The Leyland L60 was a British 19-litre (1,200 cu in) vertical six-cylinder opposed-piston two-stroke multi-fuel diesel engine designed by Leyland Motors in the late 1950s/early 1960s for the Chieftain main battle tank (MBT). The engine was also used in the Vickers MBT and its Indian-built derivative, the Vijayanta.
Leyland L60 engine pack with one of the radiators in the raised position displayed at the Bovington tank museum
The Chieftain.
An opposed-piston engine is a piston engine in which each cylinder has a piston at both ends, and no cylinder head. Petrol and diesel opposed-piston engines have been used mostly in large-scale applications such as ships, military tanks, and factories. Current manufacturers of opposed-piston engines include Cummins, Achates Power and Fairbanks-Morse Defense (FMDefense).
1932 Junkers Jumo 205 diesel aircraft engine
1898 Oechelhäuser gas engine
1900 Gobron-Brillié opposed-piston engine with overhung yoke
Fairbanks Morse 38 8-1/8 diesel engine on the USS Pampanito submarine