FV1620 Humber Hornet | |
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| Pays | Royaume-Uni, Australie |
| Rôle | Chasseur de chars |
| Produit | 1958-1961 |
| Fabricant | Humber |
Lla FV1620 Frelon Humber (FV1620, camion de 1 tonne, air portable, lanceur blindé, lanceur Hornet) était un véhicule blindé de combat spécialisé déployable par voie aérienne conçu pour transporter le Malkara, un missile guidé antichar développé par l’Australie et le Royaume-Uni.
| FV1620 Humber Hornet Se promener | |
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| Photographes | Vladimir Yakubov |
| Localisation | Musee des Blindes, Saumur |
| Photos | 98 |
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Lla FV1620 Frelon Humber was a British light armoured vehicle designed in the 1950s for airborne operations. It was based on the chassis of the Humber FV1600 series, but fitted with a Malkara anti-tank guided missile launcher and a small turret with a 7.62 mm machine gun. The Hornet had a crew of three: a driver, a commander and a missile operator. The vehicle was air-portable by a Blackburn Beverley transport aircraft or a heavy-lift helicopter.
Lla Frelon entered service with the British Army in 1958 and was used by the 16th Parachute Brigade until 1967, when it was replaced by the Ferret Mk 5 Swingfire. The Hornet saw combat during the Suez Crisis in 1956 and the Indonesian Confrontation in 1962-1966. It was also exported to Australia and Jordan.
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