Well. I didn't think of that. To the limit of my knowledge (which isn't saying much but still) this seems like a very interesting and creative solution! Congrats! Bit of a risk with the timing but I like the direction.
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There for all to see, without a huge condensing system to scrub the smoke stack and keep the "exhaust" water vapour free.
More on topic, the Perkins Lion sounds a great idea. The company are innovative and developed a cutting torch jig to make tank drive sprockets quickly, with less machining. Torch jigs could speed production of tanks more generally?
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There was also some odd taxes on larger engine sizes IIRC which strangled larger truck engine development
Enjoyable update as always Allen, my only question would be that have you given Gardner diesel any thought for helping with development?
Gardners modular cylinder and head system (cylinders in pairs or threes which could be combined to give you any number of cylinders from 2 to 8 in inline form) in both automotive and marine form could be combined with a new crank case to make a V12 or 16 or a broad arrow 18, power is a little lower than the lion in one of those forms but so is swept volume if based on the in production 6LW ( 84 hp @1400 rpm on 10.3 lts) or 6L3 (114hp@900 rpm on 18.3 litres).
Gardners are renowned for the high torque available at low revs and the extreme reliability of the engines, there is still a thriving market for rebuilt engines 20 years after the factory closed down.
Gardners modular cylinder and head system (cylinders in pairs or threes which could be combined to give you any number of cylinders from 2 to 8 in inline form) in both automotive and marine form could be combined with a new crank case to make a V12 or 16 or a broad arrow 18, power is a little lower than the lion in one of those forms but so is swept volume if based on the in production 6LW ( 84 hp @1400 rpm on 10.3 lts) or 6L3 (114hp@900 rpm on 18.3 litres).
Gardners are renowned for the high torque available at low revs and the extreme reliability of the engines, there is still a thriving market for rebuilt engines 20 years after the factory closed down.
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And could provide enough hot water to make a brew for the attached infantry...
The tax was based on cylinder diameter and number of pistons, so swept depth of cylinder was artificially long. British engines were inefficient by statute!
Checking Gardner's engine list, only one even gets close to the necessary power, and not all the way there.
Well, if you double up any of the size cylinder engines to get a 12 cylinder you could get into the ballpark.
Possibly as a Flat engine, but I doubt you could do a V engine quickly.
At least one of them handed themselves into the police on arrival asking to help by passing false information.....
ill admit its about 5 years after but you are getting jump im design work so possible an improvement?
this is about all i know about Perkins
this is about all i know about Perkins
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However less unnoticed by the Luftwaffe. Unfortunately RAF Peterborough, later Westwood farm, was around a mile and a half from Perkins Engines. The airfield, if I remember rightly was a training unit, (biplanes, obsolete types mostly), which was bombed a couple of times, probably out of boredom, however recon flights happened fairly regularly. If the factory is expanded before the war, the chances are it will go as unnoticed as it was OTL though.
Just for added confusion, Perkins Engines, of Queen Street, Peterborough, producers of diesel engines should not be confused with Baker Perkins of Westwood, Peterborough who produced Engines for the mk IV tank during WWI, and moved into making biscuit and confectionary machinery after the first war. This made them obvious candidates, (for some unknown reason), to build the 6lb anti tank gun in the second world war.
The two companies are completely unrelated.
More security by confusion/obscurity!
Very interesting solution to the engine crisis, I’m annoyed that I didn’t think to suggest Perkins given that I’ve driven past their factory more times than I’d care to mention.
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