Humber Pig (Truck, 1 Ton, Armoured, 4x4, Humber) | |
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Type | Armoured personnel carrier |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Humber (Rootes Group) Joseph Sankey & Sons (GKN). Royal Ordnance Factories. |
No. built | ~1,700 |
Variants | Mk 1, Mk 2 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 10,500 lb (4.8 t) Mk 1 14,300 lb (6.5 t) Mk 2 |
Length | 4.93 m (16 ft 2 in) |
Width | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) |
Height | 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) |
Crew | 2 + 6 (max. 8) |
Main armament | Limited fitting of 7.62×51mm L4 Light Machine Gun or .30 in (7.62×63mm) Browning M1919 machine gun |
Engine | Rolls-Royce B60 6-cyl 4.2 litre petrol I-6 120 hp (89 kW) |
Operational range | 400 km (250 mi) |
Maximum speed | 40 mph (64 km/h) |
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) chiefly as an armoured personnel carrier from 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.