MiniArt – V-55 Engine 1/35 [37025]

Description

Scale: 1:35
Barcode: 4820183311702
Series:Military Miniatures 1:35
Box size: 290x190x45 mm

Model supplied unpainted & unassembled.
Assembly instructions can be found at:https://miniart-models.com/product/37025-v-55-engine/

The Kharkiv model V-2 (Russian: -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, features found on modern high-performance diesel engines. 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. The engine was made of aluminium. The engine cooling system was liquid, of a closed type. It included a water jacket of the cylinder blocks; water radiators; a water pump; a centrifugal fan; a T-valve with steam and air valves, and piping. The cooling system capacity was 9095 liters. The radiators were connected to the surrounding air via an air valve. The T-valve, leading to both radiators, was designed for filling the cooling system with coolant.

TheV-55 variant was used in the T-55 family of tanks, it produced 580 hp.