Humber Hornet
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{{Infobox weapon
|is_vehicle=yes
|name= Humber Hornet
| image= Flickr - davehighbury - Bovington Tank Museum 345 humber hornet malkara.jpg
| image_size = 300
|caption= Humber Hornet at Bovington Tank Museum
|origin= Australia / United Kingdom
|type= Anti-tank missile carrier
|service=
|used_by= Australia, United Kingdom
|wars= Cold War
|design_date=
|manufacturer= Humber (Rootes Limited)/Wharton Engineering
|production_date= 1958-1961
|number=
|weight= 5.70 tonnes
|length= {{convert|5.05|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|width= {{convert|2.22|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|height= {{convert|2.43|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|crew= 3; commander, driver, gunner
|armour= {{convert|8-16|mm|abbr=on}}
|primary_armament= 2x Malkara anti-tank missile
|secondary_armament=
|engine= Rolls-Royce B60 Mk 5A six cylinder petrol engine.
|engine_power= {{convert|120|hp|abbr=on}}
|pw_ratio=
|suspension= Wheels 4x4
|vehicle_range={{convert|402|km|abbr=on}}
|speed= {{convert| 64|km/h|abbr=on}} 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
British units used the Hornet.{{Cite book|title=Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles : Visual Encyclopedia.|first=Robert |last=Jackson |date=2012 |publisher=Chartwell Books |isbn=9780785829263 |location=New York, N.Y.|page=286 |oclc=785874088}} 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
It was also operated by a squadron of the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment.
See also
References
{{reflist|1}}
= Bibliography =
- [http://www.warwheels.net/HumberHORNETindex.html "FV 1620 Humber "Hornet/Malkara" Anti-Tank Vehicle"] WarWheels.net
- {{citation |url=http://www.warwheels.net/images/ACJfinal30.pdf|title= FV1620 Hornet: A British Pig with an Australian Sting |first=Andrew |last=Moores |date=1995 |work=Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal |issue=#30 (July-August) |page=4 }}
External links
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- {{cite AV media |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pRSXuDSbV0 |title=Tank Chats #93 Humber Hornet |publisher= The Tank Museum |date=24 Jan 2020 |via=Youtube }}
- [http://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.asp?armor_id=214 MilitaryFactory.com factsheet]
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Category:Anti-tank missile carrier
Category:Cold War armoured fighting vehicles of the United Kingdom
Category:Airborne fighting vehicles