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Restored Continental AV1790-5B tank engine at the American Armored Foundation Tank Museum in Danville, Virginia The Continental AV1790 is an American V12 engine used in armored vehicles . Produced by Continental Motors , the AV1790 was used in a variety of limited production and pilot heavy tanks, including the M53 and M55 howitzers , and the ...
Another view of the engine Close up view on cylinder. The Kharkiv model V-2 (Russian: В-2) was a Soviet diesel tank V-12 engine, the V angle at 60°, with dual overhead camshafts per bank, four valves per cylinder opened by bucket-style followers and direct fuel injection.
Leonardo da Vinci sketch of his armored fighting vehicle. Leonardo da Vinci is often credited with the invention of a war machine that resembled a tank. [6] In the 15th century, a Hussite called Jan Žižka won several battles using armoured wagons containing cannons that could be fired through holes in their sides, but his invention was not used after his lifetime until the 20th century. [7]
The initial engine choice in 1954 for what was known at the time as "Medium Gun Tank No.2", later designated the "FV4201" and given the service name 'Chieftain', was a Rolls-Royce diesel V8, however during the Chieftain's design phase NATO introduced a policy in 1957 requiring all armoured fighting vehicles to have a multi-fuel capability.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Konstantin Chelpan was the head designer of the famous T-34 tank diesel engine V-2 ... In 2000 a book ...
The 1916 Saint-Chamond tank bore some resemblance to the Levavasseur project in layout, armament (Canon de 75), motorization (80hp engine) and general silhouette. [ 11 ] Levavasseur reworked his mechanism, improved its resistance to hard objects, and brought forward a new improved project in 1908.
Christopher Vere Awdry (born 2 July 1940) [1] is an English author. He is best known for his contributions to The Railway Series of books featuring Thomas the Tank Engine, which was started by his late father, Wilbert Awdry (1911–1997).
A New Excalibur: The Development of the Tank 1909-1939. Leo Cooper Ltd. ISBN 978-0436475207. Stern, Albert Gerald (1919). Tanks, 1914-1918: the Log-Book of a Pioneer. London: Hodder and Stoughton. Travers, Tim (2003). The Killing Ground: the British Army, the Western Front and the Emergence of Modern Warfare, 1900-1918.