British heavy tank TOG (I-II). British tanks from World War II. Heavy tank TOG II*. History Combat installation of the Germans tog 2

In this article, we will talk about probably the most extraordinary tank in game world of Tanks, which is far from the last place in the list of unusual heavy armored vehicles ever created, as well as about its history of creation. Of course it's TOG II*!

The British, like the Soviets, the Germans and the Americans, were actively involved in the arms race. Based on the experience of the First World War, the designers had an assumption that the Second World War would be the same positional, with the widespread use of trenches and fortifications, which means that tanks would be needed that could overcome them.

By 1940, the TOG 1 and TOG 2 tanks had been developed - two vehicles created entirely in accordance with outdated views on war. These were heavy tanks designed to break through defenses, positional warfare, overcome rough terrain and enemy trenches, support infantry and massacre enemy defenses. And already at the beginning of 1941 a prototype was ready.

Featured in our game, the TOG II* is a 90-ton monster manned by a crew of 6. In addition to the commander of the vehicle, the crew also included a driver, navigator, gunner and two loaders.

The TOG II was also distinguished from its predecessor by the presence of side protection of the tracks, now open only in front and behind, which significantly reduced the chances of damage to the tracks. Well, the armament for its time was impressive - a 76.2 mm main gun using 17-pounder QF shells, as well as a 7.92 mm BESA anti-personnel co-axial machine gun.

This tank was just an elephant, even by the standards of heavy armored vehicles of that time. At 10 meters long and 3 meters wide, this tank was huge compared to any other. The turret of the A30 Challenger tank used in this tank was also about 3 meters high, and it was driven by two electric motors. With such a huge hull, the tank had to be provided with decent armor. Hardened steel was used as armor, which raised the efficiency exactly as much as his combat weight. Well, the need for such high level armor arose due to the old-fashioned approach to booking - instead of using inclined sheets that increase the chance of ricochet and non-penetration, the hull was completely straight and the designers counted only on strong armor, thereby only exacerbating the situation.

The diesel-electric 12-cylinder Paxman-Ricardo engine was used as a driving force, developing power up to 600 horsepower, transferring rotation to the drive rollers through an electro-mechanical transmission. Initially, the TOG II used an unsprung suspension, but in the TOG II * modification, some design points were revised and a torsion bar suspension was installed. Despite this, the tank was not able to reach speeds above 14 kilometers per hour, and could move no further than 80 kilometers without refueling.

The tests lasted from 1941 to 1943, when the British army was already provided with a sufficient number of American-made tanks and no longer needed such heavy tanks. In addition, the tactics of warfare by this time had changed and rather medium tanks, widely designed by British developers, were needed. American Shermans and their British modifications like the Sherman Firefly proved to be much better in this war than the bulky monsters of the past.

The only prototype of this tank that has survived today is on display at the Bovington Tank Museum.

Tog 2 is probably one of the most non-standard premium (and not only) tanks that players have ever seen. Why? A level 6 tank has 1400(!) HP. I already had a chance to meet him on his own tank cardboard, but if he is on line 1 in general list opposing team, it will be quite difficult (although highly dependent on the team).

In the full record you will find the history of the creation of the tank, performance characteristics and screenshots.

Tank history

Prototype infantry tank TOG 2 made the first factory “jogs” on March 16, 1941. Further tests did not reveal any special remarks, but time was hopelessly lost. The tank had a maximum speed of 14 km/h and a cruising range of up to 112 km. Thanks to its undercarriage, TOG 2 could overcome vertical walls up to 2.1 m high and ditches up to 6.4 m wide, which was certainly an impressive result. Six months later, it was decided to make new changes to the design of the tank, in connection with which its name was changed to TOG 2 *

The most important improvement was the use of a torsion bar suspension, which provided better driving performance. In addition to this, a new turret and a 76.2 mm gun were finally installed on the tank.
Trials beginning in April 1943 confirmed that the TOG 2* was the heaviest (over 81 tons) and most powerful British tank, but the concept it was built on was long outdated. Even despite the strong armor, the TOG was inferior in terms of dynamic qualities and armament not only to the German "Tiger", but even to the weaker Pz.Kpfw.IV with a long-barreled 75-mm cannon. Maneuvering warfare for such machines was disastrous.
However, in 1942, work began on the design of the TOG 2R modification (R - revised, corrected), on which they intended to reduce the length of the undercarriage due to the final rejection of the sponsons, while maintaining the torsion bar suspension, 76.2-mm turret gun and turret with electric drive. Further development heavy infantry tank led to the emergence of the TOG 3 project. However, none of them was ever implemented.

Unlike TOG 1A, the fate of TOG 2* turned out to be happier. After the war, the tank was sent to a warehouse, from where it was soon removed, repaired and transferred to the tank museum in Bovington. By the way, the Paxman engine remained “native” on it, although the tank is now not running.

Specifications

Crew

Commander
mechanic
radio operator
gunner
Charger x2
Speed 14 forward, 7 back
turn rate 22, turn on the spot

Hull armor

Forehead 76.2
sides 76.2
feed 50.8

Tower armor

Lob 114.3
Boards 76.2
ass 53.3
Review 360m

gun

Cannon OQF_17pdr_Gun_Mk_VII_A
BC size 70 shells
Spread 0.4
Recharge 4.5
Mixing 2.3
Penetration 171/227/38

Paxman Ricardo engine, 600 hp
Walkie-talkie British Wireless set N19, 570m

Tog 2 will appear in World Of Tanks in

Screenshots

TOG 1 maneuvers in the yard of Foster's Lincoln plant. An inclinometer is installed on board, which determines the angle of inclination.

In September 1939 the British General base initiated the development of a new promising tank A20. This event did not pass by Sir Albert Stern - a legendary man in British tank building. Previously, he was secretary of the World's First Committee of Land Ships, and largely thanks to his foresight and will, Britain began the world's first mass production of tanks in 1916. The authority of Sir Albert was extremely great, but, unfortunately, his conceit was even greater. He believed that he and only he knew what a successful new tank should be like. 6 weeks after the start of work on the A20, Albert Stern took the initiative to lead the creation of his own, the only correct project. To this end, he gathered around him his eminent like-minded people who participated with him in the creation of the first tank, which became his and their triumph. They were VGs. Wilson, Sir William Tritton, Harry Ricardo, Sir Ernest Swinton, Sir Eustace Tennyson D'Eincourt and others. Using his influence, he managed to enlist the support of the Cabinet of Ministers and formed the Special Vehicle Development Committee (SVDC). Given the illustrious composition of tank building veterans, this committee received the informal nickname of the Old Gang (The Old Gang).

It was said that the General Staff was not enthusiastic about Sir Arthur's creative impulse, and therefore some people had to be pressured to join the newly created Committee. Most of the participants, by that time, were already in old age, and retired. However, Ricardo and Wilson still continued their engineering research.

The old Gang, drawing on the experience of the First World War, was firmly convinced that the new tanks would eventually have to operate in the conditions of an advanced enemy trench system. In their opinion, the world tank building has clearly gone the wrong way, so their tank will return the lost to the true path. Naturally, the order was given to William Foster and Co., in Lincoln, which produced the first tanks in 1916. The business was owned by Old Gang member William Tritton.

In December 1939, Fostrea's engineers prepared a sketch of the future tank.

Arthur Stern insisted that new car must have an electromechanical transmission. Back in 1916, he unsuccessfully tried to introduce this scheme on the first tanks, but only in 1940 did he have a chance for revenge. The prototype was equipped with a 450 hp Paxman 12-cylinder V-diesel, which was planned to be boosted to 600 hp. The mechanical energy of the diesel engine was transferred to an electric generator, which supplied current to two onboard electric motors that set the drive wheels and tracks in motion. There was no gearbox, but instead a rheostat changed the voltage on each electric motor, which made it possible to regulate the speed and direction of the tank.

The development of the electric drive was entrusted to another veteran Xi. H. Metz of Metz and MacLillan, although the English Electric Company was in charge of production.

By May 1940, the order was increased to two prototypes, which received the corresponding names TOG 1 and TOG 2. Recall that TOG is an abbreviation for The Old Gang - the Old Gang.

In February 1940, direct work began on the TOG tank - a wooden model was made and some components and assemblies were ordered. At first glance, the design was striking in its archaism. It was a narrow, tall and long, sluggish design that echoed the concept of the earliest tanks. Externally, the archaism was enhanced by the diamond-shaped hull, tracks made of nickel steel from the First World War and machine-gun sponsons on the sides. However, machine-gun sponsors did not switch to the prototype, but more modern tank did not become from it. A 75mm French howitzer was placed in the front sheet, and a turret from the Matilda tank was placed on top. The armor was supposed to withstand hits from 47mm armor-piercing shells, but subsequently its thickness was constantly revised. On the prototype, the side armor was 65mm thick.

After the first factory tests in the yard of the enterprise, the machine was sent for field tests, which took place on September 27, 1940.

Having determined the weight of the right half of the future tank - 36 tons 711.2 kg, the designers estimated that the total weight of the vehicle at this stage of development would be more than 73 tons. The figure turned out to be impressive, and this is considering that it was obtained by calculation, on a structure that has not yet been fully embodied in metal, without the actual weight of armor, without weapons, fuel, ammunition and crew. The speed reached 13.67 km / h.

On October 6, 1940, the first official demonstration of the project took place in front of the members of the Special Vehicle Development Committee (SVDC). Willson did not come to the demonstration, because he and Stern had a very strained relationship on a professional level. The reason was that Stern had no technical education, but allowed himself categorical statements about the work of specialists.

After the lightning triumph of the German tank forces in France, the archaism and practical uselessness of the TOG tank became more than obvious. The era of highly maneuverable and mobile tanks has come, and TOG does not meet the new requirements of the time. Despite the fact that TOG was hopelessly outdated, even before it appeared, work on it continued. During the tests, it was revealed, although it was initially clear that the tank was completely unmaneuverable, due to the fact that the hull is narrow and the bearing surface of the tracks is long, but nothing could be done about this due to the very design of the vehicle. This was aggravated by the fact that, like the first British tanks, TOG I did not have a spring-loaded suspension at all - small-diameter road wheels were simply rigidly attached to the hull. Electric motors constantly overheated. On tests until May 28, 1941, the car was constantly forced to stop so that the electric motors would not burn out and could cool down.

TOG 1 with turret from Matilda

After testing ended in June 1941, TOG underwent a number of changes. After a failure with an electromechanical transmission, it was replaced by a hydraulic one, work on which continued for two years. In May 1943, the machine, renamed TOG 1A, made its first exit. The new equipment was manufactured by Hydraulic Coupling and Engineering Company. After a month of intensive testing in the Lincoln area, the car returned to the factory for another revision. In July, orders were issued for new components and assemblies. Since that time, the TOG 1A tank remained at the enterprise, where in the spring of 1944 it was slightly modified. Once the modified TOG 1A was ready, it was sent to Chobham on a huge 100-ton Pickfords transporter. Nothing more was heard about him, but this miracle did not appear in the troops.

The order for TOG 2 was issued on May 6, 1940. It is not known exactly why early stage development required another TOG design, but this is most likely due to weapons. The mechanics of the TOG 2 was identical to the TOG 1, with the obvious difference being the tracks. The tracks of the First World War remained unchanged, the spring-loaded suspension also did not appear, but the hull was altered so that the upper branch of the caterpillar, passing the rear drive wheel, descended into the tunnel, through which it went forward and at the exit of the tunnel rose to get on the front sloth. It was necessary to lower the caterpillar into the tunnel in order to expand the hull for shoulder strap larger tower. On wooden layout fighting compartment there was a 3-inch howitzer in the front plate, to the right of the driver, and on the sides there were sponsons for a pair of Besa machine guns on each side. The box turret of the TOG 2 resembled an enlarged version of the turret from the Churchill Mark III tank. The armament of the turret consisted of a 3-inch howitzer and a 2-pounder anti-tank gun on the right and a Besa machine gun on the left. According to the surviving records, the armor was also impressive by those standards. 63mm cast-iron side sheets were placed on the layout.

When the tank made its first exit on March 16, 1941, it still had a howitzer in the hull, the side sponsons and the turret were made of wood, but even then the weight of the vehicle exceeded 48 tons. The usual minor problems quickly surfaced, but overheating of the electric motors was not noted, as on TOG 1. By the end of March, a cast-iron ballast was installed instead of a wooden turret, and the weight of the tank reached 62 tons. May 1941 wooden tower returned and sent TOG 2 for testing at Farnborough. When the car returned to Lincoln in June, new tracks were ordered for it. Now they had protrusions with a mesh pattern for better traction and were made of manganese steel. After that, the tank was photographed with a steel turret bigger size and 3 inch anti-aircraft gun(QF 3 inch 20 cwt anti-aircraft). The car was painted in tricolor camouflage.

TOG 1*

In September 1941, the design of the tank was made significant changes and so the car was renamed TOG 2*. The guns in the frontal sheet and side sponosons have already been abandoned, and the booking has been revised. The main gear underwent further alterations, but most importantly, it was decided to put a torsion bar suspension on the tank, although this was not implemented until April 1943. Work on the TOG 2 * was clearly delayed, and the requirements of combat in the war were changing rapidly. Therefore, the designers decided to arm the tank with a 17-pounder gun in a turret designed by Messrs Stothert and Pit from Baes. In 1944, this tower was installed on the A30 Challenger tank.

A full-size model of the front of the TOG 2 tank. The front sheet has a 3-inch howitzer, a 3-inch howitzer and a 2-pounder in the turret. anti-tank gun, in the side sponsons, 2 Bes machine guns each.

In 1942, the designers suddenly decided to turn the tracks from back to front, like on the A20 tank, and now the protruding part on each link was at the back.

TOG 2 with 57mm gun

Finally, in May 1943, testing of the TOG 2* tank continued. There were no particular problems and it was decided that, in general, the car was ready, although its weight reached almost 80 tons. By 27 May 1943, the TOG 2* was already performing completely flawlessly in trials, however, the War Office was unwilling to order the tank. According to the rules, the car still had to pass official tests in Chobham, but it was already quite clear that TOG 2 * was very late with its appearance.

TOG 2 with 57mm gun

Trying to somehow adapt their archaic brainchild, the designers planned to make a version of the tank shortened by 1.82 cm, called the TOG 2R (Revised) and even discussed the idea of ​​the TOG 3. However, none of this was implemented. TOG was originally created for a war that ended over 20 years ago. The Old Gang, seeking to repeat their triumph in TOG, essentially created a tank for the First World War. The fact that the epic with Stern's anachronism dragged on right up to 1944 speaks not only of the personal collapse of Arthur Stern and his Old Gang, but also that instead of creating the tanks really needed for Britain, many of its engineers were engaged in the original nonsense. The TOG tank illustrates well why and how the British tank industry fell into disrepair during the war.

TOG 1 with turret from Matilda. An inclinometer is visible on the back of the board.

tank TOG 2* with 17-pounder gun

sources

David Fletcher- The Greate Tank Scandal-- HMSO, 1989

Peter Chamberlen and Chris Ellis -- British and American Tanks of World War Two-- Silverdale Books, 2004

TOG II * was created by the British during the Second World War, work on which was stopped in 1944. TOG is short for the old gang, which literally translates as "old gang".

A vehicle weighing over 80 tons was armed with a 76 mm QF 17-pounder cannon with 144 rounds and a 7.92 mm BESA machine gun. A huge building with a length of more than 10 meters, a width and a height of just over 3. Engine 600 HP With. provided seven and a half horses per ton.

TOG II* in World of Tanks Blitz

The game has a premium tank of level 6. And a heavy tank. Against the backdrop of fictional tanks, Tog 2 is the most unusual and noticeable. Everyone knows him, he attracts attention and causes a stir. And in the random house, Tog can be found very rarely - much less often than the Helsings, Draculas, Vendicators, and so on. But what kind of animal is this and is it worth buying?

Cons of sausages a lot. First, it is his mobility. This is one of the slowest tanks in the game. Well, it is very difficult to keep the general formation on it even with the TT, not to mention the lighter teammates. And if the team rushed across the entire map, you will have to fight alone.

The Tog 2 is a heavy tank and has no armor. Something of course ricochets from him, but this is in rare cases.

The sausage has a huge size and it will be difficult to hide it behind cover, and it will be easy for opponents to hit. And almost every hit means a break.

But TOG II has its advantages. The first is its strength. Namely - 1500 units of durability. This is an order of magnitude more than the tanks at the level.

The second plus is his gun. With a 170 mm AP hit and 150 damage, the gun has a rate of fire of 12 rounds per minute. And this gives approximately 1800 potential damage per minute (DPM).

Another plus is the turret traverse speed (more than 30 g/sec). For any CT who wants to spin the sausage, this will be an unpleasant surprise.

Plus, the accuracy and speed of information. There are many opponents whose armor will be a serious obstacle for TOG II *. But the accuracy of the gun allows you to target weak spots. Aiming speed - 2.3 sec. But this tank has interesting feature- slow movement speed leaves the gun in a constant semi-reduction. This affects the speed of convergence during stops and accuracy when moving.

Tog 2 is not an easy opponent for any tank. In a one-on-one firefight, high DPM (potential damage per minute) and huge survivability give great advantages.

game tactics

TOG II is a team player. He can outshoot any opponent, but without the support of the team, he easily gets caught in the crossfire. With a well-coordinated game, the sausage becomes an effective ram and a movable shield. But in a random house - very often it remains without support.

Or the tank can turn into a bunker - in narrow directions become an insurmountable obstacle. For example, on city maps, where it will be difficult for the enemy to bypass it.

The game on this machine is very situational. The result depends on many factors. The main tactic of playing this tank is to choose the right direction of movement. It is difficult to create a moment on this machine - often we find ourselves far from the main battlefield. But if there is a firefight at a short distance, then we can safely roll out first, breaking through the enemy’s defenses.

Should I buy Tor 2

IMHO reasons why it's worth buying. The first is the creation of a collection in the World of Tank Blitz. Tor 2 is historical tank, the project of which existed in reality. And if the various Helsings and Draculas are the fruit of the imagination of the developers, then the sausage is close to historical reality. And what is important for collectors is that this is the most recognizable and most unusual tank (and this is against the backdrop of Vendicators).

Is it effective? At team game- Yes. But for a random house, it's too ambiguous. For example, when you exchange fire with two or three opponents, the rest of the team is in no hurry to help.

Is it possible to farm silver on it? It’s quite, but it’s worth trying very hard to have time to put it on.

In addition, at lvl 6 there are cars that deserve attention. For example, Dicker Max or having already accumulated gold, look at cars of a higher level.

Buying Tog 2 is not worth it, considering it as a prem for active farming or stats. In most cases, the reason for buying is a fan, a collection and nothing more.

9-07-2016, 19:58

Hello everyone and welcome to the site! Friends, today we have the strangest and most unique car world of tanks, a slow, clumsy and very long tank - this is the TOG II guide.

This unit cannot be called new in any way, it has been in World of Tanks for a very long time and everyone knows that this is a premium tank of the sixth level in the UK. In addition to the fact that TOG 2 cannot be bought now and it has a preferential level of battles (6-7), there are many more interesting nuances here, which we’ll talk about now.

TTX TOG 2

The first thing I would like to say is good news- this unit is endowed with a very large margin of safety for its level and a good basic view of 360 meters.

If we consider the rest of the general TOG 2 characteristics, then everything is very sad. Let's start with the fact that we have just incredibly shed dimensions. The car is tall and catastrophically long, besides, we have no armor, so everyone, starting from the sixth level, is able to break through this Briton in almost any projection.

Regarding mobility, the TOG 2 World of Tanks tank was also deprived of it. Incredibly low maximum speed, no dynamics, and the complete lack of maneuverability suggests that spinning us is as easy as shelling pears.

In other words, in this vein, the advantage of this tank is only its safety margin, good visibility, and preferential combat level.

TOG II gun*

However, there can be no advantages at all, and the armament can rightfully be called the only plus of this machine, it is really excellent.

The main thing for which the TOG 2 gun is loved is its high armor penetration, that is, we don’t need gold shells at all, the machine is able to farm.

Further, we do not have a large alpha strike, a decent attack speed compensates for this moment, and as a result we get about 1800 damage per minute, without taking into account the rammer and crew skills, and this is a very good result.

Even the accuracy parameters of the TOG 2 tank are quite good. We were given a comfortable spread, fast aiming time and good stabilization (not surprising at this speed). By the way, the gun leans down by 10 degrees, which is another plus.

Advantages and disadvantages of TOG II*

Having considered General characteristics of this machine and the parameters of its guns, all strong and weak sides visible immediately to the naked eye. In fact, TOG II * World of Tanks has a lot of advantages, but those few disadvantages are so significant that they cannot be ignored.
Pros:
Excellent armor penetration;
High rate of fire and good DPM;
Good accuracy and timing;
Large margin of safety;
Comfortable vertical aiming angles;
Preferential level of battles;
Minuses:
Weak booking;
Huge dimensions;
Very poor mobility.

Equipment for TOG 2

Based on the fact that it is impossible to level our shortcomings by installing additional modules, it is worth concentrating on strengthening the existing advantages. Thus, TOG 2 equipment is selected according to the following principle:
1. - will increase the damage dealt per minute.
2. - increasing the viewing range is a very important nuance, so the choice is obvious.
3. - although we are reduced quite quickly, it will not be superfluous to improve this parameter.

As usual, there is a good alternative to the last point -. With this module, several characteristics will increase in a complex manner at once, so everything is logical.

Crew Training TOG II*

Another extremely important point for any tank, this is the choice of skills for the crew. This case is not quite standard, because we have as many as 6 crew members at our disposal, but do not get lost, on TOG 2 perks are selected as follows:
Commander - , , , .
Gunner - , , , .
Driver mechanic - , , , ;
Radio operator - , , , .
Loader - , , , .
Loader - , , , .

Equipment for TOG 2

In terms of consumables, everything is standard, quite successfully you can get by with a gentleman's set of, and. But if the issue with the supply of silver is not particularly acute and survivability and comfort in battle are important to you, it’s better to carry premium equipment on TOG 2, and the fire extinguisher can be replaced with PUDDING.

Tactics of the game on TOG 2

Given the specific aspects of this vehicle, namely: dimensions, slowness and weak armor, it is not easy to play on it. But do not forget about the numerous disadvantages, so the chances are still good.

On TOG 2, the combat tactics are more from playing on the second line, since we are unable to even tank our classmates. But the accurate, armor-piercing and rapid-fire gun works quite well at a distance.

It should also be understood that it is not worth fighting with a superior number of opponents, but TOG II * WoT tank we can easily shoot down any classmate 1 on 1, using the same advantage in the rate of fire and an increased margin of safety.

For the rest, the main thing is to understand that in our hands there is a car of one direction, choosing which you will not be able to go back, no matter how much you want. An important point is that artillery loves to focus us very much, the British TOG 2 heavy tank suffers incredibly from it and when choosing positions, this fact must be taken into account.

Of course, we feel most comfortable on city maps, because here it is easier to hide this long barn and it is more difficult to put arte on. But in any situation, you need to analyze the situation in battle, follow the mini-map and try not to be alone. Without allied support, TOG 2 tank world of Tanks is very vulnerable, because it can be twisted.