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FV 1620 Humber "Hornet/Malkara"

Anti-Tank Vehicle

Specifications

Country of Origin/Used by:	Great Britain
First Produced/Service Dates:	1962-1963
Manufactured by:	Base Vehicle: Rootes Group, Limited; Hornet Modifications: Wharton Engineering
Crew:	3
Armament:	(2) 27 kg Malkara Anti-Tank Guided Missiles; (1) 7.62mm GPMG on Roof; (2) 7.62mm Sterling Machine Guns mounted by the doors.
Engine:	6 Cylinder Gasoline
Miscellaneous Info:	This vehicle was converted from the Humber "Pig" APC.  However, the name of the vehicle is Hornet and the name of the missile itself is Malkara. Malkara was the code name of the missile given by the Australians, which means "shield" in Aborigine.
Data Sheet Available:	None Available

Photos

Reference	Source/Provider
FV 1620 Hornet Anti-Tank Vehicle Photos (Taken at The Tank Museum - Bovington, UK)	Major (Retired) Don Allen - Orleans, Ontario Canada
FV 1620 Hornet Anti-Tank Vehicle Photos	Clive Elliott - Editor of The Shorland Site
FV 1620 Hornet Anti-Tank Vehicle Photos	The Massimo Foti Collection
FV 1620 Hornet Anti-Tank Vehicle Photos (Taken at Musee des' Blindes - Saumur France)	Christophe Jacquemont - France
FV 1620 Hornet Anti-Tank Vehicle Photo (Taken at The Tank Museum - Bovington, UK)	Keith Paget - Northampton, UK
FV 1620 Hornet Anti-Tank Vehicle Photos (Taken at The Tank Museum - Bovington, UK)	Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK
FV 1620 Hornet Anti-Tank Vehicle Photos (Taken at Musee des' Blindes - Saumur France)	Dennis Trowbridge

References Available

Online

Reference	Source/Provider
"FV1620 Hornet: A British Pig with an Australian Sting"  Article By Andrew Moores	Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #30)
Humber Pig APC & Hornet Anti-Tank Vehicle Information & Photos	Key Military
"Hornet FV 1620" Article	Clive Elliott - Editor of The Shorland Site

Printed

Reference	Author
Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars	Duncan Crow & Robert J. Icks
"Humber FV 1600 Series: A Unique British Family of Combat Range Trucks"	Wheels & Tracks: The International Review of Military Vehicles - Issue #6
The Humber 1600 Series (Truck 1 Ton 4x4 C.T.)	Jochen Vollert
Jane's AFV Recognition Handbook (2nd Edition)	Christopher F. Foss
"Pigs Aplenty" (March 2019 Issue of Classic Military Vehicle Magazine)	David Fletcher

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