Stalwart H.M.L.C. FV620

The Stalwart H.M.L.C. (High Mobility Load Carrier) FV620 Mk 1 first entered service in 1960 and was manufactured by Alvis in the UK

ENGINE

The Stalwart is fitted with a Rolls Royce B81 Mk 8 B 8 cylinder 6.2 litre water cooled petrol engine producing 220bhp at 3750rpm coupled to a five speed manual gearbox, giving the vehicle a top speed of 40 mph on the road.
Although at some time in its history the mechanism has been disabled, the Stalwart was designed to be fully amphibious, being fitted with a Dowty water jet propulsion system.
This vehicle is, at the moment, in the early stages of restoration.

ROLE

The Stalwart high mobility 6×6 truck was designed to deliver up to 5 tonnes of supplies throughout the battlefield, in particular ammunition or fuel for the Main Battle Tanks, thus allowing the frontline troops to be resupplied, whatever the conditions.

SPECIFICATION

•Weight; 9 Ton’s

•Maximum payload 5 Ton’s

•Width; 8ft 7in

•Height; 7ft 5in (with the crane fitted 10ft 2in)

•Length; 20ft 10in

Crew of Two ; Driver, Commander + One