only . However peak torque was . Usage in railway locomotives Many diesel locomotives use V12 engines. Examples include the EMD 12-710 and the GEVO-12 engine (used in the GE ES44AC North American locomotives). V12 engines used in railway locomotives include: Usage in armoured fighting vehicles The V12 is a common engine configuration for tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles. Some examples are: German HL120TRM gasoline engine, used on World War II Panzer III, Panzer IV and other tanks based on their chassis. The Maybach HL230 and its variants was used on the Panther, Tiger II, Jagdpanther, Jagdtiger (HL230 P30), then Tiger I and Sturmtiger which used the HL230 P45. British Rolls-Royce Meteor petrol engine (derived from the Rolls-Royce Merlin aero-engine) used in the World War II Cromwell tank and Comet tank, and later in the Centurion tank and Conqueror tank. The Challenger 2 tank was powered by the Perkins CV12-6A diesel engine. Soviet Kharkiv model V-2 diesel engine, used in the World War II T-34 tank, Kliment Voroshilov tanks and IS-2 heavy tank. Model V-44 12-cyl. 38.88 L diesel used on the late-war T-44. V-12 diesel engine used on T-72, basically supercharged version of V-2. American Continental AV1790 engine, produced in gasoline and diesel variants, used on all versions of the Patton tank and on the M103 heavy tank. A prototype Chrysler A65 V12 engine was tested in the M4 Sherman tank in 1943, but it did not reach production. French Poyaud V12XS25 diesel engine used on the AMX-40. The Maybach HL 295 (reiteration of Maybach HL234, a later version of the Maybach HL230) was also used on the AMX-50 heavy tank. Japanese Mitsubishi SA12200VD air-cooled V-12 diesel engine used on the Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank. A Mitsubishi Type 100 air-cooled V-12 diesel was also used on the Type 4 Ho-Ro self-propelled gun. See also Flat-12 engine Straight-12 engine W12 engine References 12