With that 2 stroke design it's no wonder they had so many break downs, they're relying on engine horsepower and not torque to move the machine. Sounds much like a GM diesel or Detroit diesel engine.
Weighing in at a combat weight of 121,250lb or 55,000kg
Running on a Leyland L.60 No4 Mk8A 12-cylinder multi-fuel engine developing 750BHP at 2,100RPM with a top road speed of only 30MPH I would say yes these tanks have incredibly underpowered engines their power to weight ratio is way off lol
@ak907jk The engine is a 6 cylinder, 12 piston engine. Two pistons horizontally opposed in each cylinder. The tank was slow, but even worse was the engines 90% failure rate
With that 2 stroke design it's no wonder they had so many break downs, they're relying on engine horsepower and not torque to move the machine. Sounds much like a GM diesel or Detroit diesel engine.
bert26a 2 months ago
Weighing in at a combat weight of 121,250lb or 55,000kg
Running on a Leyland L.60 No4 Mk8A 12-cylinder multi-fuel engine developing 750BHP at 2,100RPM with a top road speed of only 30MPH I would say yes these tanks have incredibly underpowered engines their power to weight ratio is way off lol
ak907jk 7 months ago
@ak907jk The engine is a 6 cylinder, 12 piston engine. Two pistons horizontally opposed in each cylinder. The tank was slow, but even worse was the engines 90% failure rate
theclivesinclair 5 months ago
Know what you mean, I think its the noise the engines make as if they are being thrashed
consharp 2 years ago
do these tanks look underpowered to you, or is it just me?
Acornoa 2 years ago
lol at the t-34-85 in the background at 1:04
DRAC250 2 years ago
The "prototype" Chieftain was a Marksman Mobile Anti-Aircraft system adapted to the Chieftan from the T-55 & T-72 versions
:-)
Jim8471 2 years ago