Humber Hornet
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| Humber Hornet | |
|---|---|
| File:Flickr - davehighbury - Bovington Tank Museum 345 humber hornet malkara.jpg Humber Hornet at Bovington Tank Museum | |
| 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.
History
[edit | edit source]British units used the Hornet.[1] Based on the British Army's FV1611 Humber "Pig" one-ton four-wheel drive armoured truck, it carried two Malkara, missiles on a retractable boom at the rear, as well as two reloads. It could be transported by air in a Blackburn Beverley and air-dropped on a cluster of 6 special parachutes.
Operation
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It was also operated by a squadron of the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment.
See also
[edit | edit source]- Comparable vehicles
References
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Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- "FV 1620 Humber "Hornet/Malkara" Anti-Tank Vehicle" WarWheels.net
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Humber Hornet.
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- MilitaryFactory.com factsheet