Description
Tankograd 9027 Stalwart
STALWART
High Mobility Load Carrier
Among the most iconic British military truck designs of the Cold War is the FV620 Stalwart family of vehicles. It is a series of 6×6, amphibious, high-mobility load carriers designed and manufactured by Alvis that served in the British Army over a period of thirty years, from 1963-93. Variants fielded (and covered in this publication) are the
FV620 Truck, Cargo, High Mobility Load Carrier, 5-ton, 6×6, Mk 1 Alvis Stalwart
FV622 Truck, Cargo, High Mobility Load Carrier, with winch, 5-ton, 6×6, Mk 2, Alvis Stalwart
FV622 Truck, Cargo, High Mobility Load Carrier, Fitted For Radio (FFR), with winch, 5-ton, 6×6, Mk 2, Alvis Stalwart
FV623 Truck, Cargo, High Mobility Load Carrier, with winch and crane, 5-ton, 6×6, Mk 2, Alvis Stalwart, Artillery Limber; and the
FV624 Truck, Cargo, High Mobility Load Carrier, with winch and crane, 5-ton, 6×6, Mk 2, Alvis Stalwart, REME Fitters.
Extensively covered are also the development history, technology and active service with many hitherto unpublished in-action photographs.
Quantity Photos and Illustrations:
Illustrated with 76 colour photographs, 57 b&w photographs and 7 graphics
Text – Language:
English Text
Number of Pages:
64
Neil Scarbro –
I found the book very informative, as I drove the Artillery Limber when I was in BAOR. With a good coverage on all versions of the Stolly , I enjoyed reading the book.