| TOG 2 at Bovington museum | TOG 2
General characteristics | | Length | 10 m | | Width | 3.1 m | | Height | 3 m | | Weight | 80 t | | Suspension | unsprung | | Speed | 8 mph 13 km/h road
? km/h off-road | | Range | ? km | | Primary armament | QF 17 pdr (8 kg) | | Secondary armament | | | Armour | ? mm | | Power plant | Paxman diesel generator
600 hp (450 kW) | | Crew | 6 |
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History
The second design to come out of the Special Vehicle Development Committee, or as it was called "The Old Gang", the TOG 2 was similar to the TOG 1 and kept many of its features but mounted the latest tank gun, the QF 17 pdr (8 kg). Instead of the track path arrangement of the TOG 1 which was like that of the First World War British tanks, the track path was lower on the return run and the doors were above the tracks. Ordered in 1940, built by Foster's of Lincoln, the prototype ran for the first time in March 1941. General characteristics Length 10. ...
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Although equipped the same electro-mechanical drive as 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 for a torsion bar suspension and as the TOG 2* trialled succcessfully in May 1943. No further development occurred, although a shorter version, the TOG 2 (R) was mooted. The TOG 2 can be seen at the Bovington Tank Museum. The Bovington Tank Museum is the foremost collection of armoured vehicles in the United Kingdom, and with almost 300 vehicles on exhibition from 26 countries it is the most wide-ranging collection of tanks and armoured vehicles in the world. ...
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