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  Length 493
  Width 204
  Height 212
  Weight 7
  Suspension Wheel 4x4
  Speed Road 64
  Range 400
  Primary 762 mm MG
  Secondary none
  Engine Rolls-Royce B60 6-cyl Petrol
  Hp 120
  Crew 2 + 8 passengers


The Humber Pig was a Heavily-armoured truck used by the British Army from the 1950s until the 1990s . It became particularly well-known from its presence on the streets of Ulster during the worst of the Troubles .


HISTORY


The original vehicles were built by adding an armoured body to a in Ulster escalated during the 1960s and 1970s the Pigs were modified to create the Mark II vehicles. These modifications made the Pig one of the most aggressive looking military vehicles ever manufactured, and they remain an enduring symbol of the Troubles.


VARIANTS


Production total: around 1,700


Mark 1

  • In service as FV1609



Mark 2

  • In service as FV1611

  • Extra armour for protection against Armor Piercing Bullet s and Rocket Propelled Grenade s, and carried "barricade removers" (heavy-duty bull bars) which enabled them to force their way through barricades erected in the streets.



Unusual named Pigs

All developed for use in Ulster:
  • Flying Pig: a normal vehicle with extending riot screens either side.

  • Holy Pig: rooftop hatch surrounded by perspex screen (see Popemobile )

  • Kremlin Pig: wire screening for protection against rocket propelled grenades ( RPG-7 )

  • Squirt Pig: fitted with a water cannon beside the driver for riot control.


Some vehicles have been given the machine gun turret from the Shorland Internal Security Patrol Vehicle .


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