The TOG 2, officially known as the Heavy Tank, TOG II, was a British super-heavy tank design produced during the early stages of World War II for a scenario where the battlefields of northern France and Belgium devolved into a morass of mud, trenches, and craters as had happened during World War I.

Aug 25, 2020 · Against uncapped anti-tank shot, this face-hardened armor provided improved protection over the ‘softer’ homogenous or cast armor plate. The side armor, being vertical, …

The TOG tank was designed to be a versatile war machine, capable of navigating difficult terrain and withstanding attacks. Its armor was strong enough to withstand 47mm anti-tank guns and 105mm howitzers from a distance of 91 meters.

May 5, 2023 · In reality, the TOG was a tank desired by Britain before the war as a solution to overcoming enemy fortifications, not as a pre-emptive plan for trench warfare built by has-beens. It was adaptable, well armored, had plenty of firepower …

Mar 21, 2022 · That tank featured a high leading track to help climb, a longer hull to help cross obstacles, and firepower concentrated in the turret to better deliver its firepower.

Sep 29, 2017 · In September 1939, the development of the first new tank design of World War 2 began. The General Staff drew up specifications for a new heavy infantry tank, the A20.

Feb 17, 2019 · The TOG heavy tanks – TOG 1 and TOG 2 – were very large, heavy tanks that were designed to cross wide trenches and withstand anti-tank weaponry. They never saw action. At 80 tons, TOG 2 was the heaviest tank produced by Britain during World War II.

Aug 14, 2024 · Subseries STERN 2/35 - Specifications and drawings, 1941 - Mar 1944, relating to US tanks and to the British TOG 2 tank and TOG 3 tank

Jun 9, 2017 · The TOG was a very old fashioned looking tank, very clearly resembling a First World War rhomboid tank. The design was soon changed to carry a 2-pounder gun in a Matilda II (A12) turret.

Two copies of a drawing of the TOG 3 tank, by William Foster and Company, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, number 707 G, entitled 'Proposed general arrangeme...