WWII Soviet tank V-2 engine

The Kharkiv model V-2 (Russian: В-2, German Transliteration: W-2) was a Soviet diesel tank V-12 engine designed at the Kharkiv Locomotive Factory by Konstantin Chelpan and his team. It is found in the BT-7M (BT-8), T-34, KV, IS and IS-10 (T-10) tanks, and by extension, the vehicles based on them, such as the SU-85 and SU-100 tank destroyers based on the T-34 and the ISU-122 and ISU-152 self-propelled guns based on the IS-2. Throughout its production life, output ranged from roughly 450-700 hp.

Displacement 38.8 L (2,367.7 cu in), bore 150 mm (5.9 in), stroke 180 mm (7.1 in) left cylinder group and 186 mm (7.3 in) right cylinder group, torque 220 kgf·m (2,157.5 N·m; 1,591.3 lbf·ft).

WWII Soviet tank V-2 engine

WWII Soviet tank V-2 engine

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WWII soviet tank engine V-2

WWII soviet tank engine V-2