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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) from the late 1950s until 1970, when the trucks were transferred completely to the Army. The Pig became particularly well known from its presence on the streets of Northern Ireland during the worst of the Troubles. ==History== The Humber Pig is based on the FV1600 series of four wheel drive 1-ton trucks manufactured for the British military by Rootes from 1952 to 1955. The Pig is the armoured variant of FV1601 and FV1602. Originally designed as general-purpose military cargo trucks, body armour was fitted to fill the need for an armoured personnel carrier until the purpose-built Alvis Saracen could be delivered.〔 The armoured bodies were produced by GKN Sankey as well as the Royal Ordnance Factory and then sent to Rootes for final assembly.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.khakicorpsimports.com/cat-wheel-pig.htm )〕 Around 1700 Pigs were produced in total.〔 The nickname "Pig" was first used informally, referring to the bonnet's resemblance a pig snout. Also, the Pig was fitted with a suspension not designed to support heavy armour and it had a tendency to sway greatly around corners — reinforcing the name "pig." This name found its way into semi-official parlance over time. After pre-production trials in Malaya and Cyprus were completed in 1956, plans were drawn up to convert existing FV1601-4 vehicles to a revised FV1609 design.〔 This variant featured a bolt-on armoured roof for the cargo compartment that could be removed for tropical environments. However, these plans were abandoned after twenty FV1609s were made, and the FV1601/FV1602 trucks were converted to FV1611/FV1612 spec instead—the first true Mk 1 Pigs.〔 The series of mid-1950s IRA cross-border campaigns sparked the need for a greater military presence in Northern Ireland from the British Government. In 1956, the RUC requested a number of military vehicles to aid in patrolling the Irish border. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Humber Pig」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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