FV1611A Humber Pig Mk.2 – Photos & Video

Foto-galerija a FV1611A Humber Pig Mk.2, The Humber Pig is a lightly armoured truck used by the British Army from the 1950s until the early 1990s. The Pig saw service with the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) from the late 1958 until early 1970. The Pig became particularly well known from its presence on the streets of Northern Ireland during the worst of the Troubles.

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Čaj FV1611A Humber Pig Mk.2 is an armoured vehicle that was used by the British Army and the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) for riot control and internal security duties in Northern Ireland from the 1960s to the 1980s. It is based on the Humber 1 ton truck chassis, and has a Rolls-Royce B60 petrol engine that can reach a maximum speed of 40 mph. The vehicle can carry a crew of two and up to six passengers, and is equipped with a machine gun mounted on a ring above the driver’s hatch.
Čaj FV1611A Humber Pig Mk.2 ima dodatne oklopne ploče i neprobojno staklo u poređenju sa ranijim FV1611 modelom, a takođe ima bočne kutije za skladištenje kako bi se sprečilo da eksploziv bude postavljen ispod. FV1611A Humber Pig Mk.2 je bio uključen u mnogim značajnim događajima tokom problema, kao što je Krvava nedelja u 1972, kada je služio sa 1. bataljona padobranskog puka u Derri. Vozilo je na kraju zamenjen modernijim oklopnim transporterima, kao što su Saksonski i Snatch Land Rover, i penzionisan je iz službe u ranim 1990-ih.