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and went through successful trials in May 1943. No further development occurred, although a revised version, the TOG 2 (R) was proposed. The 'R' would have been 6 ft (1.8 m) shorter, used torsion bar suspension and had no sponsons.
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Although equipped with the same electro-mechanical drive as originally fitted to the TOG 1, the TOG 2 used twin generators and no problems were reported. It was modified to include, among other things, a change from the unsprung tracks to a
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The second design to come out of the Special Vehicle Development Committee (nicknamed "The Old Gang" as it was made up of people who had worked on the original British tanks of the First World War) the TOG 2 was similar to the
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see if 100 could be produced. In June 1941 the Minister of Supply enquired about the production of 50 tanks. Neither of these enquires lead to production orders.
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for a scenario where the battlefields of northern France devolved into a morass of mud, trenches, and craters as had happened during
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The single TOG 2 prototype in the TOG II* configuration can be seen at
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In 1942 the tank was given a turret that was under development for the
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design, only a single prototype was built before its termination.
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British armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II
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76 mm at the sides of the hull, 50 mm at the rear of the tank
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path arrangement of the TOG 1 which - like that of the
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TOG II
50°41′44″N 2°14′37″W / 50.69553°N 2.24371°W / 50.69553; -2.24371

Super-heavy tank
United Kingdom
long tons
metric tons
Armour
cemented armour
mild steel
Ordnance QF 17-pounder
Besa machine gun
Paxman
Ricardo
diesel
super-heavy tank
World War II
World War I
TOG I
TOG 1
track
First World War British tanks
Foster's of Lincoln
English Electric Company
sponsons
QF 3-inch 16 cwt anti-tank gun
Cruiser Mk VIII Challenger
QF 17-pounder
torsion bar suspension
The Tank Museum

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