FV1611A Humber Pig Mk.2 – Foton &; Video

Fotogalleri av en FV1611A Humber Gris 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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The 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.
FV1611A Humber Pig Mk.2 har ytterligare pansarplåtar och skottsäkert glas jämfört med den tidigare FV1611-modellen, och har även sidoförvaringslådor för att förhindra att sprängämnen placeras under. FV1611A Humber Pig Mk.2 var inblandad i många anmärkningsvärda händelser under oroligheterna, till exempel den blodiga söndagen 1972, då den tjänstgjorde med 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment i Derry. Fordonet ersattes så småningom av modernare pansarvagnar, som Saxon och Snatch Land Rover, och togs ur tjänst i början av 1990-talet.