0t-soviet oil engines and the CIA--1955

CIA report of1955 summarizes production of oil/diesel engines in USSR

a number of incorrect assumptions are found in this "secret" classified document

the year of publication of the CIA paper--1955-- witnesses soviet introducion of revolutionary tracklayer-DET250
diesel electric tractor 250 hp-- v 12 diesel from tank powering dc generator with capability to
invert to ac output providing power to entire village

illustrations are kindly provided via soviet publications
btw--russian technical illustrations feature most pleasing color combinations without loss of defination

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Somewhere I have a soviet propaganda book, showing late `1970's production.

That v-12 engine was still coming off the assembly line...

I read that spys at the big military parade in Moscow noticed the brand new tanks did not have headlights. CIA assumed this mean that they had developed nigh vision and the west had to funnel millions into night vision development to stay on eqaul footing. Years later they found out the russian headlight factory had had a fire or something and they simply could nor produce them fast enough. The existing tanks got headlights later as production improved.
Bill D.

PS: the cover story, if needed, for the first atomic blast in New Mexico was going to be a tank windshield wiper factory blew up. Turns out no civilians s aw the explosion since the only place close enough to see the blast was a school for the blind.

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PS: the cover story, if needed, for the first atomic blast in New Mexico was going to be a tank windshield wiper factory blew up. Turns out no civilians s aw the explosion since the only place close enough to see the blast was a school for the blind.

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Uh, no. The flash and fireball wwere certainly visible from El Paso and Las Cruces. The story was that an ammunition storage facility had blown up with no casualties. That is per Leslie Groves , Brigadier General, U.S. Army, commanding the Manhattan Engineer District.

That V12 engine looks a lot like an MTU engine.

Steve

Jointed /.articulated rods are quite common in Euro V engines at one time.....the Russky v motor is claimed to have a different bore and stroke in each bank......Notice the motor in the pics is a blower scavenged uniflow two stroke. ...same as a GM,no doubt the inspiration for it.