Compact driveline

A driveline, comprising:

• a first input shaft gear and a second input shaft gear disposed on an input shaft, wherein the first input shaft gear is selectively drivingly engaged with the input shaft via a first clutch and the second input shaft gear is selectively drivingly engaged with the input shaft via a second clutch;
• a first countershaft gear and a second countershaft gear disposed on a countershaft and drivingly engaged with the countershaft;
• wherein
• the first input shaft gear is drivingly engaged with the first countershaft gear and the second input shaft gear is drivingly engaged with the second countershaft gear via an idler gear;
• and
• an output shaft and an output shaft gear disposed on and drivingly engaged with the output shaft,
• wherein the output shaft gear is in meshing engagement with the first countershaft gear,
• wherein the input shaft, the countershaft, a power take-off (PTO) gear train, and the output shaft are affixed within a plate at a surface of the plate that faces away from a backplate of a turbine portion of a torque converter, and wherein the plate is parallel with the backplate of the turbine portion of the torque converter,
• wherein the plate is coupled to the backplate of the turbine portion, and
• wherein the first input shaft gear is mounted to the surface of the plate.