Sherman with 5 engines built into one unit.

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>>33058560
Jesus this thing makes the veyrons w16 look small and simple.

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This baby also had 3 engines coupled together.

"so the Sentinel was powered by the combined output of three Cadillac 346 in3 (5.7 L) V8 petrol car engines installed in clover-leaf configuration (two engines side-by-side to the front and a single to the rear: all three feeding a common gearbox)"

>>33058881
...and a penis

>>33058560
>american engineering
and Trump wonders why everything gets imported

>>33058560
That's some Mad Max shit right there

Those were necessary because engines of the period were pathetically unreliable and low output by modern standards, even "good" ones from the US.

Bonus is a single engine failure could be bypassed. You could disable the ignition and remove the spark plugs to reduce load on the other powerplants, if you could reach the plugs with engine installed...

>>33058881
>You will never drive your mad max rape tank into battle with 3 Caddy V8s roaring

It seems pretty strange, but the British tested a number of M4A4 and M4A2 Shermans against Cromwell Is and IIIs and a small number of Centaurs. The only reported issue they had with the multibank engines was their higher fuel consumption. The diesels performed flawlessly, and the British concluded that the Sherman was far and away superior to anything they had produced thus far, especially in terms of gun performance and mechanical reliability.

Exercise Dracula, 1943, for anybody who wants to look into it. Nicholas Moran did a piece on it I believe.

>>33058954
Supposedly this thing worked just fine, though the Ford GAA and GM 6046 were considered better. That was mainly because of their greater output and lower fuel consumption though.

>>33058984
Well, that's wrong. The Ford GAA was an excellent engine. Overemgineered, and using technology that wouldn't become commonplace in commercial vehicles for almost 30 years after the war. Rated at 500 horsepower at 2800 rpm during the war, but Sherman crews swore it could do more, especially when they took the governor off. They were right too. Now it's rated for 525 at 2600 rpm, with good torque output as well.

The GAA was the best, but there were no bad engines put into the Sherman. Even the Wright Whirlwinds, which had their quirks but were fairly reliable and had good power to weight ratios.

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You are like little baby

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>>33059810
as are you

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>>33059810
>>33059831
The difference is the one on top is real.

>>33058560
>Sherman with 5 engines built into one unit
yes...and it actually worked.
so whats the big deal...you are aware that WW2 ended over 70 years ago?

>>33058560
>incoherent screaming from the motorpool
for what purpose, bongs?
>>33059810
pretty sure we actually have one of those at the museum here, gotta go see it.
>hey guys we need a bigger bomber
>okay
>hey convair make us a bigass bomber
>cool
>lets throw some giant triangles on a fucking tube
>then throw 6 engines on it
>facing the wrong way
>what could possibly go wrong
>she needs more power
>lets put some jet engines on that bitch too
>now nothing works
fucking nailed it

>>33060000
>this was the US's primary nuclear delivery system for nearly a decade

>>33058560
> horse teeth people

Thats no way to talk about your dad m8

>>33059810
>4 × General Electric J47 turbojets, 5,200
lbf (23.2 kN) each
>6 × Pratt & Whitney R-4360-53 "Wasp Major" radials, 3,800 hp (2,835 kW) each

I love it

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>>33062701

The engineer's station is a Lovecraftian nightmare.

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>>33059871

>>33059072

>the governor

Tell me more about this governor. I'm not calling you a liar, I just want to know more. It sounds like some (whatever the car equivalent of a fudd is) nonsense like removing "restrictor plates" or how removing catalytic converters magically gains you 50 horsepower

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>>33063587
imagine having to do all the wiring for that

>>33065198

Military and industrial/commercial engines are often governed to not go over a set RPM. Either for the reliability of the engine or the wear and tear to the drivetrain (tracks, transmission, etc.)

>>33065272
Why do you think we have germans for anon?

>>33059042

It did, base issues were fuel distribution and the location of the distributors, but it was based on one of the most bulletproof inline sixes ever created.

As far as "best" M4 medium mill though, the GAA though takes the cake. Absurdly over-engineered and understressed.

>retarded deutscheboos talking shit about the sherman's engine when all versions of the sherman were 10x more reliable than their precious tigers

>>33065479
>As far as "best" M4 medium mill though, the GAA though takes the cake. Absurdly over-engineered and understressed.

was meant to be a competitor to the allison v12 in the p40. no buyers for our airplane engine? ok its a tank engine now.

>>33065198
>nonsense like removing "restrictor plates"
???
Those are a real thing in racing.
>catalytic converters magically gains you 50 horsepower
This was once a real thing, but not for the last 25 years. Most people just do it because they are irresponsible poorfags.

>>33065550

Right, on race cars, to keep the playing field more even. Not on stock vehicles. I've known a few retards that think for some reason manufacturers build engines that make a ton of power and then bolt on stuff that cuts their horsepower. Not just for emissions purposes, which did used to happen, but just because.

>>33065550
>Most people just do it because they are irresponsible poorfags.

Exactly

>>33065294
This is what I meant. RPM speed governor makes some sense. Just didn't know what the function or context of this "governor" was.

I've been a mechanic for 10 years, at my current dealership for 8 years, and I've heard some people spout some retarded shit. It's honestly put me off a lot from the whole car scene