Humber Hornet | |
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Type | Anti-tank missile carrier |
Place of origin | Australia / United Kingdom |
Service history | |
Used by | Australia, United Kingdom |
Wars | Cold War |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Humber (Rootes Limited)/Wharton Engineering |
Produced | 1958-1961 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 5.70 tonnes |
Length | 5.05 m (16 ft 7 in) |
Width | 2.22 m (7 ft 3 in) |
Height | 2.43 m (8 ft 0 in) |
Crew | 3; commander, driver, gunner |
Armor | 8–16 mm (0.31–0.63 in) |
Main armament | 2x Malkara anti-tank missile |
Engine | Rolls-Royce B60 Mk 5A six cylinder petrol engine. 120 hp (89 kW) |
Suspension | Wheels 4x4 |
Operational range | 402 km (250 mi) |
Maximum speed | 64 km/h (40 mph) on-road. |
The FV1620 Humber Hornet (FV1620, truck 1-ton, air portable, armoured launcher, Hornet launcher) was a specialised air-deployable armoured fighting vehicle designed to carry the Malkara, an anti-tank guided missile developed by Australia and the United Kingdom.