one of our presentation\/storage boxes. (Click On The Images)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/products\/allen-key-pin-saver?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=4e9e0d50c\u0026amp;_ss=r\" title=\"Chrome Pin Savers Poppy Pin Remembrance Flower\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/3549\/products\/ChromeSaver_160x160.jpg?v=1589831146\" alt=\"\" width=\"91\" height=\"121\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/products\/presentation-box-storage-box-gift-box-remembrance-pins?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=82e00be4e\u0026amp;_ss=r\" title=\"Gift Box Storage Box Presentation Box 30mm 30mm\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/3549\/files\/Presentation_box_2_480x480.jpg?v=1572216854\" alt=\"\" width=\"93\" height=\"122\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eThe AS-90 (\u003ci\u003eArtillery System for the 1990s\u003c\/i\u003e; known officially as \u003ci\u003eGun Equipment 155 mm L131\u003c\/i\u003e) is an armoured \u003ca title=\"Self-propelled artillery\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Self-propelled_artillery\"\u003eself-propelled artillery piece\u003c\/a\u003e used by the \u003ca title=\"British Army\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Army\"\u003eBritish Army\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eAS-90 was designed and built by the Armaments division of \u003ca title=\"Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vickers_Shipbuilding_and_Engineering\"\u003eVickers Shipbuilding and Engineering\u003c\/a\u003e (VSEL), whose parent company became \u003ca title=\"BAE Systems\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BAE_Systems\"\u003eBAE Systems\u003c\/a\u003e in 1999. VSEL provided 179 vehicles between 1992 and 1995 at a cost of \u003ca title=\"£\" class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C2%A3\"\u003e£\u003c\/a\u003e300 million ($480 million \u003ca title=\"USD\" class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USD\"\u003eUSD\u003c\/a\u003e). The AS-90 was first deployed by the British Army in 1993.\u003csup\u003e \u003c\/sup\u003e179 AS-90s were acquired to re-equip six of the eight self-propelled field artillery regiments (each 24 guns) in the 1 (BR) Corps, replacing the 105 mm \u003ca title=\"FV433 Abbot SPG\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FV433_Abbot_SPG\"\u003eFV433 Abbot SPG\u003c\/a\u003e and older \u003ca title=\"M109 howitzer\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M109_howitzer\"\u003eM109\u003c\/a\u003e 155 mm Self Propelled Gun.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eIn 1999, Marconi Electronic Systems was contracted to upgrade British Army AS-90s to include a 52 calibre gun in order to increase the range of the artillery.\u003csup\u003e \u003c\/sup\u003eCritical to the program was a bi-modular charge system from Somchem of South Africa (selected after extensive trials of ammunition from many suppliers), which offered greatly reduced barrel wear. However, this ammunition failed to meet the requirement for \u003ca title=\"Insensitive munitions\" class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Insensitive_munitions\"\u003einsensitive munitions\u003c\/a\u003e and the project was terminated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eIt remains in UK service and will equip three field regiments supporting armoured infantry brigades for the foreseeable future. 134 were in service in 2008, reduced to 117 in 2015. The AS-90 underwent a capability enhancement program in 2008 and 2009, primarily relating to upgrades of the AS-90's electronic system\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2017-05-19T10:34:22+01:00","created_at":"2017-05-19T10:40:45+01:00","vendor":"Military Remembrance Pins","type":"Military Vehicle Pins","tags":["Armoured Vehicles","Artillery","Arty","AS90","L131","RA","Royal Artillery","Tracked","Tracks"],"price":600,"price_min":600,"price_max":600,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":41661784586,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"V22","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"AS90 Self Propelled Artillery L131 RA Lapel Pin","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":600,"weight":13,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":41,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/AS9030mmActual_5380c1b7-0b4b-4075-9a0e-372f68e3883c.jpg?v=1676546465","\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/RearAS90SideArtwork.jpg?v=1676546465"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/AS9030mmActual_5380c1b7-0b4b-4075-9a0e-372f68e3883c.jpg?v=1676546465","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":22422585081943,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":2400,"width":1800,"src":"\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/AS9030mmActual_5380c1b7-0b4b-4075-9a0e-372f68e3883c.jpg?v=1676546465"},"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":2400,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/AS9030mmActual_5380c1b7-0b4b-4075-9a0e-372f68e3883c.jpg?v=1676546465","width":1800},{"alt":null,"id":21488779362391,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":2.122,"height":189,"width":401,"src":"\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/RearAS90SideArtwork.jpg?v=1676546465"},"aspect_ratio":2.122,"height":189,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/RearAS90SideArtwork.jpg?v=1676546465","width":401}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eWear this AS90\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLapel pin with pride at any time of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade with High quality metals and enamels\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 x Rear metal butterfly pin fasteners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 30mm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorldwide postage will be added at checkout for your country destination. Using the current Royal Mail Standard Delivery Tariffs. Tracked \u0026amp; Signed options are available\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhy not purchase a pack of Spring Loaded Chrome Pin Savers, never lose another lapel pin. Very secure. Then keep safe in one of our presentation\/storage boxes. (Click On The Images)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/products\/allen-key-pin-saver?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=4e9e0d50c\u0026amp;_ss=r\" title=\"Chrome Pin Savers Poppy Pin Remembrance Flower\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/3549\/products\/ChromeSaver_160x160.jpg?v=1589831146\" alt=\"\" width=\"91\" height=\"121\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/products\/presentation-box-storage-box-gift-box-remembrance-pins?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=82e00be4e\u0026amp;_ss=r\" title=\"Gift Box Storage Box Presentation Box 30mm 30mm\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/3549\/files\/Presentation_box_2_480x480.jpg?v=1572216854\" alt=\"\" width=\"93\" height=\"122\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eThe AS-90 (\u003ci\u003eArtillery System for the 1990s\u003c\/i\u003e; known officially as \u003ci\u003eGun Equipment 155 mm L131\u003c\/i\u003e) is an armoured \u003ca title=\"Self-propelled artillery\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Self-propelled_artillery\"\u003eself-propelled artillery piece\u003c\/a\u003e used by the \u003ca title=\"British Army\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Army\"\u003eBritish Army\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eAS-90 was designed and built by the Armaments division of \u003ca title=\"Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vickers_Shipbuilding_and_Engineering\"\u003eVickers Shipbuilding and Engineering\u003c\/a\u003e (VSEL), whose parent company became \u003ca title=\"BAE Systems\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BAE_Systems\"\u003eBAE Systems\u003c\/a\u003e in 1999. VSEL provided 179 vehicles between 1992 and 1995 at a cost of \u003ca title=\"£\" class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C2%A3\"\u003e£\u003c\/a\u003e300 million ($480 million \u003ca title=\"USD\" class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USD\"\u003eUSD\u003c\/a\u003e). The AS-90 was first deployed by the British Army in 1993.\u003csup\u003e \u003c\/sup\u003e179 AS-90s were acquired to re-equip six of the eight self-propelled field artillery regiments (each 24 guns) in the 1 (BR) Corps, replacing the 105 mm \u003ca title=\"FV433 Abbot SPG\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FV433_Abbot_SPG\"\u003eFV433 Abbot SPG\u003c\/a\u003e and older \u003ca title=\"M109 howitzer\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M109_howitzer\"\u003eM109\u003c\/a\u003e 155 mm Self Propelled Gun.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eIn 1999, Marconi Electronic Systems was contracted to upgrade British Army AS-90s to include a 52 calibre gun in order to increase the range of the artillery.\u003csup\u003e \u003c\/sup\u003eCritical to the program was a bi-modular charge system from Somchem of South Africa (selected after extensive trials of ammunition from many suppliers), which offered greatly reduced barrel wear. However, this ammunition failed to meet the requirement for \u003ca title=\"Insensitive munitions\" class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Insensitive_munitions\"\u003einsensitive munitions\u003c\/a\u003e and the project was terminated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eIt remains in UK service and will equip three field regiments supporting armoured infantry brigades for the foreseeable future. 134 were in service in 2008, reduced to 117 in 2015. The AS-90 underwent a capability enhancement program in 2008 and 2009, primarily relating to upgrades of the AS-90's electronic system\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

AS90 Self Propelled Artillery L131 RA Lapel Pin

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