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Humber "Pig" 1-Ton
Armored Personnel Carrier/ Internal Security Vehicle
Mark 1 Pig APC
Specifications
Country of Origin/Used by: | Great Britain |
First Produced/Service Dates: | 1956-1980's |
Manufactured by: | Chassis: Rootes Group Limited; Armored Body: Joseph Sankey & Sons Ltd. (GKN Sankey) & Royal Ordnance Factories. |
Crew: | 2+6 |
Armament: | None (Some Exceptions including vehicles fitted with Turrets) |
Engine: | 6 Cylinder |
Miscellaneous Info: | The entire series is based on the chassis of the Humber FV 1600 4x4 1-Ton C.T. Cargo Truck. Many different variants and specialty versions were produced/modified throughout the series production. Some of the main variants were the FV 1609 Armoured Cargo Truck, FV 1610 Armoured Cargo Truck Fitted for Wireless (FFW), FV 1611 Mark 1 Armoured Personnel Carrier, FV 1611 Mark 2 APC/Internal Security Vehicle, FV 1612 Armoured Truck FFW/Fitted for Radio (FFR), FV 1613 Armoured Ambulance. Some inveresting sub-variants of the Mark 2 Internal Security Vehicle were the "Flying Pig", "Kremlin Pig", "Foaming Pig", FV1620 Hornet Anti-Tank Vehicle and "Squirt". |
Data Sheet Available: | None Available |
Photos
Reference | Source/Provider |
FV 1609 Humber Pig Prototype Photos | Clive Elliott - Salisbury, UK |
FV 1609 Humber Pig Prototype Photos (2005) | David Green - Oxfordshire, UK |
FV 1609 Humber Pig Prototype Photo | Ian Young - Great Britain |
FV 1611 Humber Pig Mark 1 APC Photo | British Ministry of Defence via Dave Haugh - Content Editor |
FV 1611 Humber Pig Mark 1 APC Photos | Dave Haugh - Content Editor |
FV 1611 Humber Pig Mark 1 APC Photos (Taken at the Imperial War Museum, Land Warfare Hall - Duxford) | Patrick Keenan - Editor |
FV 1611 Humber Pig Mark 1 APC Photos | Ian Young |
FV 1611 Humber Pig Mark 1 APC which has been nicely restored to depict an FV 1613 Ambulance (War & Peace Show - Beltring, UK) | David Green |
FV 1611 Humber Pig Mark 2 Vehicle Photo | British Ministry of Defence via Dave Haugh |
FV 1611 Humber Pig Mark 2 Vehicle Photo | Peter Brown via Dave Haugh |
FV 1611 Humber Pig Mark 2 Vehicle Photo (Belfast 1974) | Dave Haugh |
FV 1611 Humber Pig Mark 2 APC Photos | Dave Haugh |
FV 1611 Humber Pig Mark 2 APC Photos | Keith Paget - Northampton, UK |
FV 1611 Humber Pig Mark 2 Vehicle Photo | Armando Ross via Dave Haugh |
FV 1611 Humber Pig Mark 2 Vehicle Photos | Ian Young |
Humber Pig Mark 2 Vehicle Photo [Vehicle fitted with Shorland Armoured Patrol Car Turret (mounting .30 cal or 7.62mm GPMG machine gun)] | Ian Young |
Humber Pig Mark 2 Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Vehicle Photos | Ian Young |
Humber EOD "Foaming" Pig Mark 2 Photo (EOD Vehicle equipped with Angus Foam Laying Device. To make explosive devices less destructive, high expansion foam was applied to them via this vehicle). | Ian Young |
FV 1611 Humber Mark 1 & 2 "Flying Pig" Vehicle Photos (This vehicle type was equipped with fold-out wings to allow one vehicle to block standard width streets as well as to providedismounted security troops with protection and good visability) | Ian Young |
Humber "Kremlin Pig" Mk 2 Vehicle Photo (Belfast, N. Ireland - 1984) This vehicle type was fitted with specialized cage armour to held defend against anti-tank rocket-propelled grenades (specifically the RPG-7) supplied by the Soviet Union. | "Murdo" - Scotland |
FV 1611 Mark 2 Humber Pig "Squirt" Vehicle Photos (This vehicle type was equipped with a water cannon that projected water mixed with irritant dye at violent protesters) | Clive Elliott |
FV 1611 Mark 2 Humber Pig "Squirt" Vehicle Photos (Kemble, UK 2005) | David Green |
FV 1611 Mark 2 Humber Pig "Squirt" Vehicle Photos | Ian Young |
FV 1612 Humber Pig Mark 1 FFW Truck | Clive Elliot |
FV 1612 Humber Pig Mark 1 FFW Photos [Equipped with Station Radio 'R' Type 'H' Direction Finding (DF) System] | Clive Elliott |
FV 1612 Humber Pig Mark 1 FFW Photo [Equipped with Station Radio 'R' Type 'H' Direction Finding (DF) System] Photographed with Cecil Rawlings at the Park Royal Vehicles Plant - London: Circa Early 1960s). We think that the vehicle was at PRV for internal fitting of radio desk/furniture and possibly tentage related to its DF purpose. | Steve Rawlings - Lydney, UK |
FV 1612 Humber Pig FFW/FFR Truck Photos | Erik Johansen - South Shields, Tyne & Wear UK |
FV 1613 Humber Pig Ambulance Photos | Ian Young |
Photos of Various Versions of the Humber Pig APC Photos from Military Vehicle Show - Kemble, UK (2005) | Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK |
References Available
Online
Reference | Source/Provider |
Humber Pig APC Photos and Information | Park Royal Vehicles Website |
Humber Pig APC Photos (Interesting Photos but German Text) | Andreas Richter's Panzerbaer Website |
"Pig In A Poke" Article (Covering the Humber Pig Suspension and Its Problems) | Clive Elliott - Editor of The Shorland Site |
"That's Not Right" Article (Covering Early Humber Pigs) | Clive Elliott - Editor of The Shorland Site |
A Photo of the Humber Pig APC with Turret and Appliqué Armor | David Joseph's (Vehicle Sales) Website. |
"A Reference Page: A Humber Pig Interior" By Jochen Vollert | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #19) |
Printed
Hobby Modeling
Kits and Accessories
Model Kit | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
Humber Pig Mark 1 APC (K031) | Accurate Armour | 1/35 | Multi-Media |
Humber Pig Mark 2 APC (K194) | Accurate Armour | 1/35 | Multi-Media |
RUC Humber Pig Mark 2 APC (K196) | Accurate Armour | 1/35 | Multi-Media |
Humber "Flying" Pig Mark 2 APC (K195) | Accurate Armour | 1/35 | Multi-Media |
Humber Pig Mark 2 APC | Kit Form Services | 1/24 | Multi-Media |
Humber Pig APC (MM103) | Mountford Model Miniatures, Ltd. | 1/43 | Metal and Resin |
Aftermarket Set | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
Model Photos
Reference | Source/Provider |
1/35 Humber "Flying Pig" APC Model Photos (Accurate Armour Kit with Modifications) | Roy Kinsella - Dublin, Ireland |
1/35 RUC FV1609 Humber "Pig" Patrol Tender Model Photos (Converted Accurate Armour Kit) | "Mecanix" - Skellig Michael, Ireland |