Continental AVDS-1790-2 V12 diesel engine
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The Continental AVDS-1790-2 is a turbocharged, air-cooled V12 diesel engine widely used as the powerplant for U.S. Cold War–era main battle tanks such as the M60 Patton.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Continental AVDS-1790-2 V12 diesel engine canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
V12 engine
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diesel engine ⓘ tank engine ⓘ |
| advantageOverPredecessor |
lower fuel consumption
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reduced fire risk compared to gasoline engines ⓘ |
| applicationType | military ground vehicle ⓘ |
| aspiration | turbocharged ⓘ |
| associatedTransmission | CD-850 series automatic transmission ⓘ |
| configuration | V12 ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | air-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cylinderArrangement | V ⓘ |
| designedFor |
high-reliability military service
ⓘ
main battle tanks ⓘ |
| displacement |
1790 cubic inches
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about 29.3 liters ⓘ |
| eraOfUse | Cold War ⓘ |
| family | AVDS-1790 engine family ⓘ |
| feature |
air-cooled cylinders
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designed for heavy tracked vehicles ⓘ turbocharging for increased power output ⓘ |
| fuelType | diesel ⓘ |
| introducedInPeriod | late 1950s ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Continental Motors ⓘ |
| mountingOrientation | longitudinal in tank hull ⓘ |
| notableUser |
Israel Defense Forces
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NATO member states operating M60 tanks ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| numberOfCylinders | 12 ⓘ |
| powerplantFor | U.S. Cold War–era main battle tanks ⓘ |
| primaryApplication | armored fighting vehicle powerplant ⓘ |
| successorTo |
Continental AV-1790-3 gasoline engine
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surface form:
Continental AV-1790 gasoline tank engines
|
| usedAs | primary powerplant of the M60 tank series ⓘ |
| usedByConflict |
Gulf War
ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf War (M60A1 and M60A3 tanks)
M48 Patton tank ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam War (M48 and M60 tanks)
Yom Kippur War (M60 and Magach tanks) ⓘ |
| usedInVehicle |
Israeli Magach tank variants
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Israeli Magach tanks ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli Sabra tank
M48 Patton tank variants ⓘ M60 Patton tank ⓘ
surface form:
M60 Patton main battle tank
M60 Patton tank ⓘ
surface form:
M60A1 main battle tank
M60 Patton tank ⓘ
surface form:
M60A3 main battle tank
M728 combat engineer vehicle ⓘ M88A1 armored recovery vehicle ⓘ Merkava Mark I prototype and early vehicles ⓘ |
| valvetrain | overhead valve ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
M60 Patton