TOG2
50°41′44″N 2°14′37″W / 50.69553°N 2.24371°W
| Heavy Tank, TOG II | |
|---|---|
mild steel | |
Main armament | Ordnance QF 17-pounder |
Secondary armament | 7.92 mm Besa machine gun |
| Engine | Paxman-Ricardo 12-cylinder diesel-electric 600 hp (450 kW) |
| Power/weight | 7.5 hp/t |
| Transmission | 2 electric motors |
| Suspension | unsprung torsion bar (TOG II*) |
Operational range | 50 mi (80 km)[2] |
| Maximum speed | 8.5 mph (13.7 km/h) (achieved)[2] 15 mph (24 km/h) (theoretical)[4][page needed] |
The TOG2, officially known as the Heavy Tank, TOG II, was a British
History
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
The design included a 6-pounder gun and side
In 1942 the tank was given a turret that was under development for the Cruiser Mk VIII Challenger tank design with the QF 28-pounder (94 mm) gun.[8] The turret "in modified form" was used on the Challenger.[8] The planned sponsons were never fitted.[9]
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 torsion bar suspension 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.[9]
The single TOG 2 prototype in the TOG II* configuration can be seen at The Tank Museum.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c White p68
- ^ a b c d e f Tank Museum accession record
- ^ Garth, Mike. "TANK HEAVY, TOG II* (E1951.49)". The Tank Museum. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Hills (2017)
- ^ a b "The Tank Museum". The Tank Museum Online. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ a b c Coombs, Benjamin (2011). "2". British tank production, 1934-1945 (PDF) (PhD). Kent Academic Repository. p. 68. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ 5 HEAVY Tanks | Tank Chats, retrieved 11 November 2023
- ^ a b Chamberlain & Ellis (1969) p 79
- ^ a b Chamberlain & Ellis (1969) p 78
Bibliography
- Andrew Hills, The Tanks of TOG: The work, designs, and tanks of the Special Vehicle Development Committee in World War II, 2017, CreateSpace Publishing, ISBN 978-1-9746-8037-5
- Chamberlain, P; Ellis, C; British and American Tanks of World War II, 1969, Arco Publishing
- White BT, British Tanks 1915-1945, 1963, Ian Allan, ASIN B002MQ8I1S
- Tank Heavy, TOG II* (E1951.49), Tank Museum, Bovington, archived from the original on 17 April 2018
External links
Media related to TOG 2 tank at Wikimedia Commons
