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) chiefly as an armoured personnel carrier from late 1958 until early 1970.

Humber 1 ton 4x4 Pig Squirt armoured truck with water cannon, 1953. Army registration: 04 BK 34. Armoured variant of the FV1600 series vehicle; adapted for Germany and served in Northern Ireland. Only 32 of this type were made.

Feb 23, 2021 · A historic Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) water cannon used to control rioters during the Troubles in Northern Ireland has been sold for £3,100 ($4,300). The 26-tonne RUC truck mounted...

The British Army was initially deployed, at the request of the unionist government of Northern Ireland, in response to the August 1969 riots. Its role was to support the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) and to assert the authority of the British government in Northern Ireland.

Jan 30, 2022 · British soldiers and members of the press are pictured behind armoured water cannon and armoured cars during a civil rights march in Derry. But the Northern Ireland government had banned...

The Clonoe Ambush was a military action between the British Army and the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) that occurred during The Troubles in Northern Ireland.

armoured personnel carners and water cannon would be made available for use in British cities. Home Secretary William Whitelaw, who had earlier said — causing outrage in Ireland because of the double-think involved — that plastic bullets would not be intro- duced in Britain because they were too dangerous, now rescinded his pledge.

Bloody Sunday refers to the fatal shooting of 14 civilians by British soldiers in Derry on January 30th 1972. No single act of violence during the Troubles ignited more controversy. On the day in question, around 30,000 people had gathered in Derry to march against the policy of internment.

Area law enforcement converged on Cannon Ball on Sunday and employed a makeshift water cannon. It was basically a fire-hose nozzle perched atop a 15-ton armored personnel carrier owned by the Stutsman County Sheriff's Office — against the protesters.