Sherman M4A2 diesel engine designation

[Richard Farrant]

Originally posted by FV623
This inlet ported but exhaust valved configuration seems to be unique to DDA and I wonder why no other manufacturer ever went down this avenue. Certainly one bang a rev as opposed to every other rev made them markedly potent for their size at the time.

I wonder why they never made it over here too, I know of no on-road production application of any DDA diesel here although one prototype fire appliance did a V6 unit rear mounted

Fodens produced a straight 6 two stroke on the same lines as a 6-71, they were in production during the 50's and 60's, easily recognised by their wonderful exhaust note. Detroit Diesels were fitted in production trucks in the UK, they were options in Bedford TM and Scammell Crusaders, probably others I cannot think of at present. I seem to think they were all based on a German design, was it Junkers?

Richard F.