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Humber Pig APC
The pictures below show two versions of the Humber Pig. The only real outward difference is the ram on the front. The vehicle on the left is a standard APC with a tubular ram. The one on the right has the I beam ram and the major difference is that this is the water cannon version. Instead of troop seats in the rear, it carries two big water tanks. Used for crowd control this unit is very effective since the Pig was built for urban warfare.
The name PIG was a nickname that servicemen and the populace started calling the Humber....because of the way the vehicle steered and it looked like a pig. (Note photo below).
Right: Note the square box looking fixture at the 11 o'clock position over the rear wheel. This is an armored fan that the crew has control of . There is one on each side. Hinged small arms ports are located, two in each side of the hull and one large spring assisted hinged door above the rear doors, which are double plated with about 3/4" kevlar panel in between the plates.
From the inside, the 4 firing ports (note red square) have both protection on the inner hull and outer hull as well. There is about 4-5 inches of air space between the double armored hull. The inner hull has a sliding armored door (red square) that slides to the right (A) and is held in locked position by a heavy duty spring which latches to the handle (B). Once this door is slid open, the outer door is opened by unlatching the locking mechanism and it swings downward out of the way for firing. The advantage of the inner door is that with the outer hull door open, one can slide the inner door open just enough to fit a gun barrel though (about 1-2 inches) while still being protected by both hulls. Note the picture A below from the outside that shows the inner and outer hulls.
In the pictures below, (A) shows the drivers compartment roof that is fitted with two hinged hatches and is internally lined with shock absorbing material. Catches are provided to lock the hatches in the open position and closed positions.
The hinged window on the door (B) open by unlocking and then grabbing hold of the red handle after unlocking it, holding on to the red handle you act as a counter weight and it opens. It folds downward as the top half is hinged.
In the picture above (left) the battery is under the front passenger seat (D).
Note the red handle (C above)) as this is one of two hydraulic assisted handles that pump the front armored window open. Please note the photo below to see that the windows are so well armored that hydraulic assist is needed because of the weight.
Below: Interior
The 1100 x 20 tires are called Run Flats (RF) which are bullet proof and can run about 50 miles flat if shot out.
Fuel is supplied from two tanks, one on each side of the vehicle, having a combined capacity of 26 gallons.
The hull is constructed of welded armor steel plates to give maximum protection against frontal attack by .300 S.A.A.P. , side and rear attack by .303 ammunition at a range of 200 yards.